I hope you do. That peacock was awesome. Imagine if you spent 5 bucks a day on ads, you'd see way more sales, that's just $150 a month, you probably spend that much on coffee or strippers >.
In your thumbnail, you indicated that your 'projected' sales on Etsy would be $4,988. However, after 30 days, you only sold two posters, even with ads running for five days. It seems you are misleading your viewers to produce a sponsored video. I must say, I am quite taken aback!
Bruh, I loved the honesty and the story telling done with this video... it was short, sweet, informational and engaging all the way through. Good stuff bro!
@Potatorant Everyone says that, find a niche... ???... profit! Newsflash your AI consulting/art side hustle is not going to make you a millionaire in a few months xD you need real skills to start a business, not type in a prompt and rake in cash. People are delusional to what it takes to make money from a proper business. If you think all you need is AI to be successful then do I have a bridge to sell. Better use of AI would be to learn skills, build up a portfolio of work, help review your work... then get a job that pays decently. Once you are past that hurdle, build upon your skills/experience and develop business acumen and other high-value skills which you will use to help you start a business - note some of the most boring and common businesses (ie lawnmowing, garbage collecting, trades businesses etc.) make insane money, don't try and chase the next shiny new trend because the only people making money on AI ChatGPT businesses that are those who make RUclips videos on it.
Honesty? He showed how dishonest he is by bumping up the price and then applying discount. He should have sold it at a certain price for 6 months and then applied discount to be honest. Etsy should not allow discounts to be applied immediately aswell, they should require the product to be sold for 6 months before that price can be discounted against.
I LOVE this video because the author breaks down the financials in great detail and honestly. So many videos focus just on top line revenue but don't drill into the true costs. This was an excellent 30 day analysis.
If someone else hasn't already suggested it, I propose a challenge to convert your shop to digital downloads (keep all same art) and see what happens in 30 days.
My God, I love how real this video is, I felt that you went through the same thing as me and you think like me and it really took a load off my mind after I sold so little, thank you very much for this REAL video
My favorite thing about this is that you gave genuine, honest feedback. Every channel out there is absolute clickbait, telling people they can make 30k a month by doing absolutely nothing. Generating art for print on demand products is HARD. It's time consuming and can be expensive. Nothing is completely free or completely passive income. You gained a sub for your honesty 👌
Just a small nitpicky math note: Marking it up by 15% and then setting it to 15% off isn’t a zero sum calculation. For example, a $50.00 item +15% ($57.50) will be ~$48.88 at 15% off.
Still $6.38 more than just a straight 15% off discount on the $50.00. So a $6.38 on a little bit of a sales manipulation. Not much, but could help the bottom line with all of those fees that etsy charged.
This is the thing that people don't seem to comprehend when starting an Etsy shop and/or an e-commerce business in general - results don't happen overnight. If your expectation is to make quick art and sell it quickly on these shops, you might as well throw in the towel now. Like with any business, getting traffic to your site is key. You need traffic to convert to sales. Most people get discouraged after a month or two because they see little to no traffic and think it means their products aren't good enough. Which leads ro failure. If you believe in your work or what you are offering, then sticking with it, putting in the effort and continuing to learn how the business works to bring traffic to your shop, is the only way to have a successful business. I know a few people that started from scratch with their shops. On average it took them 6-8 months to start seeing steady, profitable sales. All three are about 2 or more years into their shops and doing quite well. Now they are implementing AI work into their process and things have really taken off. So it takes time. Just like any other business. No different than starting a RUclips channel. It doesn't happen overnight. If you aren't willing to invest your time, effort and money, then you won't see the results. So this was a good video for anyone getting into the space. To understand this is a marathon, not a sprint. Set your expectations, base those expectations in REALITY, research the business and put in the work. These are the keys to making things happen.
@@NatashaEstrada many people don't care about it, they just want a good piece of art to look at in their walls, if it's an original or AI generated, it's not important for them, and that's the majority of them.
Great comment, this motivates me even more. I'm giving myself 2 years to grow to the point where I can live off my store! I started almost a month ago on etsy and made a sale 2 days ago, couldn't be happier and it just motivated me to keep going, I have so much more to do!! Setup facebook and instagram store to use their ads, maybe google ads, add more listings, find more niches, still got some setup to do on the etsy profile, damn, and so much more, if I already have one sale while lacking all this, imagine when I have all that setup and running, let's go! I'll remember this moments 2 years from now :)
my wife wanted to try this as a side hustle to bring in some extra cash every month so i've been watching videos on it. this is the first video I've found that actually came off as honest. those youtubers out there claiming to make $20k/month are just clickbait assholes. they got into that world early which allowed them to establish their etsy store long before the rush of people and now they just milk it further by making bullshit videos. They probably make more off the video claim than they do their store. Your results come off as what an actual regular person can expect if they try to get into this today
Yeah. It gets to the point that it is unrealistic. Folks who here don't think things through expect to make a fortune in no time flat. Don't work that way. It takes time and strategy to get your work out there.
Hi Fazzi there is a youtuber that a like, she made a really good business but It took her 10 years, I will find the video that you can watch it as inspiration, cheers
The big thing, like this video also showed, is ads are really important. Those 20k/month results run a bunch of ads probably on multiple platform. But we just get to see the shiny sales number not the costs
THANK YOU so much for showing a realistic video here. There are soooooo many out there that say you can make a million but it's not reality. They leave out how hard it is, the competition factor, and just getting views period.
