31 Online Selling Venues That Aren't Etsy

[@EtherealEcho-jl6jv]

Thanks Kara. I’m so done with Etsy. They are going to go out of business- you can see it. They have lost their focus. And if they tell me one more time to lower my prices… if I lower my prices anymore, it won’t be worth it to have a handmade business. And that’s the problem- they have forgotten what people do here- WE ARE ARTISTS. Artists don’t discount their work, they don’t have a strike through price, they don’t have deal days- they have a craft, in which you get a beautiful handcrafted item that was made for you. I’m looking forward to Etsy closing its doors, or a competitor completely wiping the floor with them.

[@moonlightxyz8728]

Same as some others, I'd love to have more content about Zazzle. I set up my shop about a year ago and didn't expect much at first. But now I'm halfway to getting the Bronze badge, though the earnings aren't that much. I've got bulk orders for tumblers a few times.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Thanks for sharing!

[@donnab2810]

My Community Made is pretty good. Five listings are free and there is a small monthly fee for over 5 listings up to 50. It is handmade only selling in the US. The owner is the programmer and Edward is super responsive and listens to what vendors say.

[@PhyllisMoon]

For US sellers only?

[@christinezecca9798]

I sell on Michael’s Maker Place. I like the platform. Very easy to list things. I have had a few orders from them. Hopefully it picks up in the future. They are hosting a sale up to 50% off in July and covering the cost.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I forgot to mention that, but I've had mixed reviews from the people in my group. I think it needs to have more time to work out the problems.

[@LovelyMalia]

I'm really enjoying ko-fi. I sell a lot of collage/mixed media kits and it is awesome for connecting to my customer base through their blog feature. Plus, the membership option has been great so people can join a monthly membership and you can give them exclusive content and/or printable items/discounts designed ONLY for members. It's almost a social media platform for artisans. I'm able to go into detail and give ideas for the collage kits i sell and it has been really helping drive sales. If you're looking for a different way to sell things while connecting with your customers in different ways, ko-fi is the way to go

[@MarketsofSunshine]

I'd like to see you do a video about how to use your KZbin channel to sell your products without chasing your viewers away.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I think to do that it would depend on your products, but I could go through a bunch of ideas...

[@rosateresacastro-vargas8592]

Please Kara, I'm new here, but I'd love a video of ideas to show my artwork as a KZbinr without sounding salesy, and without teaching how I make my own. Thanks in advance.

[@nitzanlevi5236]

Please make Zazzle video :))

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I'm planning on doing some in the enxt few weeks.

[@jacquietibbetts7660]

Thanks Kara, lots to think about!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Definitely

[@mrssmith1845]

We also have folky in the UK, I've never sold a thing there and the forums say much the same, if you dont have a website it may be an option as you would have to drive your own traffic to folksy.

[@tonyasaylor1487]

I'd love to see a Zazzle video!

[@tmatti79]

Thanks for this video, Kara. A video on Zazzle would be great.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Sure thing!

[@varvaraefpraxiadou9697]

Thank you Kara for a great informative Platform video.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

You are so welcome!

[@paulasangco7323]

Thank you so much for sharing! I would love to know more about Zazzle!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I'll do some videos coming up

[@madelinewalton3513]

Thank you! We all appreciate this video very much!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Any time!

[@AromataeCandlesandWax]

Thanks for this very informative video. Actually all of your videos are packed with info 👍 but this one is very timely for me. I did what I would call a soft-launch of my business on Etsy right before the holiday season last year and did OK w/ Etsy and in-person selling. I’m starting to get ready for full launch this fall and I need to branch out from Etsy. I would love to see more content on how to leverage KZbin for selling our handmade products without becoming a full fledged “KZbinr”. I have no desire (or time) to focus on YT but would love to see some tips on how to leverage it for selling physical handmade products. Thanks again for delivering super helpful content.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Thanks for watching!

[@janetperry9026]

Zazzle video would be awesome!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Coming soon!

