WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE STARTING PRINT ON DEMAND: Watch This BEFORE Starting Etsy or Amazon 2024
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- Опубліковано 6 гру 2023
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If you want to know how to start a print on demand business in 2024 on Etsy, Amazon Merch, Redbubble, Zazzle or Teepublic, this is the video for you. I share some of the best beginner tips to make more sales and find the best print on demand niches for 2024.
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I am soooo happy you mentioned needing money upfront. So many people talk about getting started for $0 and it's just not true.
Yes! If you really do have $0 to start, you can try your hand at a place like Redbubble or teepublic, but to really be profitable on Etsy you need to have a small cushion to start.
How much did you need to get started then?
@@xaivang9106I’ve attempted selling on Etsy for years (handmade crafts, before. I’m only now starting POD). I never had any capital to start. I would say that any amount, even $20, will be helpful. To get started, Etsy charges 20 cents per listing, and they must be renewed regularly. I’ve not made any sales, so I don’t know how that goes. I’ve merely paid Etsy repeatedly for the privilege of listing my items on their site.
100% agree with the upfront costs! I found myself in a bind when, unexpectedly, I got a custom t-shirt order for a large group (they wanted 75 shirts) and I didn’t have enough to front the production cost. Had to wait a couple days til payday. Kind of embarrassing, but a good lesson learned.
Definitely wish more people realized this! It's always super exciting to get a huge order, but it could be super stressful if you aren't prepared.
@@hannahebeling This is one of the first things I thought about, and that is why I chose not to start my biz at the most lucrative time of the year, Q4. I was terrified of the amount of sales I could potentially get as my available credit card balance is quite low, under $1000. I wanted to target personalized Christmas group shirts, but this would add up quickly if I were to start selling. So, reluctantly, I decided I was better off growing into it as my credit card balance would allow, which is to start in Q1. And if Etsy held funds or even shut the shop down after the orders went through Printify, that would be very bad too, but in Q1 it would be doable. A lot to consider.
Dang so, add my Platinum Card to Printify and Etsy? To both site or just Printify?
@@JonnyTec You'll need a payment method on both ends. For Printify you'll just need a debit or credit card. For Etsy, you'll need a credit or debit card for fees and other charges, but you will also need an actual bank account for them to deposit funds into. I opened a free checking account with Intuit Quickbooks for this purpose, which also gives you a debit Visa. I use the same account for both Etsy and Printify.
Great to hear that you mentioned the upfront cost. Many UA-camrs don't mention this thing at all. So far, you're the only one I've heard about it.
Definitely wish more people were aware!
Same here too.
Upfront costs are not always reimbursed by Etsy - depends on whether your fees for any ads have been taken from the sales made.
From the Jewelry I sold on Etsy years ago ( I made better sales at craft fairs so closed the shop). I knew about having a reserve fund, but it's good to hear you mention it, cause many don't
Thanks for all the great information!!!
You bet!
Thank you for sharing guides for free! Your information is amazing!
Glad you think so!
I really enjoy your videos. So helpful and informative. Thank you.
I'm so glad!
Great insights like always! Really appreciate your efforts and your well thought out approach to things
I appreciate that!
Hi- I am binge-watching your videos about POD on Etsy. Thank you for all the info; new subscriber.
Welcome!
Great video, Hannah! Your cross-niching idea is awesome and I am definitely going to utilize that! That's also good to know about not worrying about people copying your designs. I have had that in a product I sell on a shop that is not POD, and that is custom mailbox decals. Someone has exactly copied a couple of my good sellers and I was so upset, but I can see what you're saying. I didn't see theirs until like the 6th or 7th page and mine are on the 1st page. So, that makes sense to not waste time and effort on that. Thanks so much for another great video! I always learn so much!
It can be discouraging to find for sure! Glad it doesn’t seem like it’s affecting your item though! Thanks for watching!
Love this very practical advice 😊 first of all, making money is a hard work, not magical thing happening over night. Let’s all keep that in mind! And let’s just kepe going and be consistent! That’s something I tell myself
Absolutely!!
