Heather, I am so happy I ran across you videos. I am new to POD and Etsy and in the past 2 months have made 3 sales with my shop being open 3 months. Now I am getting so much more info and excellent tips and strategies from you. I have taken Udemy Classes, as well as following some others on You tube. However, I find your tutorials more realistic, honest, and encouraging. I am retired (over 65), and really want this to work so that I can quit working outside my home. Thank you Heather for your knowledge and help.
So happy to see someone finally call out this clickbaiting as a bad thing to do and not encourage others to do it like so many other YTers do. I have a simple philosophy; I treat my potential customers how I want to be treated. I refuse to clickbait people and I even call out in my photocards that I offer fair and transparent pricing. BTW The worst I saw so far was a listing for t-shirts that had one item that was a freaking covid mask, so that they had a 4.99+ label.
I was literally just crying because I was so disappointed and frustrated with my Etsy shop and all the fees after just getting my first sale and ready to give it up then I got on UA-cam and your video was the first one I saw. Thank you for explaining it so well.
This has been supper helpful. I was scratching my head wondering how in the world would I compete with these $7 dollar adult tees and $8 onesies. Thanks for these tips.
No joke, I’m doing research right now just scrolled past a sweatshirt that is listed at $3.60 … I clicked on it and they’re actually selling the sweatshirt for $35. The item in the listing that is actually $3.60 is a sticker. This has to be so frustrating for customers!!
I can't thank you enough for this video. I am just starting out and when I saw all the low prices, I almost thought of not doing POD. I also see people selling whole bundles of svg files for only a dollar! Your videos are some of my favorites on YT!☺
Ugh! This is so frustrating as a seller and a customer! I definitely believe in prioritizing the customer experience on a site like Etsy. While this strategy may work to get some quick sales, I don’t think it fosters a relationship with a return customer.
@heatherstudio Great video and thank you. The one thing I have an issue with this is that If you price in between and you use Printify like I do, the profit margin changes and some items may give you like 4.99 profit which is very low. Then you are screwed paying the other fees from Etsy once you get your 4.99 profit from Printify. Because when you price on Printify it only calculates what they are charging, but not what Etsy charges. Which is like another $3 to $4 depending on how you market it. I rather set the Profit to $10 or more instead of pricing it to one specific price to compete with others. Yes, your items will be over priced in some cases depending on sizes and colors, but that's the risk you take because you are using a provider like Printify. Correct me if I'm wrong please. It is very hard out here now in 2023. Especially with shirts and sweatshirts. I also started selling Digital products because, that's what's trending now.
Hi Heather! Thank you for another amazing video. Side note: I am in search of a new desk chair and yours looks comfy. Where did you purchase this chair? :)
That formula sounds great but I live in Poland where I'm charged 23% VAT on all Etsy fees and ad spend so I ended up just making a calculator on Google Sheets to ensure I price my items such that I make a minimum profit of $3, going up to a 30% profit, whatever that may be, in addition to researching the most common prices. I want to ensure my price is reasonable but that I STILL get a profit from it.
I found a Father’s Day listing that was doing really well. It was a text design with a quote about being a dad. I clicked to see how they were selling it so cheap and they had a baby vest on there. If I was a customer this would have really annoyed me. How many babies out there are dads 🤣🤣 they could have at least used a mug or something 🙈
I have a question I cannot seem to get a good answer from online! Do you think it is distasteful to customers if an Etsy seller sells different sized tshirts for different prices (Charging more for XX2 and XX3)? Or do you think it would be better to take the mean production price for S-XXXL and charge the median price for all short sizes??
Thank you so much for this! I’d been wondering how I can possibly be competitive with pricing with the POD and high shipping and Etsy fees to consider. Appreciate you.
really enjoyed this it answered my concern and question but have a followup question, how do I sift through the clickbate prices from the ones I should take notice of to get the high and low price?
Great video Heather! I hate it when people use the clickbait pricing strategy. I’ve seen some shirts with adult subject matter, not appropriate for kids, and they throw in onesies and kids shirts to get a higher position on Etsy.
Yes I do not like that pricing strategy it’s so deceptive. Thank you for this video! I’ve been adding items to my shop like the luggage and the teddy bears and I was not really sure how to figure out a good price
More great content, thank you. In terms of shipping costs- lets say I am offering an 11 oz and a 15 oz mug on one listing- and charging shipping. There is a significant difference between the shipping costs. (currently 5.59 and 8,79 respectively). Should I charge the average of both? or? thanks
Thanks Heather for this new video. You're getting better and better on camera 👍✨ Maybe you could make a video show casing this pricing matter. Do you ship only within the US?
