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@shanettebernal788411 ай бұрын
Your videos have been pivotal for us setting up our shop. We’re brand new, but your information is invaluable! Thank you!
@ChloeGen926 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I am currently doing some market research before launching my photo print shop on Etsy. The eRank tool will be invaluable!
@tamaraivie6677 Жыл бұрын
I love your videos! They are more informative and comprehensive than any I've seen and I've watched HUNDREDS! Thank you soooo much!
@WilmaSpinney Жыл бұрын
Brenon, thank you for all your valuable information. I have learned a lot from your videos that I did not learn from other videos on this same topic.
@brenondopp Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks so much for watching! I wish you the best!
@Mrswag-alishez2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video bro, I just started my shop today super helpful subscribed for sure
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on opening your shop! I’m so excited to hear about your future success! Thanks so much for watching, and welcome to the family! I wish you a happy and successful 2023!
@gloriahahn26062 жыл бұрын
Brenon, i was struggling with the calculator.....i KNEW YOU would be the one to simply explain it...looked you up and SURE ENOUGH you did! thank you so much xo
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped! I'm so happy to hear that. Thanks for watching, Gloria!
@tedsmith79912 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ted! Thanks so much for your support and for watching! I wish you a successful 2023!
@Nckalpanidis2 жыл бұрын
thanks for all my friend!!!!!!! Thanks for a valuable help!!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! Thanks for being so appreciative! It means a lot! I wish you the best!
@z90u6r2002 жыл бұрын
amazing video ! thanks !!!!!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
@donzell1738 Жыл бұрын
Exactly what i was looking for 👍🏾
@yeshuasavior78582 жыл бұрын
Great information! Going with "Free Shipping" and "Sale" will watch the store-wide sale video next! Just follow the formula! Keep it easy and succeed!!! Thanks Branon!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
You're right! Don't overcomplicate it. You got this! 👊
@kaylasilver1052 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video! It's super helpful
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was helpful! 🙌🏼
@eternity66153 жыл бұрын
Another great video!! Its nice hear your strategies, I changed my store to Free shipping after watching this I hope it helps! Thanks Brenon for sharing these tips you always pack your videos with so much info!!!!
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for watching and for your support! I personally think it's very smart to offer free shipping. Let me know how it goes for you!
@GGman21 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info. I didn't understand this stuff when opened a shop. I had my wife order something just to see how it worked and I lost 6 dollars on the order. It was quite discouraging. I haven't really touched it since. I'm going to try again soon.
@Glorfindel953 жыл бұрын
Great tips Brenon, I was wondering how I could be competitive but still make profit. Quite a balancing act!
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Simon! Glad it was helpful! Let me know if you ever have any questions!
@nicolediablo3 жыл бұрын
thank you for explaining the sellers who sell at a very low price. cause i always wondered how these people are making a profit at such a low price.
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and Happy New Year, Nicole!
@directlyg3 жыл бұрын
Boy am I glad I watched this! I'm going to check my pricing tomorrow. I thought I was ok but looking at this it isn't. 😬
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, Gloria! I'm glad it helped. It's always a good idea to re-visit pricing every once in a while!
@b-real47962 жыл бұрын
Hey! Love the content! Notice you haven’t posted in awhile! Hope everything is well!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your support! My wife and I went on a 4-month backpacking trip through Southeast Asia and put KZbin on the back burner when we were out of the country, but we are back and excited to start making content again! I hope all is well with you!
@yorkiepuppykisses2 жыл бұрын
Regarding shipping - I have been playing around with low shipping on some items - and otherwise FREE shipping --- So, in a category where I have several FREE Shipping items - someone recently bought the item at a lower price point - with modest shipping $5ish ---- BUT, I noticed ETSY only shows me as receiving the cost of the item and not the shipping $$ as my profit / total... ??!! So what happens when you do charge shipping - does ETSY take it ? I made the price lower - and added shipping fee, because I thought that was how I would make up my loss on lower price point ?? Thanks in advance for your time -and continual inspiration...
