My 1st Month Selling Digital Downloads on Etsy 💸 (how I actually did)

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
  • Today's the day I finally share with you guys how I did my first month selling digital downloads on Etsy after launching an Etsy store at the beginning of this year. I'm sharing with you my honest, realistic results (no holding back).
    If you are interested in starting your own Etsy shop, here are 40 free listings you can get, using this special link (save $8):
    etsy.me/4eoeapb
    👍 Let's Connect
    Let's stay in touch! Email me at mel@upthesidehustle.com and share your side hustle journey. I'd love to hear your success stories and challenges!
    Thanks for being a part of this incredible journey!

Комментарии • 75

  • @lostmountain9701
    @lostmountain9701 2 месяца назад +18

    Finally, someone keeping it real about profits. I just scrolled past a video because the thumbnail boasted about making 8 million selling digital products.

  • @Workfromhome137
    @Workfromhome137 5 месяцев назад +50

    Thank you for being honest I just started one week ago no sell happened yet. Thank you for explaining all these fees and make a clear image for new sellers. Don’t trust those RUclips channels who says make 20k and 30 k in one month

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +5

      I'm glad you found this video helpful. You'll get there! The fees can be so annoying but needs to be talked about 😂

    • @ramezz...8905
      @ramezz...8905 3 месяца назад

      How is it going after two months now

    • @Workfromhome137
      @Workfromhome137 3 месяца назад

      @@ramezz...8905 dead

    • @lyabafarooq2214
      @lyabafarooq2214 2 месяца назад

      @Workfromhome137 how's it going?

    • @Marian18.
      @Marian18. Месяц назад

      how is it goinggg

  • @Teoobada
    @Teoobada 4 месяца назад +48

    Congratulations! I remember I had about 8 organic sales as well in my first month🥳
    I'm currently sitting at 232 orders in month 6. Hang in there! It takes time🥰

    • @Marketwithv
      @Marketwithv 2 месяца назад +1

      Any tips

    • @liusjuliano5694
      @liusjuliano5694 Месяц назад

      What do u sell :)

    • @Teoobada
      @Teoobada Месяц назад +3

      @@Marketwithv focus on branding and creating quality products that are in demand, also don't spend too much time on Seo. I don't use any Seo tools🙈

    • @Teoobada
      @Teoobada Месяц назад

      @@liusjuliano5694 Canva templates for small businesses🫶🏼

    • @CL-xv6sy
      @CL-xv6sy 9 дней назад

      @@Teoobada do you sellprint on demand?

  • @lauraantos3105
    @lauraantos3105 2 месяца назад +2

    Thanks for the helpful and informative video. You’re the first person I’ve heard about a payment reserve. Good luck with your shop!

  • @Kimvu-8
    @Kimvu-8 3 месяца назад +4

    Thank you for sharing your experience. Wishing you abundance of sales!

  • @4715zkath28
    @4715zkath28 13 дней назад +1

    I found a true creator. This is what we need to see. Thank you

  • @bridgetteswenson52
    @bridgetteswenson52 5 месяцев назад +2

    Congratulations Melanie!! Wohoo!!🎉🎉🎉

  • @followkistrax4712
    @followkistrax4712 5 месяцев назад +1

    Hey Melanie! Happy to hear you had success this month and love hearing how your strategies are working in real time! 🤗💜 thank you for this because I’m doing exactly the same & I get comfort from your vids that I’m not a crazy person for doing all this lol 😩🤣. I’ve been posting 4 listings a day in the new & old shop since Jan, both physical products- POD. I’ve had no success in the new shop besides daily spam & few carted items, but I’m going to take your advice & get a sister sale so I can get things moving! 🤣 I will say for the old shop I have had much more consistent sales & already have Feb orders. Interestingly enough, a handful of the sales are of the new listings I’ve posted (120 😩). I had to buy commercial license png bundles just to be able to keep up creatively. I do think it may be working though. They’ve already paid for themselves at least 4x now as I can use the art in both shops. I’m beginning to think quality of listings may not matter as much as the quantity & consistency as Etsy seems to be pushing my items that ppl have previously bought & reviewed when I was inconsistent. I’d love to hear your thoughts or see if the same works in your shops. 🤗 PS: YOU GOT THIS GIRLY! We will be successful! 🤭

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +1

      Hi! Aw thank you for your encouraging and honest comment - I appreciate it! Starting a new shop and maintaining an old one is definitely not easy, but go you for being able to juggle both. That's awesome that you have made sales with your old shop. It seems that your bestsellers are being pushed out my Etsy, which is great! Are your niches for your old and new shop different or somewhat similar? I can relate to you because for my main/old shop, I am still getting sales and I think a reason is that I was very consistent at the beginning of my store and eventually I toned it down in terms of quantity by a lot, but Etsy still has been pushing out my products to people. YES - we will! I love your energy :)

  • @CurvyChicaNY
    @CurvyChicaNY 5 месяцев назад +22

    Any sales on your 1st month is amazing. Congratulations on that. I have a POD store and I’m adding digital downloads. Hopefully I see sales quickly.

