Make $40,202 Per Month Selling Mugs With A.I.

[@alekSheffy]

Doing 1 jumping jack on the mars for every like this video gets 🙏

[@rudenutt]

Are custom items the main way to successed on Etsy? Or can you without doing custom items?

[@joldidjeridoos6026]

This could be a good way to fund the trip! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@akamecup8455]

Hey Alek, I love all these great videos you make but your making me want to switch my product all the time haha. Right now I’m doing Etsy images but eventually I will go into mugs and shirts once j have mastered this market

[@myth3516]

Would really like a video addressing how you manage the suspension issue, and why you think they suspend accounts?

[@MISSHATAI]

I'm also interesting in this issue! Look forward to see your advice!

[@NghiêmThấtPháp]

Love the video❤️ I just started my print-on-demand journey and found Crafted Threads. They have a ton of designs and it saved me so much time. They have something in every niche. And lifetime updates too!!

[@Lints77]

This is a very solid and on point video I’ve seen in ages

[@RoniBliss]

No its an absolute lie, selling you false hopes in one of the most over saturated, low ticket niches around.

[@Relaxing_Sounds_and_Views]

Hi Alek, please do a full video on using Mid Journey for POD. Thank you in advance for all your amazing videos. They've helped me a lot.

[@sicario_paintball]

Loved everything about this video. Thanks Alek!

[@manimustardseed]

Thank you Alek! Please do a full video on making designs in Midjourney

[@failte9910]

Hi Alek! I’m in my fifties, single income lady, looking to starting my own POD shop for financial security. Currently in healthcare but it’s expensive to keep paying for professional dues, CEUs, and books for my job. I’ve decided to start investing more into myself than I do in organizations that aren’t all that beneficial for getting me to my goals. Recently found your channel and sub’d. Looking forward to purchasing your course. Thank you for being open and transparent. Most ppl I’ve watched focus on how successful they are without really being honest about the time it takes nor give helpful information. I’m now binging your videos and taking notes. Appreciate you so much!

[@alexisidorou4334]

Make sure you give your shop lots of time to develop. Be patient with it. I started my first Etsy shop as a side hustle but now Etsy is my full time income. I just helped my mom open an Etsy store to supplement her income now that my dad passed away too. It’s totally doable. I wish you the best of luck!

[@failte9910]

@@alexisidorou4334 Thanks for the encouragement!

[@Maahiaaa]

@@alexisidorou4334how long will my journey take? Or approximately how long did it take you?

[@mikeyrivera2569]

@@alexisidorou4334Hi it’s great to hear that your shop became successful. I’m 22 and looking to get into this. I don’t expect anything but at least start as a hide hustle. How did it become your fully time job. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you

[@EricDeBlois]

OK, this dude is legit. A lot of free information and he never asked me for a $1. If you don't subscribe you're silly

[@jlambert12013]

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[@cmgweb6951]

You must not be good at math. Tell me again how you sell a Mug for $11.69, have to deduct the cost of the printed Mug, and earn $12.20 in profit!? His math doesn't work, but he talks fast and uses nice graphics so apparently people aren't really listening.

[@MrMcnamex]

@@cmgweb6951 if people make money they wont teach anyone their secrets simple math no simple truth

[@bestmoneyideas]

Thank you for sharing this valuable information from A to Z. I am now confident enough to start my own Etsy store and can't wait to watch all your videos. You're such a blessing Alek.

[@monamaher1117]

Thank you so much for another informative video. I would love a video tutorial going through creating designs in Midjourney. Thanks!

[@morethanenoughwoodworks7654]

I subscribed about week ago and I followed your 'quick start' guide and got my shop created and linked to Printify. I SOOOO need a tutorial guide on Midjourney design creation, proper staging and then product description so that I can use your bulk uploader and actually get the shop up and running. Your content is amazing, I just need more nuts and bolts.

