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Post by chapeaunoir on May 11, 2018 16:41:52 GMT
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Post by RetroMonde on May 12, 2018 2:53:56 GMT
That's very encouraging, isn't it? Nice to read a positive article for a change; thanks for posting it! I've sold to a lot of Etsy guests or visitors recently; Etsy must be doing more marketing/advertising or something else that's attracting the newbies. Hope they keep it up :-)
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Post by chapeaunoir on May 12, 2018 19:41:46 GMT
I do too. And I do like the guest checkout.
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Post by val2525 on May 12, 2018 22:21:18 GMT
Amazon Handmade was often mentioned as the reason for Etsy’s struggles. Launched in October 2015 it is a category inside of Amazon offering handmade products, with some unique design changes to better fit the special nature of those products. However Etsy has proven itself to be defensible against the retail mammoth. Despite Amazon’s success in other categories, handmade products require a different set of skills.
When talking with CNBC on Wednesday Josh Silverman addressed this by saying that “It’s just not obvious that their advantages transfer directly into our space,” speaking of retailers like Amazon. “If you’re going to one place over and over again every day to buy all of the commodities of life, when you want something special, you want the antidote to that. You want something that feels different. And Etsy is all about special.”
Smart man. Too bad Wenig can't grasp this. Or if he does, focus more on it and less on being Amazon Jr.
I got all of my vintage scarves out of storage, so timing on this article is great. I was hesitant to start on Etsy but I may now.
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