Your information is so clear and helpful for someone that has just started the Etsy journey! Thanks so much for your hard work! It is really helping me to understand the process!
Mandy just recently found you...I just love you and for channel,thank you so very much for all your time and detailed step by step help to us. I'm very grateful!
wow. thank you so much Mandy. this was extremely informative for me, and i will be watching a couple of sections a few more times until i feel i've understood it and can remember it. thank you again!
This is amazing! Your video is incredibly informative and I've learned just about everything that I wanted to know within the first 4 minutes. Time is a commodity and you have surely made the best of it. Thank you so much and best wishes for you and your business.
love all the info, super helpful! I was looking to see a deeper comparison of quality. I resently got a samole for the Gildan and it leaves so much fluff it's almost unwearable. I washed it and dried it and it's still the same :( do the other 2 do the same?
Can you do another video with the other factors you mentioned in the calculator? Or maybe updating the calculator with the "customer pays" and then discuss the free shipping Etsy method? I am still quite confused :/
What do you recommend for shipping when you have different items and different provider. I have each shipping profile set up for the item but I had a sale where they purchased multiple items and it only charged one shipping fee. Example a shirt and dog bandana
I got a sample today and the Monster Digital 18000 colors were pretty weak. My design is very intricate and colorful. I think I might have to spend $8 more per sweater to go with Comfort Colors :( Guess I'll have to get a sample.
I just found your channel. Loving how you explain things! About backups, do you contact the customer to ask if it's ok to sub with Jersey or do you just do it? Also, if Jersey is more expensive, do you eat the cost or have customers pay the more expensive rate? Thanks in advance!
If I’m wanting to substitute I do reach out to the customer and let them know I have an alternative for them. I then put a time limit and say something like “Let me know if you have any concerns. If I don’t hear from you by end of day tomorrow I will proceed with the alternative option”. That way I’m not stuck waiting around for them. I had to substitute a fair amount during the holidays and I got zero complaints or cancellation. I also typically absorb any cost differences (which are generally pretty minor in most cases) 😊
I pretty much always use 5000x5000, but if I’m making a longer vertical design (vs a typical horizontal chest design) then I will sometimes bump it to about 6000x4800 just to get a better ratio to work with 😊
Do you mean tshirt reviews vs sweatshirts? If so - then yes, I’m hoping to do more of these types of product comparisons in the near future! 🤓 Let me know if you meant something different with your question 😊
Mandy you are a wealth of knowledge ! Appreciate it so much. I am Canadian and am so torn on whether a Canadian printer such as duplium or using an American printer such as Swift pod would attract or deter a USA customer. Since the main customers using Etsy are Americans wondering if I should gear my shop toward the masses. Do you have any input here ?
I was wondering if there was somewhere on your website(s) I could find the profit estimating spreadsheets? I'm also a very visual person and love seeing the graphs and loved what you put together!
I provide the spreadsheet as part of both my Resource Hub (mini membership) and the SimplyThrive Club (my full membership) - www.studiomdesignsco.com/workwithme. In case it's helpful - in addition to the material in the resource hub, the full membership also includes a monthly masterclass, multiple live calls each month, shop audit, unlimited access to me via private messaging, the community area, and more. Hope that helps!
I use Monster Digital sometimes as a backup (along with Duplium when I run into color shortages - they're in Canada and I'm in the U.S. but I still have good luck with them), but SwiftPOD is generally my primary printer :)
Hi there. I was wondering why you didn't mention the color discrepancy of the Gildan 18000? There is a yellow tint to the whole design compared to the other ones. The white is slightly yellow, and the blue bar in the design is more green on the Gildan.
That was actually just my phone camera trying to autocorrect coloring with all the different colors in the frame. The sand color sweatshirt made my phone overadjust on coloring especially. In person though the design colors were very similar. Good eye! 🤓
At the moment I don’t currently design for embroidery (you have to create a very specific design file), but if that changes I’ll definitely post about it! 😊
It's not bad actually once you decide which product you want, and I use the same profit methodology for all of my products, so it's really not much different :)
Hi, can you do a video on how you get product to step by step for getting niche, title and tags ,that you use for real in your store. Your real honest strategy you use.
Why do you take the L price and not the others , and do you do all the size and colour variants ? How do you decide which sizes and colour variants to choose ?
I recently came across your channel and have been watching every video. I love how you explain everything in depth. I noticed you didn't include sales tax anywhere in the calculations. I'm located in Canada and use Printful. Each time they fulfill an order there is some amount of taxes added. I know you're not an accountant and can't give tax advice, but do you account for that somewhere? It can make a big difference in profit margin.
