I hit the right thing at the right time, apparently. I started Etsy a couple months ago, starting with 10 mug listings, and in my first 3 days, I had $800 in sales - and it was all the same mug! No picture, just a saying I came up with (not trademarked). I now have over 200 listings (I've been lazy), and haven't been able to create another phenomenon like the first deal, but I have several sales every day. And my prices are higher than everyone else's. I'd rather make $100 selling 5 mugs than $100 selling 20 mugs - decreases the need for 'customer service'. Yuk! I'll be starting on Valentine's Day, now. And if you knew me, you'd know it's not gonna be all hearts and flowers. Yuk, again! I wouldn't recommend my formula for anyone. But it works for me, and I'm having fun with it. The prices people will pay! My ONE SMALL SHEET of Christmas wrapping paper is $30. And I've sold PLENTY!
Good advice but I find the numbers very overwhelming,....it's more a numbers game than a design and sell business,...sounds more like the stock market. Not very encouraging for artistic people. Very disheartening 😓
It's definitely a mix of both! As someone who enjoys design, I think it gives you a leg-up on those who just make thousands of mediocre products, but you have to get used to the fact, that the more you have listed, the better your chances are and not everything you make (no matter how good) will always sell.
Yes! I uploaded 72 designs in 2 weeks cause I got laid off AGAIN, 3rd time since pandemic, and I NEED to make this work into Q4! Saw a video about doing this and majorly slowed down! Now I just build drafts each day, like 2-3 per day, and release only 1 each day.
Oh no! So sorry to hear that for you! Definitely wishing you the best of luck in the business! Hopefully you’ll start getting some great traffic in Q4!
So even with 1000s of designs uploaded you have to keep uploading every day at possibly 5% return. This to try and win the algorithms game per venue. How does this ever become a passive income? So confused/deflated.
Great questions and let me clarify. 5% of only 1000 designs selling monthly is different than 5% of 10,000 or 100,000 And with me saying only a small percentage of my designs sell, I don’t mean they just sell once. Some of those “bestsellers” in that percentage sell multiple times a day for years on end.
For people like me who are in tier 10 get only 10 designs in total to upload. That's almost like a chokehold where Ive spent 12-14 hours a day for the last 2 weeks but nothing to show for, now that i've hit all 10 designs.
Placeit is my all time favorite spot for mockups. I like that you just pay a monthly price for all of the thousands of designs and mockups they have instead of buying each individually. I have a link to Placeit in the description too.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Do you recommend having a separate Etsy store for stickers and accessories or should we group them in the same Etsy tee shirt shop?
I honestly think either way works really well. The only thing I would say have 100% 2 separate shops for is physical and digital products. If you categorize all of your different types of items customers should be able to navigate.
@@hannahebeling wow! Thank you for the reply! I appreciate your content! It’s very helpful. I look forward to watching more! Do you have a pod company that you recommend for stickers?
Ugh! This is the most frustrating thing. My next video is actually going to be geared all towards the tier system and why some people don’t tier up. But, unfortunately Amazon sometimes just pauses tier ups for a time-especially during Q4. Fingers crossed that you don’t have to wait too long!
@@hannahebeling I've been thinking of creating a t-shirt with "It is what it is," though there are tons out there. I did a trademark check... it has been taken. I never would have thought to check.
Great question. This will vary greatly depending on the person and tier you are in. At first you can only have 10 designs uploaded, but later this is increased. You can potentially make hundreds in those lower tiers and thousands as you move up. For privacy reasons, I choose not to share my personal earnings.
@@hannahebeling wasn’t asking for specifics. But more less, are you making a true full living off of this doing it yourself? Or just doing affiliate marketing for all these you’re reviewing these programs for?
Great idea! Zazzle is one of the places that I've just started really loving and recommended it in one of my pervious videos. I think there's tons of potential. Best of luck!
