As an artist trying to start his own sticker business, this hurts my soul. Knowing the hours i put in to every image will likely be a waste seeing all the comments here just willing to use AI to undercut actual artists. Make me want to give up art all together. I kinda want to vomit. Disgusting
Why is it disgusting? You may not like it but how about you move with the times? Do ai stickers and then offer a premium charge for custom designed ones
Man can y'all just leave art to the artists? This bums me out so much. People who design and draw their stickers from scratch are going to be left in the dust with how much faster AI can generate art compared to an artist from scratch. Also sucks it's using other artist's work. And I think there's a lawsuit going on for those selling AI generated stuff. Go find something else to do please. Put your time into something else if art isn't your thing.
Your point is valid, but AI is the future whether we like it or not. That being said, tasks of many professions/roles will be displaced. The artists claiming to be affected by AI could still use that same AI and focus their design forte to actually weed out good designs from generic designs. They will be way more competitive than if an individual without an artistic background attempts the same thing. They should also master or get better at prompt optimization to get very close and realistic results. Those artists will be the artists that survive. The other artists will be left out, if they do not catch on. Another POV: I am a software engineer by education/training. Don't you think that AI could easily replace (not displace) many aspects of my tasks and responsibilities? In fact, this has already begun to happen. I am aware that it is not as easy to replace my tasks due to their technical nature, when compared to generating art pieces, but they are still replaceable. Anyone who will not catch on with the new technologies will be sadly left out, and that is the hard pill which many are refusing to swallow. This is just a matter of survival of the fittest, plain and simple. As harsh as my comment sounds, I don't mean to offend any artist or individual being heavily affected by AI, but the key idea is that you must adapt to survive! Good luck to everybody out there!
Quick note: MidJourney doesn't use pieces of images; it generates something within a statistical space that is completely original and based on a noise pattern generated from a seed
Can I ask where does the money from sales go? Do you have to create a business profit account with your bank? I don't have instrgram, which Is why I am asking here.
@Alek can ypu make a video about how to make a etsy shop account and publish your sticker. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Or you could, you know, learn how to draw and create them yourself. Noone was born with the ability to draw beautifully. Everyone had to learn. But nowadays some people are just too lazy and want everything done in a minute. That's why they dont respect other human being who spent years on learning how to draw. Personally, I find this video disgusting. Artists all around the world are trying to bring the awareness that this app has stolen data from hundreds of thousands of artists and put it into their data bases without consent of the copyright owners, which is illegal. There is a lawsuit already submitted. It is simply wrong. Good for you for buying a commercial version but what did it do really? You are just paying the stealers. A different problem is selling them on Etsy, a platform created for hand-crafters to sell their goods. Do you even write in the title that all of your stickers are AI generated? Or you are you misleading people into thinking they are supporting a creative artist? You are not creative but wanna have a sticker shop? You can commission an artist to create a design for you. But stealing is a no no. Highly disappointed.
Just a rule of thumb here for the people clicking on this video...1) If it sounds too good to be true, then it is .2) If a UA-camr is posting an "easy" way to make 6 figures with "no skill", then you can bet the market is already saturated and you'll never see many sales, let alone 6 figures. 3) Creating an "easy" product and putting it on saturated markets like Etsy is not going to work without significant marketing efforts outside just having an online shop. 4) Don't reward a UA-camr with views for a clickbait video like this. Remember, their only interest is their channel growing to make them money.
The cruel thing is, that by interacting with the comments, you boost engagement which then shows the video is interesting and has the algorithm pushing it even more. Downvoting shows that there is a polarization and the algorithm takes that to mean not only is a debatable topic, but also a topic people are interested in...can't win.
Coming from someone who is a keyboard warrior with out a profile pic. But hey negative comments are still comments. So I guess he can still thank you for the support and keep it pushin like im sure he did anyways.
As an artist, with skills I’ve developed over the last 15 years, and thousands of lonely hours painting, drawing, practicing with my own hands and my own creativity, I hate this.
Its disgusting how many people are running with AI art and these get rich schemes meanwhile real artists that put blood sweat and tears into their original designs and work are sh-t on in all of this, im so tired of where the world is going and its taking the humanity out of art.
thats as maybe but we werent all born with that skill i love doing stuff like this but i cant draw worth a shit so gd luck to u people who have this skill
Maybe take pics of you drawing your actual art and raise the price for it. Or do an experiment and see how much it sells for at auction showing the art authenticity. Ai is here, adapt and overcome.
@@alekSheffy the very stickers you sell and used for this video. You didn't put in the work nor create/own anything other than put words in a program and have it pull artwork from the internet to sell for your own profit. Just because it's not copyrighted through a Google search does not automatically mean you can just sell it. Though the artwork may not be registered, the artwork is copyrighted once an artist has created it. Did you create the artwork? No. Did you put in the time to achieve such artwork styles? No. So you don't own anything. There's a reason why a protest to abolish this AI is happening due to its plagiarism and discredit to artists and their hard work. Don't be surprised later down the road you get emails about the artwork you claim as 'yours' and when actual proof is required.
@@michaelvang1902 like I’m all for calling this guy out for this click bait video but you don’t seem to understand what AI art is lol. No artist is creating these somewhere. Yes they are trained on other peoples art but they don’t produce a copy or something. Maybe go do a little googling first.
@@DF999 I've done my research in 'AI art' which isn't really art at all. Do you know why? Guess where the program pulls the art from? From actual artists without their consent or credit. Midjourney's owner/founder even admitted that they don't credit artists or the art they take. Artstation, a popular hub for artists even protested the AI program because of copyright infringement. You are correct, no artist from Midjourney is creating anything, in fact, there are no artists working for Midjourney, it's all coding and stolen artwork that is put into a formula that generates 'AI art'. Fun fact, you can't even copyright 'AI art' because it's not created by a person but, rather a program.
You do know that the only way this works is by stealing images from actual artists, right? That we’ve spent years learning how to make? And you just have a bot mash together something to claim as your own and SELL. I hope you’re just unaware and not actively ignoring the all the artist protests. Right?
_'You too can become rich with no discernible skill...'_ is rather a dispiriting thought for artists out there - groaning with real talent who've spent sometimes decades honing their skills. What a time to be alive... 😔
What I would love to see is a video covering actual sales and success/failure after doing this regularly 6 months. There are a number of things that are easy to make (like this). The problem is that it's easy for other people to do too, so the market becomes saturated. The store you are showing that are taking in six- and seven-figures...Most of them probably have several streams of income and/or crosspost like crazy to get sales and traffic from every possible avenue. For most of us, we probably work full-time and have families...It would be helpful to see how many hours actually go into making this successful (IF it becomes successful) and what the realistic journey is like.
In other videos, he shows proof of his earnings. He screenshots from Etsy showing how his Etsy income was $0 in 2020 (when he started) and his sales were through the roof the same month of the following year. You won't make money right away. You'll need to post several hundreds of listings and then wait a few months (keep putting up new listings at that time). It takes a few months for the Etsy algorithm to start showing your items higher up in the search (versus paid ads).
I agree, need more proof. This assures users it is truly something that can be done. Not just someone saying, yea its possible, but there are other secrets i wont say.
As an artist that actually spends days and weeks drawing my own stickers can y’all stop using AI art. As a consumer also, if the art isn’t drawn by you personally, I’m not interested in buying it. Just crappy that ppl do this.
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Kinda missed some important steps. How does one actually produce the product? How much should one charge? How much does it cost to produce the product? What about seo? One can't just post something for sale and expect people to buy it, or even see it. What platforms should one post to? What time frame should one expect to generate the claimed half million in revenue?
