These SEO Mistakes Will KILL your Etsy Shop 💀

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  • @StarlaMoore
    @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +3

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      @rashipp4982 2 місяці тому

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  • @learn119
    @learn119 2 місяці тому +9

    Etsy has sellers working as slaves. Let me elaborate. If I sell 4 shirts a month at $30 each. I have to pay shipping -$5, $4 fees, $4 taxes, $7 shirt blank, which leaves me with $10, but wait you pay $2 day in advertising and by the end of the month you owe Etsy $20! You spend all that time making the shirt and you did it all for free.

    • @joshcook7180
      @joshcook7180 2 місяці тому +2

      And don't make any adjustments to your ad spend ever or your store will get buried on top of that.

  • @CloudPow
    @CloudPow 2 місяці тому +4

    I just raised my prices to include my time and taxes (I was just charging for materials).
    It's dead now, but I'm happy I'm going to get what it's worth.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +6

      Definitely charge for your time and skill!

  • @rotciv1577
    @rotciv1577 2 місяці тому +2

    This video was super helpful. I’m curious to know if you have some advice for shops that have committed these things that would bury their store. Is there a way to come back from it? Would you recommend starting over an opening a new store? What are your tips and tricks to be like the undertaker and come back from some of these deadly mistakes.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +3

      There is no way to damage an existing shop beyond repair, as long as you haven't accumulated a bunch of negative reviews. Every new listing is a new opportunity, since each new listing gets a boost. My advice is to do your best to learn from the mistakes you've made in the past and improve along the way with every new item you list. If you have past listings that you feel need a refresh but you're unsure of were to start, check out this video. It covers my recommended process-of-elimination to figure out why a listing isn't selling: ua-cam.com/video/1Vss_67_Ok8/v-deo.html

    • @rotciv1577
      @rotciv1577 2 місяці тому

      @@StarlaMoore This is great! Thank you

  • @MuhammadZeeshan-i8g
    @MuhammadZeeshan-i8g 2 місяці тому +1

    Hi! Quick question, can you repeat the same title for multiple mug or shirt listings and also repeat the same description for each of the listings? This makes it easy for bulk listing uploads but I am running into indexing issues and even with etsy ads, I don't get any views. Can you please do a video about this 🙏

  • @mjdwhite38
    @mjdwhite38 2 місяці тому +2

    Have fun in Latvia - it's a gorgeous country! Amazing art deco architecture in Riga.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Yes, it was beautiful. I only wish I had had more time to see more!

  • @theMariaMaria888
    @theMariaMaria888 2 місяці тому +6

    I can’t believe that you flying to Latvia!😊

  • @DannyCraig-b4c
    @DannyCraig-b4c 2 місяці тому +1

    My Etsy shop has not been suspended, but why have my sales dropped so dramatically. In June I had my best sales month ever, in July I sold half the amount as the previous month, then in August only 3 sales and now 3 weeks into September and no sales so far. All I heard from Etsy was that I needed to brighten my photos, which I did. How do I fix my sales.

  • @tmatti79
    @tmatti79 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video, Starla! Thanks so much for sharing this!

  • @kathleencassidy
    @kathleencassidy 2 місяці тому

    Just curious when you say Etsy gives a boost to a new listing- does that mean right away after posting? I find none of my new listings seem to get any favourites or anything for quite awhile after posting but when once they do, they start taking off with more favs, purchases, etc but it can take months it seems. Thanks for all your awesome videos!! You’re so clear and concise with no fluff.

  • @xBine92
    @xBine92 Місяць тому

    I have a question for doing a makeover to old listings (that don't do well at all).
    Would you recommend to rather just copy the listing, make all the changes in titles, tags and everything, push that out as a new listing and deactivate the old one, OR just make the changes on the existing listing?
    What would you recommend to do. 😅 I'm just a bit confused what would be better and "quicker" since you said that it can take a looooong time for Etsy to reevaluate for whom the listing is and what it is.
    😊 Thanks anyways for the great video (as always ❤)

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому +1

      If making changes, I would change the original item. However, don't change too much at once. However, if you want to do some A/B Testing, you can make a copy and make changes to the copied one and leave both active to see how they perform compared to each other.

