@Joey_AmazonGood to know. There a few great things in the newsletter and there is one in particular that is obviously not aimed toward the majority of custom handmade items.

Good things to note: The calendar highlighting events. A step in the right direction. BUT... What is handmade doing during these times to specifically heighten the awareness of customers to all of the unique handmade items that are for sale? These are specific holidays that customers would most benefit from handmade customized items but there is never any advertising to bring customers into handmade. And now that there is just HANDMADE as a category with absolutely no subcategories, advertising handmade would be a step in the right direction to make it up to all of the handmade sellers whose shops have been completely decimated by the sudden and drastic loss of subcategories which made their products and listings virtually non-existent.

Things of concern: This has been addressed in forums before and was quickly swept under the rug unanswered. You highlight DEALS. You do realize that this is only by Amazon invitation (it says this when I put in any of my ASINs) which excludes the majority of custom handmade sellers as the stipulations are that the item must ship immediately (Prime eligible). I meet every single qualification except this one as I do not ship same day and do not have FBA or Seller Fulfilled Prime. (This as I understand is also only by invitation)