How Much Can You ACTUALLY Make with P.O.D?
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What’s realistic? $1k $4k $10k/mo?
Or do you just give up because this “doesn’t work”? 📸🫵
What's the best way to get traffic to a Shopify store? Etsy flag my shop and closed it immediately when I opened it for some reason and I can't sell on there. I had to build a Shopify platform so I feel like I'm at a disadvantage
Dear Alec, I have many, many excellent wall art images ready to go, but I am held up because I am finding it hard to find Mock-up frames to fit them as they range from 2:3 - 16:9 aspect ratios. I can make mock-up rooms for them, but I don't know where to find good mock-up frames in a wide range of styles and aspect ratios that will go with the art. How do you solve this problem? Can you please do a video on this one topic alone for those of us who have been held up at this juncture? You are the first person who inspired me to try to do this. Can you help? Or should I just go with Printify or Gelato (or whomever's) mock-ups....which doesn't seem to be what most people are doing.
I can feel 10k being achievable and realistic if I keep working and learning. I'm designing all my Halloween products this month, and next month I'll start on Christmas. I say 10k because the effort required feels like significant frontend loading that pays off down the road. And like you said, if you never stop designing and listing, there's really no limit to what you can make.
It would be realistic to stop posing with a stack of money in your hand like 20 years ago. 😄
When doing you profit calculations you forgot to add taxes and Etsy fees. And they add up to an amount that shouldn’t be underestimated
We are just getting started with our family POD business getting started is the hardest part working together and brainstorming in the living room with young adults is very challenging but still determined to move forward .
We run the Ministry of Cuteness tshirt brand and there's something he doesn't tell you: just listing items is not enough, you do need to go out there and sell (either on social medias, real life and/or both). Listing items is just the tip of the iceberg, you need a coherent brand and a selling strategy.
Like any business, setting it up is hard but end of the day the hardest part is to find your audience to sell to. It's not about taste, on this planet there will be people who will buy your items, you just need to find them.
We started 2 years ago at Ministry of Cuteness and knew that creating cool and sustainable items was just part of it, we actually hired sales people to go out there. So don't be fooled, he gives a very good and convincing pep talk that you can use to boost your motivation but it's all about branding and sales.
Alek's stated he made all his Etsy shops without any social media at all. Social Media is good, of course, but he did it just using time and organically listing in the Etsy algorithm and having thousands of listings. He didn't use paid ads from Etsy either. He actually did all of without social media. One thing I didn't understand about Etsy at the start was, your product listings are listed in and by google as direct links. So even if you don't use any social media, they still 'exist' on the internet as indexed clickable links that can be found in google searches, and will also list, organically, over time like a website or a blog link does, via your SEO and is also searchable via your Etsy product images. That's part of what 'off site' etsy traffic means. Of course it's great to have Social Media, too, but just an FYI that I didn't understand at the start of the arduous Etsy journey lol
If that's an Etsy shop I couldn't find it. The way a business preforms on Etsy is different than on a private website (where listings don't matter as much). I probably should've provided better context that this is only for Etsy Dropshipping/POD.
If I posted a video on my own website I'd have to drive my own traffic to it. Since I post it on CZcams, they drive traffic for me. Etsy works the same, and the numbers on successful Etsy shops speaks for themselves.
(and of course there are more variables at play, but this is the biggest one on Etsy)
@@alekSheffy Indeed, we don't operate on Etsy. Your arguments are valid nonetheless, I was just stressing the fact that one needs to drive traffic to the shop, Etsy or independent. Bombarding the Etsy page with lots of listings might be the key to generate sales but one still needs a brand and some strategy otherwise it becomes more like spamming until someone buys it (bit like newsletters).
That being said, I'm certain that your successful shops have credibility but an important point is : are people trying to sell no matter what or build a brand.
@alekSheffy what are the major factors, aside from SEO, that will cause Etsy to promote your shop over others?
Thanks Alek. Started about a month ago, have 40 listings and 6 sales. Learning a lot and definitely starting to understand it more and more. A long way to go, but will get there.
Did you advertise or did those come organically?
Answer mf
Thx for the motivation to continue. Been open for about 3 weeks and have 40 listings. No sales yet but my ability to design is getting stronger with practice. Hope to get 100 listings by the end of June :)
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Thank you, Alek! Your videos are always so positive and very real. They are the boost I need each week and I greatly appreciate your time and content!
Thank you 🙏
Exactly the motivation I needed today.
Awesome! Thank you!
Great video as always Alek! Question: Do you still edit your videos or do you outsource?
Wow…it’s inspiring. I’d love to know their “secret sauce”. Sounds like number of listings is a huge part. I opened my shop Oct 1, 2023 and was happy to have reached 100 sales a couple of weeks ago 😂 but I only have about 400 listings. These newbie stores are rocking.
I think a significant part of your explanation needs to be around advertising/reach. Etsy alone won't help you reach an audience in a crowded field.
Thx man, you helped a lot
Glad to hear it
The issue is the algorithm and getting found because it's so polluted....if you can't get on the front pages your item can't get seen to be bought, and there are just way to many pod sellers posting way to many items.
Even with great SEO and ads on
I’m from india and etsy isn’t available here which platform should I sell on
Alek a lot of the shops that you are showing doing really well are not using a print on demand supplier. They are making their own shirts. The first shop you showed has sweatshirts priced at $30 which means they would be making probably $4 a sweatshirt if they are doing print on demand, not to mention they say they are shipping from Texas, which is their location. And as a side note, Bruh is trademarked by the way and I got an infringement for that. It is much easier for shops with lower price points to do well and better than most print on demand shops. It would be cool if you could do videos on doing a tik tok shop and try to scale there because it seems like people can make more money there. Just an idea.
