PRO TAX TIP: As a 6+ year 1% Etsy seller, I learned the hard way that when you report your Etsy income, DO NOT GO BY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT for the total amount of Etsy income your shop received. Professional tax preppers are probably rolling their eyes at me for making this mistake. But I thought this method was cleaner because it excluded any cancelled orders and would only show the money we actually received from Etsy. Nope. Because of this mistake, we were audited by the IRS and they challenged our Etsy income total because it didn't match up with Etsy's reports for our shop. What you have to do is pull the CSV monthly reports for all 12 months for your shop at Etsy and report the income for every single order even if it is later cancelled. You then have to do a separate line item to report the total amount for all cancelled/refunded orders.
I am working on my next year taxes and I noticed in the monthly statements there are separate csv files for the credit notes for cancelled orders. I didn’t include this but I guess I will now! Thank you 🙏
Hi, Heather will you please do a more in-depth video on how to link Instagram and Facebook to our Etsy store? Or could you provide a link if a video already exists? Would also like to know how a listing would look after a shop is linked or what a customer would see. I knew about the bulk editing but learned something new on how to replace things or change out the year ;) Thank you. I was totally hiding that...
Hey there and thanks for watching! ❤ Thank you for this suggestion and I have written it down for future content/tutorials because this is would be a multi-step tutorial that would probably be 10 minutes or longer. There's a lot to it as far as the approval process for the domain and also you have to link products/create a catalog manually. I have a few resources below on how to do this in the meantime before I can get a TH-cam video out: 1) Reddit has a GREAT how-to post on linking step-by-step here: www.reddit.com/r/Etsy/comments/iuxgfx/how_to_connect_your_etsy_shop_to_facebook_and/ 2) Etsy's article on how to verify domain with FB and link products in catalog: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051633874-How-Do-I-Verify-My-Domain-for-Facebook-Shops?segment=selling The only video I've created with similar content is on how to create content & schedule on FB Meta but not how to link. I am aware the video I've made doesn't answer what you are asking directly, but I will still link below in the case anyone may be looking for it as I personally think that just posting on FB & Instagram with Meta business suite is an easier route to go as shown in this video: th-cam.com/video/BzFv7fuU1JU/w-d-xo.html Hopefully this all helps a bit and thanks for the suggestion! 💕
I was hiding... and watched again today so I could follow along and do each thing with you. The metatags didn't work for me. I don't really don't understand them. What can I do to fix? I like your videos. You speak in a calm, relaxed manner with no screaming or hype. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
PRO TIP: A good hack for when you'll be away from your shop-change the duration of your processing/shipping times for your shop. EXAMPLE: If you'll be away for 2 weeks, start out with a 4 week processing time, and then shorten that as it gets closer to your return. Leave enough time to catch up on orders and continue to shorten as you go until you're back to your normal schedule. I was totally hiding that . . .
I was totally hiding that... Just starting out with my Etsy shop. Your videos are extremely helpful as I navigate the ups and downs of running a shop. Thank you.
On the "Thank You" train with everyone else Heather with a th! Still in the process and waiting to get my business cc in the mail and setting up my business bank accts. Can't wait to actually look at everything you taught. You do a great job teaching. Have a great day!!
Thank you so much for the insight information. I’ve been selling on Etsy for 2 years now, almost 400 sales and I had no ideal these features are available. 🙏🏻 thank you for showing the auto message to buyer….A Huge Help
Excellent Heather. I opened a second tab and went through my shop while I watching your tutorial. I was able to make lots of updates thanks to you! You are appreciated.
Thanks for the tips! I was following along and had a few things to update in my shop. I just started back on etsy a few months ago, after taking a year off the platform. Which really tanked my shop, and it's been a slow ride to get it moving again. I really want it to be a more passive side hustle, but I've only gotten 1 sale from an organic customer since returning in April. Sigh.
