How to Make $8,493 a MONTH Selling T-Shirts on Etsy (Easy): Niche Research, Design, Mockup Tutorial

[@ZachVentures]

This KZbinr is a good example of if you can’t find a way make a way no excuses beautiful step by step process thank you ☺️

[@tonipopov4273]

Kittl is good but is not free ... to be able to remove the background and change the px you have to pay... but anyway you are showing good things thank you!

[@femaligned]

And here I was watching a bunch of videos about how to heat press tshirts 🤣🤣 I’ve watched about 20 videos on how to start a tshirt company, and this one is the best by far? I’m going to try your method and report back.

[@DigitalPaper2000]

I so agree... the BEST VIDEO YET.... THANK YOU!!

[@Cinx2]

How’s it going so far?

[@femaligned]

@@Cinx2 I gave up already lol. I set a $25 ad spend with Etsy and still didn’t get any views. I had somewhere between 30-40 items on my site - I know Hannah’s recommendation is 100 - but I just wasn’t getting my any views at all. I’d suggest you keep going since the holidays are ahead. Maybe you’ll have better luck than me.

[@NineEyes97]

⁠@@femalignedThanks for updating, if you could spare a minute seeing as you’ve given up, do you mind sharing what niche you based your products on? Or would you say the designs were random?

[@femaligned]

@@NineEyes97 I designed products based on the trends using the trend tracker she recommends - can’t recall the name of it at the moment, so there was no niche

[@DD214Life]

Very informative video. I was looking on how to customize t-shirt for personal use, and I stumbled to your video. I am retired US military, and became world traveler/cruiser. I seriously considering doing this POD business for fun and side hustle. I'll register my DBA, get my EIN, open business checking, and apply for Chase business Ink so I can also earn my miles/points. I'll consider doing your course. Again, thank you!

[@Jackiefrompr]

Thr easy part is setting up your store and uploading products. The up hill part is the marketing.

[@ev_outlaw.writer]

Thank you so much for this very informative, easy to follow video. I started an Etsy shop earlier this week, and have already sold five shirts between just two designs. I plan to check out your other videos to help with keywords and promotion to ensure my success. This video has really been helpful. Thanks for putting out real quality content! Much success to you in the future!😊

[@eloiserichards]

Hi :) Please can you teach me I am just starting out

[@ev_outlaw.writer]

@@eloiserichards just follow her video to the letter. She's very thorough. You can't go wrong.

[@justbeingboyz]

Hello can i ask do you print and pack to sell it or just design it?

[@ev_outlaw.writer]

@@justbeingboyz I just do the designs. Printify does everything else.

[@RalucaMarcea]

Where I can find your shirts? I want to support your business

[@FaricaFrank]

You’ve convinced me to give it a go

[@susanarrington9371]

OMG SO MUCH TO KNOW/DO! NEW AT THIS. YOU ARE SO THOROUGH! NEED NOTEBOOK AND TRY NOW....even at 70!!

[@rondachristiansen2730]

Susan, you going to give it ago?

[@mikerrabostic9236]

Hannah! Thank you again for all your inspiration! I watched your Etsy Printify Integration video and it helped me tremendously! I completed another step and added my first T shirt design a few days ago; Appreciate you!🙂

[@Nive-ug8qg]

how did it go, did you make any money?

[@ohangkana1809]

Can you talk about when the customers return t shirts? Do the t shirts send back to the factory or to your home address? How was the deductions on Printify and Etsy when the customers want to return the t shirts??

[@heathercshea]

She chose a no-returns policy.

[@ohangkana1809]

@@heathercshea thank you

[@lisamaughan7294]

This was so helpful! I’ve literally just signed up with Etsy and Printify. I note you said you have no return policy - in UK and EU we have to allow returns within 14 days of receipt of items unless they are personalised. Is there a way of just selling the USA if that returns policy doesn’t apply there? How does it work selling to UK if choosing a supplier from USA (postage to UK is prohibitive), but then how does it work the other way around? Can you upload the design twice - once to a USA supplier and once to a UK supplier?

[@marcellevanrensburg4882]

Can you please create a video about getting registered on all the different websites, how they link into each other etc. How does payment and shipping work etc. If a payment happens on Etsy, how does thr printufy payment work?

[@veronicaarias4191]

Hello Hannah, This is actually the first video with complete information about starting, Love it! Thank you My question is; Do you create different stores in Etsy for different products or Do you have one store for all your different products mugs, tshirts, tumblers, etc??? Thank you again!

[@SariahLoves]

So its not copyright to use the same phrase as long was the shirt is not the same?

