Love the video❤️ I just started my print-on-demand journey and found Crafted Threads. They have a ton of designs and it saved me so much time. They have something in every niche. And lifetime updates too!!
Thanks for the great vid Heather! I run a small shop on etsy selling print on demand art. I have found that success i've had up until now is all about how competative your prices are, how good your images are both for product and mockups (for the actual art i mainly use midjourney), and how much you're willing to spend on marketing (etsy ads) at least for the first year or so until your shop gains sales and high listing ranking organically. You also need to take into account fees taken from each product, and make sure you have enough money in your bank account to front the purchase of each POD order until you get paid by etsy whether that be weekly or daily. I'd suggest opting for daily if you are short on cashflow. Lastly, i find that the amount of products you have really shows etsy you are serious about your shop. They will in response push your products harder and you will find you have more activity in terms of your products being favorited, eventully resulting in sales. Hope this helps.
Thank you that helps a lot I recently opened Etsy shop it sucks I made two sales and it all down you are right you need money to pay in front before get paid by Etsy which I didn’t know until my first order and printify telling you should pay as before the order is made I was like what in The world . I think there is more important things these RU-vidrs should talk about instead of showing what is selling on Etsy and add more competitors to the existing ones .😂
@everythingaboutamerica8766 Of course you have to pay Printify to fulfil the product! You are their customer, not the person buying from your Etsy shop. Sounds like you went into this without knowing enough about what you were doing.
@@SpeedbirdHeavy yes I went without knowing enough I just followed a course of one RU-vidr who selling dreams like those but i learned a lot by myself and keep learning everyday
@@Workfromhome137 the reality is that free RU-vid content is helpful but will only take you so far. If you're serious about setting up an online business, paid education or coaching is the only way. Otherwise it will take a long time and you don't know what you don't know.
I'm an artist who can paint or draw anything I want, but I feel defeated because I don't understand the technical aspect of being an online artist. I need to partner with someone who knows all the tech side of online business and SEO so I can focus on cranking out art. Just being able to get my art from my canvas into the best format for POD/digital downloads would help me tremendously. I'm not a business person, I'm a creative person. Now days it seems one has to be both or they can forget about it. It's super frustrating!
As I read your post, I feel you putting walls up all around you protesting that you are not going to submit to the tech stuff that is now required. I felt the same way. When we were in art class learning how to blend colors or styles, no one mentioned anything about SEO yet, we were doing it anyway. In class, 50, 40, 30, or 20 years ago, we may not have known "SEO" but we know how our audience was. We knew what (not) to show our parents, we knew what to show college reps when examining our portfolios and we knew or learned to hear what clients or customers needed, So, my understanding is that SEO is a list of characteristics that your client or customer wouldn be looking for in the piece of art that you're offering. As far as the digital stuff, yes, it is a difficult concept, but so was learning oil paint and watercolor and collages. Learning the different types of digital types, svgs,etc are like different types of media. break the terms down to what you can personally relate to. Since starting, I have had the most fun with POD it's like imagine if and your keyboard is the magic wand. and "presto" it's there.
I was the same too. That's why I went to college to get a degree that would teach me other set of skills. And I got my bachelors of science in Marketing instead of going to college for a fine arts degree. I will always create art because I enjoy it so I will always continue to learn it. Meanwhile marketing is something I knew 0 about but that I also knew was gonna be useful to me since I've always wanted to be a business owner at some point in life. And nothing forces you most to learn something than actually committing to it through school. And I discovered I like marketing too. It's a very creative field as well. That's why I decided to also start my own marketing agency as well. You can always decide to learn some of the basic stuff yourself or outsource it to someone who's already done the studying.
Thank you SO MUCH for this video Heather! You have given me a complete paradigm shift in how I can enhance and increase visibility for some of the poetry settings I've had on my Etsy shop for years but have never sold any. I really appreciate all your tips, techniques and resources you've shared with us!
Hey Heather, thanks for sharing this. Could you please add a video that focuses a lot on the first part of the product. Keyword research, competitor research, etc. before you decide what design and text to make and also what products you will select and why. Very few people actually show these steps, it's mostly all about the design, product, and listing it.
hey maybe you could try using AI to enhance your paintings? even if they’re unfinished you can still upload to an AI to finish it so you’re not putting in so much work. but high quality work that was actually hand-painted will always be highly valued. you just have to find people who are willing to pay more :) i wish you the best of luck on your journey🩷
Don't give up doing the real thing. I did some research and there were equal amounts of people looking for ORIGINAL art as there were looking for printables. Original oil paintings, acrylic paintings, etc. I believe there will always be people who want - and greatly appreciate - the real thing, and not something computer generated. Don't quit!!!
