When you shop online, the middleman that is a retailer becomes significantly less necessary, and their presence less obvious to customers. Brands can make their own websites to take the place of a third party shop and ship their products directly to consumers… but it can unfortunately benefit them if hundreds of wanna-be entrepreneurs volunteer to advertise their product as if it were their own.
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Many times, supporters have asked us “Do you have anyone who sells (insert product name here)?” We would tell them to search our member directory…
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Etsy rolled out sweeping new policy guidelines for adult products that took effect earlier this week. The hardest hit by these new changes are adult…
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As an international organization that advocates for creative small business owners of all kinds, our most frequently asked question is, “are there any alternatives to…
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The more we dig into the problems creative indie sellers face earning an income online, the more we have realized that these problems go deeper…
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On February 21, 2024, Etsy posted the article “Strengthening New-Shop Onboarding to Keep Our Community Safe”. The article lists changes that will apply to new…
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This is the third post in our series about the Marketplace Accreditation Program. Click here to start at the beginning. My business name is auralynne,…
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I realized I have not done a good enough job of getting all the ideas bouncing around in my head down on paper so that…
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This is the second post in our first series about the Marketplace Accreditation Program. Click here to start at the beginning. I spent a thousand…
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To everyone who joined our discussion on the FTC’s proposed “Junk Fee” rule, thank you! We drafted a statement summarizing the experiences of our members,…
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