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! The money the customer pays for shipping goes to you, but Etsy does take 5% of the total shipping cost as an extra fee. The shipping amount should appear on both your order total and in your payment account, so if you're not seeing it, it may not have been set up correctly or you will need to reach out to Etsy support to see why it's not showing in your account. I hope this helps! Thanks for watching!
@tiannasspot Жыл бұрын
If there are various prices, do I enter manually for all?
@jackcruzdesigns16542 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video, it's kind of tough to price in canada with conversion from usd to cad alone. Then we have to add taxes into the prices ourselves, so even without adding the shipping cost into the retail price it's already expensive. So offering free shipping while adding shipping cost to original cost seems way too expensive, I create my own designs and I feel bad for what I have to charge. No matter what shipping or no shipping, it's expensive to sell your own print on demand designs as a canadian seller.
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! Thanks for sharing your insight. If free shipping doesn't work for you, there is no problem charging for shipping. There are many shops that have a lot of success with charging for shipping. Are you using Printful or Printify? Printify is much cheaper, and you can have better margins with them. Also, if you create a design that someone loves, you will be surprised by what someone will pay for it! Best of luck!
@jackcruzdesigns16542 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp yea printify, I make my own kawaii style designs. But after conversion to CAD adding sales tax manually for canadian taxes and shipping for free shipping things can go up to 70+ dollars
@jackcruzdesigns16542 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp 59.99 hoodie with taxes manually added(canada) shipping added for free delivery after esty cost using free etsy calculator. it comes down to a profit margin of 11.90% which is around 7 dollars. is that good pricing or as a new custom store in a saturated print on demand niche should I go lower?
@BeingCreativeAI Жыл бұрын
Hi Brenon, I am new to POD business and want to offer products in US from Germany with free shipping. I have two questions.. how to setup free shipping efficiently (globally). 2nd How can I change the print partner (so to select german partner for local delivery) during the order process.
@karlamurphy9934 Жыл бұрын
Hi ! Thanks for the video! 😊I currently offer free shipping on all of my items and I have one duplicate item for testing the main listing photos. If I wanted to do A B testing for a listing WITH shipping, would I need to go back to my products and create a new shipping profile through printify, then select that shipping profile for all the items I want to test? If not, what’s a good way to add shipping to a half of my listings so I can do A B testing to see whether free shipping or with shipping does better for my niche? Just trying to figure out these basics! I appreciate any help! Thanks 🙏
@christavanderwalt9491 Жыл бұрын
Hi Brenon, help please. I have free shipping on all my products, but no green banner saying that I do....mine just 😊shows the sale price but no free shipping...is there somewhere that I can activate this? Thanks again...Christa.😊
@rakheeharidas77202 жыл бұрын
hi, Great Video, what about adding the offsite ads (12-15%) ..ive noticed that if I use that im underwater on my pricing..can you provide some insight on this?
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi Rakhee! I don't worry about offsite ads because the high majority of Etsy orders come from the Etsy marketplace and not from offsite ads. If you make less than $10K USD on Etsy in the past 365 days, you can actually opt out of them in your settings. If you make more than $10K, they are required. Although the margins are very slim like you said, they can be a good way to increase sales counts and exposure. I initially allowed Etsy to run offsite ads in hopes of converting potential customers into long-term customers and also because I saw value in increasing my sales and reviews in the beginning to add social proof and credibility to my shop. Again, only a handful of sales actually came from offsite ads so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Personally, really good SEO is the most important thing you can do for your shop. The high majority of my sales have come from ranking well organically in search results on Etsy. Here are more details about offsite ads: etsy.me/3sJHb6D I hope this helps!
@rakheeharidas77202 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp thank you so much!
@Linda-cv6wd Жыл бұрын
Hi Brenon. I'm a little late to the party but I have a question. Customer pays 19.99 plus 4.75 shipping for a shirt and I offer a 30% discount, which brings them to a cost of $18.74. After I get that $18.74 from the customer and pay Printify for the cost of the shirt 11.19, the shipping fee of 4.75, and pay my Etsy fee 2.23, that leaves me with .57 cents profit. However....when I plug in those numbers into this calculator it shows my profit as $5.32. I'm so confused. I assume that it just doesn't calculate out the shipping cost to give a 'true profit.' Is that correct?
