Chapter 13
Order Up! Processing and Shipping Orders
IN THIS CHAPTER
Tracking orders and receiving payment
Packaging and shipping items
Managing orders on the Etsy Seller app
OMG. You made your first sale! What a moment.
Obviously, the first thing you should do when you complete a sale is celebrate. Maybe do a little happy dance or go get some ice cream. Just don’t celebrate too long. You’ve got an order to process and an item to ship!
The moment someone buys your item, it’s time to begin the difficult process of letting it go. As hard as it may be to say goodbye — after all, odds are you slaved over its creation and gave it the best care possible — the time has come to send it on its way.
In this chapter, you find out how to deal with end-of-sale matters, like finding out when you’ve sold an item, receiving payment, processing an order, packaging it, and shipping it to its new owner.
You’ve Got Sale: Finding Out You Have a Sale
When you sell an item in your Etsy shop, Etsy notifies you via email straightaway. This email contains loads of important information and links, including the following:
- Which item sold
- The price and quantity of the item that sold
- A link to the order ...
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