I appreciate how transparent you are in your videos. It's clear that you're passionate about financial freedom and that you genuinely care about helping others. Thank you for being such a positive force in the RUclips community!
for those who tried it, don’t give up, one trick u can try is to list your product and wait, when people start to favourite your product then it’s time u can run a sale, there’s a higher chance they will buy it, my first sale came from that n even since then I got some consistent sale.
Something else I want to mention if you just opened an Etsy store it’s important to know that anytime you change or edit your Etsy listing it will take at least 24 to 36 hours to actually get it back into the algorithm. So keep that in mind every time you make an edit or change to your listing, you will not see much traffic on that for one to two days he needs time to get back into the algorithm.
This is a great video! The honesty, the integrity of the reality scenario. Not all youtubers out there are showing this reality in selling on etsy. So big thumbs up!
I really appreciate the honesty of this video. I’m an artist so I’m against this kind of use of AI, but I like to learn how things are moving to future proof myself. My finances and income are pretty healthy but it’s honestly so discouraging how many out there, people who need it the most, are the ones that are loosing their jobs and have not been able to keep up with new changes.. Technological advances are often developed with good intentions, but it’s so frustrating how instead of being used to help reduce the increasing disparity, it’s looking like the other way around.
" loosing their jobs and have not been able to keep up with new changes" Truth is they just have to adapt with change and times. Wether digital or physical art, there is *work* involved.
@@SFgamer I can understand what you say, and yes, lots who can should do that, but not everyone is in the position to do so, and that’s what I was referring to when I said those who need it the most, whether is because they come from an already harsh background, they don’t have the means or the knowledge, health impairments, among many other things. I’m not against progress or technology, but I do hope more people start realizing increased wealth and knowledge gaps among different people is something we should start addressing.
@@lunamiranda23 there is no easy money, if its easy, its ether scamming or just being lucky. People pay for stuff they can't do it in a day or two, if they know its AI, that mean it worth nothing
Yeah, that's the harsh truth, but we gotta keep up with it or we are left behind. I have a designer friend that's really keeping up with the ai generator, enhancer and upscaling technology to help him do his job faster and with more quality so that's been helping him a lot. Don't stick to the hold ways, especially if your income depends on it!
UPDATE: It is not as straight forward as the video makes it out to be. There are a few steps which require a more in-depth learning, which could take weeks if you are a complete beginner to this like myself. I myself, I am still in the mock-ups phase. I have to watch other RUclips videos to learn these things. Not to say this is complete bulldoodoo, because there are good ideas in this video, but it’s more of a quick introduction to Etsy and Printful rather than an in depth tutorial. I will continue with this project and update again in the coming future.
It’s not only about the number of listings on Etsy, or using Etsy ads. It’s also about how you promote it. Moreover, it also depends on the niche you’re selling. And the most important: be consistent!
Great challenge! Etsy ads FTW! If you ran them earlier you probably could have made some decent money! Crazy to think only $1 was enough to bring in that amount of momentum.
So many youtube channels are encouraging people to make art with ai and sell it on professional platforms (betting that it is easy), but they are just doing this for their youtube channel growth (views,likes,subscribers), they are not showing their viewers the whole story behind the selling process , After trying to follow their instructions most viewers lose their hope and leave , advising other newbie not to do it. You are a great person trying to explore each case yourself by spending your time and money for us. God Bless you!
You know, TBH, this is encouraging to me. I've been getting really into SD recently, and am making images that are pretty niche. People on Instagram seem to like them, and I really enjoy creating them. If I set up an etsy shop and got 2 sales per month I'd be thrilled that anyone liked my stuff enough to actually spend money on it and hang it on their wall.
@@orirune3079 why you watermark AI generated art? Its for community, which mean everyone can use it for free and no copyrighted. You create almost nothing exept for prompt.
Thank you so much! I just checked on my 6 months old Redbubble store and found I made my first ever sale only yesterday. I left the store after posting for 2 consecutive months, I'm excited :D
takeaway: opening a new etsy shop means running ads is a MUST. growing organically comes later. the algorhythm only going to index ur products if u actually start selling.
I found this as genuine information.. Others just share profits but no live example..I have added 3 listings from last month but not even single order is processed..
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An actual realistic video. I love the math on these other videos that doesn't account for things like printing, shipping, and fees that often wind up making any of these efforts not worth your time
Dude I subscribed because you where real and you have the most organized description with clean links to everything thank you I still want to try this even though it showed not so great results for you I think this is genius and you have an awesome channel
I knowwwww riight.. Took me an entire day to upload my listing only to get a notice from ETSY that my account was suspended.. And I havent even published my first listing yet !! It was crazy
Thanks for showing when things don't quite work out to plan! Tired of seeing to many youtubers make $10,000 a month with no effort. Nice to see the real side of things too
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@@froztbytes Sure and it was great. But the thumbnail says $4,988 and in the video, we learn that he made around negative $5 dollars. Isn't that deceiving? I'm genuinely curious about this tendency of accepted visual lies.
