Exact story of my life. My Facebook store where I made so much money got shut down due to copy right issues, mine was a makeup product & it took me 4 years to start all over again. I am enjoying print on demand so far. Almost 3 months now with almost 90 sales. Slow and steady but I love it
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
How Bizarre and such a bummer. I know your pain! Very hard to lose a business you had been building for years overnight. I will say that this actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise for me so I really hope it turns out the same for you too. Good luck! :)
@CassiyJohnson
10 ай бұрын
Congrats on taking action April, loved hearing your story
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Awe! Thanks so much for all the wonderful information you gave me. I could not have done it without your help! Truly :)
@esg9758
10 ай бұрын
This success is def bc she knows how to drive traffic via social media. I just cannot figure out how to successfully do that! It’s so daunting to me. Way to go! 🎉
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi!! Thanks so much! I actually was not able to gain many sales through social media like I hoped. I did try in the beginning but I had such a new account and small following that I could not get any traction. I posted a few times but I just didn't have the results I needed. Once my sales took off after I added all my personalized items I just abandoned social media. I really didn't have the time I needed to try to grow a following. I tried to post a few when Etsy started their Share & Save but I didn't get much engagement and I was too busy to keep trying so I just quit and have still not gone back to social media. I do plan to maybe next year when everything settles down because I do think social media can be a great tool but I wasn't able to use it here. I think the key to my success was the personalized items in the niche I was selling in. :)
@KC-ed1dj
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85Thanks for clarifying this for us sellers!
@nram1
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 Thanks
@blubreezer
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85I needed to read that. Thanks for sharing with us!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
of course! :) @@KC-ed1dj
@msedana58
6 ай бұрын
All these channels ever show are big 6 digit numbers but no one is ever saying what NET profit is.
@ScrappyCraftsDigitals
10 ай бұрын
Etsy will close your shop down eventually if you sell Disney products because it is copyright infringement.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
OHHHHH I will never go anywhere near that again. I search every design I make on USTPO. Lesson learned there!
@JobjobJob-f6e
8 ай бұрын
Well Disney just lost the rights on Mickey copyright. It is expired and now is public domain ❤
@embeee2011
8 ай бұрын
@@JobjobJob-f6e😮😮😮
@mignonmykel3571
8 ай бұрын
@@JobjobJob-f6e Not all Mickey -- just steamboat willie mickey
@ScrappyCraftsDigitals
8 ай бұрын
No, they only lost the right to Steamboat Willy. Here is the actual statement. In January of 2024, the copyright officially expires to Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they appear in Steamboat Willie (1928), created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. In a statement to The Associated Press, a Disney representative emphasized that artists cannot freely use more modern depictions of the famous Mouse.@@JobjobJob-f6e
@cherilvernon5030
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for featuring April's story! Very motivating, especially when she just started six months ago in print on demand. She pretty much proved that personalization is where is at - which is what you have been saying, Stephen. I've been posting too slowly, the design process I like, but the actual mockups and listing part slows me down. But this video and her comments below show that if you are consistent and just put in the time, it will get easier and faster and start to make momentum. Thanks for the encouragement. Would love to have an update to this video after Q4 to see how well she did in her first Q4. Thank you for the great content.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
I am the same! I really enjoy the designing but I hate the mockup and listing part lol. I do like the money though so I keep at it lol! It does get much easier and much quicker though as you go and learn all the tricks and shortcuts. Lots of video's on listing shortcuts out there. I hope to do an update for Q4. I am excited to see how it goes. I will talk to Stephen about this :)
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
100% April is the perfect example that it is never to late to start and hard work pays off. April should have her first 6-figure month this Q4 :-)
@manifestmyreality2025
10 ай бұрын
she has been in the game before this, just a little different, that should be made known in the title.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi! If by "the game" you mean retail then yes. I have worked in retail for about 15 years so I am sure some of the knowledge I gained was helpful to me. This is probably why POD immediately peaked my interest when I learned about it 6 months ago. However, selling on ETSY and selling POD is very different from what I have ever done. I have watched countless hours of videos on ETSY & POD and I still watch them every night when I put my baby to bed because I am still learning. This was all very new to me and I worked very hard to learn everything I could very quickly :) @@manifestmyreality2025
@26agica
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 Dear April, that is what i have to learn, how did you learn all the tricks and shortcuts on listings?
@LilyBecca
10 ай бұрын
I totally agree with personalization being a way to stand out from the crowd. For me, the issue is that my favorite part is actually making the products, so I don't want to use a 3rd party printer. I think I would lose my passion if all I did was make the designs. I'm an accountant, so I spend enough time on my computer. I really enjoy making my products. I find it extremely comforting and it's a wonderful stress reliever for me. I don't want to give it up! When I started sewing masks in 2020 is when I realized that I could make things. I may not be an artist in the sense of bei g abke to draw or paint, but I have always loved crafting, and I was able to teach myself how to sew amazing masks by watching KZitem videos. I then got a Cricut and realized that with the right tools, I could make anything! I now have heat presses, tumbler & mug presses, a hat press, a sublimation printer, an amazing Janome sewing machine that does embroidery, all kinds of materials and blanks, and I upgraded to the Maker 3. I set up my craft room with a computer and dual monitors and my craft room is my happy place.
