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You always give the best REAL tips, no gimmicks. Thanks, Tim!

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Thanks Jessica :D

Always looking forward to watching your uploads!! Gives me the momentum to start my etsy shop one day 🙏🏼

I was LITERALLY just looking for a video like this. Perfect timing!

I agree with the time it takes to design, tweak and manage your design even before you get onto Etsy. You also need to invest in platforms / programs that will upscale your image resolution and keep track of files (naming deisgns... not looking at a bunch of images in a file with random names). You need to get to know your babies!! You need low res for mock ups, high res for POD, a 'raw' file of your images and remove background files etc... All of this has to happen b4 you even think of opening an Etsy store! Banners, logos and a list of ideas for tags and descriptions are also handy to have on standby in the background in Word to C&Paste. And yes.... don't believe every KZread clip you see about £5k in a month - it doesn't happen... particularly with POD - they boast sales figures without subtracting costs (which you did!) and also new starters who need to lower their profit margins to get the first sales before establishing their brand / shop before pushing them up the the recommended 40% P/fy suggests. An honest clip and there is a lot to learn B4 earning the £££

Thank you for sharing! You always inspire me.

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

I am glad you acknowledged that the seller has to front the money 1st which takes some sellers by surprise. Your advice and guidance is always superb!

Very interesting. And your authenticity makes it really fun to experience your vid.

Thanks for sharing your progress! Appreciate the transparency 😊 definitely a nice passive income

Great video as always! :)

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Appreciate it Otti 🙏

Two things you could do that could fix your POD headache is find out other manufacturers that the POD is using. Printify has a section in your ordering where you can choose a specific manufacturer. Second option is if you are using Printify try using Printiful and vice versa.

Thank you so much for your video, it was really helpful. Can you please make a video recommending providers? I wanna know your opinion about awkward styles or gelato

gracias Tim

I suggest Gelato if you are worries about on time shipping. They are shipping 2-3 days faster than printify. And also, as soon as your order becomes "in product" states in Gelato, they provide a tracking number. So you can manually complete your order with that tracking number. Order will be in pre-ship status for a few days. But it is not a big deal like late ship. Also I think gelato working with providers that has better printing quality. Downside, Some of the products are 5-10% more expensive than printify.

@dannyquijano_

12 күн бұрын

I can vouch for this but the quality isn’t the greatest. But their margins are great

At what points did you increase ad spend, and by how much each time

I really wanted POD to be my main business method but after making your own products, it’s really hard to rely on other companies for fulfillment after seeing quality control and late shipment issues pop up time and time again. I always end up going back to in-house production. Maybe I need to drop physical products and switch to digital-only…

Incredibly useful video! Thanks so much, Tim

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Appreciate it Elson :D

Curious, is it better to create one shop in a niche or set separating different niches into different your shops? I'm wondering if i would risk a ban also if i tried to incentivise customers to my own website on etsy

I was wondering what printer you used. I tried to dig through the videos to find your setup, can you point me in the right direction?

Tim, thanks for your videos. What do you recommend as an Etsy alternative to sell digital products ? (I am from non supported country)

@AshishBanerjee

17 күн бұрын

Same here. In my country etsy allows only established businesses to open shop which is ridiculous. How are people who make hand made items at home suppose to have registered businesses

@aprilblossoms4

9 күн бұрын

@@AshishBanerjeeyou can still open a business as a home based entrepreneur.

do i still need money or audience to start print on demand?

Say you have a product you want to sell in both digital and POD, do you make seperate listings for them or is there a way to have both options in one listing?

