6 Etsy Shop Ideas That Can Replace Your 9-5

[@Mindofacreator]

Here is what most youtubers do not say about print on demand. You do need some money to get started because when a customer places an order etsy does not pay you until you confirm shipment so you have to pay for the printing upfront from your account. It is not as simple as posting designs and getting paid.There is an out of pocket cost,so if it goes great for you your first week and you get 20 orders for POD and you do not have the funds to pay your provider. You lose those orders because prinful and pritify do not get paid by etsy,they get paid from the card or account you have on file and no fulfilment until they get paid. Plan accordingly,I sold my first art print and actually lost money because although the customer paid over $130,after paying prinful and etsy taking their cut I was -$5

[@RailinX]

The absolute majority of people who open a POD Shop do not instantly get multiple sales. 99% have the opposite problem, are struggling to get sales. Also love how you blame KZbinrs for starting a business you seemed to know nothing about if needing to pay the supplier for doing all the work for you came as a surprise. If you watch at least one in depth tutorial about opening a POD shop they all explain the process and that you need to pay the supplier if you want them to do the work.

[@Mindofacreator]

@@RailinX My point if you bothered to understand is that most people would take the positive tone of these type of videos and jump head first into something they do not understand.

[@adnanm9958]

It’s obvious man

[@MB1z]

It is not obvious. They always say start with no money , start with no money just to get you to watch their video. Non of them have it that you pay the provider first then you have to wait to get the money from Etsy. And while you wait there could be returns and cancelations. You have to have a lot of extra money on hand even if you get small orders because nothing goes through until you pay the provider. What is the purpose of Printify and the others being connected to etsy if the financial is not connected. Some KZbinrs tell about this issue dee in their video. Just stop putting thumbnails that say with no money.

[@ajdinkotoric8432]

I think your comment is helpfull, thank you!

[@besthomesdfw5391]

Brilliant! You're a real estate agent like me who struggled during Covid 19 and I had to switched career too working remotely. I never thought about Etsy until I started ordering artwork for home staging. Keep up the good work 👏

[@salimtheone]

This subject is so repetitive, lots of youtubers talks about, but everytime i watch a video, there is always something new that i learn.

[@thirdeyedesignstudio8]

Hi, I am a graphic designer and in my opinion, it is not easy to create a logo that people will buy if you are not skilled in graphic design. I have found that the most simple looking designs can be the most difficult to create.

[@om.nom.candymadness1256]

I love your videos. You're giving the right information without bullshit, you are concise and you're showing knowledge. Thanks for sharing!

[@cromainon]

your channel is one of the best things i came across in a really long time!! full of infos and no clickbait at all. you are amazing my fren, keep pushing!! much love!

[@thegamedoctor200]

Just for information specifically regarding North Prints, the majority of what they're selling exist within the public domain. You can reverse image search a lot of the paintings that they sell and figure out where they exist, who painted them and how to acquire them for resale. They are not original works of art, but purely available for resale in the public domain. Not to say AI art is not useful in this sense, but North Prints probably hasn't started doing it yet.

[@alekSheffy]

That's completely possible too. They're slightly different - and you could use public domain images as the base file and use AI to modify them into something else. Good insight though thanks for sharing

[@jamesproier9461]

Hi Alek, really appreciate your etsy tutorial videos, you have been my go to channel to learn etsy selling. In your first video for starting your etsy shop you had mentioned you had an issue because Etsy suspended your account almost immediately and you had to wait to figure out why. I am currently in that same position with a suspended account immediately before I even posted a single product without ANY information from etsy, I still have not heard back from them and daily I have been trying to find information on why my account has been suspended. I recommend making a video about "what to do if your account has been suspended when starting" and go over why they did it in the first place because I am in this situation and would have really appreciated finding a video describing this problem. In the mean time i have just been working on designs but to have a video that I can relate to in this situation would definitely put my mind at ease because as of right now I feel as though I did something wrong. Anyway, cheers and good luck

[@susanchesser1778]

Same.

[@andrelapearl3568]

Omg same!! My shop account also got suspended like immediately after I open it! I was so confused because there's nothing I did that should've make my account getting suspended! And etsy also didnt say anything! Please gave an update about what happened to your account now. Since your comment here is 3weeks old.

[@AhmedSalah-xg2cd]

@@andrelapearl3568 any updates about your account?

[@andrelapearl3568]

@@AhmedSalah-xg2cd yes. It's actually getting reopened by etsy 10 days after I ask for their help center.

