3D Printing Business Income Revealed 2024

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  • Опубліковано 9 лют 2025

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  • @3dDesignBros
    @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +6

    Ok lets hear it, who blew me out of the water in 2024?

    • @TheMountainMaker
      @TheMountainMaker Місяць тому +6

      Certainly not me 😂 Nice job! Always looking forward to the next upload! Here’s to a successful 2025 for you

    • @bmike410
      @bmike410 Місяць тому +3

      I did 21k last year with 3d printing. I was pretty pumped about that.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      @ thanks! I appreciate your videos as well.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      @@bmike410 that’s awesome! Will done 👏

    • @snugglylovemuffin
      @snugglylovemuffin Місяць тому +5

      I nearly quadrupled your net working in the oilfield last year, but I spent 8 months away from my family basically straight. Can't put a price on that my friend. Glad someone is making some decent scratch, ~~$50k/year isn't anything to turn your nose up at. I'd happily take a cut to work from home. I just found your videos, so I'll go through and check them out. Honestly, I don't even know what to print that would make that kind of money.

  • @graffix3001
    @graffix3001 Місяць тому +33

    Don't listen to the haters and trolls. Keep doing what you're doing.

  • @802Garage
    @802Garage 13 днів тому +3

    Great real overview. I have no idea why people who have no experience in these fields decide to act like experts who are better than anyone else. Keep up the good work!

  • @kunicross
    @kunicross Місяць тому +16

    Guess I´m keeping my 9-5 job :D thanks for the transparency

  • @She-ink
    @She-ink 28 днів тому +2

    Absolutely you have credibility. You just provided it lock, stock and barrel. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate your honesty in showing us what it takes to make a 3D print farm a reality. Also, you diversify. You don’t just do the one thing. Thanks for pulling back the curtain man. Really appreciate it.

  • @Kazteel
    @Kazteel 29 днів тому +7

    I love this video and your take. it's a real business with real costs and you're making it work. Please keep on making the content!

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  29 днів тому +1

      Appreciate that, I'll keep at it!

  • @jasonwilliams9445
    @jasonwilliams9445 27 днів тому +1

    Respect! Honestly, the best part for me from this video is that I’m not the only horrible speller/poor handwriting professional out there lol. Great content and thank you for the transparency.

  • @donminecuador6044
    @donminecuador6044 5 днів тому

    You are a hard worker. If you enjoy what you are doing and it's paying the bills, then that is all that matters. Thanks for sharing.

  • @smoketillyoudrop1
    @smoketillyoudrop1 27 днів тому +1

    Wow just wow, someone that shows the true figures of profit or loss doing a business. Take my hat off to ya my friend love the honesty , haters always going to hate so let them have the sleepless night worrying about what rubbish they can think up next, you just keep up the great work 👍

  • @darthmogo
    @darthmogo 20 днів тому +3

    Subscribed for the transparent honest look inside your business

  • @actualreplyguy
    @actualreplyguy 28 днів тому +2

    Thanks so much for the honesty and transparency. I'm a bit fed up with the YT 3D printing community making crazy claims about 3D printing hustle that never take into consideration the cost of doing business and fixed costs. And then, of course, after you think you're home free with 50K net profit ... uncle sam comes for its paycheck too. lol.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  28 днів тому +2

      It's the truth, no matter how much we all wish it wasn't.

  • @billcs66
    @billcs66 6 днів тому

    You should not worry about hater. Thank you for your videos.

  • @christopherhayden123
    @christopherhayden123 Місяць тому +1

    Love the transparency and realism!! I have started with products I like for myself and am evolving to products that generate real margin... Thanks!

  • @Ether-3D
    @Ether-3D 25 днів тому

    Finally a video I feel like was completely honest in what they made with a print farm. Thanks!

  • @hdremus
    @hdremus 7 днів тому

    First of all: thanks for your transparency.
    Second: I can’t see electricity costs.
    Third: as business model, wouldn’t be more profitable and easy to o just drop ship stuff instead of printing?
    And the last one: how is digital vs. Physical products?
    Thanks and keep up the honesty and good work.