@@alekSheffy I understand, but you gotta admit, those are some important points, no? You can always do a follow up video and link it in description or in comments. Or make a 45 minute long video. If the info is valid, useful, and delivered in a good way, people that actually wanna do something like this will watch it. Overall, great video, just missing those key points to actually making money imo
I mean it's pretty smart but I'd rather draw my sticker designs. They would seem more valuable imo although people probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference lol. AI does need some kind of copyright laws though
As an illustrator, I do not appreciate this video, considering I have my stuff out there and getting stolen by these AI generated prompts. And FYI, Disney is PRETTY SERIOUS cracking down their copyrighted material. I hope you do better.
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It says "start up 6 figure sticker business in 2023". Do you have a link from your own sticker business that is 6 figures atleast this past 2022? Maybe you can hook it up here to see your sales and how much it has grown? Id like to see the numbers and how much you have actually sold from this idea.
He doesn’t bc this is just another “how to make an ai art image print it on something and hypothetically sell a ton for money” videos lol. All these comments blinding thinking they’re gonna make a store out of this is wild to me. You’re the only one I’ve seen that even questioned him.
Wow, that is not easy at all. And who goes online to shop for stickers? Stickers are something your kid sees in the checkout line at Walmart, and you grab them and that's that.
Insane to me that people feel okay using AI which trains off of preexisting art, effectively stealing it, then selling it, THEN also having the nerve to say you don't want to share your store in case people copy your work that you created with some words and art theft? lmao
I can't even find his Etsy storefront lmao. Like, I am so incredibly curious to see the sales. Especially considering the errors that come with using AI to generate art. Is the storefront in the room with us rn?
@@ballsmanjoe699 ah yes electricity that steals from other electricity and calls it their own electricity, a very common issue, good point Ballsmanjoe 69 😔🙏🏻
Welp traditional artists, put your brushes down and go watch TV or something. You're no longer needed. That skill you've been working on and perfecting for years? Throw it away and just get an AI. Now everyone's an artist. Cool
Your videos are awesome. One question with this particular one is about the end product. Where do you go to make your image into a sticker? I am assuming one of the print-on-demand sites you routinely mention, but you excluded this part of the process from your video and it is probably the most important element. Also, are these just single stickers, or are you making sheets of stickers (judging by your videos, I am going to guess it is both plus some other angles for market presence, diversity of clientele and usage, etc.)? Again, some more details on the processes for the end product and production thereof would be much appreciated.
There are lots of print on demand companies that will print the stickers for you and send them to your customers. Ive been using Printful for years. It's probably not the cheapest but it is basically hands-free once you upload your design and create your Etsy listing. Printful also offers "warehousing" where you can order a lot of something and have them store it in their warehouse for you so that orders ship out faster. This is good if you anticipate selling a large volume of the same item. There are also some companies that will print large lots of stickers and send them to you to mail to your customers as they're ordered. A lot of people who have more time on their hands and want to cut costs buy a Cricut machine and print and cut their own stickers and then mail them to customers themselves. That is the cheaper way to run this type of business but it is way more hands on. It just depends on how much time and energy you want to put into your business. Good luck ✌️
Besides print-on-demand sites, you have two other choices: make them yourself then send them to your customers., or have another company make your stickers, then they send the finished stickers back to you and you send them out to your customers. If you make them yourself, you will need to invest in a quality color inkjet printer because most sticker papers don't work with laser printers, vinyl sticker paper (trust me!), some sort of cold laminate to protect the stickers (it also makes them look very professional), and a cutting machine like a Cricut. You COULD cut them by hand, but its faster to use a machine if you are making a lot of stickers AND they look professional. I sell stickers, and I make them myself because I can put several different designs on one sheet of sticker paper if i only need a few stickers of a particular design. After you make your stickers, they are ready to ship out. If you decide to have another company make them for you then send them to you, there are a LOT of companies that do this. Sticker Mule is pretty popular, but I am personally not crazy about their sticker quality. Their minimum order is 10 of the same design--I think. But, you can order 10 of each design and have your own little stock of ready-to-ship stickers. These companies offer things like glitter and holographic laminates and stickers on different kinds of materials, so you can offer variety. I've ordered stickers from an overseas company, and I am impatiently awaiting my order to see how they turn out, since it can be hard to keep making stickers at home, especially for my designs that are more popular! As for sticker sheets vs individual stickers, you can do both with both of these methods or even print-on-demand. Printify let's you choose if you want to do individual stickers, or kiss cut stickers which are on a sheet. Making stickers at home, its easier--to me-- to make individual stickers because I can't quite figure out how to do the kiss cut with good results. Other companies that make your stickers then send you the finished product also do individual stickers or kiss cut stickers. Stickers sheets are good if you have a variety of one thing (like pandas doing different things like sitting, standing, eating, sleeping, etc) or a theme like pizza slices with different toppings, but you have to design the layout for the sticker sheet yourself. Stickers aren't just for kids, so consider that, too! Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk (lol!), I hope my info helps you!
6 figure sticker business. LMAO. Yeah, with the hundreds of other people out there pushing videos about how to do it too? With market saturation, you might have a chance to make a 4 figure income from a sticker business. Especially now that AI is doing the hard part.
Very, very few people make any money at all in print on demand. Picking high-performing accounts and using them as a yardstick for success is disingenuous at best.There is no way that 99.9% of all people doing something similar will make anything more than a few bucks here and there.
Man, this just feels really icky seeing this be used to earn money, what a punch in the face to actual artists. How are people getting upset that their generated "work" can get stolen but not understand what artists don't like about all of this.
Virtually the only comment that talks about this. It is messed up. People should know that there are lawsuits currently in place that may affect their use of these images and they may end up being liable for damages to artists as what happened with Napster.
Thank you for talking about this subject. You're like the only person who has and I'm surprised more people aren't upset about it. Some of the most influential artists I follow in the art community have made a huge uproar about AI generated images. AI CAN NOT create images unles it is fed images. Unfortunately, many artists work has already been stolen in order to "teach" the AI without their consent. It's so disheartening. :( This video is a great idea. But I can never feel right about creating a business using generated images from a data base of artists who get no credit. Even though AI can never make a truly original piece of art, it really is a punch to the face for artists who have taken years to hone their skills and make an income just to see an AI generate something similar and people make bank off of it.
I can understand the ingenuity of artistry. The world, though, will constantly evolve. It's nothing we didn't know, coming into this world. It's nothing that should be unexpected to anyone. One of the first things people were saying when I was only 13 years old is "eventually, AI will be stealing people's jobs." For some reason, I find it odd that although we KNEW THAT, we still complain. Here's my advice to you: If you can't beat them, join them. Don't get bogged down by the ideology that your attempt at "authentically made merchandise" will truly matter in the eyes of a consumer. There's a big money wave incoming. Just like with BitCoin, just like with NFTs before they crashed... just like with anything else, there's going to be a small pocket where those with the initiative will take over and create generational wealth for the people they care about. If your ego trumps your family's well being, then so be it. If, though, making a financial dent in the world and living comfortably is within your end goal... rather than complaining about it, I'd find ways to implement the technology presented to find ways to make some dollars. Honestly.
Can you make a video on how you go about making/printing the stickers please? As in what printer to use, how to get the shiny or bubble stuff onto the stickers. You know that stuff that some stickers usually have on them. What other machines would you use? Would you use vinyl cutter and what else would you use? Great video!
Who on earth is buying these stickers ? Genuine question are you able to show your sales numbers on these and profit margain ? I think these would make little to no money profit wise from my experience doing this years ago.
