I'm 65 years old and cannot survive on current income. I have literally watched hundreds of videos hoping to find a viable business. The completeness and detailed information here is amazing. May I express my gratitude for unselfishly sharing a possible road out of poverty. I plan on being one of your best students.
May you be super prosperous and abundant! I too am starting out my own business and I am eternally grateful to Mandy for all this information to help us get started. Going to give it my best shot.
This is my very first comment I have left for this account, because you deserve so many "thank you"! You are such a beautiful soul! I really appreciate you and your awesome classes!
Hey Mandy, I've been an Etsy seller for about 5 months. Never sold online, and never designed before. I have limited computer knowlege, and watched a ton of RUclips videos to learn the business. I've made a few sales, but not enough to really help me financially. I've decided to start from scratch, go back to the beginning, and watch all of your training videos POD Success. I will take a look at my listings and see what needs work. I really need to make this work, and I am VERY determined, despite what my boyfriend says about giving up. Thank you for all of the time and energy you've put into these modules to help us!! I'm counting on this really working for me, and making a big change in my success!
Love her videos, so professional! I can tell she’s trying to help others rather than aiming at views and likes alone. You put in the work for these videos! Thank you!
Hey, Mandy!! Thank you so much for putting this course together for all of us!!! I've been watching videos and doing research on POD for about 3 weeks. While other RUclipsrs have gotten me really excited about the prospect of opening my Etsy store, you are the one who really helped me make up my mind to do it. It's May, 12th, 2023, at 9:00pm in Mexico City. I just finished this first module, and am already in love with your course!!! I look forward to doing my homework and opening my shop soon!! Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart!!!!
FWIW I have been making t shirts for my family and friends for years, but it was SO time consuming, I never opened a store. I did stuff on Zazzle and Redbubble for a small trial, and made a handful of sales. I have thought about designing for real for a long time. I have another Etsy store I started last year that makes physical goods, and that taught me a LOT about the Etsy platform. I just love creating and have a list of things I could make and sell (I've done farmers markets before w/ success, but also super time consuming). my "main" store is in a tiny niche but gets a consistent couple hundred a month, and I'll take that. Anyway, my mind turned toward, well maybe I can make Etsy and POD work in the modern world. In April I decided to do it. I post ~7 designs a week, and had a goal of a certain number by end of May. I am on track for that. I am constantly amazed at the shirts that *do* sell on Etsy (no offense but a lot of them do not have any character at all, and I know it's a numbers game but like, at least make an effort designers... how many text "best dog dad" shirts w/no images does the world need ;) anyway I digress... I have had multiple sales, almost on par with my *other* store, and I am shocked by that but it tells me to absolutely keep at this. Let's learn together, and hopefully like Mandy we can say in a year, "I remember when"!
MIND BLOWN! I have so many fantastic ideas for shirt designs and they are EVERYWHERE-notes in my phone, notebooks, post its, scraps of paper, backs of envelopes! I’ve watched so many videos (yours and about ten other POD educators) from which I’ve gleaned incredible value and insight. BUT THIS HOMEWORK TOOL-holy cow! It has helped me to pull it all together in a very systematic way allowing me to be more focused from design idea to Etsy listing. I now look through Etsy in an informed way-niche vs generalist shops, targeting shoppers, shop sections, product titles that funnel searcher traffic, more. Way to vaporize doubt-filled second guessing and listing ignorance, Mandy!
Thank you for this amazing free resource! You are so realistic, informative and keep the content moving along packing in so much information! Thank you for your generous!
this Lady "Mandy" is absolutely awesome. She is also a life saver. i needed this so very much. So very thankful for her and i thank GOD for sending me to her.. Thanks Mandy
HI Mandy, I've watched a variety of POD videos from about 8 or 9 youtubers. There's a couple I like but I came across a video where you said "stick with 1 or 2 youtubers that you like, it doesn't have to be me." I appreciated your honesty and that you talk about the good and the bad. You give tips that other YTers do not ever mention. They gloss over a lot of info. I appreciate that you give realistic expectations. I have no delusions about how much work starting any business will be so I"m sticking with you & Shimmy.... you guys are the most honest and share the most info without dragging a video on for 75 minutes just to say one morsel of info. I also appreciate that you begin with introducing yourself and your background. Thank you!
Thank you for this! This information is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Module 1 was extremely helpful and very easy to follow. My first few attempts at POD items in my ETSY store have been fails (LOL!) and I was a bit discouraged until I found these videos. I appreciate your taking the time to develop this course and put it out there, and for free!
Hello Mandy! i´m in love of this master class, thank you for being so honest about the POD business, about ETSY and about what to expect in this journey. I have watch many videos about POD business and i didn't want to start to work because i felt like it was missing something and i know now is the structure of the everything what was missing, which you explain in your master class. Thank you for putting all the info in such an organized way, i realle appreciate that. I just finished the first homework and all i can say is now i understand the difference between what i think its gonna work and the things that others prefer and actually work. I'm soooo tired, but going to start the 2nd module, i´m like a kid with all this new info. Thank you again for such great work!!!
