I literally do all these steps every single day. So when i started watching this video I really got excited. I have been doing this since November and unfortunately only 4 sales, but sooooooooooo many views. I would love to see how you do Multiple shirts, like family shirts or couple shirts, I am having such a hard time understanding this. Thank you for your channel i watch something from you everyday and now i watch No friend left behind channel as soon as one gets posted. You guys are great!!! OH bye the way i'm here in Florida too!! Great place huh!!
Hey there DermCarecorner! You are in my neck of the woods! Beach weather is upon us! I am so glad you are enjoying both the channels and I cannot wait to hear about you getting consistent sales in your shop! Be sure to keep me posted!
Hi Shawna! I have a question about expired items. Do you let your seasonal items that sell, expire? Or should you always keep items that sell "active" even if they are seasonal? Hope that makes sense. Thank you!
Hey there! I personally keep them active! If you let them expire be sure you renew them in plenty of time. I would want them back out there 3 or 4 months before to make sure they get a good chance! And I would renew my Christmas stuff by July!
Hey Shawna thanks for such information. Need your guidance if i open a shop with 2-3 products , can i go for multiple niches or on one particular niches?
Hey there! Thanks so much for watching! You can totally do that! Just a quick word of caution... I stuck with one product because adding more products overwhelmed me. Hundreds of designs and listings later I started adding others. Whatever you choose to do don't get overwhelmed! WE are in this for the long haul! Keep me posted on your progress!
Thank you so much Shawna. This is really helpful. I'll definitely implement the 6 things from now on. I feel like I found the lighthouse in the sea. Congratulations on your big success in Etsy! ❤
I somehow missed this video a few months ago. It is excellent and will help with organization and direction. Timing is everything. I just posted in the Teacher niche about a month ago and made my first sale a couple of days ago. I am encouraged to continue with this niche. Also, thank you for making the Teacher Resource Guide, I purchased it earlier and already see some extremely valuable info. Had I seen this video 5 months ago when it first posted, it would not have impacted me as much. Again, timing. Thank you, Shawna. I really appreciate the information and encouragement.
Hi! I watch your channel with a notepad. Question if you don't mind? If we have a design we can scale, such as "Born in 1990, Born in 1991 etc) should we make these their own listings? Or one customizable listing? I've been doing multiple listings of things like these for one, my listings are spread out in searches due to SEOs, and two, I feel like people partially look for certain things very specifically. If I were looking for a "98 tee shirt I think I might scroll right past one that says "91. I hear people don't always read the titles therefore missing the word "personalized" This is a lot of work though but if it'll be worth it in the long run I am more than willing. Sorry this is so long. Have a wonderful day ❤️
Hey there! I have struggled with this too! So I like to scale it out and change the SEO and the main mock up image. However.... I have a drop down menu with the ones I predict will be the most popular and a custom option too... I would try maybe 5 to 7 years in your example that would be likely to be the most popular and if one of my designs gets traction I might double back and do some additional years for that design. I hope this helps!
Hi great info . Can you please tell me if you deal with shopify as well as etsy. Im still trying to decide which one to start selling on. Love you work
With Christmas design season almost upon us, how do we know what trends and elements to incorporate into our designs so far in advance? in other words , what is popular now worth putting in designs for 6-8 months away?... Thank you for sharing all of your helpful knowledge- much appreciated!
Thank you Shawna! I learn a lot from your videos. It would be great to see your workflow, from design to listing it on Etsy. I just learned how to do a listing for multiple products and spent hours just with one. I wonder if there’s a smarter way.
Great idea! And I honestly don't put many listings together with multiple products... accept various shirt sizes... like kids through adults. I save time by only syncing them if they start to sale! I hope that makes at least a little sense!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!! :D You said you have a general store and you're obviously successful with that. Some other sellers say to niche down and build a brand around a particular niche. Doesn't that kind of pigeon hole you in making less money? I'm torn. I've been debating on making my niche camping/hiking/outdoorsy. I'm curious on your insight. Great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Hey there! I am totally for the general store journey sense I have done so well with that myself! But I would be all over the place. I would make the amping/hiking/outdoorsy one of my main niches if I were you... adding to it every single week for the whole year an then I would also let myself do seasonal items and maybe work in another 2 or 3 niches I was interested in.... I would double down in any niche I started to get traction in. Hope this helps!