[@lorivogel9527]

Hi Alek! I have a few questions about starting a business selling stuff on Etsy. 1. What about taxes? Do you pay quarterly or are taxes taken out automatically? 2. Do you have to have a business license? 3. How do you get paid? Paypal? 4. Do you have to deal with copyright. For instance, Disney. Thanks!

[@druidactual]

I started my digital art selling journey because of your videos a couple of weeks ago

[@alekSheffy]

Way to go!

[@jjcatracho0]

How’s that going?

[@druidactual]

@@jjcatracho0 it's going! No sales yet but I only have a few listings up. As Alek stated in a few of his videos, quantity of listings matter and I only have 8 or so up, going to fill up all 40 free ones soon.

[@emmelyn562]

Thanks! I am already preparing for digital prints but this is diffintely the final push I needed to actually create my shop.

[@alekSheffy]

Lets go!!!!

[@hunter-boone]

I think according to Midjourney's terms of service, you only have to get a basic subscription to sell what it gives you. The pricing page has commercial use as one of the features of the $30 subscription but their ToS just says to purchase any subscription for commercial use

[@jakubstejskal7103]

True

[@alekSheffy]

Good to know! Thanks for pointing that out

[@jjcatracho0]

So you only gotta pay for $10?

[@hunter-boone]

@@jjcatracho0 These are snippets directly from the Terms of Service: "You own all Assets You create with the Services... If You are not a Paid Member, You don’t own the Assets You create." There's nothing that states which tier you pay for, just that you're a paid member. At least that's how I interpreted it

[@jjcatracho0]

@@hunter-boone that seems pretty straight forward. Unless they specify how much you gotta sell to resell their stuff then as long as you’re a member you should be able to. I want to open a sticker shop and printable wall art shop

[@silverX362]

Dude, did you just double your subs in 5 days? That's amazing! Congratz!

[@alekSheffy]

Thanks man 😅 I'm just glad people are enjoying the videos

[@Lisa-pw2he]

It's all about great content!

[@smbretail]

Just something that should be mentioned, I can't remember if it was this video or one of the others (been going through a few of your videos now) For those that do want the 40 free listings from ETSY and are in a position like what I am (I am in South Africa) they don't allow this for you. BUT!!! you can actually email them saying something along the lines of "hey I clicked on a link for free listings but it doesn't seem to be working", I have done this three times now and I got the 40 free listings each time.

[@kooperhval]

Can you please do a video on whether or not people need a business license to sell on Etsy?

[@NolanGouveia]

Here for it! Great video, I’ve always told my students to make sure and get those side hustles going. And then invest that extra income in my favorite 3 ETFs!!

[@trueCrimeGuruYes]

Did you mean NFTs?

[@Lisa-pw2he]

Right now? Buy silver. Highly undervalued and when the dollar tumbles, inflation skyrockets, so will silver and gold values.

[@renasmile]

All your ideas listed in this video have me wishing I had already started doing this. Now just to put into action on one of those and focus on getting the Etsy shop running. FYI, I tried to be a real estate agent too but because of my full-time job and other commitments I was not able to make the time to do it the way I should. I'm looking forward to learning how to POD and more.

[@nextlevel8104]

This was genuinely one of the most valuable videos I have seen!

[@alekSheffy]

Wow thanks! Next Level perhaps? 👀

[@husseinA.]

Great, I'm planning to start a store with a minimal budget of $200 to see how far i can go and I'm a fairly good graphic and logo designer, still caught up between text designs and posts design coz i love them both.

[@Paw-faction]

Already working on getting POD Sticker on Etsy.. More power to you brother Great Content!!

[@PreschoolPlay]

I will never sleep again!!! Thank you so much for this! Could you tell me what I would say if I wanted a particular word inserted? I have tried a few things but it hasn’t worked yet

[@Fakelatino]

Bro my intuition told me to search your channel just now and low behold I see this immediately after upload, don't worry Alek I'ma be the first comment one of these days.

[@alekSheffy]

You'll get it one of these days! Thanks for watching

[@FitMindMotivation86]

thank you for the idea of digital stickers. Not crazy about jewelry because of the possibility returns.

[@momtomaryjean]

The North prints has mostly public domain art they are selling. Thanks for these ideas!!

[@alekSheffy]

of course!

[@EricLofland]

Thanks for the awesome content! I’d love to hear you discuss how taxes work with this type of income.