Hey Hannah! You are such a gem! I am so excited to have stumbled on your page. You share alot of great and helpful information. Ive been POD for years by word of mouth, mostly for my friends and their friends for free and profit. I recently obtained my LLC and started my small business designing printable party favors a Christian stationary, etc. I average one to two projects a month, which is good for now, since i work a 9-5. I def want to create a passive ave for profit by adding a novelty items, but not sure how. Any direction? Your videos are golden I've watched 3 and already feel inspired and empowered. Thank you from a new subscriber. ❤
I love your videos! Thank you for all the great info. I don't see the cross niching guide.
You’ll get that sent directly to you if you sign up for the free workshop (in the description) showing how to use it in more detail!
Hey Hannah! I'm experiencing my first proper Christmas season with regular sales between 7-20 per day and OMG the customer service aspect is intense: out-of-stock items, missing tracking numbers, late items, lost items, orders by mistake, Printify Live Chat marathons (+ a few personalized orders)🤯I spend all day reacting and talking to customers or Printify Live Agents and trouble-shooting. How do high-volume sellers even handle 40-100 daily sales without burnout? How do you take a day/weekend off or manage your shop when you get sick. Is it possible to make this sustainable and scale-able without becoming exhausting? Grateful for any advice❤
I had a similar season and honestly got overwhelmed bc sooooo many more issues compared to my handmade shops. Would love your feedback Hannah.
@@P-Funk69 How do you even handle more than 1 shop? Wow! I can't imagine actually making the items that I'm selling on top of the customer service and designing, listing.
@@Laflaqua-hg5yx I had 2 of the shops for so long 10 plus years im kind of used to it. It is stressful sometimes but I feel I need to do it to make enough income. i also think its so important to diversify in case one of the platforms closes one or all of your shops. i have so many shops- 3 etsy, 1 amazon handmade, 1 shopify, plus teepublic, redbubble, zazzle, etc..... will prob open a couple more this year as well.
Yessssss
@@jamieandrick6541 yeah they all have massive sales according to their videos but no one explains how they manage the customer service, so there are things these you tubers are hiding. It’s not passive at all. They always answer with „get a VA“ but they don’t have Va‘s themselves
I found this out too. Luckily I had the extra money.
Love your videos !! Thank you for sharing and not use that overuse tone of voice lol .. what about adding a watermark to your pics ? I know it’s not aesthetic but it does suck that you spend so much time creating something and someone else benefits from it.
Thank you Hanna for the Cross Niche guide, it very helpful. I see you even have Australia Day. I'm Australian, nice to see that, but Australia Day is really controversial these days with big protests against this celebration by the indigenous community and supports, they call this invasion day and a great sadness. I will try some of your suggestions, thank you.
I was wondering if you would consider doing a tutorial on designing a personalized blanket on Canva (not Kittl). Thanks!
Great idea!
Amazing advice, thanks you. Im getting a bit lost in how i should brand / call / theme my store! lots of advice say that it should reflect your niche. but it sounds like you sell a lot of niches.. so how should i position teh actual storefront etc
As a new seller, I think it’s a great idea to do a more general shop!
Not that I am a participant-expert, but it seems to me that, unless you have a name associated with a specific topic/niche, no one is looking for you. They are looking for a product. Realizing that was like getting rescued from a collapsed building. After that, ten minutes of perusing Esty store names, and I decided on positive concept, easy to pronounce and spell, and no hipster A&B names. However, the last one works well for Harry & David and a whole lot of other stores. It's just not for everybody.
Great video for a newbie like me.. :-)
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for you advices! But I want to understand one more thing. Is it okay that I have different type of niches in one shop? or it would be better to keep specific direction ?
Yes, absolutely! A general shop is a great way to go for lots of people!
Speaking as someone who's known etsy since 2007, I'd recommend you choose a niche that has related niches. eg; if you have a camping store, you can also do stuff for hiking, national parks and nature/wilderness themes. Trust me when I say if you stick to related niches, your SEO will benefit.