Thank you for sharing your strategies. I have a question about the 15% Etsy ads you can opt out of. My guess is that as a new Etsy POD store, we shouldn't opt into this so we can keep sales lower but on the flip side, to get more exposure a new shop may want to opt in. I keep going back and forth, turn on turn off turn on again. I don't remember seeing anything on any of your videos about which way to go. Can you shed any light on this topic? BTW - after watching hundreds of videos this year, you are my 'go to' channel now. You have great information and have helped not only me but I am sure many others. A big shout out to you, Heather!
i litterally cant go to those prices... i dont get this.. My expences are about 29$ so i cannot go lower than 29$. And if i want to run a sale, i have to go even higher, like 31 or something. and some bella canvas 3001 colors are really expensive in production cost, some are at 19,39$!!! And no, i dont have printify premiun because i havent sold a single thing, so i cant afford it yet
Printify shipping and shirt prices have gone up. What was below $6 is now $8 for shipping. I try to pay part of that shipping for my customers, but I can't do free shipping unless I price the items way high and I don't want to do that.
Is that lowest priced for the size you are selling? Write down The clickbait price? No store for me yet. But my strategy was to average the price out. I tried dropshipping last year. And that’s what I did. I got too busy with my job and family. And just quit. Anyway You’re the only other one that actually shared this info.
Heather girl, you explained that so well and I have made two sales in one month after watching your videos. But I haven't made profit because of the printing fees, there is a $5.85 production fee for the two items I sold and it eats up all my profit. How can I figure out my pricing with this fee? With making my mugs $30 😭
Say a mug with 5.85 production cost is priced at $15 plus customer-paid shipping of 4.99, for a total customer cost of 19.99, it comes out like this. Listing fee 0.20 + transaction fee 1.30 + payment processing fee 0.85. So total fees 2.85. Selling price 19.99 (15.00 + 4.99 shipping) less total costs 9.34 (production cost + shipping), less Etsy fees of 2.85 gives a profit of $8.30. You do not need to price a mug at $30 to make a profit.
Thank you Heather! I’ve been struggling with seeing this click bait pricing strategy and noticing they have 20 in the cart a lot of times… I’m not going to worry about it now and just focus on doing it the honest way! OG here by the way… may the odds be ever in your favor!
I literally just commented on another yt channel about this particular strategy. I’ve been a customer of Etsy a few times before looking for stuff to buy way before I even thought about getting into e-commerce. Heck even prior to knowing e-commerce ran by regulars was a thing. I got so frustrated. Personally I think it’s dishonest and deceiving to do something like that. I know it says plus at the end and most people will not notice that means prices starting from 7.99. Yeah is on the buyer but also to only have one item at the price is dishonest. There’s a better way to do. Before I watch the intro, i would personally just price a group the same price. Like greyscale colors the lowest. Regular colors mid. Special (neon or patterned) colors higher. I wouldn’t clickbait a toddler size shirt that would barely get sales bc it’s probably not even for a tot.
OMG SAME. I feel like a lot of these people are the young.... just as they took the digital download market from us because they realized they could make income online and they're learning from (cough cough) - UA-cam videos. It's all part of the game I suppose.
A Customer messaged me that my Bella Canvas T Shirt was Five Hundred dollars! "Double Check everything before Publishing people" And WHO pays $500 for a Bella Canvas T Shirt? WHO? Sorry people. Everyone makes mistakes!
Chrissy ignoring about the double date...maybe because Chrissy knows MeAgain will take over the only BankAccount (husband) she has left if they go on double date since her husband will be cooked in same pot as that OrangeChicken!!! And she will be next & placed on "The Markled List" !!! 🤣🤣🤣
Heather, I am so happy I ran across you videos. I am new to POD and Etsy and in the past 2 months have made 3 sales with my shop being open 3 months. Now I am getting so much more info and excellent tips and strategies from you. I have taken Udemy Classes, as well as following some others on You tube. However, I find your tutorials more realistic, honest, and encouraging. I am retired (over 65), and really want this to work so that I can quit working outside my home. Thank you Heather for your knowledge and help.
So happy to see someone finally call out this clickbaiting as a bad thing to do and not encourage others to do it like so many other YTers do. I have a simple philosophy; I treat my potential customers how I want to be treated. I refuse to clickbait people and I even call out in my photocards that I offer fair and transparent pricing.
BTW The worst I saw so far was a listing for t-shirts that had one item that was a freaking covid mask, so that they had a 4.99+ label.
I was literally just crying because I was so disappointed and frustrated with my Etsy shop and all the fees after just getting my first sale and ready to give it up then I got on UA-cam and your video was the first one I saw. Thank you for explaining it so well.
me clicking out of designing to look at your nails. You are the best and so motivational!
