1.1. Overview & Features

Overview:

The Etsy* lister is available to SSB Deluxe Plan subscribers and allows you to list directly to Etsy.com. Etsy US only supported at this time.

Features:

• Manage up to 2 Etsy shops
• Unlimited number of listings.
• 500 MB Secure Image Hosting
• Bulk Image Uploading to the Image Manager
• Photo Editing & Protection
• Easily place up to ten (10) photos within a listing using the Image Chooser, or upload on-the-fly.
• Create and save listing Drafts or choose to Publish them immediately.
• Etsy Items Management - On the Etsy Items Pages, view the status of your items. You may do so by navigating to Listings > Etsy Items > Draft & Active
• Revise your drafts and publish your listings!
• Sell Similar from a draft or published listing
• Make listings inactive or activate them

 

 

 

 

*The term 'Etsy' is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. This application uses the Etsy API but is not endorsed or certified by Etsy, Inc.

 

 

 

1.2. Get an Etsy Token

In order to list via Seller Sourcebook, you must first get a token from Etsy authorizing us to list items on your behalf.

Getting an Etsy Token:

Navigate to Listings > Utilities > Seller Profiles.

Within the Profile List section, click "Create New Profile"

Select your listing site from the option menu presented to you. In this case, Etsy US.

You will be immediately redirected to etsy.com to obtain your token.

Sign with your email address and password. 

At the next screen, you will see this message:

"An application would like to connect to your account."

You will see a list of permissions. 

Scroll to the bottom and click the button, "Grant Access."

Once you have done this, you may see a page displaying the token Etsy has returned to us. If so, click on the button, "Click here if you are not automatically redirected."

You will be returned to your Seller Sourcebook account's Profile List. A new profile will be created. The profile name will be in the format "Etsy yourshopname".

To start using this profile immediately, make the Etsy profile your default by selecting the Action "Make this default" from the profile's Actions menu. A default profile in your account will automatically load the lister for that marketplace when you start a new listing.

NOTE: Profiles may not be edited, nor can you create multiple profiles for a shop at this time. Etsy profiles are merely functional, with the minimum information Etsy needs to recognize you as a seller.  If you have information that is usually repeated from one listing to another, please create a listing and "save as draft" which saves a draft to your Etsy account. Then use that draft as a base for another draft or published listing by using the "Sell Similar" action.

Automatic Listings Import:

After getting your Etsy token, our system will automatically import your active Etsy items to your Seller Sourcebook account. Navigate to Listings > Etsy Items > Draft & Active and you will see a list of imported items. Only active items (not drafts) are imported.

 

1.3. Using the Etsy Lister

Getting Started:

Before you can list to Etsy, you'll need to have an Etsy profile with a valid Etsy token. Please refer to the previous page in this chapter for how to obtain a profile and token.

Starting a New Listing:

There are two ways to start a new listing.

1. From the Seller Profiles page, select the action "New Listing" from your Etsy profile's Actions menu.
2. If your Etsy profile is set as your default profile, use the main navigation bar to navigate to Listings > Prepare > New Listing. This works from any page on our site.

Either path will take you directly to the Etsy Lister.

Creating Your Listing:

On the Etsy Lister page, you will see the following buttons in the top action bar: Save as Draft, Publish and Cancel Listing.

In order to save a draft or publish a listing, you must fill out the form and include the required information. Required information is indicated by red asterisks. Cancel Listing will cancel the listing process and return you to the page you came from.

Photos:

Upload: If you wish to upload images, click "Upload". A bulk image uploader will open. Drag and drop your images or click "+Add more files" to select and add images from your computer, then click "Upload" when ready to upload. The images will automatically be selected for your listing. 

Add from Image Manager: If you have already uploaded images in advance, using our bulk uploader, you may simply add photos by clicking "Add from Image Manager." The Image Chooser will open, displaying thumbnails of the images already present in your account. To select an image, simply click on its thumbnail. You may rotate the image prior to placement, using the orange rotation icons below each thumbnail. You may click on up to ten (10) image thumbnails. Our program will prevent the addition of more than ten images. The image chooser allows you to "Add all" from a particular image category, which can save time. If there are more than ten images in the category, only the first ten (starting from the top left) will be placed within the listing, and you will see the warning message, "Some images not added."

Your selected images will appear under the photos heading. You may click the trash can icon next to an image to remove that image from your listing. (The image will still be present in your Image Manager.) You may change the image order by clicking and holding an image's thumbnail and dragging it to a new spot.