Will it still work or it’s not because market is too saturated? You’ve just showed how to make a sticker basically but putting it on Etsy how to make it sell?)
Are you aware that your panda has a, uh, ball between his legs, another has 7 toes and a missing paw, and you've got a whale with an extra flipper, and another one with multiple growths?
They can generate all they want, but to stand out against competition, small artists that have shops need to concentrate their branding. That’s the most important thing, and second being sharing your work process to people online (speed videos of designing stickers, packaging, talking about what it’s like to start) through tik tok and UA-cam. People are more willing and happy to support artists who make stuff from scratch/ originals, and know their start up story, there’s more of a human connection of helping another human making and selling honest work- compared to some rando making a bunch Ai generated stickers that have inconsistent branding and no real human story. Branding isn’t just what content you sell looks consistent, or has a demographic it targets, or what it presents itself to what it wants to be, but the human story or the work process which connects to others identities that agree and support that brand. Don’t give up. If Ai art makes you wanna give up from making art, did you ever really like making art to begin with?
like it or not if somebody can generate a image you want 10x faster than a "original" artist can for a cheaper price then most people will go to them... just business keep up
I will never take kindly to Al art, but I will give you your props for at least trying to backward search the images that are generated and are encouraging the practice of checking to make sure it doesn't trace back to a specific artist style . Definitely will try that first step more to help give me creative ideas with my art.🔥
I agree. AI shouldn't be allowed to search on any material that is copyrighted. Just like humans, it must NOT consume ANY copyrighted material. ALL work artists make are NOT valid if they were inspired by literally any concept or character or even a line, that is COPYRIGHTED. We must live in a vacuum, and produce ALL thoughts as originals.
@@excelsior8682 I thought that until I considered ai as consuming art as we would, though at a faster pace. The art we create isn’t as spontaneous or without influence The machine doesn’t care how’s it’s used, that’s up to us, and how we modify and add to our influences, much like modifying ideas generated from ai. I think the idea is it’s a tool, not an absolute.
Actually it's funny to consider it, but Google does not contain every image or piece of art. Only what it has been able to scrape online. Not all art is online. Though if it's being sold online it's more probable.
@@Funnykid33 A.I. is gonna be hard to go against moving forward tho, whether we like it or not it’s our future some way or another and will make a lot of jobs obsolete one day
Wow! very helpful video tutorial. Thank you for sharing this valuable information. You have a new subscriber to your channel. I started using Midjourney and several other Ai art generators some weeks ago... But I ve never made one cent online, because I didn't try to sell anything online before, or any of these print-on-demand platforms. I am a graphic designer with many years of experience in that field. I've watched many videos of people making money "online", but is that really true? Because there is a Huge competition with these platforms. I want to try this Online-money-making idea, but does it worth it? Or people just making money from the UA-cam video advertisments? Definitely I reject Fiverr, i dont like the way they treat you there... Also you didn't say much about the stickers, so i am wondering if these platforms demands from you to have your stickers as a "vector" format as well. Because if they do, then illustrator and Corel Draw is a must tools to have to convert them. Ai Art generators are excellent and very helpful tools for Artists and designers, if they know how to use them properly. Ai generates "Unique" images each time, so there is no chance to find the identical one. Only similars you can find. One tip from me, is don't use Google to search for images. Try Yandex images instead. You will be amazed by the results Yandex gives. A lot better than google. Yandex is the biggest opponent to Google. Even in their browser translator it can OCR an image you uploaded and gives you the text for both languages, not just the translated one. Google can not do that yet... Anyway, all is well, But you didn't demonstrate to us the "Process" of uploading and creating our online store. How to sell the stickers. This is the most important part. Do you have any video of showing the process? Thank you.
I’m not sure if anyone else in the comments have mentioned this. But you might want to wait for more advice from the Copyright Office in US and other countries. Using an AI generated work isn’t actually “original”, but a mash up of many copyrighted works to create a derivative art work, which is still protected under copyright laws. So just be careful. While you may be entering a saturated market, a big conglomerate or AAA company could come across your store that is grossing over $300k annual sales for example and the company takes you to court for derivative copyright. AI does not mean original
Hey dude a mock listing would be super helpful. I love all the info here except I’m not understanding certain things like are you selling the stickers in a set? How large are they physically? Are you using digital download or printify? Etc
Although I appreciate the thought and effort put into this video, this kind of product adds to the waste we create as humans. Given the current situation with the planet, I find it an unethical option to have passive income.
Great vid. I'd like to see a part 2 of this video showing which pod company you would recommend and selling prices explaining how you get your profit margin, especially with such a low price item. Thanks!
Amazing video and very thorough so I appreciate that. For someone who is completely brand new to this and has never heard of selling stickers, at the end of your video it would have helped to really walk us through where and how to sell these. If I follow your video to a T I will have a ton of stickers but literally don't know what to do with them from there. Can you do a part 2 on what to do on the next step?
Dude. It takes YOU no skill. It took the artists’ who’s art Midjourney steals from, without their consent, lots of skill and time. Just because independent artists don’t have the legal backing to shut you down like Disney does isn’t an invitation to make money off art you didn’t create and didn’t credit or pay the actual artist for.
lmao not his automated reply to you....anyway 100% agree this is a horrible idea that just takes business away from people who actually make their own art
How do you compete with other sellers that print at home and are able to offer a much cheaper price point? From what I've seen, POD for individual stickers has a low profit margin and high shipping cost, which eats into profits when compared to other sellers. (do you do sticker sheets? also what kind of stickers?) While I love the idea and your video in general, the $500K number seems absolutely crazy to me without more information about marketing and sourcing.
@FloriDS I think this might be good if you already have an established etsy store that can drive traffic or if you are comfortable paying for ads, but the amount you would need to sell to make any meaningful profit just seems way too high, and you are putting in so many hours of work with the high quantity listings method. I like the idea of stickers and they are fun to make, but you also have to consider that every sticker you upload is .80 cents per year. If you upload 500 stickers over time, that’s $400 on listing fees alone per year. I love Alek’s videos but this model doesn’t seem sustainable
@@KirbyHenry10 Yeah I also like the idea of this business but unfortunately the high shipping costs that comes with the dropshipping model is making it impossible to compete with people printing at home… I really want to start a POD business but I can’t decide what type of store I should do.. Have you any suggestions? I thought of digital art prints or the general store he has in his series
What do you do about the crazy shipping cost of stickers. When I look at sticker printers on printify, all the printers charge over 4 dollars to ship your stickers. It seems like it would be a barrier to getting customers if the shipping costs more than the sticker. What do you do? If I can't fix the shipping cost, should I sell only bundles since it would lessen the sting to potential buyers?
@@alekSheffy you think these ai generated images come from nothing ? lol... no its all ripped off content from someone who did more than type a command prompt... GG bud..
Nice video, alek!! This could be a fun thing to do with AI generated stuff from MidJourney, I have been using it a lot lately. And Chat Gpt is also awesome, it helped with my drop shipping business I started three months ago. At the start had trouble finding some winner and trending products, but my sales bumped up by 60% since I started using services from WinnerZilla (got demo first, then went premium as it is much better. Price is really non-existent pretty much, I got that money with two sales.) Now I have over 150 sales per week on two stores.
Hey Alek, much appreciated! The timing on this video is perfect for me. For selling stickers are you doing big packs of themed stickers or single sticker sales? ( if this is information you want to share ;) ) Regardless amazing video as usual.
