If you're active in the handmade community you probably know that Etsy is increasing their seller fees from 5% to 6.5% (on top of normal processing fees) and most sellers are not happy about it. You might even know that I made a video explaining that even though I obviously don't want to give more of my money to Etsy, I saw enough benefits in their system to stay.
So I was scrolling on TikTok when I saw this video and I learned that Etsy does not charge seller fees on sales made through their website creator called Pattern. Pattern does cost $15 a month, but I know that my Etsy fees are usually way over $15, so I decided to start with a free month trial! This means I can keep the Etsy backend that I'm used to and hopefully save some money on fees.
So what does that mean for YOU?
Now you have two ways to shop Fired Figments! The exact same items are in both shops, but the Online Store supports me a little bit more.
Online Store (Powered by Etsy)
All of the buyer protection and benefits of Etsy
Purchase still saves in your Etsy account
More of your purchase goes straight to Stephanie - Yay! Support small businesses!
Classic Etsy Store
“Favorite Shop” to your Etsy account so you can find it easily
“Favorite” items to create your wishlist
Etsy takes 6.5% of item price on top of processing fees (Stephanie earns less from your purchase)
However you decide to buy - I appreciate your support of my small business!
I'm excited to see if this change will be a happy compromise between losing less money on fees, and still staying on Etsy.