Hey, @tdelayne.
I am glad to answer your question.
So I can understand why you are unable to upload products to Etsy. On Etsy uploading products in bulk is quite a task as you have to convert your listings into CSV files and then upload, which in bulk is not possible.
Here third party apps play a major role in getting your store started.
I have come across many apps, but the one I settled on was the Etsy Marketplace Integration App.
This app helps sellers to integrate their Shopify store to Etsy in just minutes.
Let us look at its benefits in brief so that you can optimize your store more efficiently :
1) Orders are updated with a click, which takes care of your main concern about order updates.
2) Effective synchronization of orders from your Shopify store to your Etsy store in real-time.
3) Changes in inventory or product? It’s no problem either. With one click, you can delete them.
4) Selling globally is no longer a challenge! Multi-currency and multi-language support solves this problem as well.
5) Their 24/7 customer support is another major advantage.
There are many advantages to this application, so discover them all by getting on board.
Hope this answer suffices your query well.
Have a great time selling on Etsy.
Thank you.