{"id":1084,"date":"2019-04-11T13:49:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/?p=1084"},"modified":"2021-07-25T10:06:11","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T15:06:11","slug":"vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Vintage Selling on Etsy What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you start trolling around Pinterest of information on selling on Etsy most of what you\u2019re going to find are articles and blog posts written for the person starting to sell their handmade items. \u00a0Not surprising since that is the Etsy bread and butter. Even Etsy\u2019s articles and blog posts are geared towards makers and not vintage sellers.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:media-text -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>This is a problem because some people don\u2019t even know that you can be selling vintage on Etsy. \u00a0I\u2019m not kidding because I work in a brick and mortar vintage shop and when I mention selling on Etsy people ask me what I make. \u00a0When I explain you can buy vintage on Etsy they seem shocked.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>So what do you do when you\u2019re vintage seller selling on a platform geared toward handmade items? \u00a0Learn to stack the deck in your favor.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2795\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=2048%2C1362&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1362\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"<p>Learn to play the Etsy Game<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C426&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"Learn to play the Etsy Game\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=768%2C511&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?w=2048&ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?w=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/jonathan-petersson-607955-unsplash-1.jpg?w=1920&ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>Play The Etsy Game<\/h3>\r\n<p>The first thing you need to understand about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/5-things-i-wish-i-knew-about-selling-on-etsy-before-i-started\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vintage selling on Etsy<\/a> is how to play the Etsy game. \u00a0Etsy likes shops that are constantly adding new items. They actively promote shops that are active (duh right). \u00a0That means if you\u2019re a vintage seller and you want to start an Etsy shop don\u2019t post all your items on one day and then sit back and wait for sales. \u00a0This is a guarantee kiss of death.<\/p>\r\n<p>I know because that\u2019s what I did when I started and you know what happened? Nothing. I didn\u2019t get found. Once I figured out that when I did post a new item my stats would jump significantly I tried posting at least once a week. \u00a0Suddenly my stats went up and I started to make slow sales. So I increased to 3 new listings per week and saw my stats jump even higher and yep more sales. If you want to be found and jump up above other vintage sellers posting a new items daily would do the trick but then you have to have 365 new listings per year at 20 cents per listing so keep those numbers in mind. \u00a0To me it\u2019s been worth it because now my items are selling at a steady pace.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Don’t Use Promoted Listings<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Don\u2019t pay for Etsy to promote your items. \u00a0This is such a bad idea I can\u2019t even tell you. \u00a0I spent $33.46 promoting listings on Etsy and made a whopping $15 sale from it, which Etsy then took their fees from so only<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?fit=937%2C625&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"937,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Don’t Pay for Etsy Advertising\" data-image-description=\"<p>Don’t Pay for Etsy AdvertisingDon’t Pay for Etsy Advertising<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2799\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Don't Pay for Etsy Advertising\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/artem-bali-679602-unsplash-3.jpg?w=937&ssl=1 937w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>$12.75 ended up in my bank account. \u00a0Yep I lost more than I made. It was not worth the cost. Their was literally no benefit from the promoted listing.<\/p>\r\n<p>Posting new listings gave me more traction for a lot less money (a 20 cent listing fee). \u00a0I could post 167 new listings for that same amount of money and see a much better ROI from it. According to Etsy\u2019s promoted listing stats for me I only received 123 clicks. Each time I post a new Etsy listing I routinely get 6 to 7 immediate clicks (my last one actually gave me 15 but we\u2019ll be conservative) \u00a0so quick math 167 x6 clicks is 1,004 so a much better ROI.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Make sure you have your listing SEO perfect. \u00a0Etsy gives higher ranking to listings that hit all the markers they <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2801\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=1048%2C670&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1048,670\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Esty SEO Matters\" data-image-description=\"<p>Esty SEO Matters<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=300%2C192&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=640%2C409&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2801\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1-300x192.jpg?resize=300%2C192\" alt=\"Esty SEO Matters\" width=\"300\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=300%2C192&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=768%2C491&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C655&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=780%2C500&ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/kaleidico-754621-unsplash-1.jpg?w=1048&ssl=1 1048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>want. \u00a0For instance keyword heavy titles. Don\u2019t get all worked up about the phrase keyword. \u00a0All that simply means is how people will look for your item. It\u2019s a descriptive searchable title. \u00a0Instead of a title like this:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Ironstone Creamer 1890s<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>You would write it like this:<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>White English\u00a0 Ironstone Creamer Vintage Johnson Brothers\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>See how this title hit\u2019s all the keywords people might be searching for? \u00a0I then <strong>copy and paste this title into my description<\/strong> as the first line so these same key words are in the description enforcing the search algorithm. \u00a0You would then use those words as tags again reinforcing the search terms.