For GST/PST/HST + income tax for Canadian sales, I would personally plug 20% into the spot where it says Offsite Ads to cover this. I would charge the full shipping price as well, and I would give myself a few dollars buffer. I am new to POD, not Etsy handmade, so take this with a grain of salt. Also, I have a feeling that there are far more US buyers than Canadian buyers, so might not be too big an issue anyway, but still, I would personally do what I said above.
Do you use a certain white color for colors like sports grey, sand ect..and certain white for the black sweatshirt?? I had a customer saying the white was not pigmented enough for her liking
For white I use #FCFCFC. On mockups I make sure to lower the transparency of the design so that it’s not as vibrant. I also make sure to include in the description that DTG printing means that ink will soak into fabric and gives it more of a “vintage/distressed” style. It’s the nature of DTG in general (and every once in awhile a customer won’t like it), but it does help to set the customer expectations where possible 🤓
Hey Mandy, First off I would love to thank you for all of your amazing and motivating videos! Your AWESOME :o) Any chance you would mind sharing your Google doc that you showed in the video to calculate profit and track numbers throughout the year? :o) Thanks, Nicole
Someone sent me a Gildan sweatshirt, and I think it feels horrible and scratchy. Not soft, not good quality. I was hoping for better quality options for my store.
Clothing can definitely be subjective. Gildan is considered a good standard option and I get consistent positive reviews. Comfort Colors are a more premium option and can work well for certain niches, but you do have to charge quite a bit more to see the same level of profit margin as a Gildan.
Good Morning Mandy. Your videos are Great. Thank you. I am so curious are you a one woman business? You have so many things going on it seems overwhelming to think this is possible to do it all alone.
Lol I get that a lot 😅 My brain literally doesn’t stop (which can be a blessing and a curse), and I’ve also always had a very entrepreneurial spirit. That being said, yes at the moment I run my handmade business, print on demand shops, and this channel by myself. Thankfully my print on demand shops are relatively passive now (which is why I love it). In general I tend to work in time blocks, use lots of post it notes, and have just learned to be very efficient with a lot of tasks. I’m hoping to have some help with my handmade business soon though which I am not afraid to admit will be nice 😊
That calculator looks great. Now I’m toggling between alura etsy calculator and a sale price calculator to generate strategically the price after discount so it’s a .99 or .95 price. It would be great if you could show somehow in this calculator as a line item what your product price would be after the discount. Then it would replace all of the tools you need to set prices. I’d buy that. ❤
That’s understandable! I do have a line in my updated version that has “total that customer pays” that adds up the item price, discount, and shipping, but that’s a little different than I think what you’re asking for. I personally don’t put a whole lot of priority on the .99 and .95 pricing, especially since having a 24-hr ongoing sale turns it into a weird number anyway (which I actually like because it looks less “planned”). I set my profit percentage in Printify that I want on the item, turn on the sale percentage in Etsy that I want, and that’s the sale price that the customer sees. But I know lots of sellers prefer to price differently, which works too. There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re making a profit that works for you 🤓
If the design is in demand and for the right target buyer they absolutely do. My average order value is $39 for sweatshirts (and even higher for popular colors that cost more, like forest green), and that is even with a discount. Focus on creating good designs based on research and you will not have to race to the bottom on price.
@@studiomdesignsco Exactly. People pay more for designs they want. Look at Under Armor, Nike, anything at Nordstroms, SuperDry, John Varvatos.............
Your information is so clear and helpful for someone that has just started the Etsy journey! Thanks so much for your hard work! It is really helping me to understand the process!
I’m so happy it’s been helpful for you! Cheering you on! 💜
i keep commenting! Mandy you will deserve 100s of thousand subscribers coming your way!
You are so amazing - thank you for all of the support on my videos! 💜
Mandy just recently found you...I just love you and for channel,thank you so very much for all your time and detailed step by step help to us. I'm very grateful!
Happy to help! 💚
wow. thank you so much Mandy. this was extremely informative for me, and i will be watching a couple of sections a few more times until i feel i've understood it and can remember it. thank you again!
Thanks Mandy for creating the profit calculator! Super helpful!! :)
Thank you for your breakdown of the profit calculator as well as the sweatshirt brands themselves!
This is amazing! Your video is incredibly informative and I've learned just about everything that I wanted to know within the first 4 minutes. Time is a commodity and you have surely made the best of it. Thank you so much and best wishes for you and your business.
love all the info, super helpful! I was looking to see a deeper comparison of quality. I resently got a samole for the Gildan and it leaves so much fluff it's almost unwearable. I washed it and dried it and it's still the same :( do the other 2 do the same?
