{"id":1545,"date":"2017-11-25T21:13:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-26T05:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2025-06-17T18:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T01:55:30","slug":"etsy-marketplace-getting-tougher-on-sellers-alternative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1545\/etsy-marketplace-getting-tougher-on-sellers-alternative\/","title":{"rendered":"Etsy Marketplace Getting Tougher on Sellers? Move to an Etsy Alternative That Puts You in Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\">    <picture>\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/e-commerce-website-builders.png\"\n             srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/e-commerce-website-builders.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/e-commerce-website-builders-300x231.png 300w\"             sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1200px) 75vw, 1200px\"\n             width=\"1000\"\n             height=\"772\"\n             alt=\"e-commerce website builders\"\n             loading=\"lazy\"             decoding=\"async\"\n             class=\"wp-image-1546\" >\n    <\/picture>\n    <\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Since going public two and a half years ago, Etsy has faced growing pressure from shareholders &#8211; and that pressure is now hitting sellers hard. Many longtime shop owners are searching for an <strong>Etsy alternative<\/strong> as they face shrinking profits and less control over their own shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Etsy\u2019s sales cut has remained the same, the platform has introduced more seller-paid services like promoted listings, which began in 2014 and now eat into already-thin profit margins. In fact, <strong>over half of Etsy\u2019s revenue now comes from seller services<\/strong> &#8211; a major shift from earlier years. As Etsy\u2019s gross merchandise sales grew 13.2% year-over-year in Q3, individual artists report slower sales and increased frustration. <em>(Source: &#8220;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racked.com\/2017\/11\/16\/16602692\/etsys-sellers-ipo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Etsy\u2019s Evolution Strains Sellers<\/a>&#8220;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Etsy Sellers Are Struggling<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Increased reliance on paid services eats into profits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales slowdown despite marketplace growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of full control over your shop and customer data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>An Alternative Solution for Sellers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re tired of paying a cut on every sale and losing control over your shop\u2019s future, it might be time to consider an Etsy alternative &#8211; your own e-commerce website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why Choose <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\">UltimateWB<\/a>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>One-time cost:<\/strong> Pay once for powerful website builder software &#8211; no ongoing sales commissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Full control:<\/strong> Customize your store, branding, and customer experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Affordable hosting:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/domain-names-web-hosting\">Web hosting packages<\/a> start under $5\/month<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No risk of losing your site:<\/strong> Because you own your website, you don\u2019t lose it if you pause hosting &#8211; just download your website data and reupload when you&#8217;re ready.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>No commission fees:<\/strong> Unlike Shopify or Volusion, UltimateWB doesn\u2019t take a cut of your sales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Take control of your online store and keep 100% of your profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/compare-ecommerce-website-builders\">Compare UltimateWB to Other E-commerce Builders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since going public two and a half years ago, Etsy has faced growing pressure from shareholders &#8211; and that pressure is now hitting sellers hard. Many longtime shop owners are searching for an Etsy alternative as they face shrinking profits &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/1545\/etsy-marketplace-getting-tougher-on-sellers-alternative\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[4673,4678,4672,981,519,121,979,980,3018,4670,4666,4675,4669,4671,4667,4677,4674,2080,4668,126,1186,529,4676],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-e-commerce","tag-affordable-web-hosting","tag-best-etsy-alternative","tag-build-your-own-online-store","tag-create-e-commerce-website","tag-e-commerce-website","tag-e-commerce-website-builder","tag-etsy","tag-etsy-alternative","tag-etsy-fees","tag-etsy-marketplace-issues","tag-etsy-seller-struggles","tag-etsy-vs-own-website","tag-handmade-seller-website","tag-no-commission-e-commerce","tag-one-time-website-cost","tag-online-store-builder","tag-own-your-website","tag-sell-online","tag-seller-freedom","tag-shopify","tag-shopify-alternative","tag-volusion","tag-volusion-alternative"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1545"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6598,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1545\/revisions\/6598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1545"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1545"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatewb.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1545"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}