How I Made Over 200K in One Year on Etsy

[@RyanHoguePassiveIncome]

Congrats on your success on the platform & respect for working in healthcare 👍

[@julianmdchavez]

Hey Heather! I am someone who found out about you from the Christmas Sweater Design Challenge on Kittl. I had been making designs on there for awhile and figured i'd try my hand at the challenge. I then checked out your channel and got interested in POD on Etsy from your videos. I ended up winning 2nd place with the challenge and i've emailed you briefly about some success I had on Etsy but I wanted to give an update here so you and your followers can see. I made 12 sales last week! Starting from last Sunday, I had at least 1 sale per day! Before that, it took me almost a month to make 4 sales. It was challenging to keep up with the volume, but people are finally receiving their orders, leaving 5 star reviews and I can't say enough how thankful I am to have found your channel! To anyone who watches these videos and wonders if Heather's advice is legit; it is.

[@maryc3808]

I really needed to hear your story. I've bumped my head a few times and I guess it is comforting to know that someone else went through this. I'm getting back at it!

[@jenkane196]

This was very inspiring, Thank you for sharing. I started my Etsy store during the holidays of 2019 and have struggled to gain momentum so your tips and advice are giving me the motivation to push through. 💗

[@erdegora]

You are not average ❤. I still have crickets after 50 days. But hanging there. Except those scammers no other Etsy notifications yet. I believe in my product designs because I love them and must be someone out there crazy and awkward like me in style. Today is my birthday and I know from Casy post was your birthday last week! Happy late birthday..

[@debgamboa3869]

Thank you so much for sharing your story, for being honest and for not giving up. So many people view setbacks or slow times in business as failure, and it's not always the case. Sometimes there are just slow seasons, depending on your product, it could be due to a design flaw, the business just isn't right for you, or that it's just taking time to grow and be discovered...or a million other reasons. I have a home business making bath and beauty products. I started it about 3 years ago and am now finally getting more traffic and people asking when we are going to be up and running again (had to temporarily shut down due to a move out of state). I am currently working to start up a couple of Etsy shops and hopefully bring in a bit of passive income because my husband is disabled, and while he can still work at the moment, that may not always be the case, so having a business where I have to spend a lot of time making products may not be the best option for us in the future. Thanks so much for sharing that just because you have a setback does not mean you are a failure or that your business won't be successful in the future. Very encouraging words and story, for sure. Wishing you continued success in your business.

[@itsheatherstudio]

I LOVE this Deb!! I am happy you are deciding to look into POD or passive income strategies as there are SO MANY available now and other ways to create your own income. I would say that producing products on your own is difficult to scale. I personally considered this as I LOVE the process of printing and creating my own items, but this hobby/passion soon becomes into stress/work and to scale you have to hire employees/have overhead. That's why I decided to go into POD as this is a business model I highly recommend so others can start and scale without the high stress levels that overhead + hiring other people can cause. I hope you are successful with your endeavors and are able to get that extra passive income for you and your husband!!

[@debgamboa3869]

@@itsheatherstudio, thank you so much. We had started designing some POD items before my husband found a job. But, we had to move to a new state within a month, and, as you can imagine, it was stressful. We also took a rental home as we had to sell our previous home, so we pretty much lived out of boxes for a year while we sold our old house and found a new one close to where he’ll be working. Now that we are getting settled, we’d really like to get back into exploring our options. Thanks again so much for your wonderful video. I can’t wait to watch more of your channel.❤️

[@thedoubleboiler6971]

Worked at a hospital, started to learn a business in 2020 and think outside of the box, shares knowledge to help others. Liked and subbed.

[@stephanief5762]

You are not an average person honey, give yourself more credit, you're an entrepreneur and it takes the mindset to be one. Most people fail at it because they lack that mindset. Thank you so much for sharing your journey and tips with us.

[@fluffboxmusic]

Thank you for all the tips. Where can I find the link to your Etsy store ? The only one found from googling had almost no sales and had only 2-3 listings. Would be great to see the actual store for reference

[@bumblebeegoesgaming704]

I am at a point I need to make this work. I have two special needs kids, my partner only makes about 22 an hour and in LA where we live that isn't enough, We have to move because the new owners of our apartments have stopped taking care of the place and stopped paying for pest control. but everyone wants us to make 3 times the rent and a decent safe place her is at minimum $3300 a month. I can't go out and get a job as both my kids are home all day. I am happy I found you channel and hope I can learn from you.

