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Search Engine Optimization – SEO

Articles about how to make use of search engine optimization – SEO – for selling handmade items online.

What is the best way to drive up sales on Etsy?

Quora question answer: https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-best-way-to-drive-up-sales-on-Etsy/answer/James-Dillehay As with any problem, you have to know what’s wrong with your Etsy store before you can fix it. Otherwise, it’s like prescribing medicine without knowing the symptoms. You probably need more than one way to boost your sales. The following is the approach I would take. If you have an […]

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Why Should I Pay Someone to Put Together my Etsy Store?

The following is my answer to a question on Quora: https://www.quora.com/How-much-should-I-pay-someone-to-put-together-my-Etsy-store-If-I-only-have-2-3-products-to-list/answer/James-Dillehay Before you hire someone to build your Etsy store, be aware that ony 2 – 3 products will not get you a desirable result from Etsy search. You need more like 50 to 100 listings to show up consistently in searches. However, if you

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The Biggest Things to Do to Be Successful with an Etsy Store in 2021

Below is my answer to a question on Quora: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-biggest-things-I-need-to-do-to-be-successful-on-ETSY/answer/James-Dillehay Before you set up an Etsy shop, decide what kinds of things you will sell. Use a research tool like eRank – Grow your Etsy business or Marmalead to find popular categories on Etsy. Pick a niche you will enjoy working in. Another place to look is EtsyRank under

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10 SEO Myths About Selling on Etsy

Selling your products on Etsy (or anywhere else online) depends heavily on getting found in searches. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is about making sure your product pages have tags or keywords relevant to the problems that your product solves or its features that are popularly searched for. For example, if you make leather cases for

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