How To Do PRODUCT RESEARCH On Etsy - NO Tools Needed

[@simoneblythe2319]

I'm hooked on your videos. I can't thank you enough. You are a breath of fresh air among all these other etsy "experts" that basically encourage you to do what everyone else is doing. You are the only one I've seen so far that has advised your audience to bring their own products to the marketplace and dominate. It makes perfect sense.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Simone, great to hear from you, and you are very welcome.

[@janerosenberg8857]

totally agree this content is fantastic. Thank you so much

[@johnkapatais2725]

I agree! He speaks the truth!!

[@marijkedoldersum2659]

This makes a lot of sense and I have some work to do as I researched about 7 shops. I will do 50 and put them in a spread sheet. Very common sense and yet most of us don’t get it. So many thanks Nick! Your information is awesome, easy to understand and genuine.

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks for the feedback, good luck!

[@mirakilkki3667]

Woaaah! I did this product research today like you told and it took me more than 3 hours to do but what an eye-opener! 🔥 I really enjoyed this kind of video where you showed things inside of Etsy! Thanks again!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Mira, great to hear, thanks!

[@MissMolly3377]

It’s refreshing to see someone who is NOT trying to sell a tool, like Everbee or Erank, that is all I hear on everyone else’s channel. Although those tools aren’t very expensive, it is still money being spent, and I think people would have to factor those in to their total cost to make the product…when they’re seeing how much profit they are making. Thank you. I am not sure if I understand what you are talking about in this video, but I will watch it until I understand it.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, thanks for your comment. Please let me know if something doesn't make sense.

[@BrianDowneyPhotography]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have learned more in 3 hours of binge watching your videos than I have in weeks of watching other confusing tutorials that generally end up with some or other behind the scenes brief or hidden agenda.

[@etsyconsultant]

Wonderful! Yes I am a full time Etsy consultant so my content actually makes sense and works (as long as you put in the hard work!). Thanks for being here.

[@MiuArtStudioUK]

Love your videos, thank you so much to put all the work to teach us! I am updating my Etsy shop (6 years, 5-star reviews but only 170+ sales ), I put the work for better photos, descriptions, titles, and tags (I watched your other video when I rewrote the tags) now I follow your video to take tips as I go. The best reliable Etsy tutorials.

[@etsyconsultant]

You are so welcome!

[@meharimran4319]

@MuiArtStudioUK Hi, how are your results now on etsy ? Did you find his advices useful regarding your store ?

[@malikastar9265]

Hi Nick, I'm a new Etsy seller, and I've already started the same work you did! it was to get an idea about how other stores in my niche are doing, but I've selected just a few of them. I'm gonna keep it to add more stores and products. I think once it is done, it should be updated after a while. I really appreciate your videos and the valuable information you give us.

[@etsyconsultant]

HI there, great to hear, thanks for commenting!

[@miriahvanduuren7923]

Thank you so much for this! I'm working on my spreadsheet today after just launching my Etsy business in April. Your videos have really been a lifesaver; so happy I found your content.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Miriah, happy to help!

[@bitmor2628]

You can make a macro to crawl through these pages and collect all of this data for you. Set it up once and then just go to the page and push play.

[@etsyconsultant]

Well beyond my capabilities! I have made a note though, thanks.

[@learningislam1288]

This video is soo much better than the Etsy Course im doing currently!

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks. What course are you doing, I would like to know more/what is being offered..and at what cost.

[@learningislam1288]

@@etsyconsultant So I was doing an Etsy Course on Udemy called 3 in 1 Ecommerce Masterclass by Sumner and Ali Hobart. And I got this Course at a Discount for 449 Indian rupees.

[@milaberi9491]

This is most useful video for Etsy product research on KZbin.

[@etsyconsultant]

Glad it was helpful!

[@betsymaletz8822]

Thanks for your great videos. This was very specific and I just canceled a bunch of subscriptions last month trying to thin out my costs. I'm excited to relaunch after the information gathered through your knowledge sharing. Hope to work with you someday! Really awesome - thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there Betsy, great to hear from you. Feel free to get in touch if you'd like to work with me, link below: www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01ae270fc1d9865dcc

[@annast9172]

Great advice, I did check some competitors trying to figure out what sells well, but your method is of course more methodical, I will def. try this.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Anna, happy to help!

[@nasihatuntukmu9082]

How to get conclusions just by collecting data such as store names, items, sales (1000), store open, and prices? How do I find a winning product? And what should I do next once I have finished collecting this data? I don't understand yet, can you provide a bit more detailed explanation? Thank you very much for your kindness in explaining..