[@eze3572]

I noticed in my short time using printify the prices are high and in order to be competitive on etsy I have to jack the profit margin way down sometimes to 2-3%. Is that typical margin for POD sales on etsy in your experience

[@oakshadow5818]

Thank you for the video! How many mockups do you recommend uploading to Etsy?

[@robertf57]

Do the shirt manufacturers provide a hex code for the colors they offer? If they don't, then the shirt colors you choose in Kittl or Placeit will be off and your mockups won't resemble the final printed shirt. Any suggestions on how to ensure that the mockups you display in your store resemble the final product? Thanks.

[@extencityhair]

Very good point. Hopefully she answers that.

[@edfilh]

tenho que alterar muito a arte? notei que você modificou bem pouco

[@awabkhan8563]

Do you sell your course on Udemy ?

[@areebas1120]

Great video! As a new seller, do I need to purchase both kittl and canva? And also creative fabrica?

[@hannahebeling]

I think you really only need 1 good design suite to get started. Kittl has been my go to for a while!

[@elizabethbourquin8721]

Helpful and inspiring as always - thanks, Hannah! I have a question about the thumbnail/primary mockup photo - I’ve read that Etsy requires it to be either a photo of the actual (already produced) product, OR a photo supplied by the manufacturer of the product. Word on the street is that some Etsy stores are being suspended because of mockup photos made using websites like PlaceIt. What do you know about that?

[@hannahebeling]

You need to make sure that any mockup you use is representing the product as close as possible and you will be fine. I also like to include those product mockups from printify in the listing as well since they give the truest representation of the color and placement.

[@elizabethbourquin8721]

@@hannahebeling thx so much for your quick (and reassuring) reply!

[@krys9698]

Great video! Can you please also show how the ad posts would be uploaded to IG after they are created?

[@jclyde6543]

Every mockup video I've watched leaves out this particular step: You downloaded your design from Kittl in a significantly larger file than what is allowed to display on the Placeit mockups, yet you show the design being placed on the mockup when it should have been impossible. Would you please fill in the step between downloading the too large file and being able to use said file for the Placeit mockup? Thanks. Otherwise, a very useful video.

[@hannahebeling]

Actually the exact design I used for my items on printify is what I uploaded to Placeit. It’s possible in the past this was an issue, but I’ve never had a problem using the same pixel size designs. Hope that helps!

[@jclyde6543]

@@hannahebeling Thank you for your reply. The design you downloaded was 4500 X 5625 px, yet Placeit requires an image of 750 X 1200 px. What voodoo are you using to make that image fit those requirements? It makes no sense that it's seamless and automatic. Anytime I've tried to do the same with my high pixel designs, Placeit says my file is too large (duh!). Sorry for playing the dumb guy, but you seem to be implying that it "just works" for you without modifications to the original image which is, again, apparently too large for downloading to Placeit. I wouldn't blame you if you ignored this reply because I just may have some sort of logic block in my brain since none of your fellow creators address this issue as if it's inconsequential. My fix would be to convert the png to jpg which is easy to do in any image generator, or just download the original design in both png and jpg so the jpg could be used in Placeit. If you have the time and can stop laughing, I'd appreciate your thoughts.

[@Hypnosis0512]

@@jclyde6543 I haven't had any issues saving a Kittl design file at 4500 x 5400, 300 dpi PNG; and using said file in Printify/PlaceIt to make mockups. It just...uploads (automatically), scales accordingly, and works which is why I don't think you'd hear any noise to address it. Try emailing PlaceIt, or seek the wisdom of reddit incase it was an issue in the past. Otherwise, a good old clear your cache and cookies could do the trick 🤷‍♂

[@jclyde6543]

@@Hypnosis0512 Many thanks for your help. I had downloaded my designs (as advised) at the highest size which, of course, resulted in a huge file size, significantly larger than the 5mb limit on Placeit. So I opened the files in Paint and reduced the size by 70% to get around the limit, but still retaining the larger file for Printify. All is good. You're on my Christmas card list now!

[@P-Funk69]

You can always download another copy of the file at 72 dpi and it fixes that

[@avni2041]

I really need to make money and want to support my parents

[@EarnSuccessonline]

Me too. Can we share experience and grow together?

[@kwakusafokantanka6752]

You have a very good heart honey. I pray all your dreams come true

[@avni2041]

@kwakusafokantanka6752 thank you so much

[@JDMcHenry]

How do I sell my first t-shirt on my Etsy shirt. Note: I designed it on Printify as well. Just don't know how to promote it for free (to start).

[@albertovonberg2654]

Where is your shop? can you prove the numbers you claim ?