I am sincerely looking forward to watching the full course!! I have been YouTubing my heart out for the past month about POD and while I've found lots of helpful info, none of it has been laid out from start to finish like this! 😍 I picked this up last year, and took a long break and just started back. I have a shop, a logo, and am working on my first few listings now. This is going to help me so much!!! THANK YOU!!
I came across you today by what seems to be a miracle. Got hooked on one video. took notes and moved onto this course. So good, Thank you. This course and your other videos are exactly what I was needing. The first video was "in my era" great stuff
Thank you so much for this!! I found your channel a few days ago and have been binge-watching this course and other videos. Crazy, that this course is free and has such high quality and value! Really appreciate the course and the time you put into this, as I'm now starting to get ready my own shop next week 🤗🙏
Hi, Mandy. Going to watch all of your modules, thanks so much for your videos - super helpful. I am glad that you touched on how much a website costs - there are monthly expenses just to have the site, plus fees - they add up! I am being persistent and consistent with my POD shop on Etsy. It's a slow process, but hopeful.
Yes, so many people jump first to their own website without doing any background on it or testing the market. It’s totally doable, but there are definitely things to be aware of (and the learning curve is much steeper!). Cheering you on, I’m so glad you’re here! 💚
Hi Mandy! First of all a big thanks. You deserve a huge claps to started this course and let us to learn, understand how this POD business works. I am in deep dive for to be successful here, because i am really tired of my daily life and i want to work on what really challenge me. I saw many, many entrepreneurs videos on POD and they are successful like you. My moto is If you are can be successful why I can not. So Mandy, thanks a lot and after the homework i am continue the POD journey. God bless you.
Thanks youn millions to offer us all your videos for free, I saw docens of video and in the end everybody ones to sale you a curse . No words to say thank. God bless you always Mandy.
Thank you so much for sharing this info. I recently launched my shop. I've gotten a couple of sales but I still feel like a fish out of water. This course is exactly what I need!
I LOVE your videos! You are very generous to share your expertise! I have watched all of the modules. Now I am rewatching them and TAKING NOTES! (while I design! 🙂) I work full time and your time block method is perfection! Thank you and God bless!
Hi Mandy. Thank you for creating this amazing course! I just finished watching Module 1 and I have learned so much more from watching other videos about POD. I have an Etsy shop and honestly I felt like giving up as I cannot seem to achieve consistent sales. I am now motivated to work hard at it following the steps you outlined. This video has made me realize what I did wrong from the beginning. Thank you :) I look forward to watching the rest of the course.
I’m similar with side hustles but mine were never very financially successful. I made jewelry, handmade greeting cards, acrylic painting, gnomes, misc crafts. I am hoping POD might have a better turn out. But even if it doesn’t- I feel like not having to deal with the inventory is a plus for me. It’s just too much. Had to comment as that resonated with me.
Is eBay not a good platform for POD? Hearing so many Etsy shops shut down and getting no reason why and no second chance makes me want to be on multiple platforms so all my eggs aren’t on one basket! But I don’t hear much about ebay and POD together. Thank you for this course! Excited to go through it!
I just found you. Subscribed and I think is because you are simply you, and mentioned you were RH person … I a Solutions Engineer, and I have been putting outside to the creator of Universe :” Show me the way to get the freedom “ I found you 🙏
Hi from Southwest Minnesota! I came across one of your videos, today, while I was receiving my 1st infusion at Ridgeview. I haven’t opened up an Etsy Store yet but hopefully I will very soon. I’m kind of scared too, to be honest. Bobbie Jo
Hey Mandy! Thank you so much for puting this together! You're an angel. I do have a question though, when does etsy pay exactly? I was hoping that printify took it's share, but now I'm confused.
Wow we are very similar. I too want & need a change from my +60hr work week. Working in Corp HR for the last 23yrs. Your videos give me inspiration! Thank you!
🌺Mandy, you're such an AMAZING teacher! 🤓👍🏻 I absolutely love love love your tutorials!🥰 = your content is easy to 'digest' and tremendously useful! 🌸THANK YOU!🌸for your valuable tips!🌺
Thank you for putting so much time and effort to put this together and offering it for free. I've just watched this introductory module, and I know this is what I need to get myself going on POD. I have other income streams I am building, and have plenty to learn for those. Thank you for the balance you put here - that it will make money but it's not an overnight success. Off to do my homework now :D
I don’t currently offer private coaching, but I’m working on building a unique group community option that will have several helpful components to it. Stay tuned!💜
Hello Mandy! Just found your channel and I am excited to work through your course. Is there an option to fill in on line? I do not have a printer. I know I can hand write out everything, but it would be more efficient to work on your actual work sheets. Thanks for producing such thorough, comprehensive videos and for making them available for free. Cheers, Laura
Thank you for your Trainings, I have a question regarding trademarks, the one you talked about had no space between the words, so if it had a space does that make it different?
this is so helpful. How fast does Etsy release the funds to your bank account once prinitfy charges you? Approx. how many days after do the funds from Etsy show in your account?
Hi Mandy, jsut watched your video, love it and I can feel your sincerity in givng the right guidance and selling framework to your audience. I maybe jumping the gun here, but let's say I come from another location like Taiwan, and perhaps I imagine that I want to see my POD products to prospective buyers in US, which currency should I sell my products in. Any views regarding sellers from countries other than US? Thanks!