AI Print is Massively saturated ...Most consumers are on to AI created art, and don't seem to care for it ... I actually sell hand-Drawn/Painted artwork, and those are the ones that sell, I use the AI for reference and then hand Draw&Paint it...I took all the AI prints down because they weren't selling at all, I've had people message me if they were AI created, and said they can easily create and print it themselves
I was about to copy/paste my typical response to these videos but you showed the truth to it. Kudos. For those wondering, here's the typical scenario: "These videos remind me of the "get rich quick" real estate TikTok videos where all the social media revenue actually comes from generating views from people trying to do the same thing where only the top 1% profit."
At last! A realistic AI art video that doesn't promise we can all make $15,000 a month from a few prints. Its not easy. Even with the ads, its about 25c-45c a click, and you need a lot of clicks to make a sale. So with low profit items, I even find the ads are costing more than the profit on the sales they generate.
Very good review. It goes to show others on here claiming you can make thousands within a month are a joke. Also, I don't see why you would pay for any of this online when you can get it for free elsewhere, the same art from the same A.I. site. It just riddles my mind that people would pay.
I think the missing factor that coulda made selling these way easier was that you didn't niche down, which could have made it really easier to target your ads and get better results, rather than just general art.
thanks for breaking it down like you did. Because in all reality after all the expenses on Etsy you either make little profit or none at all! So I appreciate your honesty ☺
Very nice.. Thank you for your raw honest review. Too many of them saying how easy it was to earn thousands and not one mentioned how ETSY will suspend anyone at the drop of the hat for absolutely NO REASON !! I got suspended while uploading my first listings. I have not even saved and submitted for sale yet..and I got suspended. And I wasnt even using AI !!!! When I tried to save the section to go to another level.. the dashboard flashed that my account was suspended. Like...WTH ??!!!
for those trying, it is NORMAL that you don't make any sales in your first couple months. the ones winning are the people who stuck to it and kept going!
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I tried to sell art on Etsy last year and it was a major failure. The worst bit is that I actually wasted a lot of my hours creating the arts individually. 😂
Well, some can do it, some don't. I have my store up for 24 days and made 1 sale 2 days ago. Things are looking good, you just gotta keep at it and learn, learn, learn, the world of sales is a complex world, we gotta learn SEO, good presentation, good pricing, so much stuff, but if you get it all right, you have a really good chance of living off of it! That's my aim, this starts as side hustle but hopefully I'll get there, and you can too, just dropped by to give some real motivation based on my experience :)
@@bekawak6529 I agree. I blame myself for failing not something else. I'll try again but with print on demand for journals, something I have a bit more fun designing. Congrats for your shop!
Etsy is a great platform but it is NOT as easy as many youtubers make it sound. He should have added a lot more listings to get sales. You really can't expect to put up 10 listings and make good sales. Put up 300, and then you'll start seeing regular sales! (if your art is good)
@@heysimmone it’s very hard to get found with only 10 listings. Also, when you’re new at this it takes time to learn to make an appealing product that’s something people want, and learn how to make a listing optimized for conversions. So the more you list … the more you’ll learn.
@@heysimmone That means you will be paying 60 bucks per month for all those listings. I get what he means, the more listings you have the more likely you will get a sale.
First honest video about Etsy well done! Especially regarding print on demand. My experience is very similar but over a longer period. About 3 sales in 3 months! (T-shirts/Hoodies/Mugs). And the click-bait videos are there for one reason - money from clicks!
Thank you for being so honest. Maybe the way to go is just creating the file and selling it for less so the clients can downloaded and print it themselves
Just a side note. Anything generated without a paid subscription on most AI sites can't be used commercially, within the terms of the site. Also, in the US now, anything generated by AI is classed as Public Domain, once published. Just info for those wishing to do this.
Let me tell you something, nobody cares about that commercial bullshit. That only matters if you actually make any money at all, like real money, not 10 dollars. By that point you can just buy a sub, do you think anyone ever would be able or have any interest in you to actually go and look up exactly your discord name and then go for the trouble of looking into who you are, then applying legal charges to you because you sold an AI ART of something? That you can literally put a dot on the image and say you made changes to it. Like imagine the legal trouble someone would go to hunt down a nobody like you? That they can't by any means know who you are and if you do or not have a subscription in (WHATEVER) program u used, even if they can prove you did AI ART? And then, for the biggest offender, do you actually think MidJourney themselves would go after you Mr. Nobody?
There never has been copyrights on ai produced images purely as under copyright law it attains to art made by a person where as ai images are not made by a person (contrary to what some may think)
so you are saying if you want to sell anything that was done with AI and you have a subscription for it, is it ok? I also think the market is oversaturated with AI Images and want real authentic work.
Thank God I thought you quit I love your videos ❤❤ I got really inspired by your RUclips channel and I decided to start a RUclips channel of my own , I make memes and funny video's I'm growing steadily thanks for the inspiration I hope you continue to grow the way you do ❤️ i hit 175k views a few days ago thanks again 🙂and almost 400 subscribers🎉
I Go to weekend markets, events to sell my handmade art and digital art prints..I setup a stall for 2days 6 hours each ..and make around 100-150$ per week ..+ I makes new friends, socialize, eatout with family in the evening ..it is my hobby, I am a software engineer, but I enjoy painting..
There you have it, all those 'guru's' on yt make a lot of money on telling people how to make money. That is where the real money is. Thanks for being the 0,01% honest guy on this platform!