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, thanks for your comment. Please feel free to book in for a consultation with me, so that I can spend more time with you on this, links are below if you would like to do that: Upwork: www.upwork.com/services/product/marketing-a-30-minute-etsy-problem-solver-video-call-with-the-world-s-best-consultant-1351219976669429760?ref=project_share Fiverr: www.fiverr.com/s/gBlpDb Website: etsy-consultant.com/services/30-minute-zoom-consultation/

[@maksymdenys5762]

Hi Nick! Thank you so much for this tutorial, you opened my eyes on several things I didn't even think of. I have some questions about the final part of this tutorial. I'm confused of what the exact data should I gather from listings to have a good picture of what is working. And what is the best place (or efficient way) to gather all this data to actualy see this picture. Thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

You can look through reviews and see what is selling, or if the seller has sales link on, you can look at all the sales.

[@susanjacquier5358]

Well...another valuable lesson. So much to absorb, but without doing the research, you're wasting time and effort. My hubby constantly reminds me " R&D, R&D, R&D ! ".

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Susan, appreciate your comment. Let me know if any questions arise!

[@strong2thefinich]

Ditto the others that are thankful for your information. I started and then stopped and am back hitting it. I do mugs so I know I will have to be good to succeed. I've been creating but am going to take a break and do the research and start creating again. I need to shut down the monthly charges for E rank and such and stay within etsy. Your 10 minute method made so much sense too and I am going back and looking at everything I've done so far. I also took down all my T shirts and am going straight mugs for now. I really enjoy this but I also need this to work. Blessings. Paul

[@etsyconsultant]

Great to hear Paul, good luck!

[@peteadams7916]

I have been putting together a spreadsheet dnd screenshots! You've confirmed my approach so thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

Happy to help!

[@anthonyputorek7095]

Thank you so much for all the valuable information you provide for Etsy newbies. I am doing this. I just got started with Etsy selling downloadable prints of wall art. I believe your tips will me be successful over the long term.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Anthony, thanks for commenting. Best of luck and let me know how it goes!

[@colleenflatley7827]

thank you for letting us know how to do this properly. embarking on this new journey is much less intimidating. good work!🌹

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Colleen, great to hear!

[@hellozoekeating]

another brilliant video Nick, please keep going with these awesome tutorials

[@etsyconsultant]

Thank you!

[@alanefoug1025]

Thank you so much, I tried e rank a while back, drove me crazy!

[@etsyconsultant]

No problem, no need to use any of those tools, they are just a massive time suck.

[@roadtofreecollege6337]

Thanks, Nik, Great as always. I’ve done this, but on paper, not on a spread sheet. My products fall between the high end/high cost leather designer tote bags and low end/low cost cotton grocery bags. I have 3 price levels, looking for a fourth bag at a lower cost, while maintaining quality. Added astrological bags in January (thank you). Keeping my sections evergreen. I’m working on my “twist” in order to differentiate myself from the two main categories I found while doing research.

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks for watching, and good going on the process.

[@ziarehman180]

awesome video really I was impressed with your shared information and will act upon it on searching the product

[@etsyconsultant]

Glad you liked it

[@zaradavy2894]

Went and did this this evening. Thanks so much, Nik.

[@etsyconsultant]

Great to hear Zara!

[@trent797]

Great video! I already kind of did this method, but usually limited it to 5 stores. I definitely need to kick it up a notch and do 50 or so.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Trent, happy the video was useful for you!

[@susanwilliams1312]

Thanks Nik (spelling it right from now on!) - another great vid stuffed with super smart info 👍

[@etsyconsultant]

No worries!

[@r.hcarroll6581]

I am having difficulty accessing the sales list by clicking on the store sales numbers as you show in the video shown in the video. Do you have any idea why this might not work? Your videos are amazing! I planned to launch my shop by the end of this month, but after watching your videos, I've come to realize that I need a few more weeks to make sure everything is done correctly.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hello, happy to hear you are enjoying my videos. Some shops have their sales history set to private. If this is the case, use the shop's reviews to get a very good idea of what is selling.

[@kixadach7661]

I follow you Nick from the beginning, well almost from the beginning when I opened my store in October last year. My niche is very personal and for that reason is very difficult to find strong data about what seels and what not. I sell my personal photography so I can't compere my works to anybody else. Since I follow your advice I started to do the research inside the Etsy but this is actually much more deeper and more organise way, and I will definitely do it. What I want to say is that my shop is 4.5 months old, I did sell 2 photos in December and my average monthly traffic is around 180-190 visits, in December over 300. So perhaps this is not certainly the top but I also analyze my statistics and what is significantly growing is my SEO value. At the moment for February it's 67% of my traffic was brought by Etsy itself and this is almost double to compare with 2 months ago for example. This gives me indication that maybe I have still long way to perfect my research and shop strategy but it seems that I go in good direction, and of course your knowledge is a gold for me.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Kix, thanks for your feedback, keep listing and pay attention to what works in your store.