Dear, Mandy, thank you so much for this course. I am just starting to go through it. I watched another video of yours a few weeks ago. It really helped me to create my first design. Thanks. Now I have a question about the homework. I looked for the bestseller items, but I can't find any for at least 5 keywords (from hobbies and topics I am passionate about). So how do I proceed if I can not find bestseller products or popular now products? Is there any other way how to find them? I see that there is no option to filter out best sellers..
This is amazing, thank you for taking the time to prepare all these videos. One question about mock-up - if you purchase mock-up from Etsy sellers, will the listing be the same as all other Etsy sellers selling similar things? How do you stand out then?
Yes, that's the only down side of mockups from Etsy. One trick that I like to use though is to buy from newer mockup shops - if you go farther down in the search results when you're looking for some there are really great options out there beyond the usual 1-2 shops that so many people use! It supports newer shops AND helps your listing stand out from the crowd :)
Thank you so much for your videos! I’m now setting up my Printify account. Can you tell me what you recommend for Order Routing- yes? No? AND what do you recommend for “Automatically send delayed orders to production”? Manually or automatically? These are confusing to me. Thank you!
Yay, that’s exciting!! For order routing - I recommend No because you want to be able to control which providers you use for your products (not all providers will meet your quality standards!) And for delayed orders - that one is ok to do, I have mine set to automatically so that if something is briefly out of stock then comes back into stock it’ll go into production right away 😊 Cheering you on!!! 🎉💜
Hi🖐 I have a question, do we need to generate privacy policy for our store with printify? If so what do we use for it? And do we need to create FAQS etc pages. Hope you'll respond, have a great day! ❤
Thank you so much Mandy for the Mastering Etsy Print of Demand (FULL COURSE). Today I started with Module 1 and doing my homework to search for the desired product like "book club", (Or the product of the 3 hobbies) I only found the "Star Seller" badge on the first page and no product with the "Badge "Bestseller" or "Popular now". The question is: Do you have to look on the first page for the product with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge only? And, if it doesn't appear there, discard that product? Do you have to keep looking on the other pages until you find the product with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge? What do you do if you can't find any products with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge?
It definitely doesn’t mean it’s a deal breaker if you don’t find badges, it may just be a slightly less popular niche (or it could also mean sometimes that it’s untapped niche). In this particular case I would say “book club” is good as a specific design theme and keyword term, but to see better research results you’ll probably want to broaden your niche term a little bit (like book lover or bookish gift) and see what you get. Anything book-related is usually a pretty good niche, so I definitely think you’re on the right track 😊 Keep up the good work!
Not sure where I should put this question so please pardon if it’s in the wrong post. I see that you have a Shopify pop-up, what’s the difference in between a Shopify store and a Shopify pop up? Do tell.
A pop-up with Printify is it’s own thing and run entirely on the Printify platform (it’s not a Shopify pop-up). I have mine set up just to show how this new functionality work. A Shopify store is where you’d create your own website with an ecommerce component that you can directly integrate with Printify. I run my handmade business on the Shopify platform, but not my POD 😊
I have 3 for POD 🫠 One is my original one with my seamless pattern artwork on products- zero niche or strategy, very few sales. My main shop is a general shop that targets several specific niches based on research. And then the 3rd one is the niche-specific dog mom shop that I created to use for tutorials on this channel 😊
Mandy, what about "printify popup store"? I have a domain name but like the Etsy or printify market place .where the customer comes to me,LOL do you have a tutorial on this ?
Printify popup is not a marketplace, so in addition to some nuances and limited functionality you’d still have to drive all of your own traffic. If you have a domain name you can actually set up an etsy shop and then simple have the domain host forward/point to your Etsy URL 😊
Mandy, I love your presentations. I have a channel and I would like to know what presentation software you use, I would like to use it on my channel. I use Google slides and am really impressed by your presentation, also I am watching your course and so far love it and how thorough it is. Thanks in advance and God bless..
Thank you!! I pretty much eat, sleep, and breathe Canva for 90% of everything I do 😅 For my videos, I use Canva to create my presentation slides. You can present/record within there too and they have awesome templates. If you haven’t used them before I have a link in my video descriptions 😊
@@studiomdesignsco Hello! Just found you today and I am completely blown away from just the FIRST module. You have given me such hope and manifestation dreams. I am older, have to learn so much like how to even use Canva. So with that said, where are video descriptions found? I would love the Canva link. Sorry if I sound dumb... Thank you for everything. Joining Patreon for sure after this course.
@@sheilafenton9434 Hi Sheila! I’m so glad you’re finding it helpful! For video descriptions you should see “more” right below the video and a little after the video title. That should expand the video description so that you can scroll down and see the Canva link 😊
I requested a shop critique for my POD shop on Etsy and all the mean people there replied that there was nothing on the store that was allowed on Etsy, even though I had designed the art printed on the products. They also argued that POD does not qualify as ‘handmade” which is shows how little they about art. I want your opinion on this because they threatened to shut down my store. I am never requesting a critique online . They are there to shut down the competition, IMO.
