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Etsy Star Seller Badge

What is an Etsy star seller?

Starting last month sellers will see a new Star Seller section in their Shop Manager dashboard. Here you’ll find how you’re performing in these key areas: responding to messages, shipping, 5-star ratings, sales, and orders. Etsy will start rewarding sellers with a Star Seller badge—making it easier for shoppers on Etsy to know you have a proven record of providing an excellent customer experience. It is a way to recognize and reward Etsy sellers who consistently provide an excellent customer experience.

Why Etsy chose this criteria

from buyer research that these areas are important in providing a positive customer experience. Performing well in these areas could also help you become a more successful Etsy seller. Here’s how:

Buyers are more likely to come back and shop from you when you ship your orders on time, than if you ship late. Based on same-shop repeat purchase rate data between Jan 2020 and Dec 2020.
Sellers who respond to buyer messages within 24 hours are four times more likely to make a sale than sellers with a longer response time. Based on conversion rate data from initial buyer messages between Jan 2020 and Dec 2020.
Buyers that leave a 5-star rating are more likely to come back and shop from you than buyers leaving lower ratings. Based on same-shop repeat purchase rate data between Jan 2020 and Dec 2020.

Etsy created a checklist to help sellers strive for the star seller

This checklist covers key steps you can take to ensure the best customer experience, setting your shop up for Star Seller success and continued growth.

❏ Respond to messages quickly.

When shoppers have questions about your products, they want answers right away. Set aside some time each day for responding to questions, and aim to answer questions within 24-hours or less. Response rate is also an important piece of Star Seller criteria: To qualify, you’ll need to respond to 95% or more of initial messages from buyers within 24 hours (just the first message, not ongoing conversations). You’ll also need to meet the other Star Seller criteria, which you can read here.

Tools for success:

Download the Sell on Etsy App for your Android or iOS device, so you can respond to messages quickly, even when you’re away from your computer.
While it’s important to personalize the messages you send, you can save time getting started by using saved replies to keep a library of frequently used responses on hand.

❏ Establish your policy on returns and exchanges.

While shop policies don’t directly impact Star Seller eligibility, they can help encourage positive reviews by setting clear expectations with shoppers. Positive reviews are another important criteria for Star Seller: To qualify, 95% or more of your reviews will need to have 5-star ratings.

In your shop policies, you should establish clear guidelines for whether you’ll accept returns and/or exchanges. If a buyer does contact you to coordinate a return or exchange, the first step is to work with the buyer to decide:

Where the buyer should send the item (generally to your address)
The time frame in which you want to receive it
Who will be responsible for the cost of return shipping, if you don’t state this in your shop policies

Update your shop policies

❏ Ship on time.

To qualify for Star Seller, you’ll need 95% or more of your orders to ship within your stated processing time and with tracking* or you purchased a shipping label on Etsy. Digital orders will not require tracking information.

Ship within your stated processing times. We use the processing times you set for each listing to determine the ship-by date. Update your processing times to accurately reflect your workflow and set clear expectations with shoppers.

Add tracking, or use shipping labels on Etsy. If you’re in the United States you can save up to 30% on retail postage rates by purchasing shipping labels on Etsy. Plus, if you purchase a USPS shipping label on Etsy, cut down on trips to the post office by scheduling a free pickup from your USPS postal carrier or by bringing them to a USPS postal drop-off location, if available in your area.

❏ Add thoughtful touches.

Let your customers know how much you appreciate their business with a handwritten thank-you note and branded packaging. You can also create a thank-you coupon to automatically send your customers an email with a coupon code after their order is complete. It’s a special touch that just might inspire them to leave a great review—and to make another purchase in the near future. Those little touches that show you went above and beyond will make them smile and could positively influence their review.

❏ Communicate delays.

If you learn that an item is delayed in transit, tell your buyer as early as possible so they’re not left wondering why their order didn’t arrive when expected. You can let your buyers know about delays and when you plan to ship their orders through messages and by using your shop announcement. Communicating proactively about any changes can help ensure a positive experience and more consistent positive reviews for your shop.

