With this move, Etsy has hopped onto the Beacon roller coaster, and it may be too late to get off. By automatically opting in every user ever registered to the new system, Etsy is likely just one especially outraged user away from facing its own set of lawsuits and FTC investigations.
Etsy's seller base has voiced concern that the changes could violate privacy laws, but Etsy has not issued any sort of official response to the outcry. However, most account holders aren't even aware of the change in the first place, and they're not likely to change their settings without some sort of prompt. It's shameful. Photograph from SquidWhaleDesigns. We highly recommend you read his posts in the thread, as well as the posts by Ars readers who counter him.
As we mention in the post, people's purchase histories are exposed via the feedback they leave for others, or via the feedback sellers leave for them.
Feedback has always been public, but buyers were not previously searchable on Etsy. This new combination, plus Etsy's seeming disinterest in addressing its own community, is what caused numerous Ars readers to send in a tip about this issue. Rob has responded to an e-mail from me about this article.
They can't see your stuff in their activity feed, unless someone in their circle likes it. What does it mean if you're in a lot of circles? Circles aren't currently intended to be a promotional tool directly benefitting the person encircled. Translation: Your own circle does absolutely nothing in terms of promoting your own shop. When you list new items, they will not show in anyone's activity feed. New listings only register in an activity feed when someone hearts or favorites them. So why should we take the time to "encircle" others, if it won't promote our items?
Will circles affect the relevancy in searches? Good news, because rumors were running wild earlier this week. Why is your number of circles visible on so many pages? Short answer, visual consistency. Plus, it's "interesting" and "encourages participation. Do circle clicks translate to sales? I haven't seen that personally. Like I said before, I think sellers may be using circles and activity feeds, but I don't see most buyers bothering with it.
I just do not see it as realistic at all. As a seller, I don't find it all that interesting at this point. I can't imagine using it strictly as a buyer.
How do circles work as a promotional tool? Get this. Activity Feeds could definitely be seen as a way to tap into niche audiences to target your market.
How would you go about getting people to favorite your items? First, they have to find them, most likely by searching the site and getting your item in a result. If the site search can't find your item, then chances of it being favorited are fairly low. So we have to self-promote, just as we have always had to self-promote. Unless I'm missing something automagical here.
Is there a team for making Circles? Translation: Please, no. This idea is discredited by saying that nothing good could come from a group of people acting in concert to favorite each other's listings, and there is no way this kind of mass action could lead to sales and Etsy promotion.
ZenHen said 10 years ago. VeronicaRStudio said 10 years ago. PearlyNotes said 10 years ago. I am truly in love with the Activity Feed feature! Etsy, thank you for, once again, working so hard to make your site so user friendly.
I believe you have my best interests at heart, and I appreciate all you have done to assist me. You are awesome! PetitsPixels said 10 years ago.
SoleDeVita said 10 years ago. I was surprised to see the new activity feed feature! There was a smile on my face all the time i was exploring it! Love it. Thank you very much for working hard on these!!! GorgeousKarma said 10 years ago. LazyTcrochet said 10 years ago. Viverre said 10 years ago.
I love this feature! I logged on to my Activity Feed and can now see who is hearting my items - yay! NorthDesign said 10 years ago. SpiritedWoodland said 10 years ago. H20worksDesigns said 10 years ago. SweetandDandyVintage said 10 years ago. Oooooooh sweet! Ask and you really shall receive! This was the very thing I asked for on the last post for ideas!
Thanks so much etsy for being so awesome VintageHand said 10 years ago. MadeMary said 10 years ago. GloryBDesign said 10 years ago. Suzyprecious said 10 years ago. I love this new feature! It saves me an amazing amount of time and provides much needed daily information! Great addition! EyeShutterToThink said 10 years ago. Just created my circle Keep up the great work :. MessyJesse said 10 years ago. I've just added in all my favourite shops so I can keep track of them, though I hope they don't think I'm a spammer because I added lots of people at the same time??!
I saw the Activity Feed as soon as I logged in and checked it out immediately. Thanks for not making it super yucky looking like Myspace : Off to go goof with Circles before heading to the studio to print! I just want to say: WOW!!
Thank you so much for this new feature!!! Totally awesome!! ModernFibre said 10 years ago. Nifty new features. I like that you have been able to streamline favourites and current activities in super easy to use and intuitive tools. JanellsFlare said 10 years ago. How exciting! This is such a super cool idea there are so many etsy stores I love and now I can really keep up with products. Thanks guys,. This is so great! I woke up this morning and saw this new feature and loved it but I wanted to find out about the circle.