Another phenomenal video.. I’m so grateful for your time…truly grateful…I feel overwhelmed as a POD rookie because of you. And with that, my question: I know you love Placeit. I just signed up for it and was wondering if you use their video mockups for t-shirts etc? If so, if you have the video plus a few still shot mockups, does the video automatically become the thumbnail people will see when their scrolling through products? AND I am typing as your talking here and you just mentioned stickers…..which company do you use for laptop and water bottle stickers? I will just trust who you use. Thank you thank you thank you thank you !!!
Thanks so much for watching and great questions! For video mock-ups a lot of time I like to use those on my Etsy store Instagram. You can still choose the placement of the video on the actual listing. For stickers, I use printify’s kiss cut stickers on Etsy and also sell the ones available on Redbubble.
@@hannahebeling thank you! But what’s your opinion of using the video for the thumbnail that people see when they’re scrolling and looking for products to buy?
I would say it's definitely worth it to keep trying. But in the meantime, you could also try targeting a different platform like Redbubble, TeePublic or Etsy if you aren't already.
I would not recommend for a couple reasons. First, customers won’t buy things that are spelled wrong or clear knockoffs. Second, you can still get in big trouble for ripping off other’s intellectual property.
Something I’ve been wondering about, in those first few months where you are getting yourself up to 100+ designs, and even beyond that, how do you decide when to renew or when to retire a design/listing?
When you are in those lower tiers, if something hasn’t sold after 30-60 days you can try switching it out. Or, if you have holiday designs, take those down immediately after the day of.
@@hannahebeling So, for holiday designs are you not keeping them on amazon until the next year holiday? Are you removing them and uploading again in fallowing year? If this is the case is this a good technique? Because you already have BSR on your listing so I'm not too sure if this is good idea but I might by wrong of course. Thank you Hannah!
@@Photo-Ninja If a designs has ever sold, I would not take it down unless it is for a very specific event or trend that will never sell again. Only take down holiday designs if they didn't sell.
If the design has sold a few times like 6 or more and went to the first page with BSR of 60.000 would you change the price while in Tier10 or keep the lowest price to get a bigger momentum? I'm just eligible to tier up. Sold 11 designs in 10 days but now I'm stuck awaiting amazon to Tier me up which won't happen probably next day as I thought. I know people are waiting even a few months :(
I have been doing good over the last year with Redbbuble and a bit slower on Teepublic., but in the last month it's suddenly stopped I have loads of niches and about 600 designs
That’s so frustrating! I have heard of teepublic taking people off the marketplace without telling them before and their sales start to drop. Would there be any chance a design you have got flagged? I would definitely keep posting new designs and niches. Hopefully sales pick up for you again this Q4!
@@hannahebeling I think it's because lockdowns have finished people are back out shopping locally and buying at cheaper prices and no shipping fees. It's easy to take a design to a local printer and know what you are getting, especially clothing items you know tif it's going to fit.
I hit the right thing at the right time, apparently. I started Etsy a couple months ago, starting with 10 mug listings, and in my first 3 days, I had $800 in sales - and it was all the same mug! No picture, just a saying I came up with (not trademarked). I now have over 200 listings (I've been lazy), and haven't been able to create another phenomenon like the first deal, but I have several sales every day. And my prices are higher than everyone else's. I'd rather make $100 selling 5 mugs than $100 selling 20 mugs - decreases the need for 'customer service'. Yuk! I'll be starting on Valentine's Day, now. And if you knew me, you'd know it's not gonna be all hearts and flowers. Yuk, again! I wouldn't recommend my formula for anyone. But it works for me, and I'm having fun with it. The prices people will pay! My ONE SMALL SHEET of Christmas wrapping paper is $30. And I've sold PLENTY!
That’s so cool to hear! Thanks for sharing your experience! People forget that POD is much more than t-shirts. Good for you!