If they aren't selling POD then you're right, they're making a lot more profit per order. However, just because they don't list the supplier doesn't mean they're not POD. I think these shops are using Printify to fulfill their orders.
And those same shops wouldn't be making 7 figures a year profit at $4 a sale. Revenue sure but not profit.
You got links to your stores???? I'd like to check them out
@Alek. How do you make multiple shop, i have one, that i dont want to compromise testing new stuff ?
etsy dropshipping isn't even allowed/legal. So you practice(d) blackhat to do it continuously.
Hey Alek, I like how you edit your videos, would you tell me which programs do you use?
Hey Alek, do I need to be a certain age to start my store? I am currently 16 and closing in on 17.
Great video but I have a question. All the shops you merioned had like a thousand plus designs. But they were not just simple text. How does one bull create all those custom designs.
So many haters and negative people. I used to believe that POD is a scam but I have first hand experience that it can definitely work. It took a lot of time and effort and im still focusing on growing but with only 100 listings ive already had 75 sales so just imagine the success i can get if i have 2000 or 3000 listings ❤
I have 10k designs across many stores and platforms and printful+etsy leaves practically no profit on the table. Low margins and you are on the hook for return costs. Now if he was saying he makes this much profit on Merch by Amazon then these numbers are more correct because your profit is the only thing you get and worry about. This guy seems to either mistake or inflate revenue/profit. All of his "other store" examples are guesses and dont include any of their up front costs. He has no idea what profit these people make.
@@TheZombiecowmeat im making around $10 per item at the moment which in my opinion is great. I think the point of the video is to encourage people that you can have success regardless of when you start.
@@myrahluxur you are making $10 per item for which item and where and is that profit after everything comes out?
So many questions. His point is to get people to watch his videos because he makes more doing that then selling on Etsy. Otherwise he would put is focus there instead
Alex I'm very interested in the course. Do you offer any training in the tiktok shop market? Is Etsy still a great platform to try to get on? I am just seeing so much negative stuff on what's going on with the platform...not having a store of course, I am curious? So please help shed some insight please. Thank You....much appreciated!
what would you do Alex to restart a new store from scratch after closing your shop for no reason? is there a good way to use VPN as ETSY identify your old shop with your internet or IP ADDRESS
The store that you showed has 2500 listings, so they have more footprint. Still can’t figure out how to convert. My products get a lot of favorited and add to carts but still no conversion 😢 I’ve only made $1000 in 4 months
Depends on what venue they’re playing at and how good you are. Lotta rockstars make a very good amount.
❤Hi bro i am watching your videos from a long time you are one of my fav creator ❤.
Bro i need your help, i am in a big trouble bro please help me please. You are my last hope😢
dear Alek, I was trying to set up an Etsy short using your link, and immediately gets suspended even before posting the first listing, is your link Flagged on Etsy?
The link isn't flagged. Just write an appeal and wait for Etsy. Don't open up any more shops and make sure the name you used isn't copyrighted.
Profit is very very hard to come by when using POD unless you are a well known person with a fan base that doesnt mind buying at a higher rate.
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@@alekSheffy yes
The question is how did those shops you showed get to that level? Maybe they spent huge money on ads to get going, or they spent huge amounts buying their own products to get ranked in the results. Maybe they paid big money for designers to make all their designs or paid for softwares to automate the designing and uploading to make it much faster. People say things like this shop made it or that shop made it, so your shop can make it too. Yeah sure, but there were reasons that those shops made it and not all the others...
That's the million dollar question 🫡 Doesn't look like they're doing anything too special to me
Do you need LLC's for every product name?
It'd be wise to have one for your shop, but I don't think you'd need one for each product 😅
How are you making multiple shops? We tried to do this and Etsy would not allow us
As long as you sign out of your Etsy, then create a new account with a different email address there shouldn't be any issues. Hope that helps, best of luck!
And what about europe. Like selling mugs is not possible via printify. What are the solutions? Dont sell mugs 😂
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Hey why not another print on demand video and another and another and another and another and another lol. You've literally beat this side hustle idea to dust.
Trust me! My exam finishes in 2 weeks and after that i really want to start POD and i am watching every single video from your channel. Even the oldest one! Please give a tutorial of how to open a etsy POD shop. Every step! Please!
I've got one on my channel 😅
Don't forget to set aside owed taxes.
Correct! Taxes can wreck you lol
Can you elaborate? I’m new and don’t understand taxes with this yet
Can you please reach out to me about your uploader? It doesn’t work, its stopped and i have been emailing and reaching put to you numerous times! I am part of your course as well!
You can try asking for support in the free Discord community.
I did, nothing…it kind of sucks because you get used to it, I would also pay for it but we should be able to get support with such a program.
Where do you get a profit from!? I look at the sale price on Etsy and the cost at Printify and there is only a $2/ T shirt difference in average. That doesn’t include Etsy fee or cost of image!
It's a profit estimate as I mentioned. It's impossible to know exactly, but we get make close guesses.
Hey Alek, I'm a long time fan, but a little disappointed with this video. The screen shots of the shops you showed in the video all have issues. Maybe want to reconsider that as to not give people false hope. All the best to you!
BerryLittles - the majority of their sales are customized books, not POD clothing
ColorfulComfortTees - shut down/no longer in business
PrettyTeesUS - mostly all copyright infringement
MillionDesignArt - not POD, these are hand embroidered sweaters done with yarn