Personal Note: Every thing happens all at once. After I spent four months
at home, patiently searching for a job while preparing to open my Etsy
business, both efforts were rewarded at the same time! Unfortunately, for this
blog that has meant a rocky start, as I have not had much extra time. I now spend my days substitute teaching and
my nights furiously sewing to build my Etsy inventory and to prepare for all of
the upcoming craft fairs that I am now registered for. This will mean inconsistent posts in this
blog, as I work out the kinks of my suddenly extremely busy schedule. Thank you
for bearing with me!
ETSY SHOP SECTIONS
Today I will be talking about setting up Shop Sections in
your Etsy shop.
are probably not the same people who are going to buy a bag
with owls, cats, or monsters printed on it:
To make it easier for Etsy shoppers to find the bag designs
that they are most interested in, I have divided my Etsy Shop into Shop Categories. You can always edit your categories, so just
divide your projects into something that makes sense to you, and see if this
organization system works for your shoppers!
As of October 7, 2014, my shop is divided into five
sections; Sports Fan Bags, Pretty Print Bags, Halloween Bags, Christmas Bags,
and Cute Critter Bags. I have a few bags
in the Halloween category that could work for the whole fall season or even
year round. When Halloween is over, I will simply alter the category listing
for these bags so that they are easier to find.
You can easily add your items to shop sections when you
first list the item. However, this tutorial assumes that you have posted
several items for sale without adding anything to the “Shop Section Category”.
Creating Shop Sections is really easy! Below, I have listed
the steps required to do so!
1. Open an item on your Etsy page and select “Edit”.
2. Scroll down to below where you entered your product
description and find the box labeled “Shop Section”
5. You can now check if your item was placed in the correct
Shop Section and Click “Publish”
6. Repeat this process for each of your Etsy items until
your shop is organized!
It is best to start organizing your shop into sections in
the early days of your Etsy business to save yourself the time that it will
take to go through and edit each individual item later.
I hope that you find this tutorial helpful. Now get over to
Etsy and start organizing!
Until next time, please check out my Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/PearTreeStitches and follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/PearTreeStitches. Happy
Crafting!
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