Good advice but I find the numbers very overwhelming,....it's more a numbers game than a design and sell business,...sounds more like the stock market. Not very encouraging for artistic people. Very disheartening 😓
It's definitely a mix of both! As someone who enjoys design, I think it gives you a leg-up on those who just make thousands of mediocre products, but you have to get used to the fact, that the more you have listed, the better your chances are and not everything you make (no matter how good) will always sell.
@@hannahebeling Thanks for the feedback⭐👍
Yes! I uploaded 72 designs in 2 weeks cause I got laid off AGAIN, 3rd time since pandemic, and I NEED to make this work into Q4! Saw a video about doing this and majorly slowed down! Now I just build drafts each day, like 2-3 per day, and release only 1 each day.
Oh no! So sorry to hear that for you! Definitely wishing you the best of luck in the business! Hopefully you’ll start getting some great traffic in Q4!
You're not alone. I've been there. Keep the faith and keep the uploads coming. You'll get there !👍
and how are you doing now?
So even with 1000s of designs uploaded you have to keep uploading every day at possibly 5% return. This to try and win the algorithms game per venue. How does this ever become a passive income? So confused/deflated.
Great questions and let me clarify. 5% of only 1000 designs selling monthly is different than 5% of 10,000 or 100,000 And with me saying only a small percentage of my designs sell, I don’t mean they just sell once. Some of those “bestsellers” in that percentage sell multiple times a day for years on end.
Thank you for the help desperately trying to do this
For people like me who are in tier 10 get only 10 designs in total to upload. That's almost like a chokehold where Ive spent 12-14 hours a day for the last 2 weeks but nothing to show for, now that i've hit all 10 designs.
Where can I get good mockups for home decor, pillows and blankets?
Placeit is my all time favorite spot for mockups. I like that you just pay a monthly price for all of the thousands of designs and mockups they have instead of buying each individually. I have a link to Placeit in the description too.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Do you recommend having a separate Etsy store for stickers and accessories or should we group them in the same Etsy tee shirt shop?
I honestly think either way works really well. The only thing I would say have 100% 2 separate shops for is physical and digital products. If you categorize all of your different types of items customers should be able to navigate.
@@hannahebeling wow! Thank you for the reply! I appreciate your content! It’s very helpful. I look forward to watching more! Do you have a pod company that you recommend for stickers?
For my payment method, should I use my personal bank to recieve payments or open a new account with a different bank?
For my POD store, which is better: A virtual address or a physical PO Box?
Excellent content without all the pomp and exaggerated claims.
Great job!
Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed!
Very concise
And bonus is more relevant information than others 💖🐶
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment! Means a lot to me and my new channel!
I've Sold 101 Product on MBA but still in tier 10 for over 2 months🥲 Any Advice?
Ugh! This is the most frustrating thing. My next video is actually going to be geared all towards the tier system and why some people don’t tier up. But, unfortunately Amazon sometimes just pauses tier ups for a time-especially during Q4. Fingers crossed that you don’t have to wait too long!
Is there anybody on here that could answer a few questions I have?
I can't even believe how much I just learned after watching just a few of your videos. Thank you!!!!
I'm so glad!
@@hannahebeling I've been thinking of creating a t-shirt with "It is what it is," though there are tons out there. I did a trademark check... it has been taken. I never would have thought to check.
Just out of curiosity.. what is your current monthly sales using the Amazon Merch? I’m just trying to figure out what the potential is.
Great question. This will vary greatly depending on the person and tier you are in. At first you can only have 10 designs uploaded, but later this is increased. You can potentially make hundreds in those lower tiers and thousands as you move up. For privacy reasons, I choose not to share my personal earnings.
@@hannahebeling wasn’t asking for specifics. But more less, are you making a true full living off of this doing it yourself? Or just doing affiliate marketing for all these you’re reviewing these programs for?
Just trying to get my head around it all
Thank you for the videos, and the inspiration to not stop going! YOU ROCK!!!
Thank you so much!
That was a very useful video for me
Thanks for illustrating this points to me ❤️
Glad it was helpful!