One (stupid) question, if you do this do you sell the Png so the people do their own stickers or do you actually sell the stickers cause the web print them for you and deliver it? Thaks
@@lucktrollme1411 in the listing you can sell it as a png for a cheaper price (digital download) then sell it as a actual sticker too more opportunities to sell
@@lucktrollme1411 I make stickers, and people who buy stickers usually like to have the actual sticker, since they might only want one of that sticker. You would either make the stickers yourself (that's what I do), find a company like Sticker Mule to create the stickers then send them to you to send to your customers, or use a print-on-demand company that will print them and send them out to your customers. But you can list the PNG as well, since some people might want to use it to create a lot of stickers, like for a party or something. TBH, as a consumer, its not cost-effective to buy a pack of sticker paper to print one sticker at home.
Thanks for all this valuable information Alek! Where can I find your "bulk-photoshop mock-up" script and your "bulk list with printify" script? I'm not sure if I'm describing those correctly.
I'm new to this, and planning on starting an Etsy shop this weekend. I've been planning on it for a LONG time, and kept switching in between different ideas, until I stumbled upon your video. I have a quick question about Printify though: does the sticker design on their website take the shape of the PNG I upload, or will it be just a 2/2 white square with my design on it? It's something I never figured out, and a short explanation before I go on and start making mistakes would be much appreciated xD
This is something I'm wondering too! I want my stickers to be the shape of that I created versus a square with a white background and my image, if that makes sense.
There are both options. It can come cut to the shape while still on a square piece of sticker sheet, that's called kiss cut. If it's all cut to shape including the backing, that's called die cut.
@@cipriandita6406 To clarify, kiss cut is still cut to the shape of the PNG, it just comes with some white around it before it’s peeled off. This is useful if you want to make sticker sheets with multiple stickers. Die cut is for larger stickers where you only want one sticker. So both types will have no white border when they are used. (Assuming your PNG has a transparent background.)
I just created 3 images two of then did not match with anything that it found and the 3rd one did not eather, but once I search for the source of the images it did not match the once that it found, but on the bottom of them there was a copyright messsage that one of the images was remove. Does that mean that my image is copyrighted or just that one of the results has a copyright complain?
Just letting you know, until laws are changed, there is a high likelihood that you do not own the commercial license for anything from AI. So you can possibly get sued if your image looks to much like someone else. There is a lot of grey area right now around AI and I would wait to use it for commercial use until all the loose legal ends get tied up.
Definitely interested in that automated uploader. I work in enterprise software so let me know if you need another Beta tester. Overall... you make GREAT videos ... watching the collection, hopping around a bit. your content & delivery on these is fantastic. you're going to need to add how to become a youtube influencer to your video portfolios pretty soon. nice - thanks a bunch for these videos. great fun. i'm putting all this into practice as i learn.
since, by law, AI-generated images cant be protected by copyright, how on earth would an app be able to legally paywall it? couldnt you just use it for commericial use without paying them? I ask because you dont actually gain any rights to the image when you pay for it. ANYONE can "steal" your "creation" at any time for any purpose since there is no protection. Am i wrong here?
I humbly want to say thank you for your awesome video. I felt opening my own Etsy shop wasn't going to work because of so much competition, but you gave me the courage to open one without worrying about others and be consistent. So kudos to you buddy.
Yeah Edzzie, how's it going? I've opened a shop and posted two listings so far. Planning on putting up one or two listings each morning and scale from there.
Congrats, you just learned how to teach your computer top steal other artists are and profit from it. Give yourself A Yale Diploma you stole from online
Hello my friend, could you please roughly explain how was the math that you did to make a statement that this idea can make a half million dollars a year!?
Damn bro I've been doing exactly this for about two weeks, like almost exactly lol. Going great so far, getting lots of sales rolling in. So many different avenues to pursue with all these AI tools coming out.
@@Loel43 That's up to you. I hit the free trial limit so I bought it so I could keep generating images. I just had one sale come in for $19 so it doesn't take much to recoup costs.
As an artist trying to start his own sticker business, this hurts my soul. Knowing the hours i put in to every image will likely be a waste seeing all the comments here just willing to use AI to undercut actual artists. Make me want to give up art all together. I kinda want to vomit. Disgusting
Exactly this!!
Eventually, "authentic artist creation" will become a selling point lol
wahhh wah
Why is it disgusting? You may not like it but how about you move with the times? Do ai stickers and then offer a premium charge for custom designed ones
Same. :'(
You know what, someone tries to buy my drawings in cheapest price. And that guy said that he can get it too via chatgpt.
Man can y'all just leave art to the artists? This bums me out so much. People who design and draw their stickers from scratch are going to be left in the dust with how much faster AI can generate art compared to an artist from scratch.
Also sucks it's using other artist's work. And I think there's a lawsuit going on for those selling AI generated stuff.
Go find something else to do please. Put your time into something else if art isn't your thing.
Your point is valid, but AI is the future whether we like it or not.
That being said, tasks of many professions/roles will be displaced. The artists claiming to be affected by AI could still use that same AI and focus their design forte to actually weed out good designs from generic designs. They will be way more competitive than if an individual without an artistic background attempts the same thing. They should also master or get better at prompt optimization to get very close and realistic results. Those artists will be the artists that survive. The other artists will be left out, if they do not catch on.
Another POV: I am a software engineer by education/training. Don't you think that AI could easily replace (not displace) many aspects of my tasks and responsibilities? In fact, this has already begun to happen. I am aware that it is not as easy to replace my tasks due to their technical nature, when compared to generating art pieces, but they are still replaceable.
Anyone who will not catch on with the new technologies will be sadly left out, and that is the hard pill which many are refusing to swallow. This is just a matter of survival of the fittest, plain and simple.
As harsh as my comment sounds, I don't mean to offend any artist or individual being heavily affected by AI, but the key idea is that you must adapt to survive!
Good luck to everybody out there!
Which printer do you use?
is midjourney the only option when it comes to ai image generation? or is there more or even better options now?
Quick note: MidJourney doesn't use pieces of images; it generates something within a statistical space that is completely original and based on a noise pattern generated from a seed
While being true, that statistical space is generated by studying lots of copyrighted images. A human can be inspired. Can we say the same for AI?
nice work king
Hey thank you!!!
Actually a really great walkthrough. Thanks for making this 🤙🏽
been doing it already for a few weeks and your video introduced me to figma which is awesome. thanks brother.
does anyone really make monay by selling stickers on POD plateforms ???
They do!
Is the Printify Uploader ready yet?
Can I ask where does the money from sales go? Do you have to create a business profit account with your bank? I don't have instrgram, which Is why I am asking here.
@Alek can ypu make a video about how to make a etsy shop account and publish your sticker. plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Or you could, you know, learn how to draw and create them yourself. Noone was born with the ability to draw beautifully. Everyone had to learn. But nowadays some people are just too lazy and want everything done in a minute. That's why they dont respect other human being who spent years on learning how to draw.
Personally, I find this video disgusting. Artists all around the world are trying to bring the awareness that this app has stolen data from hundreds of thousands of artists and put it into their data bases without consent of the copyright owners, which is illegal. There is a lawsuit already submitted. It is simply wrong. Good for you for buying a commercial version but what did it do really? You are just paying the stealers.
A different problem is selling them on Etsy, a platform created for hand-crafters to sell their goods. Do you even write in the title that all of your stickers are AI generated? Or you are you misleading people into thinking they are supporting a creative artist?
You are not creative but wanna have a sticker shop? You can commission an artist to create a design for you. But stealing is a no no. Highly disappointed.
