I'm a POD beginner. I have a lot of original motivational affirmations that I feel will be great on mugs. Your tutorial has motivated me to design mugs. Thanks.
Great videos as always , just an FYI as I looked into that hole on top reason and here is the explanation directly from District Photo - 'There is a hole in the mug packaging and it is an air hole that prevents suction. Otherwise, it would not be possible to pull the package apart and take the mug out.'
I’ve been learning so much from you! I think it was less than a month ago that I decided I was going to do a print on demand shop, and I’ve been soaking in so much information from RUclips, but you are one of my favorites for sure
Did you do a video where you show what to do next? Like how to make the listing? How to add those photos to them? I am so eager to learn and am so close to getting my shop created! I already have over 30 designs that are ready to be used, and I am eager to start selling.
Very good video Jeff. Thank you for the info. So, i started my own t-shirt and mug business with Printify and Etsy on February 4th, and i used District Photo for my print provider for mugs. I just received my sample mug from District Photo. It was in styrofoam, with a hole at the bottom side of the mug and the mug was firmly put inside. It wasn't loose like the one you have. Maybe they changed that and that's a good sign. Now to the bad things, which totally let me down, and i don't know what to do. The mug is a mess. It doesn't even look as good as yours. The designs are off-centered, which on the contrary i put them at the very center on Printify, the design was VERY blurry and low res, while on Printify it was at 300 dpi, which supposedly is high res, AND even though i had a transparent background, they put a background, with a washed out black. Which on my totally black mug, looks very ugly. Also, i can see the borders of the recangular design area around, which isn't supposed to happen. So now, i have absolutely no money left to start making changes and start ordering samples for every change i make till i know my mugs are perfect. The only money i have, is barely enough for Printify to draw in case there is an order from a customer. Also, even if i had, this mug took 19 days to arrive from the day i ordered it. If i did that for every change i make, it could take a LONG time till i have the perfect quallity. And time is crucial, because at any given moment, i may have my first order from a customer, who with a quality like this, is sure to return the product and give me a negative review, which i definitely don't want. So i'd really like some advice from you here, Jeff. You're doing this for a long time and you have experience in this. Should i change my provider? Like, maybe choose MyLocker? Reupload all my designs at much higher dpi? The problems on the mug are too many, and i can't decide if it's the provider's fault, or that's the highest quality a print on demand product can be, so no matter what provider i choose, the result may still be the same.
Great, very well explained video. I've sold a couple of mugs in my etsy shop, which is mostly Women Humor Greeting cards and am still trying to figure out how to price mugs! Do you set your product price on Printify and then separate on Etsy? I thought once you set a price on Printify, that it computes the shipping cost and automatic places it on etsy... Yes? No? Thanks in advance, CK
Jeff, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! As always - clear and on point! I'm a HUGE FAN! Can you make a vid regarding the creation of mug designs, especially re the right placing of designs on the Printify mug template?
Hi! Thank you for the video! Do you have a review of mugs from SPOKE Custom Products? Currently using District Photo and not a fan! A lot of production delays and mugs print is not sharp and got customers complains about the quality of the print.
@@PODinsights Thank you!! I'm sure you have so many to make and I look forward watching all of them! You go into greater depth than most channels - some are just fluff that talk about nothing. I'm glad you are posting more, your channel adds so much value, thank you!!!!!!!
when you are going to print flower on your mug, where do you decide to type the specific width = ??? and height = ??? and px = ??? and file size = ??? do you do this on your graphic design software? or little canva has that feature. Canva seems to be a quick easy app but it is limitted compared to other fullfletched goliath apps. Thanks.
When using the overhead camera, can you hold the items in place longer? I felt like the overhead view was too short and I didn't get a chance to see the products properly. Other than that this video was so helpful. You're really good at explaining everything and keeping the video interesting.
Thank you! I agree I need to learn how to slow my hand motions down for the close up shots. This was the first video I've done with a second camera angle in a live shot and I want to keep getting better! I'm also thinking for the next review video I might try using closeup shots that I film separately instead of doing the handheld closeup during the recording. I really appreciate your feedback!
Thank you for this informative video. I have done the math for profit on mugs made with printify and don't see how I can make a profit with the price they are charging for the mug and the shipping cost topped off with Etsy's fees. Much of the competition i see on etsy is selling at an average of 12.99. At $12.99 I would make close to $0. Pleae help me to undestand...
Love your informative videos. I’m a newbie and learning so much about POD from all your videos. My question is: If a customer purchased 2 or more mugs how do you set up that type of Etsy shipping profile? Thanks.
Thanks! In your shipping profile for mugs, customers will pay the "additional item" price for each mug they buy after the first one. So if your mug shipping price is $4 for the first item and then $2 for each additional item, a customer who buys 3 mugs in the same order would pay a total of $8 for shipping. You set the additional item price in the shipping profile just to the right of your first item price. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights would this be the same shipping for additional items concept if not using POD and I’m making the mugs myself? What’s confusing is if a customer is in Texas their shipping cost maybe $7, but shipping to California the cost maybe $10, if Etsy is not calculating the shipping how do you know what to charge for shipping?
got a question....if i receive several orders on the same custom listing, do i have to create those draft listing separately in prinity? or do i submit the first order, then revise the draft on prinity and submit the 2nd order and so on...
Thanks for the great insight. Very thorough as always. Can I ask what software you are using for your video? I love how your video on the screen share is not in a frame. Thanks
Thank you! I use OBS and I sit in front a green screen with the video feed overlaid on the screen capture. I use the built-in chroma key filter in OBS to key out the green screen so it really makes editing simple!
Hi! I do have a video on international shipping options including how to set up the shipping profiles for each option: ruclips.net/video/EKR1RwJV-xQ/видео.html
Hi! Yes, if a mug arrives damaged or broken, you can submit an issue to printify through the orders page (with at least one photo from the customer) and they will have a replacement sent to the customer. Just make sure the customer provides a photo where you can see the damage and the design and you should not have any issues.
Hi! I do have a video about how to handle damaged items, but basically if the customer provides a photo showing the mug arrived broken you can have a replacement sent to them for free. ruclips.net/video/9MbFFfnwysU/видео.html
Jeff, great, informative stuff! A question - do I have to keep every version of the mugs I list in Etsy in the My Products page on Printify to keep them active in Etsy? Say, 11oz black and 11 oz wht in printify products. Is it ok to remove them once I have the Mockups and have published one listing and added the others to that listing? (another great vid on your part!) Thank you, looking forward to more.
Thanks! For your orders to be synced with your Printify account, you do need to keep a saved draft of the product on Printify so they can match up the SKU on the product variant when the order comes in.
Hi! My shipping profile for mugs is $3.00 domestic. That amount is working for me because it's getting me to the profit level that I want and at the same time doesn't seem too high to customers.
Hi! Yes, you certainly can sell mugs with your own original photographs or artwork as the the design. There are no restrictions on selling original works. I actually sell some designs on mugs that were photos I took at national parks. I think the only thing that would have any restrictions would be if your photos feature recognizable people, then you would probably need a release from them. But if your photos are landscapes, etc. then you can use them in any design. If you add text into the design, you just need to stay away from trademarked words/phrases and it's a very quick & easy search (for the US anyway - it can be a little more complicated in other countries tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=4804:k8prvu.1.1). There is a lot you can do with your own original photos on Etsy in addition to mugs too! You can do print on demand posters, canvas, or other types of print items and Printify has those in their catalog too!
Great video! I'm half stupid because I was trying to use one picture on my mugs, and stretching it out to try and make it fit .Looks so much better with two! hahaha Do you offer returns on your mugs? I currently don't accept returns on Etsy, but I feel like it's hurting any possible sales. Thanks!!
