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Etsy Shop SEO {Video Tutorial}

By Tim Layton 63 Comments

Well my goodness!  It’s a week of new things here at Everything Etsy!  First the Everything Etsy Directory which has had close to 400 Etsy Shops submitted in four days! Now our first in-depth video tutorial.

I have to admit, it was fun to make!  It was kind of like Tim and I playing “radio show” as he handles most of the techy side of things while I try and pry out the things that he thinks are obvious and push him past the things that make normal people slip into a coma. 🙂

This is an in-depth demonstration and the video lasts 22 minutes.  But the tips could prove to be very valuable to you in the long-run, so if you have questions about how to optimize your site for search engines, you’ll love it.



For more information, check out the post from last year that spells out the details of keyword research.

We hope it was helpful!  Feel free to embed the video on your blog if you would like to share it, and if you’re left with questions or have any comments, leave them here!

~Kim

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Comments

  1. Alyssabeths says

    February 9, 2011 at 10:01 pm

    Thank you guys so much, I’ve been trying to figure out SEO forever. Okay, so now I’m taking my time and redoing my listings. Hey, loved the shop you used in the video, lol.

    Reply
  2. Michele C says

    February 9, 2011 at 10:55 pm

    Great video and conversation! Thanks. This reinforces the etsy success lessons last week. I went back into my two shops and corrected the key words in the shop description as well as renamed my items. I came up as the 8th listing on google and the 1st etsy shop for the main specialty of my shops. — michele

    Reply
  3. Chari says

    February 9, 2011 at 11:08 pm

    Nice!!! Thanks so much for sharing! I will work on this! ~You guys are too cute. lol

    May share on my blog! 🙂

    Reply
  4. Gaby says

    February 10, 2011 at 12:04 am

    Thank you so much, this is such helpful info, I can see I have a lot of work to do on my website.
    It is so helpful to see what needs to be done, rather then just reading the info.
    Thank you again.
    Kim, I love your blog.

    Reply
  5. Kara says

    February 10, 2011 at 12:44 am

    Thanks so much, this was very helpful! I do have one question. How do you change your shop description? In the upper left corner I see my title, but I don’t know how to add text below it.

    Reply
  6. Dave says

    February 10, 2011 at 12:45 am

    Awesome video. Thanks for that inspiration. I’ve already started working on my listings.

    Reply
  7. Mandy says

    February 10, 2011 at 1:32 am

    Thank you so much! This was perfect for me! Please do one on descriptions!

    Reply
  8. diane @ sweet cherish says

    February 10, 2011 at 8:39 am

    Hi I retweeted this video.. thanks for making it!

    Reply
  9. Michelle says

    February 10, 2011 at 8:56 am

    Perfect! Thank you so much! Perfect way to start my day! Off to check out my shop titles!

    Reply
  10. purpleurchinsoap says

    February 10, 2011 at 9:22 am

    Thanks for this video Kim and Tim! Great tips. I would love to see more in the future.

    Reply
  11. Maya says

    February 10, 2011 at 11:50 am

    This is fantastic! Thank you so much for making this video!

    Reply
  12. Heidi says

    February 10, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Awesome!!! Thank you!

    Reply
  13. shelby says

    February 10, 2011 at 4:40 pm

    so do you recommend changing the names of my already listed items?

    Reply
  14. Karen says

    February 10, 2011 at 5:31 pm

    Thanks so much for this great video! Very informative and interesting. I would love to see more videos on your site. I’m going to get started changing my listings asap!

    Reply
  15. Sondra says

    February 11, 2011 at 2:29 am

    Loved the video, you guys are adorable…great information, clarified things, great explanation. Thank you, would love to have more.
    Best 2 U,
    Sondra

    Reply
  16. Amy says

    February 11, 2011 at 9:31 am

    is there any reason that I would get this code error that you would know about??? VerifyError: Error #1014: Class flash.events::StageVideoAvailabilityEvent could not be found.

    Reply
  17. Amy says

    February 11, 2011 at 2:59 pm

    Thank you so much! Awesome how to video! Thanks also for the Google Chrome tip…I love it!

    Reply
  18. Jean @ Quilted Cupcake says

    February 12, 2011 at 6:58 pm

    Wow! The first time I’ve heard SEO explained so clearly. And I’m in marketing! This video was a terrific resource, and showing examples and where to find stuff really helped to clarify. Thank you so much – I’ll be back for more. Well done!

    Reply
  19. MCatherine says

    February 12, 2011 at 7:00 pm

    Thank you very much! I spent the morning improving SEO for Hide A Heart based on this video tutorial. Hurrah!