[@kixadach7661]

@@etsyconsultant yeah, that is the most tricky part..:-)

[@SkilltesterStabbone1]

Hello, Nik! Does duplicating a listing count as creating a new listing from scratch? As a new store, do I make a mistake by posting new listings only by duplicating and then editing existing ones? Thanks!!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Bogdan and thanks for your question. OK, duplicating a listing is the same as creating a new one.

[@SkilltesterStabbone1]

@@etsyconsultant Thank you very much for your answer! I appreciate your content a lot! Keep it going, I would love to see you become the #1 Etsy Influencer on KZbin with +500k subscribers in 6-12 months. You deserve this, your content is based. 🔥

[@lindac9316]

completely makes sense and I am going to do this

[@etsyconsultant]

Great! Let me know how it goes for you

[@SophieMarnez]

Following your video, I've visited dozens of Etsy shops. 2 things : - I am stunned by the numbers of shops that do sell but haven't set up their shop... forget nicely, make it complete and informative at the bare minimum !!! With all your good advice, I would say it gives us a MAJOR head start ;-) - Looking for French stores, I have a hard time to find that many which sell over 1000 items for my king of items. Should I do my keywords and niche research on the US market (knowing that Etsy will probably post my store over there after translation)... or would you have a lower number for European countries/marketplaces ? Or maybe the keyword I searched is too narrow focused?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Sophie, I would say 30% of all stores I work with have significant parts of their store setup incomplete. It all depends on the keyword you looked at. You need Tens of thousands of responses ideally, so you can see plenty of shops.

[@SophieMarnez]

@@etsyconsultant Thanks a lot for your answer.

[@gainfulbhaji]

Sooo, I have 2 questions 👀 1. Is does going on holiday mode affect your visibility when you come back? If so, 2. Is there a minimum amount of time you can use it where the damage would be minimised?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, great question. It depends on the age and success of your store. For newer stores it' definitely not a good idea. One way round this is extend the processing times on your listings.

[@rochellevincentevonk]

Always such great info thanks! I saw on another recent post that if u have opened a store 3 months ago and didn't do anything with it then u should close it and start another. Here's my question - I opened a store 10 years ago and didn't do anything with it, forgot I had it!! 2 months ago I decided to do something with it and just picked up where I left off and now have 210 products in there. I'm starting to get traction / views / favors and great 5 star reviews. Do I really need to start again ??!! I've put so much work into the past couple months and can't bare the thought of starting again when things are starting to pick up, thoughts? Maybe I can open another store and slowly transition over?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Rochelle, I appreciate your question. If your store is making sales, you can continue with it.

[@rochellevincentevonk]

@@etsyconsultant thanks for responding, appreciated! I'm getting around 400 visits a month and sporadic sales at this stage, hope that's ok at the 3 month mark?!

[@stephenw3]

more important knowledge to have to have any chance of success - thank you so much. Just one question about doing this research into successful Etsy shops. Can you get access to the tags they use for their products? How good would it be to use that information to guide (not copy) your choice of tags.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Stephen, knowing successful Etsy shops tags will not help you at all, it is not the tag that got them there, it is quality score.

[@simoneblythe2319]

Can you please do a video about the "honeymoon" phase on etsy? I put up new listing this morning and sold 2 in the afternoon. I'm not running ads, I just did some research for the keywords I used. I would like to know how long this honeymoon phase lasts and how to capitalize on it.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hello Simone, thanks for your question. It's not very common to make sales soon after publishing a listing on Etsy, so you've done an excellent job with your product research.

[@kizzy5607]

Thanks Nik will be trying this out

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Kizzy, great to hear, keep us updated with your progress.

[@PrismaticPixie]

What is a good CTR? Percentage of visits from views (not for adds)? I also love that your videos target the basics and the rest will come (sales etc.). Everyone else talks about how to get 100 sales fast etc., but it’s not sustainable and doesn’t help long term.

[@etsyconsultant]

Anywhere between 2 and 6% is fine.

[@glennking8958]

what are your thoughts on etsygpt?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Glenn, its unreliable and clunky.

[@MrEthanMasters]

Hello, how should we apply the “20 In Cart” data? Does that contribute to understanding high demand products?

[@etsyconsultant]

It just means people have carted your item, for many different reasons. This will correspond to having sales on the item, and you should take it as meaning there is demand for that listing.

[@calmitdoon]

Hi Nick, I am SO thankful I've found your channel....🤓..I hadn't touched my etsy shop for almost 18 mths and having watched a plethora of your videos recently, am implementing your suggestions and can't wait to see how they land..this product research video has been superhelpful...google doc at the ready 😆

[@etsyconsultant]

You are so welcome! Keep me informed with your progress please!