Printful and Printify pretty much have me covered there! When someone has an issue they can reach out in chat (or leave a review...eek) and then I can make it right for them.
As always--you are such a good teacher!! Loss for schools but gain for us! 😆 Love your videos on research and design especially. Would you consider doing a more "dumbed down" video on keyword and title research? I couldn't quite follow the last one with all the colors, etc.
Shawna you always have great information that we can apply to make our shop better. I sometimes feel so overwhelmed because I still haven’t gotten any traction. I almost want to ditch my niche down store and go for a general store and see how that works with one product. How many products in one niche would you recommend adding for the algorithm to notice that new niche? Thanks 😊
Hey there! I would totally just try adding some more niches to your shop to see if you can grab some traction somewhere else... I would probably keep adding to which ever niche you have been working on too. I would suggest at least 50 designs before you say you gave it a real try... but the truth is if you really want that niche and you know it is profitable... you do as many as it takes to get on the map! That is what I did with the teacher niche... took me more than 50 but I make so much money there now and it was so worth it! I hope this helps!
Shawna every time I watch one of your videos all I think is I wish I lived closer to you and that we were friends so you could show me how to leave my teaching job and do Etsy full-time LOL I too am a general store where I'm focusing on several nieces, but the constant feedback I get is that I need to niche down because I only have five or six of one type of niche in my store.... I've already paid to UA-cam gurus to tell me that and it's the same thing that they preach on their channel where I'm looking for feedback for what I'm trying to do and I feel like you would get that
Hey there Robyn! I would totally stick with the general store if I were you but you still could and should niche down within the niches you are working in. Just choose a few niches that have good search volume and that you are either getting traction in your shop (views or sales) or niches that you just personally love! Find all the little rocks to turn over within them and list there consistently over time! For example... with the teacher niche I make teacher shirts, seasonal designs, specific grade level and even other designs like cafeteria or administrators. Hope this helps!
Thank you so much Shawna, for all the valuable info. I love your videos and also, Tucker lol! I have started a course, I’m working on Etsy after work too. Shattered!! But I know it’s worth it!! ❤ thank you!
So so valuable!!! Love your ideas and your teaching, Shawna! I’ve learned so much thanks to you. ❤ Is there a video where you talk about how to look at our stats on Etsy? I’m still very unclear about what numbers to look at as a new POD seller. Thanks!
Great! Thank you so much! Looking forward to it. Also, since a lot of us are beginners, could you please make a video and explain for POD sellers logistics such as what to do when a customer marks a purchase as gift? Should we use the new economy shipping in our shops? Does it save the seller shipping cost or is this saving to be passed on to the customers? Will slow shipping have negative effect on conversion rate? Thank you so much!
@@shawnalynn2083 ❤ yes I’ve been working on my shop 😊 sadly I was part of the sweep in October and they permanently suspended me but luckily a nice person helped me figure out how to get my shop back. I finally hit 1k sales. Thank you so much for your support and helping so many of us!!
Could you do a video on pricing our products. The profit margin on t-shirts is so low. I do use the everbee calculator and try to be competitive. Results are underwhelming.
Do you have a video on writing great descriptions? Do you recommend writing a fresh one for each listing, or do you have a template that you use? I feel like it would be easiest to just have a copy and paste template that you just change the specifics. I heard that Etsy doesn't really focus on the description, but Google reads the whole thing.
@@shawnalynn2083 Sooo I got my first sale a lot sooner than expected, but it was from someone I met 15 years ago. I'll update when I get a sale from someone I don't know 😅. But YAAAY! I'm going to check out more of your videos. Thanks again! I really appreciate the time you give to this page for those of us who aren't in a position to afford a coach (YET). 💜
@@shawnalynn2083 I’ve been live for 3 days and got my first two sales! I’m working out an issue with shipping labels (Etsy charged client for shipping and created a label instead of allowing me to use the fee to pay my POD), but otherwise I’m excited! 😆
Hey there! I encourage you to check the channel out! I have lots of videos you might like that dive deep into designing and I show lots of examples. That wasn’t the purpose of this video but I do hope you found value in it!
