Etsy Fee Increase Leads to Angry Etsy Sellers, Etsy Strike, Lightbringer Designs Wax Seals PART ONE

03/15/22 • 44 min

Part one of two, special Episode on Etsy's latest fee hike which takes place April 11, 2022 from a 5% sales fee to 6.5% sales fee, and how some sellers are organizing an #EtsyStrike, which is now all over Twitter, Discord, and has it's own website EtsyStrike.org. Seller's anger is making news such as MSN Market News, The Street and The Verge, and more. I discuss the fees associated with selling on Etsy with special guest Harry Burger from Lightbringer Designs who sells wax seals and stamps. Harry is not a paid sponsor, he is a special guest who ran for Congress in New York in 2020.
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Sellers may find these links helpful:
1) FILL OUT THE SURVEY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OFFICIAL FORUM POST ANNOUNCEMENT ON HIKE IN FEES: A Message from Etsy’s CEO Josh Silverman on our Co... - Welcome to the Etsy Community
2) EtsyStrike.org Find out more about the Etsy Strike
Sources:
MSN: Sellers on This Site Are Livid After Another Rate Hike

THE STREET: Etsy Sellers Are Livid After Another Rate Hike - TheStreet

VERGE: Etsy hits sellers with 30 percent transaction fee increase - The Verge

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THE STREET: Etsy Sellers Are Livid After Another Rate Hike - TheStreet

VERGE: Etsy hits sellers with 30 percent transaction fee increase - The Verge

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Etsy Fee Increase Survival Ideas for Etsy Sellers PART TWO Lightbringer Designs

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As promised, I am giving you new direction to succeed in your Etsy shop in regards to the most recent hike in Etsy seller fees which takes place April 11, 2022. In my opinion Etsy is still the best place to sell, unless you have an already established shop with lots of supportive niche customers and decide to take your store elsewhere : Example Three Bird Nest Exclusive: ‘Etsy’s Richest Seller’ Explains Why She’s Suddenly Leaving — ‘We Can’t Trust’ Them (yahoo.com)This is part two that gives some solutions about staying on Etsy and cutting costs. In this episode I discuss with Harry at Lightbringer Designs some of the topics here. I also use GI3D prints as a business model and encourage everyone to shop this adorable shop full of plastic PLA planters. Part one of this series is here,
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