Just a rule of thumb here for the people clicking on this video...1) If it sounds too good to be true, then it is .2) If a UA-camr is posting an "easy" way to make 6 figures with "no skill", then you can bet the market is already saturated and you'll never see many sales, let alone 6 figures. 3) Creating an "easy" product and putting it on saturated markets like Etsy is not going to work without significant marketing efforts outside just having an online shop. 4) Don't reward a UA-camr with views for a clickbait video like this. Remember, their only interest is their channel growing to make them money.
did you even watch a little of the video 🧐
Finally someone with a brain.
The cruel thing is, that by interacting with the comments, you boost engagement which then shows the video is interesting and has the algorithm pushing it even more. Downvoting shows that there is a polarization and the algorithm takes that to mean not only is a debatable topic, but also a topic people are interested in...can't win.
@@alekSheffy I think they did watch it and drew their conclusions on that
Coming from someone who is a keyboard warrior with out a profile pic. But hey negative comments are still comments. So I guess he can still thank you for the support and keep it pushin like im sure he did anyways.
Ah yes let’s oversaturate the sticker market with AI art so real artist lose sales 🥴🥴
As an artist, with skills I’ve developed over the last 15 years, and thousands of lonely hours painting, drawing, practicing with my own hands and my own creativity, I hate this.
lol me too.. ai has no character
😢 I agree! It gives me a sick feeling... No way I will support AI art...
Hate it all you want but consumers are buying tons of AI made products on Etsy and elsewhere
Seriously! AI SUCKS
Its disgusting how many people are running with AI art and these get rich schemes meanwhile real artists that put blood sweat and tears into their original designs and work are sh-t on in all of this, im so tired of where the world is going and its taking the humanity out of art.
thats as maybe but we werent all born with that skill i love doing stuff like this but i cant draw worth a shit so gd luck to u people who have this skill
“Real artists” can use AI to make money too. Level playing field
Maybe take pics of you drawing your actual art and raise the price for it. Or do an experiment and see how much it sells for at auction showing the art authenticity. Ai is here, adapt and overcome.
This is straight-up plagiarism and a mockery of all the artists and their hard work.
Which artists were ripped off in this video?
@@alekSheffy the very stickers you sell and used for this video. You didn't put in the work nor create/own anything other than put words in a program and have it pull artwork from the internet to sell for your own profit.
Just because it's not copyrighted through a Google search does not automatically mean you can just sell it. Though the artwork may not be registered, the artwork is copyrighted once an artist has created it.
Did you create the artwork? No. Did you put in the time to achieve such artwork styles? No. So you don't own anything.
There's a reason why a protest to abolish this AI is happening due to its plagiarism and discredit to artists and their hard work.
Don't be surprised later down the road you get emails about the artwork you claim as 'yours' and when actual proof is required.
@@michaelvang1902 like I’m all for calling this guy out for this click bait video but you don’t seem to understand what AI art is lol. No artist is creating these somewhere. Yes they are trained on other peoples art but they don’t produce a copy or something. Maybe go do a little googling first.
@@DF999 I've done my research in 'AI art' which isn't really art at all. Do you know why? Guess where the program pulls the art from? From actual artists without their consent or credit.
Midjourney's owner/founder even admitted that they don't credit artists or the art they take. Artstation, a popular hub for artists even protested the AI program because of copyright infringement.
You are correct, no artist from Midjourney is creating anything, in fact, there are no artists working for Midjourney, it's all coding and stolen artwork that is put into a formula that generates 'AI art'.
Fun fact, you can't even copyright 'AI art' because it's not created by a person but, rather a program.
Ow look more clowns talking about AI art selling. If its so easy to earn 500k with it maybe you should show us your results so far?
You do know that the only way this works is by stealing images from actual artists, right? That we’ve spent years learning how to make? And you just have a bot mash together something to claim as your own and SELL. I hope you’re just unaware and not actively ignoring the all the artist protests. Right?
Protests?
_'You too can become rich with no discernible skill...'_ is rather a dispiriting thought for artists out there - groaning with real talent who've spent sometimes decades honing their skills.
What a time to be alive... 😔
What I would love to see is a video covering actual sales and success/failure after doing this regularly 6 months. There are a number of things that are easy to make (like this). The problem is that it's easy for other people to do too, so the market becomes saturated. The store you are showing that are taking in six- and seven-figures...Most of them probably have several streams of income and/or crosspost like crazy to get sales and traffic from every possible avenue. For most of us, we probably work full-time and have families...It would be helpful to see how many hours actually go into making this successful (IF it becomes successful) and what the realistic journey is like.
Why not just start?
@@Th.Alchemist relax, he's just giving his opinion
In other videos, he shows proof of his earnings. He screenshots from Etsy showing how his Etsy income was $0 in 2020 (when he started) and his sales were through the roof the same month of the following year. You won't make money right away. You'll need to post several hundreds of listings and then wait a few months (keep putting up new listings at that time). It takes a few months for the Etsy algorithm to start showing your items higher up in the search (versus paid ads).
I agree, need more proof. This assures users it is truly something that can be done. Not just someone saying, yea its possible, but there are other secrets i wont say.
@@Th.Alchemist dum dum. need stats before pouring money and time in. clearly you've never started something before
500K ????? Your a funny guy. If your making 500k in this industry, proove it. This video is nothing but click bate.
As an artist that actually spends days and weeks drawing my own stickers can y’all stop using AI art. As a consumer also, if the art isn’t drawn by you personally, I’m not interested in buying it. Just crappy that ppl do this.
🤌🏼 this
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Kinda missed some important steps. How does one actually produce the product? How much should one charge? How much does it cost to produce the product? What about seo? One can't just post something for sale and expect people to buy it, or even see it. What platforms should one post to? What time frame should one expect to generate the claimed half million in revenue?
It was already an 18 minute video my guy
@@alekSheffy I understand, but you gotta admit, those are some important points, no? You can always do a follow up video and link it in description or in comments. Or make a 45 minute long video. If the info is valid, useful, and delivered in a good way, people that actually wanna do something like this will watch it. Overall, great video, just missing those key points to actually making money imo
I mean it's pretty smart but I'd rather draw my sticker designs. They would seem more valuable imo although people probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference lol. AI does need some kind of copyright laws though
As an artist, this just saddens me. Anything for money in 2023 tho, I suppose
I don't understand why paying for a program that's stealing art work. Copy right, get ready to be sued.
As an illustrator, I do not appreciate this video, considering I have my stuff out there and getting stolen by these AI generated prompts.
And FYI, Disney is PRETTY SERIOUS cracking down their copyrighted material.
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Complete BS! He monetizes on people watching this BS!
It says "start up 6 figure sticker business in 2023".
Do you have a link from your own sticker business that is 6 figures atleast this past 2022?
Maybe you can hook it up here to see your sales and how much it has grown? Id like to see the numbers and how much you have actually sold from this idea.
Good idea!
He doesn’t bc this is just another “how to make an ai art image print it on something and hypothetically sell a ton for money” videos lol. All these comments blinding thinking they’re gonna make a store out of this is wild to me. You’re the only one I’ve seen that even questioned him.
Wow, that is not easy at all. And who goes online to shop for stickers? Stickers are something your kid sees in the checkout line at Walmart, and you grab them and that's that.
Insane to me that people feel okay using AI which trains off of preexisting art, effectively stealing it, then selling it, THEN also having the nerve to say you don't want to share your store in case people copy your work that you created with some words and art theft? lmao
I can't even find his Etsy storefront lmao. Like, I am so incredibly curious to see the sales. Especially considering the errors that come with using AI to generate art. Is the storefront in the room with us rn?
Yeah. I mentioned the problematic nature of AI here as well. Apparently, integrity isn't part of the make-a-fast-buck equation. Not surprised.