Oh no - I'm sorry you had that experience 🙁 Print on demand is completely allowed on Etsy, which is why they have the settings associated with production partners. As a handmade seller who has been on Etsy since 2017 before adding POD as a business, I personally don't get the negativity people have about it. Dropshippers reselling junk from China? Sure, they can go pound sand and shouldn't be on Etsy 😝 But authentic POD sellers who are designing and simply using a 3rd party to fulfill? Totally different and 100% awesome. As long as you have a hand in the designs getting printed on the products and as long as it's not infringing on trademarks or copyrights (Disney, for example), then you are generally pretty safe. Unfortunately it sounds like you encountered some pretty toxic competitors who weren't focused on providing you with constructive feedback.
@@studiomdesignsco That is what I believe. After reading my initial post, one of them posted: “oh, no, another new shop.” They demanded me and other new sellers to shut down our stores or they will shut them down for us. Therefore, I changed my name so the url changed too and the link appeared as no longer available. So, they assumed my store closed. As a result, one of them posted that my shop has been shut down and they seemed very happy about it. They are there to eliminate their competition.
Hi Mandy. I recently opened my store, created listings etc. Afterwards I received a notification via Etsy but not from support, from an E*ts* St*aff. I reported it as spam tho. Has that ever happened to you before? Please advise. Thank you xxx
Hi Mandy I love your content 🎉 I just found your videos yesterday so I am starting this online course as I have recently opened my Etsy store for tshirts and sweaters 😃 I’d love for you to look at my store and give me some constructive feedback on it if possible ? If there is somewhere I can contact you that would be great. Also do you do mentoring ? Thanks J
Congrats on the new shop! I currently don't have an individual mentorship or shop audit offering due to my limited time capacity. I do have my Patreon group that contains additional resources that I've created (and members can also message me directly there), but I do also have some exciting projects that I'm working on and hope to be able to share more soon for those who have been asking for "more" 😊 Cheering you on in the meantime!
Oh interesting! For most sellers off-site ads are fairly minimal. Everyone has a different perspective on them, but I consider it an investment and you are getting a unique audience that isn’t shopping on Etsy to begin with. That being said - if you are under the $10k threshold you can opt out (but I’d be hesitant to do that). Instead, I would recommend raising your prices to offset at least some of the extra expense. The free profit calculator on Etsy Hunt allows you to plug in the offsite ad percentage so you can play around with some numbers 😊
I'm 65 years old and cannot survive on current income. I have literally watched hundreds of videos hoping to find a viable business. The completeness and detailed information here is amazing. May I express my gratitude for unselfishly sharing a possible road out of poverty. I plan on being one of your best students.
Cheering you on! 💜💜
You got this!
Best of luck to you!!!! I wish you so much success
May you be super prosperous and abundant! I too am starting out my own business and I am eternally grateful to Mandy for all this information to help us get started. Going to give it my best shot.
@@rainbowlightwarrior1632 HEY DID YOU START?!!
This is my very first comment I have left for this account, because you deserve so many "thank you"! You are such a beautiful soul! I really appreciate you and your awesome classes!
Hey Mandy, I've been an Etsy seller for about 5 months. Never sold online, and never designed before. I have limited computer knowlege, and watched a ton of RUclips videos to learn the business. I've made a few sales, but not enough to really help me financially. I've decided to start from scratch, go back to the beginning, and watch all of your training videos POD Success. I will take a look at my listings and see what needs work. I really need to make this work, and I am VERY determined, despite what my boyfriend says about giving up. Thank you for all of the time and energy you've put into these modules to help us!! I'm counting on this really working for me, and making a big change in my success!
HEY DID IT WORK?? PLEASE SHARE YOUR VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
Love her videos, so professional! I can tell she’s trying to help others rather than aiming at views and likes alone. You put in the work for these videos! Thank you!
Thank you so much! 💚💚
Hey, Mandy!! Thank you so much for putting this course together for all of us!!! I've been watching videos and doing research on POD for about 3 weeks. While other RUclipsrs have gotten me really excited about the prospect of opening my Etsy store, you are the one who really helped me make up my mind to do it. It's May, 12th, 2023, at 9:00pm in Mexico City. I just finished this first module, and am already in love with your course!!! I look forward to doing my homework and opening my shop soon!! Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart!!!!
Congrats on starting your POD journey! I’m so glad you’re here, and I’m cheering you on! 🎉
FWIW I have been making t shirts for my family and friends for years, but it was SO time consuming, I never opened a store. I did stuff on Zazzle and Redbubble for a small trial, and made a handful of sales. I have thought about designing for real for a long time. I have another Etsy store I started last year that makes physical goods, and that taught me a LOT about the Etsy platform. I just love creating and have a list of things I could make and sell (I've done farmers markets before w/ success, but also super time consuming). my "main" store is in a tiny niche but gets a consistent couple hundred a month, and I'll take that. Anyway, my mind turned toward, well maybe I can make Etsy and POD work in the modern world. In April I decided to do it. I post ~7 designs a week, and had a goal of a certain number by end of May. I am on track for that. I am constantly amazed at the shirts that *do* sell on Etsy (no offense but a lot of them do not have any character at all, and I know it's a numbers game but like, at least make an effort designers... how many text "best dog dad" shirts w/no images does the world need ;) anyway I digress... I have had multiple sales, almost on par with my *other* store, and I am shocked by that but it tells me to absolutely keep at this.
