Starting a Sticker Business on Etsy + How Much I've Earned So Far 

This was the most “non-gimmicky” video about starting a small business, that I have seen. I like that you’re no frills but your content is so clear that you still sustain the attention of your audience. Thank you for this. 🙏🏽

I love seeing how your face lights up when talking about your first sale. Yeah, it's an incredible feeling, keep that close ( I remember my first from a total stranger, it was so cool...). In terms of how much earned, you've done well actually. I've been on Etsy for way longer than you and have earned a fraction of that.

Such a simple and straight forward video, this was the video that pushed me to do what I’ve been wanting to do for years! Thank you for the tips, I hope your business keeps growing :)

This is probably the most authentic video I’ve seen. Thank you for being honest and humble.

I love the way you appreciate others appreciating your work and art. Thank you for making such a direct and clear video 🥰

I appreciate how simple and kind you are, I think you offer such a realistic perspective of people starting or thinking of starting a small business. Thank you, God Bless.

I love the way you speak about your business. You really made me to think about starting a small business to earn some money. Thank you

I love your smile. Your voice is smooth and calm. Very humble. Thank you, for sharing. May God bless you more abundantly.

Your smile makes me smile. Congrats on your success! By the way, you should have a shop link in the description.

That’s awesome that you made so much in just a short time. I started Etsy Sept 2020 and my progress is a bit slow but right now it’s picking up a bit. I do embroidery kids apparel which take some time to create because all my items are made to order. I am a stay at home mom so with the little sales I have it is good enough for me and keep me busy for now. I do want to grow later on, but in my situation now I am happy with the sale I’ve got so far. You’re so right about not going to school for business or waiting for the right time to start. I was trying to prepare months before I open in September and I think just go for it and figure things along the way. If I keep waiting I’ll probably haven’t been open at all. Thank you for sharing your success and how Etsy is working for you.

You put a smile on my face. You are so humble I can tell. So happy for you!

Thank you and CONGRATS...I'm looking forward to check on your previous videos

I love watching your videos. It is really inspiring and I can really see the honesty within you. Please continue in sharing, it is definitely giving way too much value to everyone. Thanks again!

Thank you SO much for sharing this video! I love your message and I wish I would have seen this video BEFORE I started!!! I started my Etsy Businesses (Journal Shop Canada and Nan Peters Designs) last year and the one thing I learned is that you just have to start messy! Just one item is all it takes to LEARN so much just like you said! I add more listings slowly and I am definitly not making those sales but I am very happy and I love doing this when I don't work at my full time job too! I am so happy for anyone who has gotten over the fear of just starting. Although I will say the biggest cost for me is the shipping for both - to receive my materials and then to ship my products out to customers. I am from Canada and most of my sales are from Customers in the USA (THANK YOU

This is honestly the most down to earth video about starting a small online business I’ve ever seen Great stuff man

Great video Tim ! Concise and to the point. Good info and encouraging words, I'm going to follow your advice. Thanks for sharing and good luck to you.

This makes me confident Bc like you said you’re happy with what you made but it shocked me Bc I wasn’t even expecting it to be that much. I’m glad to know it’s a market for these things

This is the most genuine video I've seen on youtube! Thank you for being honest and inspiring! ☺️

This is such an inspiring video. I feel I shared all the same fears about having big ideas and never following through. I think this time though I'm going to just do it and see what happens. Thank you and best of luck in the future!!

Man, you seem like a true, honest, human being. Thank you for the great advice and words of wisdom. Congrats on your business!

You are so amazing to do this and encourage people in this time of hardships. It is so refreshing to see someone give helpful tips and ideas in an effort to help others succeed.

This sounds so simple! It's very inspiring and encouraging! It doesn't hurt to try!

Great motivational video; I liked the simplicity and aesthetic vibe. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Tim! Thank you for this useful video. You were very clear with your story of your journey and i appreciate it. I suffered as an artist and work one hundred percent as a nurse at a health center, 2 months ago I realized that I just want to create and paint, then in my childhood i loved to paint and i tried måla in my free time, but my job took all my energy and I came home with swollen feet and a headache. Now I have a plan to move on to being a full time artist, I create and sew scrunchies , i m very happy. I have to learn to sell on internet like ETSY. I hope you reach your goal and realize your dream.

Keep going Tim!!! Don't know you ... but proud of yourself ... love your attitute ... you got this !!!!