[@figo007tv]

Did you buy his (Alex) quick start? I couldn't find it

[@morethanenoughwoodworks7654]

No it was offered for free in his video@@figo007tv

[@NathanOrr1001]

I say just get the shop up and running now. You can use his bulk uploader after. Put a few products in manually for now, you can perfect things later

[@GloriaGraven69]

Hey xan you give me like just 10 steps how you got started like first. Like step 1 do this, I het a bit overwhelmed. If you're not to busy... did you start with getting Printify and such? Is what I mean

[@PauliElliott]

Loved the video!💕 Just started my comic book collection and found Toon Haven. They offer a huge variety of digital comics for every genre, and lifetime updates too!😍

[@belindahoosech7827]

Wow! I just binge-watched this series. Awesome - thanks for the transparency! Still planning to start a shop on Etsy tomorrow - I've marked myself "unavailable" all day so I can get all the first steps (Etsy shop, Printify account, etc) all set up and get 30 designs loaded.

[@RoniBliss]

You will see he is talking utter BS, you will know he is when you waste so much time creating so many listings for 3 -5 sales over 6 months.

[@CREvanNYC]

hey brotha love the content its helped a lot. can you do a video about the post order process? like what happens when someone orders something and how to make sure its fullfilled on both etsy and printify correctly including shipping settings and whatnot? Also, how custom products are completed after an order is sent in and how to edit the product on the printify side after. sorry if you have done a video like this before i just havent seen one anywhere from anyone or just didnt find it. thanks again for the help and content!

[@richhands5269]

My three favorite channels: Alek, Stock Brotha, & How Money Works. Make my week complete! 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@victorminea2005]

i like how money works its not like all these other finfluencers

[@Gta_Selection]

Lol 😂 copy paste

[@kmangzbeatz]

so much value here, Thanks

[@laurasherwood1659]

Alek, is it possible to do an in-depth teaching on each step in order? For beginners. Thanks!! This is great.

[@marlene97992]

YYYAAAASSS!! Midjourney prompt videos!!!!🤞🙏❤

[@seanprice7408]

Just found your channel & was interested in getting into this "passive" income ecomm. I work 60+ hrs a week so I was just looking for another stream of income. My only hesistation with doing ai work on etsy is all the underlying fees & the legal aspects which seem to not get talked about a lot from all these gurus that make it seem so easy. Are there any realistic guided videos for a beginner like myself?

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

Very charitable of you to share, hope you keep doing well, awesome to see.

[@elena_a-2023]

Thank you! This was helpful… thanks for sharing your experience.

[@NuKidOnTehBlock]

Dude you’re awesome!! Thanks for the refresher course

[@RoniBliss]

No he is BS false hope peddling charlatan.

[@ahthisisgood]

Alek, You sir, are what the internet needs more of. Thank you. 🙇‍♂️ Would love to see a mini series of vids on you working with a newbie and their new shop (mentor type thing) and giving feedback on how the newbie implements your ideas. Kind of looking over their shoulder type relationship so the internet sees what unforeseen issues a newbie runs into. Vids for example could be a weekly or bimonthly 10~15 min chat with the person discussing what they did right, did wrong, what's to next, etc... Thank you again. 👍

[@blobymcblobface]

Really the internet needs more shitty AI art?

[@RoniBliss]

The internet needs more false hope peddling lairs, telling you waste countless hours in the most over saturated, low ticket hustles around. Lets see, meet back here week to week month to month. I absolutely know with 100% certainty none of you will get more than 5 sales in 6 months. And its so much work doing all these designs (That are that same trash products that 10000000000000000000000000000000 other people are also doing) Let's see. You will see I am 100% correct and this is weasel POS charlatan selling people false hopes while he farms you all for clicks and views. A

[@Bobotine]

Wow! Fantastic information! Question - would you mind creating a demo and/or clarifying how customization and POD work in more detail? Would that customized order be created manually by myself for the customer? Or...? I'm not sure I understand. Thank u!

[@mood3811]

full video on how to make designs on Midjourney please! Do it also in a free platform please

[@adamrobertscreative]

literally sat on my computer now having just opened my first etsy store.... ooo the excitment

[@thespeedlife]

Have you had any luck selling? I just stumbled upon this video, and having design background it got me excited to try!

