If you go POD route, how about taking a beginner on the journey and help them build an asset? Fully documented so you get the video, will also be a plug for your course and maybe one on one consulting. Willing volunteer 🤚
I would be really interested to know the 'success rate' - of those shops opened within a year, how many aren't taking home 5 figures a year compared to the few shown here that are.
Probably relatively low, anyone can generate this AI style art and sell it and they are all trying. What sets some apart will be their branding and most people don't put effort into that.
Good video but you don't discuss how most of these shops spend a lot of $ on ads and this is a big reason many of these shops are successful. This is another reason why they are doing so well so quickly. When you deduct their ad spend and Etsy fees they really aren't making nearly as much as it seems. Do any of these research websites disclose the shops ad spend?
Βefore you spoke publicly didn't you bother to research what was really going on? This Etsy seller didn't get Ali express images. The opposite happened!!!! They copy the jewelry in China and usually the result is rough. Moreover, because these sites sell wholesale, they don't send you just 1 necklace, they have a minimum purchase quantity that can start from 10 pcs.
This is making sense. Even if etsy would let you, there’s no way to drop ship from Aliexpress in 3-6 days, even with the alleged US sellers on the site.
And I had the same thought, yet the seller is listed as a star seller. Some of the reviews mention the necklace arriving in a gift box and I’m pretty sure Aliexpress does not do that, they send stuff in little plastic bags, so - I’m thinking the seller must order the item and then re-ship it? But wouldn’t that take a while? Also not one review mentioned anything coming from China. (Whoever they are they may not be happy about being called out as a dropshipper...)
@@Lisatropolis it actually dawned on me that the seller might be the original designer and aliexpress stole THEIR design. I’ve had this happen with my art, unfortunately 😔
Hi Alek, I’m in Aurora, CO 👋🏼. I want to know where to get these BEAUTIFUL high quality mockups. These are not generic apparel mockups from placeit. Can you teach us where to get these from? Because I swear it makes a heck of a difference! I can make the coolest shirt, but how I portray it and sell it to my customers is everything. Opening an Etsy store (round 2) this is going to be it, it has to be.
I love that you really get the point across. Thank you for the informative content! How much customer service should a shop really offer in your opinion? I feel like there has to be at least some support.
When I go to the park I have noticed wayyyy more dog poop laying about. Dog ownership is on the rise as couples realize they cant afford kids. And they put more time and passion into their care than other dog owners since the dog acts as a surrogate child. Very interesting business avenue...
You make it seem so easy, but we can't really sell the same exact products as other shops on etsy and hope to do as well. How can we avoid overlap and position our products to consistently sell ? Can we be successful on etsy with less than 12 products ? Or do we need to start with more ? How much setup time is needed before "going live" for a beginner ? Do i need to form a legal business before signing up with etsy and suppliers ?
Tha k you for another great video. What are your real thoughts about jewellery though? Isn't dropshipping against Etsy's terms of service? Thanks in advance
Lol..ali copied their necklace, not the other way around. If they do make it, the cost would be about 2usd. For you its hard to replicate, the necklace on Ali is about 10usd, they are selling for 20, after etsy fees you will have 5-6 usd, if you face off adds, that will cut another 3usd from the total price, ending up with a grand total of 2-3usd. Is it really worth it? Also, to use that specific design would be a violation. Please, do a better research.
I love your jewelry shop suggestion, the only thing i can't figure out is how to safely dropship... I don't think etsy is ok with people reposting stuff from other websites, also if you were to relist things from another site, how can you modify the pics, is it even ok to do?
I sell on Etsy and every time someone orders the order payments keeps being processed forever and after a few days the order gets canceled. Has anyone else had the same issue before and knows how to resolve the issue? I print designs using Printify and on Printify I also don't see the orders coming through, so they can be printed and shipped.
How do I get my print to fit all the variants I have on Printify? Do I need to change the aspect ratio individually for each one, because my dpi drops when I dont.