Business is business.Those artists will still make sales, just from people who want art painted or drawn by a real person by hand, but that typically costs more.Living costs are high and many people want items at the cheapest price possible
Pattern generators have been used for decades now and the only thing about AI that makes it different is the speed of ideation - designers still need to do some real work to get a marketable image produced.
My family owns an art gallery. Trust me; this isn’t causing any sort of issue for them. The client base aren’t the type to buy art online rather commission well known artists. a different social class all together
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Should I run Etsy ads for 6 months and make an update?
I hope you do. That peacock was awesome.
Imagine if you spent 5 bucks a day on ads, you'd see way more sales, that's just $150 a month, you probably spend that much on coffee or strippers >.
Yes
thanks. i never go to etsy shit.
I had the same problem but got sales after running ads. I got also many views and i think it helps.
In your thumbnail, you indicated that your 'projected' sales on Etsy would be $4,988. However, after 30 days, you only sold two posters, even with ads running for five days. It seems you are misleading your viewers to produce a sponsored video. I must say, I am quite taken aback!
Bruh, I loved the honesty and the story telling done with this video... it was short, sweet, informational and engaging all the way through. Good stuff bro!
Yap I'm about to say the same.. Tks for the honesty 🙏
Your honesty has earned you a follow. Too many on this platform trying to make it seem as though everyone will be earning £5000 per month immediately.
😂😂😂
Yeah I still don't know if any of the AI hustles are worth the time, nobody in the comments ever has a success story.
@Potatorant Everyone says that, find a niche... ???... profit! Newsflash your AI consulting/art side hustle is not going to make you a millionaire in a few months xD you need real skills to start a business, not type in a prompt and rake in cash. People are delusional to what it takes to make money from a proper business. If you think all you need is AI to be successful then do I have a bridge to sell.
Better use of AI would be to learn skills, build up a portfolio of work, help review your work... then get a job that pays decently. Once you are past that hurdle, build upon your skills/experience and develop business acumen and other high-value skills which you will use to help you start a business - note some of the most boring and common businesses (ie lawnmowing, garbage collecting, trades businesses etc.) make insane money, don't try and chase the next shiny new trend because the only people making money on AI ChatGPT businesses that are those who make RUclips videos on it.
@@Gaze73 AI hustles aren’t really worth it at all. However, you can use AI to optimize and enhance anything that you’re doing.
Honesty? He showed how dishonest he is by bumping up the price and then applying discount.
He should have sold it at a certain price for 6 months and then applied discount to be honest. Etsy should not allow discounts to be applied immediately aswell, they should require the product to be sold for 6 months before that price can be discounted against.
Finally someone showing the reality about the AI art on etsy
$5k in sales clickbait thumbnail aint a reality
@@xaraoh_ although it was a clickbait I still think the video was worth it
The $$ is on RUclips vids
@@xaraoh_ You two both right
@@animesh_j You two both right
I LOVE this video because the author breaks down the financials in great detail and honestly. So many videos focus just on top line revenue but don't drill into the true costs. This was an excellent 30 day analysis.
If someone else hasn't already suggested it, I propose a challenge to convert your shop to digital downloads (keep all same art) and see what happens in 30 days.
and increase ad spend gradually with profits.
Hello, do you have any artwork available for sale?
Arent digital downloads targeted by pirates and copied and resold elsewhere?
@@David-Field.Stuff01AI art itself already is a form of piracy all the same
@@David-Field.Stuff01 yes 100%
I appreciate you honesty and candidacy. How refreshing it was n a sea of well made videos that make it seem easy!
I LOVE THIS! Someone actually being honest, and showing that it isn't always quick and easy
My God, I love how real this video is, I felt that you went through the same thing as me and you think like me and it really took a load off my mind after I sold so little, thank you very much for this REAL video
My favorite thing about this is that you gave genuine, honest feedback. Every channel out there is absolute clickbait, telling people they can make 30k a month by doing absolutely nothing. Generating art for print on demand products is HARD. It's time consuming and can be expensive. Nothing is completely free or completely passive income. You gained a sub for your honesty 👌
Just a small nitpicky math note:
Marking it up by 15% and then setting it to 15% off isn’t a zero sum calculation. For example, a $50.00 item +15% ($57.50) will be ~$48.88 at 15% off.
Still $6.38 more than just a straight 15% off discount on the $50.00. So a $6.38 on a little bit of a sales manipulation. Not much, but could help the bottom line with all of those fees that etsy charged.
wait isnt 15% of 50 7.5 so 15% off should be 42.5?
@@RaulLopez-rq6wh Yes, and what is 48,88 - 42,50? 6,38 as SuSpicious9748 said.
This is the thing that people don't seem to comprehend when starting an Etsy shop and/or an e-commerce business in general - results don't happen overnight. If your expectation is to make quick art and sell it quickly on these shops, you might as well throw in the towel now. Like with any business, getting traffic to your site is key. You need traffic to convert to sales. Most people get discouraged after a month or two because they see little to no traffic and think it means their products aren't good enough. Which leads ro failure. If you believe in your work or what you are offering, then sticking with it, putting in the effort and continuing to learn how the business works to bring traffic to your shop, is the only way to have a successful business. I know a few people that started from scratch with their shops. On average it took them 6-8 months to start seeing steady, profitable sales. All three are about 2 or more years into their shops and doing quite well. Now they are implementing AI work into their process and things have really taken off. So it takes time. Just like any other business. No different than starting a RUclips channel. It doesn't happen overnight. If you aren't willing to invest your time, effort and money, then you won't see the results. So this was a good video for anyone getting into the space. To understand this is a marathon, not a sprint. Set your expectations, base those expectations in REALITY, research the business and put in the work. These are the keys to making things happen.