[@ginagamzebag2379]

Most of the video creators showing someone else’s shop sale status they don’t show their shop at all, no one do that because most of them make more money in YT for the views than selling in a platform, a lot of self promoting gurus themselves telling the products they use and they are earning in that as well. There is one lady who actually showed her shop name and now selling tutorials on how to make the niche she is selling

[@ginagamzebag2379]

None of them can show their shop they are all using someone’s shop as basis for all their videos

[@albertovonberg2654]

@@ginagamzebag2379 well thanks… I kind of suspected that

[@skyyb0rn]

@@ginagamzebag2379ehonis the ladybor channel name sho shows her shop you speak of?

[@ayeg4174]

​@@ginagamzebag2379 Yeah it was explained by an etsy seller on a yt video i think. This seller doesn't share her shop so that it doesn't mess up her SEO. Someone correct me if im wrong.

[@PawsandClaws3]

Thank you Hannah for another valuable video. I'd like to ask if its ok to create multiple IG ar FB account that are niche specific? Or is possible? Thanks and please keep sharing tips for POD.

[@sydneycox9527]

You are an angel!! Thank you so much for sharing such valuable information. ❤️

[@dakotajean7540]

Does this work for personalized items? If someone wants to put a name on the item? Also is it possible to first order the item yourself to check the quality?

[@lundenburnett]

Hello Hannah, I'm a little lost my merch informer site doesn't look like yours I'm having trouble locating the Movers and shakers section? Thanks !

[@almoshkyomaralmoshky-su9bg]

I really really really appreciate your open mind and the most important ideas every beginner or else needs to be an expert like you gave us shortcut of your experiences and efforts in short time video in good details and steps really can't thank you enough .. about my self I feel so lucky finding your channel actually finding you light up the channel with your presence as a teacher deserving of all appreciation, respect and thanks

[@hannahebeling]

I appreciate that! You’re too kind!

[@almoshkyomaralmoshky-su9bg]

@@hannahebeling that's at least we can say to express our thanks and appreciation for your efforts and good ideas also your honesty in giving right instructions and inspiring too

[@SusanNuyt]

I love how thorough you are about taking the steps, teaching, in extensive detail. Thank you, so much

[@joelsunilvarghese2119]

when someone decides to order my shirt what happens then, do i go to printify or what

[@davidreininger9602]

Mech informer is not free... Since the very first step there is this issue. Is it possible to get insights on the market trends and potential niches with a free tool ? Thanks for sharing.

[@marisabond_007]

I tried POD but it sucks when you have to have the $$$ up front to pay for the POD service, I’m too broke to afford consistent payment. 😢

[@r0segardens]

This was so informative & easy to follow. I've never even heard of Kittl before, but it's awesome! Thank you so much for this video :))

[@ev_outlaw.writer]

You answered absolutely every question I had! Thank you.

[@AlmiraWiliams]

Thank you for this! I am also considering these two products from printify (comfort color and bella+canvas), but there are some aspects I'm not satisfied with. Can you suggest some suppliers with similar products that are made in the US?

[@ASaffiliates]

Is living in other countries can apply in printify?

[@yuly2917]

Hi there, great video ! I don’t see the link for the video for social media you have

[@rashelginzburg]

Same. Looking for it.

[@셔-k8u]

We have to apply free 39.99 per month for pro or not

[@elitefaruk]

Hi, which one will be the best printer for this type of design on the t-shirts please? Thanks

[@aminedaoudi-g5b]

I just want to say thank you and keep going I have benefited from you

[@wendyR1]

Hi Hannah, do you run ads on your “Best Seller” listings or is better to turn them off? My listing got the best seller badge yesterday but I’m debating in turning off ads or not, I’m fairly new to Etsy and still learning. Thank you for the valuable video ❤

[@hannahebeling]

If you are new to ads, I always think it’s good to start with the products that already sell well organically. This gives you some peace of mind that you won’t be throwing money away with bad SEO.

[@robertf57]

Super informative video! Question: can you do anything to prevent other sellers from copying your design? Thanks.

[@susanarrington9371]

I was wondering the same thing, but with AI...it has gone crazy with copying!!

[@Thenebraskahanger]

Thank you so much for this video. I am trying to make some extra money since I’m not working thank you so much.

[@MASSTERWORKS]

what video is the one where you talk about creating niche social media accounts? i looked but couldn't find it

[@sandrine-f1x]

Great video/tutorial Hannah!

[@hannahebeling]

Thank you!! 😊

[@JennyNguyen-bu4by]

Hi Hannah, I paid for a subscription for Kittl, but my mockups still show the Kittl name on the bottom right hand corner of my designs. What are your thoughts? It will show on my etsy thumbnails.