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +1

      Aw thank you! I appreciate it :) That's great - please keep us updated😊You got this!

    • @zofo264
      @zofo264 4 месяца назад

      I have a digital download shop and am considering a POD store so we're opposites :)

    • @CurvyChicaNY
      @CurvyChicaNY 4 месяца назад

      @@zofo264 lol! Let’s gooooo!!

    • @zel0552
      @zel0552 14 дней назад

      @curvychicany So it’s 5 months later now, how’s it going with your shop?

    • @CurvyChicaNY
      @CurvyChicaNY 13 дней назад

      @@zel0552 I did not add digital downloads, I’m still selling physical product. have sales weekly, but working to get more.

  • @Yahweh_Editingclub
    @Yahweh_Editingclub 5 месяцев назад

    Hey Melanie, I just watched your video and i must say that it was really informative and well-made. i was wondering if i could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts out of them.

  • @yuriandries97
    @yuriandries97 5 месяцев назад +2

    Hi there! Thank you so much for this valuable information! I was wondering, since you are testing what works and what not... do you also take the freedom in different styles for now? Or is this a bad idea since a coherent look is important in the end. But maybe this is something less important in the test phase. Or is it better to test multiple shops next to each other?

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +2

      Hi! Thank you for kind comment :) I currently am not trying different styles right now, meaning I have a consistent brand theme. Before I started my shop, I chose 3 colors that I would stick with. From my mockup photos to my Canva templates, I'm making sure everything is coherent. BUT that was not the case with my "dead" Etsy shop, lol. I rebranded 3 times and tested different styles, but to no avail, which is another reason why I started this new shop. Hope that answers your question!

  • @TB-fk4qm
    @TB-fk4qm 2 месяца назад

    Great video!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @user-vz5tv6pk8n
    @user-vz5tv6pk8n 4 месяца назад

    I only have one question, I have published my store and listed it. How do i actually get sales tho ?

  • @AnnkurKumar
    @AnnkurKumar 5 месяцев назад +2

    Congrats
    But how?? Can you video journal your journey. Whats your background? How you start of? Why? And which product and why??

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +3

      I'll probably make another video answering questions and my side hustle journey :)

  • @SimpleLivingCorner-vy8il
    @SimpleLivingCorner-vy8il 4 месяца назад +1

    I just opened my shop and 3 weeks in, no sales yet.

  • @matet87
    @matet87 2 месяца назад +2

    1 hr and a half creating 1 digital product is so fast. But I understand since I am literally a beginner and I've been spending weeks thinking and I cant move forward. I feel stuck and I dont know what to do. I have a product idea already. Printables. But I dont know , I'm overwhelmed and I dont know what I am doing' haha

  • @thisricardopalma
    @thisricardopalma 3 месяца назад +1

    Can you share a link for your store?

  • @melanieerenee
    @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +3

    Have any questions? Let me know in the comments below :)

  • @melanieerenee
    @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад

    Thank you 😊

  • @jayriku12
    @jayriku12 5 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the info.

  • @JohannesJunkJournalLife
    @JohannesJunkJournalLife 2 месяца назад

    What is your background education? I feel like many of the people who make and sell digitals have backgrounds in graphic design. I don’t have money or time for that! I have 3 college degrees and would love to finish my passion and retire! Journals. Making digitals but I suck at marketing and need to learn how to make them! There lies my dilemma! Any suggestions 😊😂

  • @lmelyakim
    @lmelyakim 2 месяца назад

    Its realistic to make a full income from etsy?

  • @irenevictoriajavier4007
    @irenevictoriajavier4007 Месяц назад

    You can control them to leave reviews. They will have discount for next purchase if they leave a review first

  • @robynlatorre7044
    @robynlatorre7044 5 месяцев назад +1

    Mine didnt last 90 days. I started october 13th 2023, so I'm about 4 months in and it started in december, but with good sales and happy customers they remove it

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +1

      That's really reassuring! I hope that's the case for me as well 😅

  • @kaylyncollier8850
    @kaylyncollier8850 15 дней назад

    Thank you

  • @aleciawimer8506
    @aleciawimer8506 Месяц назад

    Can you link your Etsy shop?