I wanted to start connecting more on Etsy so this is perfect! Thank you! OneClayBead said 10 years ago. KikiLaRu said 10 years ago. Krystalxv8 said 10 years ago. NatanyaElka said 10 years ago. I can even use it from my phone! DeltasWorkshop said 10 years ago. SimpleJoysPaperie said 10 years ago. Colettesboutique said 10 years ago. Vanessa has a lot of convos. Trying it out in Waterrose said 10 years ago. J2Jewelry said 10 years ago. Merry Christmas to me!!!!
I love the activity feed! It totally makes me feel loved. ANd I'll have to figure out the circle stuff in a moment- i juist jumped the gun to tell you how much i adore this new feature. Don't hate me for saying this, but I joined Etsy to sell my products. Not to spend time making social circles I would have joined facebook for that. Seems like a waste of effort. KSInspirations said 10 years ago. I really think I'll like this alot. Glad I found this post so I could figure out how to use it too!
WrenWillow said 10 years ago. SweetwaterGifts said 10 years ago. I just noticed this on the main page! I've been wanting something like this for a while, it's nice to see when someone adds me or one of my items to favorites!
DinnerAtEight said 10 years ago. While I certainly appreciate others' wares, I pay Etsy fees to promote my goods, not offer yet another click-through site to other shops. Same true for Profile page. CherishedHearts said 10 years ago.
Discovered these when I logged in this morning, so was happy to have some info explaining. LOVE the activity feeds! I love it! It's so nice to see that my shop or items has been added to someone's favorites! Informative and fun! Thanks so much!
RPotterStudio said 10 years ago. AsLuckWouldHaveIt said 10 years ago. MegansMenagerie said 10 years ago. NittyGrittyVintage said 10 years ago. Great idea!! My husband actually noticed this in his Twitter feed. Big day for this butterfly! LivingInspired said 10 years ago. I have said so many times, "Etsy,let me count the ways I love thee", and it I keep falling more in love with Etsy. Thank you to all the developers who made this community possible, and thanks for continuing to think about news ways to enhance our lives!
I love you all! Really, I do. PlumeandPetals said 10 years ago. PatinaArtsAlchemy said 10 years ago. I'm SO into this! I was shocked and pleased to see the Activity Feed and how helpful it is! May the Circle be unbroken SkiShopKnits said 10 years ago.
I absolutely love it! I was very surprised this morning. I can add it to a part of my Etsy Addict Routine :. This is seriously fantastic! Kudos to the whole Etsy team working so hard on all the recent changes. CinnamonInk said 10 years ago. CosmosMoon said 10 years ago. LauraGlassArtQuilts said 10 years ago. ShebboDesign said 10 years ago. Looks fun and cool! The best thing is seeing the treasuries I have been included in - very easily , suppppperrr!!
Love it! Thanks so much for the new addition :. KarensLoom said 10 years ago. PowerOfOneDesigns said 10 years ago. What a fabulous feature! I've already been having fun adding some of my friends and shoppers to my circle. Thanks so much!!!!! TheNightjar said 10 years ago. I am so excited about this!!! I love how everything is on one page and so easy to see and to use!!! Thanks so much!! What a great thing to wake up to!
I also love the new feature where I can edit my item from the individual listing page! Thanks for continuing to work to make etsy even better!! Thanks a kazillion! Today I found an old Caledonia store customer who is also on Etsy. We lost touch when the store closed and I'm super excited to find her again - and also being an Etsy member makes it greater!
THis is a very very cool tool feature. Thanks a bunches. MerCurios said 10 years ago. What a great idea! Keep it coming you guys. This is great - I love all the new changes and additions! It's making Etsy even more amazing for me as a buyer and a seller! Thanks for listening! I love the many new features! TutusChic said 10 years ago.
Someone added me this morning to their circle. I am interested to see the effect of your new addition. As always, adding anything that interconnects has proven to be of great benefit to everyone! Thanks :. I just had to add that Etsy has been such a great online buying and selling experience for me!
With this new feature I have already found items that I otherwise might have missed. Kudos to whoever thought of this new feature! Etsy is the best!!!!! Keep up the good work guys and gals! Velvetmanna said 10 years ago. I loooooooove this feature! Y'all are awesome and your efforts show it.
