Create an Etsy account:
Etsy is a marketplace where you can sell your handmade goods, vintage items and craft supplies directly to buyers around the world. Everything listed on Etsy must be handmade, vintage or a craft supply.
Handmade Policy / Vintage Policy / Craft Supplies Policy
You can create a free account on Etsy to see how it all works. Visit Etsy.com and click Get Started. Enter some basic personal information—like your first name and email address—to create an account.
Open your Etsy Storefront
Once you create an account, use it to open your Etsy shop. Begin by entering your shop preferences, including the language you’ll use to describe your products, the country you’re selling from, and the currency you’ll charge customers in.
Next, enter your shop name. This can be a combination of letters and numbers, without spaces.
Unsure what to call your shop idea? Get some inspiration with a business name generator. Choose one that suits the products you’re selling and isn’t already in use by another Etsy store owner.
Upload products
As soon as your new Etsy shop has a store, you’ll be able to start selling items. Create a new listing for each product you’re selling through the marketplace—be it vintage items, handmade goods, or arts and crafts supplies.
You can add up to 10 high-quality images or one video per listing. Each must be eye-catching enough to stand out against items being sold by other sellers on the marketplace.Scroll down and you’ll see an option to add more information about the product you’re listing.
This includes:
- A product title
- Information about the listing, including who made it and when
- The product category
- The listing type (more on this later)
- Whether it’s a physical or digital product
- A product description containing your unique selling point (USPs)
Finally, add the shipping information customers will need to know when buying your product through your Etsy store. Specify where you’re shipping the product from and your average processing time—how long it takes for you to pick, pack, and ship the item once they place an order.
Choose whether you want to offer fixed postage prices or delivery upgrades. If you’re shipping items to international customers, add a tariff number for customs.
You can set up a number of shipping profiles that you can apply to future listings.As a new seller, it’s advised to upload at least 10 listings when you’re opening your Etsy store. Make sure to preview all listings before publishing. You don’t want customers to see mistakes when they’re viewing your products for the first time.
Choose how you'll get paid
Happy with your inventory? On the next page, you’ll be asked to choose how you want to get paid.
Select whether you’re an individual seller or an incorporated business. Then, enter your personal information, including your name and address. Finally, enter the details of the bank account you want your Etsy revenue paid into.
Billing
While it’s free to set up an account and buy, it costs money to sell on Etsy. After entering information about how you’d like to receive payments, you’ll be asked to choose a payment method. This is how you’ll pay to publish your listings and open your storefront.
How much does it cost to sell on Etsy?
There are no upfront costs for selling on Etsy, making it easy to get set up and started. The costs come as soon as you start listing items to sell. Here are the key Etsy selling fees
Listing Fees
Listing fees are the most common Etsy seller fees. Sellers are charged 20¢ for every new listing they upload to their store—regardless of whether the listing results in a sale or not.
By default, listings are shown on Etsy’s marketplace for four months (or until the item has been sold). If auto-renew is selected, you’ll be billed the same 20¢ once the four months are up.
Transaction Fees
Sold an item through Etsy? You’ll pay a 6.5% transaction fee to the marketplace for facilitating the sale. That’s in conjunction with the postage, shipping, and gift wrap pricing of each listing.
Sellers in the UK, France, Italy, Spain, and Turkey also need to pay a regulatory operating fee on each listing. It’s charged on total revenue—the product price and any shipping fees you’ve charged the customer.
The transaction fees for each country are:
- United Kingdom: 0.25%
- France: 0.4%
- Italy: 0.25%
- Spain: 0.4%
- Turkey: 1.1%
Once you have your account registered proceed to the Marketplace Connect app and click on the Home page > Manage Existing Connections > Etsy and follow the prompt
For further assistance please reach out to marketplace-connect@shopify.com