This AI really aggravates me!!! What is happening to creativity? What about skill? Talent?
Haha its so funny you guys all sound like the the older generation when electricity or the internet came out.
@@ballsmanjoe699 ah yes electricity that steals from other electricity and calls it their own electricity, a very common issue, good point Ballsmanjoe 69 😔🙏🏻
Welp traditional artists, put your brushes down and go watch TV or something. You're no longer needed. That skill you've been working on and perfecting for years? Throw it away and just get an AI. Now everyone's an artist. Cool
Guess it's just survival of the fittest now, John Henry vs. the Steam Drill.
Your videos are awesome. One question with this particular one is about the end product. Where do you go to make your image into a sticker? I am assuming one of the print-on-demand sites you routinely mention, but you excluded this part of the process from your video and it is probably the most important element. Also, are these just single stickers, or are you making sheets of stickers (judging by your videos, I am going to guess it is both plus some other angles for market presence, diversity of clientele and usage, etc.)? Again, some more details on the processes for the end product and production thereof would be much appreciated.
There are lots of print on demand companies that will print the stickers for you and send them to your customers. Ive been using Printful for years. It's probably not the cheapest but it is basically hands-free once you upload your design and create your Etsy listing.
Printful also offers "warehousing" where you can order a lot of something and have them store it in their warehouse for you so that orders ship out faster. This is good if you anticipate selling a large volume of the same item.
There are also some companies that will print large lots of stickers and send them to you to mail to your customers as they're ordered.
A lot of people who have more time on their hands and want to cut costs buy a Cricut machine and print and cut their own stickers and then mail them to customers themselves. That is the cheaper way to run this type of business but it is way more hands on. It just depends on how much time and energy you want to put into your business. Good luck ✌️
Besides print-on-demand sites, you have two other choices: make them yourself then send them to your customers., or have another company make your stickers, then they send the finished stickers back to you and you send them out to your customers.
If you make them yourself, you will need to invest in a quality color inkjet printer because most sticker papers don't work with laser printers, vinyl sticker paper (trust me!), some sort of cold laminate to protect the stickers (it also makes them look very professional), and a cutting machine like a Cricut. You COULD cut them by hand, but its faster to use a machine if you are making a lot of stickers AND they look professional. I sell stickers, and I make them myself because I can put several different designs on one sheet of sticker paper if i only need a few stickers of a particular design. After you make your stickers, they are ready to ship out.
If you decide to have another company make them for you then send them to you, there are a LOT of companies that do this. Sticker Mule is pretty popular, but I am personally not crazy about their sticker quality. Their minimum order is 10 of the same design--I think. But, you can order 10 of each design and have your own little stock of ready-to-ship stickers. These companies offer things like glitter and holographic laminates and stickers on different kinds of materials, so you can offer variety. I've ordered stickers from an overseas company, and I am impatiently awaiting my order to see how they turn out, since it can be hard to keep making stickers at home, especially for my designs that are more popular!
As for sticker sheets vs individual stickers, you can do both with both of these methods or even print-on-demand. Printify let's you choose if you want to do individual stickers, or kiss cut stickers which are on a sheet. Making stickers at home, its easier--to me-- to make individual stickers because I can't quite figure out how to do the kiss cut with good results. Other companies that make your stickers then send you the finished product also do individual stickers or kiss cut stickers. Stickers sheets are good if you have a variety of one thing (like pandas doing different things like sitting, standing, eating, sleeping, etc) or a theme like pizza slices with different toppings, but you have to design the layout for the sticker sheet yourself. Stickers aren't just for kids, so consider that, too!
Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk (lol!), I hope my info helps you!
6 figure sticker business. LMAO. Yeah, with the hundreds of other people out there pushing videos about how to do it too? With market saturation, you might have a chance to make a 4 figure income from a sticker business. Especially now that AI is doing the hard part.
Lol i love small youtubers they are honest with everything and really help you with the information that you are actually looking for
Hey thanks 😅 Trying my best
I know there's absolutely no click bait here and it is totally awesome
Trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Instead of selling the information.
Very, very few people make any money at all in print on demand. Picking high-performing accounts and using them as a yardstick for success is disingenuous at best.There is no way that 99.9% of all people doing something similar will make anything more than a few bucks here and there.
Man, this just feels really icky seeing this be used to earn money, what a punch in the face to actual artists. How are people getting upset that their generated "work" can get stolen but not understand what artists don't like about all of this.
Virtually the only comment that talks about this. It is messed up. People should know that there are lawsuits currently in place that may affect their use of these images and they may end up being liable for damages to artists as what happened with Napster.
THANK YOU!! this video is so frustrating to watch as an actual artist and an absolute insult to people who actually put care into what they’re making
SERIOUSLY. So many of these videos coming out recently too. 😖
Thank you for talking about this subject. You're like the only person who has and I'm surprised more people aren't upset about it. Some of the most influential artists I follow in the art community have made a huge uproar about AI generated images. AI CAN NOT create images unles it is fed images. Unfortunately, many artists work has already been stolen in order to "teach" the AI without their consent. It's so disheartening. :(
This video is a great idea. But I can never feel right about creating a business using generated images from a data base of artists who get no credit.
Even though AI can never make a truly original piece of art, it really is a punch to the face for artists who have taken years to hone their skills and make an income just to see an AI generate something similar and people make bank off of it.
I can understand the ingenuity of artistry. The world, though, will constantly evolve. It's nothing we didn't know, coming into this world. It's nothing that should be unexpected to anyone.
One of the first things people were saying when I was only 13 years old is "eventually, AI will be stealing people's jobs." For some reason, I find it odd that although we KNEW THAT, we still complain.
Here's my advice to you:
If you can't beat them, join them. Don't get bogged down by the ideology that your attempt at "authentically made merchandise" will truly matter in the eyes of a consumer.
There's a big money wave incoming. Just like with BitCoin, just like with NFTs before they crashed... just like with anything else, there's going to be a small pocket where those with the initiative will take over and create generational wealth for the people they care about.
If your ego trumps your family's well being, then so be it. If, though, making a financial dent in the world and living comfortably is within your end goal... rather than complaining about it, I'd find ways to implement the technology presented to find ways to make some dollars. Honestly.
No skill needed for anything anymore. Welcome to the world of AI/ robots. Goodbye designers : creative. Get the F out of here
shame on you for using ai art
agreed
Looks good but Midjourney isn't free anymore. Maybe make an update for free use with an other AI
Can you make a video on how you go about making/printing the stickers please? As in what printer to use, how to get the shiny or bubble stuff onto the stickers. You know that stuff that some stickers usually have on them. What other machines would you use? Would you use vinyl cutter and what else would you use? Great video!
Great idea! I'll add it to my to-do
I'm also interested in this portion of your business and would love to hear input from someone successful. Thank you for your video!
who the hell needs so many stickers, t-shirts, pens and coffee mugs. Am I only one who doesn't pay for such things ?
Who on earth is buying these stickers ? Genuine question are you able to show your sales numbers on these and profit margain ? I think these would make little to no money profit wise from my experience doing this years ago.
In all honesty, you'd have to build up a following on Instagram and even tiktok
Aren't there legal/copyright issues with AI-generated art?
Will it still work or it’s not because market is too saturated? You’ve just showed how to make a sticker basically but putting it on Etsy how to make it sell?)
6 figure income from stickers? That's a lot of damn stickers...
