My $6,000 Print On Demand Mistake

[@PrintOndemand-f2p]

finally someone that actually SHOWS their designs and how much they sold! thank you! its extremely unusual!

[@rachaelraney2417]

Just wanted to say that I was hesitant about purchasing the expense reporter because I’m trying to be mindful about how much money I’m investing into my business. But it is absolutely 100% worth it!!!!! It has helped me so much with pricing my items and keeping track of expenses!! I definitely recommend getting it because it’s going to be so worth it and such a vital tool!

[@ryanstone3257]

Thank you as always for your videos! This was really really helpful to me because I’ve done well since starting in last July, but I’ve been feeling that summer/spring slump and it feels good to know that you not only still made mistakes but were able to quit your job on the same track I was on. I love it thanks so much!

[@marianne-8979]

So much more useful and interesting when we are shown some actual designs and items

[@CassiyJohnson]

Glad you enjoyed getting to see some of my first designs! Thanks for watching

[@prayersponytails6227]

Thank you, Cassiy! I enjoyed seeing your designs and hearing about the mistakes we can avoid.

[@CassiyJohnson]

Really appreciate that, so glad you liked the video!

[@juliaknight2548]

Thank you Cassiy! We garden and go for walks in the summer, but my FAVORITE thing to do is sit on the patio and watch the wild birds.

[@CassiyJohnson]

Thanks for watching! I feel like I’m going to get into my birding era anytime now, we did even recently see a bald eagle from our hot tub! It was magical 😍

[@juliaknight2548]

That sounds wonderful! It’s so important that we take time to connect with nature. ❤

[@finjatortl]

This video was super helpful! Thank you for sharing your mistakes and for sharing your old listings.

[@marinah1784]

Thank you Cassiy! Such a good reminder to take Printify's price increase emails seriously. For summertime, we adore swimming at a nearby lake and walking a ton of trails we have nearby in NC! 💛

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yes please learn from my mistakes

[@ArtistLisa]

I love nature walks and bike riding! Thank you for this great info.

[@CassiyJohnson]

Those are all wonderful activities

[@ImogenShade]

Northern lights on a midnight sun night, it creates a beautiful pastel effect! Now I’m off to design some group themed designs! TY!

[@LMCEK]

You know that you're an OG Cassiy Johnson viewer when you already knew the $6K mistake! Lol. Thanks for the great info as always 😊

[@CassiyJohnson]

Aww OG fan I love it hahaha! Thanks for watching and I am glad you still got some good value from the video

[@PODBEGINNER]

I was going to say the same thing! I saw the title and thought. Yep I know at this mistake is LOL. Still love watching your videos though!

[@New_to_affiliate]

I love the beach! thank you cassiy that was very informative. I really chuckled at the LARGE print t-shirt. Definitely something I would do.

[@kristinachojnowski8712]

Great information as always! I’m very new to this. I’ve had my shop open since January. I’ve made 2 sales but she is my coworker friend. With pricing, I have figured out, with running sales, what my profit should be. I will be purchasing your cost analysis sheet. When it comes to pricing there is one shop who is selling their shirts, with their sale, $7.95. That is way below my cost. It does hurt a little but I know I have to make my designs better.

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

Great info thank you. Jack ❤😻 It's coming into winter where I am, but whatever the season I love walking in the hills close to my home.

[@KarenWindle]

Thanks for sharing! I loved seeing some of your early designs and I got a lot from the tips you gave. As always, you rock!

[@CindySimpson-h8o]

Fantastic information and reminders, Cassiy! Thank you so much! I LOVE any time and activity I have with my 4 grandsons and 1 granddaughter! They keep me active and HAPPY!

[@jenlachat3225]

🌴 beach & sun with the family for summer! Thanks for the info you've shared!

[@nativelandsclothingcompany]

Cassiy, do you have any thoughts or shortcuts when it comes to the new Printify Etsy pricing for a shop that also has a Shopify Printify store? Seems the Shopify pricing stayed the same, but Etsy is all jacked up. Having to manually match prices for the two stores is going to be tedious and unfortunate. Am I missing something? Thanks

[@looking4peace1]

I always learn something new from your videos. Thank you! I love to garden, sun and swim at the city pool and have AC.

[@ThunderPigg]

Great advice! Ive been so worried about sizing when I see printifys new mock-up generator. They look huge.