Thanks for watching and happy that this video came at a good time to update your settings! Sending you the best of luck and wishes in starting on your shop again and you got this!! ❤
@@itsheatherstudio Awe! Thank you! Its a slow process, but its been a lot of fun playing with new designs. I'm doing a mix of POD and handmade. Just gotta be persistent.
It took me a while to finally watch this video but I am so glad I did. Thank you so much for all that awesome and informative advice. I was able to do most of what you said. It was super easy to understand and I love the step by step. Thank you so much for helping us.
Loved this. I am gathering as much information as I can before I open my shop. Thank you. This video was very well done, I appreciate you for taking the time out of your day to make this video available to all of us.
Thanks Heather. I didn't know about the translation. I would like to do this but it I guess you have to manually translate each listing yourself for each language - correct or does Etsy. What's the easiest/fastest way to do this, as it's a huge job but would be worth it! Any advice. Thank you!
Well articulated, concise information, avoiding the curse of knowledge by filling in details at a pleasant pace with a pleasant tone. I felt better after viewing than before which is rare for TH-cam.
Thank you Heather...this was fabulously informative...I still am quite clueless about how to add my link all over...(still learning at my age...hahaha...please tell me more😊)
Hi Heather, I've read before to try not edit your listing once it's making sales or while Etsy is figuring out how to place your product. Do you find bulk editing the description field ever affects your listing?
Hi Heather, I want to add cold packing to my shop but i already have 2 variants per listing and i offer free shipping, where would I potentially do that?
thank you for doing this video, I learned quite a bit today. I am definitely going to do the google analytic thing. I changed my outgoing message to buyers too. This was very helpful to me. I set up my shop years ago and haven't even looked at that part in a long time.
Thanks for the tips. By the way, saavy Etsy shoppers these days expect an abandoned cart email with a discount coupon. That’s why we see so many listings that are in so many people’s carts. Just saying.
I was totally hiding that... Lots of good information. I'm grateful for your willingness to share what you know. As a side note, I never noticed any problem with your "TH". You're doing fine. Keep up the hard work. You're what success is made of. Have a great day Heather.
I made it to the end. Is it possible to turn off Etsys internal marketing? Plus, I have no idea how to track where the sale came from or if it's a legitimate marketing fee or not?
Thank you, Heather, these are all excellent tips and well-explained and demonstrated. May I ask a question though? You showed your revenue profile at the beginning and it's almost non-existent in 2023. What has caused this?
Hi Heather, I am just getting started on Etsy. Your videos are amazingly informative. This video made me laugh out loud when you mentioned that your name has "th" . FWIW, I watched several of your videos and never would've guessed you had trouble pronouncing th. In fact, I noticed you are very well spoken. Thank you so much for your generous guidance and fabulous sense of humor!
Hi HeaTHer :) thank you for your valuable information. I am going on holidays on Sunday, yay! And I do not want to miss the oportunity answering fast. Getting messages which stay unanswered for a day could happen, as ~well, it's holidays. One is not going to check their social media every hour. I would like to add your video into my playlist for Etsy stuff and it's not giving the option here. we see thumbs up/down and sharing. Did I miss something? Thank you.
The tags do not have to make any sense; they are for the bots to mix and match for buyers search (so avoid saying "hats" in every tag - only once is necessary).
Write your description with the '5 W's' in mind and write to sound human. Look at a J. PETERMAN catalogue to see how to describe that urban Sombrero, lol!
Absolutely amazing information Heather! I had no idea about linking Etsy to Facebook and Instagram. I also didn’t know about most of the things that you mentioned. I’m coming back to this video when I go into Etsy to update some of these things. Do you have a video on how to link your Etsy shop to Facebook and Instagram by chance? The Meta business area is sometimes really confusing. I appreciate it!!
Great stuff thank you there are definitely some things I have to update! Question have you shown us how to find and interpret the stats on our listings, also how to figure out which tags are getting us traffic? I’ve heard of this but still can figure out how to find it
I was totally hiding that . . . . Wonderful video. Totally lost on the linking Instagram and FB to our Etsy store. Thanks for adding links to the persons question on it. Bookmarking those!
