Someone posted on Reddit (I think)? That Etsy is testing a Star Seller filter/toggle on the search pages. Just FYI. It doesn’t surprise me - I always assumed there had to be some future reason for them to build all that code. I also anticipate it giving you a bump in search.
The only real upside that I can see is it might filter out resellers, who typically don’t have SS status due to poor reviews & lack of message responses.
I just wish the reqs were not quite as stringent. You miss one 24 hr response and boom.
Tip: If you mark it as spam, it should fall off. When SS first came about I didn’t get it because in the previous 3 months I’d had a bunch of non-response messages (either thank yous from people I’d ordered from or separate messages that I’d replied to elsewhere). I filtered and marked them all as spam and voila! All gone.
I’m not sure if it still works, but I do see it mentioned here and there so I assume so?
Thanks for starting an Etsy thread.
I got booted off of two different Etsy seller groups on Facebook because I honestly feel like the sellers were whiny and not taking running their site seriously like a business.
It was something about shipping stuff out, but not wanting to leave the comfort of your home…yet they live in the boonies with a two mile long driveway and expect the post office to cater to them.
Happy really to see you here!
Those FB groups are toxic. 99% “Why can’t I sell this thing with Marvel/Harry/Taylor/etc. on it, everyone ELSE does!”
Bob tries hard in the Facebook Amazon Handmade group.
Did he write them a 10 page guide? lol
I haven’t looked yet but
bob is what he shared in the Facebook Handmade Forum
I screenshot the response where he gave a link to a step by step buide to creating a parent listing and adding child items.
I think I need to do that for my stuff…but I haven’t had the time.
Iris
You might want to delete the link to his site or he’s going to see hits coming from here.
no problem
And I’ll respect your input/request/opinion…etc…