Marmalead on Etsy, national heat wave slowing sales, typical

I tried the free version just for giggles and it's ranking the free-four at "B" across the board. Not sure if the quest for A's is worth the costs and energy or not. I've been following the Etsy formula title/tags/description nearly since I started... <shrug>

Did you scroll down and see their ratings for your tag words ?
Curious if you agree with their opinion(grading) or/and did it add new words with ratings.

I did my Etsy title(Marmalead stylish) "<#1 search term> <Desrciption 4 to 7 words> <#2 tag> <#3 tag> <4><5><6><and if possible 7 and 8 and 9 (until 140 characters used)>" one space between all words

tag word = Marmalead choices 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 ratings highest to lowest left to right

They rated their tags(damn near same as my tags) very close to my ratings for the same tags I have been using on repetitive product on Etsy for a good while.
That impressed me. Been watching same 10 tag words for 2-3 years. Can't fool me on those very easy.

Did that all make schist for sense ?

That looks like a 7000 lb trailer to me. If that is the case 10000 lbs would be double the carry capacity and if I remember right you have no trailer brakes. Be careful young man............................................MrP

That makes me feel better...........................................MrP

The longest day by day graphical analytics period that I could get on Etsy is gotten by entering 59 days in 'specific dates'.

In my case, 75-80% of 'fire pit' are purchased on Sunday go figure. The views on Sunday closely reflect my total sales. Sunday has the highest views 75-80% of the time go figure.

This is a 59 + 59 + 59 day look back. Call it 6 months with daily sensitivity. Most of the peaks are Sundays.

Screenshots and then cropped for my permanent records. April 23rd was the day I applied Marmalead to the titles of 4 listings and renewed them.

It makes sense that the April 23 peak was a listing peak as I modified listings.
It makes sense that the February 20 peak was a shop peak because I was in some sort of Etsy shop promotion ad.

I can generate sales going to festivals, which is a lot of work. Or sit on my azz and have customers buy online.

Time will tell if Marmalead is in fact the influencing factor.





Monday is a 'get it done day' here on this farm. It is a rule that I ship all Sunday orders on Monday without fail(unless struck by lightning).
Fast shipping 'scores well' with the impulsive world out there. Key to fine reviews.
Often time getting up early Monday to build any pits I may not have in inventory to make Monday shipments which is rare.
Inventory rebuilt on Tuesday. So work week is Sunday evening, Monday and Tuesday. Then harass wife for the other 5 days.
Mid-week orders are sometimes shipped during week requiring me to take wife out for dinner on return trip.(an arrangement)

OK. I just bit the bullet and paid $190 for a year. So did Etsy wife. More information.
Ha, all her descriptions were full of red bar graphs. Mine are green and good and she wrote mine go figure.

My best listing graded by Marmalead. And my worst. Not bad, lots of green.
Wife's were bad descriptions, all red. For instance her grade level is all 8-10. Descriptions are supposed to be written in 4th grade jargon.

Good listing, 42 inch fire pit(#1-2 best seller)



Not as good. This is a listing for a fire pit cover, an accessory. It is referred to customer by fire pit listing.

James, I think you are having to much fun with that. 

LOL! Nothing like a little bit of friendly competition. I'm glad the program  is working so well for you. You have sold me on trying it... as soon as I get the chance.

I had to deal with an ugly customer this morning who swore my cab pictures were not of the same cab. I assured her they were, she quit following me, I said- sorry to hear that you will be sorely missed. Kindness always kills the nasty ones. LOL! Really, she was being a beotch.

Another Etsy trick is to unlike shops and refill the buffer with new liked shops to increase views from power likers. She is doing you a favor.

My wife's shop has those fussy customers. Not mine, fire pit people on Etsy are humble and kind.
Fire pit people on Houzz are snooty and complain.
Houzz wanting to allow ALL returns regardless of whimsical reason. Very 'not supplier' friendly. All 'customer' friendly.
I 'reached out' told my third Houzz customer they can stick it where the sun don't shine. Not returning pit for rust. It is clearly described as the patina.
Houzz probably not happy with James.
They stopped 'reaching out' to me lol.

I kinda cut my face off to spite my nose(is that the way the saying goes).