  • @spavanes
    @spavanes Місяць тому

    I appreciate you and your videos and especially your transparency regarding the costs. I also want to start a 3D business this year and have watched many of your videos as well as those from others. You are straightforward and I’ve learned a lot from them, but the real learning begins when you start working on it yourself. Greetings from the Netherlands!

  • @stevenalexander403
    @stevenalexander403 29 днів тому +1

    G'day it's Steven from down under
    Fascinating, though I'm not sure that I'd personally be happy to share so much information but this is genuine and real.
    Also based on your handwriting I'm wondering if your a doctor or something too...🤔
    Congratulations on your growing success and all the best to you.

  • @ColinKlupiec
    @ColinKlupiec 5 днів тому

    Thanks. I appreciated that insight.

  • @optiondrone5468
    @optiondrone5468 Місяць тому

    Thanks for taking the time in putting together all the numbers and for your honesty. You're setup helped me a lot in deciding if I should try to make money out of my 3d printing hobbies.

  • @odeon8198
    @odeon8198 Місяць тому +3

    I'm starting this year. Should have my first printer in a week or less. Looking forward to getting this ball rolling.

    • @redkeyinuse4754
      @redkeyinuse4754 Місяць тому +1

      Good luck. I have spent months trying to get rolling and have barely sold shit.

    • @attainableaudio4533
      @attainableaudio4533 29 днів тому +2

      Just remember it's not the fact that you have a printer, it's all the end product that matters.

  • @corecharger
    @corecharger Місяць тому

    You’re doing great. 👍🏼 Keep it up and I’m sure things will work out how you want them. It takes time to build a business and in the end that’s where the money is at. Also working for yourself is way better than making money for someone else.

  • @Bainter85
    @Bainter85 Місяць тому

    Nice! I'm looking to grow mine. I started late 2023 with two printers. Ended 2024 with 4 more printers. I don't know what my net in is with the costs but I did make $14k net from Etsy. So I am hoping to scale it again this year.

  • @andrer.mallet2410
    @andrer.mallet2410 25 днів тому +2

    here's food for thought...My aunt makes and sells about 100 candles a week and her gross profit is 115K..she works about a day and a half a week

  • @byDevCreates
    @byDevCreates 27 днів тому

    Thanks for being so transparent man. Really appreciate it.
    Got a question. What measures do you take for fire safety precautions when the farms running when you aren't there?

  • @damenbray4718
    @damenbray4718 27 днів тому

    This was cool info to see as someone that wants to make side money off your hobbies, thanks for being so transparent about the number!

  • @Dynamicelectrician
    @Dynamicelectrician Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for the honesty. Great work breaking it down.

  • @andrewlongfellow8745
    @andrewlongfellow8745 Місяць тому +1

    I think you are uniquely qualified to talk about everything in this space. I mean you are a designer and run a membership program. I'd love to see more of that side of thing. I'd really be interested in your take on working a 9-5 that pays more than running a farm vs running a farm and doing side things like you are doing.

  • @WichitaFallFishKeeper
    @WichitaFallFishKeeper 17 днів тому

    New subscriber. I just found you. I'm waiting on receiving my F1 Ultra. Im so excited. I also have a A1 printer. I hope to use them together. Look forward to seeing more videos. I've enjoyed them. Thanks

  • @JIGL37
    @JIGL37 Місяць тому

    That is a lot of sales! Nice job! I did about 50k net, and 35k complete profit pre tax. Had to get a few more printers during black friday cause orders were coming in like crazy, up to 6 now! Ordering filament and bubble mailers in bulk really helped me cut costs, hoping to order more filament in bulk (most I did was 30kg), but it adds up quick in costs.

  • @guitardude32787
    @guitardude32787 Місяць тому

    Loved it! The transparency was well appreciated and stirs my impatience more as I wait to be selected for the next round of the program. 😅

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      Keep an eye on your inbox. Q4 delayed us a bit has we had to handled orders but we should be getting a round of invites out very soon!

