What Etsy's Algorithm Actually Wants From You
From Amy Harrop. Your old Etsy strategy isn't working anymore. Here's what actually moves the algorithm now. Amy Harrop Dec 3 READ IN APP The Workflow Fixes That Actually Boost Your Etsy Visibility Most Etsy sellers build their shops around one assumption: good keywords equal good rankings. They spend hours researching tags, stuffing titles with search terms, and waiting for the algorithm to notice. Traffic drops. Sales slow. Listings that performed well for months suddenly vanish from page one. The typical response? More keywords. Better tags. Longer titles. What changed: Etsy’s algorithm stopped caring about keywords alone. Now it watches how buyers actually behave. If your listing gets clicked but not favorited, the algorithm notices. If shoppers scroll past your thumbnail, your ranking drops. The sellers who figure this out early and start optimizing for buyer behavior are the ones who stay visible. These same principles apply to every design decision you make in your printable shop. Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more What Etsy's Algorithm Actually Wants From You