The two stores with apparel that you showed that was making really good numbers in their first year, have trademarks. First one had ton of Christmas Grinch shirts and I saw Disney (Mickey) in one review. The other store had Disney on the first page. Making these kind of big numbers I guess is achieveable if you sell trademarked items. Not good examples to show 🤦🏼♀️
I can add that when using Erank and looking at top sellers for clothing started in 2023, 18 of the top 20 stores have trademarks. Disney is mostly in all of those stores.
Thanks Alek! You inspired me to start a shop this year in Jan 2024 and I'm just picking up some traction! I appreciate all your videos! By the way, what is the program you use to filter out the top shops on Etsy? Thanks again!!
Alek always so good and helpful! Do you have a video where you go over how Printify does the order - I don't understand the payments for POD and how all that works and they are not helpful with this. What if my account doesnt have enough money yet for multi orders? Im lost. TY for any help.
Alek thank you so much for this video. Just curious for dog necklace shop, won’t the customers know it’s from Aliexpress since the packaging will have the Aliexpress supplier’s details (alot of writing in chinese which is what i usually find on my aliexpress packages)?
I always thought items on etsy have to be "handmade" or uniquely produced by the artist themselves. How is that shop getting away with jewelry dropshipping (thru Aliexpress)?
Bruh they don’t work you will get your shop banned cause aliexpress never deliver on time. You will get tons of 1 star reviews on your shop. Then etsy bans that shop.
Hey @alekSheffy , out of curiosity, have you though about video games industry (in your case, investing in programmers, just like you did with your uploader tool)
3:09 oh damn. After all this time, I've been wondering how efficient can it be for etsy sellers to make every single one of those tens of thousands of customized jewelry pieces. Well now I know its all a lie...
Hello Alek! I'm a video editor and have created a sample of one of your videos by making it reach its full potential through editing. Hope we can connect on any platform as you'd like so that I can show it to you and start working for you
It's funny to think they are buying from ali express for 5-6$ a peace and selling it for 20$ on etsy. They are buying thousands for under 1$ a piace (can be under 0.4$) from alibaba or talking directly to the producer somehow
4:00 thought aliexpress was strictly not allowed with etsy? is there any integration at all here or they are just manually placing the orders on aliexpress all day?
@alekSheffy What is that blue icon that you are able to click on, which displays the sales numbers? Would I only see that if I am registered with my own store?
$0 - $100k challenge p2?👀
at 10k likes
send me your course and let's do it together brother 😎🤝😎
If you go POD route, how about taking a beginner on the journey and help them build an asset? Fully documented so you get the video, will also be a plug for your course and maybe one on one consulting. Willing volunteer 🤚
Yes
Yessss!!
Etsy By the Numbers (Top Category Sellers)
1 Jewelry.
2 Wedding Items.
3 Accessories (Arts & Crafts)
4 Paper, Party supplies, Digital
5 Clothing.
6 Vintage Items.
7 Home & Living.
8 Art & Collectibles.
I would be really interested to know the 'success rate' - of those shops opened within a year, how many aren't taking home 5 figures a year compared to the few shown here that are.
Probably relatively low, anyone can generate this AI style art and sell it and they are all trying. What sets some apart will be their branding and most people don't put effort into that.
Good video but you don't discuss how most of these shops spend a lot of $ on ads and this is a big reason many of these shops are successful. This is another reason why they are doing so well so quickly. When you deduct their ad spend and Etsy fees they really aren't making nearly as much as it seems. Do any of these research websites disclose the shops ad spend?
Βefore you spoke publicly didn't you bother to research what was really going on? This Etsy seller didn't get Ali express images. The opposite happened!!!! They copy the jewelry in China and usually the result is rough. Moreover, because these sites sell wholesale, they don't send you just 1 necklace, they have a minimum purchase quantity that can start from 10 pcs.
This is making sense. Even if etsy would let you, there’s no way to drop ship from Aliexpress in 3-6 days, even with the alleged US sellers on the site.
Either way this is bad business idea, Alek knows better
watched over like 15 of your vids this past day and I really can't decide which product to go with
I’m still not understanding how all of these aren’t being flagged. These products violate Etsy’s terms. You can’t drop ship non- handmade items.
That's exactly what I was thinking!