Thanks! I don't accept returns but I do add a note in my listing images and description to let customers know that I will replace any mug that arrives broken or defective and they should contact me if they have any issues. This way I generally only get contacted about something when it would qualify for a free reprint from the print provider. If you do accept returns, you will have to take a mug back even if there's nothing wrong with it, meaning you can't get a refund or replacement from your print provider (and you likely will be paying the return shipping). I think as long as customers know they can get a replacement if it arrives broken, that would be their main concern. I hope that helps!
You have a great video. So how do I choose mugs according to price please? For instance on printify they show only 2 mugs with a like $2 or $3 difference. How do I choose other than having samples sent to me. The difference is you make very little profit. Thanks so much
Hi! Normally what I do for a new product I've never sold before is I order a sample from the lowest cost provider to see if it is good quality. If it is, then I go with the lowest cost provider and base my pricing on that. I use District Photo on Printify for mugs in the US because of their pricing and I have not had any significant issues with quality. I hope that helps!
Can i trust the "Preview"? I put my design larger than the inner-1st-doted line and very close to the 2rd doted line, and i try to keep the design not touching the solid black line, and when i look at the Preview, its perfect layout, like nothing is being cut into half. But when u say its not guarantee... i do like the design that stop at the 2rd doted like
The preview shows you what it will look like if the print comes out perfectly lined up in the maximum printable area. But, they call that smaller area the "safe zone" for a reason unfortunately. Generally, you can trust the preview when it comes to alignment but I have seen examples from my customers where the top or bottom is cut off slightly when I have pushed designs all the way out to the max bleed line. If you're a little bit over the safe area line it should be getting printed, but if you expand it all the way to the maximum bleed border, there's a chance a little bit on top or bottom will get cut off. This actually gave me an idea for a video - I'm going to put a grid pattern design on a mug that goes all the way out to the full bleed area and order a sample to see where it gets cut off. I think it will be interesting so thank you for asking about this!
Hi! In my experience District Photo is a great balance of quality and price. I've also used MyLocker and have not had any significant print quality issues with them, but I have had them make a few order mistakes in the past (wrong item was sent). Spoke Custom Products also makes a quality mug, but I don't use them personally unless District Photo is out of stock because their price is a bit higher. I hope that helps!
I use Vexels (a paid graphic service) for most of my designs now because I can quickly edit them for my needs. However there are some sources of free graphics as long as you make changes and incorporate them into a finished design. I actually have a video on all the free resources I recommend if you want to take a look: ruclips.net/video/y1BuTVbCBYw/видео.html
@@PODinsights Thank you a lot. For now I'd prefer to use free courses Id be able pay after I can earn some money . Whatever I'll try to understand and make money.
Thanks! The print providers on Printify handle everything for you, they have the blank products and handle printing and shipping to your customer, you just pay for the order fulfillment cost and that's it!
I need help please! So on the $16.99 mug you included the cost of production and shipping. On top of that you add a $3 fee on your Etsy shop? As fee I am confused and need help please! 😊 thank you so much
Hi! $16.99 is the total price I needed to get my desired profit. I charge $3 for shipping and then set the product price at $13.99 to get the total of $16.99. I hope that helps!
Hi! Yes, you do need to check for trademark/copyright issues for mug designs, the same general rules apply that would apply to apparel products, but when searching for trademarks I believe the product class that applies to mugs is IC 21.
Hello :), I'm starting selling mugs (using my wall art designs), but I have a challenge with provider inside printify. I'd like to choose District Photo as it's so popular and has good prices, but they are currently rated 7,7. Do you suggest to choose them anyway or look for other provider?
Hi! Recently Printify changed their quality scoring system, so scores might seem a little different than they did previously. They sent an email and this is a direct quote from it: "You may see some larger-than-normal changes in the scores of the Print Providers you’re using. If so, there’s no need to worry. It's just us updating the system. If you’re happy with our products, there’s no need to take any action. However, if a Print Provider doesn't meet your expectations, please consider switching to another one." If you hover over the score, it will pop-up and show you the 3 score components separately. It looks like District Photo's score is being impacted a bit by both the quality and production time components. The score is updated every week and takes into consideration the last 4 weeks. One thing I'm not sure about is whether the quality component is impacted by reprints that are needed because of a mug arriving broken or damaged, which is not the same thing as having print quality issues. Ultimately, I still use District Photo and I haven't had any customer complaints on mug orders in the last few weeks, so I'm not too concerned about their score dipping a little bit. That could change of course, but for now I don't have any specific reason to avoid them. I hope that helps!
Hi! I actually messaged Printify about this, because I thought the same thing but I still have mugs from MyLocker in my existing products and they still show as "in stock". Printify support said that they were experiencing a quality issue with that product for MyLocker so they temporarily hid the product from the catalog until the issue is resolved. But orders will still be fulfilled if you have existing products with them in the meantime.
Thank you for this video! Trying to do all the research, in your opinion, which is better quality mylocker or district photo? Stuck between these two and finding it really hard to get accurate info. Any recommendations would be amazing!
Hi! I've had experience using both, and in terms of print quality I'd have to give the edge to MyLocker. The ratio of print quality errors with District Photo is a little bit higher (coming out blurry or misaligned) but it's not to the point where I personally will stop using them because the profit margin with their pricing is really nice and it's quite easy to get reprints. Using MyLocker I had a little bit less of those issues come up, however it's not like I had no issues at all. I did have a print quality issue here and there, and they sent the wrong product to my customer 2-3 times where it was just somebody else's order which was a little embarrassing. So ultimately the lower price/higher profit with DP won me over even though they have a slightly higher rate of print issues. If I made them sound bad - neither one caused consistent issues. I can go a full month without having an issue and then suddenly get a couple in a row, it's not like they are making mistakes left and right every month. If MyLocker made a mistake on 1 out of 50 orders, DP makes a mistake on maybe 2-3 in my experience. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights Wow! Thank you for all the info!! That helps, I've decided to stick with district photo for now. Another question, I watched your other video on how to link skus to Etsy from Printify to combine certain items in one listing (thanks for that!!), on Printify's end, the products (that I'm only using for the skus) still say hidden even after publishing on Etsy, is this ok? will everything still sync once an order comes through with those skus?
@@illonabroyde Yup, the status showing on Printify won't hurt anything. The product variants will still sync in your orders page. About once per month I like to check the "other orders" tab on my order page just to double check that nothing is there because it didn't sync, but so far I haven't found any.
@@PODinsights Awesome thank you! Kinda similar question, but what if I delete the drafts (that I used to get skus) on Etsy's side, will that affect anything syncing? It's just so cluttered otherwise.
Hey there! I am quite new and just starting to sell mugs on etsy. In your profit margin calculations you did not include VAT from buying and fullfilling from Printify. Why is that can i ask? Because as of now I pay VAT on every order from Printful which is 20% and it cuts into my profit margins alot. Again im quite new to this so any insight would be extremely helpful!
Hi! Printify will only charge VAT when they are required to, and it depends on where you are located and the country that you are making sales in. For example, I am charged VAT by Printify when I make a sale in the UK because I'm located in the US and I do not have a tax exemption for the UK. Over 90% of my sales come from the US and I do not pay sales tax on those orders because I have sales tax exemptions filed for all states in the US. Since only a small number of my orders come from countries where I am charged VAT, I just add a little bit extra to my shipping charges for those countries to cover it. If you are selling in a country where you do not qualify for a tax exemption, then you would need to factor that into your product and/or shipping prices to cover the additional cost. Great question!
Do you have a video that helps with start up on Etsy, and how to set up printify and the processes of how to pick mugs and add to Etsy.. all of those processes. I need help to do this. Can someone help me please?
