Is Pattern by Etsy Worth It?
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- Опубліковано 26 лип 2024
- If you’re selling on Etsy or considering it, you probably heard of Pattern, Etsy website builder. This is not a new feature, it was first released in 2016 so it’s time for a review.
Should you use it?
Is it worth it?
Let’s get to it.
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I had shopify and wordpress and I moved to pattern 🤣.. wordpress is fine but shopify it's a little expensive. Especially when you're starting. Since I put pattern.. I sold 30 products in a day. 😃
Amazing! Thank you for sharing, Mia!
What you are saying makes so much sense. So glad I didn't "bite" when it was pushed.
I completely agree! Especially about owning your website and not putting all your eggs in one basket. I feel like I say that every day. I personally love, use, and teach WordPress for makers. Never used Shopify but I've heard a lot of good things.
Thank you for your advice. I will consider other options.
Thank you so much for this video. I learned so much.
I'm so glad to hear! 🤩 - L
THanks for the information, it really solved my query x
So glad to hear, Rachinder! - L
Thank you. Was very helpful especially the eggs all in one basket.
You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful 🙂 - L
Well, I have a Shopify, but due to changes on my primary marketing tool like Instagram, my sales have decreased so much that I can no longer afford the almost $400 a year cost. Pattern will be like $120-$150 a year which I feel given my circumstance, is more feasible in order to not only be on someone else's domain (aka solely at the whim of Etsy). I also like the integration because I could not integrate my Etsy shop and Shopify, and as you said managing stock in two places is not necessarily enjoyable or quick. As much as I love my Shopify website and how its designed, with sales decreasing from 120-150 a month to approximately 10-15 a month in the last year, I need more cost effective options. I was interested in Amazon Handmade, but again it's $300-400 a year which I cannot afford to branch out at this time (along with the decrease in sales, I am working in a job where I make $20k less than when I started my shop so the amount of "fun money" I have to funnel into my business has decreased significantly).
If you don't mind me asking, but what products were you selling or what niche. I started Shopify and started to have traction with it, however the pandemic screwed that up unfortunately
Shopify had a $29 plan and we’ll as a $79 also the $79 legacy is now worth $299
Thanks for the video!
Thank you very much.
Very informative.
Thank you
Great info! Thank you..QUESTION: Does PATTERN supply you with shipping labels?
Why? Does Shopify? Sorry I haven't used either so I'm completely in the dark.
i have etsy and pattern and im confused do i have to put the listen two times one for etsy one for pattern are they combine together
I thought of going this route, but the cost of $15 a month was a little too high, as well as the limited selections for design. Then a question came up: “Could the domain be moved to another site, like Shopify or Wordpress, if I decided to leave? “ So I didn’t transfer my current domain with the thought it might not come back for me to move it and have been (slowly) working on my WordPress site.. Maybe you can clarify? Loved the video. I learned a lot from it.
That's a really good question and smart of you to think ahead. I'm not sure if you transfer your domain registration to Etsy, how easy it will be to transfer it back out. I personally keep my domain registrations separate from my website hosting - for risk mitigation purposes. Again not putting all the eggs in 1 basket. I keep my domains at NameCheap and my Hosting is with SiteGround (wordpress site)
So then what do you recommend?
Do digital products work the same on Etsy pattern as they do on the shop ??
Big question. If I only want to sell one item (my book) and not my other products (tea) can I choose that only? Would this be acceptable as an author website?
Etsy's website says no transaction fees on Pattern. There is still a payment processing fee, though.
Exactly. You save the 5% fee on all items sold on Pattern. I make all my custom orders Pattern only so that I don't have to pay the 5% fee. Of course, the $15 fee covers that, but you're not paying twice. I'm still paying the 2.9% (country specific) transaction fee. We are all paying at least 8% in fees on Etsy, not just the 5%. But, Pattern's pricing onlynworks for me because my average order spend is about $45 - it might not work for lower priced items. Pattern still has its problems and isn't very professional, but it's a good way to have a standalone website until you have the time to go to Shopify, Squarespace, WordPress, etc.... If you send social media customers to Etsy, you may lose them as all you competitors are easily seen and searched for.
I am trying to understand, if you do pattern then if someone is looking for your item and they are on Etsy, you can’t have the item click through to your pattern website?
I was hoping for a situation where someone is looking on Etsy for a “cat mug” they see my cat mug in the Etsy search result and when they click on it they go to my pattern website listing instead of the generic Etsy listing of the item. Can you link to you pattern website from your Etsy listings at all?
What about security? Had hacking problems with Wordpress and Woo-commerce ... Does Etsy Pattern provides security?
I’ve used pattern and hated it. It does not allow for customers to leave reviews and though it may not be important for some I use customer feedback to help my decision in purchasing a product
WOW that is a MAJOR feature lacking.... I'm surprised
I'm going to trying. It much faster and easier to set up a site that Shopify or the nightmare that is wordpress that get's hacked all of the time, requires hosting, and now had to be ADA compliant where I'm assuming Etsy and Pattern are ADA compliant. I think for me pattern would be a good way to test new traffic sources, because you don't want to send traffic to Etsy or Amazon because you're sending traffic to your competitors. If the traffic sources work on pattern and are profitable enough then building out a shopify, Woo commerce or sales funnel would be the next step.