And I had the same thought, yet the seller is listed as a star seller. Some of the reviews mention the necklace arriving in a gift box and I’m pretty sure Aliexpress does not do that, they send stuff in little plastic bags, so - I’m thinking the seller must order the item and then re-ship it? But wouldn’t that take a while? Also not one review mentioned anything coming from China. (Whoever they are they may not be happy about being called out as a dropshipper...)
@@Lisatropolis it actually dawned on me that the seller might be the original designer and aliexpress stole THEIR design. I’ve had this happen with my art, unfortunately 😔
@@makeyourlifeaworkofart .. hmmmmm. Interesting point. I’m skeptical, but maybe?
@@Lisatropolisexactly brother and aliexpress never ships on time and also they take 1 month to deliver
Alek, thank you so so much! Love these options!
Hi Alek, I’m in Aurora, CO 👋🏼. I want to know where to get these BEAUTIFUL high quality mockups. These are not generic apparel mockups from placeit. Can you teach us where to get these from? Because I swear it makes a heck of a difference! I can make the coolest shirt, but how I portray it and sell it to my customers is everything. Opening an Etsy store (round 2) this is going to be it, it has to be.
I love that you really get the point across. Thank you for the informative content! How much customer service should a shop really offer in your opinion? I feel like there has to be at least some support.
When I go to the park I have noticed wayyyy more dog poop laying about. Dog ownership is on the rise as couples realize they cant afford kids. And they put more time and passion into their care than other dog owners since the dog acts as a surrogate child. Very interesting business avenue...
You make it seem so easy, but we can't really sell the same exact products as other shops on etsy and hope to do as well. How can we avoid overlap and position our products to consistently sell ? Can we be successful on etsy with less than 12 products ? Or do we need to start with more ? How much setup time is needed before "going live" for a beginner ? Do i need to form a legal business before signing up with etsy and suppliers ?
Tha k you for another great video. What are your real thoughts about jewellery though? Isn't dropshipping against Etsy's terms of service? Thanks in advance
Lol..ali copied their necklace, not the other way around. If they do make it, the cost would be about 2usd. For you its hard to replicate, the necklace on Ali is about 10usd, they are selling for 20, after etsy fees you will have 5-6 usd, if you face off adds, that will cut another 3usd from the total price, ending up with a grand total of 2-3usd. Is it really worth it? Also, to use that specific design would be a violation. Please, do a better research.
please do a non-etsy platform to sell on,
Need a pt 2
I love your jewelry shop suggestion, the only thing i can't figure out is how to safely dropship... I don't think etsy is ok with people reposting stuff from other websites, also if you were to relist things from another site, how can you modify the pics, is it even ok to do?
I sell on Etsy and every time someone orders the order payments keeps being processed forever and after a few days the order gets canceled. Has anyone else had the same issue before and knows how to resolve the issue? I print designs using Printify and on Printify I also don't see the orders coming through, so they can be printed and shipped.
120 THOUSDAND other listings is a wild statement lol
That's awesome Alek. Great insights...How do you start selling without any reviews?
How do I get my print to fit all the variants I have on Printify? Do I need to change the aspect ratio individually for each one, because my dpi drops when I dont.
Can you tell without Etsy how I sell it?
The two stores with apparel that you showed that was making really good numbers in their first year, have trademarks.
First one had ton of Christmas Grinch shirts and I saw Disney (Mickey) in one review. The other store had Disney on the first page.
Making these kind of big numbers I guess is achieveable if you sell trademarked items.
Not good examples to show 🤦🏼♀️
I can add that when using Erank and looking at top sellers for clothing started in 2023, 18 of the top 20 stores have trademarks. Disney is mostly in all of those stores.
Thank you for dropping knowledge!
He is at it again!! love is brother thank you.
What plugin do you use to see the stats on Etsy?
New shops cost $15 to start on Etsy Not free.
Love your videos dude! Thanks so much!!🙏🏻🙏🏻
Alek please suggest for us the seo tool you are using kindly ❤
Thanks Alek! You inspired me to start a shop this year in Jan 2024 and I'm just picking up some traction! I appreciate all your videos! By the way, what is the program you use to filter out the top shops on Etsy? Thanks again!!