Did I mention how much I love this??? Holidays Blessings to all at Etsy :. Thanks - been wondering what this Circle stuff was about. Way to go, Kyle! Etsy just keeps gettin' better and better! KettleConfections said 10 years ago. Just checked out the activity feed- love how this makes the shopping experience more social.
Great format too! The5thHouse said 10 years ago. Nice surprise this morning! If I decide I no longer want someone in my circle, how do I remove them? Just found the Activity Feed by accident, so came to the blog to find out more - great new feature, hurrah! Now to have a read and see what these circles are all about - sounds like fun, yay for Etsy!
Oh please Seems to me it's a great way of encouraging prospective sellers to waste time window shopping, but not so good for serious sellers. I think this is a very cool feature. Just came across it by accident. Will have to read all the details.. SuzanneMedrano said 10 years ago. ButterflyFeetShop said 10 years ago. PhotogenicGallery said 10 years ago. AutumnLeavesJewelry said 10 years ago. This saves me the time of constantly checking each of my items and my shop for people who have favorited me or my items!
I also love keeping up on the shops I love! I see in the forums people constantly complaining about some of the enhancements, but seriously, I don't know how ANYONE could whine about this! LilliansGarden said 10 years ago. LatressOnTheMenjay said 10 years ago.
Am lovin' the activity feeds so much, already! Thanks so much for creating helpful seller tools! HappenstancePaper said 10 years ago. Artour said 10 years ago. I love the idea of getting closer to those I love on etsy!
And come on guys GlendaTheKnitWit said 10 years ago. Just when I was getting a little down about the seemingly lack of interest from others about my shop, I saw the activity feed and saw what sellers and shoppers liked about my shop. So I still have hope. Thanks Etsy. You really want us to be successful. Found the activity feed by accident and will be exciting to add people to my circle, maybe team members, too. Thanks, Etsy technies! JustScrapsNThings said 10 years ago. Just discovered the activity feed and love it.
Off to check out circles. HarrietsHaven said 10 years ago. I really like the activity feed. It's cool to see all the various activity all in one place. I have yet to investigate the circle thing, but it looks interesting, as well. DeShawnMarie said 10 years ago. Was absolutely loving these features and was joyfully adding to my circle Why is there a limit to people we can have in our circle? TCaponePhoto said 10 years ago. It already came in handy this morning when it popped up "new items" from those I had favorited a while back.
Sometimes you get so busy you just don't get a chance to go through your list of favorite shops to see what's new and this was a perfect reminder! Thanks so much for the add! I would dearly love to have that as a hot link instead of having to scroll down and dig it out of the side bar. I would like to be able to remove myself from other people's circles.
I am a merchant, not someone's buddy. I would like it if people had to ask me if I wanted to belong to their circles. I would politely say "no thanks" to all of them. I hate all this new social networking stuff, except for Teams. I find it very unprofessional in this marketplace. MsBittyKnacks said 10 years ago. WatergirlStudio said 10 years ago. I was exploring these features earlier and I love them! In fact, I'm loving many of the changes Etsy is making, especially "Copy".
Thank you for thinking about us and making Etsy a friendlier place. ObeyMyBrain said 10 years ago. A lot of wasted space on the activity feed page. I would say it needs much smaller thumbnails so more of them will fit on the page. I don't need to see my own products splashed in my face when they get favorited. As it is even on a 24 in screen only 4 of the, what do you call them, notes? Way too few. Great new feature! I reached it in just one hour! Whenever I need to do this, on any site, I look for the options closest to the issue that have to do with billing, transaction cases, etc.
Things that absolutely need a site rep to sort out and cannot be solved via reading the help guide. Usually that is where the contact options appear soonest. I think JDCreative has pin pointed the issue. I have done lots of tests and also received some through from you guys too but it seems to be so random as to whether it works or not.
So I can only put it down to the platform and the browser being used. I've been having a similar problem all week. Customers have tried to message me, or did message me, but the messages didn't go through. I thought they might be replying to a "no reply" email link, but it's happened with 5 customers that I know of in the past 3 days.
Several of those customers also left custom details in the "add note to seller" box, but the details didn't come through on the order, either.
Perhaps an outdated browser is the culprit. Let's hope Etsy can resolve this issue quickly, because it's really hard to communicate with customers when only one side is receiving messages. Sign In Help. Learn more here. Turn on suggestions.
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