Can you do another video with the other factors you mentioned in the calculator? Or maybe updating the calculator with the "customer pays" and then discuss the free shipping Etsy method? I am still quite confused :/
By the way, I have been binging your videos everyday for a week haha. Lots of rewatching!
What do you recommend for shipping when you have different items and different provider. I have each shipping profile set up for the item but I had a sale where they purchased multiple items and it only charged one shipping fee. Example a shirt and dog bandana
I got a sample today and the Monster Digital 18000 colors were pretty weak. My design is very intricate and colorful. I think I might have to spend $8 more per sweater to go with Comfort Colors :( Guess I'll have to get a sample.
all these are so heavy, I wish they had a light weight sweatshirt for places like the south
Comfort colors offers a light weight (6.5 oz) crew neck. #1466
Did the image for the CC 1566 print the size you wanted? Or did it print smaller? I heard the tshirts do this
I just found your channel. Loving how you explain things! About backups, do you contact the customer to ask if it's ok to sub with Jersey or do you just do it? Also, if Jersey is more expensive, do you eat the cost or have customers pay the more expensive rate? Thanks in advance!
If I’m wanting to substitute I do reach out to the customer and let them know I have an alternative for them. I then put a time limit and say something like “Let me know if you have any concerns. If I don’t hear from you by end of day tomorrow I will proceed with the alternative option”. That way I’m not stuck waiting around for them. I had to substitute a fair amount during the holidays and I got zero complaints or cancellation. I also typically absorb any cost differences (which are generally pretty minor in most cases) 😊
@@studiomdesignsco Thank you so much for the reply! I've been binge watching your videos & learning so much.
Happy to help!! Thanks for being here 💚
Hi Mandy! Thanks for the great video series! What size px do you use when creating your sweatshirt designs?
I pretty much always use 5000x5000, but if I’m making a longer vertical design (vs a typical horizontal chest design) then I will sometimes bump it to about 6000x4800 just to get a better ratio to work with 😊
Hi Mandy. Thank you for sharing such great information. Can you do a video on how new pod sellers should get ready for the holidays please?
Definitely- love that topic! 😊 Thanks for the suggestion!!
Do you/can you do "pocket designs" on the gildan 18000?
Hi Mandy, I love your channel. You give so much information. Do you offer shirt reviews. Thank you
Do you mean tshirt reviews vs sweatshirts? If so - then yes, I’m hoping to do more of these types of product comparisons in the near future! 🤓
Let me know if you meant something different with your question 😊
Mandy you are a wealth of knowledge ! Appreciate it so much. I am Canadian and am so torn on whether a Canadian printer such as duplium or using an American printer such as Swift pod would attract or deter a USA customer. Since the main customers using Etsy are Americans wondering if I should gear my shop toward the masses. Do you have any input here ?
To the mass would get my Canadian vote.
I was wondering if there was somewhere on your website(s) I could find the profit estimating spreadsheets? I'm also a very visual person and love seeing the graphs and loved what you put together!
I provide the spreadsheet as part of both my Resource Hub (mini membership) and the SimplyThrive Club (my full membership) - www.studiomdesignsco.com/workwithme. In case it's helpful - in addition to the material in the resource hub, the full membership also includes a monthly masterclass, multiple live calls each month, shop audit, unlimited access to me via private messaging, the community area, and more. Hope that helps!
Do you have a video on best selling colors for sweatshirts and t shirts?
Thansk So helpful! Do you recommend to use Monster Digital for sweatshirts for the print quality? (besides SwiftPOD which you're using)
I use Monster Digital sometimes as a backup (along with Duplium when I run into color shortages - they're in Canada and I'm in the U.S. but I still have good luck with them), but SwiftPOD is generally my primary printer :)
Thank you for bringing great content!!
Hi there. I was wondering why you didn't mention the color discrepancy of the Gildan 18000? There is a yellow tint to the whole design compared to the other ones. The white is slightly yellow, and the blue bar in the design is more green on the Gildan.
That was actually just my phone camera trying to autocorrect coloring with all the different colors in the frame. The sand color sweatshirt made my phone overadjust on coloring especially. In person though the design colors were very similar. Good eye! 🤓
Thanks for sharing your valuable knowledge!!
Hello Mandy! I cannot find a tutorial on how to do embroidery sweatshirt. Could you make one please?
At the moment I don’t currently design for embroidery (you have to create a very specific design file), but if that changes I’ll definitely post about it! 😊
ugh, seems complicated. maybe not since I don't have to do it every day. I don't do apparel in my shop After watching this I am SO glad
It's not bad actually once you decide which product you want, and I use the same profit methodology for all of my products, so it's really not much different :)
Hi, can you do a video on how you get product to step by step for getting niche, title and tags ,that you use for real in your store. Your real honest strategy you use.