[@calmitdoon]

@@etsyconsultant I certainly will.....might be a while before I'm able to offer anything of substance as from watching a whole load of your valuable tutorials, it appears I've been doing most of my prep and marketing incorrectly! 🙊

[@bhupendrajitnongthombam7930]

Hi Nick, I have been watching your videos for a long time and it helps me a lot in my shop. Thanks for that! In this video I want to ask something you mentioned about searching the high demand part, you mentioned half of the work will be done on inside Etsy ( about the hard work, collecting reviews, date, time and analyze it) and half of the work will be done outside Etsy. Can you please tell me about the outside Etsy work? since it will help me and etsy newcomer with the time consuming.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, yes I am referring to doing the same niche work outside Etsy so that you can collect data on what is working in the marketplace at large, you are confirming what works on Etsy, and also what is working in the marketplace in general. Often they are not the same thing.

[@cabinpuppets]

Watching this a year later, and it's unfortunate that Etsy has taken away our ability to see the number of products. Every search is just "1000+ results" now, unfortunately. But lots of great points in this video, thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

You can still see them! Download the Etsy app, do the search on there, and you will see the numbers :)

[@cabinpuppets]

​@@etsyconsultantOh, that's awesome! Thank you 😊

[@silverstonelt3040]

Hello. About Etsy Material section. Can I write there tags, which did not fit into the main 13 tag box :)? Or is it better not to do that?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, I do NOT recommend using the materials section for tags. This will have no effect on search and will confuse the people reading your listing.

[@sayantanidutta2174]

The question may be a bit unrelated to the video, but I can't find a better person to ask this than you! I love anything digital and designing. And often times I have various kinds of ideas that can be translated into different kinds of products: for entrepreneurs, for gifting, for home decor, etc. Is it possible to have a shop which will have this wide variety of digital products without focusing on one particular thing? Like a general store?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there thanks for your question, the issue with it being a general store is it will be hard to make it work due to the saturated market, that is why I say find a niche. Use what you enjoy and find a niche that you're interested in and focus on that, good luck!

[@sayantanidutta2174]

@@etsyconsultant yes. I went back and watched your video general store v niche store and understood the concept. Thanks!

[@romithedoxie2305]

I love your videos and advice! I opened up my Etsy shop in 2020 but finally started listing this year. Should I have started a brand new store/account instead of using my old account that was idle? Ive gotten views but no sales yet - I haven’t run ads either. Would love your advice! Thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hello Romi, thanks for reaching out. Yes, the best thing to do here would be to open a new one and publish listings gradually. Good luck!

[@lyndagoldman3251]

Excellent video, very helpful, thank you. I was trying to find your store, the one you showed but couldn't find it. Did you change the name or do you have other stores? I would love to see them, thanks.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Lynda, unfortunately I do not give out my store name anymore due to people not playing nice.

[@MatthewFurman]

Great advice, you are a true expert.

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks Matthew, good to hear from you.

[@yankamamma]

Hi Nick, thanks for another great video!🤩 I sell candles and I'm based in Australia. ATM I'm only selling in AU because I don't think people from overseas would buy a candle from the other side of the world (at least I wouldn't, with the risk of breaking the glass, expensive shipping etc). Then my questions are: who is my competition? Just Australia based shops? Or should I still get data from shops around the world? And do you think I'm making a mistake not shipping overseas? Thank you 💝

[@etsyconsultant]

Hello Yanka, thank you for getting in touch! Yes, you should be selling overseas, 60% of the customers are in the US, and people will buy your candles.

[@yankamamma]

@@etsyconsultant thank you so much 😊

[@retailtradingmadesimple]

Hi Nik.. Great videos - I have learned a great deal many many thanks - I have a quick observation / question.. not sure if this is just me or not, but some stores appear to not share their sales data? i.e. when you go to their shop and click on their sales there is no hyperlink to the sales. Just wonder if this is something you have observed yourself ? it would seem there must be an option on Etsy not to share this data which i guess is to stop other people mining this data.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, yes. It's an option you can enable from within Etsy. Here's how you can do it: 1. Go to Shop Manager > Settings > Options. 2. Scroll down to the Sold Listings section at the bottom of this page. 3. Change the selection from ‘Sure, show them’ to ‘No, hide them.’ 4. Click the Save button at the bottom of the screen.

[@gnentrepreneur]

Hi, so what about tools like everBEE and such, the info they are collecting is BS? Cheers! Great info!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, I appreciate your comment. Etsy does not share detailed information that can be used for market research with third parties, so it's best to conduct your research within the Etsy platform.

[@mikem1962]

Should you do it in cognito mode? Thanks look forward to speaking with you on October the 9th.

[@etsyconsultant]

Not for product research, no. I look forward to speaking to you too!

[@LindaM1976]

I get what you’re saying in this video but I’m still not sure what to do with all that information afterwards. I mean I can adjust pricing and see what types of products are selling but I still struggle with how to make my product different or stand out. I’m annoyed that Etsy took away the search results also. Whenever you type something in the search bar it now say over 1,000 with ads no matter what you type in. I like to know how much competition I’m dealing with.

