New Etsy Feature to Increase Order Total! Running a 3d print business

[@adnh-thearchive194]

I would love a blue / painters tape dispenser from you that has magnets on it so it can stick to my fridge! Bonus points if it has a place to add a sharpie as well! Would be so helpful for labeling the stuff I put in my fridge or also in and around my desk!

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

A blue painter tape holder is on the list, but not sure it will be magnetized!

[@apd2403]

Love the videos. Congrats on the success you have been having. Quick question of you could answer it in a video. When you sell a product and you get chanrged by Etsy the 20 cent relistment fee, is it 20 cents whether you sell 1 or 5 or any amount?

[@InternetDoggo]

Ooh, combos sounds cool! I'll have to check them out :)

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Love it! My favorite thing is seeing how my work directly pays off.

[@bembrin]

Thank you for bringing all of us along for your journey here. I'm loving all the detail you're putting into the business side of a 3D print shop. I'm curious why the conversion rate from your KZbin links would matter for a business like yours. Since it costs you nothing to put a link to your own store on your videos, wouldn't the marginal cost of the leads from that link be nil? Who cares if that link generates low quality leads if you didn't have to spend any additional resources to get them? If it drives even one sale, then it would have been worth it right?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

It's going to take a lot more experimentation for sure! The one potential downside is if you Etsy shot has a terrible conversion rate the likelihood Etsy will promote you listings is low. The whole benefit from being on Etsy is to leverage their existing customer base. The plan moving into 2025 is I'll drive all my KZbin traffic to my own website where conversion rates own impact my ability to reach people.

[@PeterEggenberger]

Do you include a maker’s mark on your products (IE - the OffDaBench artwork)? Why/why-not?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Not yet! Still trying to figure out if that would take away from the visual design of the products.

[@Chapon75]

How are the supertack plates?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

They haven't arrived yet! Hopefully I can do a review next week :)

[@Chapon75]

@OfficialOffDaBench I managed to order one for my p1s however a1 mini has been put of stock.

[@manontheridge]

With your products, did you need to get UPC codes for said products to be able to sell?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Nope! I just put them up online

[@Tom-lu9gj]

Why are your printers order 3, 2, 1?

[@unspeakableoaf]

Countdown to coffee break?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

So I can keep track of what printer to send a job to :)

[@briansmith7046]

How long does it take to clean 100 sq feet?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Too long 😂

[@Adaks]

Just so you know, the heat gun in the description links to polymaker pla

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Thanks for letting me know! I've made the update :)

[@keithhunt8]

What mic is that, that you’re using? Are you recording with a camera or just a nice phone?

[@InternetDoggo]

It has links to the gear in the description

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

DJI Mic 2

[@mab4110]

I Threw my listing on Ebay as well and I hate how clunky it is. feels like it's stuck in early 2000's design. Barely any sales compared to my Etsy shop so I'm thinking of dropping the Ebay listing and starting to research Shopify. My Ebay listing is just 2 dudes re-ordering small quantities lol

[@Schubladenknopf]

Thx for the vlog! what percent of your turnover on Etsy do you invest in advertising?

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

No problem! For the year my Etsy ads are about 15% of my gross revenue.

[@KlunkersKustoms]

ebay is awesome, i find it easy to deal with, i do etsy too but i get 100x the sales on ebay,

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Good to know! Hopefully I see some traction there.

[@philcarpenter]

Tell us about your paid advertising adventures please. I have been wondering about that recently although I don't really have the extra capacity for it at the moment anyway, my current machines are quite busy. We are about the same size though, interested in you ads review. Thanks!

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Good topic for an upcoming video. I know I'll have this as a year end wrap up video too.

[@SnoringVids]

If your shops a disaster mine is a hazmat site

[@ExpeditionBronco]

The chances of me seeing this in less than 60 seconds after you posted.....

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Dedication!

[@FredSchmitthammer]

For your KZbin and Etsy, just put your link in text on KZbin. Tell the user to copy and paste the link. Don't make the link clickable

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

For me the impact is once they came to my store they were just checking things out. Etsy is less likely to promote your listings if they don't drive sales. I need to be more strategic about what type of traffic I'm driving to Etsy moving forward.

[@thegreeklife2854]

I have givin up on eBay because of the fees now only buy from eBay if I can’t find elsewhere Thx

[@OfficialOffDaBench]

Interesting! Guess I'll see how it goes.