It's called Alura 👍
how to do such research on etsy that you are doing in this video. is any specific software that you are using for that ?
Alek always so good and helpful! Do you have a video where you go over how Printify does the order - I don't understand the payments for POD and how all that works and they are not helpful with this. What if my account doesnt have enough money yet for multi orders? Im lost. TY for any help.
Alek, thank you so much !! But Etsy shop is not avalible in my country, how can i start shop outside Etsy
thank you for doing this research Alek.
Bro what's the site name to search for best shops on Etsy??!!!
I’m wondering that too
Alek thank you so much for this video.
Just curious for dog necklace shop, won’t the customers know it’s from Aliexpress since the packaging will have the Aliexpress supplier’s details (alot of writing in chinese which is what i usually find on my aliexpress packages)?
Thank you so much Alek 🙏🏻
I always thought items on etsy have to be "handmade" or uniquely produced by the artist themselves. How is that shop getting away with jewelry dropshipping (thru Aliexpress)?
Bruh they don’t work you will get your shop banned cause aliexpress never deliver on time. You will get tons of 1 star reviews on your shop. Then etsy bans that shop.
Does any one know where to find print on demand clothing products for pets?
@alekSheffy
Hey Alek, are the softwares you use compatible with iPad or do they require a full Mac?
Would you focus only on 1 product or several products thanks 👍
I thought Etsy was for self made products, in a way, but this jewelry is just straigtht dropshipping, right? How does Etsy allow this?
they don't
I thought this was not allowed by Etsy. Using other images. Having to supply your partner contributors etc.if you do not make it yourself.
hence the disclaimer lmao
Either way, items like this on autods are allowed within the tos
Hey @alekSheffy , out of curiosity, have you though about video games industry (in your case, investing in programmers, just like you did with your uploader tool)
3:09 oh damn. After all this time, I've been wondering how efficient can it be for etsy sellers to make every single one of those tens of thousands of customized jewelry pieces. Well now I know its all a lie...
Hello Alek! I'm a video editor and have created a sample of one of your videos by making it reach its full potential through editing. Hope we can connect on any platform as you'd like so that I can show it to you and start working for you
what is the name of the research tool?
Alura
thanks for the tips.... cheers!
@Alek Did you know the Mac has a pretty descent background remover built-in?
Honest man❤
Amazing video! 😍
Forgive my ignorance, I don't know how things work with Etsy? Is it really free to start????? Or do you have to pay to publish listings?
U have to pay 20 cents for each listing
Your first 40 listings are free. After that 20 cents a listing. And they take a % cut on each sale.
@@thedivide36886.5%
Thank you
Yo what is your etsy store?
Those renaissance portraits of pets are completely oversaturated. I bought some about 4 years ago and there were millions on offer already.
There's really not
Only a a few thousand other listings. Competition is good
whats the name of that app?
Alura
thanks for the video
It's funny to think they are buying from ali express for 5-6$ a peace and selling it for 20$ on etsy. They are buying thousands for under 1$ a piace (can be under 0.4$) from alibaba or talking directly to the producer somehow
4:00 thought aliexpress was strictly not allowed with etsy? is there any integration at all here or they are just manually placing the orders on aliexpress all day?
AutoDS sources ali products, but they don't always ship from ali
Can’t join the discord it keeps saying link expired. Can someone help me out
@Tapprofile_let_discuss hotline?
I am the first viewer and like the video!
❤️
Please i believe shipping from China... kindly need your advise how to set shipping profile from china... Thank you
It doesn't ship from China
@@alekSheffy then aliexpress usa maybe Sir... appreciate your kindness and support
etsy cost 12 pound like 14 dollars to open
lessss goooooooo
✔️
Yes , my brad 😊
brad
Say pacific one more time bro
Has anyone made any money off of this or any other videos? I’m looking for testimonials. Anyone out there willing to share?
@Alex, should keep track of this and share it himself. It would make the case much more strong - but people should know that results MAY VARY.
Ali express products?!? Best way to get you banned from etsy for life
@alekSheffy What is that blue icon that you are able to click on, which displays the sales numbers? Would I only see that if I am registered with my own store?