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h3>Pictures Matter<\/h3>\r\n<p>Then there are the pictures. \u00a0Good lord there\u2019s a whole industry built on teaching people to take proper <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2802\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?fit=1037%2C692&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1037,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Perfect You Etsy Photos\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2802\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Perfect You Etsy Photos\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/hanson-lu-267324-unsplash.jpg?w=1037&ssl=1 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>pictures for Etsy. \u00a0Do a little homework on lighting, make sure you don\u2019t have an inadvertent reflection (like the guy who took his hutch photos naked), make sure the background is clean and not distracting, but most importantly make sure your photos accurately show all aspects of the item.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u00a0If you\u2019re selling vintage and there are some defects don\u2019t try to hide them. You will will make your customers unhappy and they have every right to be. Etsy gives you 10 photos spaces to work with and they like when you use them all so give the customer all angles. Point out any makes in the glazing, any cracks, any and all defects and makes sure they can be seen in the photo. \u00a0You want to make sure the customer can live with the item as it is before they buy it.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2804\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=605%2C807&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"605,807\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"<p>Add Some Life to You Etsy Description<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?fit=605%2C807&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2804 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/micah-boswell-1195686-unsplash-1.jpg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Along the same lines, give your description a lot of well description! \u00a0I hate when I click the description and I just see dimensions. Tell you buyer what they\u2019re looking at especially if you have a special knowledge of the item for instance I listed a Beleek Ewer on my site and I made sure to let potential buyers know that the mark was the Aberdeen 3rd Black Mark because Belleek has head so many incarnations of their marks and this helps the buyer accurately date this item if they\u2019re a collector. \u00a0Put as much detail as you can manage in there buyers like it and Etsy likes it.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Check Erank<\/h3>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Check your rankings on <a href=\"https:\/\/etsyrank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Etsy Rank<\/a>. \u00a0This is a little deceptive because they lump vintage and handmade sellers into one on this site so they show things like the tops sellers and they\u2019re usually handmade sellers so comparing my shop and sales to theirs is sill. \u00a0It\u2019s like comparing apples and dogs. But Etsy Rank has an <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/erank.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/erank\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/erank.jpg?fit=285%2C117&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"285,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Check Your Listings on erank\" data-image-description=\"<p>Check Your Listings on erank<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/erank.jpg?fit=285%2C117&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/erank.jpg?fit=285%2C117&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2805\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/erank.png?resize=285%2C117\" alt=\"Check Your Listings on erank\" width=\"285\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a>excellent listing audit feature that will help you fine tune your Etsy listings. They will even give you an A, B, C, or D rating and suggest improvements to help you shore up your listing. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>When I started it pay attention and do what was suggested I saw a dramatic jump in traffic. Though I\u2019m still not sure if it was because I was tinkering with my listings on a daily basis which fooled the Etsy’s algorithm into thinking my site was more active than it was or because I implemented the suggestions. \u00a0Either way it worked. I got more traffic and made sales.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h3>Ask for a review. \u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>Reviews really do help. \u00a0I didn\u2019t do this right away because it felt awkward. \u00a0I thought if people were happy they would give me a review on Etsy. \u00a0Wrong. Most people get their things and they don\u2019t give you <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2807\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/ask-for-a-review-on-your-etsy-shop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?fit=507%2C737&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"507,737\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Ask for a Review on Your Etsy Shop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?fit=206%2C300&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?fit=507%2C737&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2807 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?zoom=2&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Ask-for-a-Review-on-Your-Etsy-Shop.jpg?zoom=3&resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>or your shop a second thought. It\u2019s just the way it is. \u00a0Now Etsy has a service that allows you to email the buyer a coupon or a thank you after the sale but instead I chose to take a more personal route. In every package I ship I include a hand written thank you card with a coupon code for a future purchase from my shop, and a one of my business cards. \u00a0When I started to include a line in the thank you card that said, \u201cI hope you\u2019re happy with your purchase and if you are would you please consider giving me an honest review on Etsy.