I was totally hiding that... and I'm super grateful for the Facebook integration support! I'm going to have to re-watch the Google stuff because I got confused during that set up but SO much great info! I've been going to 3 months almost and just got my first 3 sales and I know part of that is due to you, Money with Mak, Everbee, and another helpful youtube dude I forgot his name. Anyhow thank you! My shop is Powders Puffs & Rose Petals if you ever want to tear it apart. I take criticism well.
Thank you so much for your all videos 🥰🥰🥰 I’m a new to etsy seller But everyday someone sending me a message with barcode to scan to phone camera, I really didn’t get what it is. They’re sending me the name with etsy security something Can you help with this
Hi there! I would not scan the message's bar codes on your phone- this is a potential security threat for your device and also Etsy shop. There are plenty of scams that message and target new sellers on Etsy right now. The QR code thing is a new one to be aware of! Hopefully this reply gets to you prior to scanning and as a reminder, try not to click on any links and respond to these people with any private information. There is a 'report to spam' button as well you can report these fake messages to Etsy with. Besides that, thanks for watching my videos and best of wishes to your new shop! ❤️
PRO TAX TIP: As a 6+ year 1% Etsy seller, I learned the hard way that when you report your Etsy income, DO NOT GO BY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT for the total amount of Etsy income your shop received. Professional tax preppers are probably rolling their eyes at me for making this mistake. But I thought this method was cleaner because it excluded any cancelled orders and would only show the money we actually received from Etsy. Nope. Because of this mistake, we were audited by the IRS and they challenged our Etsy income total because it didn't match up with Etsy's reports for our shop. What you have to do is pull the CSV monthly reports for all 12 months for your shop at Etsy and report the income for every single order even if it is later cancelled. You then have to do a separate line item to report the total amount for all cancelled/refunded orders.
Thanks for sharing that.
Great info, thank you!🙂
Thanks so much for sharing this info!
I am working on my next year taxes and I noticed in the monthly statements there are separate csv files for the credit notes for cancelled orders. I didn’t include this but I guess I will now! Thank you 🙏
Open your shop in one screen. Put the video in the other screen and just do the steps. It takes about an hour. Heather is the BEST.
I like the way you don't scream, yell or make dying vampire like noises in your videos.
Hi, Heather will you please do a more in-depth video on how to link Instagram and Facebook to our Etsy store? Or could you provide a link if a video already exists? Would also like to know how a listing would look after a shop is linked or what a customer would see. I knew about the bulk editing but learned something new on how to replace things or change out the year ;) Thank you. I was totally hiding that...
Hey there and thanks for watching! ❤ Thank you for this suggestion and I have written it down for future content/tutorials because this is would be a multi-step tutorial that would probably be 10 minutes or longer. There's a lot to it as far as the approval process for the domain and also you have to link products/create a catalog manually. I have a few resources below on how to do this in the meantime before I can get a TH-cam video out:
1) Reddit has a GREAT how-to post on linking step-by-step here: www.reddit.com/r/Etsy/comments/iuxgfx/how_to_connect_your_etsy_shop_to_facebook_and/
2) Etsy's article on how to verify domain with FB and link products in catalog: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051633874-How-Do-I-Verify-My-Domain-for-Facebook-Shops?segment=selling
The only video I've created with similar content is on how to create content & schedule on FB Meta but not how to link. I am aware the video I've made doesn't answer what you are asking directly, but I will still link below in the case anyone may be looking for it as I personally think that just posting on FB & Instagram with Meta business suite is an easier route to go as shown in this video: th-cam.com/video/BzFv7fuU1JU/w-d-xo.html
Hopefully this all helps a bit and thanks for the suggestion! 💕
I am also waiting for long tutorial how to connect etsy to facebook
the links are super helpful! Thanks so much❤
I would also appreciate that!