[@etsyconsultant]

Yes the 1000 thing is infuriating, I totally agree. Making your products different needs time, you need to go to the market of your niche and connect with it and find out what is missing/what can be done better/what do customers want.

[@LindaM1976]

Yes thank you

[@aurelstanescu7718]

You are very smart. Thank you !

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks Aurel

[@AllyTempleton]

Hi Nick, so glad I found you on You Tube! Definitely saved me wasting my time listening to other videos, your information is so common sense! Just quick question, I am 20 listings in with original digital art. Do you recommend using social media platforms to advertise or is being on Etsy enough?

[@allytempletonart]

Nick, just found your other video on Social Media vs Etsy, so you have answered my question! So glad I found your content before I wastes hours of my life down dead ends!👍

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Ally, I appreciate your comment. Happy you found an answer. For anyone else who is reading this: If you are going to use social media, direct the traffic to your own website, not Etsy. You can find more information in my video “Social Media Is Killing Your Etsy Store”: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIC0nHuHp5KqjrM

[@vkychang1545]

I am struggling with selling in digital download or physical print (POD) , do you have any suggetion? You're the first one I've asked a qustion so far on KZbin. Like the other video you mention about: do not waste time on those KZbin Channel! Thank you for creating this apropos channel!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Vky, thanks for commenting. I'd suggest you go with digital downloads. They are much easier to get into than POD is. Still, please keep in mind that no niche is easy and a lot of work is required. A good plan for growing your store is essential when it comes to success on Etsy. I suggest you watch my video "Your First 3 Months As An ETSY Seller - How To Do It RIGHT": kzbin.info/www/bejne/anjVhaF5h8qoaMU

[@83greene]

Hi Nick, thank you for this yet another great tutorial! Quick question, I have a history t-shirt niche and my sub-niches are different periods in history e.g. Roman Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte etc. I recognise these are quite sub-niches (no massive demand here but I believe history lovers can potentially love my designs :-) ) therefore it is very difficult to find strictly history-related accounts and research in this way. Such t-shirts are usually offered by generic stores that sell all type of different themes so it's very difficult to figure out what's happening in my niche. Would you just focus here strictly on the product so what type of history-related t-shirts sell and then try to offer sth different? thank you!

[@etsyconsultant]

You can do keyword entries to see the overall number of products that are out there (you have to do this on mobile though), type in "history t shirt" and see how many total products there are. You should find a lot of information from there, you can go into the stores and do some digging and see what is working and so on. You can then go from there with your own design decisions.

[@83greene]

@@etsyconsultant Thank you so much. Really appreciate all your videos!

[@LeissaGebert]

Thanks for the good info. I've fallen into using those apps so it was great to get a different perspective. My question is what if the shops you are finding sell more products than you wish to do. How can you break out just those products. I am thinking about doing POD adult puzzles and nearly all those shops sell a wide variety of gifts. When I filter for just puzzels - it's typically a small percentage of what they do. (Is that my answer?) 🙂

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there Leissa, thanks for your comment, make a plan to make 100 listings, and see what works.

[@spiritualinstincttarot]

Yes! Thank you. This is so informative and i will be doing this to put more products in my shop! 😊

[@etsyconsultant]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tobievenne5759]

Great video again, thanks!

[@etsyconsultant]

My pleasure!

[@jopunyao]

Since this video came out, Etsy has removed the true number of items are available when you do a search if the search returns more than 1000 items. It just says 1000+. Do you have a work around for this?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, yes I do, look on mobile, the figure is still there using the Etsy app!

[@budi_hartono]

My first shop was banned when I researched through reviews. I scraped the reviews of one of the Etsy shop using an automated scraper tool 😅

[@etsyconsultant]

Oh dear!

[@str84wardAction]

oh wow! I saw a guy on KZbin talking about it, teaching us how to scrape, after watching I started to wonder if its really safe to use the tool but now I know wats up, thx 😅

[@reynossa3187]

Great great video! Thanks!

[@etsyconsultant]

You're welcome!

[@menhira]

Hi Nick, I have a question about how to choose the right price for our products. Most of the shops in the digital clipart niche are running constant discounts from 30% to 70%. What price should we look for in that case to form our price, the diсcount one or the original one?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there Menhira, thanks for your comment. Price your products based on 2 factors, 1) inside the range of prices in the market 2) a price that YOU feel happy with.