I can literally make anything in a couple minutes and it wont even look like AI. It does suck for natural artist but you could make an image and then paint over it which is what i do sometimes.
Don’t worry people still going to theatre, ballet and opera. Even we all have a Netflix 😊 How many movies and plays and etc we have of “Romeo and Juliet”? It’s doesn’t matter what kind of instruments you use for express yourself, really matters meaning what you want to say. If you don’t go to theatre, please do because this all different experience! Just focus on character, charisma and massage in your paintings. Hand made is always more expensive stuff. I actually love 3D effects on painting, when they do this with oils or acrylic colours.
Hey Heather, great Video with an excellent Tutorial! Thanks for highlighting our framed Posters, which really look amazing for any wall-art. Best Regards from Posterflow
Love your explanations👏- and thank you so much for showing what Tags and descriptions you actually would use - I think your the only person that does this I’ve found on YT - so super helpful - so thank you again 🙏☺️
I’d love to see you do a 21 Day Challenge for digital products!!!!! I’m in the 21 Day Challenge for POD. It’s AMAZING! I’ve been so motivated and am making progress! Thanks @HeatherStudio ❤
I've just set my Esty shop and was feeling a little dishearten as I'm barely getting any views let alone sales. But you've given me the motivation to keep at it!! (I'm selling abstract digital downloads)
nobody wants crappy abstract digtial art made in midjourney. there's a reason all the top shops are selling public domain and copyright free art that all looks the same. you're better off trying to just copy North Prints and sell pale wildflowers in a field paintings
Loved the video Heather. I often thought about selling wall art, so this came right on time. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I don't drink coffee, I'm a hot chocolate girl, and tell me something, why do people look at me crazy cause I drink hot chocolate year round but it ok for people to drink hot coffee year round🤨
I wish I could have a one on one tutorial, I’ve been trying to do this for more than 6 months and for some reason I can’t figure it out!! Love your videos, I hope I can figure this out!!
Awesome tips on this new program, thank you! As a graphic designer of 30 years, I don't really get the fascination trending with ultra-minimal designs. What you have there is basically a cartoon image with a script font underneath - more BASIC than beautiful I would say - just like a kids very simple coloring page. But hey, if this is selling and that's what people want today ... great! Takes literally 5 seconds to make! cha Ching!
It was a great video Heather. I learned a lot. The only problem is the shipping cost. By the time I went through the whole process along with your video and published it on Etsy, the shipping cost with Posterflow was over $54.00 and a long delivery. As in your video "Posterflow" is located in Germany and it shows the shipping cost from $6.99US. Is there something I'm missing with regards to the shipping rates and delivery? I doubt you would advise selling it for $29.99 with a shipping rate of $54.00 since customers wouldn't buy it. I'm a bit confused. Thanks again for the video as it was very informative.
So the shipping for the US for this framed print is over $40. Am I reading that right? You would charge more for shipping than the actual product? I’m so confused. 😐
@@KimBailey-xs6sf that’s what I was thinking! I think she didn’t see the shipping price. I kept looking at it and looking at other items to make sure it was the right one. 😅 I was so confused. 😅
I really enjoyed your video and watched 5 times to follow each & every step you did to create that wonderfull digital product. I just want to ask how much is the end profit in % after all deductions from etsy side. Love to see your reply. Thanks again.
The print provider you chose is based on Germany and shipping to the U.S. is big $$$. I love these framed posters, especially the white and wood, but can’t find anywhere in the states. Do you have any ideas?
Thank you Heather! I opened my store in May and it's been a year next month! I've only sold a few things but I'm not depressed. I know it's only a matter of the right product!
Fantastic video, Heather! I've developed an AI tool that streamlines the entire process of creation, file resizing, mockup production, and product video creation for Etsy sellers. It even includes a feature for automatically uploading all your assets to Etsy, making the entire process effortless. This tool is designed to save time and enhance productivity, allowing creators to focus more on their art and less on the logistics.
I just realized this too. Way too expensive and slow for my fellow American customers. I completed the listing for learning, then delisted it. It was worth the $.20 listing fee to complete it, but not worth the $54 in shipping costs to leave it.
