Why You Get NO Sales (and how to fix it)

[@alekSheffy]

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[@themartins3989]

Hello Alek. Thank you for the awesome info & inspiration. I am starting my journey n I have learned a ton from you. I was wondering if I could request an invitation to your discord server? I was not aware that those links had an expiration date/time. Thank you in advance. Johhny M.

[@chriswegener5178]

Hi Alex, I’m a new subscriber but I’ve recently been watching a lot of your videos, I just wanted to say I recently (in the last couple days) closed(paused) my Etsy store, been open 10 months without one sale, plus I have a Shopify store with same products(not linked ) but Shopify store has made a few sales. Now I only have 60+ listings on either, I just found I’m spinning my wheels on Etsy getting nowhere.

[@yangchen7982]

Like Alex Hormozi says, "People just can't comprehend the fact that there are people out there doing 100 times the work as you and that's why they are successful."

[@MelindaMindy]

Sad belief you have there…and not universally true but good attempt at a db buzz kill.

[@adventurefighter7501]

@@MelindaMindyI mean, mathematically speaking; working 13 hours a day (especially at something that heavily relies on the amount of production) would GENERALLY make you 10x more likely to be successful than say someone who only did 10 minutes of work per day. But of course as with everything, nothing is “universally true” when you weigh in the tiny exceptions in a general statement.

[@meshackin]

I work about 12 hours a day, 5.5 days a week, at my day job. So, I always post at least one more listing every day even if i worked over 12 hours that day, that way my store is always growing closer to my end goal.

[@TruSwen93]

🙏🙏

[@MinisterRedPill]

How's it going so far? It's been over 2 months now

[@meshackin]

I haven't gotten a listing every day as it's taking longer to come up with new ideas and some days my ideas don't work out as imagined so i drop it. But I have about 100 listings and get about 3-4 sales a week. So, I think I have a good start but still have a long way still to go. I have two items that are definitely my best sellers as those two items make up about half of all my sales.

[@MinisterRedPill]

@@meshackin awesome! Keep it up!

[@lenalin3461]

Every time I get very tired at the end of my work day of my drab corporate job, I think about the number of listings you always talk about and I start posting. I truly believe changing the measurement can change you from a short game mentality to a long game mentality. Measurements are arbitrary so choosing the right one for you is so essential. Aiming for 4000 listings makes me not anxious at all about my current sales since it'd be less statistically likely for me to not make more sales when I have more listings. It's like an investor mentality vs a spectator one. You are really helping people and doing good here, I second George!

[@EnvironmentsHD]

Have you managed to make any sales so far?

[@lenalin3461]

@@EnvironmentsHD yes, it fluctuates a lot. Jan/Feb like 2-10+ a week, but I only have less than 150 listings right now and my sales fluctuate a lot so I don’t think sales numbers matter. I opened my store in August 2023. Since I started using the JJMack script a few weeks ago, I’ve been uploading 20-30 listings a week but I feel it’s not impossible at all to achieve 20 listings a day like Alek.

[@MinisterRedPill]

​@@EnvironmentsHDof course, they never respond

[@lenalin3461]

@@EnvironmentsHD yes, I make anywhere from 2-10+ sales every week on average, and it fluctuates a lot. But like he said the first 100 hours of you doing this "new job" wouldn't be worth much but it will get incrementally better if you keep at it because it's no different than my actual full time career. I have a full time job I don't hate so I'm not so hung up on my sales that much. I just keep watching whatever he posts to encourage myself 😄

[@JasonAndrewsUK]

Keep going George... I'm now getting a sale a day, not life changing yet but I can see a path.

[@RobertVargaCG]

I had 1 yet, with 18 listings, in 2 weeks. Already completely changed SEO of the products like 5 times. 😀 Not sure if I should just add more and more in current system (I have 1 product type but no particular sub niche), or implement a sub niche strategy... How did you get to sell 1 a day?