Let's learn together, and hopefully like Mandy we can say in a year, "I remember when"!
Oversaturated market and videos like this even make more newbies enter etsy
MIND BLOWN! I have so many fantastic ideas for shirt designs and they are EVERYWHERE-notes in my phone, notebooks, post its, scraps of paper, backs of envelopes! I’ve watched so many videos (yours and about ten other POD educators) from which I’ve gleaned incredible value and insight. BUT THIS HOMEWORK TOOL-holy cow! It has helped me to pull it all together in a very systematic way allowing me to be more focused from design idea to Etsy listing. I now look through Etsy in an informed way-niche vs generalist shops, targeting shoppers, shop sections, product titles that funnel searcher traffic, more. Way to vaporize doubt-filled second guessing and listing ignorance, Mandy!
Thank you for this amazing free resource! You are so realistic, informative and keep the content moving along packing in so much information! Thank you for your generous!
Thank You for all this well organized detailed education! What a treasure to find your channel. Thank You! Thank You!
this Lady "Mandy" is absolutely awesome. She is also a life saver. i needed this so very much. So very thankful for her and i thank GOD for sending me to her.. Thanks Mandy
Oh my goodness! I cannot believe this is free! Thank you so much. Realistic advice. I'm so excited to learn more.
I’m happy to able to share my knowledge, and so glad you’re here! 💚
HEY DID IT WORK?? PLEASE SHARE YOUR VALUABLE EXPERIENCE
HI Mandy, I've watched a variety of POD videos from about 8 or 9 youtubers. There's a couple I like but I came across a video where you said "stick with 1 or 2 youtubers that you like, it doesn't have to be me." I appreciated your honesty and that you talk about the good and the bad. You give tips that other YTers do not ever mention. They gloss over a lot of info. I appreciate that you give realistic expectations. I have no delusions about how much work starting any business will be so I"m sticking with you & Shimmy.... you guys are the most honest and share the most info without dragging a video on for 75 minutes just to say one morsel of info. I also appreciate that you begin with introducing yourself and your background. Thank you!
Thank you for this! This information is EXACTLY what I have been looking for. Module 1 was extremely helpful and very easy to follow. My first few attempts at POD items in my ETSY store have been fails (LOL!) and I was a bit discouraged until I found these videos. I appreciate your taking the time to develop this course and put it out there, and for free!
You're very welcome! Cheering you on and happy to answer questions along the way! :)
Mandy, your advice is so truthful and helpful. Really appreciate it, as a newcomer to this way of doing business!
Hello Mandy! i´m in love of this master class, thank you for being so honest about the POD business, about ETSY and about what to expect in this journey. I have watch many videos about POD business and i didn't want to start to work because i felt like it was missing something and i know now is the structure of the everything what was missing, which you explain in your master class. Thank you for putting all the info in such an organized way, i realle appreciate that. I just finished the first homework and all i can say is now i understand the difference between what i think its gonna work and the things that others prefer and actually work. I'm soooo tired, but going to start the 2nd module, i´m like a kid with all this new info. Thank you again for such great work!!!
You’re doing amazing! Cheering you on! 🤩
I am sincerely looking forward to watching the full course!! I have been YouTubing my heart out for the past month about POD and while I've found lots of helpful info, none of it has been laid out from start to finish like this! 😍 I picked this up last year, and took a long break and just started back. I have a shop, a logo, and am working on my first few listings now. This is going to help me so much!!! THANK YOU!!
I’m so glad you’re here! Cheering you on!! 💜
I can't believe you're putting all this on youtube for free! Thank you so much!
I came across you today by what seems to be a miracle. Got hooked on one video. took notes and moved onto this course.
So good, Thank you. This course and your other videos are exactly what I was needing. The first video was "in my era" great stuff
Thank you so much for this!! I found your channel a few days ago and have been binge-watching this course and other videos. Crazy, that this course is free and has such high quality and value! Really appreciate the course and the time you put into this, as I'm now starting to get ready my own shop next week 🤗🙏
I’m extremely happy to see these videos! I can hear how honest you’re in your voice, trying to help us! Thank you so much!!!!
I truly love being able to help others 🥰💚
Hi, Mandy. Going to watch all of your modules, thanks so much for your videos - super helpful. I am glad that you touched on how much a website costs - there are monthly expenses just to have the site, plus fees - they add up! I am being persistent and consistent with my POD shop on Etsy. It's a slow process, but hopeful.
Yes, so many people jump first to their own website without doing any background on it or testing the market. It’s totally doable, but there are definitely things to be aware of (and the learning curve is much steeper!).
Cheering you on, I’m so glad you’re here! 💚
Great information Mandy! I’ve been working on my Etsy story for months with zero sales so I can’t wait to do the rest of the modules!