I love seeing Etsy content thats real

did you pay for a printify premium or just went with the free plan?

you surprise me every single time

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

😲

Yeah they definitely throttled you due to the late orders - in fact if you ship from the US and that order goes via USPS, you should be aiming for a delivery date of 7 days or less. I don't know (yet!) if that's possible with POD, I just know Etsy are moving to prioritise sellers with faster delivery. Excellent video, good to see some POD advice that approaches it more like a real business and less like 'mAkE 10K WItH AI mUgS!!1!' 🙄

Hey tim i have big problem opening etsy account because I'm from north of Africa fo you any solution for this problem or another platform similar

Who was your print provider

As you know Printify doesn't print anything that I am aware of. They are a middle business that have accounts with many print houses. Anything can cause a delay and most of the time it is unexpected so there is no way to give you a heads up of how long it will take. It could be an inventory issue if supply didn't come in when it is suppose to, to equipment malfunction or an overwhelming amount of orders the print house received. You give up quality as well. If you cancel a customer order due to delay are you still paying Printify or will they refund you?

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

You're right Trevor. I haven't asked, but I assume there would be no refunds. Also, as far as I can tell there's no way to contact the print houses either, so there's no way to get information about delays. If late orders continue, I may have to look into Printful which is more expensive but I think they print everything in house.

@trevors7905

20 күн бұрын

@@TimKoa The print house may be listed on the item on Printify unless it is generic. You might be able to search them if named and open an account with them directly. The problem with that is you would have to submit the order yourself once you receive it on Etsy and notify your customer when it ships. A little more hands on but less than the work of printing and packaging it yourself.

@thereapercsgo8301

20 күн бұрын

Printify does indeed refund/reprint if the quality is bad or processing /printing time is longer than expected. I work with with printify for over a year and never had real issues that could not be fixed. Same as printful. Both refund/reprint/redeliver. I once had the issue that the package was lost and they sent the order via express within 3 days to the customer (custom embroidery). Can‘t say anything negative about those two but I am still planning on printing my own custom premium shirts myself any time soon when I am at home

Keep keeping it real

@RolandoCocom

18 күн бұрын

Yes thanks

Thanks for sharing ❤

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching Vicky :)

I would def cutoff POD from your store that’s focusing on digital products only. That will help you to niche down the business strategy and simplify it as well. At the end of the day, you want your business to be as efficient as possible, then simple money cash flow will come.

It helps that you already have an established customer base and following from your previous venture. I’m curious what these numbers would look like and how long the ramp up time would be if you were starting from scratch with no previous platform.

Good profit margin! Seems to be in a lucrative product category.

Express shipping is also now available

HeyTim , very good video . I can do better editing in your videos which can help you to get more engagement in your videos . Pls lmk what do you think ?

My biggest issue with POD is mockups. Etsy wants the main photo to be an actual mockup from the provider, but most of the time they look terrible or like everyone else. Is there anyway around this?

@zeroerror1327

20 күн бұрын

If its shopify we can change the from image, would that effect the synchronisation with POD?

@thereapercsgo8301

20 күн бұрын

Just make your own mockups and upload the main photo. Absolutely game changing because many people often recognize a basic mockup. Also, if you use your own mockups for lets say every shirt design, people recognize your brand even better in etsy search.

@zeroerror1327

20 күн бұрын

@@thereapercsgo8301 and on the backend printify would still be able to fulfill the order as if customer even see the design slightly different?

@JoshuaGK

19 күн бұрын

@@thereapercsgo8301 yeah but the main photo has to be the mock-up provided by provider. Which sucks cuz I would like to make my own mock-up stick out and stand out.

$2,354.54 in profit.... so you don't pay taxes?

@TimKoa

20 күн бұрын

Net Revenue. Everyone pays taxes, there's no way around that.

@ecomchrs

20 күн бұрын

There is always a way around it… dont be a peasant

@maxpower5944

20 күн бұрын

The chart clearly says NET REVENUE dude. He also says "net revenue" multiple times. Basic reading and listening comprehension is your friend.

@AngelinoDoori

20 күн бұрын

What about marketing?

@valetudo7363

19 күн бұрын

@@ecomchrsDon’t be a crook. Pay your fair share of taxes.

Thanks for sharing your revenue and experience , I found your channel by searching how to start on etsy, For this shop did you create an instagram account to promote, or you promote somewhere else, or it only exists on etsy ?

I need to just start… 🫠