This has been supper helpful. I was scratching my head wondering how in the world would I compete with these $7 dollar adult tees and $8 onesies. Thanks for these tips.
No joke, I’m doing research right now just scrolled past a sweatshirt that is listed at $3.60 … I clicked on it and they’re actually selling the sweatshirt for $35. The item in the listing that is actually $3.60 is a sticker. This has to be so frustrating for customers!!
Those type of listings will never get my money for being misleading
Love that nail color! Periwinkle!
I can't thank you enough for this video. I am just starting out and when I saw all the low prices, I almost thought of not doing POD. I also see people selling whole bundles of svg files for only a dollar! Your videos are some of my favorites on YT!☺
Ugh! This is so frustrating as a seller and a customer! I definitely believe in prioritizing the customer experience on a site like Etsy. While this strategy may work to get some quick sales, I don’t think it fosters a relationship with a return customer.
@heatherstudio Great video and thank you. The one thing I have an issue with this is that If you price in between and you use Printify like I do, the profit margin changes and some items may give you like 4.99 profit which is very low. Then you are screwed paying the other fees from Etsy once you get your 4.99 profit from Printify. Because when you price on Printify it only calculates what they are charging, but not what Etsy charges. Which is like another $3 to $4 depending on how you market it. I rather set the Profit to $10 or more instead of pricing it to one specific price to compete with others. Yes, your items will be over priced in some cases depending on sizes and colors, but that's the risk you take because you are using a provider like Printify. Correct me if I'm wrong please. It is very hard out here now in 2023. Especially with shirts and sweatshirts. I also started selling Digital products because, that's what's trending now.
Hi Heather! Thank you for another amazing video. Side note: I am in search of a new desk chair and yours looks comfy. Where did you purchase this chair? :)
Thank you for your informative and humorous videos. You always make me laugh
That formula sounds great but I live in Poland where I'm charged 23% VAT on all Etsy fees and ad spend so I ended up just making a calculator on Google Sheets to ensure I price my items such that I make a minimum profit of $3, going up to a 30% profit, whatever that may be, in addition to researching the most common prices. I want to ensure my price is reasonable but that I STILL get a profit from it.
I found a Father’s Day listing that was doing really well. It was a text design with a quote about being a dad. I clicked to see how they were selling it so cheap and they had a baby vest on there. If I was a customer this would have really annoyed me. How many babies out there are dads 🤣🤣 they could have at least used a mug or something 🙈
I have a question I cannot seem to get a good answer from online! Do you think it is distasteful to customers if an Etsy seller sells different sized tshirts for different prices (Charging more for XX2 and XX3)? Or do you think it would be better to take the mean production price for S-XXXL and charge the median price for all short sizes??
You are gorgeous!! 😍 Thanks for all the value you share on your videos
Thank you so much for this! I’d been wondering how I can possibly be competitive with pricing with the POD and high shipping and Etsy fees to consider. Appreciate you.
really enjoyed this it answered my concern and question but have a followup question, how do I sift through the clickbate prices from the ones I should take notice of to get the high and low price?
Great video Heather! I hate it when people use the clickbait pricing strategy. I’ve seen some shirts with adult subject matter, not appropriate for kids, and they throw in onesies and kids shirts to get a higher position on Etsy.
When you publish from printify.....it gives a price but it's the production cost and shipping so do we go into etsy and manually change the price??
Taking 5 prices (or however many you happen to have) and then dividing by the number of prices (in this case 5) is called “finding the average”. 👍
Yes I do not like that pricing strategy it’s so deceptive. Thank you for this video! I’ve been adding items to my shop like the luggage and the teddy bears and I was not really sure how to figure out a good price
I just offer free shipping on everything except phone cases, super excited for that shipping video
More great content, thank you. In terms of shipping costs- lets say I am offering an 11 oz and a 15 oz mug on one listing- and charging shipping. There is a significant difference between the shipping costs. (currently 5.59 and 8,79 respectively). Should I charge the average of both? or? thanks
hello, should i post new listings and advertise with etsy ad each day? I like to design alot
Thanks Heather for this new video. You're getting better and better on camera 👍✨
Maybe you could make a video show casing this pricing matter.
Do you ship only within the US?
Thank you for sharing your strategies. I have a question about the 15% Etsy ads you can opt out of. My guess is that as a new Etsy POD store, we shouldn't opt into this so we can keep sales lower but on the flip side, to get more exposure a new shop may want to opt in. I keep going back and forth, turn on turn off turn on again. I don't remember seeing anything on any of your videos about which way to go. Can you shed any light on this topic? BTW - after watching hundreds of videos this year, you are my 'go to' channel now. You have great information and have helped not only me but I am sure many others. A big shout out to you, Heather!
