Andrea Vehige

Etsy Shop Owner + Photographer | St.Louis, MO

Etsy

· Etsy

How to Print a Shipping Label on Etsy

If you are selling on Etsy, the easiest and cheapest way to mail your packages is directly through Etsy’s platform.

So far, this is the best way I have found for 2 reasons…
1. Shipping on Etsy is cheaper. Being an Etsy seller qualifies you for commercial base shipping prices, which are slightly cheaper than the prices you would pay if you went to the post office and paid there.
2. The tracking number is automatically sent for you. You no longer have to copy the tracking number from your receipt to send to your buyer. When you buy through Etsy, their system automatically sends them an email with the tracking number + shipping information. Automation for the win!

Step-by-Step
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· Etsy

3 Ways to get Better Listing Photos for Etsy

If you have been hanging out here recently, you know that I think good photography on Etsy is extremely important. In fact, I have a whole post just dedicated to telling you WHY I think it is so important. But, that doesn’t really help you with the HOW, which is what you really need. So today, I’m sharing 3 ways to get better listing photos for Etsy.

First things first, I have a whole ebook filled with all of this information and more that you can download for free here.

Now, the 3 ways…

1. Hire a Photographer

This is pretty straight forward. Find a photographer you love in your area,
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· Etsy

Why You Need Better Listing Photos on Etsy

When I decided to sell on Etsy, I knew very little about the platform… I mean, like, I wrote out addresses and bought stamps at the post office, y’all. I knew nothing.

Luckily, around the same time, I was trying to start my photography business as well. So my tag words may have been nonexistent, but I at least knew a little bit about photography and my listing pictures were decent. Even in the very beginning, I knew having good product photos was important for driving traffic and, ultimately, getting sales.

Here’s why…

Say someone searches “luggage tags” on Etsy. The algorithm is going to quickly generate a grid of the most relevant listings for luggage tags, which is convenient if you are a buyer, but as a
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· Etsy

How to Create an Etsy Snippet + Why You Should

I’m a firm believer that the most valuable thing we have when it comes to running our businesses is TIME. Anything that can save me time, I’m all about. So when I discovered Etsy Snippets, I was stoked.

Etsy snippets are basically canned responses for your Etsy convos. This is super handy, because I don’t know about you, but I receive a lot of the same questions over and over again on Etsy. (And it seems like putting the answers in the item description doesn’t work as well as it should! ;))

Before snippets, I would type out an answer each time someone asked me how my sherpas fit or when they’re order would ship. This was fine when I received 1-2 convos a day, but since my shop has grown it has become much more impractical to answer the same questions over and over
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