Last episode of 2019!  Ok, you got me, it's actually 2020, but I meant to record this in 2019, so we're gonna pretend that it's December 31st, you're drunk on Eggnog, fireworks are flying, and you're about to hear an endless number of "2020 vision" jokes.

This episode is a recap of my 2019 year selling Print on Demand on Etsy.  The Good, the Bad, and the Mediocre are all laid out for you here.  

Here are the show notes!

Amazon in 2018 and 2019 was fantastic. Etsy was...well, it was what it was, and in some ways, I'm ok with that.

2018 Review - New trending products, about 10k in sales for Christmas
Lots of messages, some screw ups, some refunds, Canada Post made my life a living hell
Did well for M & F day

2019 Review - About half of 2018. Quite a bit fewer messages, again, Canada Post was so slow that I'm debating not selling to Canadians any longer...because I live in Canada, they think that I'm shipping direct.

I asked the real question: What does Etsy hold for me in 2020? Should I stay? There are some benefits to Etsy that go beyond just making money ON Etsy.

Benefit 1 - Finding Amazon winners - I've found a few from Etsy sales, sending to FBA

Benefit 2 - Double the results from designing - Selling on two platforms is easy and you get more results from the same (sort of) effort.

Benefit 3 - Research on Etsy is easy and effective. Trends appear first here (also on Merch by Amazon and TeeSpring)

Benefit 4 - Customers make requests, which turn into new (and sometimes HOT) products.

Goals for 2020 - Add 400 designs by Christmas (good ones). These will come from the 1500 designs I have planned for Amazon this year.

Turn off all customization. It's a waste of my time.

Delete anything that hasn't sold more than once.

The great thing about Etsy is that you can make a decent amount of money without spending a bunch, or tying up cash with "stock". The bad thing is that it's easy and so there is a lot of competition. You actually have to work at it with considerably more effort than Amazon! No "cheat code" like FBA to get a jump on other items.

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