  • @taypac1775
    @taypac1775 22 дні тому

    Thanks for the transparency man. I was interested if you kept track of the actually hours you spend working both segments of your business. Also, have you tracked and factored utilities into this at all? Would you be willing to?

  • @keithhunt8
    @keithhunt8 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for sharing the info. Now, I’d be interested in seeing a similar video that details out your time.

  • @johnbankston3967
    @johnbankston3967 Місяць тому

    Great video and thank you for both the reality check and the transparency.

  • @DaveRigDesign
    @DaveRigDesign Місяць тому

    great breakdown. I've been doing mostly digital only on etsy with some decent results but thinking of moving in to physical products. It's really hard though when those digital sales keep coming in and I don't have to do any work to fulfil them :)

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      For sure. I did do dome digital last year. Something I learned....If you do start to sell physical do it in a separate shop. I tried to sell both in the same and the shipping was nightmare because things wouldn't ship together. I did a video on it in yearly 2024 😁

  • @rc5994
    @rc5994 17 днів тому

    Thanks for sharing

  • @dennisdavis8412
    @dennisdavis8412 Місяць тому +1

    Hello, what size is the shelving you have your printers on ? Im trying to start a small business this year

  • @crafthappylife
    @crafthappylife 29 днів тому +1

    Way to stick it to the haters! Keep up the good work bud.

  • @SparkyHelper
    @SparkyHelper 28 днів тому

    Thanks for putting farming into perspective. So grateful.

  • @I_AM_GROOT_AFRICA
    @I_AM_GROOT_AFRICA 25 днів тому

    Love the transparency , you don't see that often

  • @MikeLohrman
    @MikeLohrman 19 днів тому

    Great video! Maybe another video with your plans for 2025? Any ideas to increase revenue and/or decrease costs?

  • @ilovejobbo
    @ilovejobbo 28 днів тому +2

    I reallly appreciate the honest breakdown of everything.
    For most of us 3D printing should be a side hustle. These days we need lots of side hustles to make ends meet. This is just another opportunity. And seeing honest numbers really helps to evaluate the opportunity.
    I subbed becasuse of this and will look into your pricing template. Keep doing what you're doing.

  • @justinmassecar9133
    @justinmassecar9133 23 дні тому

    This is great information thanks. Where is labour factored into COGS as an expense.

  • @JoelSchat
    @JoelSchat Місяць тому +1

    Appreciate the info 👍

  • @frang9526
    @frang9526 Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing. Good info. Looking to start this year.

  • @Popi_671
    @Popi_671 28 днів тому

    Thanks for this video!

  • @pavelpavlov4247
    @pavelpavlov4247 Місяць тому

    Thank you for sharing all the data. Its been insightful for me! Trolls are always gonna troll, there is no way around that.

  • @NYCIRL
    @NYCIRL Місяць тому +1

    I Appreciate You and your work. Thank you.

  • @aaronalbert7386
    @aaronalbert7386 Місяць тому +2

    What’s crazy is you have numbers that show making over $100k but you make almost less than a third of that because of fees. You should dive into how to lower your fees

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      Yeah I mean thats a business, it cost money to operate. Most e-commerce run their operating margin in the 2-10% range.
      I'm at 37% but like I said I don't have labor in there. If I did I would probably be in the same range as most e-commerce business.

  • @travie10four11
    @travie10four11 28 днів тому

    I appreciate this video.

  • @murrayadams3268
    @murrayadams3268 Місяць тому

    Enjoyed this.Thanks

  • @adrianaustralia9135
    @adrianaustralia9135 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks for the info - very educational. Interested in what % electricity is of your expenses?

    • @JIGL37
      @JIGL37 Місяць тому +1

      I have 6 printers, running 16 hours a day average. With wall adapters telling me their electricity cost. For me in PA, .16 cents a kWh, 22$ a printer per 6 months. (only got those outlet things 6 months ago)

  • @AngelChavez-ss8yx
    @AngelChavez-ss8yx 6 днів тому

    Can u explain why u pay shipping ??