@rebekahrutt5491
10 ай бұрын
My store has been open for a month and yes, this is it. Personalization is already on the top of my list.
@alibarnes1136
10 ай бұрын
This is so inspiring. I don't know why I have felt so hesitant to post personalized items but this has convinced me!
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
I owe 100% of my success to selling personalized products on Etsy.
@alibarnes1136
10 ай бұрын
@@HelloCustom I uploaded my first personalized listing yesterday because of this video! I’ll definitely be getting your software too. That makes it much less daunting!
@blissessentials524
10 ай бұрын
Same..I have zero personalized items bc I don't even know how to do that. I'm exactly a year in and only done 32k in revenue, so low compared to hers 😢. This is my sign to add personalized items.
@alibarnes1136
10 ай бұрын
@@blissessentials524 We got this! I'm setting that as my goal now and going down a youtube tutorial rabbit hole.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
yayyy!! You will not regret doing personalization! @@alibarnes1136
@rubyrenery
10 ай бұрын
April is so calm and confident, she really is a super woman:) very motivating 💓
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
OMG! This is definitely my favorite comment! I'm not sure it is true but I'll take it! Thank you so much! :)
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
Yes! April takes "nap time hustle" to the next level!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
😂😂 Nap time is prime listing time for me over here! @@HelloCustom
@shreddingmoments4115
7 ай бұрын
Did she make $250,000 in profit or sales? Etsy takes like a 30% cut, and then the print on demand company you work with takes like 60%, so I think in profit she probably made $25,000 which is still pretty decent money, but of course saying she made $250,000 sounds better. It would be more informative if she said what profit she made, though.
@evesmith6429
7 ай бұрын
Where can I find Aprils store on Etsy?
@whitegoldyellow
10 ай бұрын
Amazing story April! Thanks for sharing! 🎉 Congratulations!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! I appreciate it :)
@InfiniteTriztan1111
9 ай бұрын
I've been doing print on demand too on Etsy with Printful and Printify since 2021, but honestly i can hardly get sales, like 1 sale in a week/2 weeks. I mean, many sellers on Etsy don't sound like this kind of success story, of course there are some successful sellers like her, but most are not, to be honest.
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
I had a friend of mine start just recently with personalized products and she is currently doing around 5-10 sales a day. Are you doing personalized?
@KateTheMama
9 ай бұрын
I was about to give up on my Etsy shop. I have had it up now for 8 months and cant seem to pass $300 profit per month. But it's also pretty much on autopilot. No personalization, and very few uploads since October (i gave birth to my 4th child in October). But if you can do it, I can do it. I'm getting back in. Thank you!
@SpeedbirdHeavy
10 ай бұрын
The lesson here is: always check copyright and trademarks! Even the most inocuous phrases from movies can be trademarked.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
100% agreed! I was very naive but that mistake cost me. I am actually glad it happened now but I learned a big lesson that day. I actually run everything through USPTO now because it is kind of crazy what all is copyrighted and trademarked!
@jonathanwilliams3846
10 ай бұрын
how do you check whether a keyword is trademarked? If you're using it for a t shirt do you check it on uspto for use on t shirts?
@SpeedbirdHeavy
10 ай бұрын
@jonathanwilliams3846 yes you can do that. Or you can even try googling 'is xxxx trademarked'.
@ultimatecouponlady
10 ай бұрын
I wonder if this is doable without the pre-existing customer base like she has from her other store. Even though she lost her Facebook and Instagram accounts, I'm sure she reached out to those customers and let them know what her new Facebook and Instagram accounts are and she marketed to them.
@momtomaryjean
10 ай бұрын
How did you manage to get up so many listings so fast. That is what I struggle with! Your inspiring.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hey! It can be difficult but there are some good tips and tricks on Cassiy Johnsons channel and Simply Shawnas Channel about scalable designs and creating templates for mockups so you can make them quickly. Once you get going you can really become quite fast at it. I will say though I have been working very early to very late for the last 5 months. I try to make new listings every night after my kids go to sleep so I work on them about 9pm to midnight every night. I do not plan on doing this forever but I have to in the "building" phase of my business. I am tired now lol but worth it later :)
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
I agree with April that listing templates will be your best friend! Once I create my templates (which I have a video for) I can consistently launch 10 listings a day.
@26agica
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 dear April, you are a true inspiration, yes Cassiy and Stephen and Jesse giving me a lot of inspiration but what I did not ever cracked is how to list even 10 listings a day. Could you make maybe a video on this on what is the process you really do to realize this?
@jeff_f
10 ай бұрын
“Makes”. What’s the net profit?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hey Jeff! I ran a break even strategy most of my first big month because I saw it in one of Stephen's videos but I am around 28-30% profit on my items. I do run Etsy ads too though. Net profit is very good though ;)
@sweetbeep
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85you mean you had the prices low enough to just break even to gain traction and up the algorithm, and then you increased the price after that?
