{"title":"How to Open an Etsy Shop in 7 Steps","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/side-hustles/how-to-open-an-etsy-shop","category":{"slug":"side-hustles","name":"Side Hustles"},"creator":{"name":"HelloCustom","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6cbhzVK46sFpNNZfnrGOPA","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFl3-OJhcIo"},"tldr":"Open your Etsy shop in one weekend: register the business, set up payment and shipping, list your first products with SEO titles, and launch with 10 to 15 items.","totalDurationSeconds":528,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Go to Etsy and Click Sell on Etsy","text":"Open etsy.com, scroll all the way to the footer, and click 'Sell on Etsy' under the Sell column. On the next page, click 'Get Started.' Sign in with your existing Etsy account, or register with email, first name, and a password.Click Register, then 'Let's do this' on the welcome screen. Etsy then asks a couple of optional questions about your seller intent - answer however you want, they don't change the setup flow."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Set Your Shop Preferences","text":"Etsy walks you through 5 setup steps shown across the top progress bar. The first is Shop Preferences: pick your shop language, country, and currency.For most US sellers that's English / United States / USD. These can be changed later (except shop country once your bank is connected), so don't agonize. Click Save and Continue."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Pick a Shop Name","text":"Type your shop name. If it's taken, Etsy auto-suggests variants - the example tries 'Hello Custom' first (taken), then 'HelloCustomBoutique' (available). Common adds: Co, Company, Shop, Boutique, Studio, Designs.Don't overthink it - you can change the name once for free, and again later for a small fee. Click Save and Continue once an available name is found."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Set Up Payment and Connect Your Bank","text":"Pick where your bank is located, then choose seller type (most beginners pick Individual - skip this if you don't have an LLC or EIN). Fill in legal name, DOB, SSN, address, and phone.Then connect your bank via Plaid - sign into your bank for instant verification, or enter your routing/account numbers manually if your bank isn't supported. Plaid only sees account numbers, not your password."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Verify Your Identity With ID and Selfie","text":"Etsy uses Persona-style identity verification (the same kind Stripe and Coinbase use). Pick the express method, then take a photo of the front and back of your driver's license or passport on your phone.Then take a selfie - it'll prompt you to look left and right to confirm liveness. Verification usually completes in under a minute. If it fails, Etsy walks you through manual re-submission."},{"number":6,"title":"Step 6: Approve the $29 Setup Fee","text":"Etsy now charges a one-time $29 setup fee, plus per-listing ($0.20 each, every 4 months) and transaction fees (6.5% + payment processing) on every sale. Enter your billing info, click 'I authorize this charge,' and approve.Etsy may offer Etsy Plus ($10/mo for 6 months) to refund the $29 - the math doesn't work for most beginning sellers, so click 'I don't want this exclusive offer' and continue."},{"number":7,"title":"Step 7: Set Up Two-Factor Authentication","text":"The last step is two-factor auth (2FA). Pick your delivery method: text message, phone call, or authenticator app (Authy, Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator). Authenticator app is the most secure - it works even without cell service and isn't vulnerable to SIM-swap attacks.Enter the verification code Etsy sends you, click Continue, and your shop is officially open for business. Now you can list your first product."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-05-20T13:32:16.738Z","published":"2026-04-26T21:44:20.948Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}