[@slimeboxuk7439]

Hi, just after some thoughts 🙂 Im planning on opening a new etsy shop selling digital and printed greeting cards, then maybe some other bits like digital prints ect. Im niching down to animals > cats...what im trying to decide is, should that one store have everything in that niche only? So when I want to move onto another niche, should I open a new etsy store for that niche (Nature/flowers for instance) or should I put them all into one shop and separate via sections? would that then dilute the sub niche? Hope this all makes sense! Thanks for any advice

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, I’m glad you commented. Greeting cards are your niche. But you need to decide whether to sell digital or printed cards, and that depends on many factors that I can’t address here. I can help you create a plan for launching and growing your store if you book a consultation with me. If you’re interested, please click on this link: etsy-consultant.com/services/

[@yulyabogacheva8558]

Great video🔥Thank you!❤

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks Yulya

[@cathyyanko3347]

Hey Nik, if I have 5 new items, is it better to list one a day for 5 days, or can I do all 5 in one day? Thanks so kindly...

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Cathy, one a day for 5 days.

[@pratikshamangrulkar70]

Hey how can I know how many people have purchased a single item like sales on particular items

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Pratiksha, the only way to truly know is if the shop you are looking at has "show sold items" enabled. If so, you can manually count them, otherwise you have to go by reviews and take an educated guess.

[@DebraDavis-z5j]

I noticed when I try to figure out how many sold of something, and read the reviews, the reviews are often not just for that item but reviews for all the items in their store, so how do you know how popular that item is?

[@etsyconsultant]

You build up a picture through multiple stores, it takes time, but is worth it. Individual products may vary, but the themes will be consistent.

[@anubischick]

Thank you Nik! So glad to hear you are behind on your comments, I thought you not commenting on my comments on the 10 essential... was personal ;P I will reiterate, as someone in Canada and the exchange rate to USD the prices are so huge and the shipping is so expensive. I am hoping dearly you will do a classroom on how to intelligently deal with shipping rates etc. For now I am simply clicking on the shipping profile the POD offers but once in Etsy the sidebar tells me the rate is too high. I feel lost. I would hire you if I had any money lol. I am desperately following all your advice so I literally do not end up homeless. Promise swear though, when I do start getting sales, am following your advice, I certainly will hire you to help me out. Thank you so much!!!!!!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, I really appreciate your comment. I've taken note of your suggestion for a classroom on shipping. Good luck and feel free to reach out when you are ready to work with me.

[@anubischick]

@@etsyconsultant Thank you very much! Soon as I make some money ;P I will be contacting you and am looking forward to making this a reality. Thank you so much. So appreciate you and what you do.

[@MissMolly3377]

How are you doing? I hope you are doing well, now, with your Etsy store. 😊 I am in the same boat, but I am just starting. 😬

[@gnentrepreneur]

Hello, Mate. Your knowledge and approach are excellent! The best information I could find. I wanted to thank you for the valuable information and learning I'm getting from you. I am now finishing a more professional product research that I skipped in the beguiling of my journey few months ago. Not only that, but I followed the advice you gave in this video, but I also put together all the products from 20 stores in an Excel sheet with data from a tool. Although the data may not be perfect, it seems to me that it is pretty accurate. Data such as faves, Est. Total sales, monthly, listing age, etc. Estimated data. I can filter the results and have a more in-depth understanding of bestsellers vs. listing age, and find already proven selling products. Do you think this could help, or is all the data far inaccurate, and that all the work I'm doing is for nothing? I will greatly appreciate your view on this. Thank you so much. Cheers!

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, thank you for your kind words. This kind of data is very helpful, but the most important thing is to get working on your shop. Nothing is better than direct market feedback.

[@AmazingMiracles]

Hi Nick, Just to let you know that the YT notification always is around 3-5 minutes late. I knew this from before and was here before. I Hope this helps in some way.

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks for letting me know, that is annoying!

[@Jane_Harlie]

I did the spreadsheet for 10 shops similar to mine (so far) and the numbers are all over the place for sales vs number of items in the store. I'm looking at digital art for this. The store with the most items does not have even close to the amount of sales the top seller has (even though they are close in number of items). Then we've got stores with very low inventory but crazy high sales. We've got stores with low sales, medium inventory and opened 9 years. Stores with medium inventory, high sales and just opened this year. So, unfortunately I'm not finding the spreadsheet all that helpful. I guess I'll dive deeper and take a look at their top sellers....although I have already done this over the last 4.5 months. It feels like you basically have to win the etsy lottery....and if you don't, you've absolutely wasted months and months of your life. Its only been just over 4 months for me on Etsy and I've got 34 sales....so I'm trying to be patient. Crossing my fingers all this hard work will eventually pay off.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, raise the number of stores to 20, you need to start seeing consistency and patterns. You will see larger stores doing much better overall once you hit the right research number.

[@JustForYouTube123]

New to all this and have a serious question… when for example you search “women’s jewelry”, the listings that show up on the first page, second page, third page, arent those the highest selling items w that keyword? Like if I did the research the way you explained, wouldnt I basically just come up w the same items that show up on the first second and third page bcuz etsy shows me the highest selling items (ignoring the sponsored etsy ad items).