@bl4ckw1z4rd32 жыл бұрын
Hi ! Erank pricing is really trustly ? Kann be profitable on long term ?
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is. It's a great tool! And yes, this can be profitable long-term if you implement what I teach on my channel! I wish you the best!
@CreateYourBestLife7773 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the great tips. How about the new tracking requirement? I believe if you offer free shipping, it does not include a tracking number. But Etsy now requires it.
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Hi Anna! Thanks for watching! If you're doing Print on Demand, your customer will receive tracking information even if you're offering free shipping.
@CreateYourBestLife7773 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp Thank you so much!
@eternalsuccesswithislam2 жыл бұрын
@Brenon Dopp Can you plesae tell me how can set the lowest price item visible at top of my listing, as you have mentioned that people use this stratget. When I list my product at etsy, it shows the highest cost t-shirt at top? :( How can I fix it
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I’m very sorry for the late reply. Hopefully you have figured out how to do this by now, but if not, I’ll tell you just in case. Go to the listing you want to edit > scroll down to variations > select “Edit Variations” > click and drag your cheapest variation so it is at the top > select “Update.” In the future when creating a listing, you can just enter it in the order where your cheapest variation is at the top. This should fix your problem and it will show your cheapest priced item in search results. Best of luck!
@addyybrown4661 Жыл бұрын
Hi Brendon. How much on average should a seller be making from the sale of a eg Medium T shirt? I sold mine for £21.99 but am surprised etsy paid me just £4.85 aftee all deductions. I offer free shipping
@potatoeheadvibez2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video Brenon, you helped a ton! But could you please clarify if you are paying the total cost ($16.94 +$2.53)? Becuase then you would pay more than the profit that you have received. Thank you so much!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi Stefanie! Thanks so much for watching! In the video, my total product and shipping costs are $16.94 and my total fees are $2.53, so my overall total cost is $19.47. Since I priced my item at $25.99, the profit that I walk away with is $6.52 ($25.99-$19.47=$6.52). Basically, I pay $19.47 to receive $25.99. I hope this makes sense!
@karlamurphy9934 Жыл бұрын
Quick question: Do you offer free shipping above $35? Or just free shipping in your shipping profiles?
@imocan593 жыл бұрын
Great video Brenon, this is so helpful. Do you also add the cost of additional items to your free shipping cost? Thank You!
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Hi Iris! Thanks for watching! I only charge for additional items on orders where I charge for shipping, like international orders. If you're offering free shipping to the US, you just need to build the shipping cost of the first item into your price point for each product (ie. On Printful, it costs $3.99 to ship a shirt so you'd make sure that cost is built into the overall product cost that your customer is paying). If you set it up this way, you actually make a little bit more when a customer orders more than one product because they are covering the shipping cost for each product already and you have a cheaper shipping cost. For example, if they purchase 2 shirts, they would essentially be paying $8 for shipping while you would only pay Printful $5.25 because the additional item cost is only $1.25 for shirts. I hope this makes sense! If you need more help with this, please let me know.
@10kid3 жыл бұрын
Also missed out the digital fee
@vaishaks89 Жыл бұрын
Lets say I price a tshirt at $25 by considering the shipping cost for the first item. Customers will also be charged for additional items right? How do I include that cost in my list price, if I want to give Free shipping. SHould I give free delivery only for the first item.
@bellychic83 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great video! Can you do one regarding VAT and sending in other countries? Does etsy charge you the fee or you have to report it yourself, etc.? Do you recommend only selling in the US market to minimize these tax issues?