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yes it's hard sometimes to tell how big it will actually be, I try to just base it off of the dimensions when adding the design

[@shonahall1689]

Always great advice. You were the first person I ever watched 9 months ago and I followed your t shirt tutorial to the letter, so helpful. Are you doing shop reviews anytime soon?

[@lizziemoo2502]

Thanks Cassiy for this video! I love your cat, he is the star of the show! 😂 My favorite summer activity is gardening - grow veggies!

[@ruthiegguadalupe5509]

I really love your content. Would you consider to meke a video about printify costs before they process orders made to a shop. I always though I didn't need to have capital to start Etsy/printify.

[@CassiyJohnson]

Here I think this video should give you all the info you need! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3zKZWRrrr-Wl7ssi=1almv8-Y9eVwNWFu

[@CristianoMessiChallenges]

Do you have any better suggestions than Printify? I have a few options like Shopify, Merchize...

[@AmandaFoster-o3u]

Thank you Cassiy! That was super helpful. And omg, Jack is so beautiful! Love him! I have a cat named Jack too 🤣🩷

[@HarperWeber]

Great information and I love the cat. I got a good laugh because you used the smiley face to cover his backside :)

[@ChrisNyren]

Hi Cassiy! Great content as always. Summer is for swimming and bathing! How did you end up estimating the $6000 lost number? Are you sure you would have sold just as many even with a price increase (and other factors like losing visibility and traction from fewer sales etc).

[@CassiyJohnson]

Swimming is a great one! I estimated the 6k just based off of the profit percentage that I made the previous year of 29% instead of 23%. You're right, it may not have been exact but I am sure that I would have made at LEAST a few thousand more if not the full 6k if I had just raised my prices! When you have an items selling 100's of times, a $3 price difference doesn't change the conversion rate much if at all especially if you really added value and created something unique so people aren't just comparing on price vs price.

[@cmgweb6951]

What a beautiful Maincoon kitty! That's my old boy Shadow in my profile pic. He's no longer with us but he was a fabulous cat. 16lbs and pitch black and lived to be 15yo. Great info Cassiy. Just watched a few and gonna check a few more on my list. Not going with a POD platform though. Going to build my own store on LaunchCart and see how that goes. New sub though and may grab that P&L sheet. Thanks for the great material!

[@LoriHarris-qo8vn]

Thank you for another great video! My favourite summer activity...eating watermelon 🍉😀

[@VivienneRussell]

Hey Cassiy, thank you for the info and actually showing us your designs! I have a question...I just bought an image on Etsy for the first time and used it as is. How much do I have to change the design to be safe?

[@CassiyJohnson]

I don’t know if there is an exact right amount that you’d need to change. They just want unique items so do your best to make designs in the spirit of that. And keep in mind that people can steal designs and then sell them to you, that’s the danger in buying premade designs. I got a copyright infringement once for that when I was buying designs and posting them!

[@VivienneRussell]

@@CassiyJohnson Thanks again Cassiy!💗

[@kellyhotaling6319]

love this video! you are so helpful .The first thing that comes to mind when you say you made 70,000 is omg ! I could never have the amount of money on hand to send that many to production right now.i would have to save for like a year first.i'm kinda scared to have anything sell a lot or make to many listings in case I get a lot of orders and can't afford to do them. Can you do a video on how to make that work when starting with little funds to start?I know you touched on start up costs once and u said about 200 bucks but even 1000 would not cover that amount of sales .ty :)

[@BlueHayes05]

Back then Etsy would pay new accounts every day still. Now I think it's every week. So honestly don't worry about it because chances are your sales will not be too much for 7 days before you get a payout back. My first Q4 I took a loan to help and just paid it back the next month

[@Omea..]

Thank you Cassiy! I was wondering when tax season comes do you usually do it yourself or do you have a professional do it? Next year will be my first time doing taxes for my business!

[@CassiyJohnson]

I personally always pay someone to do them for me!

[@lizzurita7668]

Can you talked about how etsy is changing and how you are doing after 4 years on etsy

[@JeanneFitzpatrick]

Great video! Thank you so much!

[@dylanhind5209]

Love your videos Cassiy, could you give more details on how to make sure you have the commercial rights to sell just a graphic ( 5:46 )? I know that you can’t sell just a graphic alone from canva or creativefabrica so how were you able to get the celestial graphic to sell?

[@DOCSUNRAY]

Hello Cassiy, how do you price your group shirts in a listing? Individually and/or buy two add a discount in or offer a code? Buy 3 offer a higher discount? No codes and just offer a discount over a certain amount spent? No bundles at all?