Cool, another video on how to use AI art to steal from artists to make money for yourself.
the easiest way to make money is to teach others how to make money😂
I've made $0 giving my ideas away so far 😅
@@alekSheffy goodluck for your future😄
@@alekSheffy you have 100k subs here and videos with 500k+ views and you are telling us you made 0$ with this kind of videos? :D
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They can generate all they want, but to stand out against competition, small artists that have shops need to concentrate their branding. That’s the most important thing, and second being sharing your work process to people online (speed videos of designing stickers, packaging, talking about what it’s like to start) through tik tok and UA-cam. People are more willing and happy to support artists who make stuff from scratch/ originals, and know their start up story, there’s more of a human connection of helping another human making and selling honest work- compared to some rando making a bunch Ai generated stickers that have inconsistent branding and no real human story. Branding isn’t just what content you sell looks consistent, or has a demographic it targets, or what it presents itself to what it wants to be, but the human story or the work process which connects to others identities that agree and support that brand. Don’t give up.
If Ai art makes you wanna give up from making art, did you ever really like making art to begin with?
Much love
No TYo stand out against all the other AI artists, why not GASP, make the art yourself and stop stealing it from other artists.
like it or not if somebody can generate a image you want 10x faster than a "original" artist can for a cheaper price then most people will go to them... just business keep up
another dying breed, learn to c0de.
We’re here for MONEY, sir.
Should I create an LLC before starting this business idea?
I will never take kindly to Al art, but I will give you your props for at least trying to backward search the images that are generated and are encouraging the practice of checking to make sure it doesn't trace back to a specific artist style . Definitely will try that first step more to help give me creative ideas with my art.🔥
I agree. AI shouldn't be allowed to search on any material that is copyrighted. Just like humans, it must NOT consume ANY copyrighted material. ALL work artists make are NOT valid if they were inspired by literally any concept or character or even a line, that is COPYRIGHTED. We must live in a vacuum, and produce ALL thoughts as originals.
@@excelsior8682 I thought that until I considered ai as consuming art as we would, though at a faster pace. The art we create isn’t as spontaneous or without influence The machine doesn’t care how’s it’s used, that’s up to us, and how we modify and add to our influences, much like modifying ideas generated from ai. I think the idea is it’s a tool, not an absolute.
@@entertaintech4374 my comment was satire
@@entertaintech4374 only an algorithm isn't a human and a computer doesn't consume information the same way we do.
but whatever.
Actually it's funny to consider it, but Google does not contain every image or piece of art. Only what it has been able to scrape online. Not all art is online. Though if it's being sold online it's more probable.
I will never support or encourage AI art! This makes me so angry and sad for REAL talented artist! No way!
As an artist who draws these from scratch. ….this feels really bad.
This seems a lil scummy and weird? I feel like this takes away from.real artists. I hope the lawsuit goes though.
What lawsuit?
@@EpticityOG probably refers to stopping people from using ai art as actual art..
@@Funnykid33 A.I. is gonna be hard to go against moving forward tho, whether we like it or not it’s our future some way or another and will make a lot of jobs obsolete one day
Wow! very helpful video tutorial. Thank you for sharing this valuable information. You have a new subscriber to your channel. I started using Midjourney and several other Ai art generators some weeks ago... But I ve never made one cent online, because I didn't try to sell anything online before, or any of these print-on-demand platforms. I am a graphic designer with many years of experience in that field. I've watched many videos of people making money "online", but is that really true? Because there is a Huge competition with these platforms. I want to try this Online-money-making idea, but does it worth it? Or people just making money from the UA-cam video advertisments? Definitely I reject Fiverr, i dont like the way they treat you there... Also you didn't say much about the stickers, so i am wondering if these platforms demands from you to have your stickers as a "vector" format as well. Because if they do, then illustrator and Corel Draw is a must tools to have to convert them.
Ai Art generators are excellent and very helpful tools for Artists and designers, if they know how to use them properly. Ai generates "Unique" images each time, so there is no chance to find the identical one. Only similars you can find.
One tip from me, is don't use Google to search for images. Try Yandex images instead. You will be amazed by the results Yandex gives. A lot better than google. Yandex is the biggest opponent to Google. Even in their browser translator it can OCR an image you uploaded and gives you the text for both languages, not just the translated one. Google can not do that yet... Anyway, all is well, But you didn't demonstrate to us the "Process" of uploading and creating our online store. How to sell the stickers. This is the most important part. Do you have any video of showing the process? Thank you.
Year later and still no legal pushback as people are raking in money using AI designs
Wants you to pay monthly before you can even see any images…..
Where is the 500k though? Don't just clickbait if you don't show the proof.
You didn't see the store I showed?
@@alekSheffy no, can you share the time stamp please
WHICH MEANS EACH PANDA AT EACH LIST
NOT ALL IN ONE PRODUCT RIGHT ?
I’m not sure if anyone else in the comments have mentioned this. But you might want to wait for more advice from the Copyright Office in US and other countries. Using an AI generated work isn’t actually “original”, but a mash up of many copyrighted works to create a derivative art work, which is still protected under copyright laws. So just be careful. While you may be entering a saturated market, a big conglomerate or AAA company could come across your store that is grossing over $300k annual sales for example and the company takes you to court for derivative copyright. AI does not mean original
"you don't have to worry about copying their ideas"... where does this bloke think the ideas are coming from. smh
Hey dude a mock listing would be super helpful. I love all the info here except I’m not understanding certain things like are you selling the stickers in a set? How large are they physically? Are you using digital download or printify? Etc
I might make a part 2 to cover these kind of questions
@Alek please do because I think many of us have these same questions. Thank you!
@@alekSheffy if you can that will be awesome. So it is actually step by step ;)
Although I appreciate the thought and effort put into this video, this kind of product adds to the waste we create as humans. Given the current situation with the planet, I find it an unethical option to have passive income.
Great vid. I'd like to see a part 2 of this video showing which pod company you would recommend and selling prices explaining how you get your profit margin, especially with such a low price item. Thanks!
Noted
how do you actually make this a business
where the script to make the mockups automatically
Do sheep still fall for bs
Amazing video and very thorough so I appreciate that. For someone who is completely brand new to this and has never heard of selling stickers, at the end of your video it would have helped to really walk us through where and how to sell these. If I follow your video to a T I will have a ton of stickers but literally don't know what to do with them from there. Can you do a part 2 on what to do on the next step?
Dude. It takes YOU no skill. It took the artists’ who’s art Midjourney steals from, without their consent, lots of skill and time. Just because independent artists don’t have the legal backing to shut you down like Disney does isn’t an invitation to make money off art you didn’t create and didn’t credit or pay the actual artist for.
lmao not his automated reply to you....anyway 100% agree this is a horrible idea that just takes business away from people who actually make their own art
Show me your bank account without Photoshop
-$4 😂
It's a terrible idea to show your bank account online just fyi
@@alekSheffy haha lol sorry I was just getting annoyed with Al these outrageous claims
Hey @alek is the photoshop script you mentioned ready yet?
Dude stop way too many mfks on Etsy
Do you think so?
This is all false. No one is going to be making a half a mil a year from selling stickers.
How do you compete with other sellers that print at home and are able to offer a much cheaper price point? From what I've seen, POD for individual stickers has a low profit margin and high shipping cost, which eats into profits when compared to other sellers. (do you do sticker sheets? also what kind of stickers?)
While I love the idea and your video in general, the $500K number seems absolutely crazy to me without more information about marketing and sourcing.
@FloriDS I think this might be good if you already have an established etsy store that can drive traffic or if you are comfortable paying for ads, but the amount you would need to sell to make any meaningful profit just seems way too high, and you are putting in so many hours of work with the high quantity listings method.