[@amylindblade]

You have a great way of explaining concepts. This was a lightbulb moment for me.😊

[@alekSheffy]

gald to help

[@gameonmedia905]

That is probably the best piece of advice I think I have ever heard and make total sense. We have to be prepared to put in the time and do the work. It is so easy to fall into this trap, all we all need is a system to keep us accountable . Great video

[@dixieintnmtns]

Omg I needed this Peptalk and explanation for Me !!!! I am just beginning!! But I WILL MAKE MY SHOP WORK!! .. Im listening!! And Im paying attention and taking notes!! THANK YOU THANK YOU ❣️❣️

[@Booze_Buddies]

Love your channel. Your motivation and education has me opening my Etsy store last month and posted 25 items thus far. Slow and steady posting more and more designs. trying to reach 100 designs before the end of the year. Thank you Alek.

[@LukeJT22]

I'm curious to hear how your Etsy shop is doing. I also just started an Etsy store about 3 weeks ago selling digital artwork for the Samsung Frame TV as well as printable, digital prints. I've got 30 listings so far and counting. I have 9 sales but only from friends and family. I'm hoping you can provide me with some inspiration lol.

[@Booze_Buddies]

@@LukeJT22 If you are looking for some inspiration, sadly I don't have much. With the amount of competition and the endless pages on Etsy I was having no luck. So I closed the Etsy store and changed approaches went with Shopify. I enjoy making my own content and not something that I am forced to created and hope it sells on Etsy. Created my own store online and I am much happier. The process takes weeks to open, a good amount of money up front (don't listen to anyone that tells you other wise), and you have to generate your own traffic. It is a lot but I'm enjoying the process and I will have something that is my own and not tied down to Etsy. I wish you the best of luck with your endeavors. These are mountains we are climbing bear foot.

[@RailinX]

This is so good. What a perfect reminder.Most people are too lazy to put in the required amount of learning and work, and it’s fine. We still need someone employed in the regular jobs too!

[@Zayka_Kyiv]

Alek you are a good teacher and your videos inspire me so much. I keep learning something new from you all the time. Love you, keep doing what you do ❤

[@alekSheffy]

Happy to hear that, thank you.

[@growthmindset3075]

Alek your videos inspire me to keep working on my personal legend , god bless you man .

[@Kammymo23]

easily life changing advice for any entrepreneur in any field, thank you Alek!

[@alekSheffy]

Thank you 👊

[@vegvangyrl]

So freaking motivating you are. Thank you for that! So well said and made me want to work harder . 🤗

[@alekSheffy]

You've got this 💪

[@DaveLawrence-xr5bf]

Thanks Alek, I appreciate the push you keep giving me through this "online gunna change my life!" journey...

[@mikebarron1504]

I believe it comes down to more than units of output. You can do 100 times the work, but your output has to provide value. I'm sure we've all seen shops that have very few items, but their products provide value that people are willing to pay for, and the inverse where someone slaps up a thousand designs that provide no value at all.

[@marianamatarazzo]

People need to understand the difference between what you see in a video and real life. Videos are made to tease and make you feel excited otherwise there is no point putting on a YT channel to monetize from. Real life applies to YOU and all your limitations.

[@Rand0mM0nkey]

Thank you, Alek. I greatly appreciate your candor. Your videos have helped me a lot, and the further I go the more I see your methodology coming true.

[@maximusspqr]

This sounds strikingly similar to me. VFX animator, industry in shambles. I worked in the trades many years ago as well. So rough on my body. Call me a wuss or whatever but I'll take a deskjob with music, AC and flex hours hands down. I'm still lucky to be employed in animation but I'm going to get ahead of the curve and set myself up to leave by choice before I'm forced to leave, whether that be in 6 months or 5 years. So many of my colleagues have been out of work for 6-12months, it's rough. I've been taking strides for the last 2-3 years to break free and it's growing. I want this so bad and the writing is on the wall so I'll do whatever it takes. You have to build the future you want, it won't just fall in your lap.