I’m so excited for your journey - cheering you on! 💚
Hi Mandy! First of all a big thanks. You deserve a huge claps to started this course and let us to learn, understand how this POD business works. I am in deep dive for to be successful here, because i am really tired of my daily life and i want to work on what really challenge me. I saw many, many entrepreneurs videos on POD and they are successful like you. My moto is If you are can be successful why I can not. So Mandy, thanks a lot and after the homework i am continue the POD journey. God bless you.
Thank you very much Mandy. This is a well detailed course i could ever find.
Thanks a bunch. I am sure going to practice
Thanks youn millions to offer us all your videos for free, I saw docens of video and in the end everybody ones to sale you a curse . No words to say thank. God bless you always Mandy.
This series is so helpful ,as a new Etsy Shop Owner ,it was ok i got a Etsy Shop so now what. Thanks for sharing and giving back to us new to Etsy.
I just found you yesterday. Wow great tutorials thank you for your in-depth videos, they are very much appreciated.
I’m so glad you’re here - happy to help with any questions along the way! 😊
Thank you so much for sharing this info. I recently launched my shop. I've gotten a couple of sales but I still feel like a fish out of water. This course is exactly what I need!
I appreciate you so much. I am very thankful for your course. May you be blessed with an abundance more of revenue from your sales :)
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I LOVE your videos! You are very generous to share your expertise! I have watched all of the modules. Now I am rewatching them and TAKING NOTES! (while I design! 🙂) I work full time and your time block method is perfection! Thank you and God bless!
Love, love, lover your fabulous master class. Thank you so much...
Much appreciated! I can do more as I earn more. You are super, Mandy! Blessings to you and yours, Rich
Thank you for being here and supporting my channel! Cheering you on! 💜
Thank you very much for absolutely detailed information and value! 🙏🏻
So so good, you are such a brilliant teacher. Thank you so much for posting, you are a real inspiration. 🙂
Hi Mandy. Thank you for creating this amazing course! I just finished watching Module 1 and I have learned so much more from watching other videos about POD. I have an Etsy shop and honestly I felt like giving up as I cannot seem to achieve consistent sales. I am now motivated to work hard at it following the steps you outlined. This video has made me realize what I did wrong from the beginning. Thank you :) I look forward to watching the rest of the course.
I’m similar with side hustles but mine were never very financially successful. I made jewelry, handmade greeting cards, acrylic painting, gnomes, misc crafts. I am hoping POD might have a better turn out. But even if it doesn’t- I feel like not having to deal with the inventory is a plus for me. It’s just too much. Had to comment as that resonated with me.
Thank you so much, again You are an Angle for all us, beginners in this business. God bless you.
I don't normally comment on videos, but the value you offer is incredible, so I HAD TO! Thank you!
I’m so glad it was helpful! 💜
Thank you Mandy ... Love the presentation..42 min just flied ..i got some confident now.. getting started start a way
Mandy, this is such an excellent training on the real deal in starting an Etsy Shop.
I'm so glad you like it - thank you for watching!
Is eBay not a good platform for POD? Hearing so many Etsy shops shut down and getting no reason why and no second chance makes me want to be on multiple platforms so all my eggs aren’t on one basket! But I don’t hear much about ebay and POD together. Thank you for this course! Excited to go through it!
What a gem this is!!
I just found you. Subscribed and I think is because you are simply you, and mentioned you were RH person … I a Solutions Engineer, and I have been putting outside to the creator of Universe :” Show me the way to get the freedom “ I found you 🙏
This is so so so good! Thanks Mandy
Thank you for your easy to understand information! Appreciate!
Just starting this module, but we have similar side hustle energy! Staring at my vinyl and heat press now! Can't wait to finish this course!
Love this! Total high five on the side hustle energy (I say this too as my heat press is next to me giving me side-eye 🤣)
18 years full time handmade with my own website, POD looks great! Press heating up while playing Etsy videos. 😅
you are amazing thinking about joining your course and membership, your videos are so unique and helpful thank you
Hi from Southwest Minnesota!
I came across one of your videos, today, while I was receiving my 1st infusion at Ridgeview. I haven’t opened up an Etsy Store yet but hopefully I will very soon. I’m kind of scared too, to be honest.
Bobbie Jo
thank you mandy , so helpful and so generous! God bless❤❤❤
Hey Mandy! Thank you so much for puting this together! You're an angel. I do have a question though, when does etsy pay exactly? I was hoping that printify took it's share, but now I'm confused.
so grateful to find this
Wow we are very similar. I too want & need a change from my +60hr work week. Working in Corp HR for the last 23yrs. Your videos give me inspiration! Thank you!
I know exactly what you mean - especially after the last few years in particular. Cheering you on 💚
🌺Mandy, you're such an AMAZING teacher! 🤓👍🏻
I absolutely love love love your tutorials!🥰
= your content is easy to 'digest' and tremendously useful!
🌸THANK YOU!🌸for your valuable tips!🌺
So appreciate the info and advice for my shop on Etsy!
Thank you for putting so much time and effort to put this together and offering it for free. I've just watched this introductory module, and I know this is what I need to get myself going on POD. I have other income streams I am building, and have plenty to learn for those. Thank you for the balance you put here - that it will make money but it's not an overnight success. Off to do my homework now :D
Yay! Cheering you on and can’t wait to hear how it goes! 😊
Mandy - you are amazing ! I
Love what you are giving here ! Thank you !!