[@marlene97992]

Thank you as always for sharing your knowledge with us! Quick question - My mid journey prompt box STILL says “coming soon”. Any idea when they will be releasing to to others? TIA😊

[@ThoseOfTheWay]

This is a God Send. My career is ending due to health, and starting something new is a bit overwhelming. (the idea of sitting around doing nothing is insane to me) THANK YOU SO MUCH for showing us newbies how it's done. Having fun and learning AI techniques is a plus. THANK YOU Alek !

[@davidspyres]

Yes!!!! Midjourney video guide for mugs etc would be GREAT!!!

[@GoodGuysMedia]

He offers one! It helped me get my mug shop up last night!!

[@Peteliao]

Thanks for letting us know how to make money. I’m going to look into doing this. More people like you should let more people know how to make money from businesses. I thank you sir!

[@obitoissuperiortoyou3276]

Did you do It?

[@MariettaGirard]

Great video, appreciate you sharing it!

[@GiaHuỳnhPhươngOanh]

appreciate for sharing this with us, excellent video

[@philippgoetten]

It's nice that you show how to buy mockups in Etsy. But not how to combine the design with the mockup.

[@alekSheffy]

I have several videos on automated ways to do it. Other wise use canva to drag the design on top of the mockup.

[@salauddinabid8134]

DO it, Midjourney prompt guid would be great..

[@TomSzenessy-nr6ry]

Hey, I really like you're videos. One thing that would really interest me is how to start such a businesses and how to sell internationally, so the paperwork and the rules and where you would have to pay which amount of taxes, how to create such a company, what else you would need to take into account BEFORE selling stuff on the internet legally and how does that work. Thank you!

[@alekSheffy]

Etsy handles a lot of this on their end. While you should obviously do your own research, I've found it better to start selling and then get things figured out if any sales come in. Other wise you end up spending a ton of time trying to get things set up right, instead of actually selling.

[@CeeGeeDFS]

great video Alek thank you - can explain in more detail how the custom products work - after the customer makes the purchase and includes their custom info how do I get that info printed for them or is it done automatically?

[@elspethtrautwein]

Hey Alek, could you do a video about avoiding scammers when setting up Etsy shops? I was just scammed hundreds of $ by scammers pretending to be ETSY needing to verifying my account just as I freshly started my Etsy store … within mins/first hours of setting up my store.

[@nicknack7132]

I’ve been doing a lot of research. My problem, and it’s a very, very big problem, Is that the print on demand companies charge an arm and a leg for their products. The products cost way more than things people can purchase on Amazon and also the shipping time is way longer. How can this business model be competitive?

[@FannieGreory]

Fantastic vid!!! Thanks a lot!

[@theduketube9627]

Thanks Alex, I would love to see more on working with MidJourney

[@TopicTide1]

nice ideea, but there are many factors that influence your revenue. there are cost to publish and hold the items on marketplace, transaction fees, payment processing fee and advertising fees that you have to pay. it's not impossible tho. no one spoke abot the fees and that you have to pay listing fees :))))

[@BRIELL3creates]

Thank you for this video and your linked guide. I've been looking to jump into selling on Etsy for quite some time and this is helpful. FYI, your guide has an error which makes things a bit confusing where you say: "Doing this would could get your shop temporally shut shown" Obviously the sentence is not correct English and I'm not quite sure what you are referring to as you don't specify what it is that could get our shop shut down. If you could clarify that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[@ricomajestic]

Great video! Learned a lot.

[@thenext9537]

Trust me, it’s nowhere as easy as anything you see. When a minder discovers an unclaimed gold mine, they remain quiet and keep the gold for themselves.

[@THEATHLETEREVIEW]

If you choose to do the customized option for mug designs, do you have to manually edit all the designs yourself, or is this process automated in some way?

[@VivienneRussell]

PLEASE do create a video tutorial for Mid Journey!