\u201d Suddenly my shop got reviews. Sometimes getting is really as easy as asking.<\/p>\r\n<p>Don’t miss my post on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/how-to-earn-a-five-star-etsy-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> How to Earn a Five Star Etsy Rating<\/a>!<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worthpoint.com\/partner\/PeonyLane\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6876\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/how-to-set-up-your-etsy-shop-policies\/worthpoint-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/worthpoint-3.gif?fit=300%2C250&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"worthpoint 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/worthpoint-3.gif?fit=300%2C250&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/worthpoint-3.gif?fit=300%2C250&ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6876 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/worthpoint-3.gif?resize=300%2C250&ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<h3>Tell your story. \u00a0<\/h3>\r\n<p>People like to feel like they\u2019re buying from a person. \u00a0Etsy has a bunch of sections where you can tell your story under the shop settings tab. Put in a shop video. \u00a0Add photos of your process (for me that it often cleaning and restoring or a van full of vintage items). They clearly set this up for the makers <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2809\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/tell-your-etsy-story-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?fit=1296%2C864&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1296,864\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Tell Your Etsy Story\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Tell-Your-Etsy-Story-1.jpg?w=1296&ssl=1 1296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>but there\u2019s no reason we vintage sellers can\u2019t take advantage or a shop update in which you can make your \u00a0photo shop-able. Have your husband take a picture of you photographing or arranging a shelf of your latest Etsy treasures and make it shop-able. Add a FAQ section. Think of all the questions you get asked. It\u2019s there so use it. Use all the advantage Etsy gives you. \u00a0Get creative.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>Add your social media links so you can promote your all your sites at the same time.<\/p>\r\n<h3>Add Shop Policies<\/h3>\r\n<p>Shop polices were something I didn’t really think about at first. Now I know they are essential! Make a carefully crafted shop policies section to help protect you.\u00a0 Etsy also likes when this is filled out completely (sensing a theme here?).\u00a0 I have an all sales are final\/no return policy clearly listed and reinforced in each listing’s description, because I was running into buyers who did not read the description and then received the item and would ask to return it because they didn’t realize it was only 8 inches tall or the glazing was crazed. Even though everything had been called out in the description and in photos.\u00a0 I also had to set a no price negotiation policy after one particularly aggressive customer spent three days harassing me about the price of an item she ultimately purchased at full price.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>I have a whole post on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/how-to-set-up-your-etsy-shop-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Writing Your Etsy Shop Policies<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2810\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/vintage-selling-on-etsy-what-you-need-to-know\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?fit=1037%2C692&ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1037,692\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}\" data-image-title=\"Add and Etsy FAQ\" data-image-description=\"<p>Add and Etsy FAQ<\/p>\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Add and Etsy FAQ\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?resize=768%2C512&ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/emily-morter-188019-unsplash.jpg?w=1037&ssl=1 1037w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<h3>Add FAQ<\/h3>\r\n<p>Adding an FAQ is another thing Etsy likes to see completed.\u00a0 If you’re worried that you just started and don’t yet have anyone asking questions, assume some.\u00a0 For instance, people will ask if you live in a smoke free home.\u00a0 They will ask if you have pets.\u00a0 There are a multitude of other questions that are pretty typical.\u00a0 Read the FAQ of other shops like yours and make a list to populate yours.<\/p>\r\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\r\n\r\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\r\n<p>I’ve answered some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/sell-on-etsy-all-your-questions-answered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">frequently asked questions<\/a> in this post if you still want more!<\/p>\r\n<p>[su_heading size=”22″]SEO for Vintage Selling on Etsy[\/su_heading]<\/p>\r\n<p>If you aren’t yet completely immersed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/etsy-seo-what-is-it-why-does-it-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy SEO<\/a> yet or your wondering what the heck <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/etsy-seo-what-is-it-why-does-it-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SEO for Etsy<\/a> actually is I have a post that walk you through SEO.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peonylanedesigns.com\/etsy-seo-what-is-it-why-does-it-matter\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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