Listing Details:

Title: Enter a meaningful title for your listing, limited to 140 characters.

About this listing: Choose the appropriate answer within each option list: Who made it? What is it? When was it made?

Category: If you know the category number, you may enter it directly into the text box. Otherwise, click on the search icon (the blue magnifying glass) to open the list of parent categories. Continue selecting categories until you find the appropriate category to list your item. If you take the wrong path, simply click the close button to close the category window, then click on the search icon again to start over. When you have reached a leaf category, a category number will be populated in the text box, and the complete category path and name will be displayed above the category number. If you've selected the wrong category, click on the search icon again to start over.

Previous Categories: If you've previously launched items to Etsy, a dropdown of previously used categories will be shown below the category selection area. You may select a category from this list to save time.

If you've previously launched an item to Etsy, we automatically load the last-used category when you start a new listing, for your convenience.

Renewal Options: Select Automatic or Manual. If you choose Automatic, Etsy will renew your listing after the usual 4 month expiration period. If you choose Manual, your listing will expire within 4 months of the date you've published it.

Type: Select Physical or Digital*. Physical indicates a physical (tangible) item that will need to be shipped to your buyer. Digital indicates a digital item that will need to be downloaded by your buyer.

Description: Enter a description of your item. You may enter a maximum of 102,400 characters.

Tags: Add tags applicable to your item. Type in the text field and click "Add" (or tap the Enter or Return key) to create a tag. You may also select previously used tags from the dropdown options list. Tags may be sorted by clicking and dragging them.

Materials: Add materials applicable to your item. Type in the text field and click "Add" (or tap the Enter or Return key) to create a material. You may also select previously used materials from the dropdown options list. Materials may be sorted by clicking and dragging them.

Attributes:

The attributes available for selection are dependent on the chosen category. Although usually optional, it is highly recommended that you enter as many attribute values as you can, so that potential buyers may easily find your item. NOTE: Attributes do NOT add extra words to your tags within your listing. They help internally at Etsy when potential buyers use the attributes to filter searches.  If you want your listing to appear in Google search, we suggest utilizing tags.

Inventory and Pricing:

Enter a Price and Quantity. Price must be between $0.20 and $50,000.00. Quantity must be between 0 and 999.

Optionally, you may enter a SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) for your reference.

Shipping:

Within the shipping section, your Etsy shipping profiles are listed. To select one, click on its radio button.

[ ! ] If your selected profile is for calculated shipping, you must enter the following package details:

Item Weight: The weight of your package in pounds (lbs) and ounces (oz).

Item Size: The Length, Width, and Height of your package in inches (in). The number for length must be the longest dimension, or Etsy will return an error.

If none of your existing shipping options are appropriate for your listing, you may create a new one. Click the Add a Shipping Profile button, and the section will expand with fields to enter the following information:

Profile name, Country of Origin, Origin zipcode, Ship cost, Ship cost for each additional item, Minimum Processing time, Maximum Processing time, Destination Country, Shipping Service.

To save this new shipping profile, click Save and use options. Your new profile will be created and selected for your listing. (Note: This profile is now available within Etsy for future listings, even if you do not publish this listing.)  Only profiles for destinations in the US may be created at this time. Profiles may not be deleted from Seller Sourcebook at this time. To create shipping profiles for international destinations, or if you wish to delete any unwanted profiles, please login to your Etsy account directly and go to Settings.

[ ! ] If you are opted in to Etsy Ads: Our form does not offer the option to opt out of a campaign, as this is not yet supported by Etsy's API. If you have an active ad campaign and publish a listing to Etsy using our Etsy Lister, the published listing will be added to that campaign automatically. If you do not want the listing to be in your ad campaign, be sure to revise it on Etsy to remove the campaign. You may revise it while it is still a draft, and then publish it, or when it has already been published.

After you have entered all listing information, you may click Save as Draft. This action will upload your images and a draft listing to your Etsy account. You may further edit the draft and publish it later, via either SSB or directly at Etsy. If you prefer to publish the listing right away, you may click the Publish button instead.

Important: In order to "Save as Draft" or "Publish", your Etsy shop cannot be on vacation.

 

Once you have submitted a draft, or published your listing, you will see an entry in the Etsy Items page within your SSB account. Navigate to Listings > Etsy Items > Draft & Active.