hiring freelance to set up Etsy shop.

[michellepasley]

I've never used anyone I here for work so I have a question.  How do you go about hiring someone to create your Etsy store.  Obviously you will need to give them your log in information.  How do you hire them and keep your personal information safe.  What are the steps to do this?

[akfo_co]

I can help you with that, kindly contact me now

[vickieito]

7 hours ago, michellepasley said:

How do you go about hiring someone to create your Etsy store.  Obviously you will need to give them your log in information.  How do you hire them and keep your personal information safe.  What are the steps to do this?

Hi @michellepasley - please note that sharing your Etsy store password is not recommended by Etsy and you do this at your own risk. Not only do you have to trust the person you are sharing your password with, but you won't be able to use two-factor authentication, so please keep that in mind. This might be okay if you are only going to solicit their help to set up the store (and then will change the password and set up the two-factor authentication later).

Etsy does have House rules related to using freelancers (even short-term ones) to help you with your business and you will need to disclose this in your About section (see Etsy House rules):

https://www.etsy.com/legal/policy/hiring-freelance-administrative-help/243317690157

If you still want to use a freelancer to set up your Etsy store, only share your passwords with freelancers that you vet and trust. This is easier said than done. I've had a lot of bad buying experiences when I was new to Fiverr, but got better at vetting my sellers as I became a more experienced buyer.

Do your due diligence on your sellers to make sure that they are competent, trustworthy, and credible. Take your time to go through seller profiles and reviews to get a good feel of how they operate and communicate. See how well they present themselves in their gigs and review the quality of their work samples. Send your brief to sellers in your inbox chats to see if they understand your requirements and have the knowledge and skill to handle your request. If needed, jump on a quick Zoom call with them to see if you are a good fit with each other.

Good sellers won't tell you they can help you until they find out exactly what you need. They will dig into your request and ask the right questions, and will be able to explain to you exactly how they will help set up your store. They won't pressure you to place a quick order. They will be clear on what they can and can't do.

If you don't feel comfortable sharing your password and you are willing to do a lot of the work, you might be able to hire a freelancer to coach you via Zoom sessions to set up your Etsy store.

Edited October 12, 2023 by vickieito

[vickieito]

6 minutes ago, akfo_co said:

I can help you with that, kindly contact me now

Hi @akfo_co - no one can contact you because you don't have any gigs set up on your profile.

[michellepasley]

Thank you so much for your reply.  I was hoping I could get someone to tie all of my stuff together so I could spend more time creating and not doing all the back end technical stuff but did not feel comfortable giving out my log in and password. I thought like On the a Facebook business page you could assign roles and limit what people could do.

 

 

Edited October 16, 2023 by michellepasley

[soykothossai498]

On 10/12/2023 at 12:27 PM, vickieito said:

Hi @michellepasley - please note that sharing your Etsy store password is not recommended by Etsy and you do this at your own risk. Not only do you have to trust the person you are sharing your password with, but you won't be able to use two-factor authentication, so please keep that in mind. This might be okay if you are only going to solicit their help to set up the store (and then will change the password and set up the two-factor authentication later).

Etsy does have House rules related to using freelancers (even short-term ones) to help you with your business and you will need to disclose this in your About section (see Etsy House rules):

https://www.etsy.com/legal/policy/hiring-freelance-administrative-help/243317690157

If you still want to use a freelancer to set up your Etsy store, only share your passwords with freelancers that you vet and trust. This is easier said than done. I've had a lot of bad buying experiences when I was new to Fiverr, but got better at vetting my sellers as I became a more experienced buyer.

Do your due diligence on your sellers to make sure that they are competent, trustworthy, and credible. Take your time to go through seller profiles and reviews to get a good feel of how they operate and communicate. See how well they present themselves in their gigs and review the quality of their work samples. Send your brief to sellers in your inbox chats to see if they understand your requirements and have the knowledge and skill to handle your request. If needed, jump on a quick Zoom call with them to see if you are a good fit with each other.

Good sellers won't tell you they can help you until they find out exactly what you need. They will dig into your request and ask the right questions, and will be able to explain to you exactly how they will help set up your store. They won't pressure you to place a quick order. They will be clear on what they can and can't do.

If you don't feel comfortable sharing your password and you are willing to do a lot of the work, you might be able to hire a freelancer to coach you via Zoom sessions to set up your Etsy store.

THANK YOU FOR THIS!!