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, thanks for your comment. Search results are tailored to your viewing experience on Etsy, and are different for different people.

[@JustForYouTube123]

@@etsyconsultant if i do etsy incognito tho my viewing experience is not customized. So woulsnt those be the best sellers then?

[@joshlong93]

With a UK based store.. or anywhere outside the US, what are your thoughts on separate POD listings that offer free US shipping (because that listing is fulfilled in the US) as opposed to a domestic listing? Any other tips for getting cheaper or offering free shipping for foreign customers? I imagine most Etsy sales are from the US, so without fulfilling and shipping orders there am I more likely to miss out?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Josh, thanks for your questions! First of all, yes you need to ship to the US, almost 60% of all Etsy customers live there. The correct answer here is for you to test and see for yourself what works.

[@sonz4205]

I’m in the UK but the print store is in the states, I’m too new to advise though. Good luck

[@ducey99]

How often would you suggest doing this type of research?

[@etsyconsultant]

Whenever you are not sure of what you are doing.

[@HERETOABSORB]

Hey Nick, This is great 'accurate' sales data, but how can we see how the shops are driving traffic? Can we see if they are paying for Etsy ads - offsite ads - social media etc. ?? Thank you 🤔

[@etsyconsultant]

If shops have loads of red "xx have this in their carts", as in most of the shop, this is external traffic being driven to the store. You cannot see Etsy ads unless you find an ad yourself. Offsite ads assume most store will be doing this as they have no choice.

[@HERETOABSORB]

@@etsyconsultant Thank you 🙏

[@MissMolly3377]

@@etsyconsultantso, you’re saying if a product has “20 people have this in their cart” that is from external traffic? Does that mean it’s coming from FB, IG, or does that include Etsy ads, too? I thought, in another video, of yours, you used that data (20 people have this in their cart) as a good marker, that the product is doing well….maybe in your SEO video?!?

[@nekkiecollections]

I opened my store in Nov 2022, but I only uploaded 5 items. I just came across your video explaining importance of uploading UpTo 100 items. Please will the times I left the store dormant after the store, can I start it to upload more item or I need to open another store? Please help🙏

[@etsyconsultant]

Hello Nekkie, thank you for getting in touch. If none of the products in your store are making consistent sales, it is a good idea to open a new shop and start listing products consistently.

[@nekkiecollections]

@@etsyconsultant ok thank you.a

[@julie5786]

Great video; thank you for the help. I definitely subscribed.

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks for the sub!

[@gtmeducation]

Hey Nick, you have also mentioned do not use social media for your etsy store, so do you recommend getting pattern by etsy? (Etsy's own version of shopify)

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, great question GTM. So in certain circumstances it can be a good idea for Pattern, for example, you quickly need a website set up to show professionalism for your brand, or you just need a placeholder on the web for your products to send traffic to. Overall though, I always advise against Pattern because you are still under Etsy's control, the "website" is never actually yours.

[@gtmeducation]

@@etsyconsultant Thanks! My Etsy store is called "TravelWithJoe" and started everything from scratch. I have been following your 100 day listing plan of one listing a day. Still no sales, am I going in the right track, please?

[@devotae]

I got analysis paralysis and do research for years to scared to get started. Next video How to get out of it? Also do i have to do 300 listings to get started as a digital download artist? it takes me weekes to finish something how do I post something new everyday for 1 year =(

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, and thanks for sharing. No you do not need 300 listings to get started, you get started with 1 listing and grow from there, try to do this at a rate of 1 listing per day, or at whatever rate works for you. Remember this is solid general information for growing your Etsy store, every seller is different and you should adapt accordingly.

[@tanjajokic2180]

Awesome video. Thank you

[@etsyconsultant]

Glad you liked it!

[@reynossa3187]

After you get a good idea of what’s selling, what do you do? Do you enter the category and provide a different flavour?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi there, good question. Yes, you find ways to enter the niche and offer a similar product with a new and unique twist.

[@reynossa3187]

@@etsyconsultant thanks, I really appreciate you taking the time and answering all comments

[@DenIvanov]

I just found you in Paphos from your video. is this correct? Do you make offline consultations as well?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Denis, yes I can do that. Please email me on [e-mail], thanks.

[@retrovoorhees]

Thanks for the tips, Nik! Do you think i can sell t-shirts and digital products or should a narrow down?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Retro, thanks for getting in touch. I would recommend narrowing down in to digital products because it is much easier to get in to and get those initial first sales.

[@brucekai7462]

Hey Nick, have you thought about doing videos where you ask your subs to maybe send in their Etsy shops and you can talk about what you see good and bad with them as another learning tool for others?? If so I'd love to submit mine as the first in your series!! haha :) If you don't ask you don't get :)

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Bruce, yes this is something I have in the pipeline, it will be coming soon. Please send me your store name, I'll see if your store can be a good fit for the first one!