[@kaptynssirensong2357]

Bless your heart. You should go for it!

[@bumblebeegoesgaming704]

@@kaptynssirensong2357 lol before I read the whole comment I just saw the bless your heart, and I was raised a southern girl haha. I truly do appreciate the words of encouragement. I have been working on it. And a few other jobs as well. Just to make sure we are doing the best we can. Thank you. 😊

[@jangyjangskie]

I hope you made it by now

[@Ronbers1953]

I hope u did well too I’ve just done 30days nearly

[@Thecraftyblacksheep]

Thank you so much. I have a newer etsy store. 150 sales so far. It’s not POD. It’s handmade embroidery for kids. But I’m always looking at other success stories to see how I can help my little store grow. Thanks for the story.

[@itsheatherstudio]

Love that!! That's a great place to be for Etsy and handmade! Always good to stay inspired. :)

[@-laxman-jat-]

good job heather. I'm impressed with your story.

[@pearlfield9676]

Oh, what a breath of fresh air it is to listen to a voice which is not high pitched and "artificially happy", squeaking "hi, guys, you, guys, tell you, guys" that floods YT much too often hoping to catch the attention of all the 16yos out there (sorry for sounding bitter, but the relief is real!) Much much appreciated, along with your choice of words and flawless intelligent delivery. I subscribed less than 3min in, and looking forward to learn more from you about POD. Wishing all the luck with your YT channel!

[@itsheatherstudio]

Aww, this is so sweet! Thank you for that and I try to keep it honest on my channel. My goals are to be straight-forward and realistic as I can so people can grow their own stores and learn from my mistakes! Thank you so kindly Pearl

[@sparkle28a]

I can't remember now how I learned about you, but I signed up for your emails in the last few months and though I've meant to, I haven't been reading them. Today I decided to look at your KZbin and I'm so glad I did. You are so inspiring and give me hope that maybe this is something I too can be successful at. Having my own business that would allow me to live anywhere is my dream. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and story !

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you for your kind words and comment!

[@adeelazahid]

Thank you so much for this vi. It will surely help my new etsy shop which has only three sales upto now. And for the Chi-ching sound, I can say its the most exciting thing to hear. My husband and kids were also happy to hear that sound. I hope I'll achieve my goal. Best of luck to you!

[@itsheatherstudio]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@BeachMama79]

I am so happy I came across your channel! I currently have a digital design shop on Etsy, but I have been wanting to open a POD mug store for a long time... this gives me hope! Thank You!

[@itsheatherstudio]

Mugs are just as good! Ive heard so many reviews about that Gooten is great with packaging and handling for mugs. Printify and printful are good options as well!

[@NokthulaMadondo]

Thanks for sharing your journey and experience on Etsy. As a fellow Etsy seller, I found this incredibly uplifting. My store is yet take off but just listening to your story, I am encouraged.

[@thobsiethobs6078]

@Nokthula Madondo are you selling your products locally or internationally?

[@NokthulaMadondo]

@@thobsiethobs6078 I am selling digital products to both local and international customers

[@CFlower323]

Wow, this is so inspiring, and i love the way you explain things, thank you for sharing!! This really motivated me to work harder for myself. Wishing you even more success this year!

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@susanjohnson6276]

Yes. Very inspiring. She takes you on a great journey.

[@yolandasotolopez]

@@itsheatherstudio can you please share the link to your etsy shop. Thanks

[@Nolimom3345]

Great video with lots of good info. Thanks for sharing that you weren’t doing well at first. Question for you- when you “posted” on FB groups, what did the posts say? Would be helpful if you could walk us through that process

[@susanjohnson6276]

@@yolandasotolopez Best not to share the link. There are lots of jealous copycats out there who don't want to put in the work of finding their own space.

[@kvibes7714]

I absolutely love how humble you are - Keep going gorgeous!

[@therocket6923]

Thankyou for your share ... i also thinking start to do some art in etsy ... but i also fear to lost .. from myself expectstion .... but after i watch you it bring me up again ...

[@Wonderisima]

Hi Heather! You're videos are so helpful and inspiring! (I've decided to just watch them all from the beginning!) Thank You!

[@elleking6771]

awe I'm so happy for you! Thank you for sharing. I love seeing women win within their aspirations. I want to find the same success

[@stevenguevara3252]

This is very inspiring. Very proud of you for hanging in there.