    • @xBine92
      @xBine92 Місяць тому

      @StarlaMoore 😊 Thank you

  • @RusticPlayground
    @RusticPlayground 2 місяці тому +2

    I forgot all about that little renewing tactic...good thing! lol Thanks again, Starla.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +1

      That's one we can ALL erase from our memory. lol!

  • @piperhensley3160
    @piperhensley3160 2 місяці тому

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  • @erinfarrell9961
    @erinfarrell9961 2 місяці тому

    Hi, So If I have a listing/listings that are doing well but they do not have any Christmas words or tags, should I just copy that listing and make a new one using some Christmas tags or Christmas words in the title as opposed to changing a tag or two on a listing that is doing well? I sell jewelry so all of my listings can be bought as gifts. Also, when making future listings, should I put a tag in it that is good for the next upcoming holiday, and then when the holiday changes to the next, I can just change out that one tag or is that a bad idea? My reasoning for doing it that way would be because the listing and what it's being found for shouldn't change except for that one holiday tag. For the rest of the year I would still continue to be found for all the regular words from the listing, so if I get found for say Valentine's Day in February, but not in July that will be ok bc many wont be searching for Valentines day gifts in July anyway. Example -In January, I list a silver bead bracelet using 12 tags with regular jewelry tags and then one tag with "Valentine Gifts" and then in June/July I change the "Valentines Gifts" tag to "4th of July Gifts" and then in Sept. "Halloween Gifts", etc. I hope that made sense! Thank you!

  • @heppydayz1440
    @heppydayz1440 2 місяці тому

    Hi Starla, thanks for your great videos and tips! Quick question: So if I understand well, it's not hurting your traffic if you change listing photos of a product that sells well? Thanks for taking the time to answer. Regards Ellen

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Correct. Changing listing photos does not affect the algorithm

  • @christina9841
    @christina9841 2 місяці тому

    Hi Starla! Thank you for this video!! Question: If I have a listing that I want to edit in terms of the design itself.. color, adding an element and changing font, for example.. and the new version is definitely much better... would your advice be to edit the current listing or to create a new listing? (The current listing gets lots of views and some favorites but no sales.) Thank you!!

  • @CindySimpson-h8o
    @CindySimpson-h8o 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic information! Thank you so much, Starla!

  • @pixelizedneko
    @pixelizedneko 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks a bunch, Starla. This cleared things up. I've been changing titles a lot lol..For the listing that gave me sales, I'll leave them alone from now on 😅

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому +1

      Yes, definitely don't change titles or tags for items selling well!

  • @StudioCraftconcepts
    @StudioCraftconcepts 2 місяці тому

    Oh..thank you for the info, it looks like the explanation of how I killed my shop.. by renewing the listings :( Is there some way back? Or are these listings totally lost?

  • @user-xohappycrafts
    @user-xohappycrafts 2 місяці тому +8

    I was told I didnt use my tags correctly and I just added better desacriptions to them, hope I did the right thing. I have been on etsy 4 months with only 4 sales so far... Still so new so I hope the new better listing tags will help. Thank you for all of your videos, they really help me alot!

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +4

      If you weren't seeing great results, it's totally fine to change your tags and keywords. You just don't want to edit anything that is already bringing you traffic and sales. :)

    • @user-xohappycrafts
      @user-xohappycrafts 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@StarlaMoore Thank yoiu so much! I am constantly overthinking and I try to just trust my judgment and hope my items are good enough to sell. I just had a critic on Etsy it was helpful to get ppl to tell me what i was missing and how to improve. Ive been watching your channel for about 4 months now and its helping me find things and tweak things i need to. Thank you so much for replying and being so informitive and awesome!

