30 Ways to Update Your Etsy Shop

Have an Etsy shop? These are a couple ways to organize your business to make it run smoothly.

1. Get rid of old listings that aren’t selling. If you have Christmas items and they are not selling, save them for later.
2. Do you have sections for your items? Create 10 sections, or however many sections you need.
3. Switch up the photos for items. Use a new photo or angle for products that have been listed for a while.
4. Keep four featured items at the top of your shop and star a couple extra items in case one sells.
5. Organize your products in to collections of 10 with a thene instead of randomly listing items. See my printable here.
6. If you have a bunch of favorites, organize in to sections for easier buying
7. Write an about page and clear policies.
8. Create shipping profiles that will make it easy to add to lsitings
9. Use a similar template for listing titles and descriptions. Write a format or brief guidelines for a writing style you want to use
10. Download a spreadsheet of your orders and listings and keep them backed up on your computer.
11. Have ink and paper ready for shipping labels. Keep shipping supplies in stock for easy and fast shipping. Buy shipping supplies in bulk.
12. Keep all your finished handmade items organized in one place.
13. Label all your products and keep them in a protective covering such as a box or clear sheet.
14. If you have items with imperfections, give them away or use then yoursed
15. Keep enough supplies in stock if you do made to order items.
16. Have a crafting room or place where you do all your crafting
17. Keep craft supplies organized in boxes, bins and baskets.
18. When out get an order from Etsy when buying, keep all business cards and samples in one place.
19. Have enough business card said in stock. Keep a couple business cards in your pocket purse to give out.
20. Save articles about business you like with a tool such as Feedly or Evernote.
21. Use Google Drive or a folder on your computer to save Etsy latest documents such as spreadsheets, worksheets and documents you write.
22. Keep photos organized in folders on your computer. Favorite photos you want to list on Etsy and get rid of duplicates and bad photos.
23. Easily five photos a white background with FotoFuze.
24. Start a mailing list and if you sell wholesale, keep another list for retailers.
25. Create a media kit, press kit or line sheet.
26. Make sure your social media links and website links are accurate on all platforms.
27. Use the same logo and colors across multiple platforms.
28. Carry a notebook with you to jot down creative ideas and inspiration.
29. Have your Etsy items and updates automatically post to social media
30. Get help! Hire a virtual assistant and delegate tasks.

What are are your best Etsy tips? Let me know in the comments.