I started my store a month ago. While I have physical products for sale, my digital products are what’s selling. So I opened a separate store to sell completely digital products. Leveraging all AI tools. I love it. It’s been a great learning experience!
that's awesome!! you will crush it ... key to creating a great biz is having a long term mindset.. so many people could've created great things if they didn't quit after trying for a short period of time. My first time i tried to launch my business failed but then i was able to turn it into a six figure per year income for myself in the first year... let's build that dream
wow that's huge!! many people don't get a sale in their first month. Keep it up and hope this past month has been well for you. What kind of products do you sell?
I was honestly really surprised to see certain products take off so fast. I am a graphic designer for work and had some travel posters I created, so I made a store for travel prints of all kinds (I know pretty saturated). I created material for the top 10 national parks to start and one poster really took off and was able to get a lot of early orders and reviews from just one. I also leveraged ai for new designs and was able to tweak them to my liking and correct texts and such. But since my store was travel prints of all types I ventured into clothing, totes, mugs, really anything I can put popular designs on.@@ShaunSurgener
You should make a video Alek about the changes in Etsy and how theyre affecting your business. You're one of the only businesses on youtube that I trust.
I would like to see a video from you where you would address practical issues such like sales tax and other federal taxes and also, what is the real cost of selling x expected profit. It would be great if you could just pick a platform such as Etsy and put in perspective the number of sellers and the concentration of sales among the number of sellers. Thank you for your content.
Hey Alek, What A.I. are you using to get the higher resolution images for the tapestries as Midjourney doesn't have higher res images from what I've seen.
Hey Alek, love your videos! Just curious, what are your thoughts on selling customisable products on Etsy? Eg. Where a buyer can add their name or year born, etc. Does it help boost sales? If so, are tools to help you automate the customisation process once you receive a sale?
there are different printable companies that you can probably have do the printing / customization for.... in terms of it would add value i think the big thing would be just testing the market and different offers... OR you could bake it into the cost and have it as a bonus option that's free ... OR you could offer it for free for a value add that provides more enticement and then hopefully lead them to another product that has higher margin if you have it setup like that
Didn't know that Printify had tapestries, thanks man, published two before your video was over, lol. Seriously though, thanks for your videos, they are helpful and inspiring.
Hey Alek, I've been watching a lot of your videos just recently, and I am wanting your advice. If I create good designs, would it be better to have multiple companies/stores on etsy selling one product each (ie. mugs, shirts, bags, etc.) all sharing the good designs between each store? Or should I have one store and have multiple products with the good designs? So far, from your content, I am seeing that I should have multiple stores specializing in one type of product, but is it fine to share designs between the stores I am running? So I can have the same design on my mugs from my mug store, and the same design on my shirts from my shirt store?
You could have one store that have all this product in them. For example if u are selling a wild flower design on mugs, you could create that same design on cups and other available products u have. with this u sell multiple products but have similar designs on them Cheers✌️
If I'm selling multiple different types of items (Shirts, mugs, tumblers, 3d prints, digital images) is it recommended to open a different shop for each category or is it okay to keep it all under one account? I'm still super small. Thanks in advance.
Distracting background music always is a deal breaker for me and a good percentage of youtube watchers. I don't understand how so many youtubepreneurs don't get this.
Hey dude, u r wrong about Etsy. You DO have to pay upfront from an out sourced Printer. It takes a few days for Etsy to pay you. In the meantime , product wont get made until the printers gets paid, which is fone by taking money from the seller. Things can go wrong, and often do at Etsy. There's been times where I DID NOT want more sales because I was low on money and it would have caused NSF at my bank.
Hello Alek , I have a few questions. I am thinking about starting an online store in selling wall art & digital downloads. What would be a good way to start?
Hi, thank you it was helpful. I have a question, i am in afghanistan and want to sell and ship handmade items from afghanistan, but payment is not availible in afghanistan, can my uncle in norway set up an etsy account for me and i do the listings and others. And isnt that a problem to log in from two different locations? Thanks.