Do you do private coaching ?
I don’t currently offer private coaching, but I’m working on building a unique group community option that will have several helpful components to it. Stay tuned!💜
Hi Mandy. Thank you so much for this. You are so inspiring!
Hi Mandy, you have a new suscriber. Thank you for all the great information you are providing for free, I really appreciate it.
Thank you! I’m so glad to have you here! 😊
I love this! Thanks so much for breaking it all down!
Great material and easy to follow. I do enjoy your delivery and am working through your excellent course. Thank you Mandy.
Thank you so much, I’m glad it’s been helping so far! 💚
Mandy thank you! You are awesome 😎!
Hello Mandy! Just found your channel and I am excited to work through your course. Is there an option to fill in on line? I do not have a printer. I know I can hand write out everything, but it would be more efficient to work on your actual work sheets. Thanks for producing such thorough, comprehensive videos and for making them available for free. Cheers, Laura
I found you 9 minutes ago.Subscribed ✨🙏💛Merci!
Thank you soooo much for creating this free content! Really amazing! Full of great advice. Definitely going to watch the full course. 🌟
You're so welcome! :) Thank you for being here!
Thank you for your Trainings, I have a question regarding trademarks, the one you talked about had no space between the words, so if it had a space does that make it different?
this is so helpful. How fast does Etsy release the funds to your bank account once prinitfy charges you? Approx. how many days after do the funds from Etsy show in your account?
Hi Mandy, jsut watched your video, love it and I can feel your sincerity in givng the right guidance and selling framework to your audience. I maybe jumping the gun here, but let's say I come from another location like Taiwan, and perhaps I imagine that I want to see my POD products to prospective buyers in US, which currency should I sell my products in. Any views regarding sellers from countries other than US? Thanks!
Love your video!! Thank you
Dear, Mandy, thank you so much for this course. I am just starting to go through it. I watched another video of yours a few weeks ago. It really helped me to create my first design. Thanks. Now I have a question about the homework. I looked for the bestseller items, but I can't find any for at least 5 keywords (from hobbies and topics I am passionate about). So how do I proceed if I can not find bestseller products or popular now products? Is there any other way how to find them? I see that there is no option to filter out best sellers..
This is amazing, thank you for taking the time to prepare all these videos. One question about mock-up - if you purchase mock-up from Etsy sellers, will the listing be the same as all other Etsy sellers selling similar things? How do you stand out then?
Yes, that's the only down side of mockups from Etsy. One trick that I like to use though is to buy from newer mockup shops - if you go farther down in the search results when you're looking for some there are really great options out there beyond the usual 1-2 shops that so many people use! It supports newer shops AND helps your listing stand out from the crowd :)
Much appreciated!
Thank you so much for sharing this, it’s explained so well, I really appreciate this!
Happy to help! :)
Thank you so much for your videos! I’m now setting up my Printify account.
Can you tell me what you recommend for Order Routing- yes? No?
AND what do you recommend for “Automatically send delayed orders to production”? Manually or automatically?
These are confusing to me. Thank you!
Yay, that’s exciting!!
For order routing - I recommend No because you want to be able to control which providers you use for your products (not all providers will meet your quality standards!)
And for delayed orders - that one is ok to do, I have mine set to automatically so that if something is briefly out of stock then comes back into stock it’ll go into production right away 😊
Cheering you on!!! 🎉💜
Hi🖐 I have a question, do we need to generate privacy policy for our store with printify? If so what do we use for it? And do we need to create FAQS etc pages. Hope you'll respond, have a great day! ❤
Great content!!
Wow thanks for making this available for free!
I genuinely hope it helps others on their print on demand journey! 🥰
what constitutes a popular now badge? is it the 15 or 20+ in carts that let you know its popular?
Thank you for this
Thank you so much Mandy for the Mastering Etsy Print of Demand (FULL COURSE).
Today I started with Module 1 and doing my homework to search for the desired product like "book club", (Or the product of the 3 hobbies) I only found the "Star Seller" badge on the first page and no product with the "Badge "Bestseller" or "Popular now".
The question is:
Do you have to look on the first page for the product with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge only? And, if it doesn't appear there, discard that product?
Do you have to keep looking on the other pages until you find the product with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge?
What do you do if you can't find any products with the "Bestseller" or "Popular now" badge?
It definitely doesn’t mean it’s a deal breaker if you don’t find badges, it may just be a slightly less popular niche (or it could also mean sometimes that it’s untapped niche). In this particular case I would say “book club” is good as a specific design theme and keyword term, but to see better research results you’ll probably want to broaden your niche term a little bit (like book lover or bookish gift) and see what you get. Anything book-related is usually a pretty good niche, so I definitely think you’re on the right track 😊 Keep up the good work!
Not sure where I should put this question so please pardon if it’s in the wrong post. I see that you have a Shopify pop-up, what’s the difference in between a Shopify store and a Shopify pop up? Do tell.