[@Brutalk1d]

I was just going to ask the same question! You would pay 40% income tax on the profit over £50k+ in the UK which is so annoying.

[@ericmwai1149]

@@Brutalk1d ouch!!

[@MrFredd38]

@@Brutalk1d easy, don't make more than 50k!

[@Brutalk1d]

@@MrFredd38 and stay broke all the time? :D nice advice, mate!

[@Lisa-pw2he]

@@Brutalk1d reinvest it, creatively into the business for awhile.

[@nbgvfcmnbh6226]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I love this research tool! I know what I'll be playing around with today :)

[@alekSheffy]

Absolutely 😁

[@perliva]

Never knew that digital stickers for note apps are a thing. Interesting, thanks.

[@claragoodlow4377]

Can you go into more detail about how to make package for esty are more in general for someone who now nothing about digital products but love it thanks

[@rayofsun7680]

Thanks so much for this video! Could you do a step by step video on how to sell various digital products? I know you mentioned Canva template but I'm not sure how to do digital, would so appreciate more instruction on that if you don't mind! Thank you very much!

[@krgoins3531]

Very helpful information. Thank you. Do you have a step by step guide?

[@KarmaStoriesPodcast]

Already using the AI image method you had in a previous video and it's starting to go quite well 😁 Thanks for your videos!

[@alekSheffy]

Let's go!!

[@jjcatracho0]

What niche did you choose?

[@Mehmet-fx8tm]

hello can you help me about ai image

[@dunnock343]

People actually buy 1024x1024 images that are out of focus? I’ve been using AI image method and the image sizes are not good at all.

[@KarmaStoriesPodcast]

@@dunnock343 I sell images that are up to 36x24" at 300dpi. Watch some videos on how to properly upscale AI images using AI 😉

[@shumailasiddiqui-gu7qi]

Please make a detailed video on selling printed shirts or merchandise and the jewelry business.

[@infinitesoul777]

Hey Alex! You’ve inspired me to grow a POD Etsy shop through your channel. Been working on the shop over the long weekend. You break down the necessary info and explain very well for beginners. I APPRECIATE IT A TON! Keep it up 👍🏼 I have a couple of questions for you. How do you handle returns and exchanges? What kind of profit margins do you use for T Shirts? Should I worry about water marking designs? Again Thanks for the videos and good luck!

[@sheripalmer3192]

So happy I came across your channel! Looking for a new career and this has been extremely helpful and exciting! Thank you so much!

[@aaront1156]

Alek, I really enjoy your videos! Thanks for the great content! Aaron

[@alaskahomesteading]

Yep.... Been trying figma for awhile... I decided that I hate figma..... I'm sticking with inkscape.... I can do so much more, faster,.. and saving elements of my designs as png or svg I can drag and drop most design I want.... Thanks for the video tho!!!

[@cameleonxxl8456]

Over saturated ideas! Ty! ❤

[@birthing4blokes46]

Hi thank you for this video, I am thinking of starting some kind of business from home. Your video helped a lot!!

[@misterluxfinesse]

Nice video! Thank you for it. I got some new ideas. 😊

[@Slayer-33]

Really dig the channel bro, subbed last night lol

[@testingpurpose2637]

Alek Outstanding content 👏 greatly appreciate all the informative videos. Have a question? At the 7:00 mark you listed an alternative to aliexpress to custom jewelry for faster shipping times... who is the POD provider?? Thank you

[@Rosieinreallife]

I’ve start using one of the skills just yesterday, By the way this really inspiring

[@gauthamkatta1684]

Love the videos you create! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@alekSheffy]

I appreciate that!

[@unBSing]

Loving your videos bro thanks so much! Subscribing

[@user-yl3cc5sz4f]

Another one! Love your vids man!!

[@weekendwireless]

Don’t get me wrong, I do love these videos. But I find it hard to believe that it’s so easy.

[@BlakesHustle]

Lot’s of hard work! Also you need to spend a lot of time for these.

[@weekendwireless]

@@BlakesHustle I’ve had a shop for a month and uploaded over 100 designs. Not one sale yet

[@weekendwireless]

@@BlakesHustle why do these kind of videos never actually direct people to the creators, Etsy shop? That way, visitors can actually check out the numbers and the sales that people claim to have.