  • @donovanj7878
    @donovanj7878 Місяць тому

    You forgot to make your face look like you just spotted a three-headed alien in the thumbnail.

  • @weekendwireless
    @weekendwireless 19 днів тому

    What’s your Etsy shop name ?

  • @WrongTimeWatch
    @WrongTimeWatch Місяць тому +2

    Those advertisement experiences are crazy. Could you have the same profit without any advertising?

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      I don't believe so. Those advertisement costs accounted for ~$75,000 of my gross revenue so its about a 3x return on ad spend (Would have been more but I experimented with advertising for Christmas early, resulted in about 30 days of lower ads return).
      So yes I could have lowered my expenses by $28,000 but it would have cut my revenue by more then half.
      My ad spend is about 22% of my total revenue. The "average" spend for online retail is 15%-20%. So had I not had that one bad month I think I would be right inline with that.

  • @chefyeboi
    @chefyeboi 21 день тому

    Sam what do you think about Bambu labs security update? Will it effect you?

  • @josephhurtado8113
    @josephhurtado8113 Місяць тому

    Great insight, hoping to catch up to you one day

  • @encyclopedia1122
    @encyclopedia1122 18 днів тому

    so cool bro,, thaks😍

  • @alike85
    @alike85 19 днів тому

    Any new on when 3Dprinforce is up and running ? The version on the current site is not working it looks like :/

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  19 днів тому

      We are rolling the new version out in groups. If you added your e-mail to the waitlist you'll get invite soon.

  • @glacial8384
    @glacial8384 Місяць тому

    I signed up for the highest tier on thangs you doing drop models much the discord seemed dead could never get a response back

  • @Freshbuilds601
    @Freshbuilds601 Місяць тому +1

    Im trying to figure out how to get started this year i have one printer.

  • @CreativeLayers3D
    @CreativeLayers3D 27 днів тому

    Whats the name of your Etsy store?

  • @yousseftarekmohammed128
    @yousseftarekmohammed128 Місяць тому

    What is your opinion about the FLSUN T1 Pro ?

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      Haven't used it yet. I do have the FLSUN S1 pro in the shop right now. Should have a video on that out next month.

  • @superresistant0
    @superresistant0 Місяць тому

    and... no link to your etsy store?

  • @tc8182
    @tc8182 Місяць тому +1

    Everyone is asking about sales, but I’m curious on the products you use for your beard

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      😂. All natural! Maybe I should try to get some sponsorships 😂

  • @jarrodlangford7692
    @jarrodlangford7692 Місяць тому

    Thats not bad truly. Add in home office deduction, internet, phone, mortgage interest that profit ends up being pretty good come tax season.

  • @stevenhu202
    @stevenhu202 29 днів тому

    What’s your net hourly after this all

    • @Ghost-Ghost-Ghost
      @Ghost-Ghost-Ghost 29 днів тому

      If you love what you're doing you never work a day in your life.

  • @lautarolipani422
    @lautarolipani422 25 днів тому

    Keep doing it till success silence stubborn fools. I'll happen before you notice it. Have a Great 2025!

  • @andrewlongfellow8745
    @andrewlongfellow8745 Місяць тому

    You missed the chance to say EXPOSED. Lol. Love your stuff great job. That backdrop is sick by the way.

  • @Bobby-k9i
    @Bobby-k9i Місяць тому

    It worth it all

  • @PachariAdventures
    @PachariAdventures 12 днів тому

    Where did you find a YT editor for that price? Asking for a friend 😂

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  11 днів тому

      fiverrr (it wasn't easy, lol)

    • @PachariAdventures
      @PachariAdventures 11 днів тому

      @ damn I was really hoping you weren’t going to say Fiverrr haha 🤣

  • @halfcaf1105
    @halfcaf1105 Місяць тому

    ~$600 first year. ~2500 the second year. Growth is growth.