I really love this gals' videos. Her energy is inspiring and contagious. But I'll make a general comment as I'm watching. As a newbie trying to fill out my store and gain any traction at all, I am being pulled in every direction. Eventually I would love to have multiple types of products - phone cases, wall art, pillows, whatever. Not sure yet. I have an arts background, so I am trying to focus on more artistic and creative products rather than say, funny t-shirts for nurses. But anyway, with all these videos I am pulled in a hundred different directions on how to be proceed and be productive. It can lead to paralysis, which I think is common. Not sure how to overcome that.
Go where the data tells you. What is consistently selling? Pick 1-2 related products and 3-5 related niches. Be specific, not just funny nurses. Something with less competition
They lost a great teacher when you stopped being one. Their loss is UA-cams' gain!
Aw! Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this one!
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Oh I SO agree! She is so good.
Your teacher skills are super amazing on how you applied to your videos. We can get the whole masterclass with you. Thanks. ❤❤❤
Thank you! ❤ Retired educator here; had 5 sales this past week. 🎉 Show me the money!😊
AWESOME!!!! Congrats on five sales this week!
I love tangents!
LOL!
I literally do all these steps every single day. So when i started watching this video I really got excited. I have been doing this since November and unfortunately only 4 sales, but sooooooooooo many views. I would love to see how you do Multiple shirts, like family shirts or couple shirts, I am having such a hard time understanding this. Thank you for your channel i watch something from you everyday and now i watch No friend left behind channel as soon as one gets posted. You guys are great!!! OH bye the way i'm here in Florida too!! Great place huh!!
Hey there DermCarecorner! You are in my neck of the woods! Beach weather is upon us! I am so glad you are enjoying both the channels and I cannot wait to hear about you getting consistent sales in your shop! Be sure to keep me posted!
Hi Shawna! I have a question about expired items. Do you let your seasonal items that sell, expire? Or should you always keep items that sell "active" even if they are seasonal? Hope that makes sense. Thank you!
Hey there! I personally keep them active! If you let them expire be sure you renew them in plenty of time. I would want them back out there 3 or 4 months before to make sure they get a good chance! And I would renew my Christmas stuff by July!
Hey Shawna thanks for such information. Need your guidance if i open a shop with 2-3 products , can i go for multiple niches or on one particular niches?
Hey there! Thanks so much for watching! You can totally do that! Just a quick word of caution... I stuck with one product because adding more products overwhelmed me. Hundreds of designs and listings later I started adding others. Whatever you choose to do don't get overwhelmed! WE are in this for the long haul! Keep me posted on your progress!
Hi Shawna, am not new but I enjoy every video you post, Hope to have a teacher like you soon 🎉🎉❤
Hey there! Thank you so much! I am so glad you enjoy the content!
Show me the money! I'm going to start researching every day, but I am doing coffee mugs and sweatshirts instead of t-shirts.
Whoo hoo! You got this!
Great video. I subscribed because you added value to the UA-cam marketplace 👍
Awesome, thank you!
Thank you so much Shawna. This is really helpful. I'll definitely implement the 6 things from now on. I feel like I found the lighthouse in the sea. Congratulations on your big success in Etsy! ❤
I am so glad this video was helpful!
I somehow missed this video a few months ago. It is excellent and will help with organization and direction. Timing is everything. I just posted in the Teacher niche about a month ago and made my first sale a couple of days ago. I am encouraged to continue with this niche. Also, thank you for making the Teacher Resource Guide, I purchased it earlier and already see some extremely valuable info. Had I seen this video 5 months ago when it first posted, it would not have impacted me as much. Again, timing. Thank you, Shawna. I really appreciate the information and encouragement.
Tucker's jean jacket ❤ Thanks for the tips Shawna
No problem 😊 And I am glad you enjoyed little Tucker's jean jacket.
So many great tips. Will be rewatching for sure
Thanks Rileigh! I wish I had gotten to chat more this morning in our chat!
HI i Just want your opinion on posting on social media for sales?