Keep going man! We are all here to support you. I’m in the process of starting my own small Buisness as well and hoping it grows

I love your videos man. So honest and calm. Such a nice voice to listen to aswell.

Really nice video! Informative and authentic and a lot of the things you mentioned really resonated with me. Thank you !

This video is simple yet inspiring. It's like talking to a friend. I'm also thinking of starting my own sticker designs. I hope i can start it by this year 🥺

This is seriously so encouraging. Thank you for sharing so much. :)

I like the chill vibe and positivity, my dude. I’m glad you’re making some bucks :)

Those youtubers that say they make that much, did they prove it, I have watch loads of videos & your the one that seems so truthful & your proving your sales to us. Thank you

Beautiful video...you seem to have a humble heart which is very rare these days and really liked the simplicity, honesty and elegance of your content. Thank you.

This is amazing! Well done!

Inspiring video, you just made me think to expand my current stores to Etsy. Thank you for the great content! :)

Just came across your channel. Loving all the content. Thank you for sharing !

Thanks for being honest and clear about your side hustle.

A sweet guy with an inspirational story. Simply told. Keep going Tim!!

I feel you! Creative software dev here, recently started a simple e-commerce business.

Thank you for sharing your experience with us! :) Best of luck

It really resonated with me how you said "fell into a routine." I think a lot of people can relate to that statement of not ever having time to do other things like projects or side hustles, whatever you want to call it, because the regular full time job takes up so much time and energy. Awesome video and congrats on your success!

I've been following you for months now. You've been one of my inspirations to open up my own shop. For 4 months, I designed and learned how to make them. I opened my shop January 1st 2022 and I got 27 sales total but I had to take most of my listings down because of this reason. Spent quite the money and lots of time just to find out I couldn't sell fan arts such as pokemon characters( I would design pikachu drinking boba or eating ramen). I was sad but at the same time I knew what I was getting into when selling stuff on Etsy. I should've done more research on selling fan arts but I was so caught up in trying to get everything else ready. I haven't lost purpose yet since I still have some of my own designs. I keep coming back to your videos to remind me not to give up. Thank you so much for spending time helping others. I Hope you keep posting new content. Thank you!

Thank you Tim, you are a really sympathic guy, appreciate, keep on doing and much love from Spain, Barcelona

🤩 I really like this video. You seem so genuine. Thank you!

i am connecting with your content so well that I am planning to revisit my inner thoughts to see where I can go.

Honestly he is very honest about his personal life ❤️

Very solid video man. I appreciate you taking the time to make this.

so cool :) happy 4 you and thank you 4 sharing!

You have no idea how much you inspired me I’m about to start up too and I’ve been looking everywhere on where to start .. I’ve seen like a few dozen videos of using Etsy because of the fees

That’s really impressive. Congratulations! 🎉

Hello Tim! Thank you for the content! I have watched so many videos in YT about starting an online business. I like the way you approach the subject: simple and clear. Other channels, bring beginner videos with so much information that scary more than motivate. I think that I want to reduce my fear of opening a business by reducing the variables. What I mean, is that I'm going to try to use free platforms like Redbubble so I just need to worry about the design, uploading and marketing. If it works, then I open in platforms like Etsy. After the pandemic, I started to feel trapped working for companies and all the time you spend for their dreams.... It's something to think about.

Great video, Tim :) Good job on starting and making some good success so far! The hardest part is to start! I felt the same way and the best feeling is when someone purchases something you have made. I started my Etsy back in October 2020 and opened a Shopify store in December! - Meaghan

I like your process of deciding . . It’s so helpful

Like, I can feel how happy he is.. omg congrats to you, sir 💖

Thank you for being so transparent with your numbers! Would it be possible to have you to actual NET numbers vs revenue so we can get an idea of fees and actual income? That would be awesome!

this makes me so excited. i’m just curious about making stickers and enamel pins so this video was helpful. i have no idea where to begin or start but i guess this video was a good start! thanks for the video 😊

What’s the name of your Etsy shop? Link? I’d like to check it out. Nice, straight forward and realistic video by the way!!! 👍👍👍

I love how your video is straight to the point. Can you make more please thanks

I was very hesitant to start a sticker business because I'm very discouraged because I think i'd fail and that I have no chance. This video made me rethink my goals and actually motivated me to start one. Thanks Tim!

