Etsy and Amazon are good because they have built-in traffic that will bring sales to your shop. With Shopify, you have to do the work to bring the people to you. Etsy is a great place to start
Thank you, i am trying amazon handmade after being on etsy for just under a year, and i am pulling my hair out trying to figure it out. nicely done. Suggestion: maybe have your logo in your background while you do your video. wink wink.
Loved your comparison video. Very helpful for a newby like me. And that fact that we are in the same city makes this experience an even better win. Thank you!
Thank you for your information. I’ll checkout your soaps and body butters. I’m looking at Shopify but you’ve made me rethink a few things. I did not know about Amazon handmade. I might look into that as well. Thank you for all this info.
Super helpful thanks!!! I am on Amazon, super hard to maneuver. I will probably start a Shopify account as well thanks to you! You didn't make it seem so scary.
@@asyam.4307 Please I urgently need help! I opened it on Shopify for 16 days but I can't understand how it works. I didn't really find videos explaining the first steps to start selling. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for any advice, videos, etc.
Very good information! Thank you for getting to the point & not rambling on like some women do on thier tutorials. You have a very appealing voice also...that' is great! I didn't get a headache! Good luck on your creative items & sales!!!🎉
5:33 that’s why I say to get business cards. Every-time you ship, ship your business card out !! that way, they could actually identify you !! I hate that !! That no brand recognition needs to stop. Large companies are so selfish
This was very helpful because I'm ready to stop. I'm A crocheter and jumped into getting a business license then opening an Etsy shop and haven't sold anything since June. I'll stick with Etsy for now until I get more money then I'll look into shopify. Amazon handmade sounds good. So frustrating when you don't know all of the social media platforms ugh! Thanks for sharing and I did subscribe :)
Thanks for the info, I am just starting out selling online and this gave me some much needed inside information. I really appreciate it. Good luck in your endeavors. : )
Thank You Love -Smile, These gems still apply a year later too. #Subscribed I also love how you organized the pros & cons for easy bullet point note taking which helped me quickly decide which platform to utilize when. Thanks again Love
You obviously don't need to, but have you tried the Amazon integration with Shopify using an Amazon seller account? Not sure if the homemade would be an option too i'm guessing it would be. But it's suppose to link to your Shopify account. Obviously having it on FBA seems great since they do the shipping.
@@charmedhandmade It's definitely something I want to do when I decide to sell my products on Amazon. Since it connects with Shopify I assume it will work just like as if someone shopped on your website, but you'll be making less due to the 15% referral fee. But since you're sending it out you can add a card with your biz info, and a discount or something to encourage someone to shop on your site next time. I've heard Amazon doesn't like that for FBA, but I don't know their rules for FBA. lol
Thank you so much for this info. I am excited that you re only a hop skip and Jump away from me lol! I am in Spartanburg County. I have a question. I went to check out your website and it takes me to Etsy once I am ready to start shopping. Can you tell me the upside to doing this? I was going to start on Etsy then Shopify. However, I never thought to link it over to Etsy. Customers buying off my website, I can avoid the 8% fees from Etsy . Will you please provide me the insight as to why it would be good to link the Shopify over to Etsy?
Yes, Spartanburg is only like 30 minutes away from me haha. I originally had my website and my Etsy separate when I recorded this video but I knew that when the holidays hit, I was not going to want to handle both so I pointed my website towards Etsy temporarily until I could get a good system going for both. If I had a lot of traffic to my website, I would definitely separate them again to avoid the fees but as it stands, Etsy is bringing me soooo many customers that I'm just going to keep it as my primary for now.
@@charmedhandmade Thank you so much for the feed back! If you don''t mind will you provide some pointers as to how to get traffic to your Etsy shop? If you have a video on it, lead me to it please? I really appreciate you and I am loving your channel!
Thanks for this video Charmeas, it was very informative. When you're starting out, would you suggest opening up both an Etsy and Amazon Handmade shop OR just to pick one?
It really depends on how many products you have. It took me less than an hour with each. And I would say Etsy is much more beginner friendly, especially because there's no application for startup
There are apps that can track inventory for you across different sales channels but I’m cheap lol so with amazon, I do FBA so I just send all the inventory to their warehouses. For my website and Etsy, I split it. So since my Etsy is more popular, I allocate 2/3 of my inventory to Etsy and 1/3 to my website
Hello! I am new to Amazon Handmade. Just got approved and I wanted to try Amazon FBA. Do you happen to know what happens to your returns when a customer returns them to Amazon. Do you receive those back or does Amazon repackage the item and ship them back out when they are ordered again? Thanks in advance!
In India Etsy Pause New Shop registration from November 23 til now no update when they resume, i spent my all money for making handmade products for Etsy but suddenly they pause registration😢 i don't know what i do....i move to eBay but in 5 months only 10 sale..same product from other sellers on Etsy perform very well generate good revenue...what i do please tell me... I applied for amazon handmade yesterday..did amazon handmade Worth
If I’m not mistaken, the fees on any platform you are selling on may be a tax deduction(???). I’m in Tx, so I believe they are so even tho you may pay more thru Etsy, you’ll be able to deduct them at the end of the year. I could be totally wrong about this, but it would stand to reason that they are. Something to ask your CPA about.
