These days, the Etsy seller community is buzzing about payment reserves. In particular, some shop owners find that the reserve makes it hard to stay open. This has become such a problem that many UK sellers have stopped doing business on Etsy, and the British government has even opened an investigation. But what is the reserve, anyway, and how can you avoid…

Whether you’re a brand-new Etsy seller trying to establish your shop or the proud owner of an established one, one of the most important things you think about is your shop’s overall performance. For instance, everyone needs to know how much profit they will make on a particular sale, whether their products are competitively priced, and if their shops are getting good…