I like the idea of stickers and they are fun to make, but you also have to consider that every sticker you upload is .80 cents per year. If you upload 500 stickers over time, that’s $400 on listing fees alone per year. I love Alek’s videos but this model doesn’t seem sustainable
@@KirbyHenry10 Yeah I also like the idea of this business but unfortunately the high shipping costs that comes with the dropshipping model is making it impossible to compete with people printing at home…
I really want to start a POD business but I can’t decide what type of store I should do.. Have you any suggestions? I thought of digital art prints or the general store he has in his series
The AI generated stickers is super scummy, the PhotoPea section of this video was the only part that didn’t feel wrong
Tutorial: How to sell more trash online / no soul need it
If people get joy out of them what's the deal? Go be a hater elsewhere.
@grim789 isn't hate. it's the truth 🤷♂️ and truth hurts sometimes.
What do you do about the crazy shipping cost of stickers. When I look at sticker printers on printify, all the printers charge over 4 dollars to ship your stickers. It seems like it would be a barrier to getting customers if the shipping costs more than the sticker. What do you do? If I can't fix the shipping cost, should I sell only bundles since it would lessen the sting to potential buyers?
The amount of value your content gives is insane ❤️
Glad you like it!!
Do cool stuff, give amazing value based on your expertise, delay your ask for as long as you can = success on social media
numbers don't make any sense, this is just clickbait.
Lol!!😂😂🤦♂️🤦♂️
better show us your store with revenue data lol
Great video with alot of information....I really do appreciate you putting this much effort in your video:) .Greetings from Germany✌
I'm glad you like it! 😄
Moritz, hast du nen midjourney account
Not free anymore... Couldn't try it
mmm tasty stealing
From who exactly?
@@alekSheffy you think these ai generated images come from nothing ? lol... no its all ripped off content from someone who did more than type a command prompt... GG bud..
Nice video, alek!! This could be a fun thing to do with AI generated stuff from MidJourney, I have been using it a lot lately. And Chat Gpt is also awesome, it helped with my drop shipping business I started three months ago. At the start had trouble finding some winner and trending products, but my sales bumped up by 60% since I started using services from WinnerZilla (got demo first, then went premium as it is much better. Price is really non-existent pretty much, I got that money with two sales.) Now I have over 150 sales per week on two stores.
Hey Alek, much appreciated! The timing on this video is perfect for me.
For selling stickers are you doing big packs of themed stickers or single sticker sales? ( if this is information you want to share ;) )
Regardless amazing video as usual.
List both! Packs and singles help you to reach a large audience
More listings, more 👀, bigger chance on 💵
One (stupid) question, if you do this do you sell the Png so the people do their own stickers or do you actually sell the stickers cause the web print them for you and deliver it? Thaks
@@lucktrollme1411 in the listing you can sell it as a png for a cheaper price (digital download) then sell it as a actual sticker too more opportunities to sell
@@lucktrollme1411 I make stickers, and people who buy stickers usually like to have the actual sticker, since they might only want one of that sticker. You would either make the stickers yourself (that's what I do), find a company like Sticker Mule to create the stickers then send them to you to send to your customers, or use a print-on-demand company that will print them and send them out to your customers. But you can list the PNG as well, since some people might want to use it to create a lot of stickers, like for a party or something. TBH, as a consumer, its not cost-effective to buy a pack of sticker paper to print one sticker at home.
Thanks for all this valuable information Alek! Where can I find your "bulk-photoshop mock-up" script and your "bulk list with printify" script? I'm not sure if I'm describing those correctly.
I'm new to this, and planning on starting an Etsy shop this weekend. I've been planning on it for a LONG time, and kept switching in between different ideas, until I stumbled upon your video.
I have a quick question about Printify though: does the sticker design on their website take the shape of the PNG I upload, or will it be just a 2/2 white square with my design on it? It's something I never figured out, and a short explanation before I go on and start making mistakes would be much appreciated xD
This is something I'm wondering too! I want my stickers to be the shape of that I created versus a square with a white background and my image, if that makes sense.
There are both options. It can come cut to the shape while still on a square piece of sticker sheet, that's called kiss cut. If it's all cut to shape including the backing, that's called die cut.
@@krazimitzi oooh, I see. So that’s what the difference between the 2 types of stickers was. Thanks so much!
@@cipriandita6406 To clarify, kiss cut is still cut to the shape of the PNG, it just comes with some white around it before it’s peeled off. This is useful if you want to make sticker sheets with multiple stickers. Die cut is for larger stickers where you only want one sticker. So both types will have no white border when they are used. (Assuming your PNG has a transparent background.)
how is it going with your business?
I just created 3 images two of then did not match with anything that it found and the 3rd one did not eather, but once I search for the source of the images it did not match the once that it found, but on the bottom of them there was a copyright messsage that one of the images was remove. Does that mean that my image is copyrighted or just that one of the results has a copyright complain?
Just letting you know, until laws are changed, there is a high likelihood that you do not own the commercial license for anything from AI. So you can possibly get sued if your image looks to much like someone else. There is a lot of grey area right now around AI and I would wait to use it for commercial use until all the loose legal ends get tied up.
As an artist this kind of makes me depressed
I can vouch for Figma, it's an amazing program. Free for personal use so it's perfect for your own designs or even organizing like your tip shows.
I'm a Figma Stan
I am having a hard time learning it. Any channels that are easier for Canva users to learn figma? I don't know Photoshop at all.
It's not as easy as this
Not being a techie this is a LOT to take in. Hopefully with much practice I will get it. Thank you Alek
Super easy to do , hardest part is actually selling.
@Amelia Wiserman Any way one can explain the "keywords, titles and tags" portion. He speaks of it but doesn't really go into any details
Your nuts man
why?
Why's that 😅
Definitely interested in that automated uploader. I work in enterprise software so let me know if you need another Beta tester. Overall... you make GREAT videos ... watching the collection, hopping around a bit. your content & delivery on these is fantastic. you're going to need to add how to become a youtube influencer to your video portfolios pretty soon. nice - thanks a bunch for these videos. great fun. i'm putting all this into practice as i learn.
since, by law, AI-generated images cant be protected by copyright, how on earth would an app be able to legally paywall it? couldnt you just use it for commericial use without paying them? I ask because you dont actually gain any rights to the image when you pay for it. ANYONE can "steal" your "creation" at any time for any purpose since there is no protection. Am i wrong here?
I humbly want to say thank you for your awesome video. I felt opening my own Etsy shop wasn't going to work because of so much competition, but you gave me the courage to open one without worrying about others and be consistent. So kudos to you buddy.
Thanks man you got this!
I also wanted to start one too I draw but I stopped halfway and wanted to do stickers for the longest time
how are the sales Edzzie
Yeah Edzzie, how's it going? I've opened a shop and posted two listings so far. Planning on putting up one or two listings each morning and scale from there.
Congrats, you just learned how to teach your computer top steal other artists are and profit from it. Give yourself A Yale Diploma you stole from online
Hello my friend, could you please roughly explain how was the math that you did to make a statement that this idea can make a half million dollars a year!?
Damn bro I've been doing exactly this for about two weeks, like almost exactly lol. Going great so far, getting lots of sales rolling in. So many different avenues to pursue with all these AI tools coming out.
That's so good to hear!!! Let's goo!!!
only thing I'm confused about is how do I print out the stickers to ship out to who ever buys them?
@@M40A3CresT I use a Print on Demand service (Printful, Printify, etc) which does fulfillment for you.
@@spammenomore9673 is it necessary to pay for the Midjourney´s $30 commercial license?
@@Loel43 That's up to you. I hit the free trial limit so I bought it so I could keep generating images. I just had one sale come in for $19 so it doesn't take much to recoup costs.