Hi! If you haven't checked out my Etsy shop guide #1 and #2, I would suggest reviewing those for shop setup. #1 is about creating/opening your shop so if you've already done that you can skip to #2. Setup #1: ruclips.net/video/3YTH5pVZciA/видео.html Setup #2: ruclips.net/video/JwfV1wOPGJE/видео.html Connecting Printify: ruclips.net/video/VTfUgYhyOSc/видео.html
I am new at this..watched so many videos and overwhelmed. Now, when you use printify and you purchase lets say your first mug mock-up. You pay just for that mug right? Because when you get orders customers will pay so you won’t need 1,000 mugs for inventory right…please answer this it’s very important for me to get this…thank you so much for your video…I wish you would have an email..anyhow..thanks 👍👍👍
Hi! That is correct, you pay for each individual order on Printify and each item is made to order. There is no inventory of finished products to manage or pay for. You receive the revenue from your orders through the marketplace or website that you sell on (Etsy, Shopify, etc.) and you pay the order fulfillment cost to Printify. You can order samples of individual items to check out the print placement and quality, as well as taking your own product photos. I hope that helps!
My question is on payment system. Let's say I put my card on printify and now I have 50 orders for a few mugs in my line up. I would get charged and how many days would I wait for the sales to reflect? Shouldn't I be concerned of that aspect? Would a person need at least $1000 in a account to justify waiting for the sales to reflect?
Hi! Printify is just a fulfillment platform, the revenue from your orders does not flow through them. You get the payout from Etsy based on a cadence that you've set in your account (mine is every week) and then use those funds to pay your credit card bill from the order fulfillment cost. For example, I only pay my credit card once per month, so by the time my statement is due I've received on average 4 weeks of payouts from my Etsy account. If you plan to use a debit card rather than a credit card, you would need to have some funds in the account to withdraw for order costs until the account is replenished by Etsy, but with a credit card you don't need to start with anything up-front. I have a video about this cash flow process for print on demand selling on Etsy if you'd like a more visual explanation: ruclips.net/video/6uBd3OSslZE/видео.html. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights okay I just watched your other video. Sorry, im so new to this and just want to do it right. Do you make a supportive income off of just print on demand with etsy or do you partake in many avenues to create a income flow? Just thinking if one shop can produce results or would I need multiple shops. I looked at many businesses but found this might be the best route. Have you tried other business ideas and decided on this as the better choice?
@@melodym7045 Don't apologize, there is a lot to learn! I personally have a 9-5 job in addition to selling on Etsy as the income that my shop generates wouldn't replace my salary (at least not yet) but there definitely are sellers who have scaled their business to be their main income source. I do recommend multiple income streams if you're looking to build a consistent net monthly income - they can be related or unrelated depending on your interests & goals. Related but separate income streams would be like running an Etsy shop (or multiple) in addition to uploading your designs to Amazon Merch On Demand (formerly Merch by Amazon), Redbubble, Teepublic, etc. I have many of my designs on those other marketplaces because they are free to join and the maintenance after uploading is very minimal (no customer service, no expense management, just collect royalties from sales). The income from them is not as much as my Etsy shop, at least for me, but it's still a supplement. If you are new to the whole print on demand process, I'd recommend starting with one Etsy shop and then consider expanding if you have ideas for additional shops once you get comfortable with workflows and customer service, etc. because running multiple shops while also trying to learn quickly could get to be overwhelming. As far as unrelated/other business ideas, there definitely are other possibilities out there, even RUclips has some great opportunities. But for me, between my 9-5 job, my Etsy shop, this RUclips channel and the podcast, my days are pretty stretched. None of them will make you thousands per month after a very short amount of time invested - they all take work and time to build up. So I think the question is, which venture will you enjoy the most? If you enjoy creating designs and offering them on products, learning about marketing & e-commerce, print on demand is a great opportunity. If you are considering different print on demand Etsy shop strategies, I did an episode of the podcast on that topic (there's a written article too if you'd prefer): podinsights.net/?p=279
@@PODinsights Definitely there with you! I work a 9-5 as a writer for a company but I wanted to create another source of income which I can design and try something new. It's hard to come across realistic videos which go into a real type of income a person can achieve. Glad I came across yours and you are professional about every aspect of it! No one has really explained the depth like these videos. Thank you for that! My idea is to create one store front, start working on art again to create designs for products but also was thinking of the NFT market place as a extra avenue. I do want to create a RUclips channel but want to try something unique. I'm writing down a business plan for that. I have a vision but need to put it all down. I'm also thinking of working on side jobs as a freelance writer. With all of these ideas, it should keep me busy and generate more profit. I'll keep you in the loop once these are developed. If I create a good flow from what I'm thinking, I'll reach out and let you know the how. 👍 Appreciate all the work you put into these! Thank you.
Very informative thank you! Wondered if you could answer a question? Im trying to upload an enamel mug design that wraps the whole mug. I followed the Printify upload dimensions and dpi but when I zoom in on the mockup on printify it looks pixelated. Does that mean the final product will be pixelated, or is that just because I zoomed in so far? Image is created in photoshop. Should I make the file size larger and scale down for printify? I don't want to start sending out pixelated cups 😑 Thanks for your time!
Hi! The mockup images that Printify provides are not very high resolution so if you zoom in on them they are going to pixelate for sure. The best quality ones that you can manually download are on the "Preview" page in the design editor. But the relatively low-res mockup photos are not an indication that the print quality will be poor. When you are in the design editor on the "Edit" page, you should see a quality indicator on the right side of the screen where the image file information is. As long as you see a value there that is greater than 300DPI (or just "Vector" if you uploaded an SVG file) your print should come out looking fine. If the DPI is showing under 300, you may want to export your print file in a larger size and scale it down on the product.
Thanks! The countries that can currently open an Etsy shop are determined by whether Etsy Payments is available. It doesn't look like Etsy Payments is available in Bangladesh yet unfortunately. Here is the Etsy article that provides more information: help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500006519562-Why-Can-t-I-Open-a-Shop-in-My-Country-?segment=selling
Do you find that the center lines on the design page in Printify are off a little? I am making mugs and when I center the design over the broken dotted lines that should be the center of each side, it always looks like the one on the left side is off to the right too far when I check the preview. Any thoughts?
Someone else pointed out in the comments on my mug design video that some providers put the center lines in their template at the point where the mug handle is centered between the two graphics, which is not the same thing as the center of the side of the mug. So I believe that is what's going on. I've also noticed that the left side seems to be a tad different than the right. The best thing to do I think is to center it using the mockups as a guide and maybe order one sample to double check - a symmetrical square graphic should make it pretty clear. If you use Photoshop or another tool that allows you to add guide lines you can also get it adjusted the way you think it looks best and then save your own template with guides placed where it will come out centered on each side.
Isn't printify too high priced? 12oz enamel mugs are for 19.31usd (Product plus sales tax plus shipping). They have also charged sales tax on it. These are the prices for non premium members. People on etsy sell enamel mugs for around 18-19....also does anyone know where can we find colorful enamel mugs?
Hey man, i have a question. After i set up the profit in Printfy, lets say for an example i design a product bag and the retail price in printfy shown as 21dollar however in Etsy they sell my product for 6dollar. I am confused. How much i will earn from this?
Hi! You control the price of your listings in your Etsy account. You set the initial price of your product when you create the listing in your Printify account, but then once it is published to your Etsy account you can edit the listing from there including the price. Printify will only charge for the cost to fulfill orders, your Printify account does not receive any of the funds from your sales on Etsy, so you have to calculate what your revenue will be minus Etsy fees, and then subtract the cost to fulfill the order with Printify calculate what the final profit is. There are calculators available to make it easier for you to figure out what your profit for an item will be - here is one that I use all the time: www.alura.io/resources/etsy-fee-calculator just enter the price you want to charge (including shipping) and the total cost, and it will tell you what the profit will be. I hope that helps!