[@troycran6950]

Awesome video! Thank you for the content! Is mid journey copyright free?

[@Dragon-vs-Kitten]

Time to say GOOD DAY. Etsy just kicked me out for no reason. Screw them!

[@TheKalenedog]

Really great advice, thank you

[@alekSheffy]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@ryanstockwell9577]

Love the video. Just created my Etsy account! I did notice though that a lot of the examples used that show successful mugs selling were selling them at a percentage off. Does this have to be the case for a successful shop to always be discounting the products?

[@alekSheffy]

Typically, they always run discounts

[@TônLinhPhương]

YES! JUST WHAT I NEEDED, TY!!!

[@YasutakaSudaro]

Thanks a ton, this was super helpful!

[@HuỳnhGiaHồng]

THANKS A BUNCH, AMAZING VIDEO!!!

[@saltdesired]

Does anyone else stopped seeing the actual results when you search for an item? It used to show me the amount of listings, but now it only shows 1000+ listings - no matter what I am searching for?!

[@sharky970]

They offer a free tier, but keep in mind that images generated with a free account cannot be sold due to usage rights. Only paid plans come with a commercial license, which grants you the right to sell the images you generate

[@johannessvensson1037]

I believe Leonardo states that the images you make is yours and free to use however you like. That was the case anyway a few months ago.

[@BarbosaHolgan]

ill definitely try that, thanks!

[@MitchellBettina]

cant wait to start my pod

[@Purr5uer]

Followed most of the proccess just to find out A. Etsy doesn't allow stores in my country B. Etsy does not allow you to receive payments in banks from my country C. Even if you have a bank in one of the countries they allow, you still cannot open a store without an actual address in an allowed country. That's the dumbest of the 3 limitations tbh.

[@RoniBliss]

trust me you just saved yourself from wasting countless hours for 5 sales over 6 months, selling the same trash AI design mugs that 10000000000000000000000000 others are doing, for ULTRA low tickets. This guy is a BS merchant of the highest order.

[@Purr5uer]

@@RoniBliss Yeah, I figured. But since the investiment is kindda low I saw no harm on trying it

[@WriterLady]

"Stay dangerous!" That's the best advice of 2024 so far. 👍

[@blairhickman3614]

Do you do images for both sides of the mug when not doing wrap around design? Are there any fonts/font packs that you would recommend for beginning designers?

[@alegup2003]

WOW. My head is spinning. Is one required to have a business (sole propieter/LLC) if following your tips?

[@courtneyward2444]

Yesssss! Please do a mid journey video!!!!

[@deejay1964]

Thanks for another great video and some much needed information. A little while after watching your previous video on this topic I started my own Etsy store selling mugs (through Printify). Admittedly, I only have 52 mug designs so far, but I've still not made a single sale, lots of views but that 's it. I don't have a budget for marketing, I do have a Placeit account and I do use AI for my designs. However, I do feel I am missing something, so the question is "Am I missing something?".

[@alekSheffy]

It sounds like you're missing a lot of listings. 54 isn't enough unless you're paying a decent amount in ad spend.

[@blobymcblobface]

Great dude so your 50+ shitty AI images aren't selling. Want a hint? The market is saturated with this AI crap. People like you are making it hellish for real creatives. People probably aren't buying your stuff because it looks uncanny and it's soulless.

[@Drozzix]

@@alekSheffy Is there an average quantity you recommend starting out with for mug designs?

[@Taylormane]

50 mug designs isn’t enough? If no one’s buying one out of 50 then wtf

[@blobymcblobface]

@@alekSheffy 54 tacky stolen pieces of art not enough? I noticed all the comments I've left about how unthetical this technology is have all been deleted. You realize in some areas is 9/10ths AI art on etsy right? The reason no one is buying your stuff is that the market is saturated already

[@HarrieRodrigues]

very helpful, worth the watch

[@INKNBRUSHNFLIP]

wow what great content! Thanks so much!