Awesome video! I started building my sticker business like 5 months ago but am just now at the point where i can actually make sales and have been fishing around trying to figure out what some realistic sales goals are

Thank you. I loved this video and your story.

This is awesome man! I’ve been thinking about starting a side business for a while now but I haven’t fully committed to it. This really helped me and motivated me to just do it.

I needed this! Thank you!

So honestly love the video. Thank you

dude i know this was 1 year ago but honestly you inspired me to really start a small business and like just send it! i appreciate it a lot.

Very inspiring! It’s great to see someone who doesn’t have an art degree to create art and be successful. Thanks for sharing!

Liking and subscribing Also thoes glasses look good on you. Thanks for the vid

This was such a nice video, so to the point and casual. Thank you. :)

JUST finished watching this vid! Thanks for this...it's very motivating and inspiring...very excited. I just finished up with a career that I retired from. Trying this whole entrepreneurship stuff. :)

This is a great video! Very realistic and positive!

Really love the advice at the end to not think big. It'd would get overwhelming and stop you from even starting. I'm curious, what stickers sell/sold best for you? If you already, made a video about this I'd love to see it. Thanks!

Awesome video! Thank you❤

You are flipping adorable! Smart, clear, humble, & proud. It’s very refreshing! Congratulations on your success!!! & thank you for helping me figure out more to make my own business one step closer to completion!!! I was curious how much time it takes for you to deal with orders & the full cost per sticker of income after a breakdown of everything! Also have you tried other websites to sell on as well? Thank you so much & continued 🍀 in your future endeavors!!

Your videos are super high quality 🎬This video really helped me 🙌

Thank you for a nice video. Love the just do it! 😄

I have started an etsy sticker shop for budgeting stickers, but it's not nearly as profitable as your shop. I like seeing someone else that's new to all of this being so transparent and honest. Thanks for sharing!

This guy is seriously 'cute' and so humble! I can see that your Channel will grow Tim, well done for exiting the 'rat race' ... you'll be happier doing your own thing. New Sub. LONDON UK

I got my first sale a couple days ago and it feels so good!

Tim....Thanks for the REALNESS BRO. YOU GET ALOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HOW IT TAKES YEARS TO GET A SALE.....and all these people trying to sale you algorithms and all that shit... Did you do any algorithm studies before your first sale????

I loved your video! I have been wanting to do a sticker shop since 2020. I went as far as adding photos to my Etsy shop, but that's as far as I got. I get in my own way thinking no one will want to buy my art.

You need to explain to them the cost of the seller goes through when Etsy charges you so much in fees for listing, fees for mailing items out and also the cost of your supplies every time you need to restock everything from Inc. to sticker paper to mailing supplies to postage all of that because numbers look great until you take all that into consideration. I’ve heard other Etsy sellers explain on how high the cost is that Etsy charges each shop all these different fees which I think is ridiculous and it cuts so much into the profit of each seller that it’s not really fair

Thanks for all the information, I use scan and cut brother cutting machine really easy to use

Great video! 👍🏽👍🏽

This channel is what makes RU-vid great

Thanks for sharing! That's amazing. Do you sell one sticker at a time or a sticker sheet? Finding it hard to think about the labour costs/production vs. actual profit

That was very well explained 🤓

Very helpful. Thanks!

I have a background in both graphic design and illustration, and I've been doing art commissions and also branding/logos for people, but not for long enough to get tired. BUT I've been getting quite skilled lately, I believe I have something to offer, and your video pretty much pulled me over the fence, thanks!

Earned a sub! Great video. Keep at it !!!

Super cool sale! Any suggestion on sticker cutter model? M sure you would compare Cameo vs silhouette.

wow thank you for your transparency...you see so often the end result but most keep there cards close to their chest so you have no idea what the truth is

Thank you for the video, it really motivates me :)

Ive been watching your videos recently and I would love the link to your shop! I love stickers and planning

Hello. I am a your new subscriber.Thank u so much to be frank and open.You gained my trust😍

The most motivational video

I just started an Etsy shop Shelly stickers. Thanks for the video!

Thanks Tim!!!

Thanks for inspiration ❤❤❤ your video make my day 🧚‍♀️

Great job and video. How did you decide what kind of sticker designs to sell? ie, what designs style (words, animals, holidays?) sell best and are they planner or stand alone stickers?

thank you for giving me the courage to start my small business. I'm having doubts but this has always been my dream. I should go for it right!!? than not doing anything at all.