I think the same. Have you been using it ? What do you think overall ? I am about to try it too.
There seems to be a lot of fees and no set fees and so you will have to really on your toes to do decently well, to me that's not very good?
I’m in the free trail version. I have my own domain name. All these website builders. Ugh. 😆
I know...not the most fun part of the job right?
Hello Deborah question, If you have a Shopify account and website, can that website be used to sell items on Etsy?
Hi Dale, no, not really. You could in theory somehow use Shopify just for your main pages and redirect people to your Etsy shop to actually purchase your items, but it really defeats the purpose of having your own website and is not what Shopify is meant for.
If you are not ready for a full e-commerce site (like Shopify), maybe setting up a simple one-page website using a website builder like Wordpress or Squarespace and having a link to your Etsy shop on there is a good in-the-meantime solution.
A few resources for you: tizzit.co/transition-etsy-own-website-pain-free/ and tizzit.co/integrate-your-etsy-shop-on-your-own-website/ and tizzit.co/one-page-website-planner-for-handmade-business/
Doesn't Etsy have google analytics??? Is it terrible on Etsy?
I'm getting the iPhone 11 later and experimenting with professional canon movie cameras but I'll be reveiwing cameras I'm patient but if you get with somebody before I'm able to impress you I wish you two the best.I will tell you though I look alot better in person because my cameras really low grade I look at me and my family in the mirror everyday and know my cheap phone camera isnt what I look like
Hello. I have been shopping on Etsy for many years. I want to try Pattern. Does Etsy block sales of handmade products that require LICENSE (examples of T-shirts or masks with the image of Anime....) Does Pattern follow the same laws or does it have no censorship for licensed items? Can anyone give an answer? Thanks.
On the pattern site do I still have to only post vintage items?
From what I understand, you can list anything on your pattern shop.
wait, so they charge you 5% and .20 cent and they stop driving traffic to your items? so my sales will go down if I set up Pattern?
Hi, it’s possible the fee structure has changed since this video, make sure to check out help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000337067-Pricing-and-Fees-for-Pattern?segment=selling. Regarding sales going down, not really - you would still have your items on the Etsy marketplace but you are responsible to bring traffic to your pattern website, just like you would for any website built elsewhere (shopify, etc.)
Has anyone had an issue with pattern by Etsy domain saying “we sure not secure”. I need help.
This sounds like a technical issue, so I would reach out to Etsy about it directly 🙂 - L
Will Etsy collect and remit sales tax through Pattern?
Yes
@@cordeliarobinson5206 That’s a pro! I have Etsy, Shopify, Facebook, and local sales… I spend a lot of time accounting along with filing sales and use reports every month. Time is money. Im thinking about moving it to pattern and routing everyone there. I understand there are fees, but I’m not opposed to building some of that into our prices to get some of my time back… I’m at that point where time is scarce.
Well, I guess I'll cancel the free trial setup.
Play with it and see if you like it?
There is no personalization box on etsy pattern!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wait,,, I am in love... just 1 min into the video... you are a cutie \!!!
By better videos I mean better quality new outfits cool styles I'll be praying to Jesus and God I may be able to impress you
Just wondering how old you are and if you'd be interested in getting to know me to see how you personally feel about me and see if you could ever be with me if your single
James, stop being a creep.
This is a business video not a dating site!
james down bad
You make some sense but you talk about owning your business. You never own your business with Etsy, eBay, Amazon or any site like that. So what if they decide to close down, change their rules to not suit you, your still out. You did make sense but did you give an option for a WordPress site that will pull in your listings up for you. Also do you have analytical stats to show that having pattern will not help your search rankings on Google. It's all fine to say hey I don't like it. Do you really think you gave a fair appraisal of the site. I have a background as well two of my degrees are computer scientist, yes that is a degree, one being with a major in math. For someone to tell me not to use something because it charges 15.00 dollars does not satisfy me. You have to show me the analytics of all information contained. Are you just posting videos or actually taking care of people.
Hi Nick and thank you for watching the video and sharing your feedback.
I am sorry you misunderstood what I was saying when I said "owning your business". We actually agree. I do mean that you never own your business with Etsy, eBay, Amazon and the like. This is something I often talk about and why I like a standalone website. It is also why I think people should grow their email lists rather than relying on audiences on social media. Example: ua-cam.com/video/54D0Xj9wXL0/v-deo.html
I don't believe I mentioned anything about not being able to rank on Google using Pattern, you can. More info here: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000336527-Search-Engine-Optimization-SEO-for-Your-Website
I guess what I am mostly thinking (and feel free to disagree), is that with Pattern you do not get the benefits of Etsy traffic (via Etsy SEO) and you also don't get the level of customisation and features you would get with something like Wordpress or Shopify. A weird in between in my opinion.
There are advantages though, like managing all your listings (Etsy and pattern) under the same roof.
@@Tizzitco I like you. Your a good people person. Thanks.