[@katonusa]

@CassiyJhonson Hi Cassiy, should we setup an LLC before starting store on ETSY to protect our personal asset if something goes south? Thanks for response🙏

[@nicolelamoureux9173]

I am soooo glad I watched this video. I use both printify and printful. I wanted to try out one CC shirt on Printify and I uploaded my Picture and filled the whole design space with it. 😂. I just went in and changed that. I believe on printful they only let you put your graphics in a 12x16 area? Do I didn’t even think about it on printify! 😆

[@01tunayful]

Thank you for sharing your experience, the truth is I don't speak English and I have to put the subtitles in Spanish but your information is very good for someone like me who is starting out on Etsy and my desire is to have positive results very soon, Thank you very much for your teaching, I will definitely subscribe to continue learning 😉

[@yinnellesosa-velez2594]

Thank you for the video ❤

[@CassiyJohnson]

Thanks for watching, so glad you enjoyed it

[@lblchris]

Can you make a video on the new mockups policy for POD, please?

[@gaiamama1]

Ok thank you for sharing, so how do we check the trademark on graphics like the celestial ones? I know how to check the words and phrases but not that?

[@Riflex04]

Where I can find those mockups of the tshirts women . ?

[@CassiyJohnson]

You can purchase these on Etsy!

[@Riflex04]

@@CassiyJohnson thank you 🙏

[@Riflex04]

I wish you can check my store and see if I’m going forward good

[@missyl9013]

Interesting - so with the flat fee Shutterstock images on Printify, those would have to be edited in some way before being put on Etsy? I feel like printify should notify users of that.

[@KendalPalmer-xo6om]

The graphics that we download from Creative Fabrica, can we sell those directly to our Etsy or do they all need to be edited in some way?

[@Smh728]

You should do a video on shipping options! I got an email about the different options offered by printify. Also just weighing the pros and cons of free shipping vs not would be helpful.

[@CassiyJohnson]

I would go with the standard shipping not the new economy, I think that just takes too long for orders to arrive. Here is a video I did all about free shipping vs not, hope you find it super helpful! kzbin.info/www/bejne/hajCXmRqqZytbNUsi=endhcqxADi_9Z5It

[@JulieRecor]

Hey Cassiy! I feel as if you're my tutor on demand! I'm going to you everyday--scouring thru videos thinking: "Cassiy will have this answer somewhere--I know it!" So, thanks for that! My favorite activity summer or anytime, is lake time w/my Lab.

[@CassiyJohnson]

I'm so glad that my channel has been able to be a good resource for you

[@JulieRecor]

@@CassiyJohnson Can u do a tutorial on why tshirt sizes aren't (or the reason(s) why) they are not showing-up in the Etsy listing? My updated prices aren't taking effect either. I know it's something to do w/what Im doing or not doing on Printify. Plus, I don't know how many others aren't able to get results with posting using the Etsy "new version" but I and others have to use the "old version" in order to post our listings (the new version doesn't allow you to choose categories--for some users.). Im about dome trying to get this off the ground....Ugh! Thanks :)

[@myfrenchaccent2146]

Thank you Cassiy! I just starte my store a fee weeks ago, I watched a lot of videos but I still have a lot of questions 😁 And today my question is about shipping fees : what is the best strategie if I want to sell tshirts for a family for example : howcan I managethe shipping fees if someone buys more than 1 item? Thank you

[@CassiyJohnson]

This can depend on a few things, some people like to do free shipping on group orders to make it easier or just only charge like $2 shipping for any additional items or something. I always like to go find similar listings and add their stuff to my cart to see how they have it set up! You can even set up a coupon code for your shop that gives them free shipping if they buy X amount of items for example.

[@sugahillind]

Thank you so much for your videos

[@AminAwan-t5n]

Excellent very informative video.

[@ValerieSanchez-m7q]

If I have a subscription to creativefabrica can I use those graphics on my Etsy shirts?

[@MsTeryStalker]

On your profit-expenses document, is there a place to put refunds and cancellations? I've only had 21 sales, but two quality productions from Printify (Gilden 5000 tees) which means two full refunds from me and some reimbursement from both Printify and Etsy. Also, I was going to purchase your expense report spreadsheet document and wanted to be sure to account for this. Also, I want to check out your mockups, hopefully there's some for men because most of my designs tend to be more masculine.

[@ayakaganig]

Do you know anything about whether we can use famous people’s quote who are dead for some time?