[@TheCroninberg]

​@@weekendwirelesslook at the last but one video on his playlist for making a $100k Etsy store and he shows that he accidentally gave away the name of his shop in a video so he had loads more visitors and no sales which made his conversion rate plummet so Etsy didn't recommend him, also people stole his designs

[@alekSheffy]

⌲ TRY PRINTIFY: try.printify.com/alek ⌲ Etsy Link: COMING SOON hopefully

[@sandysplannershopandcrafts4847]

Loving your channel!

[@melodeelucido1446]

AMAZING video!!! WOWW!! Thank you soooo much!

[@00Mass00]

Just as a reminder, these videos flood the marketplace making the competition enormous. The real way to make money is to make these kind of videos.

[@melaneytraficante7973]

Very informative! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@alekSheffy]

Thanks for watching!

[@annam7863]

Thank you, Alek, for all the info you are giving us ☆☆☆☆☆

[@alekSheffy]

Thanks for watching!

[@FFTVYoutube]

There %100 is a start up cost. You need to pay for the production and delivery cost before you get your cut of the sale.

[@FFTVYoutube]

@aleksheffy... nah I'm good

[@alekSheffy]

do I look like Gotham chess yes or no

[@ispyty8454]

Yes, but only from certain angles.

[@NotesYT]

North prints uses original paintings that are over 100 years old so have no copyright.

[@atesy12]

Glad I found you. You not talking nonsense and telling people they will be rich next month. Great ideas and like the step by step guide. I want to expand my businesss to be passive and spend minimum time to deal with a costumers. All these ideas will be enable that.

[@donaldlyons17]

Did you get a good look at his thumbnail? Or is it my imagination he wrote 23K?

[@atesy12]

@@donaldlyons17 It does say 23000 per month. But wil take a while for sure. All these just ideas

[@SolutionsWithin]

Wait... what was the site you were on at 7:00 ? Like, you said "you could always pick a more premium product that ships in 1-6 days. That's not Ali-express then eh? But you didn't say?

[@kat14346]

Would you do a separate shop for products like mugs, and products like t-shirts or have those on one shop?

[@ruturaj1111]

thanks for sharing this info 🌟😄🙏🏻

[@jonhylow1239]

That was great, Alek. Thanks a lot.

[@alekSheffy]

Many thanks!

[@coreybrean7386]

What is the premium necklace company you showed in the video? The one that is more expensive but faster shipping as oppose to Aliexpress?

[@staciphelps4034]

Do you have a tutorial for switching out the image to something nicer? Like do I do a mock-up on Canva and upload that image and delete the one Printify puts on my store?

[@1Fotobook]

If you send a link with a design from canva, it's silly, the customer will go in and do it for free himself

[@daron8982]

i wish i could replace my 7.30-4.30 job tomorrow. i know that i will try it hard though as had enough of building sites

[@matthewshultz24]

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Thanks Alek!

[@alekSheffy]

Thanks my man! 🙏

[@matthewshultz24]

@@alekSheffy I've watched all of your videos this week and I'm getting extreme value. So truly, thank you!! :)

[@VeredValensi]

Hmmm... why did you choose "Pandas"?? interesting choice!!

[@onerelaxingmusic2341]

your content is so good

[@GeordieMark]

Fab as ever Alek ❤

[@alekSheffy]

Thanks Mark 🙏

[@awild93]

My current job just hired a bunch of people but then business was slow so now I'm not working at all and here I am 😐

[@SweetNightHealing]

Without making the shop full of different items or niches, how mant sepate shop can one open ? Thanks Alek.

[@judeanthony4265]

Grateful for the information, Please how can I get a good markup of sweaters and t shit. Please help

[@Intensity2U]

For the custom shirt idea, is there a way to automate that process now? So you don't have to manually go in and add the text to a shirt yourself?

[@lukey5838]

This guy is so cute i can hardly concentrate on what he's saying

[@BlakesHustle]

Lol 😂

[@davidchin7420]

just curious, will you mix your POD shop with digital art shop to run as one? or would you have 2 different shops running instead?

[@McMallister]

Wait, what?! Can I not make a shop of everything in one?! why not?

[@blurryface4393]

Can you link the videos you highlight/reference please? Make them easy to find. Thanks

[@Carolinesakura]

Hi there! I have a question! How do you pay printify? get money from etsy then pay them? Also how do you transfer money from etsy?

[@McMallister]

I think. When you make a sale, printify will give your money discounted. They will take their cut and send you yours

[@danthesafariguy]

Canva pro elements are only available to buyers who also have a pro subscription. Just FYI

[@mobasti_7262]

Only works when you have the audience and customer range!

[@alekSheffy]

What do you mean?