[@oilpaintolivia6874]

Holy smokes! That’s incredible and you deserve every penny. Thanks for the motivation 🙏

[@airmorn]

You are so genuine, oh my gosh! Thank you for your inspiring story. 😘

[@superbvajhuvina]

The journey to making 200K sounds so inspiring! Thank you for sharing your strategies-it’s motivating to see what’s possible with the right approach and hard work.

[@heartofearthcrystals]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us! Reminds me of when I started my shop in 2020. Two years in and we’re doing great! Keep living the dream hun! When you said you heard that “cha-ching”, my heart went pitter patter! There’s something magical about that sound! 😂😂😂

[@studio3283]

Awesome video! Thanks for all your great content!

[@resetyourfeelings]

this video is so pure and honest. thank you so much for sharing. i'm starting mine and i'm super confused on what to sell but listening to this helped me so much. ❤

[@purerred]

I’ve been wanting to start my POD store since 2020 selling T-shirts. But I’m often discouraged feeling like I’d waste my time. I also sell wigs so I figure I’ll just start with what I knw. Just last week I put up my first listing, (took me all day btw, I overthink it 🤦🏾‍♀️) .... the next day 🗣 my store is disabled 😤 but u knw what! I’ll try again! You just gave me hope 🙏🏾😊 Bc u sound so sincere n authentic. I’ll go watch ur other videos bc I really want to try this!

[@sabreenamariee]

You’re very inspirational. I would love to make my Etsy POD store a full-time job. I just started and had someone favorite my listing. Hoping for a sale but going to continue posting every day!

[@jacqulynduff661]

Thank you for your open and honest advice I have been really wanting to start the process of pod.

[@balandrav]

Thank you for sharing your story!! It's super inspiring because I really hope to get into e-commerce this year as a college student balancing other things but I really want to dedicate time to building it. I really love your down to earth personality, its such a relief from a lot of the e-commerce youtubers who are trying to sell you things. Can't wait to watch more of your videos

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you for the kind and thoughtful comments! Yay to doing a side hustle for school, it's tough but you can do it!!

[@jenescalera4690]

Thanks for this video. I haven't started my Etsy account and your video was really inspiring.

[@emilyscozychapter]

$250k in one year. Wow - congratulations that's amazing. It's inspiring to me to just keep pushing forward.

[@onionfield5306]

You are quickly becoming my new heroine!

[@makedollarswork]

Thanks for sharing your story! Very inspirational!💪

[@apronsandmagnolias]

Thank you so much!! This was so inspiring. I’ve been stalling so much on uploading my designs , but this really inspired to just do it.

[@faithlollipop]

i got teary towards the end of your video, i feel your struggle! but your dedication is superb! your story is very inspiring! I'm only just starting and because of my full-time job i can't progress enough as planned. I havent explored etsy platform that much yet but my main struggle on shopify store is traffic. I know with dedication like yours I can do it too! thanks for sharing your story, it's motivating me to work harder! Godbless your business and future goals! meanwhile, i gonna listen to your videos while working on my store haha!

[@nathanjames7843]

Epic journey. Looking forward to watching you grow here 👌🏾💪🏾🍻

[@AyanahHanaya]

Good for you! Love to see it!

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you!

[@Alessia_]

love this. good luck with everything!

[@MzManerz]

This was so inspiring! I’m in the middle of starting my online business so this was extremely helpful. Just subscribed to your channel!!!! Wishing you all the best with your businesses ;)

[@kqxx]

I am so impressed!! I’m still struggling on my Etsy shop.

[@thatsfunny2051]

What a good story! Well done

[@ta5664]

Get this woman to 100k subs by the end of 2022.

[@Heythereyouhi]

You for sure gained a new subscriber! Thank you for the motivation.

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you for subscribing as I just hit 500!

[@ClaudiaXperts]

Hi Heather, this is Claudia, great video!!

[@itsheatherstudio]

Hi Claudia!! Thanks for finding my channel

[@ClaudiaXperts]

@@itsheatherstudio Thank you Heather!! That is so kind!! I absolutely love working with Heather, and I can testify that her story is real!! She did amazing last year, and I know she will do even better this year. Her books are testimony of her success!! Amazing lady!!

[@Asif-io6mh]

Im serious about esty i will start my own esty store hopefully i learn from you and become successful i don't have job right now i willing to get my full dedication to get high sales

[@itsheatherstudio]

Yes anyone can do it and I hope that you can learn through some of the free content I provide here as I understand how difficult it is to go from 0$ to an income. You can do it!