  • @FableandBind
    @FableandBind 25 днів тому

    I recently started on Etsy, selling DIY Book Foils. I listed all of my designs together on one listing with variants, but now feel like maybe I should split them up into separate listings so my shop has more products, will this kill my SEO? The past week the listing has been getting lots of favorites and finally picking up some sales, so I'm nervous to change it...

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  25 днів тому

      Keep the one that is picking up momentum and copy it to create the others. Adjusting the variants on the original one will not hurt your SEO.

    • @FableandBind
      @FableandBind 25 днів тому

      @@StarlaMoore Thanks so much for the response! I've just done that, but now I realized I have an inventory tracking issue - I currently have my Etsy listing synced to my shopify store to track inventory. But now I have multiple Etsy listing with the same SKU, and the app I'm using to sync won't let me attach both the SKUs in Shopify. Not sure if you'll be able to help with that since it's outside of Etsy

  • @abbyscreativescape
    @abbyscreativescape 21 день тому

    Love it, but after watching I fear I killed my shop. I may have killed my shop by making too many seo changes at ones. I try to do my prodcuts in batch such as just sweatshirts or just tees. Can i revive my shop by just letting it stew?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  20 днів тому

      I would allow it to stew for a while then re-evaluate once you have some "organic stats" to analyze. This video may help with narrowing down the issues that may be unrelated to SEO: ua-cam.com/video/1Vss_67_Ok8/v-deo.html

  • @angiebee20
    @angiebee20 2 місяці тому

    I have unique, one of a kind items on my shop. Therefore, I do not renew listings. I create new ones. How will this effect my ETSY ranking and/or what should I do?

  • @piperhensley3160
    @piperhensley3160 2 місяці тому

    Where’s the best place to monitor a change you made to a listing? I have E-Rank but not familiar with totally how to use it. Still learning.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      If you turn it on before you make changes, eRank's Track Changes feature is a great way to monitor.
      If you haven't already, be sure to grab all of the free Etsy and marketing resources and mini courses that I offer!You can find them all here: bit.ly/EtsyAlphaFreebies
      Especially take a look at the SEO'oodles Tool Kit. It's all my best lessons on SEO and using eRank-in the order that I suggest that you watch them.

  • @sheilathompkins8844
    @sheilathompkins8844 2 місяці тому

    Thank you 😊

  • @MellowkneeDesigns
    @MellowkneeDesigns 25 днів тому

    I noticed that looking into my details on Etsy tags, the keywords that people search that bring them to your listing, that 'alt text' is also in there. Is that coming from people searching who have disabilities or are the 'alt text' descriptions actually making their way into general searches?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  25 днів тому +1

      Hmmm. I'm not 100% sure, but I'm going to assume that this may be the case. Which could be a huge way for you to benefit these shoppers! I would make sure you are optimizing every single photo with Alt Text.

  • @sheila41056
    @sheila41056 2 місяці тому

    This may be the reason for my lack of sales in tshirts. I started doing digital downloads and had a few ‘popular’ items but I have now been doing tshirts and sweatshirts and my traffic has slowed down extremely

  • @diette10
    @diette10 2 місяці тому

    How do you feel about copying an existing listing for a similar item. Do you think it’s best to start from scratch each time?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Copying an existing list is a great way to save some time.

  • @3DHellPrinting
    @3DHellPrinting 2 місяці тому

    Hey, is it safe to have Items of Multiple Categories in your Shop? All my Items are 3D Printed, but some are for jewely, some are Wall Decorations, Car accesories and so on. Am I hurting my Shop with this?

  • @sigalitalcalai8788
    @sigalitalcalai8788 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for sharing, what time does this happen according to Berlin, Germany time?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Are you asking what time the Friday Bean is? It is at 12pm Eastern US Time, which would be 6pm Berlin time.

  • @Yujinchiquito
    @Yujinchiquito 2 місяці тому

    Hello Starla 🥰🥰 ,thank you very much for your informative videos, I have a question, I hope you read it.
    Can digital mockups be used for t-shirt listings or do I have to use Printify mockups? The thing about Printify is that I find them unrealistic and boring, even if I edit them. 😭😭

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      The mock-ups just have to be of your EXACT item. For example, you could not use a Bella Canvas shirt mock-up for a Gildan tee.