Hi! Please I urgently need help! I opened it on Shopify for 16 days but I can't understand how it works. I didn't really find videos explaining the first steps to start selling. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for any advice, videos, etc.
Etsy and Amazon are good because they have built-in traffic that will bring sales to your shop. With Shopify, you have to do the work to bring the people to you. Etsy is a great place to start
I didn’t even know Amazon hand made existed!!! Thank you!
Thank you, i am trying amazon handmade after being on etsy for just under a year, and i am pulling my hair out trying to figure it out. nicely done. Suggestion: maybe have your logo in your background while you do your video. wink wink.
Loved your comparison video. Very helpful for a newby like me. And that fact that we are in the same city makes this experience an even better win. Thank you!
That's awesome!
You break everything down to a science.. new subbie + Instagram thank you ❤️
Thank you so much ❤️
Thank you for your information. I’ll checkout your soaps and body butters. I’m looking at Shopify but you’ve made me rethink a few things. I did not know about Amazon handmade. I might look into that as well. Thank you for all this info.
I would be willing to smash the like button a million times for you. You are a WEALTH of information! Bless you!💖
Aww thank you so much!
Super helpful thanks!!! I am on Amazon, super hard to maneuver. I will probably start a Shopify account as well thanks to you! You didn't make it seem so scary.
I love your channel! I’m opening my Shopify store in a couple weeks and you have been such a big help with inspiration and information! Thank you!
I’m so glad to know that I’m helping!!!
Hey, did you open the store? Can you tell me how you're doing?
@@sukhniyaa Hello! I did open the store, thank you! it’s going pretty well, check it out sometime☺️ ajsnaturemade@gmail.com
@@asyam.4307 Please I urgently need help! I opened it on Shopify for 16 days but I can't understand how it works. I didn't really find videos explaining the first steps to start selling. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for any advice, videos, etc.
Very good information! Thank you for getting to the point & not rambling on like some women do on thier tutorials.
You have a very appealing voice also...that' is great! I didn't get a headache!
Good luck on your creative items & sales!!!🎉
Thank you for getting straight to the point, very helpful advice!
Exactly, she was great at pushing the right helpful information
Awesome breakdown of information, I’ve finally decided where to start. Thank you!
You have helped me so much 😊Thank you
I looove all your 📹 videos!!
Great video love your honesty. Thank you
great video girl!!
Great video, Keep up the good work. Make a video on how you were able to get the traffic to ur website. Love your honesty. Best wishes 🙂
Wow great information!!! Thank you
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Thanks for very useful and helpful information. So far leaning toward Etsy and my website with Shopify as a beginner. Great to learn pros and cons.
Best of luck!
Thank you for breaking all of this down. It is a lot to take in. I want to start selling my handmade sewing projects and woodworking projects.
Great, informative video. Love your website...so clean, fresh and great looking!
Thanks!
5:33 that’s why I say to get business cards. Every-time you ship, ship your business card out !! that way, they could actually identify you !! I hate that !! That no brand recognition needs to stop. Large companies are so selfish
Great video and content. I love the simplicity of it.
I Believe you’re wearing a deathly hollows shirt and if so 😍😍
Great job.... needed infomation for a new commer like myself ......much appreciation
Good advice! I’m on Etsy and not quite selling. I’m been negative for over 8 weeks.
This was very helpful because I'm ready to stop. I'm A crocheter and jumped into getting a business license then opening an Etsy shop and haven't sold anything since June. I'll stick with Etsy for now until I get more money then I'll look into shopify. Amazon handmade sounds good. So frustrating when you don't know all of the social media platforms ugh! Thanks for sharing and I did subscribe :)
Thanks! And yeah it can be so frustrating sometimes. What's your Etsy link?
@@charmedhandmade I'm gg the crochet queen. I'm not into body products, but I'll check you out.
Very cool thank you for the information 😊
Thanks for the info, I am just starting out selling online and this gave me some much needed inside information. I really appreciate it. Good luck in your endeavors. : )
Thank You Love -Smile, These gems still apply a year later too. #Subscribed I also love how you organized the pros & cons for easy bullet point note taking which helped me quickly decide which platform to utilize when. Thanks again Love
Thank you. Because I’m trying to decide
Thank you for your honesty and speaking on your experiences
Charmeas you are an amazing presenter wowwww!
Awe thanks!
I just found your channel, is their a minimum requirement of inventory to be made in order for Amazon to o sell via FBA? Thank you
I hear you it’s intimidating on Amazon handmade. Are you able to do a video on how to send products to Amazon fba.
Prime is cool. This is awesome info. Thank you so much!