Hi! It's important to check the offsite ad profit to make sure you won't lose money or have extremely low profit for sales from offsite ads, however personally for me they are a very low percentage of my sales, so I don't inflate my prices. In 2021 offsite ads accounted for about 8% of my total sales and in 2022 it actually dropped to about 5%.
where can I get a good mockup that would feature a particular mug I want to sell? Printify's mockups aren't very good looking. I hope to avoid placeit subscription Thank you
Hi! Free options for mug mockups are a little more limited than apparel ones, but Placeit does rotate free mockup templates. They usually have at least a few mug options in there - even if there isn't one you like right now, it's worth checking once per month to see if there are any you like. Here's the landing page that shows all the free mockup templates: 1.envato.market/9W0rJ5 Smartmockups also has some free templates for mugs as well: smartmockups.com/mockups/mugs?filter=free Another option would be to buy a couple individual templates and just keep reusing them vs. paying for a subscription. Creative Market is a good source to check out, they have lots of mockup templates and most are PSD files that you can use with Photoshop, Photopea, Affinity, etc. creativemarket.com/search/mug-mockup PS: If you do like Placeit's mockups, they usually do a Black Friday deal and you can lock in a lower price for as long as you keep it, just wanted to mention in case you want to keep an eye out for that!
Hi! Yes you absolutely can sell to customers in the US if you are based in Canada. You can have your listings for the US fulfilled by a print provider in the US (either by creating the listing with a US-based print provider or by changing the print provider after orders are placed).
Hi! You set your pricing on Etsy including the shipping charge for customers. Etsy pays out the revenue from your sales directly to you, and you have to pay Printify for the order fulfillment. The cost of order fulfillment includes the price of the product and shipping.
@@annamariewhite5455you only pay shipping to printify when they create the mug to sell to the customer. The customer pays a shipping fee to you via etsy when they purchase it. That compensates you for the shipping you paid to printify.
Do you do your own taxes? I'm in a panic, I can't figure out how to figure out the CSV files on etsy and none of the fees or totals add up to my 1099K. I plan to see a tax acct in 2 days, but I figured if anyone knew this stuff you would. I'm freaking out, lol!
Hi! I use Quickbooks self-employed to track etsy transactions and fulfillment costs because etsy has an integration with Quickbooks so I don't have to manually import any of the transaction data. Generally speaking, in the past two years I don't think the revenue reported on my Etsy 1099 exactly matched what was captured by quickbooks, but it was pretty close. I ended up using the number from the 1099 when I filed my taxes because it was slightly higher and I figured that's what Etsy reported so it would be safer to use that. Sorry I couldn't be more help, I just don't use the CSV files from Etsy so I'm not sure what might be included there that is different than what they pull into the 1099. I definitely recommend asking an accountant!
@@PODinsights You're awesome - thank you for the help! I'm going to upload everything to Quickbooks and hopefully figure this out. Nothing adds up when I pull the CSV reports - even Printify's numbers don't match, I'm certain I'm doing something wrong, lol, but maybe Quickbooks is the answer. Thanks for your input I really do appreciate it!!! Keep making video's you have amazing content!!
Printify ships take a lot, ordered a sample from a store in the USA and it took more than 15 days, do you know if there are other place to order items faster than printify? It looks like they are shipping from other country
Hi! Printify does have a few mug suppliers located outside the US that might be able to provide faster shipping to your country, but shipping time for any international order often takes over 10 days total. Some of the mug suppliers on Printify are in Europe (Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic) so that might be better. If your primary market is not close enough to any of the providers, you could also take a look at Gelato. They are a different platform that has production partners in over 30 countries.
Very understandable concern! Since I opened my shop two years ago I have not had a high volume of broken mugs during shipping. However, if a customer does receive a broken mug and they provide a photo, all print on demand platforms that I've worked with will provide a free replacement so it's very easy to resolve if it does happen.
Realy appreciate this video...hoping my mugs for halloween will get noticed...it really is what I enjoy doing most. Thanks again.Christa ForeverYoungDesignSA
Hi! Profit margin that I mentioned was just for revenue minus selling fees and order fulfillment cost, so overhead still has to be removed from that to get final net profit. Thankfully with print on demand in general overhead is very low but if you pay for things like graphic design software, keyword research tools, or printify premium, that would still have to be subtracted at the end of the year to determine final net profit. It should ultimately have a very low impact on a per order basis, at least that's the goal.
Hi sir I cannot create from Pakistan .please help me for creating account in Etsy .I need full a jobs .my skills are related to graphics designing.plrase reply me fast I need your help .
I'm a POD beginner. I have a lot of original motivational affirmations that I feel will be great on mugs. Your tutorial has motivated me to design mugs.
Thanks.
This was the video I needed...thank you!!!
Great videos as always , just an FYI as I looked into that hole on top reason and here is the explanation directly from District Photo - 'There is a hole in the mug packaging and it is an air hole that prevents suction. Otherwise, it would not be possible to pull the package apart and take the mug out.'
Thank you for sharing! That makes sense (although perhaps the hole could be a tad smaller). Glad to know there is a reason for it!
Hi, can't we create mug designs on placeit? Is it possible or not? Thanks in advance.
I watch so many print on demand creators but I have to say you are the best.
I’ve been learning so much from you! I think it was less than a month ago that I decided I was going to do a print on demand shop, and I’ve been soaking in so much information from RUclips, but you are one of my favorites for sure
Thank you so much!
Re: Printify....using the AI design feature, once I've chosen an image, is it possible to add text to it ?
Did you do a video where you show what to do next? Like how to make the listing? How to add those photos to them? I am so eager to learn and am so close to getting my shop created! I already have over 30 designs that are ready to be used, and I am eager to start selling.
Thank you very much for such detailed explanation.
You have been one of the most helpful when It comes to POD things. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Very good video Jeff. Thank you for the info. So, i started my own t-shirt and mug business with Printify and Etsy on February 4th, and i used District Photo for my print provider for mugs. I just received my sample mug from District Photo. It was in styrofoam, with a hole at the bottom side of the mug and the mug was firmly put inside. It wasn't loose like the one you have. Maybe they changed that and that's a good sign. Now to the bad things, which totally let me down, and i don't know what to do. The mug is a mess. It doesn't even look as good as yours. The designs are off-centered, which on the contrary i put them at the very center on Printify, the design was VERY blurry and low res, while on Printify it was at 300 dpi, which supposedly is high res, AND even though i had a transparent background, they put a background, with a washed out black. Which on my totally black mug, looks very ugly. Also, i can see the borders of the recangular design area around, which isn't supposed to happen. So now, i have absolutely no money left to start making changes and start ordering samples for every change i make till i know my mugs are perfect. The only money i have, is barely enough for Printify to draw in case there is an order from a customer. Also, even if i had, this mug took 19 days to arrive from the day i ordered it. If i did that for every change i make, it could take a LONG time till i have the perfect quallity. And time is crucial, because at any given moment, i may have my first order from a customer, who with a quality like this, is sure to return the product and give me a negative review, which i definitely don't want. So i'd really like some advice from you here, Jeff. You're doing this for a long time and you have experience in this. Should i change my provider? Like, maybe choose MyLocker? Reupload all my designs at much higher dpi? The problems on the mug are too many, and i can't decide if it's the provider's fault, or that's the highest quality a print on demand product can be, so no matter what provider i choose, the result may still be the same.
Thank you for sharing. Very helpful. I will definitely do this. Take care!