  • @kristalleigh7306
    @kristalleigh7306 2 місяці тому

    I love how you were talking about a cat mug and the cat magically appeared in the background. Talk about purrfect timing!😻

  • @PimpraphaiT
    @PimpraphaiT 2 місяці тому

    Hello, I just came by your channel. Wondering on VDO, about keyword, title. After we put keyword and title, how many days for algorithm that etsy process for ranking??

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      It's processed by Etsy right away. I suggest giving it 60-90 days before making any changes

  • @nickstar166
    @nickstar166 2 місяці тому

    Do you know if Photos also count towards rankings and stuff? I like to edit/update my photos pretty often and wondering if that resets my progress like changing SEO would

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      Changing photos won't have a direct impact on the algorithm but it can indirectly affect search placement if customers don't interact with new photos the way they had with old photos. Here's a video where I cover a bit about Etsy's latest image/algorithm update: ua-cam.com/video/kDZpCnaKZO8/v-deo.html

  • @sriendowati5210
    @sriendowati5210 2 місяці тому +1

    Thank you miss...
    Please teach us about Etsy's SEO...
    I mean tutorial how to make good SEO on Etsy...

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      @@sriendowati5210 I have 100s of SEO tutorials on my channel. 🙂

    • @sriendowati5210
      @sriendowati5210 2 місяці тому

      @@StarlaMoore ooh... Ok thank you

  • @florianazullo1171
    @florianazullo1171 2 місяці тому

    Hi Starla, I signed up to access your free course 'Etsy SEO Noodles,' but I noticed that the videos are not on UA-cam, so I don't have the option to translate them into my language, Italian. Is there a way to make this possible? I would really like to watch them. Thank you for all your valuable advice

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      Unfortunately the first workshop is hosted through Vimeo, so I am not sure if it can be translated. The other videos in the toolbox ARE UA-cam links though, so they should work! :)

    • @florianazullo1171
      @florianazullo1171 2 місяці тому

      @@StarlaMoore Ok, thank you so much ❤️

  • @dylanlorenzovdh
    @dylanlorenzovdh 2 місяці тому

    If you want to change a bestseller with new title and tags, could you copy the listing and use the new keywords or will this hurt both listings?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +1

      Making a copy has no impact on the original listing. Think of "copies" as new listings. You're essentially using your existing listing as a template, so A/B split testing with new photos on a listing copy is totally fine.

  • @jellybeans8177
    @jellybeans8177 2 місяці тому

    What do you think is the best time to change tags for a listing that is not getting views? A month?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      I suggest a minimum of 60 days and better yet, 90 days. In the meantime, if a listing is not getting any views, look at other things such as your thumbnail picture. Sometimes, changing it can make a difference.

  • @sunrisedancer
    @sunrisedancer 2 місяці тому

    What do you recommend for those of us who have done exactly this? Is running ads a good idea?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +1

      It depends on what specifically you're referring to.

    • @sunrisedancer
      @sunrisedancer 2 місяці тому

      @@StarlaMoore I changed almost all titles & tags - and my shop fell off the cliff.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому +1

      Unfortunately ads shouldn't be used as a Band-Aid for SEO mistakes, since listings must have good SEO in order for Ads to be affective (Ads have their own algorithm). Check out this video. It covers my recommended process-of-elimination to figure out why a listing isn't selling, which may help you to recover some of the traction you've lost: ua-cam.com/video/1Vss_67_Ok8/v-deo.html

    • @sunrisedancer
      @sunrisedancer 2 місяці тому

      @@StarlaMoore Thanks for the helpful info. I definitely had covid brain when I made the changes 4 weeks ago, but the shop didn't tank until 2 weeks ago. I'm not sure what to do since everything seems to be fine otherwise. I changed all titles & tags almost a year ago & my sales almost doubled overnight.