I was hiding... and watched again today so I could follow along and do each thing with you. The metatags didn't work for me. I don't really don't understand them. What can I do to fix?
I like your videos. You speak in a calm, relaxed manner with no screaming or hype. 🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤
PRO TIP: A good hack for when you'll be away from your shop-change the duration of your processing/shipping times for your shop. EXAMPLE: If you'll be away for 2 weeks, start out with a 4 week processing time, and then shorten that as it gets closer to your return. Leave enough time to catch up on orders and continue to shorten as you go until you're back to your normal schedule. I was totally hiding that . . .
I was totally hiding that... Just starting out with my Etsy shop. Your videos are extremely helpful as I navigate the ups and downs of running a shop. Thank you.
Going to have to play around with the bulk edit! Life changing
I totaly watched till the end and loved it. Going to watch it again but now with my notebook.
Great tips! Watched to the end❤
Thanks for watching! ❤
You worked 12 hour days! You have strong will.
This video came at the ideal time - thank you for sharing. Especially the part about bulk edits :)
On the "Thank You" train with everyone else Heather with a th! Still in the process and waiting to get my business cc in the mail and setting up my business bank accts. Can't wait to actually look at everything you taught. You do a great job teaching. Have a great day!!
Thank-you. I'm relatively new to Etsy and this was very, very helpful.
How’s your shop going I also have started it’s 5 month almost no sale
Thanks Heather...love your videos, very practical, I watched right to the end...
Thank you so much for the insight information. I’ve been selling on Etsy for 2 years now, almost 400 sales and I had no ideal these features are available.
🙏🏻 thank you for showing the auto message to buyer….A Huge Help
Glad to hear this helped and thanks for watching! ❤
Ty heather. Your video helps so much
Thank you Heather .Surely knowledge is power.
Excellent Heather. I opened a second tab and went through my shop while I watching your tutorial. I was able to make lots of updates thanks to you! You are appreciated.
Thank you for sharing. That is excellent information 👌
Wow. I wanted to add other tags and was doing so one at a time for 400 items. You showed me how I could do it all in 2 minutes. Thank you so much.
I get quickly bored with videos, but enjoyed yours. Professional.
Hi! Where is the window to creat a message response?
Thanks for the tips! I was following along and had a few things to update in my shop. I just started back on etsy a few months ago, after taking a year off the platform. Which really tanked my shop, and it's been a slow ride to get it moving again. I really want it to be a more passive side hustle, but I've only gotten 1 sale from an organic customer since returning in April. Sigh.
Thanks for watching and happy that this video came at a good time to update your settings! Sending you the best of luck and wishes in starting on your shop again and you got this!! ❤
@@itsheatherstudio Awe! Thank you! Its a slow process, but its been a lot of fun playing with new designs. I'm doing a mix of POD and handmade. Just gotta be persistent.
Can the set up of google analytics be done all within our etsy shop? Great video, thanks.
Thank you! Didn’t know about the bulk editing. So helpful!
My eldest has the exact same speach issue. Therapy was spotty when he was little. You give me hope. You sound wonderful!
Very helpful and thorough. Thank you so much.
It took me a while to finally watch this video but I am so glad I did. Thank you so much for all that awesome and informative advice. I was able to do most of what you said. It was super easy to understand and I love the step by step. Thank you so much for helping us.
Thanks for these tips! So helpful for a newbie like me
Thanks Heather, your videos are super informative!
I was totally hiding that... Thanks for all the info!!!
This is the most useful video I watched about etsy ❤
Loved this. I am gathering as much information as I can before I open my shop. Thank you. This video was very well done, I appreciate you for taking the time out of your day to make this video available to all of us.
Going through this step by step and adding what you taught me to my shop. Great video.
great information and reminders - thank you 🙂
Thanks Heather. I didn't know about the translation. I would like to do this but it I guess you have to manually translate each listing yourself for each language - correct or does Etsy. What's the easiest/fastest way to do this, as it's a huge job but would be worth it! Any advice. Thank you!