What's your take on Printful?
Do you basically have to have printify premium to make this work? Can a person try without it?
I put "customer refunds" in your search bar and came up empty. Do you cover this?
How many listings would you recommend to have especially you do the 15% discount
What would you price your sweatshirts as then if you are under 100 sales? $10 profit?
Thank you for this!
i litterally cant go to those prices... i dont get this.. My expences are about 29$ so i cannot go lower than 29$. And if i want to run a sale, i have to go even higher, like 31 or something. and some bella canvas 3001 colors are really expensive in production cost, some are at 19,39$!!! And no, i dont have printify premiun because i havent sold a single thing, so i cant afford it yet
Shipping in and to Canada for a tshirt costs me over $9 😢 another insane hurdle when trying to compete with low competitor prices
How long did it take for you to get from " zero to hero" though?
What are etsy fees? similar to ebay?
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Thank you heather!
I have just been putting free shipping on all my items
Same here. But then I had my first order and it have to pay $20 for production and shipping. What do you price your items at to cover costs?
Printify shipping and shirt prices have gone up. What was below $6 is now $8 for shipping. I try to pay part of that shipping for my customers, but I can't do free shipping unless I price the items way high and I don't want to do that.
you should try gelato pod
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This OG POD friend is proud 😂
What is og ? I'm so confused
Is that lowest priced for the size you are selling? Write down The clickbait price?
No store for me yet. But my strategy was to average the price out. I tried dropshipping last year. And that’s what I did. I got too busy with my job and family. And just quit. Anyway
You’re the only other one that actually shared this info.
Hi Heather, I am from India and I want to start a POD business through etsy and printify, can I start the business from India?
Heather girl, you explained that so well and I have made two sales in one month after watching your videos. But I haven't made profit because of the printing fees, there is a $5.85 production fee for the two items I sold and it eats up all my profit. How can I figure out my pricing with this fee? With making my mugs $30 😭
Production fee 5.85 for each one on pod???
Say a mug with 5.85 production cost is priced at $15 plus customer-paid shipping of 4.99, for a total customer cost of 19.99, it comes out like this. Listing fee 0.20 + transaction fee 1.30 + payment processing fee 0.85. So total fees 2.85. Selling price 19.99 (15.00 + 4.99 shipping) less total costs 9.34 (production cost + shipping), less Etsy fees of 2.85 gives a profit of $8.30. You do not need to price a mug at $30 to make a profit.
I always enjoy the hunger game reference 😂
Hey girl, How do I get that 30 days free of printify?
Thank you!
totally off subject ... but what mascara do you use?
Haha I use Big Ego by Tarte!
This is exactly what I've been thinking. How are they even making money, lol!
My profit for my sweatshirt was 3 dollars... how? 😭
Thank you Heather! I’ve been struggling with seeing this click bait pricing strategy and noticing they have 20 in the cart a lot of times… I’m not going to worry about it now and just focus on doing it the honest way! OG here by the way… may the odds be ever in your favor!
Haha loved this comment!
I literally just commented on another yt channel about this particular strategy. I’ve been a customer of Etsy a few times before looking for stuff to buy way before I even thought about getting into e-commerce. Heck even prior to knowing e-commerce ran by regulars was a thing. I got so frustrated. Personally I think it’s dishonest and deceiving to do something like that. I know it says plus at the end and most people will not notice that means prices starting from 7.99. Yeah is on the buyer but also to only have one item at the price is dishonest. There’s a better way to do.
Before I watch the intro, i would personally just price a group the same price. Like greyscale colors the lowest. Regular colors mid. Special (neon or patterned) colors higher. I wouldn’t clickbait a toddler size shirt that would barely get sales bc it’s probably not even for a tot.
OMG SAME. I feel like a lot of these people are the young.... just as they took the digital download market from us because they realized they could make income online and they're learning from (cough cough) - UA-cam videos. It's all part of the game I suppose.
Actually thank you i was so depressed about pricing my product but i got a clear view now i can sleep peacefully 😊
OMG you are so ADHD I love it.
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have you ever thought of doing vlogs??🤔
I have! One is coming out on my second channel heyheather
A Customer messaged me that my Bella Canvas T Shirt was Five Hundred dollars!
"Double Check everything before Publishing people" And WHO pays $500 for a Bella Canvas T Shirt? WHO?
Sorry people. Everyone makes mistakes!
Chrissy ignoring about the double date...maybe because Chrissy knows MeAgain will take over the only BankAccount (husband) she has left if they go on double date since her husband will be cooked in same pot as that OrangeChicken!!! And she will be next & placed on "The Markled List" !!! 🤣🤣🤣