Hey there! I never did this because I just didn't have the bandwidth but it is a great strategy if you do!
Hi! I watch your channel with a notepad. Question if you don't mind? If we have a design we can scale, such as "Born in 1990, Born in 1991 etc) should we make these their own listings? Or one customizable listing? I've been doing multiple listings of things like these for one, my listings are spread out in searches due to SEOs, and two, I feel like people partially look for certain things very specifically. If I were looking for a "98 tee shirt I think I might scroll right past one that says "91. I hear people don't always read the titles therefore missing the word "personalized" This is a lot of work though but if it'll be worth it in the long run I am more than willing. Sorry this is so long. Have a wonderful day ❤️
Hey there! I have struggled with this too! So I like to scale it out and change the SEO and the main mock up image. However.... I have a drop down menu with the ones I predict will be the most popular and a custom option too... I would try maybe 5 to 7 years in your example that would be likely to be the most popular and if one of my designs gets traction I might double back and do some additional years for that design. I hope this helps!
@@shawnalynn2083 thank you so much for your reply ❤️ I wish you well in your journey!
Thanks Shawna, love your content and energy!
I appreciate that! Thank you!
Hi great info . Can you please tell me if you deal with shopify as well as etsy. Im still trying to decide which one to start selling on. Love you work
Hey there Gina! Thanks so much for enjoying this! I just do Etsy for now:)
@shawnalynn2083 thankyou for your honesty
With Christmas design season almost upon us, how do we know what trends and elements to incorporate into our designs so far in advance? in other words , what is popular now worth putting in designs for 6-8 months away?... Thank you for sharing all of your helpful knowledge- much appreciated!
Besides being an amazing teacher on how to sell on Etsy, I can tell you have an amazing personality and a very kind heart!!!❤
Thanks so much Mariyam!😊. This was such a kind message and you totally made my day!
Hey Shawna! If there’s ever a good time to compare Gildan tees with Bella & Canvas I’d love to hear your thoughts!
Show me the money !! Thank you ❤!
You got it!
show me THE MONEY!!
Whoo hoo!
SHOW ME THE MONEY! Great videos every time! THANK YOU!
Whoo hoo! Yes!
Show me the money 🤑😁
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show me the MONEY!!!
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YAAASSS! That is the right attitude!
Show me the money!
Whoo hooo!!!!
Thank you Shawna! I learn a lot from your videos. It would be great to see your workflow, from design to listing it on Etsy. I just learned how to do a listing for multiple products and spent hours just with one. I wonder if there’s a smarter way.
Great idea! And I honestly don't put many listings together with multiple products... accept various shirt sizes... like kids through adults. I save time by only syncing them if they start to sale! I hope that makes at least a little sense!
show me the money!
Whoo hoo!
Show Me The Money LOL
Whoo hoo BeKind! Let's watch those sales role in!
Show me the money!!😊
Whoo hoo! Let's see those sales role in!
Show me the money!!
Whoo hoo! I hope you see so much money!
Show me the money😊
Whoo hoo! Yes!
Show me the money! But seriously - can you show me the money with a one on one class? Lol :)
Thank you !
You're welcome! Thank you dropping into the comments!
Show me the money!
Whoo hoo! Yes Jasmine!
Show me the money
May those sales roll in Christy!
Show me the $
Yes Carol! Let's do this!
SHOW ME THE MONEY!!! :D
You said you have a general store and you're obviously successful with that. Some other sellers say to niche down and build a brand around a particular niche. Doesn't that kind of pigeon hole you in making less money? I'm torn. I've been debating on making my niche camping/hiking/outdoorsy. I'm curious on your insight.
Great video, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Hey there! I am totally for the general store journey sense I have done so well with that myself! But I would be all over the place. I would make the amping/hiking/outdoorsy one of my main niches if I were you... adding to it every single week for the whole year an then I would also let myself do seasonal items and maybe work in another 2 or 3 niches I was interested in.... I would double down in any niche I started to get traction in. Hope this helps!
I just purchased your general niche calendar! WOW!! So much great information!! Thank you!!
Yay! Thank you! I hope it helps you so much!
show me the money!!