[@lthium8498]

does anyone know the best alternative to MidJourney? Ideally free but if not, cheaper?

[@metrixalix]

i wish this was true

[@yawningdoodle]

When you sell the Logo, or Business templates does the customer have to have a Canva account to personalize them?

[@DoBeLove]

No, you send a link that takes them directly to canva and they modify as a "guest" I believe. I have actually purchased templates to ajust and that is how it's worked when I bought, link took me directly to canva or whatever platform and I was able to work within the seller's parameters.

[@perliva]

Another Idea: Sell the exact phrases you put into midjourney et al to produce digital art.

[@M2345M]

People don't realize using midjourney is not as easy as just typing something in. If I was really good I would be selling prompts.

[@perliva]

@@M2345M Typing “something” in does not work well, you’re right. Are there properties other than words and parameters one could use? I’m not that experienced with midjourney.

[@patriciacook2547]

LOOOOVVE!

[@Gothgalactica]

Hey Alek thank you so much for the content and valuable information! Could you maybe explain how they take the money out and when as far as having money up front? If that makes sense? So do you need the money in your account to pay for them making your product and then you get paid later? I really want to open a pod shop. Thank you sm!

[@alekSheffy]

Hi! Like how the payment processing work? That's a great idea

[@Gothgalactica]

@@alekSheffy yep! Exactly! That would be amazing, thanks for replying!

[@awilda2790]

How do I become a seller on Etsy? Can you do a video on this subject?

[@jpatt4512]

I thought you weren't permitted to drop ship on Etsy? Don't you have to be the creator or the designer? How does the jewelry niche work?

[@An-yh2bl]

images created with AI tools are tricky when it comes to use them commercially... so I don´t understand how can you sell stickers / images created with AI..

[@89Johneboy]

soooooo? where is the etsy link =)

[@amandamoyar8546]

Do I have to make multiple different Etsy accounts, for different Products I choose to make?

[@katrinacook954]

I enjoyed your video. So are you saying Prinitify provides your products and ship them out after you design it? I'm just getting started and one research shows I have to provide my own products while another research is saying POD provides the products. Please Help me out. Thanks.

[@lumyre1706]

So what color is you bugatti?

[@topics123]

Do you have a video that teach how to research on Etsy

[@webmario2]

Etsy is flooded with print in demand, funny how all those videos saying they are making tons of money on Etsy have no link to their own Etsy store so we can see the real number of sales, most of these KZbinrs don’t even have a store

[@M2345M]

Northern prints is not using AI they are using public domain at least most of their arts are in public domain

[@AFuller2020]

Or just make a KZbin channel about how to get rich side-hustlin' throw in some affiliate links and $$$$.

[@DameNelson]

People about to get a rude awakening. Don't believe the hype. Lots of chat about money made. How many have made 7 figures taking advice from youtubers? Seriously, how many?

[@KarmaStoriesPodcast]

The methods mentioned here are viable methods to generate income online. There's a LOT more that goes into it than is mentioned in these videos though. I feel most people will quit when they realize how much work it is to maintain these.

[@otdatheu4038]

I can make 6figures in 10 years easy

[@TransfictionTV]

Exactly. Anyone making 25k a month isn't making youtube videos to try to monetize. They are grifting young men into monetizing their channels and paying for courses.

[@mirandabrown6375]

@@TransfictionTV not always true necessarily there’s a girl right here on KZbin that owns and runs a Million Dollar Etsy store while also running her own KZbin channel.

[@Wreckz_Tea]

How many have actually followed the advice the KZbinrs are giving them? Watching videos won't make you rich, but taking the ideas from the video, one could have a starting point and at very least a direction to go in. It's up to you to put in the work. They give you simple ideas but that doesn't mean they are easy. Don't knock it till you've tried it and failed

[@do-user-6502]

Thanks for the info , i was wondering what happens if we upload a saying design and later on it gets trademarked ? do they notify us or something ?

[@hayleeanderson1786]

Yes. I would do research on trademarks bc Etsy is super strict about trademark and copyright infringement and will shut down your shop

[@azharalphatrader]

let's say i took the $30 mid journey subscription plan,people are still able to see my work even If i work in DMs right? coz it doesn't come with stealth mode

[@valeriebattiest-danzy7592]

How do I get cute Tshirt Templates to showcase my tshirt design and not the blank ones?

[@beckyh9733]

So…what are all the Etsy fees? Do you have a video that goes over that in detail?