Great video! Thank you so much for the info, as well as, for the Alura link 😀
Thank you great insightful video
Bro, im subscribing. This video was very informative and helpful. The designs on the cup are so dang cool
Great video. Thank you!
I always look forward to your videos. So clearly presented, such good information.
Great video. Thanks.
Do you Placeit to "design" or just for mockups? Please clarify.
Thanks again.
Wow, this is a great video.
I'm looking to do this like yesterday.
Thank you for the information 😅❤🎉
Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful!
Do you have a video on how to create shipping profile for mugs with Etsy Printify?
Amazing video! You are a good teacher. Thank you for all the helpful info :)
Thank you!
Thank you! Very helpful as always.
❤ Shirley
Awesome info!!! Thanks!!!
Thank you for the video and insight about the mugs that sell well... I am going to work with the white mug and the stainless steal ones...
Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing all this great information. New subscriber here!
Thank you so much!
Again thanks for this video as I’ve added mugs also to my store. Especially like the metal enamel camping mug.
Thanks! I like the camp mugs too!
Great, very well explained video. I've sold a couple of mugs in my etsy shop, which is mostly Women Humor Greeting cards and am still trying to figure out how to price mugs! Do you set your product price on Printify and then separate on Etsy? I thought once you set a price on Printify, that it computes the shipping cost and automatic places it on etsy... Yes? No? Thanks in advance, CK
Jeff, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! As always - clear and on point! I'm a HUGE FAN! Can you make a vid regarding the creation of mug designs, especially re the right placing of designs on the Printify mug template?
Thank you! Really appreciate your support! I actually have it on my list to do a video about mug designs and I will try to get to that one soon!
I just wanted to share that I posted a video about how I make my mug designs! ruclips.net/video/ZW9dsdcWZ5U/видео.html
great video insightful
This was a great video. So glad I found you. Your content is valuable and explained very well. Thank you
Thank you!
Hi! Thank you for the video! Do you have a review of mugs from SPOKE Custom Products? Currently using District Photo and not a fan! A lot of production delays and mugs print is not sharp and got customers complains about the quality of the print.
Excellent Video, you explain things so well! Thank you - would you ever have the time to do a video on how make hats or blanket designs?
Thank you! Sure, I can put those on my list of videos to make! Those are great ideas. Embroidered hats can be great sellers for sure!
@@PODinsights Thank you!! I'm sure you have so many to make and I look forward watching all of them! You go into greater depth than most channels - some are just fluff that talk about nothing. I'm glad you are posting more, your channel adds so much value, thank you!!!!!!!
when you are going to print flower on your mug, where do you decide to type the specific width = ??? and height = ??? and px = ??? and file size = ??? do you do this on your graphic design software? or little canva has that feature. Canva seems to be a quick easy app but it is limitted compared to other fullfletched goliath apps. Thanks.
When using the overhead camera, can you hold the items in place longer? I felt like the overhead view was too short and I didn't get a chance to see the products properly. Other than that this video was so helpful. You're really good at explaining everything and keeping the video interesting.
Thank you! I agree I need to learn how to slow my hand motions down for the close up shots. This was the first video I've done with a second camera angle in a live shot and I want to keep getting better! I'm also thinking for the next review video I might try using closeup shots that I film separately instead of doing the handheld closeup during the recording. I really appreciate your feedback!
Can u make a full video on how to list mugs on etsy step by step from start to finish
Thank you for this informative video. I have done the math for profit on mugs made with printify and don't see how I can make a profit with the price they are charging for the mug and the shipping cost topped off with Etsy's fees. Much of the competition i see on etsy is selling at an average of 12.99. At $12.99 I would make close to $0. Pleae help me to undestand...
This is where I am stuck too. What price do I charge to make a profit?
Hello Jeff, thank you for this video. Do you sell both ceramic and enamel mugs at the same price? Thank you.
Love your informative videos. I’m a newbie and learning so much about POD from all your videos. My question is: If a customer purchased 2 or more mugs how do you set up that type of Etsy shipping profile? Thanks.
Thanks! In your shipping profile for mugs, customers will pay the "additional item" price for each mug they buy after the first one. So if your mug shipping price is $4 for the first item and then $2 for each additional item, a customer who buys 3 mugs in the same order would pay a total of $8 for shipping. You set the additional item price in the shipping profile just to the right of your first item price. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights would this be the same shipping for additional items concept if not using POD and I’m making the mugs myself? What’s confusing is if a customer is in Texas their shipping cost maybe $7, but shipping to California the cost maybe $10, if Etsy is not calculating the shipping how do you know what to charge for shipping?
if you do personalized , do you still charge $13.99?
got a question....if i receive several orders on the same custom listing, do i have to create those draft listing separately in prinity? or do i submit the first order, then revise the draft on prinity and submit the 2nd order and so on...
Thanks for the great insight. Very thorough as always. Can I ask what software you are using for your video? I love how your video on the screen share is not in a frame. Thanks
Thank you! I use OBS and I sit in front a green screen with the video feed overlaid on the screen capture. I use the built-in chroma key filter in OBS to key out the green screen so it really makes editing simple!
Thanks do much
Nice tips 👍🔥
Whats is your store website if you don’t mind.
Hi, do u have any video on setting up shipping profiles if you'd like to sell POD worldwide ?
Hi! I do have a video on international shipping options including how to set up the shipping profiles for each option: ruclips.net/video/EKR1RwJV-xQ/видео.html
Thanks for this informative video. Just want to ask, What if a mug would arrive at the customer broken, would printify replace it?
Hi! Yes, if a mug arrives damaged or broken, you can submit an issue to printify through the orders page (with at least one photo from the customer) and they will have a replacement sent to the customer. Just make sure the customer provides a photo where you can see the damage and the design and you should not have any issues.
@@PODinsights awesome! Thanks for the reply!
Just getting started, What do I if the mug breaks
Hi! I do have a video about how to handle damaged items, but basically if the customer provides a photo showing the mug arrived broken you can have a replacement sent to them for free.
ruclips.net/video/9MbFFfnwysU/видео.html
Jeff, great, informative stuff! A question - do I have to keep every version of the mugs I list in Etsy in the My Products page on Printify to keep them active in Etsy? Say, 11oz black and 11 oz wht in printify products. Is it ok to remove them once I have the Mockups and have published one listing and added the others to that listing? (another great vid on your part!) Thank you, looking forward to more.
Thanks! For your orders to be synced with your Printify account, you do need to keep a saved draft of the product on Printify so they can match up the SKU on the product variant when the order comes in.
Do you add extra shipping into the selling price?
Hi! My shipping profile for mugs is $3.00 domestic. That amount is working for me because it's getting me to the profit level that I want and at the same time doesn't seem too high to customers.
@@PODinsights Thank you.
Great Video, Thanks! Can you sell mugs with your own pictures printed(photography)? Any restrictions? or things to have in consideration?
@POD Insights
Hi! Yes, you certainly can sell mugs with your own original photographs or artwork as the the design. There are no restrictions on selling original works. I actually sell some designs on mugs that were photos I took at national parks. I think the only thing that would have any restrictions would be if your photos feature recognizable people, then you would probably need a release from them. But if your photos are landscapes, etc. then you can use them in any design. If you add text into the design, you just need to stay away from trademarked words/phrases and it's a very quick & easy search (for the US anyway - it can be a little more complicated in other countries tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=searchss&state=4804:k8prvu.1.1). There is a lot you can do with your own original photos on Etsy in addition to mugs too! You can do print on demand posters, canvas, or other types of print items and Printify has those in their catalog too!
@@PODinsights How do I stay away from trademarked words and phrases; can you please clarify? Thank you!
I started yesterday after YUOR VIDEO I got stock do I pay or I can start selling as I goes?
