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Etsy as a Household Name – Why you want to sell on Etsy

By Tim Layton 8 Comments

Why Etsy has a great chance of being as widely known as eBay or Amazon.com and why that matters to us.

Part of your mission is to sell your products.

I was spending some time the other day thinking about the “business mission” of EverythingEtsy.com (and a new related site to be announced very soon!). As websites that exist with a goal of (at least a little) profit in mind, our mission is something I need to understand clearly.

The main thought that always lives in the forefront of my mind is the idea that we can have a real and positive impact on the lives of people just like us who want to make money selling the things they create. The ripple effect of a little encouragement and help can go a long way, right?

The natural next question when you want to help someone is: What’s best for them? In this case, I asked myself as kind of an internal check point: Is Etsy the best option for sellers?

Based on research and experience I already had, I knew that the answer was yes. But I went ahead and grabbed a couple of screen shots to demonstrate just one of the reasons Etsy is best for you.

Etsy is dangerously close to becoming a household name.

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I’m sure most Etsy sellers will agree that it isn’t uncommon to mention Etsy to someone new and have them say “What’s Etsy?”. Even though, as you can see on the graphic above, Etsy is more popular than all but about 341 other websites in the entire world, and within the top 100 in the US, it’s still not a household name. Not yet.

Ask that same person if they’ve heard of eBay or Amazon.com and you’ll almost invariably get an “of course!”.

Ask yourself these two questions:

How long will it be before the majority of people say “Of course I’ve heard of Etsy!”?

How long before almost everyone has heard of, and purchased from, Etsy?

One year? Two?

I don’t know, but what I do know is that having a firm and secure presence on Etsy at that time will be very valuable to your business. I also know that given the options available to you right now, Etsy is by far the best choice, even before reaching the “household name” status.

Take a look at the same stats for Artfire.com, a selling venue similar to Etsy.

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While these numbers are impressive compared to most websites (like the one you’re reading for example), they aren’t really even comparable in terms of opportunity for sellers.

Get in now!

The bottom line here is that if you’re serious about making a living or a real business out of your handmade sales, Etsy is the place to be and the time to start building your brand on Etsy is now.

Soon, you’ll be able to say to someone at a party “I sell on Etsy.” and have that met with a response of “Wow, really? That sounds great!”

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Filed Under: Creative Tools, Running Your Etsy Business Tagged With: alexa, Etsy, etsy business, selling, shop

Comments

  1. Jessica/soulenergy says

    September 28, 2010 at 11:23 pm

    Yay! Love it! I ♥ Etsy and the opportunity it gives us all! Thanks for the article!
    .-= Jessica/soulenergy´s last blog ..Pounce! Monday Sept 27 =-.

    Reply
  2. Pam says

    September 28, 2010 at 11:38 pm

    Great article! Thanks for sharing the stats too! Really puts things into perspective.
    .-= Pam´s last blog ..Thank You Gift Tags Set of 50 =-.

    Reply
  3. Lana says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:37 am

    Thanks for sharing those stats and thughts about Etsy.

    Reply
  4. Lana says

    September 29, 2010 at 8:40 am

    oops! That should have been “thoughts”.
    .-= Lana´s last blog ..MOTHER KNOWS BEST vintage book spine cuff bracelet with country charm =-.

    Reply
  5. Tammy says

    September 29, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Thanks so much for sharing. I really love the diversity Etsy offers 🙂

    Reply
  6. giardino says

    September 29, 2010 at 10:10 am

    Thanks for the really useful stats – looking at them side by side shows a huge difference!

    Reply
  7. Donna says

    October 2, 2010 at 12:50 am

    I had no idea etsy has such a great Alexa rank. that is impressive! thanks for bringing this to our attention. Geat info!
    .-= Donna´s last blog ..Halloween Note Cards – Halloween Pin-Up Girls – Set of 4 Blank Cards =-.

    Reply
  8. Jeannette www.eventtherapy.blogspot.com says

    October 19, 2010 at 11:34 pm

    This was a great article and warranted a post on my blog! There isn’t enough time to tell everyone how much I love etsy and I don’t even own a shop!
    Jeannette,
    Event Therapist

    Reply
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