[@CassiyJohnson]

Famous quotes and things don't fall into the "public domain" until 100 years typically!

[@jessa2542]

I got upset because Etsy took down my shop. I didn't violate any rules. I have since gotten it back but that makes me nervous to put more effort, let's see what I decide to do.

[@CassiyJohnson]

I had the same thing happen when I first opened my shop in 2020, my shop was closed for a month before I finally got it back. I never had any issues like that again! So I'd say if you are excited to try POD then I'd at least give it a shot but I totally get your feelings! There are always other options like having your own Shopify website that you promote on social media or Amazon Merch On Demand. Etsy is what has worked for me personally but they do give a lot of sellers a bad taste in their mouth because of their poor communication. Best of luck on your journey either way!

[@777SEER]

you have me scared! when you place your dimension didn't you see how it looked on the mock up, or Should I not trust the mock ups?

[@MizzC888]

Yes it was super fun & interesting;

[@CassiyJohnson]

So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching and commenting

[@aquarianOdyssey]

Beautiful kitty!

[@CassiyJohnson]

Thank you ❤️❤️

[@coreyhollender7241]

Any way to know what the total cost of start up is ??

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yes I actually just made a video all about this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3zKZWRrrr-Wl7ssi=SG6fwiUJMqAMd-Uu

[@L0uLaBear]

So if i purchased designs on creative fabrica, I can't just put those images on a shirt through printify and link it to an etsy shop?

[@CassiyJohnson]

Right exactly, Etsy's terms of service state that if you are using a production partner then you need to have a hand in the design process

[@L0uLaBear]

@CassiyJohnson Does this only apply to Etsy? If I use printify with creative fabrica designs, could I sell on other platforms, like shopify?

[@CassiyJohnson]

@@L0uLaBear Yes you should be fine to sell premade designs on other platforms unless they have similar policies. As long as the item on CF gives you full commercial rights to it as well. BUT I will warn you that sometimes people steal designs and sell them on CF so I personally just would still make my own designs or at least edit them some to make them my own. Just look through the whole store for that seller on CF and make sure it looks like they are actually making them themselves!

[@L0uLaBear]

@CassiyJohnson Thank you so much for your responsed, it's greatly appreciated!! I was just about to start an etsy shop with cf designs (with some modifications) but I'm going to try and stay clear of that!! I'm so thankful for your help!!

[@runningclueless]

I bought this expense doc but being a Uk seller I think there are differences in costs will there be a Uk version I could get instead please ?

[@CassiyJohnson]

For the Etsy fees, you can easily update to I believe the 4% fees that the UK has, you just will go to the last page of the doc and change that fee and then go to the profit calculator and change that on the table on the right as well! Now there may be other fees like VAT fees that won't be factored in though but I'll be honest I really don't even know how to account for those! Feel free to email me if you have questions about the doc as well!

[@runningclueless]

@@CassiyJohnson thank you I will I wk see if the chap from Uk you had in recently might have done some similar changes x

[@CraigBurgess-wp7vj]

Is your Income Sheet compatible for Canadian Sellers?

[@CassiyJohnson]

The google sheets document is in USD, so you would just need to know how to convert it to CAD if you wanted it in your own currency instead. I think it's simple but I bet you could watch a YT tutorial. You may also need to change the Etsy fees if it's different in Canada but there is a super simple table to change the numbers on the doc.

[@CraigBurgess-wp7vj]

@@CassiyJohnson That's great thank you so much!!

[@homebodypiggies1266]

Who do you buy your mock ups from I bought some from an Etsy seller and got scammed I’m not out much of course but I don’t want to get scammed again 😊

[@homebodypiggies1266]

Btw I’m loving your videos I’m just getting started haven’t posted anything in my Etsy shop yet but I’m almost ready to thank you for all your help ❤

[@tiffanyolson4565]

Is using designs from Creative Fabrica a no-no, if not edited?😮

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yes exactly, you have to make changes to them for them to be covered under Etsy terms of service!

[@tiffanyolson4565]

@@CassiyJohnson thank you!!

[@yangchen7982]

So is it not ok to use designs from creative fabrica?

[@CassiyJohnson]

You can use designs from there but I wouldn't just download any and upload it right to Etsy, you need to edit it to add words, other graphics etc to make it unique.

[@yangchen7982]

@@CassiyJohnson Thanks so much for getting back to me. I really appreciate it. Should I delete the ones I already listed?

[@CassiyJohnson]

@@yangchen7982 I would since they are against Etsy's Terms of service technically!