[@kaistockman6443]

I used to work for a wholesale company so I was able to list a bunch of items and then buy it when I sold something. I was selling supplies so maybe handmade is different but I did get a good amount of sales when I used to have a Shopify store and connected it to Facebook without having to do any ads. The problem I had was when I got rid of my Shopify store. They said if I deinstalled the app, then all my items would be removed from Facebook. But they were not so I kept getting orders on Facebook I couldn’t fill unless I contacted Facebook each time to sort of release the order. Then I asked can I open my Shopify again to fix the issue and they said my products wouldn’t be on Shopify anymore. So I ended up having to go through like 2000 items on Facebook and put the quantities to zero because I couldn’t delete them. So I did have good luck with Facebook marketplace, but just make sure if you want to get off of there then everything is ok.

[@kaistockman6443]

Now I switched my website to WordPress because I already have hosting so it’s free and I might try connecting to Facebook again and see how it goes this time. I have less inventory, so not sure if I’ll get as many sales, but we’ll see.

[@MKarki-lw3ck]

Sure. Zazzle very video. Thanks.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

You bet

[@nietekkluver]

Kara, thank you for doing this video , I’m in the process of deciding what to do next, what platform would be the best one for people like me that only sell handmade items that don’t have a lot of volume, I do it as a hobby for extra income and don’t have the time to always sell a high volume, but a low volume.. what do you suggest?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

If you're in the US I would use Goimagine, but you have to send your own traffic to a certain extent. It depends on what you make.

[@thepowerofyourtrueself4794]

That was very helpful, thank you for sharing :)

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fijaystudio]

I can’t even look at dazzle without cracking up when I remember that episode of Big Bang Theory- the one where Sheldon cracks up and acquires dozens of cats. Mind I’d like to know more about Zazzle if others do too. And add in Gumroad, for digital assets, pricing going from free to “pay what you want” to min. payment asked for, for a product.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I don't think I'll do Gumroad, I only have so much mental energy for this kind of thing!

[@hornomat6099]

Thanks for sharing. Is it OK to advirtise same product at easy and ebay with same photos? Or shall I change the photos?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

You can use the same photos, but you might want to change them to test out which one seems to work better.

[@desoterica7453]

Yes to zazzle!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

It's in the works!

[@melanieanastos]

Why doesn't ETSY they get rid of their policy of getting Bio-Metrics aka Facial Recognition that Etsy calls a "selfie" !!!!!! What are we becoming.....China ?????

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

That's a new policy to open a shop, and it will deter a lot of spammers. So I'm all for it. And it's to compare the photo in the photo ID you have to have in the selfie tothe selfie itself, so the photo is already registered with the DMV, it's not like it isn't out there already.

[@alidalavezzari4103]

I am contrary, the spammers can have fake photos too.​@@KaraBuntinTutorials

[@nice2nettles]

As a new handmade seller, this is what finally decided me against Etsy. I'm in the UK and ended up going with Folksy. Lovely platform, friendly community, been going a long time 👍

[@corinanitakwapisz3029]

How do you find folksy ? I was thinking about opening a shop

[@nice2nettles]

@@corinanitakwapisz3029 It's not long since I opened it, and I haven't promoted it anywhere yet (I'm not on social media and haven't decided how to go about it yet), but I've found it easy to set up and make listings, and the community is really friendly and supportive. And there are real staff available (and active on the forums) when you have questions, which is a huge plus in my opinion!

[@slimplynth]

Great vids btw x

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Glad you like them!

[@viviandibrell849]

I have been on Fine Art America for years. I’m going to close that account pretty soon as I probably made no more than $30. On a $350 order I think I made about $30. Mind you these are print on demand products the people are buying and I’m keeping the original art. Anyway, I also wanted to say that I knew the original people who started Spoonflower because they were in the custom drapery business as was I and that’s how I knew them. I did a watercolor and printed some fabric and made placemats. Their prices are high for fabric in my opinion. But then it’s custom printed. However, they do have a lot of different types of fabric that you can print on. I did not know the company had been taken over but I’m not surprised. Because they are very successful.

[@thecriticalobserver7585]

Do watermarks prevent theft on art?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

No. People remove them with photoshop, or they use them with the watermark on them, that one happened to me!

[@evilrose412]

The problem is that part of these are US / UK and what not but country specific market only which sucks (ie. go imagine).

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

There are plenty of other options that will work, though.

