I used to run a little e-commerce store for a few years. When it came to packaging I would often batch out the boxes at the start of the day (folding, adding inserts and packing material) then you can just drop the product in, fold over the paper and close it up. Worked super well for me and I could sort of just get in the zone prepping the boxes while listening to some music and drinking my first cup of coffee :)

Found your channel yesterday. Since then I binge watched your every single video :)

I kid you not I just searched up shipping supplies needed for Etsy a few hours ago and I’m glad you just dropped this 😂

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

Perfect timing! Hope it helps 😁

Thank you so much for showing your work flow. I am 3 months into 3D printing and running an Etsy shop and its a lot to learn/manage. I'm having a blast though. Thank you for the many great ideas and tips. When I have multiple of the same orders, I just fill the boxes, then tape the boxes together. Cheers!

Keep it up Macy, hope you become bigger this year 🎉🎉🎉!

Keep the momentum up… it’s cool to watch your channel grow. 😀😀

Great info Macy. Keep at it

Amazingly detailed. I had no idea the amount of work and planning you have to go through to just ship a product. Thanks for this.

Really helpful. I've just started shipping in the last couple weeks, so good timing.

This is very encouraging. Now i just need to figure out my designs and product😮

Awesome video! Juste wanted to say I purchased the same amazon basics wire shelving as you did to organize my office and printer spools, this turned my mess into a neat little corner!

I reuse filament boxes also I get brown packing tape and cover up all the filament markings been doing that for years just as extra boxes

@zakups7777

4 ай бұрын

same here haha

Great shipping overview for Etsy. I also use the brown paper and I 3d printed a serated edge to cleanly break off the paper, works great!

I learned a lot from this video. I have a bunch of turned bowls I need to put on the market.

this helped me so much!

Thank you for this amazing information it has help me a lot 😅

THank you for sharing. I’m at the point where I can consider to start selling 3D printed table top terrain. This is helpful.

USPS does allow you to tape two identical boxes together and claim the combined weight and dimensions. Boxes must be flush against each other with no "suspended" tape at a diagonal (like what would happen if you had mismatched size boxes taped together). Just shipped one to an Etsy buyer today - I wasn't prepared for a double order for this certain product. Also, for inkjet shipping labels, even the ones that are self-adhesive, if you ship when it's raining, that barcode gets messed up in a heartbeat and chances of getting lost in the mail go up significantly. The thermal printer labels are impervious to the wet. Probably worth it for that alone.

Awesome video, thank you for sharing. Any chance you will be making a video on making the name plates?

Wow, that was helpful! Thank you! Now I can decrease the price of my keychains.

Love the new mic!

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! Trying to keep investing back into the channel

I use the packing pillows, but I always ran out. SO I bought a machine that makes the packing pillows. I can choose how inflated i want them. Super nice to have.

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

Woah that’s awesome! Was the machine super expensive?

@crafthappylife

4 ай бұрын

@@macymakes3d it was around 279, but being able to make them on demand saves space and weight. Long term investment. :)

I'm having just a horrible time getting my store off the ground. I'm selling 3d printed tabletop terrain but just can't seem to get any sales. Etsy ads seem to result in "fake" likes that are totally being done by bots. Still working on other avenues to get traffic to the site, but it's been very challenging (and expensive) so far. Love the videos though, keep it up!

im trying to start such a 3d printing service/online 3d shop -germany- i hope it sticks

Thanks so much this was very helpful. I have a question. What are the Etsy "fees" for putting and selling an item on Etsy. That seemed very confusing when I looked at it?

I can’t believe I didn’t get a shoutout for the torch 😂

Thanks for all the info! I couldn't figure out the flats shipping that you showed for your bookmarks. It grays out all the shipping options once I choose Flat, enter the weight and dimensions and then.... nothing can be chosen. What could I be doing wrong?

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

There are specific package dimensions and weights to be able to choose flat. Google usps flat shipping and it should lead you in the right direction.

What you linked in the description box of the video for Mini torch is not the same as what you are using in the video? Do you have the link for the one you are using in the video?

Where did you get the little piece of paper made showing your youtube and your rebuy discount code if you don't mind me asking?

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

I designed them in illustrator and printed them on plain cardstock with a desktop printer. I used to buy post cards from vista print but it’s easier and cheaper for me to print them here instead.

Great video! Maybe consider making an amazon store so you can get affiliate links when people buy stuff from the links

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

Those are all affiliate links 😏

@gaveintothedarkness

4 ай бұрын

@@macymakes3d Haha make sense, you go girl!

Hi love your vids. Just getting started in Etsy and have a question about weighing your packages here. So I thought when you create an etsy listing you have to put the dimensions and weight in the listing so that etsy creates the shipping label for you to print if you use them for getting your labels. Thats what i did with my first listings I made. So I am confused when you say you weigh each box to get the correct shipping label.

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

Yeah that’s correct but since all of my nameplates are custom and have different weights I have to update the label each time I buy one. Also when you put the dimensions and weight in while creating the listing, that’s mainly so Etsy knows what to charge the customer if they’re the ones paying for shipping. But since all of mine have free shipping or a flat rate it doesn’t really matter as much what I put in the listing.

@mrjayd

4 ай бұрын

@@macymakes3d thanks so much for getting back to me. Ok so i offer free shipping also and if I have a weight and dimension for a single item listed in my ads but someone wants multiple items and etsy creates a label for me to print for that one item, how do I change it to reflect multiple items and more weight?

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

When you go to buy the label just change the dimensions to whatever the box size is and whatever the total weight is and it’ll adjust the price.

@mrjayd

4 ай бұрын

@@macymakes3d ok great thank you so much i will try that as i have one hanging. I just made only my 2nd sale in my new store and I am so excited. Thanks again and I have learned so much from you already about etsy.

How about income taxes from selling online? I don't know how much of that you do yourself vs taking it to an accountant/tax prepare-er...but do you just claim it as straight income? Do you have to deduct for social security?

You don’t include the packing slip? I thought that was required.

@macymakes3d

4 ай бұрын

No I’ve never included it. Don’t want to waste the paper. No one has ever complained but if they do I might include them

Makes you wish TPU was easier to print and less expensive than PLA when it comes to shipping out product. The stiffness is there. 😅