[@Wendy-c1s]

Usually Tennis but right now gardening is a new past time

[@sugahillind]

But doesn't Printy automatically give your item a price when you set it up??

[@creacionesdestiny]

I love your videos I open up an Etsy account like a month ago and I been watching so many videos but I don't know what happen to me that its always so hard for me to learn things I really want God to help me and open my mind for me to get all the information so I can start doing POD . I am a mom of 3 who wants to be able to be my own boss and be there for my kids as much as possible ❤

[@CassiyJohnson]

Hey this is a TON of stuff to learn to get successful at POD, you are seriously not alone in feeling overwhelmed. Just go into it with kindness for yourself and curiosity ❤️ for some people they pick it up right away and for other they try it on and off for a year before getting it. I’d say if you could just make a goal of getting your shop open and then making just ONE new listing every single day, that will help you a ton!

[@creacionesdestiny]

@@CassiyJohnson Thanks Cassiy I really appreciate your comment 🙏 God bless you !

[@KatSchlitz]

Oprah did not originate the luck quote. “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity," is said to have been originated by the Roman philosopher and dramatist Lucius Annaeus Seneca, in the first century. It’s FAR older than Oprah 😅

[@marilyncima9193]

Walks ,thank you,

[@rychei5393]

Some "infringing" is not in fact infringing.. and just a company trying to assert monopolistic controls.

[@samson2322]

Loved seeing your designs! Can we use names like Trump or Harris for election apparel? Or is this possibly copyrighted as well?

[@RailinX]

Nice catmeo, Jack! 😂

[@weekendwireless]

The biggest mistake is never sharing your Etsy shop link or any of your guests. That would be clear evidence of how print on demand apparently works. But I’ve never seen anybody show evidence it does

[@CassiyJohnson]

I totally get your thought process here but it's just not a good idea to share any specific Etsy shop when you have as many subs as I do. I try not to even show any specific listings because one listing getting thousands of views and no sales is really bad for it and then lots of people with no integrity just rip it off. But the proof is right there on Etsy for you, you don't have to take my word for it or anyone else on KZbin. Just spend an hour or two looking through Etsy shops that have opened in the last year or two and you will find lots of shops finding success! I have this channel to help you with some of the smaller details and to avoid mistakes that I've made along the way. If you aren't willing to do some of the work for yourself and some of the research for yourself then it's not going to be an easy road.

[@weekendwireless]

@@CassiyJohnson thanks for the reply. But I think making videos without any actual proof is just a way for you to drive views to your KZbin. You could quite easily share your shop and gain thousands of extra sales. But I am very sceptical when all the videos I see never show actual evidence. I’ve made thousands of sales on Etsy, but not through drop shipping. The profit margins are too small to justify doing it.

[@LanaMyslyvetsPlanners]

Never…you don’t want thousands of people checking out your shop, and not buying. She has shown her sales page a while ago… 📈

[@weekendwireless]

@@LanaMyslyvetsPlanners rubbish. I send people from my Facebook pages all the time to my Etsy. 80% don’t buy and it makes no difference.

[@dhruvipatel7328]

Oh Cassy i didn't know you were cat mom❤

[@CassiyJohnson]

Yesss that is my cute fluff Jack! I also have three golden retrievers! so pretty much my life is just a battle with hair 😂

[@BhoomikaLadhani]

And if mom word is wordmarked so can i make awesome mom or sonething like this or not?

[@CassiyJohnson]

This can change sometimes depending on what the one word is, something super basic like "mom" you should be fine. The best way to check is if that word is in other trademarks, then you should be good to use it in your saying. But if it's not trademarked for anything else, then that tells you it probably got denied! Like "Apple" is used in a lot of other trademarked companies for example so you could likely use that in a sentence.

[@sugahillind]

That's awesome

[@jonathanbonaparte5673]

So ESTY is stealing people money on new start up fees and then closing accounts. Can't you just use printify to sell your shirts?

[@ibendivanno4270]

Cute furry cat 😊

[@Kitcatmom]

Haha, cat butt 😆

[@SabrinaRush-e5r]

Anything out doors😊

[@MsEvaCooper]

Kiat exercises 😁

[@RoozyyK]

How did you get so many free listings on that mockup store ?

[@rashedkhan9725]

❤ thanks

[@IOSALive]

Cassiy Johnson, I really like your videos! Let's be friends!

[@CassiyJohnson]

Thanks for watching, so glad you enjoyed the video!!