The TRUTH about Etsy Print on Demand | 5 Things I Wish I Knew

Sooooooo glad i saw this. Thank you!

Is it better selling on your own website along side the POD website?

Awesome video. Just one question. Won't you get more traffic to your listings than you would on POD websites? I keep thinking that's why everyone goes for Etsy, but I may be wrong.

Thanks, lots of info I did not know. I listed a handful of products on Etsy and came back some time later and everything was gone. That frustrated me

Thank you so much! your video is really help me set my direction.

Hi We live in Mexico, but would like to do some POD in the US. So my question is, when you say these specific POD sites takes care of salestaxes, do i then not have to think about, taking care of paying taxes in the US at all? Also thinking in connextion to the tax treaty between MX and USA, against double taxing..

Hi Greg - many moons ago I tried selling tshirts on teespring. I had shirts on the platform for over a year. Other than the marketing I did on my own to folks I knew, Teespring did not send 1 person, not 1 viewer to my store. Love it or hate it, Etsy views will start up right away. I will start a store once again on the other platforms and see if I get a view. I will let you know

i would like to create an ai bot that responds to messages for you but i think itd be against tos

What are the other Print on Demand Websites?

another important thing to know about Etsy as well is the fact that they take a HUGE percentage of your sales if they use your listing in an ad. Yes you can turn it off, but once you hit a certain amount of sales, you’re forever enrolled in the ads and cannot turn it off.

So what are the names of the other print on demand websites to use

Thank you greatly appreciated

Hi Greg! I am in Teespring & Teepublic since few months. Also i have linked with Pinterest & Insta but couldn't make any penny. Couldn't identify whats wrong with the work? Can you please suggest? It will be a help for me!

It would be great if you could please talk about the importance of creating an LLC and trademark. Anyone could go to your listings and register them if you haven't done it already... don't you think?

What are the print on demand websites you can use instead of Etsy ?

Outstanding Information!

Which print on demand websites are best?

On TeePublic, how do you go from Apprentice account to Artisan

Intro sounded like the start of a Isekai anime 🤣

Amazon Merch on Demand is not easy to get accepted now.

Hi can print on demand make me an extra $100 a week.

More GREAT information to learn from. Thank you.

What about just selling prints/posters? Which platform can I use? I don’t sell shirts.

I have time. 😂❤

Thanks for your videos I made few design and I was goin to try on Etsy. So what are those other print on demand services you talk in the video where I can post a link of the product and it's all automatized?

Bro what about digital products??

Hello Greg: This is a very helpful video! I have been selling on Etsy for over a year with a very marginal success even though I optimized my store. I listened to your video You talked about affiliate marketing on a video you made four years ago. Is all the information still applicable to today's market?

This video just helped me make my decision. Thank you

Hi you are an angel sent from above. How i wish I know you earlier before buying a course online which is very expensive and I couldn't start my print on demand on etsy because of the cost . I have to take another money from my pocket it's not good idea for a newbie like me. Now start digging your tutorials. Again thank you.

Hi,Do you use POD supplier's default product description or do you write another product description?Can you please help me?

Hello everyone,
I have an important question to address. As an artist who uploads designs on online marketplaces such as Redbubble or Teepublic, I'm curious about the assurance of receiving accurate payment. In other words, how can you ensure that you are fairly compensated for your work? For example, if the marketplace claims that you sold 20 t-shirts this month, is there a way to confirm that the actual number of sales isn't higher than that?

Etsy holds your credit card hostage. Their platform is much more expensive. Just do the math. .20 cents an ad is clickbait for folks that are mathematical challenged. And out of that "$5" you'll pay fees to Etsy so you might make $1.00.

I hope you don't mind if I call you Obi-wan. I had just opened my Etsy store about 4 days ago. I just deactivated the two mug listing I had. Paid the $.40. Back to the drawing board but with your guidance. Thanks Greg or is Obi-wan ok?

I heard the upside to Etsy is that it is possible to start making great sales with Etsy without ads. Which is appealing for someone who is starting out with little to no money available to pay for it. Is it possible for customers to find your products even if you don’t do ads? I know that with Amazon without ads your product will be pushed so far to the end of the pages it’s hard for people to even see you. Great info…just very curious what the real expectation could be if you don’t run ads on those other sites

Thanx with this infor .Myself i love etsy its my number 1 marketplace to sell POD..

Great video….!!!!Which other print on demand you suggest???Thanks

I saw a video the other day where they stated that Etsy was beta testing offering print on demand on all digital products sold on their platform. Do you know if that’s true? Several commenters were concerned that they would end up having to deal with customer service issues for a product order they have nothing to do with and aren’t even getting paid for. I hope this doesn’t happen.

I’m confused isn’t the customer base much larger then some print on demand site I’ve never heard of? I’ve read comments on this video already and the print on demand websites they mentioned I’ve never heard of and would never shop on.

I literally opened my store last Wednesday on Etsy & made one sale and was suspended without notice. I had to figure out what could of caused the suspension and settled on my bank account needing to be further verified with the deposit & all. I even put in an appeal stating I had no idea what I did wrong & received some automatic response for possible reason for my suspension 🙄. I received the small deposit & entered the code on Etsy and then 2 days later my store opened back up. 2 hours later after publishing more items I was suspended again. Then yesterday I woke up to an email stating that my shop was permanently suspended. I did not violate any policy and again, this email could not tell me what I did. Customer Service is non existent and it stressed me out so bad. I’m sick behind how Etsy conducts itself. Totally disgusting. I’m going another route. I wish you made this video last week!😅 Thanks for all the good tips! 👍🏾

Hi Greg—love your content!
Question related to your sales tax discussion. Etsy is setup to collect sales tax from the end user and remits it on your behalf. Etsy shops that integrate with printify or printful have automatically default into their system as sales tax exempt because these companies understand the nature of Etsy.

Any insight on this? This is the information I have confirmed through the POD provider’s website and with customer service. Therefore I haven’t had to worry about sales tax or obtaining a resale certificate.

I have a question. Im trying to do all the thing u told. And im trying to watch all your video. However, im living in Malaysia, is it possible? Then if possible, the business is going around US only or its worldwide? I get it if it can ship worldwide but if there any platform we can change the location to our target audience such us UK, Ireland and else?

Hey Greg, I just watched your video and I must say that it was really informative, very useful and well-made. I loved your videos. I was wondering if I could help you edit your videos and also make highly engaging shorts for you? I worked with Ryan Hogue as well.

So funny. I was making preparing my art to put on there too. Lol. I take this as a sign. So what’s a good place to start?

Hey Greg! So glad I found this before pulling the trigger! I have been selling pottery on Etsy since 2014 and was thinking of adding some pottery related POD listings. Where do you suggest instead? TYIA!!!

Hi Greg, I'm a 19 year old teenager. I want to start a POD business but the problem is, most the sites are asking to provide tax ID. I don't have a Tax ID. Can sell without tax ID?