[@shainorsham4334]

It's good to see u Hannah ❤️❤️❤️

[@hannahebeling]

Thank you!!

[@LenaBritoPires]

Thank you so much, cant wait to try-it❤

[@banglabd6620]

How many t-shirts design uploaded pod side like a Amazon teepublic redbubble every day

[@Aswissicana]

Hey girl! Thanks so much for the very helpful vid. Would you be willing to share with us how this shirt did? Did many people buy it? Was is worth the time and effort? Thanks a lot in advanced! God bless. 😘

[@KaedaKondou]

Super helpful, totally worth watching!

[@zzssnzld]

@Hannah I am gathering information on this side hustle and I have one question no one has addressed it yet in the videos I have watched so far. Do you need a business license of some kind? LLC or DBA perhaps? What would you recommend?

[@parisjaye4159]

I second this question Also, taxes. Does etsy provide required tax docs at the end of the year? I imagine etsy doesnt deduct taxes from each sale because etsy isnt the "employer" And actually this might not even apply to those in states without income taxes

[@MaterialGirlzofFlorida]

Just found you and love your content BUT...this kittle demo doesn't work n the free version??

[@lylalongrak3362]

Hi Hannah I watched your vdo I am interested want to start part time T-shirt and mugs print so do I have to buy the machine heat print , Mugs and T-shirt first?

[@rockrocky9043]

Hi there, i have a clothing line and i am very interested to do business in Etsy but i have faced some difficulties when i have tried to listed on the Etsy specially things like weight,shipping,and where to ship,pricing etc.Can u pls help me in here.I also work as a designer for so many years.

[@anakersyblanchard7323]

HELP!!!!! , do you know Etsy old listing format will be gone this month? How we are going to make bundle listings? I was trying last night and its making impossible to add more than one products. Please we'll need help!!!!!!

[@davidreininger9602]

It appears an Etsy account is now charged something like USD20, once for all.

[@CliftonDoubrava]

That’s fantastic, thanks for sharing!

[@Tips_Meli]

I love your content Hannah!🎉 Thank you very much🤍

[@hannahebeling]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@LorenGraceChavez]

Is there other app that I can use instead of Kittl? App that available or can edit on mobile?thank youuuuu

[@ev_outlaw.writer]

@@LorenGraceChavez I use Canva and you can mobile edit with it. I tried Kittl after watching her video. But I guess I'm just used to Canva.

[@lesleycopplestone7058]

Hi Hannah I'm 60yrs old and new to all this I have a very old computer that won't let me do any changes to my template could you please tell me what I need on a new laptop to be able to obtain all these tools that you use thankyou

[@blissseeker4719]

I'm not Hannah but it sounds like you need to get a computer/laptop upgrade - which can be fairly expensive depending on the power you'd like. I would expect to spend a few hundred pounds for a new laptop that can perform well.

[@lesleycopplestone7058]

Thankyou very much for your answer yes I think I need a new one 😀

[@Sunshine-r6s3w]

Thank you for this tutorial!

[@minimilaa]

why didn't you say anything about having to get pro for kittl to remove backgrounds lol.

[@SpudMonkey815]

Should i niche down in the same way for my whole Etsy store? So in your example would you only do pharmacist designs throughout the store?

[@hannahebeling]

If you are very new to POD, I might suggest having a more general shop for a while until you pinpoint a niche that does really well for you. Then you could think about also opening a more specific store!

[@SpudMonkey815]

@@hannahebeling thank you, I’ve been stuck for the past week thinking over what I need to base my store around lol this will help me focus in on what’s selling

[@SpaceFootage-ck3ex]

Your presentation helped me to understand very easily. thank you

[@HasumiHiyoshi]

Definitely going to try that, thanks

[@Iris-yq7ez]

In one of your videos you talked about starting your Instagram boutique. I am going to try it, but i dont want to actually be in it myself. Is that ok? I am a grandma and, just learning all this exciting stuff.

[@hannahebeling]

That’s totally fine! If you have a good mockup subscription like Placeit, you can get tons of photos of people to post in your shop wearing your items.

[@miadu1801]

Which blank products do you use for your T-shirt? I confuse between Comfort Color and Gildan

[@hannahebeling]

I like Bella + canvas!

[@davidblond95]

I am also considering these two products from Printify, but there are some aspects I'm not satisfied with. Can you suggest some suppliers with similar products that are made in the US?

[@iyancoder5019]

Really informative video! Much appreciated!!

[@hannahebeling]

Glad it was helpful!

[@EveNorville]

Thank you, really helped me!

