Etsy held their Q4 2021 earnings call at the end of February and during the call Etsy announced that they would be raising seller transaction fees from 5% to 6.5% on April 11, 2022, despite record-breaking sales gains, attributed mostly to pandemic spending. You can read Etsy SEO Josh Silverman's announcement but before you work yourself up over this news, take a deep breath because it's not the end of the world!

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