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What are SKU's for your Etsy shop?

What are SKUs? Do I need them? How do they work?

Gia Gardner avatar
Written by Gia Gardner
Updated over 9 months ago

Having a meaningful SKU system for your Etsy products do many things for your shop including...

πŸš€ Profit Tracking

πŸš€ Cost Tracking

πŸš€ Sales Tracking

πŸš€ Performance Analysis

SKUs are unique codes assigned to each product to distinguish them from one another.

You can create SKUs based on various attributes like size, color, style, etc., to streamline your inventory management process. Having SKUs allows you to identify your items outside of the Etsy title and image, which is an ineffective way to track your items.

Overall, using SKUs in your Etsy shop provides a structured way to organize and analyze your sales data, enabling more effective profit tracking and management.


When Should You Use SKUs In Your Etsy Listings?

IF the answer to any of the questions below are yes then you will benefit from a SKU system in your Etsy shop!

  • Do you sell the same unique items repeatedly?

  • Do you sell an item that is personalized but the base of the item is the same?

    • Example: Dog collar with a personalized name tag

  • Do you sell the same unique item multiple times throughout many different Etsy listings?

  • Do your products have different or the same product costs that are not currently tracked on each sale?


Learn How To Set Up A SKU System For Your Etsy Shop And Begin Tracking Your Product Costs With ProfitTree!

Step 1: Get your FREE ProfitTree SKU generator

Step 2: Click File > Make a copy

Step 3: Watch Instruction Video

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