Hi! If you are using Printify, you only pay for order fulfillment after an order is placed.
Great video! I'm half stupid because I was trying to use one picture on my mugs, and stretching it out to try and make it fit .Looks so much better with two! hahaha Do you offer returns on your mugs? I currently don't accept returns on Etsy, but I feel like it's hurting any possible sales. Thanks!!
Thanks! I don't accept returns but I do add a note in my listing images and description to let customers know that I will replace any mug that arrives broken or defective and they should contact me if they have any issues. This way I generally only get contacted about something when it would qualify for a free reprint from the print provider. If you do accept returns, you will have to take a mug back even if there's nothing wrong with it, meaning you can't get a refund or replacement from your print provider (and you likely will be paying the return shipping). I think as long as customers know they can get a replacement if it arrives broken, that would be their main concern. I hope that helps!
You have a great video. So how do I choose mugs according to price please? For instance on printify they show only 2 mugs with a like $2 or $3 difference. How do I choose other than having samples sent to me. The difference is you make very little profit. Thanks so much
Hi! Normally what I do for a new product I've never sold before is I order a sample from the lowest cost provider to see if it is good quality. If it is, then I go with the lowest cost provider and base my pricing on that. I use District Photo on Printify for mugs in the US because of their pricing and I have not had any significant issues with quality. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights Thank you
Can i trust the "Preview"? I put my design larger than the inner-1st-doted line and very close to the 2rd doted line, and i try to keep the design not touching the solid black line, and when i look at the Preview, its perfect layout, like nothing is being cut into half. But when u say its not guarantee... i do like the design that stop at the 2rd doted like
The preview shows you what it will look like if the print comes out perfectly lined up in the maximum printable area. But, they call that smaller area the "safe zone" for a reason unfortunately. Generally, you can trust the preview when it comes to alignment but I have seen examples from my customers where the top or bottom is cut off slightly when I have pushed designs all the way out to the max bleed line. If you're a little bit over the safe area line it should be getting printed, but if you expand it all the way to the maximum bleed border, there's a chance a little bit on top or bottom will get cut off. This actually gave me an idea for a video - I'm going to put a grid pattern design on a mug that goes all the way out to the full bleed area and order a sample to see where it gets cut off. I think it will be interesting so thank you for asking about this!
@@PODinsights thank u too, very detailed explanation!
What's the best website to sell mugs only?
Question? on printify what are the best companies with the best quality mugs to buy from?
Hi! In my experience District Photo is a great balance of quality and price. I've also used MyLocker and have not had any significant print quality issues with them, but I have had them make a few order mistakes in the past (wrong item was sent). Spoke Custom Products also makes a quality mug, but I don't use them personally unless District Photo is out of stock because their price is a bit higher. I hope that helps!
Hi, can't we create mug designs on placeit? Is it possible or not? Thanks in advance.
I need to create a design that is more like a drawing
Thank you very much , Im a beginner. And need your support. From where do you get photos , designs?
I use Vexels (a paid graphic service) for most of my designs now because I can quickly edit them for my needs. However there are some sources of free graphics as long as you make changes and incorporate them into a finished design. I actually have a video on all the free resources I recommend if you want to take a look: ruclips.net/video/y1BuTVbCBYw/видео.html
@@PODinsights Thank you a lot. For now I'd prefer to use free courses Id be able pay after I can earn some money . Whatever I'll try to understand and make money.
Great vid. Just a question is the seller going to provide the item to be printed on or its printify going to provide it?
Thanks! The print providers on Printify handle everything for you, they have the blank products and handle printing and shipping to your customer, you just pay for the order fulfillment cost and that's it!
I need help please! So on the $16.99 mug you included the cost of production and shipping. On top of that you add a $3 fee on your Etsy shop? As fee I am confused and need help please! 😊 thank you so much
Hi! $16.99 is the total price I needed to get my desired profit. I charge $3 for shipping and then set the product price at $13.99 to get the total of $16.99. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights thank you! It makes sense now ☺️ so if anything you could charge the $16.99 and give them free shipping right?
is there any trademark/copyright issues with any mug designs? OR are all designs ok to use?
Hi! Yes, you do need to check for trademark/copyright issues for mug designs, the same general rules apply that would apply to apparel products, but when searching for trademarks I believe the product class that applies to mugs is IC 21.
Hello :), I'm starting selling mugs (using my wall art designs), but I have a challenge with provider inside printify. I'd like to choose District Photo as it's so popular and has good prices, but they are currently rated 7,7. Do you suggest to choose them anyway or look for other provider?
Hi! Recently Printify changed their quality scoring system, so scores might seem a little different than they did previously. They sent an email and this is a direct quote from it:
"You may see some larger-than-normal changes in the scores of the Print Providers you’re using. If so, there’s no need to worry. It's just us updating the system.
If you’re happy with our products, there’s no need to take any action. However, if a Print Provider doesn't meet your expectations, please consider switching to another one."
If you hover over the score, it will pop-up and show you the 3 score components separately. It looks like District Photo's score is being impacted a bit by both the quality and production time components. The score is updated every week and takes into consideration the last 4 weeks. One thing I'm not sure about is whether the quality component is impacted by reprints that are needed because of a mug arriving broken or damaged, which is not the same thing as having print quality issues. Ultimately, I still use District Photo and I haven't had any customer complaints on mug orders in the last few weeks, so I'm not too concerned about their score dipping a little bit. That could change of course, but for now I don't have any specific reason to avoid them. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights thank you so much for your reply. I'm going to publish my first mug today and now I'm a little bit less nervous :).
I cannot find a mug by My Locker on Printify. Is it gone?
Hi! I actually messaged Printify about this, because I thought the same thing but I still have mugs from MyLocker in my existing products and they still show as "in stock". Printify support said that they were experiencing a quality issue with that product for MyLocker so they temporarily hid the product from the catalog until the issue is resolved. But orders will still be fulfilled if you have existing products with them in the meantime.
Thank you for this video! Trying to do all the research, in your opinion, which is better quality mylocker or district photo? Stuck between these two and finding it really hard to get accurate info. Any recommendations would be amazing!
Hi! I've had experience using both, and in terms of print quality I'd have to give the edge to MyLocker. The ratio of print quality errors with District Photo is a little bit higher (coming out blurry or misaligned) but it's not to the point where I personally will stop using them because the profit margin with their pricing is really nice and it's quite easy to get reprints. Using MyLocker I had a little bit less of those issues come up, however it's not like I had no issues at all. I did have a print quality issue here and there, and they sent the wrong product to my customer 2-3 times where it was just somebody else's order which was a little embarrassing. So ultimately the lower price/higher profit with DP won me over even though they have a slightly higher rate of print issues. If I made them sound bad - neither one caused consistent issues. I can go a full month without having an issue and then suddenly get a couple in a row, it's not like they are making mistakes left and right every month. If MyLocker made a mistake on 1 out of 50 orders, DP makes a mistake on maybe 2-3 in my experience. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights Wow! Thank you for all the info!! That helps, I've decided to stick with district photo for now. Another question, I watched your other video on how to link skus to Etsy from Printify to combine certain items in one listing (thanks for that!!), on Printify's end, the products (that I'm only using for the skus) still say hidden even after publishing on Etsy, is this ok? will everything still sync once an order comes through with those skus?
@@illonabroyde Yup, the status showing on Printify won't hurt anything. The product variants will still sync in your orders page. About once per month I like to check the "other orders" tab on my order page just to double check that nothing is there because it didn't sync, but so far I haven't found any.
@@PODinsights Awesome thank you! Kinda similar question, but what if I delete the drafts (that I used to get skus) on Etsy's side, will that affect anything syncing? It's just so cluttered otherwise.