Would u still suggest trying etsy and spending money on ads and hope to get sales regularly as time goes?
Lets collaborate and make an eCommerce store
Also people aren't going to Etsy for cheap AI generated art. They are looking for something they connect with. People can sniff out inauthenticity.
@@NatashaEstrada many people don't care about it, they just want a good piece of art to look at in their walls, if it's an original or AI generated, it's not important for them, and that's the majority of them.
Great comment, this motivates me even more. I'm giving myself 2 years to grow to the point where I can live off my store! I started almost a month ago on etsy and made a sale 2 days ago, couldn't be happier and it just motivated me to keep going, I have so much more to do!! Setup facebook and instagram store to use their ads, maybe google ads, add more listings, find more niches, still got some setup to do on the etsy profile, damn, and so much more, if I already have one sale while lacking all this, imagine when I have all that setup and running, let's go! I'll remember this moments 2 years from now :)
my wife wanted to try this as a side hustle to bring in some extra cash every month so i've been watching videos on it. this is the first video I've found that actually came off as honest. those youtubers out there claiming to make $20k/month are just clickbait assholes. they got into that world early which allowed them to establish their etsy store long before the rush of people and now they just milk it further by making bullshit videos. They probably make more off the video claim than they do their store. Your results come off as what an actual regular person can expect if they try to get into this today
Yeah. It gets to the point that it is unrealistic. Folks who here don't think things through expect to make a fortune in no time flat. Don't work that way. It takes time and strategy to get your work out there.
Hi Fazzi there is a youtuber that a like, she made a really good business but It took her 10 years, I will find the video that you can watch it as inspiration, cheers
The big thing, like this video also showed, is ads are really important. Those 20k/month results run a bunch of ads probably on multiple platform. But we just get to see the shiny sales number not the costs
Im honestly not sure if some of those people even make those numbers. People can be incredibly ruthless and dishonest these days. Who knows
@@Indy_rawr exactly. Prob like 19.5k in ads
I am 100% following you after this video. Thank you for being real and authentic.
@NFT Daily Short Clips LOL, honest? His thumbnail was TOTALLY misleading to get you to watch it and then have him promote other offers.
3:33 😂
Me too
Hi, after 11 months, how about your result?
THANK YOU so much for showing a realistic video here. There are soooooo many out there that say you can make a million but it's not reality. They leave out how hard it is, the competition factor, and just getting views period.
I appreciate how transparent you are in your videos. It's clear that you're passionate about
financial freedom and that you genuinely care about helping others. Thank you for being such a positive force in the RUclips community!
for those who tried it, don’t give up, one trick u can try is to list your product and wait, when people start to favourite your product then it’s time u can run a sale, there’s a higher chance they will buy it, my first sale came from that n even since then I got some consistent sale.
Thank you, could you explain how long it took for you to get your first order?
@@palakush7650 it took 2 months for me! Long wait but it’s all worth it
Hi! Could you share how much you earned from etsy? @@dorcaschew147
Or don't sell AI art
Something else I want to mention if you just opened an Etsy store it’s important to know that anytime you change or edit your Etsy listing it will take at least 24 to 36 hours to actually get it back into the algorithm. So keep that in mind every time you make an edit or change to your listing, you will not see much traffic on that for one to two days he needs time to get back into the algorithm.
Thanks 🎉😊
I LOVE THIS! Someone actually being honest, and showing that it isn't always quick and easy.
Most realistic video anyone has done on this subject so far, kudos man
This is a great video! The honesty, the integrity of the reality scenario. Not all youtubers out there are showing this reality in selling on etsy. So big thumbs up!
No click bait, just being real and he's not after views. You're exceptional, thanks for being real 🙏
Ok wow this is the most realistic Etsy video ever. I feel the struggle hahaha. Thank you, you earned a sub.
I really appreciate the honesty of this video. I’m an artist so I’m against this kind of use of AI, but I like to learn how things are moving to future proof myself. My finances and income are pretty healthy but it’s honestly so discouraging how many out there, people who need it the most, are the ones that are loosing their jobs and have not been able to keep up with new changes.. Technological advances are often developed with good intentions, but it’s so frustrating how instead of being used to help reduce the increasing disparity, it’s looking like the other way around.
" loosing their jobs and have not been able to keep up with new changes"
Truth is they just have to adapt with change and times. Wether digital or physical art, there is *work* involved.
@@SFgamer I can understand what you say, and yes, lots who can should do that, but not everyone is in the position to do so, and that’s what I was referring to when I said those who need it the most, whether is because they come from an already harsh background, they don’t have the means or the knowledge, health impairments, among many other things. I’m not against progress or technology, but I do hope more people start realizing increased wealth and knowledge gaps among different people is something we should start addressing.
