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Mailbag: Is It Too Late to Add a New Product Line for Fall?
A reader asks if late July is too late to launch a new fall product line on Etsy. Realistic lead times for production, photography, and listing indexing.
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7 Ways to Price Back-to-School Listings Against Big-Box
Handmade sellers can’t win a price fight with Target’s shelf tags. Seven ways to price back-to-school listings around value big-box retail can’t sell.
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Week in Review — July 26, 2026
This week: Etsy tests a new review-prompt flow, the seller forum redesign splits opinion, and back-to-school guide prep starts early on Crafts Daily Wire.
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Etsy Quietly Redesigns Its Seller Community Forums
Etsy restructured its seller forums this week without an announcement email. Here’s what changed in the layout and categories, and how sellers are reacting.
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7 Back-to-School Keyword Tactics for Etsy Search (2026)
Concrete back-to-school keyword research tactics for Etsy search: seasonal long-tail terms, timing windows, and where the real buyer phrases actually come from.
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How to Evaluate Vela for Multi-Platform Etsy Selling
We connected a client shop to Vela for three weeks to test its Etsy, Shopify, eBay, and Faire sync. Here is the real pricing, features, and honest limits.
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Etsy Is Testing a Revised Review Prompt, and Sellers Are Split on What It’s Doing to Review Counts
Etsy is A/B testing a revised post-purchase review prompt. Early seller reports since mid-July show faster reviews arriving, but with fewer written comments.
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Scam Watch: Phishing DMs Impersonating Etsy Support Are Hitting Seller Inboxes This Week
Sellers are reporting phishing messages sent through Etsy’s own in-app messaging this week, posing as Etsy Support and pushing fake login links. Here’s what to check.
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How to Time Back-to-School Etsy Listings: July, Not August
Etsy’s indexing lag and the buyer research window both start in July. Here’s the week-by-week timeline for getting back-to-school listings live before August.
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Week in Review: Offsite Ads Window Talk, a Star Seller Wrinkle, and Your Fraud-Return Questions
This week: sellers compare notes on Etsy’s Offsite Ads window, a possible Star Seller criteria shift, and reader questions on fraudulent return claims.