@@illonabroyde Yes! You can delete those after using them for the SKUs. It's only the ones in your Printify account that really matter.
How is District Photo's quality these days?
Hey there! I am quite new and just starting to sell mugs on etsy. In your profit margin calculations you did not include VAT from buying and fullfilling from Printify. Why is that can i ask? Because as of now I pay VAT on every order from Printful which is 20% and it cuts into my profit margins alot. Again im quite new to this so any insight would be extremely helpful!
Hi! Printify will only charge VAT when they are required to, and it depends on where you are located and the country that you are making sales in. For example, I am charged VAT by Printify when I make a sale in the UK because I'm located in the US and I do not have a tax exemption for the UK. Over 90% of my sales come from the US and I do not pay sales tax on those orders because I have sales tax exemptions filed for all states in the US. Since only a small number of my orders come from countries where I am charged VAT, I just add a little bit extra to my shipping charges for those countries to cover it. If you are selling in a country where you do not qualify for a tax exemption, then you would need to factor that into your product and/or shipping prices to cover the additional cost. Great question!
Do you have a video that helps with start up on Etsy, and how to set up printify and the processes of how to pick mugs and add to Etsy..
all of those processes. I need help to do this. Can someone help me please?
Hi! If you haven't checked out my Etsy shop guide #1 and #2, I would suggest reviewing those for shop setup. #1 is about creating/opening your shop so if you've already done that you can skip to #2.
Setup #1: ruclips.net/video/3YTH5pVZciA/видео.html
Setup #2: ruclips.net/video/JwfV1wOPGJE/видео.html
Connecting Printify: ruclips.net/video/VTfUgYhyOSc/видео.html
I am new at this..watched so many videos and overwhelmed. Now, when you use printify and you purchase lets say your first mug mock-up. You pay just for that mug right? Because when you get orders customers will pay so you won’t need 1,000 mugs for inventory right…please answer this it’s very important for me to get this…thank you so much for your video…I wish you would have an email..anyhow..thanks 👍👍👍
Hi! That is correct, you pay for each individual order on Printify and each item is made to order. There is no inventory of finished products to manage or pay for. You receive the revenue from your orders through the marketplace or website that you sell on (Etsy, Shopify, etc.) and you pay the order fulfillment cost to Printify. You can order samples of individual items to check out the print placement and quality, as well as taking your own product photos. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsightswow thank you for your amazing videos and your amazing and thought out responses! You are an angel! ♥️
My question is on payment system. Let's say I put my card on printify and now I have 50 orders for a few mugs in my line up. I would get charged and how many days would I wait for the sales to reflect? Shouldn't I be concerned of that aspect? Would a person need at least $1000 in a account to justify waiting for the sales to reflect?
Hi! Printify is just a fulfillment platform, the revenue from your orders does not flow through them. You get the payout from Etsy based on a cadence that you've set in your account (mine is every week) and then use those funds to pay your credit card bill from the order fulfillment cost. For example, I only pay my credit card once per month, so by the time my statement is due I've received on average 4 weeks of payouts from my Etsy account. If you plan to use a debit card rather than a credit card, you would need to have some funds in the account to withdraw for order costs until the account is replenished by Etsy, but with a credit card you don't need to start with anything up-front. I have a video about this cash flow process for print on demand selling on Etsy if you'd like a more visual explanation: ruclips.net/video/6uBd3OSslZE/видео.html. I hope that helps!
@@PODinsights okay I just watched your other video. Sorry, im so new to this and just want to do it right. Do you make a supportive income off of just print on demand with etsy or do you partake in many avenues to create a income flow? Just thinking if one shop can produce results or would I need multiple shops. I looked at many businesses but found this might be the best route. Have you tried other business ideas and decided on this as the better choice?
@@melodym7045 Don't apologize, there is a lot to learn! I personally have a 9-5 job in addition to selling on Etsy as the income that my shop generates wouldn't replace my salary (at least not yet) but there definitely are sellers who have scaled their business to be their main income source. I do recommend multiple income streams if you're looking to build a consistent net monthly income - they can be related or unrelated depending on your interests & goals. Related but separate income streams would be like running an Etsy shop (or multiple) in addition to uploading your designs to Amazon Merch On Demand (formerly Merch by Amazon), Redbubble, Teepublic, etc. I have many of my designs on those other marketplaces because they are free to join and the maintenance after uploading is very minimal (no customer service, no expense management, just collect royalties from sales). The income from them is not as much as my Etsy shop, at least for me, but it's still a supplement. If you are new to the whole print on demand process, I'd recommend starting with one Etsy shop and then consider expanding if you have ideas for additional shops once you get comfortable with workflows and customer service, etc. because running multiple shops while also trying to learn quickly could get to be overwhelming. As far as unrelated/other business ideas, there definitely are other possibilities out there, even RUclips has some great opportunities. But for me, between my 9-5 job, my Etsy shop, this RUclips channel and the podcast, my days are pretty stretched. None of them will make you thousands per month after a very short amount of time invested - they all take work and time to build up. So I think the question is, which venture will you enjoy the most? If you enjoy creating designs and offering them on products, learning about marketing & e-commerce, print on demand is a great opportunity. If you are considering different print on demand Etsy shop strategies, I did an episode of the podcast on that topic (there's a written article too if you'd prefer): podinsights.net/?p=279
@@PODinsights Definitely there with you! I work a 9-5 as a writer for a company but I wanted to create another source of income which I can design and try something new. It's hard to come across realistic videos which go into a real type of income a person can achieve. Glad I came across yours and you are professional about every aspect of it! No one has really explained the depth like these videos. Thank you for that! My idea is to create one store front, start working on art again to create designs for products but also was thinking of the NFT market place as a extra avenue. I do want to create a RUclips channel but want to try something unique. I'm writing down a business plan for that. I have a vision but need to put it all down. I'm also thinking of working on side jobs as a freelance writer. With all of these ideas, it should keep me busy and generate more profit. I'll keep you in the loop once these are developed. If I create a good flow from what I'm thinking, I'll reach out and let you know the how. 👍 Appreciate all the work you put into these! Thank you.
Very informative thank you! Wondered if you could answer a question? Im trying to upload an enamel mug design that wraps the whole mug. I followed the Printify upload dimensions and dpi but when I zoom in on the mockup on printify it looks pixelated. Does that mean the final product will be pixelated, or is that just because I zoomed in so far? Image is created in photoshop. Should I make the file size larger and scale down for printify? I don't want to start sending out pixelated cups 😑 Thanks for your time!
Hi! The mockup images that Printify provides are not very high resolution so if you zoom in on them they are going to pixelate for sure. The best quality ones that you can manually download are on the "Preview" page in the design editor. But the relatively low-res mockup photos are not an indication that the print quality will be poor. When you are in the design editor on the "Edit" page, you should see a quality indicator on the right side of the screen where the image file information is. As long as you see a value there that is greater than 300DPI (or just "Vector" if you uploaded an SVG file) your print should come out looking fine. If the DPI is showing under 300, you may want to export your print file in a larger size and scale it down on the product.
@@PODinsights Thank you so much for your reply, that's helped me out so much. I really appreciate it!
Great Video. I'm from Bangladesh. Can I operate the POD business with Etsy from my native country?
Thanks! The countries that can currently open an Etsy shop are determined by whether Etsy Payments is available. It doesn't look like Etsy Payments is available in Bangladesh yet unfortunately. Here is the Etsy article that provides more information:
help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/1500006519562-Why-Can-t-I-Open-a-Shop-in-My-Country-?segment=selling
Do you find that the center lines on the design page in Printify are off a little? I am making mugs and when I center the design over the broken dotted lines that should be the center of each side, it always looks like the one on the left side is off to the right too far when I check the preview. Any thoughts?
