Summary recap of first 90 minutes begins circa <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="91">01:31</a>:00 . SEO blackbox audio begins circa <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="101">01:41</a>:00. Please excuse me guys, your content is fabulous, but not all of us have 150 minutes even while washing dishes and doing laundry. But if you ask me to delete my comment with these timestamps, I will. I just wish you could pin chapters and/or timestamps to help people focus where they need to. Big thanks for all you do. 🙏🙌✨💙

It’s funny how a handmade focused company is soooo hands off when it comes to support. 😂

What I didn't hear in the video is "We are committed to backing our sellers. We will improve our support process and make sure you can get ahold of a human in case something happens to your shop. We won't delete shops without warning. We will be open and transparent about why we suspend a shop....". The shiny advertising is nice but there was nothing I heard him say that removes my fear of suddenly waking up minus a little shop that I have put a lot of work and effort into, making everything with my own two hands for 11 years.

As a buyer, I absolutely care about what etsy is selling. I want them to be the handmade place that they originally we're created to be. It's extremely frustrating to search for something handmade and have to filter through all the bull crap stuff to find something genuinely handmade. Do not think buyers don't care!!

How about they making Support Human!

So sick of scammers on etsy

I think Etsy should focus on training their CS ahead of a busy Q4…

Etsy increased fees, Imposed free shipping, forces creators to share videos of process, replaced support with bots and AI. Now temu and others are strong competition. They will probably fall

The buyers absolutely do care. Ive seen lots of negative feedback about Etsy allowing resellers sell stuff claiming they are handmade charging high prices only to find out the same items are cheap china made products.

I disagree with the fact that it isn’t going to change anything with search. I had an amazing beginning of the month and today so far I have had zero views and zero visits in all three of my Etsy shops. That can’t be a coincidence.

It’s crazy seeing Josh after all these years. I worked with him when he was a mere business student intern (with a full head of dark hair). He gave me a houseplant when he left. Sweet. I have an Etsy shop selling POD and feel more confident that I fit into ‘designed by’ category. Now, I just need more eyeballs on my products. I hope the ‘gift mode’ era has ended.

Thanks for making this video. I watched the presentation a few days ago, but watching reviews of it has been helpful in understanding it better. One thing I’ve found is that it is hard to find a specific shop on Etsy when you are looking for one you’ve heard about. I’m both a seller and a buyer on Etsy so I’d like to see this issue improved in search.

I hate all the listings that say “Your image here”

Keep Etsy human except it’s not in support!

I do not agree that personalized or customized POD products fall under "sourced" I think what they are saying is if a customer bring the design to you, it is sourced. Not if you sell a personal design that can be customized. I feel like the only change is the "prohibited" mockup with placeholder text. Etsy has always wanted transparency in the photos. They want original photos, including ORIGINAL mock-ups that ACCURATELY portray the finished product. I think people are blowing this WAY OUT OF the water! If mock-ups were no longer allowed I think that would have specifically been stated and time given for sellers to change their photos with a deadline. I think everything is the same as it was before except for the new "prohibited placeholder text/blank." as long as it accurately shows the finished product and your image looks original you can use whatever you want.

100K and thank you for this info..new to all of this and it stresses me hearing it all!

What about digital downloads? How are those impacted by this announcement?

I would love to get a copy of your SEO guide and your ads guide please. Thanks for this great video. It's very helpful!

Yes, as a buyer, I CARE!!!!

Interesting Vid, thanks guys. Enjoyed watching it. 3am in AU. Not seeing the roll out here as yet in Australia, but good to know, and thank you for sharing the images and what might be expected. (tho some shops here in AU are getting this- perhaps depends on what server you're on.) Anywhoo, worth staying up for/ waking up for.

I don't like that we have to share how we make our products. Like how do you tell sellers to expose their processes. I have a very unique process for my product and it's my competitive edge, I'm not about to share anything about my process

Ads & SEO. Thanks for the great info!

I am a fluid artist using acrylic paint on either canvas or wood, I photograph my paintings to put them up on my website. I sometimes use AI in Adobe Photoshop to correct my poor photograph skills. My paintings are all completely made by my hands.

my interpretation of personalized POD under "sourced" is if a shopper comes to you and says i want you to put MY DESIGN or MY PHOTO on mug, shirt, etc.... so the seller would have no hand in the design or print.

Thank you for all your explanations

SEO guide please. Thank you for sharing this video and breaking it all down

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100K please! This is great, thank you so much for breaking it down.

I have seen two other videos on these updates and one, Jay's Way, shows a conversation he had with Etsy and he says that you have to select 'I made it' and then 'production partner' for POD. So he is saying the opposite of you guys. This also means that for digital sellers selling mugwraps, pngs for t shirts etc, basically things that other Etsy sellers were buying to put on merch in their shops, these people will see a drop in sales, because they are clearly stating that the artwork has to be original. So the customer base will be limited to home crafters or people with their own website, and a lot of those steal their art anyway.