While I realize this isn't my business, I'd be curious to know what percentage of your income is from your TH-cam videos and affiliate marketing vs. your digital sales.
Very likely he doesn't really do Etsy that much but makes tons of money on affiliate tool subscription trials turning into paid subscriptions. In the description he has a link to his website with all of the affiliate links there. That's the game being played by most POD, or digital download demand gurus. I really don't have a problem with that, but the problem I have is the hype of these monthly income figures that are pushed in advertising their videos. It's not even close to being honest.
This whole video is redundant though. Either they products won't make you that much money, or they will, and posting this video will severely disrupt the supply/demand of them and then, they won't make you that much money lol.
Hi, alek, i have a ginormous issue and it would be fantastic if you could help me out. I need to bulk create my mockups since ive made over 70+ designs and i watched your video on it but cant figure out how to place your scripts into photoshop, i followed every step but the applicationsfolder on windows doesnt seem to be there, any chance you could help me out or make a short on how to bulk create mockups (especially wall art) on windows, would be very much appreciated, thx
There's been 9 videos since your last one regarding the new shop(s). After 13 videos, my guess is the second shop is a bust since there have been no updates. If it's a bust, just make a video saying so and what possibly went wrong, and how well (or not) your first shop is doing. It's not exactly fair to keep putting out ideas and tutorials on "making money on Etsy", and have failed in your second (or third if you were still having issues with the second) shop...
He's more focused on add revenue now. The TH-camr Hellocustom is doing the exact same challenge and he actually shows his shop. I would recommend watching his videos
Hey @spearworks, did you receive an answer to your question as I am also interested? | What are the paid software apps people use to create stylized maps and nice-looking map designs?
i am an artist with my own designs and photography......how can i do this....I really want to do this but am struggling with the system of doing all of that
Etsy is not paying sellers anymore (by holding onto thousands of dollars in "reserve"). Sellers who used to profit from selling on Etsy are now unable to pay their rent & unable to continue fulfilling orders on Etsy.
still no more on progress on your store? Given up on showing people how easy it is to actually do? You speak a lot about money yet your step by step videos you don't post. Why? Is it just easier to make these 'make blah a day' videos than show how it's actually possible as you keep telling people.
He's more focused on add revenue now. The TH-camr Hellocustom is doing the exact same challenge and he actually shows his shop. I would recommend watching his videos
Hi Alek, how are you?? I've been watching all your videos and i think you're great! You sound real and sincere... can i ask for some help please? Is it possible for me to contact you in private?
I started my store a month ago. While I have physical products for sale, my digital products are what’s selling. So I opened a separate store to sell completely digital products. Leveraging all AI tools. I love it. It’s been a great learning experience!
Which AI tools do you like best? There are sooo many out there.
What type of digital products are you selling and which AI tools you are using?
nice! keep on going
congrats, question - did you have any AI experience when you started or are you learning as you go?
that's awesome!! you will crush it ... key to creating a great biz is having a long term mindset.. so many people could've created great things if they didn't quit after trying for a short period of time. My first time i tried to launch my business failed but then i was able to turn it into a six figure per year income for myself in the first year... let's build that dream
Started my store just over a month ago and almost to 1k in organic sales! Thanks for all your info!
Congrats, happy to hear this.. Im working on mine too
wow that's huge!! many people don't get a sale in their first month. Keep it up and hope this past month has been well for you. What kind of products do you sell?
I was honestly really surprised to see certain products take off so fast. I am a graphic designer for work and had some travel posters I created, so I made a store for travel prints of all kinds (I know pretty saturated). I created material for the top 10 national parks to start and one poster really took off and was able to get a lot of early orders and reviews from just one. I also leveraged ai for new designs and was able to tweak them to my liking and correct texts and such. But since my store was travel prints of all types I ventured into clothing, totes, mugs, really anything I can put popular designs on.@@ShaunSurgener
You should make a video Alek about the changes in Etsy and how theyre affecting your business. You're one of the only businesses on youtube that I trust.