Thanks for showing the bulk listing feature! 😊
I did watch your entire video. Thanks for the helpful information.
Very informative, thanks so much for sharing.
The bull edit tip for adding and removing info into description was fantastic
I was totally hiding that ... Thank you for your help. I am getting close to opening a shop so your information is quite helpful ..
Thank you, Heather!
Thank you so much for getting into the specifics about what type of information to include where - that saves so much time.
Thanks! Good tips that I'll start trying.
Thank you Heather, I find this extremely useful. Thank you much for sharing your knowledge and love. God bless you beautiful.
Well articulated, concise information, avoiding the curse of knowledge by filling in details at a pleasant pace with a pleasant tone. I felt better after viewing than before which is rare for TH-cam.
Very useful! Thank you for putting all this together!
Thank you Heather...this was fabulously informative...I still am quite clueless about how to add my link all over...(still learning at my age...hahaha...please tell me more😊)
Thank you for all of this valuable information!
Thanks for watching! ❤
Hi Heather, I've read before to try not edit your listing once it's making sales or while Etsy is figuring out how to place your product. Do you find bulk editing the description field ever affects your listing?
Amazing tips 👏🏻
Thank you so much Heather ❤
Thanks for the kind words here and for watching!❤️
Hi Heather, I want to add cold packing to my shop but i already have 2 variants per listing and i offer free shipping, where would I potentially do that?
thanks Heather for the tips added and updated a few good things for our Shop at Etsy. I did watch to the end ...
Is there a way to find out if a specific slogan has ever been used before. I know doing a Google search, but I wondered if there is an easier way?
thank you for doing this video, I learned quite a bit today. I am definitely going to do the google analytic thing. I changed my outgoing message to buyers too. This was very helpful to me. I set up my shop years ago and haven't even looked at that part in a long time.
Excellent info, Heather! I am an Etsy newbie and I can see how valuable these tips will be as I get started.
Thank you so much for putting this video together! It really did help
Thanks for the tips. By the way, saavy Etsy shoppers these days expect an abandoned cart email with a discount coupon. That’s why we see so many listings that are in so many people’s carts. Just saying.
Can you show me how to do for example buy a set of 3 even if it’s a poster set with Printify and put on Etsy
I was totally hiding that... Lots of good information. I'm grateful for your willingness to share what you know. As a side note, I never noticed any problem with your "TH". You're doing fine. Keep up the hard work. You're what success is made of. Have a great day Heather.
I was totally hiding that...
Thank you! Very helpful!!!
Glad it helped and thanks for watching!❤
Great stuff, very helpful.
I made it to the end. Is it possible to turn off Etsys internal marketing? Plus, I have no idea how to track where the sale came from or if it's a legitimate marketing fee or not?
I also watched till the end and loved it... happy for the things I already knew and done and even more for the things I just did thanks to you!
I was totally hiding that ...Thank you, this was so helpful
Thank you, Heather, these are all excellent tips and well-explained and demonstrated. May I ask a question though? You showed your revenue profile at the beginning and it's almost non-existent in 2023. What has caused this?
Very informative. Thank you.
Great tips, quite many things I had not noted although I have tried to go through all sections at the site 😅
Hi Heather with 'th'.. :) I never noticed, maybe because I am Dutch.. Quick question, can you add the Share link to Pinterest pins too?
Hi Heather, I am just getting started on Etsy. Your videos are amazingly informative. This video made me laugh out loud when you mentioned that your name has "th" . FWIW, I watched several of your videos and never would've guessed you had trouble pronouncing th. In fact, I noticed you are very well spoken. Thank you so much for your generous guidance and fabulous sense of humor!
Thank you so much! Very useful!!