    Reply
  20. Debra says

    February 12, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Thank you I’ve been really trying to work on our SEO and especially now with all of the changes.

    Reply
  21. Tamara @ etcetorize says

    February 13, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    This is great! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I was just thinking that I needed to learn more about SEO but the topic seemed so daunting. You made this easy to understand with so much useable information. Awesome!

    Reply
  22. Gaby says

    February 15, 2011 at 10:12 pm

    Hi Kim, I commented a few days ago how helpful your SEO video is, I had my husband watch it with me and we have a question that I hope you can answer. On the website you used there was a blue line above where your husband clicked on to use the keyword list, hope I’m making myself clear, we are trying to figure out how to get the same on my website. We downloaded the Google Chrome that your husband mentioned, but it does not seem to help.
    Any advise or help would be appreciated Sorry this is so long.
    Thank you

    Reply
  23. Theresa says

    February 23, 2011 at 12:48 pm

    Love this! Perfect timing. I would love to see more videos. Thanks Kim & Hubby!
    ~Theresa

    Reply
  24. Marti says

    March 9, 2011 at 10:17 am

    What a great bit of information! I am making changes today to all my listings. Thanks so much for sharing your expertise!

    Reply
  25. MelodyX @ LalaSunshine Jewelry says

    March 20, 2011 at 1:58 am

    This is so awesome! It’s super helpful! I’ll definitely implement what I learned into my LalaSunshine Jewelry Etsy shop. Thanks a bunch Kim and Tim! Love what you’re doing here! Please keep it up the fantastic job! <3

    Reply
  26. Kathy says

    March 20, 2011 at 8:19 am

    I know what I’m going to be doing today…making sure I’ve used all the correct keywords in my listings! Thanks for the help!! I love reading blogs but I don’t have my own. Any way you could put together another “radio” show and tell us how to go about it? I’m scared to start because I don’t think I’ll get followers. How do you get followers??

    Reply
  27. Carolyn says

    April 18, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Thanks so much for the information! I’m a pretty new shop, 1 month in business, and I just changed all my listing titles. I didn’t even know about Google Adwords, what a great help!!

    Reply
  28. JoLi Sharp says

    May 12, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    Thank you so much for doing this video. I am so new I did not even know what SES was. Now I know and will go back and redo my tittles. I am really not very good with the technology side, but your site is a great help. Thank you!

    Reply
  29. AudreyGardenLady says

    May 12, 2011 at 12:55 pm

    Thank you so much for this very helpful video!! Seo had been a major frustration for me and you have made it much more understandable for us non techy types.

    Thanks again 🙂
    Audrey

    Reply
  30. Kelly Ann Taylor says

    May 12, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    That was really informative!
    You have a great and supportive husband,
    Kim!

    Thanks for all your hard work!

    Reply
  31. Karen Lisa says

    May 13, 2011 at 11:40 am

    Just saw your video and it was great! Very informative ~ I’m going to start trying this out right away. Can’t wait to see your Link Building video. Thanks so much for all this great info!

    Reply
  32. Michelle says

    May 14, 2011 at 4:19 am

    Love the way you “show how” through video! Thank you.

    Reply
  33. Malin :) says

    May 15, 2011 at 11:26 am

    I LOVE THIS! As the two of you went through the tips I followed, pausing frequently, to edit 2 of my listings! I would really love to learn more about blogging because my blog doesn’t show up in SEO searches and no one is following and no one has left a comment except my Mom. 🙁 I feel a re-vamp is in order and I should refocus the blog to be about me and my media adventure and the goods I sell. Do I really need to pay someone to help me set up my blog?

    Reply
  34. Malin :) says

    May 15, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Ooops, http://www.doubleneedledesigns.blogspot.com

    Reply
  35. Miss Nicole says

    May 15, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Thanks so much! I feel like I have a nice foundation and a more confident understanding of SEO basics. I know it’s just the tip of the iceberg but I feel better about the whole thing 🙂
    Now I just wish there was a faster way to edit 100+ titles… lol!

