Etsy puts the most weight on the first 3–5 words of your title. If your main keyword isn’t at the very beginning, your listing is already weaker than it should be. Always lead with exactly what the buyer is searching for. Pretty wording comes after SEO.

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I haven’t seen a new post here for a few days, so I figured I’d drop a truth bomb. Most people don’t fail on Etsy because their designs are bad. They fail because they expect instant results. Digital downloads are a volume and consistency game, not a lottery ticket. One listing rarely changes anything. Ten, twenty, or fifty listings tested over time is where momentum starts. Stop judging your shop after a few days or even a few weeks. The sellers who win are the ones who treat Etsy like a system, keep uploading, and let data decide what stays and what goes.

When a design starts selling a few times, how many additional designs should you usually create or expand to in the same/similar style or theme ? Thanks

Most Etsy sellers quit after about 45 days. They list a few designs, get 14 visits, 0 sales, and start saying things like: “I got in too late.” “It’s all saturated.” “Etsy just favors big shops.” But that’s not why it’s hard. The real reason? Their expectations are completely out of control. So let’s fix that 👇 1. The $10K/month mindset vs. the $0 mindset Everyone wants instant traction. But every shop you see making $10K+? They assumed it would take YEARS. If you treat your Etsy shop like a business from day one — not a hobby, not a “maybe this will work” — you’ll start acting like a top seller before the badge shows up. 2. You’re not “good” yet (and that’s okay) When my first design went viral, I honestly thought I was a genius. My next 10 tanked. 😏 That’s when I learned: it’s not about one lucky product — it’s about testing, learning, and stacking products. Even with $1M+ in digital sales, I still have listings that flop. The difference? I don’t make it mean anything. I just learn and move on. 3. Stop trying to sell to everyone “Funny tumbler wraps”, "ADHD planners", "Dog wall art", "Kid's coloring pages" If you are trying to make and sell everything, you will never get good at anything which will result in no sales and complete burnout. The more specific your audience, the more your designs convert. 4. Stop copying — start remixing You don’t win on Etsy by cloning the top shops. You win by taking what’s trending… and putting your weird, wonderful spin on it. Because AI doesn’t replace creativity — it multiplies it. Etsy’s easy. Once you stop making it so hard. Keep designing, keep experimenting, and stop expecting your first 10 listings to retire you, though that would be really nice. 😆 You’re just one good prompt away from your next bestseller. — Bailey P.S. If you want my daily trending product ideas + the exact AI prompts + SEO to fast-track your Etsy growth, join the AI Design & Grow Experience here — it’s where I help creatives like you turn prompts into profit every single day.