Glad it was helpful and thanks for watching!❤️
Hi HeaTHer :) thank you for your valuable information. I am going on holidays on Sunday, yay! And I do not want to miss the oportunity answering fast. Getting messages which stay unanswered for a day could happen, as ~well, it's holidays. One is not going to check their social media every hour. I would like to add your video into my playlist for Etsy stuff and it's not giving the option here. we see thumbs up/down and sharing. Did I miss something? Thank you.
Heather your videos are jam packed with info and so much value! Thank you ❤
I was totally hiding that … I’m just getting started on thinking about building my Etsy shop, so this was great info to learn.
I was totally hiding that ... Thank you for this great content!
Great video! How do you write your description so it's SEO effective? Also, what about the tags? The tags for me are so challenging!
The tags do not have to make any sense; they are for the bots to mix and match for buyers search (so avoid saying "hats" in every tag - only once is necessary).
Write your description with the '5 W's' in mind and write to sound human.
Look at a J. PETERMAN catalogue to see how to describe that urban Sombrero, lol!
Thank you very much! I do wish I'd known some of these things a year ago 😂😇
i was totally hiding that... thanks for the informative video ❤❤
Great content in detail Heather 🌟 , thank you 🌺
TY, great tips!
You always do such a nice job! Thanks!
Do you have recommendations for a playlist for someone starting a new Etsey shop? Definitely plan to use your videos.✨❤️
Awesome content. Very helpful. Thank you! 🙏🏻
So happy to hear and thanks so much for watching! ❤
Absolutely amazing information Heather! I had no idea about linking Etsy to Facebook and Instagram. I also didn’t know about most of the things that you mentioned.
I’m coming back to this video when I go into Etsy to update some of these things. Do you have a video on how to link your Etsy shop to Facebook and Instagram by chance? The Meta business area is sometimes really confusing. I appreciate it!!
I was totally hiding that ...... THanks for all of the tips. Thank goodness I was not totally lost. I had several of those already working in my shop.
I was totally hiding that…. thanks for this video - very informative having it on the TV whilst editing the shop at the same time.
Great information thx.
Thanks for watching! ❤
Thank you!!!
I was totally hiding that ... Thanks for the info! I definitely learned a few things.
She never hearted your comment!
I was totally hiding that. Great video Heather - this helped answer so many questions I had!
I was totally hiding that… Awesome video! Very helpful. Thanks Heather! ❤️
Thanks for watching and the kind comment here! ❤
Great stuff thank you there are definitely some things I have to update! Question have you shown us how to find and interpret the stats on our listings, also how to figure out which tags are getting us traffic? I’ve heard of this but still can figure out how to find it
Thanks for the tips!
I don’t understand google analytics. Can you more in depth about how to get that link?
I was totally hiding that . . . . Wonderful video. Totally lost on the linking Instagram and FB to our Etsy store. Thanks for adding links to the persons question on it. Bookmarking those!
I was totally hiding that…Love all the tips you gave on this video, very helpful.
Tons of Value! Thank You (Much Appreciated).
I was totally hiding that... and I'm super grateful for the Facebook integration support! I'm going to have to re-watch the Google stuff because I got confused during that set up but SO much great info! I've been going to 3 months almost and just got my first 3 sales and I know part of that is due to you, Money with Mak, Everbee, and another helpful youtube dude I forgot his name. Anyhow thank you! My shop is Powders Puffs & Rose Petals if you ever want to tear it apart. I take criticism well.
Thank you so much for your all videos 🥰🥰🥰
I’m a new to etsy seller
But everyday someone sending me a message with barcode to scan to phone camera, I really didn’t get what it is.
They’re sending me the name with etsy security something
Can you help with this
Hi there! I would not scan the message's bar codes on your phone- this is a potential security threat for your device and also Etsy shop. There are plenty of scams that message and target new sellers on Etsy right now. The QR code thing is a new one to be aware of! Hopefully this reply gets to you prior to scanning and as a reminder, try not to click on any links and respond to these people with any private information. There is a 'report to spam' button as well you can report these fake messages to Etsy with.
Besides that, thanks for watching my videos and best of wishes to your new shop! ❤️