I would like to see a video from you where you would address practical issues such like sales tax and other federal taxes and also, what is the real cost of selling x expected profit. It would be great if you could just pick a platform such as Etsy and put in perspective the number of sellers and the concentration of sales among the number of sellers. Thank you for your content.
What are the paid software apps people use to create stylized maps and nice looking map designs?
How the hell are these shops selling wall tapestry for $14? POD providers carry them for much higher prices.
So many replies here are just spam/ads disguised poorly as real people sharing results.
This is awesome. I've been selling for about three weeks. 8 sales. Hoping it gets easier!
Finally someone more down to earth with 2000$ more per month, I'll be more than happy
Really getting the wheels in my head turning for my own situation. Thx for this.
Hey Alek,
What A.I. are you using to get the higher resolution images for the tapestries as Midjourney doesn't have higher res images from what I've seen.
Hey Alek, love your videos! Just curious, what are your thoughts on selling customisable products on Etsy? Eg. Where a buyer can add their name or year born, etc. Does it help boost sales? If so, are tools to help you automate the customisation process once you receive a sale?
there are different printable companies that you can probably have do the printing / customization for.... in terms of it would add value i think the big thing would be just testing the market and different offers... OR you could bake it into the cost and have it as a bonus option that's free ... OR you could offer it for free for a value add that provides more enticement and then hopefully lead them to another product that has higher margin if you have it setup like that
Alek: very useful video, but what did you use to get the maps?
I've seen a billion map products. Would definitely need a significant twist to break into that market
Would I need to copyright my slogans/prints?
Didn't know that Printify had tapestries, thanks man, published two before your video was over, lol. Seriously though, thanks for your videos, they are helpful and inspiring.
I noticed you didnt call out the coffee mugs you always discuss? Thinking because the competition has become insane?
Hey Alek, I've been watching a lot of your videos just recently, and I am wanting your advice. If I create good designs, would it be better to have multiple companies/stores on etsy selling one product each (ie. mugs, shirts, bags, etc.) all sharing the good designs between each store? Or should I have one store and have multiple products with the good designs? So far, from your content, I am seeing that I should have multiple stores specializing in one type of product, but is it fine to share designs between the stores I am running? So I can have the same design on my mugs from my mug store, and the same design on my shirts from my shirt store?
You could have one store that have all this product in them. For example if u are selling a wild flower design on mugs, you could create that same design on cups and other available products u have. with this u sell multiple products but have similar designs on them
Cheers✌️
heh finally catched you freshly :D
Exactly how much I'd like to start earning and build up from there
If I'm selling multiple different types of items (Shirts, mugs, tumblers, 3d prints, digital images) is it recommended to open a different shop for each category or is it okay to keep it all under one account? I'm still super small. Thanks in advance.
that was awesome!!! veery helpful video
Thanks for the insights as always Alek ❤
Alek, i love your videos but please get rid of the extremely disturbing backround music around min. 10 🤯 holy moly
Distracting background music always is a deal breaker for me and a good percentage of youtube watchers. I don't understand how so many youtubepreneurs don't get this.
Hey dude, u r wrong about Etsy. You DO have to pay upfront from an out sourced Printer. It takes a few days for Etsy to pay you. In the meantime , product wont get made until the printers gets paid, which is fone by taking money from the seller. Things can go wrong, and often do at Etsy. There's been times where I DID NOT want more sales because I was low on money and it would have caused NSF at my bank.
Hello Alek , I have a few questions. I am thinking about starting an online store in selling wall art & digital downloads. What would be a good way to start?
Amazing content creator 😊
Hi, thank you it was helpful.
I have a question, i am in afghanistan and want to sell and ship handmade items from afghanistan, but payment is not availible in afghanistan, can my uncle in norway set up an etsy account for me and i do the listings and others. And isnt that a problem to log in from two different locations?
Thanks.
Love your videos! Carol
Hey Alek
Is there anyway someone can get training with you or get some assistance setting up their store as the beginner with you.
Thanks.
Yes! 🙋♀️
While I realize this isn't my business, I'd be curious to know what percentage of your income is from your TH-cam videos and affiliate marketing vs. your digital sales.