  • @martinlazar9420
    @martinlazar9420 Місяць тому

    One expense I don’t see is taxes. When you sell these items you have to pay taxes on it. Is the 147k after the taxes you pay on the items or is before? I am referring to sales tax not your personal income tax

    • @CS-vw3db
      @CS-vw3db Місяць тому +2

      It depends where you sell. If you sell on amazon or etsy, they take care of the taxes. Your personal income taxes are something you have to take care of on your own.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      On Etsy the buyer pays sales tax at the time of the sale.

  • @DrAresy
    @DrAresy Місяць тому

    did I miss it or why did you not include rent of your 3d print space? that has to be quite a bit on top of expenses aswell

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      I run this out of my basement so I don't have that expense.

    • @wbengeorge
      @wbengeorge Місяць тому

      What about electricity?

  • @eddie_yuanshen
    @eddie_yuanshen 27 днів тому

    I can share some info from china, at 2024/01, china market has around 5k printers and it get incrase a lot, at the end of the year there are 80k printers (this numebr from bilibili streamer who are farmer with over 1k printers) and the price of 1g/$0.02 printing price. The market would not remain hot all the time, price and competion will come. ETA 2~3 years depends on how US market printer number increase.
    I am also host a small one myself, but my feeling is it will come to customize and as you also can see, print for others will have very less profit. But I also worry about copy right, I mean even if your own design, someone else can copy very fast.
    One way out is mixed with electric other stuff together. But I am still trying, which need a lot of man power to do extra work like assembling.
    But hey, nice video, thumb up for you!

  • @willofthemaker
    @willofthemaker Місяць тому

    What was your return on the $28k in ad spend? I'm really on the fence about Etsy ads. It's been a loss for me

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      I shoot for 3x. I was slightly below that this year. Mostly because I started advertising Christmas items in October. I was curious when the Christmas shopping really starts. I can tell you it isn't October 😂
      So that hurt my return, but my goal is to be a 3x return on ad spend for the year. And have my advertising cost be 20% or less of my total Revenue. I was at 22% for 2024.

  • @regular030saturn4
    @regular030saturn4 Місяць тому

    Bros doing a better balance sheet than me 😭🙏

  • @theColinSmith
    @theColinSmith Місяць тому

    Great breakdown. Please tell me you're taking the tax advantages of having a side hustle and have a LLC/ SCorp. If not look into it. You should be able to write off quite a bit and put more money in your pocket. Best of luck.

  • @bmatthall
    @bmatthall 27 днів тому +1

    Real question: How much of your time would you say you invested for the majority as a whole for 2024? Could you work a 9-5 and still achieve these sales printing at night?

  • @FireDragon3D
    @FireDragon3D Місяць тому

    Now do your Patreon and your Thangs membership ;)

  • @iosgamingshorts247
    @iosgamingshorts247 Місяць тому

    AWESOME video. Thanks for being so transparent and real.

  • @dadbod8392
    @dadbod8392 Місяць тому

    What is your internet and electricity cost in running your 3d printing business?

  • @TheCollabCurator
    @TheCollabCurator 27 днів тому

    You built the cost of labor into the price but you should still show the labor as an expense.

  • @SJSSawdust
    @SJSSawdust 29 днів тому +1

    I can’t wait until I get big enough to have trolls on UA-cam 😢

  • @redkeyinuse4754
    @redkeyinuse4754 Місяць тому

    I have spent months and thousands of dollars trying to make sales. It is next to impossible.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      I would challenge you look at what you are trying to sell....do people want it?

    • @redkeyinuse4754
      @redkeyinuse4754 Місяць тому

      @ that is a great question. When I try things like other sell out of I can’t sell those.

    • @attainableaudio4533
      @attainableaudio4533 29 днів тому

      ​@@redkeyinuse4754that's because they have a reputation, you have to think like a customer, if you were in the market for something and two places had the same thing would you buy from the person that had no sales or someone with hundreds of sales and reviews... I know it's the chicken or the egg situation, best is to read the tea leaves of what might be the next hot thing or come up with your own design.