@@lunamiranda23 there is no easy money, if its easy, its ether scamming or just being lucky. People pay for stuff they can't do it in a day or two, if they know its AI, that mean it worth nothing
Yeah, that's the harsh truth, but we gotta keep up with it or we are left behind. I have a designer friend that's really keeping up with the ai generator, enhancer and upscaling technology to help him do his job faster and with more quality so that's been helping him a lot. Don't stick to the hold ways, especially if your income depends on it!
As an artist, you’d be able to use AI art better than most. I would encourage you to play with it.
You got me and my mates followers for your honesty and breakdown of costs. You are genuine influencer. The rest are just clickbaits. 👏👍
After so many dead end videos, this seems like the most straightforward and honest. I will try it out and try to update this comment with me results.
UPDATE: It is not as straight forward as the video makes it out to be. There are a few steps which require a more in-depth learning, which could take weeks if you are a complete beginner to this like myself. I myself, I am still in the mock-ups phase. I have to watch other RUclips videos to learn these things.
Not to say this is complete bulldoodoo, because there are good ideas in this video, but it’s more of a quick introduction to Etsy and Printful rather than an in depth tutorial. I will continue with this project and update again in the coming future.
@@tien__1028please share an update
@@tien__1028 any update?
At last someone who is transparent and honest!!! Thanks, dude, this was really helpful.
It’s not only about the number of listings on Etsy, or using Etsy ads. It’s also about how you promote it. Moreover, it also depends on the niche you’re selling. And the most important: be consistent!
Please can you put me through on the niches please am actually planning on starting
I really like the honesty of this video unlike most side hustle RUclipsrs.
Great challenge! Etsy ads FTW! If you ran them earlier you probably could have made some decent money! Crazy to think only $1 was enough to bring in that amount of momentum.
So many youtube channels are encouraging people to make art with ai and sell it on professional platforms (betting that it is easy), but they are just doing this for their youtube channel growth (views,likes,subscribers), they are not showing their viewers the whole story behind the selling process , After trying to follow their instructions most viewers lose their hope and leave , advising other newbie not to do it. You are a great person trying to explore each case yourself by spending your time and money for us. God Bless you!
You know, TBH, this is encouraging to me. I've been getting really into SD recently, and am making images that are pretty niche. People on Instagram seem to like them, and I really enjoy creating them. If I set up an etsy shop and got 2 sales per month I'd be thrilled that anyone liked my stuff enough to actually spend money on it and hang it on their wall.
why they would buy from you when they can use your image and print themselves
@@jymcaballero5748 I'd watermark it
@@orirune3079 you know IA can delete the watermark?
@@jymcaballero5748 well then, nothing i can do to stop that
@@orirune3079 why you watermark AI generated art? Its for community, which mean everyone can use it for free and no copyrighted. You create almost nothing exept for prompt.
Love the honesty here! Great content and it shows you how hard it is to make just one sale!
First time seeing someone sharing the information honestly on youtube.
i subscribed because of your honesty which is a rare thing on youtube
Just subscribed!! Super hard to find this kinda authenticity!! I like no BS videos like that ;)
The way to go is to identify super niches where people are willing to spend money, and have a store for each.
This looks realistic. Nothing is lost. You gain valuable experience.
Thank you so much! I just checked on my 6 months old Redbubble store and found I made my first ever sale only yesterday.
I left the store after posting for 2 consecutive months, I'm excited :D
takeaway: opening a new etsy shop means running ads is a MUST. growing organically comes later. the algorhythm only going to index ur products if u actually start selling.
How should I advertise
Yes i want to know too
BIG NO....stop lying to people
I found this as genuine information.. Others just share profits but no live example..I have added 3 listings from last month but not even single order is processed..
I stumbled across your video and instantly knew this was made for me. I'm going through the same thing with my business but just knowing that I'm not the only one who's experienced this just pushes me to go harder. Continue to put out informational content and sharing your story, THAT is what separates you from the rest. Much gratitude sir and *vri token* was so helpful during the process of getting my grant approved.
Hi Jensen, I really like your honesty & the pace of your video. Watching your videos are enjoyable! Keep it up!
An actual realistic video. I love the math on these other videos that doesn't account for things like printing, shipping, and fees that often wind up making any of these efforts not worth your time
Dude I subscribed because you where real and you have the most organized description with clean links to everything thank you I still want to try this even though it showed not so great results for you I think this is genius and you have an awesome channel
Love your honesty!
Started an etsy shop some time ago and didn't realize how CRAZY difficult it is 😂
Yeah same here. I had to work with someone in making sure I got all things right
I knowwwww riight.. Took me an entire day to upload my listing only to get a notice from ETSY that my account was suspended.. And I havent even published my first listing yet !! It was crazy
Brother Thank you so much for this video - It's so rare to see genuinely high quality content like this often. Keep up the good work
Thanks for showing when things don't quite work out to plan! Tired of seeing to many youtubers make $10,000 a month with no effort. Nice to see the real side of things too
You're the best VRI Token ! Thank you for sharing the knowledge. I've actually gotten a few loans that you've suggested in the past. You bring so much to our tables. You're just full of great helpful info. You've taught me so much in the past few months and I'm grateful. You're an angel in disguise! Keep doing what you're doing my friend. Thanks once again VRI Token
Thank you for your realistic experiment
There is no doubt that you will rise fast at the apex of your career VRI TOKENS on the internet .Because you are a very intelligent,smart,hard worker and your work ethic par excellence.Keep going People like you take the IM out of Impossible by becoming PRO at tackling PROblems.