[@Redmoneyusa]

Solid advice.

[@businessentreprenuer4174]

Do Etsy have a hold on payputs after someone purchases or is payment available soon after?

[@replicacity92]

A hold

[@hannahebeling]

When you are a newer seller the hold can be longer, but later you can get your funds shortly after the product has been received be the buyer.

[@RoraDavid]

Wow, fantastic video. Thanks a lot!

[@rogueblackfish3625]

Fantastic video Hannah! Can you do this A-Z for Amazon Merch as well. I'm just getting started and so many videos are focused on Etsy. I would really just like a workflow for merch without getting side tracked with so many references to other platforms. I feel like for newbies this is one of the biggest obstacles. Trying to just focus without all the distractions of thinking they need to be on multiple marketplaces. It may be true that we should be everywhere, but when you're just getting started it can really lead to analysis paralysis thinking you have to 'do it all'.

[@hannahebeling]

Yes! That's a great idea! I have some older videos that feature the Merch process more heavily, but they are certainly due for an update.

[@rogueblackfish3625]

@@hannahebeling Thank you for considering an updated video on it! Also, if you use ads, could you mention your strategy for that in the video as well?

[@Kells_Stock1313]

Oh girl! This is me right now.. analysis paralysis peak..

[@jidealo]

Do you run ads or the products sell themselves

[@hannahebeling]

It totally depends on the product! I run Etsy ads on some and some just sell organically.

[@ELKHRACHFI]

Great video Hannah, can you talk about the strategy for making Amazon ads

[@hannahebeling]

Great suggestion!

[@ChikazeArai]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@Vicky-oi9id]

I need the link to get printify to Etsy I cannot seem to find how to do that

[@hannahebeling]

Look for “Printify Etsy integration” on my channel. That will have step by step instructions.

[@butterflytropicals286]

Is there a lot of cost for starting something like this? Great video by the way.

[@hannahebeling]

Thank you! I actually have a video from about 2 weeks ago that goes over some of the cost to get started. It’s pretty low cost, but I suggest having a little available to pay for the wholesale cost of several orders before you’re reimbursed.

[@butterflytropicals286]

​@@hannahebelingthank u!

[@butterflytropicals286]

​@@SophiaRoseApothecarythank u for your response and of course nothing is free, that is why my question to Hannah was is the cost high to start something like this.. Not if it were free.

[@rondachristiansen2730]

Why would you choose pink as the only color…I’m thinking many men would not want to wear pink shirt.

[@CindySimpson-h8o]

Wonderful video, Hannah! So very valuable! Thank you so much!

[@hannahebeling]

Glad it was helpful!

[@breautifulbarista]

Merch informer is not free😢

[@slayingwithcathrese]

Great video! Thank you

[@hannahebeling]

Glad you liked it!

[@OneStop4Deals]

great video 👍

[@shivkumar-em2zv]

Wonder full video....Hannah...how to sell floral print on etsy...will you please upload A video on floral print on etsy for understanding...

[@shivkumar-em2zv]

I know how to create design..like textile design, graphic design, print design....etc...

[@th1nk.OUTLOUD]

I like the way you think El-b 🧠💡

[@teodorakostadinova3904]

Amazing video!!! Thank you for the valuable information!

[@hannahebeling]

Glad it was helpful!

[@FakharBinJamil]

You are awesome!

[@loveanimalchannel79]

thanks

[@M_N_KHAN]

Is SOCCER niche better now a days

[@AlbinaGomeso]

great content. ty

[@SahokoHorikawa]

wow, great video. thanks so much

[@Cmsmallengines470]

I have my own marketplace multi vendor e commerce platform

[@mikerrabostic9236]

Thanks for video! I just opened up an Etsy shop. Want to sell t shirts i created in Canva. Anyone know how to link Etsy to Canva to print Tees and ship them?

[@hannahebeling]

Check out my video titled “Etsy + Printify integration” for a better walkthrough of this.

[@mikerrabostic9236]

Thank you Hannah! Appreciate you 😊💕

[@afsarofficialvlogs]

Good working

[@lauriepuleri5409]

Do we have to have a business account on Etsy or can it be a personal account?

[@hannahebeling]

It can be personal.

[@eze3572]

Great video. It’s a little disheartening to see trendy crap items people are buying. I wont ever be able to do designs like that and live with myself. Thats just not anything im interested in wasting my effort on. So maybe I’m not cut out for this type of selling.

[@PapandeNewmanGraphics]

I have found niches, post them and then nothing 2 sales in 1 year

[@brickk6202]

Gotta post more

[@EarnSuccessonline]

Did you run any paid ads?