Our shop on Etsy is proud to be a Star Seller for the month of October and we are striving to keep the badge. We are giving away with every purchase a free NC coastal seashell & starting in November every Friday we will be giving away a freebie ( see our Instagram for more details in November)

Visit our shop to see all what we offer! : http://www.printhousedesign.com

5 Simple tricks to keep Air plant alive

Dunking is best. I know you thought you’d be fine just spritzing your tilly every few days, but that isn’t enough. … I recommend watering your air plant by dunking it every week for 8-9 minutes.
Always air dry. After they soak, Tillandsias need to dry out fully. This means place your plant upside down on a towel or wire rack for it to dry.
Look on the bright side. Air plants love indirect light, which means the plant needs to be in a room where it is sunny.
Plants get hungry, too. … You can add plant fertilizer to help your little plant flourish. Low-nitrogen fertilizers are best for air plants because it helps encourage blooming and offset production in Tillandsia. It’s also very important to use a non-urea-based nitrogen fertilizer.
Nice and cozy. … Keep your plant in a safe spot where it can thrive in the air, light, and water, which means you can place it in a planter that has great air flow.

Air plants are usually tiny, easy to grow, and they don’t need soil. As the name implies, air plants absorb nutrients and water from the air through scales on their leaves. They’re the easiest houseplant because they’re easy to care for and don’t need a lot of work to thrive.

Motivating quotes that can inspire us

As entrepreneurs, small shop owners, managers, and bosses, we must realize that everything we think actually matters. If we are seeking success, we must think successful, inspiring, and motivating thoughts.

Read these 10 motivational words of wisdom that will motivate you in building your business, leading your life, creating success, achieving your goals, and overcoming your fears. If you have a motivational quote that you like please comment below….

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” —Anonymous

“If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary.” —Jim Rohn

“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” —Walt Disney

“Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value.” —Albert Einstein

“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” —Steve Jobs

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears. ” —Les Brown

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” —Maya Angelou

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” —Mark Twain

“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” —Michael Jordan

“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” —Margaret Thatcher

As we read these thoughts, know they are sources of guidance in times of need, they can give us inspiration in times of struggle, they can motivate us in times of tribulations–success is not final and failure is not forever:

It is the motivation we choose that matters most.

What is Cottagecore?

Dreamy Aesthetic taking over the internet known as Cottagecore. Cottagecore (also known as Farmcore and Countrycore) is a cultural movement drawing inspiration from the rural lifestyle and the local artisans’ skills and crafts, rising fast on social media. Nowadays, cottagecore is everywhere on social media, from Instagram to Pinterest and a glimpse of it in our Etsy shop: Printhousedesign1.

Our homes should be our personal getaways — and the last year made this abundantly clear. As a result, some of us turned closets into office hideouts (aptly named “cloffices”), transformed garages into home gyms or into a craft room. At the heart of these transformations — from minor DIYs to big rebuilds — is the very idea that our homes should be a safe, cozy and inviting space that provides a respite from the outside world.

There’s no finer example of this feeling — aesthetic, rather — than cottagecore, where the ease of rural life is brought to life with fresh florals, botanical accents and vintage-inspired decor. Cottagecore embraces the charm of the English countryside (hence its name), creating an idealized representation of farm life — no matter where in the world you may live. The cottagecore style extends far beyond home decor; it’s inspired an overall state of being, often expressed through jewelry or clothes.

How can I bring the cottagecore aesthetic into my house?

Styles may range from person to person (or house to house), but the cottagecore aesthetic has several constants: Along with a neutral color palette (whites, creams and warm tones), key decor pieces include dried flower bouquets, indoor plants from artificial to real plants, mushroom trinkets and string lights. Everything — both the fashion and home decor has a vintage look and feel.

Our Etsy shop www. Printhousedesign.com offers cottagecore decor such as woodland aniamls; foxes, bears, owls, hedgehogs. Also you can find rose petal twinkle lights to bring a simple garden look. If you love plants the shop offers artificial succulents to real live air plants. To style your wardrobe with a little cottagecore flare, you can find beautiful pressed flowers and crystal earrings to choose from. In addition you can find bee inspired necklaces to wear any day at Gardenocity on Depop.

www.depop.com/gardenocity

Simply put, the concept of Cottagecore reflects the desire to live a quiet and nature-inspired life, away from technology, big city streets, and other modern types of stress-inducing activities while adding a piece to your everyday look.

Let’s talk about Tuesdays

Starting Oct 5th and every Tuesday in October I will be posting a blog with just a topic. I will have a topic such as succulents or garden tricks, and I want my followers & viewers to ASK any question that would relate to that topic.

Why am I doing this? I am trying something different and a way to help boost a new journey… PODCAST. I want my followers/ viewers, fans to be part of this new journey and your questions will be the main focus on my podcast.

I will also be posting on Tiktok, Instagram, Facebook, and here with the same question and then I will collect all the questions and create a podcast to answer the questions.

I hope this will start a new and exciting journey for myself and for all of you!