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Handmade sellers are complaining about Alibaba stuff. Specifically - sellers coaiming to be handmade - or production partner - that are neither and underpricing the genuine handmade ( handmade cannot compete with mass produced pricing). They are selling shirts ( finised products ) for less than the fabruc costs me. The other thing happening - is Chinese producers are stealing Etsy handmade sellers photos and selling fakes, then the Etsy AI tags the handmade seller as a liar ( because their photos are on Alibaba ). Sellers are having a terrible time catching the people selling fakes and getting their photos taken down. Miss one, and Etsy could close you shop....which is final and no one will talk to you. Just Done. I have had an item removed - for violating a standard - it did not violate. I sent pics, explanation of everything. They said - decisions are final. If a human had spoken to me I could have explained the ridiculousness of it all. It wasn't a great seller anyway - but it might be the next time..

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When businesses offer free shipping, they often face a dilemma: absorb the cost into the item's price, potentially dissuading price-sensitive customers, or accept reduced profit margins. Platforms like Etsy advocate for free shipping to enhance visibility, but this can compromise transparency. If shipping costs are absorbed into the product price, taxes are also incurred on that amount. Conversely, charging separately for shipping and handling would avoid these taxes but could complicate pricing and profit calculations.

print on demand is not handmade to me, its mass production

I would love to get your guides on SEO and Ads and 100K...and to be added to your mailing list.

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Hi guys, thanks for the clarification. I'm worried about the creative thing still. If I use a design from Crative Fabrica, or another source, but change for example, the colour of the font, of put some different texture on the design will it be ok? Or do I need to change the elements such as fonts, or include some more drawings etc?

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Etsy can either Go Big or it can go back to its roots. It can't do both. When resellers of wholesale, sweat-shop-produced stuff are selling tens of thousands of items a year and buyers are buying them because they're prettily packaged and dirt cheap, no "creative" can compete. POD? Sure. AI? Sure. "Production partners" who are really those sweat shop operators in Guangzhou and Jiangsu? Sure. For too long Etsy has chased profits over people, and making creativity human again isn't going to be profitable, or at least not profitable enough for the investors. And they, far more than the makers, sellers, and buyers are the only humans who really matter to Etsy.

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I totally agree with it

Aslong as you have a production partner I wouldn’t worry about mockups. Just clean metadata off the image.

I would definitely like to read you guides on "SEO" and "Ads". Thanks.

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This morning, I’m seeing a lot more choices in the listing parameters in terms of “who” and “how”.

Thank you for this info. I am a new seller and need all the guidance I can get. 100K - for your handbook 😊

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What I hear is my main photo needs to be a photo I took with my camera of the item I am selling with a Name on it; then the 2nd photo can be a mock up showing other ways to personalize that item.

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I watched about 20 minutes after it dropped. I'm happy, scared, and unsure what's going to happy.

Great information again. No AI used in my products but I have been considering using AI to create inspiration that I can use for my designs. Not to be used in it though. I crate machine embroidery designs. lol on Scotty gotta go potty!!! One thing that annoys me is the way things like Summer mode is pushed when the southern hemisphere is in winter, it is like we don't exist. As a producer of machine embroidery designs that are a digital download, I am confused about what I should be offering as my first image. At present the first image I show is the design stitched out on something, now I am not sure if I should offer the first image as a generic version of the stitched image or the design instruction sheet. Any ideas Scott and Chris?

What are they doing with Disney and copyright stuff on Etsy

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There is a serious problem with Chinese factories overtaking all selling platforms it isn't just Etsy. It is Amazon, Ebay, etc too. This needs to be regulated at a government level at this point. Otherwise Chinese factories will continue to take over all the platforms.

I would like a copy of your SEO Guide. Thx.

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They seem to have added a support chat right in the shop dashboard now as well

Seo, ad, thank you

Were the SEO and ADS guides suppose to be free? They did not download like the 100K guide.

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Ok so with all of these new policies and changes, are we giving the sellers who were booted off for no reason another chance?

I use AI as a base. Then it is finished in Photoshop and or Kittl. Sometimes I use Procreate to add embellishments. So I consider my designs a mixed media type of digital design. I don't see that as an option.

Would repainting products such as keychains, toys, miniature’s, etc be allowed? And if so how would that be categorized?

After producing 3D figures (no copyright) that I buy and download from the internet on a 3D printer, I turn them into tabletop metal objects by applying various craftsmanship (casting, welding, cleaning, polishing, oxidizing, personalization text engraving). I do not design the 3D figures. I buy them as 3D data from the designer. Which option should I choose in this case? "It's made from scratch" or "it's assembled from purchased parts" or "it's an item that my shop alters"? I added the independent artist from whom I bought the 3D data as a "Production partner" and not as a shop member. Is this correct? Or is it because I define a Production partner that Etsy puts my products in the "Design by ShopName" category automatically? But the design of the figures is not mine.

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Are we allowed to use mockup photos that I purchased on Etsy but now realized these models are AI generated. Am I allowed to use them to make my mockup tshirts ?