  • @kreation1935
    @kreation1935 Місяць тому +1

    Why spend a third of your UA-cam income on an editor? Not that the editing isn't well done, but seems like for the size of your channel it's not a necessary expense.

    • @hananeqorar2510
      @hananeqorar2510 Місяць тому

      It’s time better spent

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      like @hanaeqorar2510 said I can spend my time else were. Editing is my expertise so what takes and editor 3 hours would take me 10 hours. How many more listings could I add in those 10 hours? How many models could I prototype?
      Even take the 3D printing business out of it. How many more videos can I record and post by taking the editing off my plate?

  • @tdplayert
    @tdplayert Місяць тому

    thanks for the info and transparency! I would love to know how much of that sales is attributed to how many individual products e.g. do you have a few (or only one?) runners, can you identify impact of advertising etc?
    But nice video and thanks tk the trolls I gusss. Anyway they're just trolls because it's easier to get noticed negatively than positively by actually achieving something constructive, trolls are just attention wh@res.

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      I haven't done a complete break down but I can say as in most areas of life the 80/20 rule applies here as well. 20% of my listing account for about 80% of my revenue.

    • @tdplayert
      @tdplayert Місяць тому

      @@3dDesignBros thanks for the reply, and that makes total sense indeed

  • @Outinthecar
    @Outinthecar Місяць тому

    There will always be jealous people who can’t do what you are doing mainly because they are mentally challenged. You can’t please all of the people all of the time, just some of the people some of the time.

  • @kwebber9248
    @kwebber9248 Місяць тому

    So why are you making Videos??? The Goodness of your heart????

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому +1

      I make UA-cam videos to make money.
      I run an Etsy shop to make money.
      I invest in Real Estate to make money.
      I created 3dprintforce.com to make money.
      People are interested in a thing I've worked to become an expert in. They get my expertise for free and in return I hopefully make some revenue because they watched. Seems like a fair trade.

    • @kwebber9248
      @kwebber9248 Місяць тому

      @@3dDesignBros Your numbers weren't that great, looks like the real winner was Etsy. There will be a race to the bottom, happens with everything these days, and don't worry in a couple years there will be a whole new fad to get excited about. I'm actually thinking about 3d printing myself, But I'm trying to look at it with reality in mind. I've already done this where I get all excited about something, It's good for a year or 2 then it die's because it gets over saturated....

    • @3dDesignBros
      @3dDesignBros  Місяць тому

      @@kwebber9248 maybe, but I've been doing this for over 4 years. Every year has been better then the last. Could that change? sure. To be honest I've just become deaf to the term "Over saturated". If over saturated mean growth YOY I guess sign me up.
      All that being said you can't leave anything unattended and expect it to keep producing. I'm constantly looking at different tactics, making new products, expanding. If you aren't moving forward you're getting left behind.

    • @attainableaudio4533
      @attainableaudio4533 29 днів тому

      ​@@kwebber9248sounds like you need to throw caution to the wind and just jump in or you'll always on the fence

  • @Gateseleven
    @Gateseleven 27 днів тому

    where is your course revenue? Real Estate Broker is all you need to know,.
    and the kicker is, its a roulette , Etsy adds into Etsy giving you Saales into give Etsy fees.

  • @barrettvelker198
    @barrettvelker198 Місяць тому

    Justifying yourself to random people on the internet is a terrible idea. Don't frame it that way

  • @JoeL-zx2tl
    @JoeL-zx2tl 27 днів тому

    I’ve seen many channels on UA-cam that run 3-D print farms. I just don’t understand how you can make that much money printing 3-D plastic things. I see no list of stuff you print so I can’t tell the sophistication or quality of your products. Don’t get me wrong if you made that much great that’s wonderful. I just don’t understand how you did it. And no, I don’t wanna buy a printer. I’m too old.

  • @swoodc
    @swoodc 28 днів тому

    12:45 stop reading comments bro lmfao

  • @richarddean6522
    @richarddean6522 22 години тому

    Those numbers are a joke! you might as well get a job at McDonalds and you will make more