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Week in Review — September 14, 2025
A news-heavy week, with the tariff story getting national attention and Etsy’s AI tools rollout generating real seller conversation. National tariff coverage: seller reaction Following Monday’s piece on the NPR/WYPR reporting on tariff impact, we heard from several sellers this week who said seeing their situation covered in mainstream press felt validating, even if it…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “AI tool” phishing attempts, riding the attention around Etsy’s newly announced AI features. The setup Following this week’s coverage of Etsy’s new AI seller tools, several sellers reported unsolicited messages and emails offering access to “premium” or “advanced” AI listing tools, often mimicking Etsy’s own branding or claiming affiliation with Etsy’s…
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Fall Photography Refresh: Small Changes That Make Old Listings Feel Current
Not every listing needs to be new for fall to feel current. For most year-round inventory, a modest photography refresh signals seasonal relevance without the time investment of building new listings from scratch. Table of Contents Introduction Most Etsy sellers hear “seasonal refresh” and picture a full reshoot: new props, new lighting, a weekend gone.…
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Etsy’s New AI Tools, Tested
Etsy rolled out a set of new AI-powered seller tools this month, aimed at reducing the time cost of listing creation and buyer communication. Worth a practical look at what each one actually does and where it genuinely helps versus where it falls short. Attribute suggestions Etsy’s system now suggests listing attributes automatically based on…
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DodgePrint for Etsy Sellers: How It Stacks Up Against the Free Alternatives
DodgePrint’s entire pitch comes down to one tradeoff: a smaller, curated catalog in exchange for simpler setup and faster turnaround. That’s the opposite bet of the marketplace-style POD platforms most sellers try first. Table of Contents Introduction Most sellers testing print-on-demand for the first time open a marketplace-style provider, get shown forty combinations of shirt…
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‘My Etsy Shop Is Dead’: Sellers on Surviving the Tariff Shock
National coverage caught up this week with a story we’ve been tracking on this site since early summer: the real, and in some cases severe, financial impact the end of the de minimis exemption is having on Etsy sellers who depend on imported materials. The scale of the impact, in sellers’ own words Reporting this…
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Week in Review — September 7, 2025
First full week of September, and the shift toward fall and Q4 planning is now the dominant theme in seller conversations. Fall transition in full swing Following our pieces this week on homepage refreshes and fall keyword patterns, several sellers reported already seeing early traction on newly published fall and Halloween-adjacent listings, consistent with the…
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Seller Mailbag: How Do I Price for International Buyers After the Tariff Changes?
“With the de minimis exemption gone, I’m not sure how to handle pricing for my international buyers anymore. Do I raise prices, add a surcharge, or just eat the cost? What are other sellers actually doing?” Given how much this has come up since the exemption officially ended last week, worth a dedicated, practical answer.…
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Q4 Production Planning: Deciding Now Whether You Need Help
Retailers nationally expected to hire between 400,000 and 500,000 seasonal workers for the 2024 holiday season alone, according to the National Retail Federation. Etsy shops feel the same volume spike, just at a smaller scale and without a corporate HR department to handle it. Table of Contents Introduction September is the last real planning window…
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Fall Keyword Patterns: What’s Actually Driving Search Right Now
Google’s own search data shows interest in “pumpkin spice latte” now peaks in August, not September or October like it did before 2018. Fall keyword behavior on Etsy is shifting earlier the same way, and a listing still waiting for October to “feel like fall” is already behind. Table of Contents Introduction If your shop’s…