I believe things can get confused, but I still believe things like wool, clay, screws, beads, strings, ect. are supply, not finished products. Hademade product is made of diff things. A handknitted sock is not assembled product, also jewelry. It is way more than just assembling. Behind there is also a desing and also lots of hand work. Personaly I dont have a problem, but it bothers me anyway.

Ok touch on purchase file SVG or digital, do not use that sellers photo in your listing of a finished product listing.

If making greeting cards using elements from canva to design my own design does that go under created or compiled by me

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I have so much costume and vintage jewelry that I see selling on etsy and im almost ready to start listing. Is it allowed to be sold on etsy? Thank you

So if you are a POD store, you have to have your first image be of a picture you took of your product? If that’s the case it means we have to order a sample of every single product which is completely unreasonable. It days someone else can take it so if I purchase non ai generated mockup photos of the actual item I’m selling with my design on it, is that ok? This is why I’m opening a Shopify store. It’s too confusing. I get as a company their job is to make money hit you can make money AND care about your sellers. Without them you wouldn’t have a business. Just my two cents. Thanks for this video. It’s helpful to make it as clear as possible lol.

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Hi guys - I've been told by Etsy twice to put "I Did" because I did the design and that denotes me having a hand in this process. We are given the option to choose production partner here as well. If we put "another person", we are taking ourselves out of making it entirely. This is what I was told by Etsy and others that I know have also been told this by Etsy. They were emphatic about the choice being "I Did" because it shows that we design it.

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I think the scissors are a product. Beads added to scissors make it assembled. Clay comes as a non finished product. You made it into a product like a cup

Thanks for breaking down AI. I am a writer and creator but more iimportantly a beginner. My products are designned for writers, readers and book lovers. I create evrything from my own ideas and they are all physical products. The listing details are slightly confusing. I did list a production partner. Am I missing anything else?

About Ship Local Shops on Etsy.Sometimes the buyer wants to support the someone from the local economy, hence the slogan “Shop Local”.

NEW Sellers don't have a chance to get up and running with this new SEO, though it was tough before too.

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That message wasn't to make sellers feel nice and supported, we're on your side kind of message. Nor was it a message to customers. It was a message to the stock holders - investors so the stocks don't fall even more and the CEO doesn't lose his income.

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After this was released, they started closing alot of shops, including mine. I did appeal today no explanation I mostly do AI designs for my POD bags and sometimes I will change the color or crop out parts I done want . Not sure if that is why they suspended me I have Not done any trademarks design or even use any wording on my designs.

I think the image policy for personalized items is about the clearest thing Etsy has ever said. I am confused about some other things but this policy is not confusing to me at all. Regardless of what they meant to say, they clearly said your image just needs to be an example of a finished product that has the customization you are offering. I don't see any ambiguity in the words at all. "your first image must feature a finished, customized item similar to what buyers will receive. This helps buyers visualize what their custom-made item will look like when completed. It is prohibited to use a photo of the blank product or a mockup with placeholder text (e.g. “Your Text Here”) as the main image." If you are offering to customize a mug with a person's name, you could use a mock-up (in line with their mock-up policies) with the name "Ann" on it, regardless of what name your customer wants you to put on their mug. It's just an example. I think that's what the words "similar to" are there for.

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So purchasing a design from an Etsy seller (PNG) and putting it on a product is wrong.

I'm watching the replay. I don't use AI in design creation but I do however use AI for product description.

I sold jewelry designed by myself for years successfully on Etsy. I took a break after caretaking for my sick father and instead started selling things on ebay that I found and flipped wherever since I didn't have time to hand design jewelry. I plan to come back to Etsy now that I have the time. I source beads and finding from everywhere including old pieces that I find and breakdown for the parts. Some of the items used in my designs are vintage, new, and used. Some of my beads are handmade blown glass from another designer. Some are imported from other countries. How should I categorized my jewelry? Do I exclusively use the phrased "designed by me" or is it handmade by me?

I am using AI now to create some or part of my digital products and I love it! It adds a whole new dimension to my work allowing me to expand what I can offer my customers.

So photoshop images are also AI? All the filters, plugins, stamp tool, layer overlays and masks, scaling, etc. are AI. Only brush strokes would be non-AI.

How will these categories work for people using public domain art on printable items. I use it on cards and as printable art. First glance, I thought I could choose 'designed by' when I used it on cards because I design the card, inserts, envelopes etc and maybe use the same for curated gallery walls. I thought I could choose 'hand picked' for single pieces of digital art. Now I have seen you guys demonstrating it I guess my only choice is designed by me for everything, which seems odd.

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What has really frustrated me - is looking at how Etsy has categorised my items - they are all handmade by me but a few custom items it has chosen "designed by" because perhaps their AI thinks they look POD...one of them I'd a custom note book, where I painstakingly with my HANDS place the names and patterns I printed from the Cricut on. Also my custom name cases, that I design, print, weed, prepare and iron on with my ✋️ ✋️ and it takes me hours. I emailed support and they basically said there's no way to change it now and to complete a survey 🤷🏼‍♀️