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Etsy guides

So these guides cover selling on Etsy, from opening your shop to what Etsy takes from each sale. They also explain Etsy's Offsite Ads fee and who Etsy fits and who it doesn't.

How to start an Etsy shop, step by step, if you've never sold online

Every screen from sign-up to your first listing, in the order you'll see it, with what each one asks for and what it costs.

Is Etsy worth it in 2026? What it costs, what sellers complain about, and who it fits

A straight answer for someone who has never sold online, with the fee math shown so you can redo it.

Etsy Offsite Ads explained: the 15% and 12% fee, whether you can opt out, and what Etsy's rules say about your own website

The fee Etsy charges when its own ad brings a buyer, the $10,000 line where you can no longer switch it off, and what Etsy's written rules say about sending buyers to your own site or emailing them.