Handmadeology

Direct checkout will allow buyers around the world to use a Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover card during checkout from individual shops — online, on mobile, or on Etsy for iPhone — without being redirected from Etsy.

If you have not watched ABC’s Shark Tank, you should. As a small business owner, I am inspired by all the stories.

Now is the time for Etsy sellers to take action, but if you don’t have a clear strategy–all the work of renaming your titles and tags can be meaningless. A well defined relevancy strategy will help you set clear goals and the ability to make sure your title and tags are working together.

As you know the holiday shopping is already here. If you want your packages to be delivered by December 25th, be sure to follow the 2010 holiday shipping cut off dates. Let your customers know as well by posting these dates in your shop announcement.

Get your Etsy shop prepared for the holiday season. Here are the day 2011 FedEx holiday shipping cut off dates. Make sure you have your shipping info in your shop announcement and let your customers know.

Here are the top 100 Canadian Etsy sellers by sales numbers. Each shop link is clickable, so have fun checking out all these great shops!

HGTV is teaming up with Etsy this Christmas season (just like last year). Be sure to check out the upcoming ETsy episode of Design on a Dime, airing Saturday, Dec. 10 at 8p/7c.

Etsy recorded their highest day in sales to date on Cyber Monday. Etsy saw over 15 million visitors between Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The introduction of the new Etsy App helped push traffic from mobile devices to a 350% increase from 2010.

Etsy just released their official App just in time for the holiday shopping season. Etsy’s app will give buyers the ability to browse and buy. It will also allow sellers to manage their Etsy shop on-the-go.

We are delighted to introduce three new ways to shop and explore Etsy: Fashion, Home and Garden, and Kids. These new pages are a blend of curated content and category-based searches, changing daily to represent trends in the Etsy marketplace.

With Etsy Ad’s going live on Tuesday, there has been a lot of talk about CPM or cost per thousands of impressions with their ads. We thought we would provide you with a little comparison of CPM for traditional and online advertising, because knowing the facts can help you make informed advertising decisions for your Etsy business.

Before you start spending your money on Etsy search ads make sure you know what your keywords are costing you.

With the recent changes to the Etsy search, some sellers have seen a drop in traffic to their shops. Etsy has just announce what their surprise is… Etsy Search Ads. Sellers will be able to pay for ad spaces in very targets searches based on keywords.

Of course we all love the internet, but there are many among us who just love to send and receive cards and letters.

When you think about it, it’s amazing to realize how easy it is to send cards, letters, and greetings anywhere in the world.

If you are a member of an Etsy team you can now keep up to date on all that is happening in a team’s discussion. Etsy just launched a the new Team Digest Email feature.

Looks like Etsy is launching a new way for Etsy sellers to promote their listings on the Etsy search pages.

We have been watching the site while listening to your reactions and suggestions in the Forums and on the Blog. As I write this, search sorted by relevancy has been the default for less than 48 hours, but we’re pleased to share some early data that supports what we learned in testing.

Etsy moving the default search to the most relevant caused a few concerns in the community. The main concerns were with the tagging polices. This week Etsy took notice and revised the tagging and labeling polices.