  • @Motivational-Story-wala
    @Motivational-Story-wala 4 месяца назад

    honest video

  • @LennyYT
    @LennyYT 5 месяцев назад

    🎉🎉🎉

  • @AnnkurKumar
    @AnnkurKumar 5 месяцев назад +1

    0:11, three etsy shops😮 how?? Isn't estsy shutting down more than one shop on same ip address??

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +2

      So far that hasn't happened for me. There are many Etsy sellers that have multiple stores. You just have to use a different email address for each store!

    • @AnnkurKumar
      @AnnkurKumar 5 месяцев назад +1

      @@melanieerenee ok thanks for response.

    • @AquaBloomStudio
      @AquaBloomStudio 5 месяцев назад +1

      There’s a lady who has 19 Etsy shop!! She wasn’t shut down because all 19 is not selling the same thing. She has different items and niches.

  • @kimholley4994
    @kimholley4994 5 месяцев назад +1

    What are you selling for a digital product?

  • @GameChangers00
    @GameChangers00 5 месяцев назад +2

    I'm also starting a RUclips channel and also an Etsy shop, but I don't know what digital products to sell 😭

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +1

      That's awesome! I would recommend choosing digital products that are profitable (people are actually searching for them) and that also align with your interests. My website also has a free ebook that gives you the top digital products people are looking to buy!

  • @HongFeiBai
    @HongFeiBai 5 месяцев назад +6

    Thanks for sharing. I opened my Etsy shop 5~ days ago. Ran some ads and spent some money.
    I have 23 products listed so far, and can upload 36 more in the next week or two.
    I got 55 visits yesterday. 21 so far today. No sales yet.

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад +1

      Wow, you're pumping out those products - good for you! Consistency is key when you're just starting off. I believe in you!

  • @DivineMagickOccult
    @DivineMagickOccult 4 месяца назад

    I’m ganna hire a. Freelance marketer to help me take off for the first 2 months. I can’t afford Etsy adds.

    • @booom5572
      @booom5572 3 месяца назад

      Wouldn't Etsy ads be cheaper?

  • @chloethea25
    @chloethea25 4 месяца назад

    Why have multiple etsy shops?

    • @iLexy3
      @iLexy3 2 месяца назад

      She answered that several times in the video

    • @timjackson3973
      @timjackson3973 2 месяца назад +1

      You can open several shops if you have different things to sell. Different niches and such. Some people don't want to sell plants and jewelry in the same shop. Typically "specialty" shops do better than shops that are all over the place with products.

  • @GirlGetUp
    @GirlGetUp 5 месяцев назад

    Help me please 🎉🎉😫

    • @melanieerenee
      @melanieerenee  5 месяцев назад

      Let me know if you have any questions! I'd be happy to help!

  • @CE-jl1lv
    @CE-jl1lv 2 месяца назад

    Not true about the reserve, if you do a legit/verifiable tracking number you get the funds way sooner and there is no hold
    This is all awful advice. They don’t think orders are suspicious. The reserve is for everyone after they make their first sale so people buying don’t tell them to wait 2 weeks. That has nothing to with anything. Etsy is more apt to make you a star seller at 90 days the sooner and faster you have sales
    I’ve had several Etsy shops over the years

  • @EmmainthePNW
    @EmmainthePNW День назад

    There is no reason that Etsy should be reserving on digital products that aren't allowed to have cancellations or returns, and won't be shipped. This seems like just a money grab to hold on funds longer.

  • @the_night_sky777
    @the_night_sky777 Месяц назад

    And now do the math how much you made per hour. 😅😭

  • @farn451
    @farn451 4 месяца назад

    you know that mic has a clip right? you don't have to hold it...

    • @michaela1954
      @michaela1954 3 месяца назад +2

      Less rustling and cleaner sound when it's held

    • @farn451
      @farn451 3 месяца назад

      @@michaela1954 just needs to be placed correctly. i use them for work all the time and the only time they rustle and the sound isn't clear is when the wearer messes about with them.
      they're industry standard for broadcast on international TV when fitted to clothing so you clearly don't need to hold it!

    • @iLexy3
      @iLexy3 2 месяца назад

      What mic is this?

  • @hieunguyentrung3559
    @hieunguyentrung3559 19 дней назад

    It's great that I was able to watch this video, it's very realistic and I followed you. But if you can share how you make that product and what product you sell, that would be great.