[@yolandasotolopez]

what is the link for your etsy shop

[@Ianwilgausart]

Did you get the link?

[@mamasitaparodias3975]

What’s the link??

[@Ianwilgausart]

@@mamasitaparodias3975 didn’t find one.

[@mkj503]

The only one I can find under name and has her picture says it only has 2 sales…

[@Ianwilgausart]

@@mkj503 yup.

[@hablemosderopa]

Thank you for sharing this. I subscribed!

[@carlosfaught]

love your videos so far, you are so real and natural and that makes for a great presentation. Question, just getting started on our etsy business. when you posted in your facebook groups, what did you post? individual products or a link to your etsy store? thanks for your videos. carlos

[@YuriyRogozhin]

Congratulations 🎈

[@ampopz3523]

That's amazing Heather, you are an inspiration.

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you!

[@S-ivanov]

Very inspirational. Thank you. Now I just have to get found.

[@jennymagick_yt]

Very inspiring!! Thank you! Can't wait to hear more! ❤️

[@KidAMRadio]

Thanks for these tips. How did you go about posting on Facebook Groups? Did you post a link to your listing and/or pictures? Do you always have to ask permission?

[@joharrell52]

Thank you so much for sharing this information. I love and appreciate your content. I would love to purchase a shirt or two from your shop. Please share the link. Thanks again!!

[@hekto507]

Hi Heather thank you for sharing this insides with us. I onece tried a t-shirt business and you motivated me to do another try

[@lashadajackson6172]

Great video! I've only had my shop opened for a few months. This is very inspiring! 😃

[@WreathPurpose]

Congratulations 🎊 thanks for sharing.. I'm new to selling on etsy and I appreciate your helpful content..

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thank you for watching and I hope to provide more content to help!!

[@evakrecs3631]

Hi! I'm totally curious now about your shop! How can I find it?

[@kelebekmoods2460]

Very inspiring! Thank you for sharing your experience 🌻

[@The_man_himself_67]

I watched so many videos about niches, SEO, blah blah blah. But here is someone who seems to know none of that, posted on social media and BANG! 250k in one year. If it were that easy we'd all be millionaires by now. Them's the breaks!

[@oceanangel4]

What Facebook group did you post on that got you 30+ sales immediately??

[@porkchop8542]

Thank you so much for sharing your valuable information. I don’t like the thought of leaving my product quality to someone else. But maybe you have to?

[@WhitneyYadonArt]

Great video! Super helpful! I am curious, what products were/are you selling on Etsy? I know you mentioned print on demand but I know they have a slew of products. Are you doing other items outside of POD?? Thanks again for posting this, I hope your business is still doing well :)

[@tatiana.lifeinglow]

Heather if you would start over, would you do a separate etsy store per niche or combine a few niches into folders on etsy? I have a am considering POD business for a few specific niches which I am connected do however they might not overlap in the interest although it feels like a lot of work to run a few etsy stores. let alone expensive if to have a few shopify stores.

[@aprilkotvasz]

I'm curious what you are using to actually create the shirts ? Cricut ? What about ordering shirts ?

[@Al-rn5qy]

Wow, thanks so much for sharing your story Heather! It resonated with me so much. I too started an online Shopify store in 2020; I too work in healthcare (medical coder); and I too experienced cutbacks in hours due to the pandemic. Your story is so inspiring, because I am also struggling with sales, however, I know I can have similar success by sticking to my e-commerce business. Please continue to keep up the good work and wishing you continued success👍

[@itsheatherstudio]

I understand the struggle! Yes it's surprising how many areas in healthcare were cut yet no one really mentioned it/almost like it was a hush hush topic haha. Sales will come and I'm working on some content in the next month or two to help others product research/design to get those sales We're al in this together.

[@JulianVinasco]

This is very inspiring for me, Thank You!

[@TheSaifScorpio]

Thank you for the inspiration, can you please share with us your POD designs or a link to your Etsy store? We might be tempted to buy some of your products 😃

[@calmcrinkles]

I just found this video and can’t find her shop anywhere…?? Kinda strange?

[@LAwigTalk]

Thank you so much for sharing....without an upsell for a course! So did you ask Facebook group admins or fb page owners if you could post? Either way...great idea!

[@inscrutable67]

when you were posting on facebook, was it just posting an item from your etsy store in the facebook group from your personal facebook account? Or did you make a new facebook account for your store?