My course playlist on my channel covers all of my various strategies and processes for each of these in-depth 😊
Why do you take the L price and not the others , and do you do all the size and colour variants ? How do you decide which sizes and colour variants to choose ?
Since you sell sweatshirts and other expensive items, do you just always have the Etsy free ship over 35 turned off?
Great video, thank you!
I recently came across your channel and have been watching every video. I love how you explain everything in depth. I noticed you didn't include sales tax anywhere in the calculations. I'm located in Canada and use Printful. Each time they fulfill an order there is some amount of taxes added. I know you're not an accountant and can't give tax advice, but do you account for that somewhere? It can make a big difference in profit margin.
For GST/PST/HST + income tax for Canadian sales, I would personally plug 20% into the spot where it says Offsite Ads to cover this. I would charge the full shipping price as well, and I would give myself a few dollars buffer. I am new to POD, not Etsy handmade, so take this with a grain of salt. Also, I have a feeling that there are far more US buyers than Canadian buyers, so might not be too big an issue anyway, but still, I would personally do what I said above.
Can I have the excel sheet?
So what do you price your sweatshirts at then?
Do you use a certain white color for colors like sports grey, sand ect..and certain white for the black sweatshirt?? I had a customer saying the white was not pigmented enough for her liking
For white I use #FCFCFC. On mockups I make sure to lower the transparency of the design so that it’s not as vibrant. I also make sure to include in the description that DTG printing means that ink will soak into fabric and gives it more of a “vintage/distressed” style. It’s the nature of DTG in general (and every once in awhile a customer won’t like it), but it does help to set the customer expectations where possible 🤓
@@studiomdesignsco thank you for explaining 😀
Great video! Very well done!
Hey Mandy, First off I would love to thank you for all of your amazing and motivating videos! Your AWESOME :o)
Any chance you would mind sharing your Google doc that you showed in the video to calculate profit and track numbers throughout the year?
:o) Thanks,
Nicole
Hi! It’s a document that’s include in both of my membership levels: the Resource Hub and the SimplyThrive Club 😊
You charge for the calculator? How do I get it?
I was looking for more info on the quality of the sweatshirts also :(
Someone sent me a Gildan sweatshirt, and I think it feels horrible and scratchy. Not soft, not good quality. I was hoping for better quality options for my store.
Clothing can definitely be subjective. Gildan is considered a good standard option and I get consistent positive reviews. Comfort Colors are a more premium option and can work well for certain niches, but you do have to charge quite a bit more to see the same level of profit margin as a Gildan.
Thanks Mandy
do you sell your Excel sheet?
Good Morning Mandy. Your videos are Great. Thank you. I am so curious are you a one woman business? You have so many things going on it seems overwhelming to think this is possible to do it all alone.
Lol I get that a lot 😅 My brain literally doesn’t stop (which can be a blessing and a curse), and I’ve also always had a very entrepreneurial spirit. That being said, yes at the moment I run my handmade business, print on demand shops, and this channel by myself. Thankfully my print on demand shops are relatively passive now (which is why I love it). In general I tend to work in time blocks, use lots of post it notes, and have just learned to be very efficient with a lot of tasks. I’m hoping to have some help with my handmade business soon though which I am not afraid to admit will be nice 😊
Thank you😊
That calculator looks great. Now I’m toggling between alura etsy calculator and a sale price calculator to generate strategically the price after discount so it’s a .99 or .95 price. It would be great if you could show somehow in this calculator as a line item what your product price would be after the discount. Then it would replace all of the tools you need to set prices. I’d buy that. ❤
That’s understandable! I do have a line in my updated version that has “total that customer pays” that adds up the item price, discount, and shipping, but that’s a little different than I think what you’re asking for. I personally don’t put a whole lot of priority on the .99 and .95 pricing, especially since having a 24-hr ongoing sale turns it into a weird number anyway (which I actually like because it looks less “planned”). I set my profit percentage in Printify that I want on the item, turn on the sale percentage in Etsy that I want, and that’s the sale price that the customer sees. But I know lots of sellers prefer to price differently, which works too. There’s no right or wrong way, as long as you’re making a profit that works for you 🤓
Most not people will not pay $39 for a sweatshirts, specially not in this economy
And definatley not 49$
If the design is in demand and for the right target buyer they absolutely do. My average order value is $39 for sweatshirts (and even higher for popular colors that cost more, like forest green), and that is even with a discount.
Focus on creating good designs based on research and you will not have to race to the bottom on price.
@@studiomdesignsco Exactly. People pay more for designs they want. Look at Under Armor, Nike, anything at Nordstroms, SuperDry, John Varvatos.............
Printify charge too much for his products. I didn't find it good for business.