Whoo hoo! Let's make it rain!
How do you handle quality control and ensure that customers receive high-quality products?
Printful and Printify pretty much have me covered there! When someone has an issue they can reach out in chat (or leave a review...eek) and then I can make it right for them.
As always--you are such a good teacher!! Loss for schools but gain for us! 😆 Love your videos on research and design especially. Would you consider doing a more "dumbed down" video on keyword and title research? I couldn't quite follow the last one with all the colors, etc.
Thank you for the kind comment! And yes! I am planning to do a few more SEO videos! Thank you so much for the suggestion!
Shawna you always have great information that we can apply to make our shop better. I sometimes feel so overwhelmed because I still haven’t gotten any traction. I almost want to ditch my niche down store and go for a general store and see how that works with one product. How many products in one niche would you recommend adding for the algorithm to notice that new niche? Thanks 😊
Hey there! I would totally just try adding some more niches to your shop to see if you can grab some traction somewhere else... I would probably keep adding to which ever niche you have been working on too. I would suggest at least 50 designs before you say you gave it a real try... but the truth is if you really want that niche and you know it is profitable... you do as many as it takes to get on the map! That is what I did with the teacher niche... took me more than 50 but I make so much money there now and it was so worth it! I hope this helps!
Shawna every time I watch one of your videos all I think is I wish I lived closer to you and that we were friends so you could show me how to leave my teaching job and do Etsy full-time LOL I too am a general store where I'm focusing on several nieces, but the constant feedback I get is that I need to niche down because I only have five or six of one type of niche in my store.... I've already paid to UA-cam gurus to tell me that and it's the same thing that they preach on their channel where I'm looking for feedback for what I'm trying to do and I feel like you would get that
Hey there Robyn! I would totally stick with the general store if I were you but you still could and should niche down within the niches you are working in. Just choose a few niches that have good search volume and that you are either getting traction in your shop (views or sales) or niches that you just personally love! Find all the little rocks to turn over within them and list there consistently over time! For example... with the teacher niche I make teacher shirts, seasonal designs, specific grade level and even other designs like cafeteria or administrators. Hope this helps!
The trouble with picking the top sellers to emulate, they've already been copied many more times than the ones that are just still in their infancy.
Hey there! Thank you for watching!
Show me the money!! And thank you for all of your content and invaluable advice! ❤️
You are so welcome!
Show Me The Money!!!!💰😊 Great vid Shawna, as always!! You’re such a great teacher!!! ❤
Thank you so much!
show me the money! :) definitely practicing this and trying to implement your 2 week plan.
You got this Rachael!
Present to me, in an illustrative manner, fold-able dead presidents, composed of a blend of 75% cotton and 25% linen fibers. (Show me the money.)
Hi Miley!
Such great advice, loved this vid, thank you!
SHOW ME THE MONEY 😅
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this one! I hope you see ALL the money!
SHOW ME THE MONEY! Another great video Shawna, thank you for all of the nuggets ☺
You are so welcome Debbie! Thank you so much for watching!
Show me the money!!
Show me the money...ALWAYS! and you always do!
Whoo hoo Vivienne!
I recently purchased the guide on niches in general. It is very well made and worth buying because it is full of useful ideas 😊
Angela! Thank you! I really appreciate that! I am so glad you are finding value in it!
I always fe so empowered to design after watching your videos!!
same!
That's awesome! I am so glad I get to motivate you during your journey! I hope you got such great stuff designed today!
Show me the money! Thanks for the awesome info! You rock!❤
Whoo hoo!!!! I am so glad you enjoyed this one!
This advice is super helpful thank you so much Shawna!
Glad it was helpful! You are so welcome and thanks so much for taking a second to drop down into the comments to say hello!
Awesome tips! And Tucker is right, as always!
Hi Mel! LOl! Tucker is so wise!
Love the tangent. It makes it feel real and doable to the audience.
Oh good! LOL! Thank you so much for watching and I am so glad you are finding them helpful!
Show me the money! This is gold Shawna! You are the best!!!💛
Thanks Jamie! I am so glad you enjoyed this one!