To be fair, when you started Kittl didn’t exist :)
Even last year when I tried them they still weren’t that good. Now, though, absolutely love using their templates. Some of my bestsellers this year were made in Kittl!
So true! It’s definitely the tool we’ve needed and I’m thrilled they just keep building it out.
Hi Hannah, I have a question about the tags, here I'm completely confused. Does it make sense to fill up the tags completely, example: Tag 1 sweatshirt crewneck shirt, Tag 2 highschool 1 grade teacher, or should each tag correspond to a search term example: sweatshirt for teacher? Thank you so much!
I like trying to use the tags as search terms that correspond to your niche and product if possible.
Do you have a general Etsy store or a niche store that sells 2 or more products? I think you can still cross niche within a niche store, ie. mom + dog, mom + kid + baseball, mom + kids + Christmas.
I actually have both, but I think general store is the way to go when you first start!
@@hannahebeling Would it be harder to target an email list this way though? I think I am going to target "Family" and go general within that broad niche as there seems to be endless subniches within the family niche. Does this sound like a good idea, where an email list would still be useful to bring in more sales? I don't want to go all out general because I do want to collect emails to target them later.
@@hannahebeling Would the family niche be general enough in your opinion? I can think of a lot of subniches under the family niche umbrella as well as occasions.
Just a random thought- if you lower your camera angle we can see your hands and it helps engagement on videos and increased audience trust when they can see your hands
I am stumped as to how to charge or not charge for shipping if I have 2 or more products for sale within a niche and I have to use more than 1 print provider to fulfil that order. I hear that there is a shipping charge for each different product, even if it is from 1 shipping partner and each product is shipped out separately. What do you recommend for shipping, free or charge shipping per item or other? I have not been able to get an answer to this from any UA-camr that I follow and am hoping you will give your expert opinion on this. Thank you!
For me, it depends on the product type. I have also shifted between free and paid, but for tshirts and hoodies I am trying to build shipping into the price and have it be “free” to the customer.
@@hannahebeling So one of the items you might charge shipping for but the other one, you might try to incorporate the cost of the shipping into the item, all in one order?
How many design listing should be uploaded in a month in any POD platform? Also can i use same design on multiple platforms like Redbubble, teepublic, cafepress and Etsy. Please advise. Thanks
You totally can post the same designs on other platforms (that’s what I do). I would try and pick a daily upload goal between 3-10 designs and be consistent!
@@hannahebeling thanks dear
It is my understanding that uploading the same design to different platforms MAY cause some issues with some of those platforms. I've seen that some sellers had their sales on Etsy tank when they uploaded their designs to their own Shopify store. Etsy really wants their listings to be unique to Etsy and may think you are copying others when their bots find the same design elsewhere. I don't how other platforms deal with this. It may also be a little unpredictable how your google search results work if you are on multiple platforms. What you want to rank on top may not rank on top.
That being said it may work great, but being aware of the possible issues is probably a good thing to help eliminate pain points if it doesn't work out.
@@thedolenorway Would this be a way to utilize the old multiple designs in one figma board method? The one where you switch words in and out of multiple designs at once, but with the new market conditions, you send only one specific version to each, or at least to Etsy, instead of uploading them all to every platform?
@@chipcook5346 Sounds like it might be worth trying. I'm no expert, just sharing what I've seen mentioned elsewhere.
Hi, im not able to optin your blueprint course. Can you help me please? 'link expired' is the message...
Hi! The Blueprint course is currently closed for enrollment, but I will be opening up another round of seats next month!
could you PLEASE cover how to generate free traffic when you have a $0 advertising budget? Nobody in these POD "help" videos seems to want to touch this, and traffic generation is virtually non-existent without being able to pay for ads.
I’m hoping to do a social media video on this very thing soon!
@@hannahebeling I'll definitely be watching for it. The over-flooded algorithms on most platforms make it very difficult to get organic traffic, and with no advertising budget, it's really tough to get off the ground. Thanks Hannah
I think Pinterest helps quite a bit