    Reply
  36. Elise Gilinsky says

    May 17, 2011 at 4:29 am

    Thank you so much for this video! It was so helpful. I know understand the importance of SEO. The video was clear and completely at my level. Much Appreciated. Elise

    Reply
  37. Antoniya says

    May 19, 2011 at 3:15 pm

    Thank you so much guys!!! This was great – a video like that can’t compare to any written post! I loved your style and the way you put two different prospectives on things! I appreciated the little details (like that sometimes it takes a lot of times for changes to affect SEO) because they mean the most! Thanks again, and looking forward to more 🙂

    Reply
  38. Florence says

    May 19, 2011 at 11:39 pm

    Thank you ! Your video was very helpful…now back to be shop and make some changes 🙂

    Reply
  39. Holly says

    June 3, 2011 at 7:32 pm

    Thank you sooo much!! I can’t wait to adjust my shop titles and descriptions. Keep the videos coming. 🙂

    Reply
  40. jayne whittles says

    June 22, 2011 at 4:16 pm

    So helpful!!! Thank you!

    Reply
  41. Courtney~Mommy LaDy Club says

    July 18, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    This is so great and helpful! It’s funny, because you hear this stuff from the beginning, but you don’t understand it, and it doesn’t register. I think it finally sunk in only because I recently purchased some SEO/blogging lessons, showing me the keyword tool, but it still didn’t hit me to do this on my Etsy shop. I feel like finding you guys is such a breakthrough! Thank you so much!
    Courtney
    .-= Courtney~Mommy LaDy Club´s last blog ..Featured Mommy LaDy Club/Group Interview: Flip Side Stories… =-.

    Reply
  42. Zam (Adrift in the Sea) says

    July 25, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Thank you so much! You two are amazing. Great video and information!
    .-= Zam (Adrift in the Sea)´s last blog ..Get Well Soon Greeting Card =-.

    Reply
  43. shellyka says

    July 26, 2011 at 4:23 am

    Thank you so much! This was very helpful to me!
    Off to Implement your great ideas!
    .-= shellyka´s last blog ..Decorative Memo Cork Board =-.

    Reply
  44. jeanne says

    August 4, 2011 at 1:34 pm

    Thanks so much! Excellent video – I going to rework my site and hope it helps.

    Reply
  45. wendy melling says

    August 9, 2011 at 2:12 pm

    Thankyou so much for the opportunity to view this video ! Am new to etsy. So much to learn ! x

    Reply
  46. Salinda says

    August 10, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    Great video! I think I actually understand SEO now! Hooray!

    Reply
  47. Alice says

    August 24, 2011 at 12:42 pm

    Thank you so much for taking the time to create this tutorial…It is much appreciated!

    Reply
  48. Tanya says

    September 27, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    Thanks for the awesome tutorial – I finally feel like I have a grasp on SEO! Yay!!!!

    Reply
  49. teabeyond says

    August 20, 2012 at 2:13 pm

    great advises never expire!! thanks for sharing.

    I just opened my etsy shop, last night! yeah!!!
    http://www.etsy.com/shop/teabeyond

    Great to read your article, certainly helps me on my shop building!!

    Reply
  50. Jeanne Costello says

    September 17, 2012 at 5:48 pm

    Thanks so much for this video. That was really helpful. It always makes it easier for me to see someone explain on a video instead of written because I am a visual person. I appreciate you guys

    Jeanne

    Reply
  51. Jan says

    November 5, 2012 at 1:33 am

    Thank you very much for the video. It’s much better than reading text. I learn a lot about SEO for Etsy. Thank you! Now, if I can just apply that to my website.

    Reply
  52. Kristi Estep says

    November 8, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    Hi! I just finished watching your video on SEO. I have done a good bit of reading on the internet about SEO but your video was great. It made perfect sense to me and now I am so excited. I will be re-working some of my listings and playing around with the google keyword tool from now on.

    I have just spent the last couple of hours browsing your site and reading your different posts. Thank you for taking so much time and making a great blog for us Etsy Sellers.

    I look forward to the new content you will be putting out in the future.

    Thanks so much!
    Kristi Estep
    ShayBay Designs

    Reply
  53. Aurelia says

    January 28, 2013 at 2:23 pm

    I am so so grateful that I found you. You are a big help for me, and I treasure your words. I finally learnd what SEO is all about and how to use it. You are the best! Thank you!

    Reply
  54. Jan Santa Maria says

    April 2, 2013 at 5:24 pm

    Thank you for taking the time to make and share this informative video.

    Hope to see more.

    Reply
  55. Yoshida Mayuko says

    July 10, 2013 at 4:44 pm

    quite helpful stuff, in general I picture this is worthy of a bookmark, many thanks

    Reply
  56. Julie Turner says

    October 6, 2013 at 9:36 am

    I just finished watching this tutorial. I found it to be very helpful!

    There just may be help for me with SEO yet.

    Thank you 🙂

    Reply
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