# Etsy migration - Hello everyone! **URL:** \ **Category:** SEO\ **Created:** [13 May 2025 13:18 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484 "2025-05-13T13:18:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thunderlizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@thunderlizard](https://talk.folksy.com/u/thunderlizard)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2025 13:18 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/1 "2025-05-13T13:18:46Z")
I’m incoming from Etsy and my own website, plus a little eBay. It’s nice to find an alternative to DropShipperland which both Etsy and eBay have become. Shop wise, I’m just after a little advice on how Folksy seems to work: Is it SEO heavy? Should titles be “Personalised Dinosaur Bag Back To School Dinosaur Gift T-Rex Bag Dinosaur” or simple “Personalised Dinosaur Bag”? Should Descriptions be heartfelt or keyword stuffed? It looks like people focus a lot on the behind-the-scenes information, does this actually pay off in regard to sales? I’m hoping Folksy tops up on the slumps that seem to happen on other platforms, but that could just be the sales drop between people’s pay days 🙂 It could simply be that I need to improve my designs. Anyway, hello everyone and happy to be here! Now, back to importing the other 163 items - thank you Folksy Support for doing the bulk of the import. ---
**Author:** ![samazama](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/samazama/32/191810_2.png) [@samazama](https://talk.folksy.com/u/samazama)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2025 17:24 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/2 "2025-05-13T17:24:19Z")
Hi, and a welcome to Folksy from me. When I joined Folksy they sent several emails with various tips ,so I expect you will get them too. So if you understand about SEO and keywords and things, then they will be of help. ---
**Author:** ![SashaGarrett](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/sashagarrett/32/1432_2.png) [@SashaGarrett](https://talk.folksy.com/u/SashaGarrett)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2025 19:30 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/3 "2025-05-13T19:30:48Z")
Hi, the folksy search algorithm was changed recently. Heres a link to the blog post on the new search which will hopefully answer your query. > **[Search Changes on Folksy: An Update](https://blog.folksy.com/2025/05/01/search-changes-on-folksy-an-update)** > > This update is all about what’s changed when it comes to search, why we made those changes, and what we’re doing next. ---
**Author:** ![thunderlizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b487fb/32.png) [@thunderlizard](https://talk.folksy.com/u/thunderlizard)\ **Post date:** [13 May 2025 20:15 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/4 "2025-05-13T20:15:50Z")
Ah, the search makes sense, and it’s good to know. My items are showing already, so that’s really good news. I’ve seen a lot of posts on here that seems to suggest that you need to drive your own traffic? Is that really the case? Does it not get organically sewn through Google and Bing? ---
**Author:** ![ChristineJonesPrintmaker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/christinejonesprintmaker/32/200723_2.png) [@ChristineJonesPrintmaker](https://talk.folksy.com/u/ChristineJonesPrintmaker)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2025 05:30 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/5 "2025-05-14T05:30:27Z")
Hi Sophie @thunderlizard Welcome to Folksy Yes you do have to drive traffic to your shop and promote it. I notice you don’t have a link on IG to your Folksy shop which you really need. ---
**Author:** ![DaisyWings](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/folksy/user_avatar/talk.folksy.com/daisywings/32/4237_2.png) [@DaisyWings](https://talk.folksy.com/u/DaisyWings)\ **Post date:** [14 May 2025 15:55 UTC](https://talk.folksy.com/t/etsy-migration-hello-everyone/31484/6 "2025-05-14T15:55:59Z")
Welcome to Folksy 🙂