[@JosephGould-l7x]

Hey Alek. I’m posting custom tops. Gaming niche. I am looking at jumpers and mugs and phone cases (other best sellers) all the Printify best sellers are selling cheaper on Etsy that Printify provides them for. I’m in the uk if that makes a difference. Any idea how I could get around this? Thank you :)

[@ammamaw]

😳 wow. A language I can understand. Holy shit. Starting tomorrow.🙏🏻

[@melodeelucido1446]

POWWWWW knocked it out of the park!!! You explained it so well!! You just rock!

[@zoiiskarpt1593]

I’m super grateful for every video you drop. You were made for this. It’s so crazy, lol it’s like whatever challenge I’m going through. I just got to come see what topic your on 😅 You always deliver the real! Thanks for helping us new growing entrepreneurs. Stay up! Have an amazing weekend Alek

[@ad1501x]

Alek, could you make a video about how to make better shirt designs in bulk? It's easy to make the simple text designs, but I don't think those are likely to sell very well, at least compared to a graphic design that looks cool.

[@Kentarius]

Why do something your not passionate about

[@fryrdbrainz]

love the psychology - thanks bro

[@WittyKittyRitzy]

Lol. Thank you... But I'm getting hecka views and likes on my vids and ads .. But no buys 😭. Spending so much time creating content instead of just posting listing's

[@alekSheffy]

Keep posting more 🤝

[@Jack-fm4zd]

Same in my shop

[@stevenkennerley8777]

Hey Alek, I’m going to give this print on demand a try. I’m just looking at purchasing an iMac (I was looking at getting one for current job)are there any suggestions on ram and hard drive size etc for the type of work it will be needed for. Thank you. Steven

[@boruchlen]

Brilliant advice! Just what I needed to hear. Do you offer 1 on 1 guidance?

[@guguntombikababa5598]

Would also love some guidance, iam really struggling

[@rebecamodena7166]

Hello! Please Alek I am having trouble. Does anyone need to have a legal entity to open a shop on Etsy? I have a Nomad bank account and I am trying to connect.... You are an angel, Please help?

[@JoJoRock197]

Thank you George, we all learned something today ❤️

[@IndigoDreamer78]

What if you have been putting in the work and have over 3000 designs up on Merch By Amazon and still barely making £300 a month. Tried a variety of styles and niches big & small, tried advertising, tried trends, holidays & evergreens, tried social media etc and still no luck. What then?

[@ahmedbajalan1274]

You have had a product get copyrighted infringement??

[@pmqtpqbtmz3956]

Send me a link to your store. I'll check it out.

[@tylleulenspiegel]

No, saying "I did all this work and I've made zero dollars ever" is not inherently comparing how much time you worked to how much money you made. I literally don't care how much time I put into it, because I like making art anyway and I don't consider that a loss. So I don't think about how much time I spend making this stuff at all. I just know that I've spent a lot of time and I've never made a single sale despite doing everything that you say.

[@tylleulenspiegel]

I have incredibly severe allergies. I cannot do anything or be around other people. I do not do anything but make this stuff all day every day. And you have the gall to say that the problem is that I just don't have the work ethic. Just admit that you got lucky and stop m*sturbating publicly on KZbin because it's embarrassing

[@MelindaMindy]

I love making the art like you. Doesn’t feel like work.…I bet it’s harder for people who are more right brained or type A personality. It’s similar to me trying to work with facts and figures. Feels like the life is being sucked out of me..I’d imagine that’s how it would be for people who aren’t into art. It must take more mental energy and that can be the worst!

[@UnwrittenRules007]

So it’s always best to make the product the niche? Not going into a specific niche for your Etsy store?

[@marislenss4083]

Fantastic video. Output requires input. You can't get quality output if the input is 💩

[@ebayseller6040]

if anyone needs sales its george. he needs to list more all day

[@reload9996]

Very nice logic! Nice job, great video!