Finally, someone who is keeping it totally real. Am subbing, this is what we actually need 😊
What's real about the thumbnail? Isn't the fake revenue number misleading to you?
@@RuedRiisCom Did you even watch the video?
@@froztbytes Sure and it was great. But the thumbnail says $4,988 and in the video, we learn that he made around negative $5 dollars. Isn't that deceiving? I'm genuinely curious about this tendency of accepted visual lies.
@@RuedRiisCom I don't know what you're talking about. The thumbnail on my end just shows his face.
@@froztbytes I think you can push out different thumbnails and then whatever gets the most views the creator goes with. Split testing
The first video about Ai art on Etsy I actually enjoyed.
Jensen, your comments have one stand out, your honesty! Thanks for keeping it real my man!
AI Print is Massively saturated ...Most consumers are on to AI created art, and don't seem to care for it ... I actually sell hand-Drawn/Painted artwork, and those are the ones that sell, I use the AI for reference and then hand Draw&Paint it...I took all the AI prints down because they weren't selling at all, I've had people message me if they were AI created, and said they can easily create and print it themselves
They can't since each AI piece is unrepeatable and unique
@@ulysse21 je suis d accord et ont a presque le même blaze lol🖖
@@ulysse21 not true, just use same seed hah
I was about to copy/paste my typical response to these videos but you showed the truth to it. Kudos. For those wondering, here's the typical scenario: "These videos remind me of the "get rich quick" real estate TikTok videos where all the social media revenue actually comes from generating views from people trying to do the same thing where only the top 1% profit."
Bro thanks for the quality content that you are providing to us ❤️
I was more impressed by the quality of the video. Nailed it.
At last! A realistic AI art video that doesn't promise we can all make $15,000 a month from a few prints. Its not easy. Even with the ads, its about 25c-45c a click, and you need a lot of clicks to make a sale. So with low profit items, I even find the ads are costing more than the profit on the sales they generate.
I love how realistic you were bro. I'm subscribing.
Very good review. It goes to show others on here claiming you can make thousands within a month are a joke. Also, I don't see why you would pay for any of this online when you can get it for free elsewhere, the same art from the same A.I. site. It just riddles my mind that people would pay.
I can't believe I enjoyed this video. This was very refreshing from all the success 30 day stories out there.
I think the missing factor that coulda made selling these way easier was that you didn't niche down, which could have made it really easier to target your ads and get better results, rather than just general art.
You're the most honest RUclipsr and for that i subscribe your channel
Thank you for your openess!
I wish you a delightful day
Finally an honest video on selling AI set sa a beginner. Thanks.
5:00 its not because your listings aren't niche enough, it's because Etsy wants to make profit and asks you to advertise in this way
thanks for breaking it down like you did. Because in all reality after all the expenses on Etsy you either make little profit or none at all! So I appreciate your honesty ☺
Very nice.. Thank you for your raw honest review. Too many of them saying how easy it was to earn thousands and not one mentioned how ETSY will suspend anyone at the drop of the hat for absolutely NO REASON !! I got suspended while uploading my first listings. I have not even saved and submitted for sale yet..and I got suspended. And I wasnt even using AI !!!! When I tried to save the section to go to another level.. the dashboard flashed that my account was suspended. Like...WTH ??!!!
Thank you for honesty. It isn't worth bothering with Etsy. Thank you for saving us a lot of time.
The most real video I've ever seen on this platform!
for those trying, it is NORMAL that you don't make any sales in your first couple months. the ones winning are the people who stuck to it and kept going!
You showed great composure, experience, and thinking while dealing with the issues i had about my credit. Your level of quality work remains unprecedented, Thank you for all your help. Without your hard work, patience, and agility, i wouldn’t have completely gotten approved before the deadline. You rock *vri token* !, Thanks.
I tried to sell art on Etsy last year and it was a major failure. The worst bit is that I actually wasted a lot of my hours creating the arts individually. 😂
Well, some can do it, some don't. I have my store up for 24 days and made 1 sale 2 days ago. Things are looking good, you just gotta keep at it and learn, learn, learn, the world of sales is a complex world, we gotta learn SEO, good presentation, good pricing, so much stuff, but if you get it all right, you have a really good chance of living off of it! That's my aim, this starts as side hustle but hopefully I'll get there, and you can too, just dropped by to give some real motivation based on my experience :)
@@bekawak6529 I agree. I blame myself for failing not something else. I'll try again but with print on demand for journals, something I have a bit more fun designing. Congrats for your shop!
@@bekawak6529 Hi mate, just wondering if you kept at it and had much success at all? Thanks!
I genuinely liked the video bcuz you did it till the end
Warning to new watchers: this is clickbait. The answer you're looking for is at 7:28
to be fair he didn't title his video that he gained profit from it. just that he tried.
This is the first time i'm seeing your channel and i really loved your this vs you are honest and transparent
Etsy is a great platform but it is NOT as easy as many youtubers make it sound.
He should have added a lot more listings to get sales. You really can't expect to put up 10 listings and make good sales. Put up 300, and then you'll start seeing regular sales! (if your art is good)
Why 300? Can you explain the science/rationale behind this please?
@@heysimmone it’s very hard to get found with only 10 listings. Also, when you’re new at this it takes time to learn to make an appealing product that’s something people want, and learn how to make a listing optimized for conversions. So the more you list … the more you’ll learn.
