Tools For Etsy - Buyers, Sellers, and Developers

Shop & User Tool Search

Find Etsy Users using a partial name search with key information displayed.

Shop: Search by partial Shop name.
USer: Search by partial User name.

Once you've selected the type of search that you want to perform and pressed the Search button, Etsy is queried and after a brief pause whilst we collect and collate the results, the results will be displayed. The page will automatically jump to the search results.

For Search Results Help check out Shop Results or User Results.

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Listing Tool Search

Listing Search Tools offers a number of different ways to search for items of interest:

Shop: List all items for sale for a specific shop. If you're not certain of the exact shop name, then you can check using the Shop Search tool.
Keyword: Enter one or more keywords to search for item title, description and Tags. The more keywords entered, the more focused the search results will be.
Materials: Refined search for items with specific materials used by the seller.
Tag: Refined search for items with specific Etsy Tags used by the seller.

Once you've selected the type of search that you want to perform and pressed the Search button, Etsy is queried and after a brief pause whilst we collect and collate the results, the results will be displayed. The page will automatically jump to the search results.

For Search Results Help check out Listing Results.

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Hearting Tool Search

Heartbeat tool will offer a number of key features that will be developed over a period of time. The intial features will be showing who hearts who and what. Here are the current features:

Shop: Will display who Hearts a specific seller. Information returned will display key information about every Shop and/or User. Clicking on key details will show more information like: who else they Heart, what other items they heart, Feedback they've received. If they're a Seller, then you chan jump to their Shop Items to explore further.
Listing ID: If you have clicked on hearts for for a specific listing, this will shop who hearts the specific item.
Favorite Shops: Will return the Shops that are Hearted by a specific Etsy User.
Favorite Listings: Will return the Listings that are Hearted by a specific Etsy User.

Once you've selected the type of search that you want to perform and pressed the Search button, Etsy is queried and after a brief pause whilst we collect and collate the results, the results will be displayed. The page will automatically jump to the search results.

For Search Results Help check out User Results or Listing Results.

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Feedback Tool Search

Etsy defines Feedback as "Feedback is a public record of a member's impression of a transaction on Etsy. Both the buyer and seller can leave feedback for one another in each transaction."

Feedback Tool turns reading Etsy feedback on its head by taking disjointed information across many pages into a consolidated snapshot of information in a single, easy to read, consolidated thread associated with the item bought or sold. The feedback can be viewed from several different points of view:

As Seller: Show Consolidated Feedback between a Seller and their Customers by listings sold by a specific seller.
As Buyer: Show Consolidated Feedback between a Buyer and their Sellers by listings purchaased by a specific seller.
As Author: Show Feedback given by a Seller/Buyer for listings sold/purchased. Only shows Feedback given.
From Others: Show Feedback received from a Seller/Buyer for listings sold/purchased. Only shows Feedback received.

Once you've selected the type of search that you want to perform and pressed the Search button, Etsy is queried and after a brief pause whilst we collect and collate the results, the results will be displayed. The page will automatically jump to the search results.

NOTE: Due to the amount of information required from Etsy, this search many take Etsy a few seconds longer to build and send to Tools4Etsy than other Search Tools.

NOTE: Feedback result count will vary for all searches except for "From Others" as the Feedback Statistic reported by Etsy, and shown in the User/Shop Summary, is only for Feedback Received. Therefore the Result count is for all threads displayed.

For Search Results Help check out User Results or Listing Results.

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Tagging Tool Search

Tags have a very important, and commonly underestimated, role in Etsy Search. Tag Wars is the first of serveral tools planner to help research and identify Tags that will help push listings to the top of Etsy Searches.

Tag Wars

Compares two sets of Tags. The Tag cloud summary can be based on one of the following statistics:

Relevancy: Count of tags for listings displayed
Avg Views/Day: Total Average views per Day for listings displayed on the page.
Popularity: accumulative count of views for listings displayed
Probability: Probability is used to find the number of occurrence of an event out of possible outcomes. Probability percentage calculation = number of views for an item divided by total views for all items (displayed)

Once you've selected the tags to compare and pressed the Search button, Etsy is queried and after a brief pause whilst we collect and collate the results, the results will be displayed. The page will automatically jump to the search results.

We've been asked in the forums "Which tags should I choose - most popular or least?". We suggest that you use all 14 tags & select tags that users would look for. We've added a tag cloud that shows tag density for the images in view. You can use this to build up a set (of 14) tags that best describe your product and best competes against other shop listings. Here's a suggestion that's mentioned frequently in the Etsy Forums:

What is it (Category)
Sub-category
Sub-category
Main Materials
Method
Special Feature

Special Feature
Style
Location
Colors
Size
Shop Name

Etsy Team Tag
Location
Ship International
International spelling (Non-US)

It's important that Tags are correctly used and mistagging doesn't occur. Here are some important Etsy Storque articles (in no particular order) to assist with selecting the most appropriate tags for listings:

Your Shop 101: Hitting the Sweet Spot with Etsy's Most Relevant Search: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/your-shop-101-hitting-the-sweet-spot-with-etsys-most-relevan-4007/
Guidelines & Tips: Tagging on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/guidelines-tips-tagging-on-etsy-281/
Seller How-To: Tag-o-rama With Descriptive Keywords: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/seller-how-to-tag-o-rama-with-descriptive-keywords-5474/
Seller Workshop Recap: Tags, Titles, Descriptions and Most Relevant Search: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/seller-workshop-recap-tags-titles-descriptions-and-most-rele-4090/
Etsy and SEOMoz: Helping the Etsy Community with Search Engine Optimization: http://www.etsy.com/storque/etsy-news/etsy-and-seomoz-helping-the-etsy-community-with-search-engin-4443/
Etsy Seller Handbook!: http://www.etsy.com/storque/how-to/the-etsy-seller-handbook-all-our-how-tos-about-selling-2383

NOTE: If a listing is frequently relisted, then the statistics display will be affected. This is beyond our control as counts supplied by Etsy are single totals and relistings are accumulative and not reset at time of relisting.

