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8 Ways to Use Etsy Shop Stats to Plan October Inventory
8 free ways to read Etsy’s Shop Stats, Search Visibility, and Marketplace Insights data to plan smarter October restocking, no paid keyword tool required.
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New Here? Meet Our Recurring Series
Craftsdailywire runs a handful of named series every week — here’s a recent example of each.
- Mailbag: Seller Mailbag: Why Was My Listing Removed With No Clear Reason?
- Major News: Etsy Moves to Let Sellers Appeal More Policy Violations
- Scam Watch: Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
- Tool Spotlight: eRank for Etsy Sellers: How It Stacks Up Against the Free Alternatives
- Seller Tactics: The 4th of July Weekend Ahead, and the Summer Wedding Peak Still Running
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10 DIY Photo-Refresh Techniques for Etsy Listings (2026)
Ten no-cost techniques for refreshing Etsy listing photos yourself: window lighting, DIY backgrounds, phone camera settings, and free photo-editing apps.
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Week in Review: July 12, 2026
This week’s recap: the search ranking signal story one week later, how sellers reacted to Friday’s scam alert, and reader responses to last week’s appeals mailbag.
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Mailbag: Should I Run a Summer Sale or Wait for Back-to-School?
A reader asks whether to discount now during the July lull or save the sale for back-to-school. Practitioner reasoning, by category, cash flow, and calendar.
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The Fake Etsy Suspension Email Making the Rounds
A phishing email mimicking Etsy account-suspension notices is circulating this week. Here’s how sellers are spotting it, and what real Etsy notices look like.
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How to Plan Fall Inventory During the Mid-Summer Lull
A working method for using July’s slow weeks to audit last fall’s sales, lock down supplier lead times, and set a restock calendar before September hits.
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Etsy Updates Its Search Ranking Signals Again This Quarter
Sellers report search placement shifts since early July as Etsy adjusts ranking signal weighting. Here’s what’s changing and what to check in your own shop.
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Sale Samurai for Etsy Sellers: Worth the Subscription?
A hands-on look at Sale Samurai’s $9.99/month Etsy keyword tool: what it does, how its data compares to free options, and who should actually pay for it.
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9 Things to Do During Etsy’s Post-4th of July Slowdown
Nine specific moves for the slow week after July 4th: photo audits, listing rewrites, restocking, and pricing, instead of waiting for traffic to return.
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Week in Review — July 5, 2026
Etsy’s 4th of July weekend played out on schedule, the mailbag revisited the appeals question a year later, and a year of eRank testing wrapped up this week.
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The 4th of July Weekend, By the Numbers (Such As They Are)
Early Independence Day weekend reports from Etsy sellers show the usual holiday traffic dip, plus a few category patterns worth watching into next week.