Hi Heather, it’s Dave your Etsy friend in the UK! Thanks for your video, very informative as usual. Do you think it would be better to open a separate Etsy digital only store or mix the two types together, physical and digital? Thanks again our Heather! You take care and be careful out there! ❤
I used to say that digital and physical should be separate but from new shops and data I've seen, having all in one versus separate does not negatively impact your Etsy shop as of the current algorithm. I personally do both in one now so I'd recommend it unless you want to seperate shops for reasons like fearing low reviews on physical products versus digital. Hopefully this helps! ❤
@@itsheatherstudio Thanks Heather I appreciate your wisdom. I guess you would need to be careful to allow for any sales discount you would have in your store for any of your digital products too, thanks again ❤️
Canva has a way that you can send the digital print with a Canva link and the buyer can customize it themselves. You can even make only the text customizable. This makes personalization more passive. Does Kittl have this option?
nasty for what reason? If this wasn't helpful, specifically what ware your problem with it? These comments reflect YOUR own toxicity not anything about this video
New at this can I ask you why use kittl instead of canva? kittl you have to pay pro to have more AI images options and also to costumize, I'm following you step by step but I need a subscription for kittl
Hello Heather. Thank You for great video. I have one short question about the Etsy shop. What option would be better? 1. Concentrate on one theme f.e "owls" and create POD with multiple products with owls like mugs, t-shirt, notebooks etc? 2. Create shop with only one products f.e T-shirts shop with different types of t-shirts?
Do you use any tools other than Everbee for market research? Can you please do a full tutorial on market research and finding niches? Thanks for your videos, they’re super helpful!
Thanks so much for sharing this. Just getting into the world of Etsy and you have helped me out tremendously. Quick question. When I created my art and placed it on the selected print sizes you did, it changed my shipping price to $53ish to ship. Is that an error on my part or the size of the product is just that much to ship?
Dear Heather! PLEASE can you do a video on how to make an Etsy shop banner in Midjourney. And another on how to make and place the AI images into smart object frames using Photopea?
9.99 for a single digital print without size variation is WAY too much. Just pointing out for anyone thinking they’ll be able to make sales with those parameters
Great video thank you so much it helped clear up a few questions i have with this. when i started i tried posting my photography art is digital but nothing came of it.. then thought to try to sell it as canvas again nothing. but i will say that i have gotten more views with the canvas versions. Its probably my SEO or something. But you definitely gave me hope so thank you
I learn a lot here but want to thank you for the normal looking thumbnails and not doing the fake shock face poses that others do. That literally makes me gag
I love this! I have a question about the AI art work on etsy however. they say it has to be varied from the original substantially. how do you modify your images to fit the etsy requirement?
Although the head seller has over 10,000 sales while wall art has 4 million listings, the competition is very fierce, it is not recommended to do this product, it will be very difficult to get traffic!
Hi Heather, thanks so much for this inspiring video! What do you mean by personalised art/ print? Is that where someone provides a photo of their dog for example and you make a piece of art relating to that photo of the dog? Thanks in advance! 🙏
So please help me understand...you can put in a print category even though its not a print...wouldn't that be a lie? Also how do you distinguish that its a print or not?
Those numbers are slightly misleading - it's full Price, and most of digital shops have neverending sales up to 50-70% 🤔 I was checking it with my shop - I have physical products but still... I wish EBee data was true, it would be nice 😂 With cheap items like 2$/pcs almost half will be taken by fees - 0.20$ for listing, after sale next 0.20$ for renewal, -6.5% Etsy comision, and also processing of payment goes with -%. So honestly it can easily end as work in the name of work, especially when you need to pay for traffic (ads) 🤔
I should have addressed this in the video but the second way to download is as an SVG instead and this will scale easier. Let me know if the SVG version fixes the problem as someone else watching may have the same issue! ❤
I create mine in png format because png is “lossless.” This means it doesn’t lose pixels the way a jpg or pdf does. I also make sure my resolution is 300 dpi. (Resolution, or “dots per inch.” I also open it in Adobe Illustrator if it gives me trouble elsewhere. Export as a 300 dpi png format from there.
Hey, I have a question. When you were doing the change and selected personalization name with 12 letters. How the change will look like? It will replace what it was written for the name or phrase the costumer inserts?
My question is, how much promoting have they done and how much is spent on ads in order to be seen and found in a saturated market. I have no doubt it can be done, I just question how easy it is.
Hi Heather, I’m trying to get my art noticed,I predominately use poster paper with paint-pencils-pen-markers etc could I some how use my paintings for wall art and or digital prints ? Please tell me yes (n how) I’m so excited just by the thought I can get my art out there finally AND good chance that some will sell !!! Thank you so very much!!
I wish you explained how the link to the customers created. I mean do I have to create separate site for this, or Etsy will create that link? Digital market where I’d like to get into, but I did not find details in now to proceed after customer submitted the order.
I'm a little concerned about Kttl after hearing another channel talk about copyright problems - they STILL own their images even if you have permission to us them.
Hey Heather certainly birthflower and zodiac sign( personalization) are beautiful niches. I know that you are running your second store which is pod, is it possible to add digital products in same store? will it not disturb the seo ? Please advice