  • @amelie-db7gu
    @amelie-db7gu 2 місяці тому

    Something I did recently is bulk change all my quantities and it feels like that has tanked my sales cos it happened so soon after and so dramatically. Is that a thing?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Changing your quantities does not affect the algorithm. It is just coincidental about the timing

  • @AJ21743
    @AJ21743 2 місяці тому

    The algorithm is touchy

  • @darkstoriesofreddit
    @darkstoriesofreddit 2 місяці тому

    So i just started recently my etsy shop like 4 months ago and i just started geting my sales im at 14 sales at the moment but my question is i habe an particular item meant for halloween and it has 114 favorites but as of recently i sold that item total of 5 times, is it still good if people favorite my items and does that mean they will buy or do i need to change something.

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Favorite does not necessarily mean sales. It does mean that you are getting views. If you keep getting views with very few sales, then you will need to research into why.
      If you haven't already, be sure to grab all of the free Etsy and marketing resources and mini courses that I offer! There are a ton of different toolboxes to help you with various areas of your business. You can find them all here: bit.ly/EtsyAlphaFreebies

  • @myrandameans5357
    @myrandameans5357 2 місяці тому

    Will changing the images/description on my listing affect anything?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      Changing photos won't have a direct impact on the algorithm but it can indirectly affect search placement if customers don't interact with new photos the way they had with old photos. Here's a video where I cover a bit about Etsy's latest image/algorithm update: ua-cam.com/video/kDZpCnaKZO8/v-deo.html
      Descriptions have a minor impact on rank, but not through keyword matching. This video will explain how descriptions are used for rank by Etsy: ua-cam.com/video/N5QjhxwV4qw/v-deo.html

  • @michelerenem
    @michelerenem 2 місяці тому +1

    Honey, everyone's shops are dead, no matter what we do.. Etsy cares only about padding their own pockets, while MAKING SURE their sellers make much less. Not to mention how crappy our economy is right now..... Literally all the cards are stacked against us right now. I used to make 6 figures, and I'm lucky if I make $800 a month right now.. It's SAD.

  • @jordanwhite5470
    @jordanwhite5470 Місяць тому

    Slightly confused here. NEW LISTING is not the same as RENEWING. Right?

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Correct. New listing is just that-a completely new listing that has not been listed before. Renewed listing is one that was already listed and was renewed for a longer time period.

  • @debrahudson3334
    @debrahudson3334 2 місяці тому

    awesome video

  • @75kym
    @75kym 2 місяці тому

    This new pookie thing cracks me up every time 😂

  • @HobbesBernie-u3l
    @HobbesBernie-u3l 2 місяці тому

    Wilfrid Squares

  • @chloecasper1366
    @chloecasper1366 2 місяці тому

    I was waiting for the "queue the funky lofi beat"

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  Місяць тому

      Yep, decided to try something different for a bit.

  • @BertramGilhooly-u7t
    @BertramGilhooly-u7t 2 місяці тому

    Fisher Parkway

  • @JarvisWymer-v4u
    @JarvisWymer-v4u 2 місяці тому

    Elian Forges

  • @rebeccaspencer7662
    @rebeccaspencer7662 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh. Mah. Goodness. Here’s me praying I didn’t screw up my bestseller 🥴

    • @StarlaMoore
      @StarlaMoore  2 місяці тому

      Definitely keep an eye on your stats. Effects will completely depend on what keywords you removed and whether or not you were broad matching for a phrase that may have been broken after the term was removed.

    • @penelopesparrow
      @penelopesparrow 2 місяці тому

      Go into the stats for that listing, look at what keywords were bringing you the most traffic to that listing. If those keywords were ones you took out of it, put 'em back in! If you didn't remove anything you should be ok. A bestseller will have a good Listing Quality Score, so even if it did fall over when you edited it, shouldn't take too long to rank back up there again.

  • @SonmerfieldWendell-e4q
    @SonmerfieldWendell-e4q 2 місяці тому

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  • @BLINGofBOSTON
    @BLINGofBOSTON 13 днів тому

    🩵🩶🤍