[@maribelyoung6445]

My sister and I are preparing for an Esty shop, we are making products first to put, we have already took legal steps for the business name. So we just got to get busy make products plus advertise.😁

[@prissmendez6848]

Thanks u so much for this great information I have a question what software do u use to create ur print on demand designs

[@itsheatherstudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@adimccane4603]

Hi Heather, Thank you so much for this channel and the content. I was wondering how you handle returns? I am using printify and starting my own store and have not thought about how to go about that. Thank you for all you do!

[@theart9132]

Thanks and this is an inspirational video.

[@arrondeadmond1988]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! My wife and I are just starting out. And I was wondering if you could do a video on how to post Etsy store items into a Facebook group? The admin of one of the groups I’m in said I could post but I am having a ton of trouble getting my listing to show up. Any help would be great!!!

[@MarketingSavvyStartups]

Well done you I've only just started too and it's an emotional ride to say the least you feel like you're totally wasting your time as you launch then crickets but I only have 10 listings so hey give it time I'll try the group approach that might help 😊

[@editsontoast]

Hey! How’s the shop going now?

[@chadmyersmusic]

great inspiration, thank you !

[@lanadubes]

Thank you so much for sharing 💕

[@dezziebee7403]

LOVE your videos! So inspirational. I have a question for you. I always thought that contacting a buyer for feedback and/or review was kind of "badgering" them. Am I wrong to assume that? Thanks so much

[@Pyxelles]

Thanks for such an inspirational video. It's so easy to give up when you don't see sales but it's good to see you kept going- you deserve your success. However, considering Etsy's numerous fees I'm curious to know how much of that $250K was pure profit. Because I'm considering opening my shop but after learning the amount of fees Etsy charges, I was beginning to wonder if it is worth it? Thanks

[@sharahminer6909]

Hi Heather! Thank you for sharing! Trying to grow my own Etsy shop and your experience has been very helpful! Could you give some advice on the kind of Facebook groups to join and post in? I've been wanting to start sharing on FB, just not sure where to start!

[@Meldoodles]

Do you think there are differences between print on demand shop vs a shop selling products that I source and get in and ship from my studio ?

[@princemehra12]

Thanks you so much, You are really awesome.

[@laurenmccullough5951]

What kind of facebook groups are you referring to? I'm so curious! I am trying super hard to get my business to take off, and would love your input. Thank you for your videos!

[@tereztucek5505]

Thank you for your videos, they are very helpful! :)

[@sylviadumais4898]

Thank you for sharing your experience, I wanted to ask you when it comes to shipping profiles is someone able to have a shipping profile with fix shipping lets say for Canada and a shipping profile with calculated shipping for the US? I am in Canada and the shipping within Canada is so expensive.

[@TheEnglishCommute]

Wow! What an achievement. I've never seen Any one make $200k in etsy in their first year. Were you also selling digital products or mainly print on demand?

[@annabelhao]

Amazing success and inspiring! May I ask how much was your profit from these sales？

[@itsheatherstudio]

80K in profit after all expenses of last year! :)

[@LAwigTalk]

@@itsheatherstudio Wow that is awesome!

[@creationslandscapedesigns]

I am struggling with selling just about anything on my Etsy shop. Currently I have digital downloadable prints of my art listed. My biggest struggle is simply that selling art and making art is not my main business.

[@UseYourManners123]

That’s cool! I c tried that but I could t figure out how to upload the designs and all the technical stuff. Was able to only do one design but it was so hard and after that I couldn’t figure it out. I thought it would be easy but it took me 3 days to get it online and by then I forgot how I did it .because I tried so many times. 😂

[@inscrutable67]

I just started, well basically havent really started yet, my store isnt open yet, ordered my first 3 samples from printful and one of them the design was off center, they were pretty good about offering me a refund or shipping out a replacement. But at the same time I'm thinking thats not a great start to have 1/3 of my first order show up with an issue that could have led to a bad review

[@aemtarot]

Wow congrats! 🙌

[@andreavitale3956]

You mentioned 3 mock-up stores. What is the second one? Thanks in advance.

[@donnadesko675]

I enjoyed your video. What is the name of your Etsy shop?

[@cherisepatterson6961]

So awesome!

[@bellajune320]

Hi Heather, should I just reach out to FB groups or IG profiles cold? Not knowing anyone? I feel shy to ask them if I can post, haha.