I'm opening a skateboard store on Zazzle. No talks about those on you tube
Great idea! Zazzle is one of the places that I've just started really loving and recommended it in one of my pervious videos. I think there's tons of potential. Best of luck!
Another phenomenal video.. I’m so grateful for your time…truly grateful…I feel overwhelmed as a POD rookie because of you. And with that, my question: I know you love Placeit. I just signed up for it and was wondering if you use their video mockups for t-shirts etc? If so, if you have the video plus a few still shot mockups, does the video automatically become the thumbnail people will see when their scrolling through products? AND I am typing as your talking here and you just mentioned stickers…..which company do you use for laptop and water bottle stickers? I will just trust who you use. Thank you thank you thank you thank you !!!
Thanks so much for watching and great questions! For video mock-ups a lot of time I like to use those on my Etsy store Instagram. You can still choose the placement of the video on the actual listing. For stickers, I use printify’s kiss cut stickers on Etsy and also sell the ones available on Redbubble.
@@hannahebeling thank you! But what’s your opinion of using the video for the thumbnail that people see when they’re scrolling and looking for products to buy?
Amazon merch rejected my application, should I keep trying?
I would say it's definitely worth it to keep trying. But in the meantime, you could also try targeting a different platform like Redbubble, TeePublic or Etsy if you aren't already.
@@hannahebeling yes I’m on Etsy already. What about Amazon seller central?
Amazing video thank you 😊
So glad you got something out of it! Thanks for taking the time to leave an encouraging comment!
Thanks for the great advice!
You bet! Thanks for taking time to watch and comment your encouragement!
Can I use a famous catch phrase but misspell some words?
I would not recommend for a couple reasons. First, customers won’t buy things that are spelled wrong or clear knockoffs. Second, you can still get in big trouble for ripping off other’s intellectual property.
@@hannahebeling thank you for responding so quickly
Something I’ve been wondering about, in those first few months where you are getting yourself up to 100+ designs, and even beyond that, how do you decide when to renew or when to retire a design/listing?
When you are in those lower tiers, if something hasn’t sold after 30-60 days you can try switching it out. Or, if you have holiday designs, take those down immediately after the day of.
@@hannahebeling So, for holiday designs are you not keeping them on amazon until the next year holiday? Are you removing them and uploading again in fallowing year? If this is the case is this a good technique? Because you already have BSR on your listing so I'm not too sure if this is good idea but I might by wrong of course. Thank you Hannah!
@@Photo-Ninja If a designs has ever sold, I would not take it down unless it is for a very specific event or trend that will never sell again. Only take down holiday designs if they didn't sell.
@@hannahebeling Alright thanks Hannah that make sens now!
Thank you very much!~
Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment! Glad you found something helpful!
If the design has sold a few times like 6 or more and went to the first page with BSR of 60.000 would you change the price while in Tier10 or keep the lowest price to get a bigger momentum? I'm just eligible to tier up. Sold 11 designs in 10 days but now I'm stuck awaiting amazon to Tier me up which won't happen probably next day as I thought. I know people are waiting even a few months :(
Personally, I like to keep things the same price regardless of if it has sold or not. That has been 19.99 or 21.99 recently.
@@hannahebeling Thank you, so even if you on Tier10?
Thanks Hannah for your advise.
You're so welcome!
I have been doing good over the last year with Redbbuble and a bit slower on Teepublic., but in the last month it's suddenly stopped I have loads of niches and about 600 designs
That’s so frustrating! I have heard of teepublic taking people off the marketplace without telling them before and their sales start to drop. Would there be any chance a design you have got flagged? I would definitely keep posting new designs and niches. Hopefully sales pick up for you again this Q4!
@@hannahebeling I think it's because lockdowns have finished people are back out shopping locally and buying at cheaper prices and no shipping fees. It's easy to take a design to a local printer and know what you are getting, especially clothing items you know tif it's going to fit.
I love this video thanks hanah 😉😊
So glad!
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