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Hi! This is a great video suggestion and I plan on doing it in the near future but I just haven't gotten to it yet! Yes, the easiest solution to avoid VAT or tax issues is to only sell in the US market. VAT definitely can be overwhelming and very confusing. I'm not a legal tax expert, but from my experience and research, I'll try to explain how I understand it. VAT (also known as JCT, GST, SST, or QST in some countries) is a tax based on the consumption of goods and services, similar to sales tax in the U.S. VAT applies more or less to all goods and services that are bought and sold for use or consumption in certain countries. In July, Etsy began collecting VAT on orders to the EU and remitting it to the proper authority. They are already doing this in other countries; here is a link with more information which I highly suggest reading through: etsy.me/38H5BF2 Etsy will collect VAT from your customer (in applicable countries) and Printful will charge YOU a VAT on any Printful order printed in their EU location that is shipped to an EU address because you are using an international facility. It's technically 2 separate transactions. You are buying the goods and services from Printful, and then your customer is buying the product from you, so there are 2 separate VAT fees. The tax percentage varies by country (ie. VAT rate in EU countries range between 17 and 25%, New Zealand's GST rate is 15%, Australia's is 10%, etc.). You can calculate the specific percentage of your product and add it to your shipping price by country, or you can just add $4-5 to international shipping costs, which is what I do. Here's another link with some more good information: help.printful.com/hc/en-us/articles/360014008360-What-is-VAT- Honestly, if it's really stressing you out, you can just stick with selling in the U.S. The HIGH majority of my orders come from the U.S. I only sell internationally because Printful makes it easy with their international facilities, but my main focus is on my customers in the U.S. I hope this helps clear up some of your confusion!
@bellychic83 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp thanks so much! makes total sense. I was just worried that I had to charge my etsy customers the VAT and remit it myself. I just opened my store and it seems difficult to make $5 profit and have to pay Printful for VAT unless I really jack up the price of the shirt. Thanks again!!
@kelechiidika2 жыл бұрын
Hello Brenon, thanks for all your videos. They are really helpful. I noticed that after I set my price on my sync my product to etsy on printful and publish an extra fee is added to the price. NB: I set my price on Esty. I add my profit and cost for shipping. I am always surprise when an extra amount is added after publishing. Pls can you help me, cos I don't understand why this is so
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! I'm so sorry for the late reply. Were you able to figure it out? Is the fee added to the price the customer is paying or is it added to your costs?
@kelechiidika2 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp it is the vat added for those in the UK. Thanks I now understand
@n_l_o2 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty much doing the same things as you regarding pricing but I'm not getting sales. Do you think lower prices actually deter sales? Or does it just take time for your etsy POD shop to grow? I have about 200 listings right now.
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi Nick! I apologize for the delayed response. There could be a handful of reasons of why you might not be making sales. For pricing, if your prices are too low, your customers might not think you are a valid shop, but if they are too high, your competitors might get the sale instead of you. Growing your shop does take time, but if you have high-quality listings with trending designs, this can expedite the process. How many reviews do you have? Reviews are huge when first starting out, especially ones with pictures. Don't be afraid to politely ask your customers to leave reviews when first starting out. Are you doing your trend research? Are you using proven SEO? Are you using high-quality mockups? Do you have all the necessary info on your listings so that the customer doesn't have any questions about the product or when checking out? These are all elements to a high-quality listing. 200 listings is great! Keep listing and you're bound to take off soon. I wish you the best of luck!
@marisabond20062 жыл бұрын
The only thing Im confused about is which price do I put in? The bigger sizes cost more, and I noticed the 12.95 one was size medium on what you selected, Please help :) Also, what about the extra taxes and fees when it's done through Printify and choosing a t-shirt printing company with them? Now that the seller fee increased, how do we calculate that? I'm terrible at math :(
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! So sorry for the extremely late reply. Also, this video is made with Printful's pricing so I can see why it's confusing! It's a little tricker with Printify as all of their prices vary per size/color/provider, so you could find the average cost to set up your pricing and then just plan to lose more on higher cost variants and make more on lower cost variants. If you're using the E-rank profit calculator, it will account for all current fees on Etsy (they have updated it since the seller fee increased), which is perfect for people like me and you! Math isn't my forte either 😂 Best of luck!
@simplelifeofsusan2 жыл бұрын
I’ve been trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong. Maybe it’s that I need to use Printful instead of Printify. I am using the ERank calculator. However my Printify price is a lot higher than what you picked up from Printful. I enter 24.99 as what I’m charging my customer and my costs are 21.87 + 8.00 for shipping. If I want to make any profit I will have to charge $40! That is not happening. What am I doing wrong?! I’m new to all of this.