Very likely he doesn't really do Etsy that much but makes tons of money on affiliate tool subscription trials turning into paid subscriptions. In the description he has a link to his website with all of the affiliate links there. That's the game being played by most POD, or digital download demand gurus. I really don't have a problem with that, but the problem I have is the hype of these monthly income figures that are pushed in advertising their videos. It's not even close to being honest.
Hey @Alek thanks for the video. Kindly also teach us in detail, how to make these products?
Very helpful! Thank you for sharing.
Where exactly do you get the Public Domain images?
This whole video is redundant though. Either they products won't make you that much money, or they will, and posting this video will severely disrupt the supply/demand of them and then, they won't make you that much money lol.
Can you use notability instead of goodnotes?
Dude! I'm in Colorado too! You rock!
Hi, alek, i have a ginormous issue and it would be fantastic if you could help me out. I need to bulk create my mockups since ive made over 70+ designs and i watched your video on it but cant figure out how to place your scripts into photoshop, i followed every step but the applicationsfolder on windows doesnt seem to be there, any chance you could help me out or make a short on how to bulk create mockups (especially wall art) on windows, would be very much appreciated, thx
There's been 9 videos since your last one regarding the new shop(s). After 13 videos, my guess is the second shop is a bust since there have been no updates. If it's a bust, just make a video saying so and what possibly went wrong, and how well (or not) your first shop is doing. It's not exactly fair to keep putting out ideas and tutorials on "making money on Etsy", and have failed in your second (or third if you were still having issues with the second) shop...
By the time ANYONE makes a video on what's hot on Etsy, it's already too late.
He's more focused on add revenue now. The TH-camr Hellocustom is doing the exact same challenge and he actually shows his shop. I would recommend watching his videos
Hi can we use a customized packing and add some thank you cards and free gifts to the package if we are using Printify?
Usually how much it will take to have the first sale on etsy, i have the shop for 2 weeks and 29 listings but no traffic at all
Where do you get dishtowels printed?
Hey @spearworks, did you receive an answer to your question as I am also interested? | What are the paid software apps people use to create stylized maps and nice-looking map designs?
I use ink scape or vector to enlarge my art.
how did you make your maps when you were selling them
Does anyone have a link to where you can see what the different sellers on Etsy sell for, perhaps per week, month, or year? Kindly note in the link.
i am an artist with my own designs and photography......how can i do this....I really want to do this but am struggling with the system of doing all of that
Can this be done from India too
How do you use AI? Is there a site where you ask ai to generate an image for you?
Your so helpful
Etsy is not available in my country😢
Etsyy is not listed in my country...can someone suggest another sideway for passsive income (except shopify)
oh no remove the music asap and never have music in any videos. your content is already good dont need music
How to do it . I'm work with u
First ai tutorial im gonna try. Lets see if it is worth it.
did goodnotes up their price by 20 bucks lmao
Etsy is not paying sellers anymore (by holding onto thousands of dollars in "reserve"). Sellers who used to profit from selling on Etsy are now unable to pay their rent & unable to continue fulfilling orders on Etsy.
Music sucks. You don't need any music man. It's disturbing.
Yoo try a tutorial about displate, I tried to post some ai art as posters for sell but they get rejected
Are you married? 😘😘
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still no more on progress on your store? Given up on showing people how easy it is to actually do? You speak a lot about money yet your step by step videos you don't post. Why? Is it just easier to make these 'make blah a day' videos than show how it's actually possible as you keep telling people.
He's more focused on add revenue now. The TH-camr Hellocustom is doing the exact same challenge and he actually shows his shop. I would recommend watching his videos
He also have 2 TH-cam channels.
What's his other channel?
It's called affiliate sales, as per the link to his website in the description.
You seem to comment on his videos a lot... bitter much?
Gothamchess brother teaching us how to make money
Hi Alek, how are you?? I've been watching all your videos and i think you're great! You sound real and sincere... can i ask for some help please? Is it possible for me to contact you in private?