[@brucekai7462]

@@etsyconsultant Amazing.. it's LalunaArtprints Really appreciate it!

[@etsyconsultant]

Bruce, I took a look at your store, and there is not that much wrong with it (hence your 30 sales so far in 2023), and wouldn't be the best candidate for a store review. If you have another store you can submit it in my latest comment in my community tab, I am looking for a store for 15/3.

[@brucekai7462]

@@etsyconsultant Thanks so much Nick for checking it out and I guess that’s a good thing!! I still might hit you up for a 15/30 min consultation to see where I can refine things!! Appreciate the reply as always!!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@sonz4205]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@etsyconsultant]

😊

[@colleenhurley7507]

Once again you "show" your work by "proving" out your method. I have watched so many Etsy videos based on title and wasted hours of my life because afterword's I was like......I learned nothing that had any meat to it, just fluff. When I sit down to watch your videos I have at least 2 pages of "workable notes!" I can then take those notes and actually create a "workable plan" to put in motion. It's changed my whole attitude from being unsure of myself to .......whoa.....hey, I got a PLAN. Watch out Etsy, here I come!!!!

[@etsyconsultant]

Brilliant, this is exactly what I hope to achieve with this channel, thanks for letting me know.

[@Lizzie-82]

Thank you for yo😮r complete supportive😊

[@Lizzie-82]

Info😢

[@etsyconsultant]

No problem.

"There is no substitute for doing the hard work" cannot be said enough as it's nearly unheard of on click-bait filled KZbin!

[@etsyconsultant]

I totally agree Florian!

[@waketagolz7553]

Hello! I really enjoy your content. There is something that I have found and I would like some validation, if possible: When I look at my stats, I'm able to use the search terms that people are using to find my items and either (1) using those same keywords (that I may have missed) in my titles and tags, and (2) using those search terms to figure out what people are looking for so I can make more of it. Would that be a fair assessment?

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Waketa, that is a fair assessment yes.

[@waketagolz7553]

Awesome! Thank you kindly.

[@lindashaffner6781]

After watching this video four, yes four times I still don’t understand. So I say I have two in stock, but I don’t. I have ten more items but they are totally different, but I say they are they are the same. What am I missing? You tried to explain it to me in a mini consult and I still don’t understand. Maybe I’ll understand the written word. Thanks.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi Linda, just try to list "very similar" items back down on to the one that sells. So if you have 10 heart necklaces that only differentiate in the slight color difference in the red heart, that would be 10 in stock, they are all very similar. Or, if you have items that are not very similar, then you have one in stock, sell it, then renew that item with new photos/video/price/seo/description of a similar item. I hope that helps.

[@lindashaffner6781]

@@etsyconsultant So you renew the sold item, copy it, change the pictures, description, tags etc to match the new item then publish it? I’m not usually this thick.

[@LisaHealth5]

Thank you so much 😊

[@etsyconsultant]

You're welcome 😊

[@endyoursearch]

Great Video

[@etsyconsultant]

Thanks for your comment.

[@neurojitsu]

When doing product research what, if any, relevance does store country have? Does the algorithm favour local stores for organic search, and does it vary by product type? Thanks.

[@etsyconsultant]

Hey Neuro, almost 60% of the Etsy customers are in the US, so pay attention to US stores.

[@Jessie_MarieC]

You're my new hero lol

[@etsyconsultant]

Awesome, thanks for letting me know.

[@vibehigh690]

Hi..how do u hit more amount of money or revenue per month with a $3 or $2 store... Do i need more than 100 listings or only few listed as bundles of $5 ....pls address this in your next video... My goal is to hit $2000 monthly

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, you will need hundreds of listings, and a proper listing management plan. Feel free to book in for a consultation with me so that I can walk you through this, link to do this is below, thanks: Website: etsy-consultant.com/services/30-minute-zoom-consultation/ Upwork: www.upwork.com/services/product/marketing-a-30-minute-etsy-problem-solver-video-call-with-the-world-s-best-consultant-1351219976669429760?ref=project_share Fiverr: www.fiverr.com/s/gBlpDb

[@initnotofit]

thanks!

[@etsyconsultant]

No problem!

[@sharisimonehampton5434]

Ty. 😉👍❤

[@etsyconsultant]

You are welcome

[@babyfox205]

I think people who found the high demand low competition products are simply not looking for help, they're swimming in gold coins like Scruge McDuck 😆. That's my theory of why you haven't seen much of these products :)

[@etsyconsultant]

Hi, thank you for your comment. I work with many successful Etsy shops, not just ones that are struggling to get off the ground. Products with high demand and low competition are very rare.

[@MissMolly3377]

😂😂😂