Last year (my first full year), I started listing Christmas designs in July. I think it helped. In Q4 (2023), I made $180,000 in revenue. I’m already selling Christmas shirts now so I think it’s a good strategy to start in July and continue through September. I made a lot of designs but only a handful were selling like crazy. You never really know what will take off. Sometimes I’m surprised by it 😅 Hoping to do even better this Q4.
@@HelloCustom Are we going to get to follow you more in the million dollar challenge? Leading up to Q4 seems like the perfect time! Loved that series so far ❤
This was great! I just signed up with hello custom a few weeks back. This is my first Q4 and I’m looking forward to it. Just started watching your videos this past week. Such great info in them all. Thank you so much!
I plan to start getting into Christmas stuff mid August. Finishing up with Halloween stuff by then. It takes me longer to do everything. Busy SAHM. So I plan to aim for 8 listings each week. Hope to get between 60-80 listings up! 🙂👍🏼
Do you keep listings at breakeven pricing until each one ranks or do you leave it there for a set period of time. I assume we should leave them at breakeven pricing until they rank even if they never do. How do you determine where they are ranking? Thanks for all your generosity in helping us understand how to succeed! Best, Pamela
Thanks for this breakdown. Your so right everyone creates at their own pace and I would get tripped up on the time takes me to list to have enough time to rank
Loved the video! Can you please share if there's a easier way of doing listings or bulk listings AFTER researching the designs/items? Can you please share your system you did for listings? I saw your previous videos with the preliminary info etc. but wondered if there's a system to pump it out. I do block timing with my listings but still find it challenging to get listings out.
This one requires time. Once you know what designs you need to create and have your listing templates, you will have to put in the time create them. I did leverage purchased clip arts a lot as the base of many designs. This helped things go faster, but it was still manual creating the complete design.
Hey Stephen, quick question for you regarding Hello Custom! I want to sign up but all of my custom products that I have listed on Etsy I removed the SKU so that when the orders sync with my Printify, they go to my "other orders" tab. If I wanted to sync those with Hello Custom, is there a way to do so if the SKU isn't in my listing on Etsy? I could always just add the SKU on Etsy, but I'm not sure how I would get it over to Hello Custom since I didn't originally list the item with a SKU. Hope what I am trying to ask makes sense, lol. And hope you see my comment! Thank you so much for the amazing content you put out!
Great video! Do you have any advice for the new personalization rules that Etsy recently published? Do we need to take a photo of the actual item? Order a sample for every design?!!! I’m so confused 😅
As long as you are not selling a blank product that says "Your Text Here," then you are good. If you are selling actual designs with personalized elements, then you are good to use mockups. I hope that helps!
For each new product type you sell, you will need to create a new listing image template. For example, the thumbnail image, how to order images, social proof image, feature/benefit image, love it guarantee image, etc.
Will a Hello Custom subscription work with multiple Etsy shops? Can Hello Custom use 2 lines for a date? For example the 1st line: June 5, the 2nd line: 1974-2024? Or can it put 1 line of date and 2 years: June 5, 1974-2024? Also, how long will the Lifetime deal be available to purchase? Thank you
I’d really love to open an etsy store but after seeing so many things online about people’s stores being randomly shut down permanently without any explanation I’m too worried to go head with it
Currently, there is not a way for a customer to enter personalization details on a per product basis with TikTok shop, so we have not integrated with them yet. When they add this ability, we will 100% integrate with them.
I'm already adding Halloween and fall items to my shop. Should I be running ads on these listings now or wait til it's closer to the time when more people will be searching for them?
excellent value on this! if I was to have all of my christmas listings up by Sept 01is that too early to start running ads? if so should I just keep designing and then run the ads around Oct 23?
You don't generate income on the item while you're at break even. You don't make money, you don't lose money. His strategy is to use break even to help rank and get on page 1 faster, then increase the price after you've ranked. So you wouldn't start making income/profit until after you increase the price above break even.
This was great! I just signed up with hello custom a few weeks back. This is my first Q4 and I’m looking forward to it. Just started watching your videos this past week. Such great info in them all. Thank you so much!
I’d really love to open an etsy store but after seeing so many things online about people’s stores being randomly shut down permanently without any explanation I’m too worried to go head with it
Last year (my first full year), I started listing Christmas designs in July. I think it helped. In Q4 (2023), I made $180,000 in revenue. I’m already selling Christmas shirts now so I think it’s a good strategy to start in July and continue through September. I made a lot of designs but only a handful were selling like crazy. You never really know what will take off. Sometimes I’m surprised by it 😅 Hoping to do even better this Q4.
Awesome that you are back! Haven’t seen you in a while! Thank you ! as always great content!
Thanks so much! Yes, I will be back to posting a video every Friday.
@@HelloCustom Are we going to get to follow you more in the million dollar challenge? Leading up to Q4 seems like the perfect time! Loved that series so far ❤
This was great! I just signed up with hello custom a few weeks back. This is my first Q4 and I’m looking forward to it. Just started watching your videos this past week. Such great info in them all. Thank you so much!