A pop-up with Printify is it’s own thing and run entirely on the Printify platform (it’s not a Shopify pop-up). I have mine set up just to show how this new functionality work. A Shopify store is where you’d create your own website with an ecommerce component that you can directly integrate with Printify. I run my handmade business on the Shopify platform, but not my POD 😊
@@studiomdesignsco do you have a tutorial on a pop-up with Printify and how to get it set up?
@krystalminton9899 I don’t have one on here yet (I should do one!), but I do have one on my TikTok channel from a few weeks back 😅
@@studiomdesignsco thanks. I will see if I can find it.
ii wish I found this 1st. very cut + dry. Thank U
I am new here but where is your Etsy link?
How many etsy shops do you have? And is each shop a difference niche?
I have 3 for POD 🫠 One is my original one with my seamless pattern artwork on products- zero niche or strategy, very few sales. My main shop is a general shop that targets several specific niches based on research. And then the 3rd one is the niche-specific dog mom shop that I created to use for tutorials on this channel 😊
Mandy, what about "printify popup store"? I have a domain name but like the Etsy or printify market place .where the customer comes to me,LOL do you have a tutorial on this ?
Printify popup is not a marketplace, so in addition to some nuances and limited functionality you’d still have to drive all of your own traffic. If you have a domain name you can actually set up an etsy shop and then simple have the domain host forward/point to your Etsy URL 😊
Is it actually possible to start a business with this course alone and make money? Has anyone done it?
Mandy, I love your presentations. I have a channel and I would like to know what presentation software you use, I would like to use it on my channel. I use Google slides and am really impressed by your presentation, also I am watching your course and so far love it and how thorough it is. Thanks in advance and God bless..
Thank you!! I pretty much eat, sleep, and breathe Canva for 90% of everything I do 😅 For my videos, I use Canva to create my presentation slides. You can present/record within there too and they have awesome templates. If you haven’t used them before I have a link in my video descriptions 😊
@@studiomdesignsco Hello! Just found you today and I am completely blown away from just the FIRST module. You have given me such hope and manifestation dreams. I am older, have to learn so much like how to even use Canva. So with that said, where are video descriptions found? I would love the Canva link. Sorry if I sound dumb... Thank you for everything. Joining Patreon for sure after this course.
@@sheilafenton9434 Hi Sheila! I’m so glad you’re finding it helpful! For video descriptions you should see “more” right below the video and a little after the video title. That should expand the video description so that you can scroll down and see the Canva link 😊
I requested a shop critique for my POD shop on Etsy and all the mean people there replied that there was nothing on the store that was allowed on Etsy, even though I had designed the art printed on the products. They also argued that POD does not qualify as ‘handmade” which is shows how little they about art. I want your opinion on this because they threatened to shut down my store. I am never requesting a critique online . They are there to shut down the competition, IMO.
Oh no - I'm sorry you had that experience 🙁 Print on demand is completely allowed on Etsy, which is why they have the settings associated with production partners. As a handmade seller who has been on Etsy since 2017 before adding POD as a business, I personally don't get the negativity people have about it. Dropshippers reselling junk from China? Sure, they can go pound sand and shouldn't be on Etsy 😝 But authentic POD sellers who are designing and simply using a 3rd party to fulfill? Totally different and 100% awesome. As long as you have a hand in the designs getting printed on the products and as long as it's not infringing on trademarks or copyrights (Disney, for example), then you are generally pretty safe. Unfortunately it sounds like you encountered some pretty toxic competitors who weren't focused on providing you with constructive feedback.
@@studiomdesignsco That is what I believe. After reading my initial post, one of them posted: “oh, no, another new shop.” They demanded me and other new sellers to shut down our stores or they will shut them down for us. Therefore, I changed my name so the url changed too and the link appeared as no longer available. So, they assumed my store closed. As a result, one of them posted that my shop has been shut down and they seemed very happy about it. They are there to eliminate their competition.
Hi Mandy. I recently opened my store, created listings etc. Afterwards I received a notification via Etsy but not from support, from an E*ts* St*aff. I reported it as spam tho. Has that ever happened to you before? Please advise. Thank you xxx
To verify my banking details 🤔
Hi Mandy I love your content 🎉 I just found your videos yesterday so I am starting this online course as I have recently opened my Etsy store for tshirts and sweaters 😃
I’d love for you to look at my store and give me some constructive feedback on it if possible ? If there is somewhere I can contact you that would be great.
Also do you do mentoring ?
Thanks
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Congrats on the new shop! I currently don't have an individual mentorship or shop audit offering due to my limited time capacity. I do have my Patreon group that contains additional resources that I've created (and members can also message me directly there), but I do also have some exciting projects that I'm working on and hope to be able to share more soon for those who have been asking for "more" 😊 Cheering you on in the meantime!
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About the advertising, I'm losing 25% of my profit right off the bat because most of my sales are coming from off-site adds😢
Oh interesting! For most sellers off-site ads are fairly minimal. Everyone has a different perspective on them, but I consider it an investment and you are getting a unique audience that isn’t shopping on Etsy to begin with. That being said - if you are under the $10k threshold you can opt out (but I’d be hesitant to do that). Instead, I would recommend raising your prices to offset at least some of the extra expense. The free profit calculator on Etsy Hunt allows you to plug in the offsite ad percentage so you can play around with some numbers 😊
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