Having the right business owner mindset is crucial for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Starting a business on Etsy or any e-commerce platform changes more than where your paycheck comes from. It changes who is responsible for deciding what needs…
Etsy holiday trends 2026 have arrived, and some of the numbers are pretty wild. An 8,500% increase in DIY activity searches? A 1,400% jump in personalized friend gifts? And apparently, pirate boots are making a comeback. Yes, pirate boots. Arrrrgh!…
Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) announced a major change to its AI policy during its October 8, 2026, Seller Town Hall, revealing plans to make TPT an AI-free marketplace. Sellers were instructed to stop using AI-generated images and text in their…
In this AI video tutorial, I’m going to show you how I used Kittl AI Video to turn a single still image into a Halloween ghost scene, connect two generated clips together, fix a continuity problem when the clips didn’t…
The Etsy digital-to-print test is a new way for buyers to turn eligible digital purchases into physical products through a third-party print provider called Ventur Editions. Basically, a buyer purchases an eligible digital file on Etsy, Etsy may offer them…
TPT Exclusive Seller changes are coming January 1, 2027, and they could have a major impact on sellers who also offer educational digital products on Etsy. Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT) is discontinuing its Premium Seller membership and replacing it with…
OpenAI recently held an event that discussed its ChatGPT Ads best practices. While there was a lot of useful information, parts of it felt aimed at advertisers with much bigger budgets, technical teams, and probably a few more acronyms in…
Update — Sept. 30: A seller in our community contacted Etsy Support and was told the 500 free listing credits were intended for internal use and were accidentally made available publicly. According to that support response, Etsy deactivated the offer…
To join Etsy Cyber Specials 2026, go to Shop Manager → Marketing → Sales and discounts, then scroll to “Join Etsy’s next sales event” and select Cyber Specials. The event runs November 23 through December 1, 2026. If you sell…
Etsy Up 2026 was Etsy’s fifth annual seller event held on September 24th, 2026. Etsy brought in employees from seller marketing, analytics, research, social media, merchandising, and other teams to talk about new tools, buyer behavior, holiday trends, and ways…