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi! What product are you selling and which provider are you using on Printify? Also, are you located in the USA? Let me know and hopefully I can better help you!
@simplelifeofsusan2 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp Hi! Thank you so much! The one that I’m referring to here is a Gildan 18500 from Monster Digital. Yes, I am in the USA. I am trying to offer free shipping but I think I am going to switch to the Guarantee Free shipping option that Etsy provides in hopes of making it easier until I fully understand the process. I really appreciate your help!
@simplelifeofsusan2 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp I also wanted to mention that once I looked at others that were cheaper and charging shipping, it was comparative to my price. With my being new, I wanted to be somewhat cheaper until I am comfortable. I hope this makes sense. My head is spinning 😵💫 LOL
@bl4ckw1z4rd32 жыл бұрын
I love your work here! But i dont like something in this video....because this is the reallity after all! Why, when you calculated the price for a shirt, did you not select the 15% offside adds option? For new etsy seller in this ocean saturated with products, we are automatically added in 15% offside adss. My shirt will be 8$-15$ more expensive😢 Do you know if shopify is cheaper and more useful than etsy?
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching! I didn’t select the offsite ads because the high majority of Etsy orders come from the Etsy marketplace and not from offsite ads. If you make less than $10K USD on Etsy in the past 365 days, you can actually opt out of them in your settings. If you make more than $10K, they are required. Although the margins are very slim like you said, they can be a good way to increase sales counts and exposure. I initially allowed Etsy to run offsite ads in hopes of converting potential customers into long-term customers and also because I saw value in increasing my sales and reviews in the beginning to add social proof and credibility to my shop. Again, only a handful of sales actually came from offsite ads so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Personally, really good SEO is the most important thing you can do for your shop. The high majority of my sales have come from ranking well organically in search results on Etsy. Here are more details about offsite ads: etsy.me/3sJHb6D As for Shopify, it’s a great platform; however, it is not a marketplace so you have to generate traffic to your shop through ads and/or gaining a following on social media. Your margins may be slightly bigger, but ads can be very expensive. If you can build a brand and gain a following though, I think it’s worth it! Starting out, I think Etsy is easier for that reason, but it’s ultimately up to you. Both are great platforms for different reasons. I hope this helps!
@bl4ckw1z4rd32 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp Thank you very much for your time, you wrote a comment that helps me a lot! ❤️🤗🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@easyfoodchannelsa3 жыл бұрын
Its so expensive to buy from South Aftica if you offer free shipping and then again even my digital files does not sell on etsy in 1 year I sold 1 digital product I also have a problem with printful items shipping
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Hi! You can set your shop up however you'd like; if you think you should charge for shipping, feel free to! I only offer free shipping in the US. Depending on where your customer is located, Printful will fulfill the order at the closest fulfillment center to your customer. Selling on Etsy is just a matter of experimenting, staying patient, and constantly learning, improving and implementing. I wish you the best!
@easyfoodchannelsa3 жыл бұрын
@@brenondopp thank you
@saifuddin23103 жыл бұрын
Sir, if I put ads on my product whose price is 1$ for a day, then etsy will take that money from me immediately or is there any process?🙏
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
The amount of your budget that you use is deducted from your Etsy Payment account the following day. If you don't have any money in your Etsy Payment account from sales, Etsy will charge the card you have on file. You only pay when your ads are clicked on. I hope this helps!
@InfiniteTriztan1111 Жыл бұрын
Hi Brenon, let's say i offer free shipping, if i built the shipping cost into the product price, let's say i want to sell a shirt at $20, the shipping cost within the US is $5, so, i must set the shirt price at $25., i got it. My question is: that's if the customer is in the US. Shipping costs are different to other countries, for ex: shipping cost can be $ 11.99 to certain countries, if i increase the product price by $5 ( to cover the shipping cost within the US)...it won't work if the customer is from a country with $11.99 shipping cost, i will sell it at lost. So, how do i set up the shirt price, in this case, for customers from other countries? i mean if a customer from Canada clicks on that listing, the shirt price would be shown accordingly, not the same price shown if the customer is from the US. You know what i'm saying, how do i set up the price for each country? Hope you have a video on explaining this or any suggestions?
