When the Etsy platform first launched in 2005, its search parameters were very basic. Items were listed in search based on category and date first listed. In the decade and a half since the platform launched, it has grown from a small platform for a handful of artisans to sell their wares to a publicly traded company offering thousands of items for sale every day. Therefore Etsy’s search algorithms have become more and more technical. In fact, in 2016 the company even acquired an artificial intelligence startup, Blackbird Technologies to help them make product search more efficient.nnWhile like most ‘search engines’ the Etsy search algorithm is shrouded in a little mystery sometimes the company is more forthcoming about just what factors matter most for Etsy search. In fact, they publish a set of guidelines that outline those factors here, making Etsy SEO a little less challenging ‘to get right’ – in some ways – than standard search engine based SEO.