[@joanl3115]

Motivating! The reality of working on your own business: very well explained!

[@alekSheffy]

🤝

[@userpc985]

we now need to check on him 6 months later lol, great video and feedback

[@MelindaMindy]

6 months? He’s already in the millions! 😂

[@nadeeml9276]

Damn, I needed to hear this

[@debby_purpleclouds8625]

yes so true!! I highly recommend the chapter on persistence in the book: "Think & grow rich" by Napoleon Hill. one of the most important success habits one should develop :)

[@alekSheffy]

That whole book is essential

[@JahdielHernandez-v7u]

I haven't opened up my etsy store yet cause im flat broke i don't have 1 dollar to post an 5 etsy adds. I don't like asking for help even though i should. I've posted things on offerup to sell to get the money for all the paid memberships to effectively run an etsy shop and costs that it all entails. But I'm using your teachings and watching all your videos. Loyal and devoted all the way. So when I'm making ten thousand a month I'm gonna let you know so we can have a collaborative video to help in my marketing campaign if you don't mind. Thank you for what you are doing and helping people become successful to gain financial freedom. You rock! 🎉

[@lacitafleming]

I definitely needed to hear this. Super valuable content that will also help me and my brother run our shop. Thank you Alek! I trust your advice. Much love!

[@romellpowell1484]

So in simple terms do the work

[@cre8ink]

Thanks Alex, great video

[@JJ-es8sr]

Are we ignoring the fact that if we list those $4,000 listings with no real traction as a result we are also risking having to pay Etsy $800 for nothing?

[@tmatti79]

Thanks Alek, for this great video. I learned a lot from your video.

[@endrust]

Alek, you are cool! Thank you!

[@shahreenmunia9112]

What is your system?

[@anthonyanyimah9949]

Well spoken.

[@cathyreichenberg1269]

Hi Alex, I really like your vid

[@MrNightsens]

word.... i need also to work harder

[@xMacMaynex]

Gotta grind, George.

[@beatrixkiddo3964]

best video you've done.

[@alekSheffy]

🤝

[@themomad1]

Best guy Alek

[@explicamen]

As another George Thank you

[@brianguilliaux1672]

Love this..... :).... Truth

[@rannim678]

Yu should work 1 on 1 help learn

[@thomasblack4217]

Let me tell you why his not doing well it's because these platforms are not that good no help and people don't have the money anymore because of are government s are taking it all .I own a business so I can tell you this for a fact don't know why these channels rattle and promote these platforms yes so they can make money on KZbin.

[@karenymartinez4024]

Can i make a shirt or mug with your face on it?

[@alekSheffy]

yes

[@MelindaMindy]

@karenymartinez4024 😂 id love to hear how your sales go on your mug of his mug!

[@automaton111]

Are you selling on Etsy? If so, are you constantly churning out copious cheap 💩 targeted to soccer moms who like retro sun graphics? If not then that’s your problem 😂 Capitalism is a d3ath cuIt. Don’t feel bad if you find it hard to survive under it.

[@TheMonneydollar]

So you don't sell on Etsy?

[@automaton111]

@@TheMonneydollar I do. I started recently. I’m using it as training wheels until I have enough designs and experience to launch a stand alone website. Part of a bigger project building a brand, not just battling the Etsy search algorithm.

[@TruSwen93]

@@automaton111 creating a standalone website and running it successfully is way harder, but wish u luck mate. Keep us updated on how it goes.

[@MelindaMindy]

I switched to my own website quickly. Etsy is demonic and I love your reference to the soccer moms who like retro sun graphics. 😂

[@HyperUpscale]

Finally - an explainer for complainers, a nice and helpful video

[@alekSheffy]

how did you use such a cool emoji

[@TruSwen93]

@@alekSheffy :D U can use youtube emojis in comments now.