@raybbaby3 жыл бұрын
Great video. To the point, useful info, and then BAM!, you're out. I love the lack of filler and fluff. Can't stand 30 minute videos with 10 to 15 minutes worth of "actionable information".
@brenondopp3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you found value in it!
@LumenPsycho Жыл бұрын
This is so dumb to anyone outside of US. It seems in US "Free Shipping" is mandatory by the regional community practices, just like tipping. In Europe, shipping cost in a norm. Everyone knows each item is going to have a shipping cost when they put it into cart. And they accept it, as it makes sense. Only when your order total is expensive will there be a domestic free shipping option (amount depends on the store). Mandatory free shipping is dumb. Tipping in Europe can get you hurt physically, as it's an insult. Honestly, people in US are so uneducated that they are a lost cause in my eyes. It's like watching children do stupid things..
@barbra4292 жыл бұрын
I have been emailing, chatting, calling Etsy back and forth for five days and cannot get a clear definite answer. All I get is unclear info and links to info I don't totally understand. Here are my questions I presented to them. If anyone has any suggestions or anwers please let me know. 1. Can I purchase a SVG design and heat press that design on a t- shirt myself and sell it on Etsy 2. Can I purchase an SVG design, and have Printful place my purchased design on a t shirt for me and sell it on Etsy. 3. Etsy says to list Printiful as an integration using their integration list, problem is when I click on the inegration link they provide, Printrful is not on that list. Etsy also sent this info that I don't totally understand when it relates to Printful. "Etsy sellers may use third parties to ship or fulfill their orders as long as these items meet our policies. For example, if you have your original designs printed by a professional printer in a different location, they can mail your customer the order. However, drop shipping ready-made items you've purchased from a supplier to resell would not meet our Handmade policies." "“Reselling” is selling an item that you, the seller, did not make or design. Etsy's marketplace includes handmade items, vintage items, and craft supplies. Reselling is only allowed in the vintage and craft supplies categories. Everything listed in our Handmade category must be made or designed by you, the seller. Reselling is not allowed in Handmade. Read more in our Handmade Policy. " I know that's a lot to read, but I just wanted to show you what my problem is. Thanks so much!
@brenondopp2 жыл бұрын
Hi Barbra! I'm sorry you haven't been able to receive a clear answer from Etsy regarding your questions. If you purchase SVG's off of Etsy, I would recommend adding to them and making them your own instead of selling them as is. Some sellers only give their customers licensing for personal use, so you also need to check the description or message the seller beforehand to make sure your order gives you a commercial use license. Personally though, I wouldn't buy SVG's on Etsy because I've noticed lots of digital download shops are ripping their SVG's off of other sellers, specifically best selling items, so they don't even own the rights to those designs themselves. I share this from experience. Sadly, our shops have had designs stolen and then sold as SVG's. This is a problem because although the seller may state in their listing that you have commercial licensing with your order, the original design's owner could come after you for copyright issues. There are several different design services out there that you could use instead of Etsy, which is what I would recommend. A few that I love are Vexels, Kittl, and Creative Fabrica. These are safe and legal places to purchase designs to sell, but even with these, I would always purchase the design/elements you want and then combine things to make them unique, different and your own. This would allow the design/product to fall into the handmade category. I'm not sure what list you are talking about, but Printful is allowed to be used with your Etsy store. You just need to specify that you are using a production partner on all of your listings. If you are having issues with the integration process, I would message Printful's live chat to receive help. To summarize, you do need to have some part in the creation process in order to sell on Etsy because it is a handmade site. This is why I recommend always creating your own designs from scratch or purchasing some elements with the services I mentioned and then adding to them to make them your own. You are not allowed to dropship already-made products from wholesale sites like AliExpress or Alibaba. You are allowed to heat press and ship your own shirts OR use a print provider to print and ship your items, but in order to avoid any problems with the "handmade" policies, you need to create original designs or use elements with commercial licensing from other resources and add your own touch so that the design is made by you. I hope this helps clear things up for you! I wish you the best of luck! Thanks for watching!