Thank you so much Shawna, for all the valuable info. I love your videos and also, Tucker lol! I have started a course, I’m working on Etsy after work too. Shattered!! But I know it’s worth it!! ❤ thank you!
You got this! I hope you see so so so much growth this year! I am so in your corner (so is Tucker) and I hope you keep me posted as you grow!
I will do Shawna and thank you! You and Tucker are the best ♥️
So so valuable!!! Love your ideas and your teaching, Shawna! I’ve learned so much thanks to you. ❤ Is there a video where you talk about how to look at our stats on Etsy? I’m still very unclear about what numbers to look at as a new POD seller. Thanks!
Hey there! I am so glad you enjoyed this one! I don't have a video like that yet but it is on the list!
Great! Thank you so much! Looking forward to it. Also, since a lot of us are beginners, could you please make a video and explain for POD sellers logistics such as what to do when a customer marks a purchase as gift? Should we use the new economy shipping in our shops? Does it save the seller shipping cost or is this saving to be passed on to the customers? Will slow shipping have negative effect on conversion rate? Thank you so much!
Rewatching 😂❤ thank you again Shawna!!
LOL! I am so glad you are enjoying this one Sonz!
Always dropping bangers, thanks for the info
Thank you! I am so glad you enjoyed this one!
Hi Shawna how are you??? ❤
Hi there Straingelove! It has been a little while! I am great! How are you coming along?
@@shawnalynn2083 ❤ yes I’ve been working on my shop 😊 sadly I was part of the sweep in October and they permanently suspended me but luckily a nice person helped me figure out how to get my shop back. I finally hit 1k sales. Thank you so much for your support and helping so many of us!!
Great feedback, tactics and plan to kick things up a notch
You got this Kolby!
Could you do a video on pricing our products. The profit margin on t-shirts is so low. I do use the everbee calculator and try to be competitive. Results are underwhelming.
Do you have a video on writing great descriptions? Do you recommend writing a fresh one for each listing, or do you have a template that you use? I feel like it would be easiest to just have a copy and paste template that you just change the specifics. I heard that Etsy doesn't really focus on the description, but Google reads the whole thing.
You are so helpful Shawna, thank you 🙏
Glad it was helpful! You are so welcome Mayra!
Always excited for you Shawna!!!!
Thank you!
I’m getting ready to activate my seller account and your channel has been a huge help! Your energy is contagious! Thanks for your time, Shawna!
WHOOO HOOO! CONGRATS! You got this! I hope you tell me all about it when you get your first sale!
@@shawnalynn2083 Will do 💜
@@shawnalynn2083 Sooo I got my first sale a lot sooner than expected, but it was from someone I met 15 years ago. I'll update when I get a sale from someone I don't know 😅. But YAAAY! I'm going to check out more of your videos. Thanks again! I really appreciate the time you give to this page for those of us who aren't in a position to afford a coach (YET). 💜
@@shawnalynn2083 I’ve been live for 3 days and got my first two sales! I’m working out an issue with shipping labels (Etsy charged client for shipping and created a label instead of allowing me to use the fee to pay my POD), but otherwise I’m excited! 😆
Show me designs
Hey there! I encourage you to check the channel out! I have lots of videos you might like that dive deep into designing and I show lots of examples. That wasn’t the purpose of this video but I do hope you found value in it!
Show me the money
Whoo hoo!
I really love this gals' videos. Her energy is inspiring and contagious. But I'll make a general comment as I'm watching. As a newbie trying to fill out my store and gain any traction at all, I am being pulled in every direction. Eventually I would love to have multiple types of products - phone cases, wall art, pillows, whatever. Not sure yet. I have an arts background, so I am trying to focus on more artistic and creative products rather than say, funny t-shirts for nurses. But anyway, with all these videos I am pulled in a hundred different directions on how to be proceed and be productive. It can lead to paralysis, which I think is common. Not sure how to overcome that.
Go where the data tells you. What is consistently selling? Pick 1-2 related products and 3-5 related niches. Be specific, not just funny nurses. Something with less competition
Show me the $
Let's see that money Justa Man! And thanks bunches for encouraging those boops and subscribes this morning! I appreciate you!