Someone else pointed out in the comments on my mug design video that some providers put the center lines in their template at the point where the mug handle is centered between the two graphics, which is not the same thing as the center of the side of the mug. So I believe that is what's going on. I've also noticed that the left side seems to be a tad different than the right. The best thing to do I think is to center it using the mockups as a guide and maybe order one sample to double check - a symmetrical square graphic should make it pretty clear. If you use Photoshop or another tool that allows you to add guide lines you can also get it adjusted the way you think it looks best and then save your own template with guides placed where it will come out centered on each side.
I’ve ordered samples from MyLocker and District Photo and they have been really bad. I wonder why? This happen to anyone else?
I just ordered a mug from District Photo and it came out horrible. I contacted customer service, hoping to find a solution.
I just ordered some samples from District Photo and was very disappointed. Not going to use them and get negative reviews. Not sure who to use.
Isn't printify too high priced? 12oz enamel mugs are for 19.31usd (Product plus sales tax plus shipping). They have also charged sales tax on it. These are the prices for non premium members. People on etsy sell enamel mugs for around 18-19....also does anyone know where can we find colorful enamel mugs?
Hey man, i have a question. After i set up the profit in Printfy, lets say for an example i design a product bag and the retail price in printfy shown as 21dollar however in Etsy they sell my product for 6dollar. I am confused. How much i will earn from this?
Hi! You control the price of your listings in your Etsy account. You set the initial price of your product when you create the listing in your Printify account, but then once it is published to your Etsy account you can edit the listing from there including the price. Printify will only charge for the cost to fulfill orders, your Printify account does not receive any of the funds from your sales on Etsy, so you have to calculate what your revenue will be minus Etsy fees, and then subtract the cost to fulfill the order with Printify calculate what the final profit is. There are calculators available to make it easier for you to figure out what your profit for an item will be - here is one that I use all the time: www.alura.io/resources/etsy-fee-calculator just enter the price you want to charge (including shipping) and the total cost, and it will tell you what the profit will be. I hope that helps!
If you add the Offsite ads rate ad then your profit margin will be a lot less
Hi! It's important to check the offsite ad profit to make sure you won't lose money or have extremely low profit for sales from offsite ads, however personally for me they are a very low percentage of my sales, so I don't inflate my prices. In 2021 offsite ads accounted for about 8% of my total sales and in 2022 it actually dropped to about 5%.
where can I get a good mockup that would feature a particular mug I want to sell? Printify's mockups aren't very good looking. I hope to avoid placeit subscription
Thank you
Hi! Free options for mug mockups are a little more limited than apparel ones, but Placeit does rotate free mockup templates. They usually have at least a few mug options in there - even if there isn't one you like right now, it's worth checking once per month to see if there are any you like. Here's the landing page that shows all the free mockup templates:
1.envato.market/9W0rJ5
Smartmockups also has some free templates for mugs as well:
smartmockups.com/mockups/mugs?filter=free
Another option would be to buy a couple individual templates and just keep reusing them vs. paying for a subscription. Creative Market is a good source to check out, they have lots of mockup templates and most are PSD files that you can use with Photoshop, Photopea, Affinity, etc.
creativemarket.com/search/mug-mockup
PS: If you do like Placeit's mockups, they usually do a Black Friday deal and you can lock in a lower price for as long as you keep it, just wanted to mention in case you want to keep an eye out for that!
Can someone sell in the US while being in Canada?
Hi! Yes you absolutely can sell to customers in the US if you are based in Canada. You can have your listings for the US fulfilled by a print provider in the US (either by creating the listing with a US-based print provider or by changing the print provider after orders are placed).
I’m confused. Printify charges shipping, why does Etsy charge shipping again?
Hi! You set your pricing on Etsy including the shipping charge for customers. Etsy pays out the revenue from your sales directly to you, and you have to pay Printify for the order fulfillment. The cost of order fulfillment includes the price of the product and shipping.
@@PODinsights yikes I want to understand this but dont lol. Do you have a video on this? please
@@annamariewhite5455you only pay shipping to printify when they create the mug to sell to the customer. The customer pays a shipping fee to you via etsy when they purchase it. That compensates you for the shipping you paid to printify.
Do you do your own taxes? I'm in a panic, I can't figure out how to figure out the CSV files on etsy and none of the fees or totals add up to my 1099K. I plan to see a tax acct in 2 days, but I figured if anyone knew this stuff you would. I'm freaking out, lol!
Hi! I use Quickbooks self-employed to track etsy transactions and fulfillment costs because etsy has an integration with Quickbooks so I don't have to manually import any of the transaction data. Generally speaking, in the past two years I don't think the revenue reported on my Etsy 1099 exactly matched what was captured by quickbooks, but it was pretty close. I ended up using the number from the 1099 when I filed my taxes because it was slightly higher and I figured that's what Etsy reported so it would be safer to use that. Sorry I couldn't be more help, I just don't use the CSV files from Etsy so I'm not sure what might be included there that is different than what they pull into the 1099. I definitely recommend asking an accountant!
@@PODinsights You're awesome - thank you for the help! I'm going to upload everything to Quickbooks and hopefully figure this out. Nothing adds up when I pull the CSV reports - even Printify's numbers don't match, I'm certain I'm doing something wrong, lol, but maybe Quickbooks is the answer. Thanks for your input I really do appreciate it!!! Keep making video's you have amazing content!!
Please ... why PRINTIFY®versus PRINTFUL®? Is it jus' preference? Thank you in advance
Printify ships take a lot, ordered a sample from a store in the USA and it took more than 15 days, do you know if there are other place to order items faster than printify? It looks like they are shipping from other country
Hi! Printify does have a few mug suppliers located outside the US that might be able to provide faster shipping to your country, but shipping time for any international order often takes over 10 days total. Some of the mug suppliers on Printify are in Europe (Latvia, Germany, Czech Republic) so that might be better. If your primary market is not close enough to any of the providers, you could also take a look at Gelato. They are a different platform that has production partners in over 30 countries.
I am at a loss more than profit from selling coffee mugs with both Etsy and Printful.. Seems to be no room for profit.
$3,500 a year in profit from Mugs😮😮
I am concerned of the breakage factor.
Very understandable concern! Since I opened my shop two years ago I have not had a high volume of broken mugs during shipping. However, if a customer does receive a broken mug and they provide a photo, all print on demand platforms that I've worked with will provide a free replacement so it's very easy to resolve if it does happen.
@@PODinsights thanks for the info.
Why won’t it show me what my mugs look like when creating
Is this still a goer these days?
Realy appreciate this video...hoping my mugs for halloween will get noticed...it really is what I enjoy doing most. Thanks again.Christa ForeverYoungDesignSA
I love mugs! Glad you found it helpful and I hope you have a great Q4!
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Was your profit margin net or gross?
Hi! Profit margin that I mentioned was just for revenue minus selling fees and order fulfillment cost, so overhead still has to be removed from that to get final net profit. Thankfully with print on demand in general overhead is very low but if you pay for things like graphic design software, keyword research tools, or printify premium, that would still have to be subtracted at the end of the year to determine final net profit. It should ultimately have a very low impact on a per order basis, at least that's the goal.
@@PODinsights Thanks 4 the response:)
Hi sir I cannot create from Pakistan .please help me for creating account in Etsy .I need full a jobs .my skills are related to graphics designing.plrase reply me fast I need your help .
Nope, make mugs in house...they're simple to do & you have complete quality control. Don't trust another company with quality control.
Seemed a bit rushed in places. I guess you were trying to not make the video too long.
Styrofoam is terrible for the environment and animals who consume it by mistake. Non degradable, non recyclable. Just awful.