[@rosateresacastro-vargas8592]

Hi Kara, I'm new here, but I'd love a video about how to show my work on KZbin without sounding salesy or having to teach how I make it. Thanks in advance.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Will do!

[@nietekkluver]

Great idea!!

[@slimplynth]

They probably went wrong when they accepted stores selling stuff from cheap SE asia webstores, possibly masters of their own demise.. either way, ive learned a lot selling on Etsy.. it doesn't matter to me, i dont really sell many things but i have good reviews. If need be I'll translate to a new site if etsy becomes a no go.. shopify seems wise..

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

They don't technically accept resale shops, but they also don't screen anyone, so....

[@Icre8things]

Thanks

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Thanks for watching!

[@christinezecca9798]

I also sell on Amazon handmade. I sell 1-2 items a day. It’s hard to get seen but once you sell a few of one item there is a god chance that listing we be successful. Customers don’t really ask questions on this platform but they also don’t really give reviews.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I hate reviews so I dont' mind that!

[@LornaJenkin-p9p]

I sell my handmade items on Ebay UK, and my Ebay shop is just as successful as my Etsy!

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Good!

[@user-di9nd7hb1q]

I've been an etsy seller since 2009. How do I become a member or get invited to become a member?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I’m not sure what you’re referring to, can you clarify?

[@Jan-bella]

I have my own website for a long time and have to closed it. I am having problem bringing in traffic. That's a full time job to bring in traffic and SEO, social marketing.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

It's defintiely a lot of work.

[@nietekkluver]

Great tip! Sounds like a good idea for when I retire 😂

[@sheryllamoureux1068]

What about Ko-fi? It is for video, and a variety of types of creatives but it's particularly of interest to me because it is a home to many successful sticker makers. Several very successful You Tube sellers that make junk journals and digitals for them sell on there. You have a lot of freedom on your own site, you can actually do some mini-blogging about your art. It's not famous except in certain communities like sticker lovers, so you may need to drive traffic. I'm about to set up a shop which easy to do I'm curious if anyone has experience. Then there is Cara a new artist site that is exploding because they use glazing which prevents AI from scraping your art work. I believe it's more geared for exposure but the glazing factor is a big deal in the age of AI.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I have no experience with Ko-fi, but it sounds good for those niches. I looked at Cara and it looked like a lot of the kind of artwork I don't enjoy, so I didn't sign up, But I'm doing no Instagram posting this year anyway so I'm not worried about that.

[@theconceptgeek9324]

I haven’t heard of Ko-fi but it’s good to know that it’s working well for sticker and junk journal sellers! I’m about to get started creating/selling digital junk journal kits and already have a shop on Etsy (where I sell similar items) but also want to have my own website for it as well. I was going to go with Payhip but might reconsider after I check out Ko-fi. Do you have recommendations of some channels featuring these KZbin junk journal sellers? I could use some Inspo/insight on how they use Ko-fi to sell/market/showcase their products. Thank you so much in advance. :)

[@suefurrow4233]

why did u choose Zazzle over Red Bubble?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Because redbubble has a reputation for copyright theft, and zazzle’s format works better for what my intention for using it is.

[@debrassanders]

Redbubble has restructured and is now fee based. Unless you sell a LOT, you will pay around 50% in the lower tiers.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

@@debrassanders I assume that you have to then take the cost of the blanks out of what's left over?

[@EROSNERdesign]

great video...what about selling custom dog art, that's not etsy.

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

That would be anywhere that you can do handmade that makes it easy to communicate with customers.

[@UrbanFaerieCottage]

Society6 is like Red bubble.

[@susanross9505]

i don't have that button to send offer on my side , canada ... ?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

I'm not sure what you're referring to!

[@epytaffskitchenstink]

Isn't Zazzle being sued?

[@KaraBuntinTutorials]

Last thing I heard was from 2023 when the court refused to grant the designer a summary judgement and said that it would have to go to trial because she hadn't proven her claims. When that happens they have to decide whether it's worth the expense of taking a chance on a trial, since the court has said that there were enough holes in the claim that the jury might not side with her and might actually rule against her. If that happens the losing side would probably have to pay court costs and that can be huge, so I'm sure there's a lot of discussion going on. That was last October, if I remember correctly, so I don't know what's happening with that.