[@juliebrock9006]

Alek if you were to start today on Etsy selling what would you start with? I have watched your videos that say start with one product. Thanks Julie

[@directdinstrada]

This guy in my opinion its just making content to increase his channel, its not that simple with etsy printify etc.

[@_TheDoctor]

Videos with titles like these are ALWAYS too good to be true.

[@diyema3434]

Exactly. It's never this simple, but also you need money before to make such money at a rate like that. That dude probably ran smooth ads with a good budget. You can't organically just quickly make more than half a million dollars in just half a year using only the algorithm. If this is true, which I leave some big room for, as there are a 1 in a million people out there, there's a lot he put to this than just organic sales.

[@pinbok_]

If it was easy everyone would do it, his videos just show that you can do it. Take what has value and move on. At the end of the day its you that need to move, he isn’t going to do it for you.

[@dimastsam1679]

Ya I feel like he’s leaving out some steps I cant wrap my head around it

[@ChuckWilsonGreenGorillaVideo]

So true!!

[@NamAnhNguyen-re5yd]

Alek thanks for sharing.

[@RichardWarriner-c3f]

Didn't know where to start.This video was excellent & going to be looking at the rest of yours! Have a Great Year!

[@raymakara]

Isn't there a LOT more involved if you personalize it? Don't you have to add the customizations in Canva first, then go over to Prinitfy and upload the image to the mug, then create the order for the customer?

[@HenryHateFineArt]

Thanks for these informative videos.

[@PhùngTốĐào]

wow, great video. thanks so much

[@travv88]

I'll give it a go.

[@DivineDivineGirl]

Hi Alex, thanks for sharing this, also I have one question, do you have good alternative for Etsy as it doesn't work with my country? Where can I sell these?

[@TenzyStudio-jq5xj]

I have a question. But first - thank you. Great information as always. I sometimes struggle with small technical issues. Thanks for the wrap dimentions. However, I have many designs that are sayings that get printed on both sides of the mug. Is there a standard display area for the front and back of mugs that leaves some blank space in the middle (opposite the handle) and a prompt that tells the AI to print it on the right of the handle and on the left of the handle on the mug surface?

[@campfiresolutions]

Alek, another awesome video. Question: How can we type in ratios if we don't have access to Midjourney Alpha yet? (I'm at 225 images and it says it needs 1000) Can you type it into Discord instead of the web? And what about other things besides a mug?

[@vegvangyrl]

The listing process on Etsy is what I find takes the longest. Even using your uploader , (thank you !) not every listing can have the same keywords , titles and descriptions. Can you make a video about this? 🙏

[@capnyoungs6896]

Have you made the video about creating designs with midjourney yet? I've looked through your videos but didn't see one. I may be blind and is usually the case, but wanted to ask anyways in case i really did miss it. Thanks a bunch!!

[@RailinX]

Careful buying the ready made PNG designs. A lot of them are stolen and you could get a copyright infringement claim from the author against your shop. A good clue is if the png shop has tons of super cheap designs in a wide variety of styles. Typically designers stick to one style or make series of designs in the same style. If a shop is only selling bestseller design pngs in vastly different styles they’re most likely stolen. Authors have a hard time getting them taken down since they’re obnoxious and counter claiming everything. Myself and another Etsy friend have been dealing with a thief like that.

[@MousyTTR]

youre the only real person in this comment section, all the others are this guys paid bot accounts

[@RailinX]

@@MousyTTR haha! I doubt it. His content is great.

[@deanbaldwin8476]

great work,this is great info

[@natoentertaiment3796]

Midjourney video guide would be GREAT.

[@CindySimpson-h8o]

Love Love Love this video! Thank you SO much, Alek! And PLEASE!! More help with Midjourney's prompts!!! I really appreciate you and your helpful nature!