I plan to start getting into Christmas stuff mid August. Finishing up with Halloween stuff by then. It takes me longer to do everything. Busy SAHM. So I plan to aim for 8 listings each week. Hope to get between 60-80 listings up! 🙂👍🏼
Do you keep listings at breakeven pricing until each one ranks or do you leave it there for a set period of time. I assume we should leave them at breakeven pricing until they rank even if they never do. How do you determine where they are ranking? Thanks for all your generosity in helping us understand how to succeed! Best, Pamela
Following for advice on when to change prices
Also have to keep shipping times in mind. So that may add a week or two to make sure Christmas gifts get delivered in time for customer.
“How much runway do you need?” Best tip ever that is so easy to understand with Google trends. Thank you!
Thanks! Glad you got value out of the training.
Thanks for this breakdown. Your so right everyone creates at their own pace and I would get tripped up on the time takes me to list to have enough time to rank
I hope this video was able to help you determine when to start designing.
Loved the video! Can you please share if there's a easier way of doing listings or bulk listings AFTER researching the designs/items? Can you please share your system you did for listings? I saw your previous videos with the preliminary info etc. but wondered if there's a system to pump it out. I do block timing with my listings but still find it challenging to get listings out.
This one requires time. Once you know what designs you need to create and have your listing templates, you will have to put in the time create them.
I did leverage purchased clip arts a lot as the base of many designs. This helped things go faster, but it was still manual creating the complete design.
Awesome advice thanks
Thanks!
Great info, thank you!
Hey Stephen, quick question for you regarding Hello Custom! I want to sign up but all of my custom products that I have listed on Etsy I removed the SKU so that when the orders sync with my Printify, they go to my "other orders" tab. If I wanted to sync those with Hello Custom, is there a way to do so if the SKU isn't in my listing on Etsy? I could always just add the SKU on Etsy, but I'm not sure how I would get it over to Hello Custom since I didn't originally list the item with a SKU. Hope what I am trying to ask makes sense, lol. And hope you see my comment! Thank you so much for the amazing content you put out!
Me realizing I am already behind for Halloween when I didn't plan to start for two more weeks 🙃
What about POD 1M challenge??
This is great. Thank you so much.
My goodness! Who knew! I need to start right now 😅
Great video! Do you have any advice for the new personalization rules that Etsy recently published? Do we need to take a photo of the actual item? Order a sample for every design?!!! I’m so confused 😅
As long as you are not selling a blank product that says "Your Text Here," then you are good. If you are selling actual designs with personalized elements, then you are good to use mockups. I hope that helps!
@@HelloCustom definitely helps clear up my concern! Thank you!!!!☺️
Which websites are now available that we can use with hello customer? Shopify, wix, woocommerce, etc? Thank you. Or can I just keep it on printify?
Hey, great video! what do you mean product "template"?
For each new product type you sell, you will need to create a new listing image template. For example, the thumbnail image, how to order images, social proof image, feature/benefit image, love it guarantee image, etc.
@@HelloCustom do you usually try to sell the same colors so it'd be faster to run through the template? (in my case - sweatshirts)
Will a Hello Custom subscription work with multiple Etsy shops? Can Hello Custom use 2 lines for a date? For example the 1st line: June 5, the 2nd line: 1974-2024? Or can it put 1 line of date and 2 years: June 5, 1974-2024? Also, how long will the Lifetime deal be available to purchase? Thank you
@@user-fe8ts9qm3t would love to know this, as well
Yes, would love to know so I can start setting up my files properly. Any info will be much appreciated.
I’d really love to open an etsy store but after seeing so many things online about people’s stores being randomly shut down permanently without any explanation I’m too worried to go head with it
Interesting I was thinking about creating christmas niche but have it has a cross niche.
Does hello custom work with tiktok shop?
Currently, there is not a way for a customer to enter personalization details on a per product basis with TikTok shop, so we have not integrated with them yet. When they add this ability, we will 100% integrate with them.
I'm already adding Halloween and fall items to my shop. Should I be running ads on these listings now or wait til it's closer to the time when more people will be searching for them?
excellent value on this! if I was to have all of my christmas listings up by Sept 01is that too early to start running ads? if so should I just keep designing and then run the ads around Oct 23?
Hi! Any plans to add Printful or Gooten to the Hello Custom partner lineup?
+1 for Printful!
We just finished our integration with Printful and it will be going live soon, once done testing it.
I did buy lifetime, can you send me the links to the sheets?
Awesome! The listing checklist and the niche calendar were attachments in the welcome email. Let me know and I can resend it to you. Thanks!
@@HelloCustom glad I kept the email, found it ty, when your excited to start seems you over look things.
How do you generate income if you are pricing at break even and paying for Etsy ads?
You don't generate income on the item while you're at break even. You don't make money, you don't lose money. His strategy is to use break even to help rank and get on page 1 faster, then increase the price after you've ranked. So you wouldn't start making income/profit until after you increase the price above break even.
That mean that I am so late to post for Back to School 😮😢
This was great! I just signed up with hello custom a few weeks back. This is my first Q4 and I’m looking forward to it. Just started watching your videos this past week. Such great info in them all. Thank you so much!
I’d really love to open an etsy store but after seeing so many things online about people’s stores being randomly shut down permanently without any explanation I’m too worried to go head with it
Check out the alternatives and try esty, Esty has produced some videos on what is allowed.
This was me, but I took the plunge in Aug 2023 and so far I’m fine. Been selling. Follow all the rules and be serious about it. You will be fine.