@@heysimmone That means you will be paying 60 bucks per month for all those listings. I get what he means, the more listings you have the more likely you will get a sale.
60$ a montb for 300 listing but when when will the sale begin?
@@palakush7650wait, how does $60 charge for 300? How much Etsy charge for each listing?
First honest video about Etsy well done! Especially regarding print on demand. My experience is very similar but over a longer period. About 3 sales in 3 months! (T-shirts/Hoodies/Mugs). And the click-bait videos are there for one reason - money from clicks!
Great video! Thank you for showing the reality 👏🏻👏🏻
I really appreciate your honesty. This is awesome.
Damn, informative and honest feedback in a super well-edited video! Thanks.
Thank you for being so honest. Maybe the way to go is just creating the file and selling it for less so the clients can downloaded and print it themselves
Just a side note. Anything generated without a paid subscription on most AI sites can't be used commercially, within the terms of the site. Also, in the US now, anything generated by AI is classed as Public Domain, once published. Just info for those wishing to do this.
Wouldnt a good practice to create AI art and then modify it a little to then call it an original work protected by copyright?
@@TheGoodContent37a little? What do you mean?
Let me tell you something, nobody cares about that commercial bullshit. That only matters if you actually make any money at all, like real money, not 10 dollars. By that point you can just buy a sub, do you think anyone ever would be able or have any interest in you to actually go and look up exactly your discord name and then go for the trouble of looking into who you are, then applying legal charges to you because you sold an AI ART of something? That you can literally put a dot on the image and say you made changes to it. Like imagine the legal trouble someone would go to hunt down a nobody like you? That they can't by any means know who you are and if you do or not have a subscription in (WHATEVER) program u used, even if they can prove you did AI ART? And then, for the biggest offender, do you actually think MidJourney themselves would go after you Mr. Nobody?
There never has been copyrights on ai produced images purely as under copyright law it attains to art made by a person where as ai images are not made by a person (contrary to what some may think)
so you are saying if you want to sell anything that was done with AI and you have a subscription for it, is it ok? I also think the market is oversaturated with AI Images and want real authentic work.
"omg we just got an order, do you see that" *doesnt focus camera on purpose, gj man, very honest youtuber.
Thank God I thought you quit I love your videos ❤❤
I got really inspired by your RUclips channel and I decided to start a RUclips channel of my own , I make memes and funny video's I'm growing steadily thanks for the inspiration I hope you continue to grow the way you do ❤️ i hit 175k views a few days ago thanks again 🙂and almost 400 subscribers🎉
I like this guy! lol he maybe the only authentic RUclipsr on RUclips!
I Go to weekend markets, events to sell my handmade art and digital art prints..I setup a stall for 2days 6 hours each ..and make around 100-150$ per week ..+ I makes new friends, socialize, eatout with family in the evening ..it is my hobby, I am a software engineer, but I enjoy painting..
Thanks a ton for the honest video about your real experience. Reality is like a breath of fresh air here on RUclips
Drop shipping AI art, what a time to be alive. A horrible time, I mean.
its still art and it still serves its purpose i suppose
@@Kris-rg4rn if ai art is still art and "serves its purpose" then i can magically shit out rainbows too
Glad i stumbled across this early on in my research. A true honest look at the AI art sales. Thank you!
virei inscrito só pela honestidade e transparência, parabéns pelo conteúdo!!!
There you have it, all those 'guru's' on yt make a lot of money on telling people how to make money. That is where the real money is. Thanks for being the 0,01% honest guy on this platform!
He wasnt honest about his thumbnail though
And now real human artists have their carefuly drawn patterns drowned under billions of crappy ai patterns, great.
Business is business.Those artists will still make sales, just from people who want art painted or drawn by a real person by hand, but that typically costs more.Living costs are high and many people want items at the cheapest price possible
Was always gonna happen, the ai will be better then the real artist soon anyway
Pattern generators have been used for decades now and the only thing about AI that makes it different is the speed of ideation - designers still need to do some real work to get a marketable image produced.
Its not business it assholes stealing and feeding real art to ai to make this @@ROXELL
My family owns an art gallery. Trust me; this isn’t causing any sort of issue for them. The client base aren’t the type to buy art online rather commission well known artists. a different social class all together
Hey kiddo! I have mad respect for you! Nice work!
Are you still selling AI art on Etsy? IF so, would love an update every month :)
I laughed out loud at the -$4.29. Honest, informative & entertaining. Well done.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make Mistake but they don’t quit... As the economic crisis keep rising, we literally need to have different streams of income. The crypto and stock market has plenty opportunities to earn a decent Payouts with the right skills and proper Understanding of how the market works.
Yeah you're absolutely right..... Lots of people are still making massive profits from the stock and crypto market, all you really need is some relevant information and some professional advice. It is totally inappropriate for investors to stand by as they take dips during significant market diclinism
@@bradyrobinson5016 A good investment requires experience and knowledge to carry out a successful operation. Professionally, it is recommended to trade with experienced brokers, who can help you increase your profits while helping you learn the trade
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Thanks for keeping it real and being genuine. Liked and subscribed. Thanks bro!
who came to watch after Drew Gooden mentioned Jensen on his video about AI as a side hustle?