[@puresnowball965]

God bless you Alek, thanks for sharing this wonderful information. I am desperately seeking a change in my life and looking at ways to where I can have a good work-life balance. much love man and keep up the good work

[@RoniBliss]

Dude don't be fooled this is absolutely not a way out, this guy is absolute charlatan, I been down this road selling 100's a month + 100 of T-shirt sales they are such low ticket for the amount of effort you put in, you will have to sell ridiculous amounts to get anywhere close to changing your life with this. This area is so fkn saturated with others who thought of this long before this video, and even those that sell 1000's a month are still not making enough to change their life. at around $2 - $4 dollars per sale do you realise how many you need to sell in a completely red ocean over saturated market. Don't take this wrong way I am trying to help you. Don't get your hopes up and waste your time.

[@puresnowball965]

@@RoniBliss I appreciate all you have to say, but honestly I will try just about anything to make a change in my life. and if this works out, great. if it doesn’t, great, I’ll just go to the next thing. but thank you anyways

[@latchnkeepkids2035]

Hi Alex thank you for such informative video. May you please go more indept on how to build out a customization store please? Thank you in advance.

[@ebayseller6040]

bro do you have completely separate shops by type of products or niche? like in your mug shop its just mugs that's it absolutely nothing else gets in the mix?

[@beyondizm]

Sorry, I've got to ask, how does the Personalized work with Printify? can you set it up so that it will add the photo and text? or is it something that I have to do yourself

[@blairhickman3614]

I am always down for a MJ video.

[@jakes4254]

Hi, is there an upfront fee once a customer order in Etsy? For example, do you have to pay fees, prior to shipping to customer, and any hold of funds prior to delivery and after delivery

[@lientonnu5618]

I love this video. But I don't understand how to AUTOMATE the "custom design" for each product. Can Alek or someone else please explain?

[@26agica]

Hello Alek, the poduct uploader works only with PRINTIFY? And could you make more bulk design videos and maybe a video how to use mockuop createor if you sell other products, like tumblers, not mugs and tshirts

[@harmikuchian9272]

Hi Alek, thank you for this wonderful video. what was the prompt to create the clip art of bear?

[@joelociraptorgaming80]

Anyone that's not an artist won't give a shit, but as a traditional artist it's pretty discouraging how anyone can now type a command into computer and have "art" produced for them. People making a living with no artistic talent and I'm over here barely able to sell my own work that I actually spend hours, months, and even years producing.

[@fledglingsumo2892]

Jump on the bandwagon bro.

[@brthk]

Hey Alek. Love your work. I'm trying to find the video of digital downloads. Probably the first 1 I watched, but it's eluding me. You got free pics and made them a bit clearer then upsized. Just minimal landscape or is that all been replaced with midjourney now. I find it unusual you would take it down, but can't find it anywhere? Thanks

[@alekSheffy]

I haven't taken any videos down, so whichever one you're thinking of is still there

[@marlene97992]

That’s A LOT of jumping jacks so far!!😂

[@Drewx2x2]

Great info and you're nice to look at :-) Have you any idea why Etsy keeps shutting down my digital art (first a download then POD)?

[@dsc_77]

Thanks for this inspiring video! I've created my Etsy shop and connected it to Printify but I'm not seeing how to actually use that part. Do you have any videos detailing this part of the process? Thanks again!

[@RoniBliss]

How many have you sold? I can bet with 99.999% certainty its not more than 3. Nobody here will get more than 5-10 nsales in 6 months and you will realise this guy is a false hope peddling charlatan, telling everybody to chase a few dollar ultra low ticket, ULTRA over saturated market, saturated with trash AI designs, while you sit on page 100000 of search wondering what you re doing wrong, while this snake farms you all for clicks and likes, you think he has a 1 dollar profit mug store making,000+ a month yeah suuuuuuuure! No he has a KZbin channel where he farms BS and makes money from your clocks and likes.

[@scottschulz68]

would love to see more videos on prompts, with some tips.

[@CeeGeeDFS]

hey Alek great video, what was the prompt for the bear, giraffe and the fox?

[@jakobbourne6381]

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[@NightTimeCrafts]

Love your videos, thank you! Yes please a tutorial on how to generate those type of images would be great... if you could use the the free-tear of Leonardo or other free AI image generators it would be even better. Thanks heaps in advance