# Etsy manual research methods, and the shop assignment criteria (/docs/quick-skills/etsy/keyword-research/etsy-manual-research-methods-and-shop-assignment)

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description: The manual ways to find Etsy keywords taught in Classes 12 and 13 (autocomplete, alphabet, category, Google, competitor titles and tags, word frequency, keyword gap and more), and the criteria a shop must meet before you replicate it for the assignment.
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*This whole document is from Classes 12 and 13 of the Etsy module, EHunt,
eRank and Manual Research Methods, taught by Sir Zafar Ali.*

On Etsy, **90%** of the game is **niche research** and **keyword
research**.[^etsy-class-12-13]

## The research methods

- **Autocomplete method:** put a **short tail** keyword into the Etsy search
  bar and keep watching what Etsy suggests. This gives you more keywords.
  Doing it in **incognito** is the best option.
- **Alphabet method:** type the alphabet into the search bar one letter at a
  time, **a to z**, and Etsy gives you suggestions itself.
- **Category method:** through a **category** you can see Etsy's products
  and take keywords out of them.
- **Google search:** you can also search for keywords through Google.
- **Google related searches:** you can take keywords out of Google's related
  searches too.
- **Pinterest style search.**
- **Competitor title research.**
- **Competitor tags research.**
- **Word frequency:** make a sheet of **30 to 50 competitors** and add
  **50 titles** to it. Have ChatGPT count which words are used the most
  times. The keywords are in those words.
- **Competitor shop research:** take out any competitor's shop.
- **Keyword gap:** search any keyword and open a listing. Put its URL into
  **RankKW**'s **keyword gap analysis** option, and you get the keyword gap
  there.
- **Product + attributes formula.**
- **Buyer intent formula.**
- **Google Trends:** you can take keywords out of Google Trends as
  well.[^etsy-class-12-13]

## Shop assignment criteria

For the assignment, find shops that meet all of these:[^etsy-class-12-13]

| Metric | Threshold |
| --- | --- |
| Shop age | Under 6 months |
| Sales | More than 100 |
| Favourites | More than 10 |
| Views | More than 5,000 |

Once you find shops like this, you can **replicate** them. Their **top
listing** can be copied.[^etsy-class-12-13]

[^etsy-class-12-13]: iSkills Quick Skills (Etsy) Classes 12 and 13 notes,
    EHunt, eRank and Manual Research Methods, taught by Sir Zafar Ali.

## Class infographic

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