For TagWars Search Results Help check out Tagging Results.

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User Summary

Applies to the following Searches: User Search, Hearting, & Feedback.

The User Summary box will be positioned immediately before the search results. Key information about the User is displayed:

Details: Displays the User's Avatar, Name, when the User was joined, and if the USer has a shop a link to the shop is provided. Clicking on the User's avatar will send you to their User Profile on Etsy.

Shop Hearts: Number of Etsy Sellers Hearted by the User. Clicking on the number of Hearts will display another page with all the Sellers who the User Hearted.

Item Hearts: Number of Etsy Listings Hearted by the User. Clicking on the number of Hearts will display another page with all the Listings that the User Hearted.

Bought: Number of purchased by the User since they joined. To view the items purchased, click on the Feedback Statistics.

Feedback: Feedback Count and Rating given by Sellers about the User. Clicking on the Feedback Statistics will display another page with Consolidated Feedback for the Seller with all relevant information with the items purchased.

Shop Status: See in an instant if this shop is open for business or temporarily closed/offline (vacation mode).

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Shop Summary

Applies to the following Searches: Shop Search, Shop Listings, Feedback, & Past Advertiser's Gallery.

The Shop Summary box will be positioned immediately before the search results. Key information about the Seller is displayed:

Details: Displays the Seller's Avatar, Name, Message, and when the shop was established. Clicking on the Seller's avatar will send you to their Shop on Etsy.

Hearts: Number of Etsy Users who heart this Seller. Clicking on the number of Hearts will display another page with all Users who Heart this Seller.

Items: Number of Items the Seller has listed for sale.

Sold: Number of Items the Seller has sold since the Shop was opened.

Feedback: Feedback Count and Rating given by Buyers about the Seller. Clicking on the Feedback Statistics will display another page with all Feddback Consolidated with the Seller's Buyers grouped with all relevant information by the items sold.

Shop Status: See in an instant if this shop is open for business or temporarily closed/offline (vacation mode).

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Listing Summary

Applies to the following Searches: Hearting - Listing ID.

The Lisiting Summary box will be positioned immediately before the search results. Key information about the Listing is displayed:

Details: Displays the Image, Title, number of USer Hearts & Views, when it was listed, Tags and Materials, Seller, Currency type and Price.

Hearts: Number of Etsy Users who heart this Seller. Clicking on the number of Hearts will display another page with all Users who Heart this Listing Item.

Tags: We've added a count indicator to the Tags. It's very important that all 14 Tags are used to maximize search results. Clicking on any of the Tags will display another page with Listings with the Tag clicked.

Materials: Clicking on any of the Materials will display another page with Listings with the Material clicked.

Shop Seller: Clicking on the Seller's name will display anothwer page with all active Listings for sale for the Seller.

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User Search Results

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Shop Search Results

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Listings Search Results

Applies to the following Searches: Shop Listings, Keyword Search, Tag Search, Materials Used Search, Favorite Listings, & Front Page.

The search results are made of several components:

Search Results Bar: The number of items found will be displayed. There's also a View toggle button on the right hand side that will switch the search result view between 'Gallery' and 'Detailed' views.

Tag Filter: Tag Filter will list the most common Tags for the displayed listings in order from most to least items with the specific tag. Where there are one or more tags with the same number of items associated, the tags are sorted in alphabetical order. Hovering your mouse over a Tag will show a tooltip advising how many items display are using that Tag. Clicking on the tag will filter the items displayed and only show those items using the selected tag. To show all items, select the 'All' Tag.

Listings: By default, all results are displayed in Gallery view. On the Search Results Bar there is a View toggle button. Pressing the View toggle button will switch between Gallery and Detailed views.

Gallery Item View: Gallery View mode shows listings in a minimal state that gives an uncluttered viewing experience. To view information about an item, hover the mouse cursor and the item's information will slide up. Clicking on the image will take you to the seller's listing page on Etsy. Clicking in the number beside the heart will display another page with all users who Heart this item.

Detailed Item View: Each item is displayed in row layout with key information including Tags with Tag count, Materials, and when the item was listed. If you're a seller, this is a quick way, in conjunction with the Tag Filter, to check that all items are taking advantage of the 14 allowable tags and that items are tagged correctly.

Paging Bar: Allows paging through the search results and jump to the top of the page.

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Consolidated Feedback Search Results

Applies to the following Searches: Feedback As Seller, Feedback As Buyer, Feedback As Author & Feedback From Others.

Feedback is grouped with the Listing Item bought / sold. Each Consolidation is made up of the following components:

Search Results Bar: The number of Feedbacks found will be displayed. Feedback result count will vary for all searches except for "From Others" as the Feedback Statistic reported by Etsy, and shown in the User/Shop Summary, is only for Feedback Received. Therefore the Result count is for all threads displayed.

Tag Filter: Tag Filter will list the most common Tags for the displayed listings in order from most to least items with the specific tag. Where there are one or more tags with the same number of items associated, the tags are sorted in alphabetical order. Hovering your mouse over a Tag will show a tooltip advising how many items display are using that Tag. Clicking on the tag will filter the items displayed and only show those items using the selected tag. To show all items, select the 'All' Tag.

Listing Item: Each item is displayed with key information including Title, Tags, Materials, and whether the item was Puchased or Sold. Clicking on the Listing item or Title will take you to the Etsy Sold Item page.