Thank you for the information
Great video
I’m glad I found you this morning. I’m bing watching you #newsubbie
Thanks for subbing!
Thank you very informative🖤
This might be a silly idea, but what about something like Offer Up or Craig's list?
Thanks sugar
thanks so much for the video. this was very helpful
You obviously don't need to, but have you tried the Amazon integration with Shopify using an Amazon seller account? Not sure if the homemade would be an option too i'm guessing it would be. But it's suppose to link to your Shopify account. Obviously having it on FBA seems great since they do the shipping.
I have not tried that but I’ll definitely look into it
@@charmedhandmade It's definitely something I want to do when I decide to sell my products on Amazon. Since it connects with Shopify I assume it will work just like as if someone shopped on your website, but you'll be making less due to the 15% referral fee. But since you're sending it out you can add a card with your biz info, and a discount or something to encourage someone to shop on your site next time. I've heard Amazon doesn't like that for FBA, but I don't know their rules for FBA. lol
Appreciate this information
Lmfaoo this video was so relatable ty!!
Can we sell handmade products on amazon with regular Amazon seller account. And can we mention handmade in product title
Good stuff.
Thanks for the informative video
excellent! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this info. I am excited that you re only a hop skip and Jump away from me lol! I am in Spartanburg County. I have a question. I went to check out your website and it takes me to Etsy once I am ready to start shopping. Can you tell me the upside to doing this? I was going to start on Etsy then Shopify. However, I never thought to link it over to Etsy. Customers buying off my website, I can avoid the 8% fees from Etsy . Will you please provide me the insight as to why it would be good to link the Shopify over to Etsy?
Yes, Spartanburg is only like 30 minutes away from me haha. I originally had my website and my Etsy separate when I recorded this video but I knew that when the holidays hit, I was not going to want to handle both so I pointed my website towards Etsy temporarily until I could get a good system going for both. If I had a lot of traffic to my website, I would definitely separate them again to avoid the fees but as it stands, Etsy is bringing me soooo many customers that I'm just going to keep it as my primary for now.
@@charmedhandmade Thank you so much for the feed back! If you don''t mind will you provide some pointers as to how to get traffic to your Etsy shop? If you have a video on it, lead me to it please? I really appreciate you and I am loving your channel!
I'll be making one soon, but I'd definitely focus on SEO and listing photography
Thanks for this video Charmeas, it was very informative. When you're starting out, would you suggest opening up both an Etsy and Amazon Handmade shop OR just to pick one?
I would suggest just choosing one until you get the hang of having an online handmade business
@@charmedhandmade Thank you!
Thank you ❤️
Thanks Charmeas. Great video. Does Etsy apply our keywords right away or after a delay?
Can you please help me out to open my etsy shop?
This is great! Thank you! How long does it take to set up the Etsy vs Amazon? And which one is more beginner user friendly in terms of set up
It really depends on how many products you have. It took me less than an hour with each. And I would say Etsy is much more beginner friendly, especially because there's no application for startup
Charmeas Edris - Charmed DIY Thank You!
What are your thoughts on Wix?
I love eBay but they ruined it by requiring sellers to add social security and bank informative in order to sell anything
I’m also wondering how you keep up with product buy out if you have the same listings on different sites
There are apps that can track inventory for you across different sales channels but I’m cheap lol so with amazon, I do FBA so I just send all the inventory to their warehouses. For my website and Etsy, I split it. So since my Etsy is more popular, I allocate 2/3 of my inventory to Etsy and 1/3 to my website
Hello! I am new to Amazon Handmade. Just got approved and I wanted to try Amazon FBA. Do you happen to know what happens to your returns when a customer returns them to Amazon. Do you receive those back or does Amazon repackage the item and ship them back out when they are ordered again? Thanks in advance!
In India Etsy Pause New Shop registration from November 23 til now no update when they resume, i spent my all money for making handmade products for Etsy but suddenly they pause registration😢 i don't know what i do....i move to eBay but in 5 months only 10 sale..same product from other sellers on Etsy perform very well generate good revenue...what i do please tell me... I applied for amazon handmade yesterday..did amazon handmade Worth
Thank you mamacita buena!
Do you ever use Amazon FBA to fulfill your Etsy/Shopify orders?
I have not tried that
If I’m not mistaken, the fees on any platform you are selling on may be a tax deduction(???). I’m in Tx, so I believe they are so even tho you may pay more thru Etsy, you’ll be able to deduct them at the end of the year. I could be totally wrong about this, but it would stand to reason that they are. Something to ask your CPA about.
amazon fba is the most expensive
So you made your website with shopify?
My first website was Shopify but the current one is wix
I can't find "amazon handmade" I only see Amazon seller"
Hi! Please I urgently need help! I opened it on Shopify for 16 days but I can't understand how it works. I didn't really find videos explaining the first steps to start selling. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for any advice, videos, etc.
4:20 🤪 so add the shipping price to the regular price then genius !! Then call it free shipping.
great video
Good info. Thx 👍🏾