@kurtg9684
8 ай бұрын
The number one reason this wonderful and savvy business owner did so well so early was her existing customer base. Having said that, she's earned every penny.
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
That is very sweet and kind but I did not have an existing customer base that I used for my Etsy store. I just started from scratch and still do not use social media or access my old customer base. I am in a completely different niche so it would be weird for me to even try to use my old customer base. Also, they did not opt into emails from my Etsy store (completely different business) so I was afraid to even try to use my old customer base because I did not know if I could.
@kurtg9684
7 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 sorry about that. I hope I did not offend. It’s amazing what you’ve done!
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
@@kurtg9684 oh no! Your comment was very kind actually! One of my favorites ☺️
@manifestyourdreams22
7 ай бұрын
But everyone says Etsy is saturated. Shall we still go for it in February 2024?
@marik1104
11 күн бұрын
How come there is no link to her Etsy store? I've seen several comments asking this same question. Please include so we can check it out. Thank you!
@MrBuddlesBooty
10 ай бұрын
based on all her replies and comments about ad spend, etsy fees, pod cut, overhead, and the break even strategy, for a 5 month total revenue of $250k, i calculated her profit to be $0 for the first 2 months and apx $60k total for the last 3 months, so that's not bad, $20k/mo profit. I would think that would be sustainable, so she should be making $120k profit within the next 6 months, even if she doesnt experience any growth. I can't guarantee my calculations are correct because they're only based on piece-mealing her comments. Even if I reduce that number to $15k/mo, assuming i've missed $5k/mo of overhead somewhere, that's still a great profit. Just thought I'd share since i see so many questions about this. just remember, i dont know her or have access to her books, this is the math i came up with, with limited knowledge. thanks for the interview, this was really interesting and the best part is, i didnt even know there was personalization software out there. That is what has been holding me back from personalization.
@ChronicallyJessie
10 ай бұрын
This is why you need your own email list!!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Agreed! I just started building mine with @helloeverbee
@TaiwoAkande-f2e
10 ай бұрын
I just came across your page and am going to watch all the video. I’m currently on my third try on Etsy, and this is a print on demand business, so far have only had one sale, paid for ads and listing fee and lot more, am at the edge of giving up, I stopped my ads recently and have got zero views. I work 12hrs shift minimum of 48hrs per week and i still create time to design and list products. It’s really discouraging.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi! Awe, I am sorry you are having a rough start. Are you doing personalization? And also doing research on what is most popular and currently trending? My best advice it to find items that are 20+ in carts....find a way to make it better or combine it with another popular design or niche (DO NOT COPY) and most important.....PERSONALIZE IT. Also, watch all the videos out there. I suggest watching Stephen's million dollar challenge and set up your listings the way he says and scrape stores for best selling designs and styles. I hope your store takes off soon!
@here5D
7 ай бұрын
✨I might be missing something 🤪 but where’s links to find Aprils shop!?✨
@christavinson
8 ай бұрын
Ok, I hear you, God. I will buckle down and get my etsy store up and going. Thannnnks for the inspo
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
Do it!! You will not regret it! Be consistent though and really go for it.
@tiphneydelprado3039
9 ай бұрын
what does she mean "personalized" her items?
@nw8204
10 ай бұрын
Great job April! Such a wonderful and inspiring story for other moms wanting to bring in income without sacrificing everything else. I don't think you mentioned in the video but do you only have a handful of niches you design in continuously? Right now I do my keyword research and create about 30+ designs in each one that seems promising, but recently I started wondering if Im wasting time doing that! If a niche starts doing well for me I'll go back and do more designs like that but otherwise I feel like I have to keep trying to break into new niches.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! I actually kind of design all over the place but when I find something that is working I double down on it. Put it on other products. Make other variations of it if you can. I do keyword research but mainly for my SEO when I already know what I am making. I like to use Etsy to search. I just look around. What is best selling? What is in 20+ carts? What is on fire? Once I see something coming up a few times then I know it is a good one. So then I think...how can I make this better? What other popular niche could I combine this with and double down. Also and most importantly....can I personalize it? Ryan hogue does some good videos on current trending niches that I like also. Also...I think ads are very important so look into that as well. Cassiy and Shawna have great videos on how to run ads.
@patriciach_l
3 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85
@yayadrew
10 ай бұрын
So inspiring! Would luv to know how many listings she had each month and if they were all new designs or multiple products with the same design.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi!!! I was averaging about 300 a month BUT yes I did put the same design on different products. AND I duplicated designs that I felt like would do really well and changed the SEO to give the double the chance!
@yayadrew
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 Thank you 🙏🏿
@Yasmin-gk3tc
10 ай бұрын
Wow just wow Congrats April and thank you Stephen for sharing 🎉❤🙏☺️ Talking to me I will definitely get started.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!! Starting may be the hardest part lol! Good luck!
@fanceypantsable
10 ай бұрын
I would love to know what products she sells
@wf7246
8 ай бұрын
So inspiring, happy for your success!
@politesmile7812
8 ай бұрын
If she sold $250,000 worth of products, what percentage is considered her profit? About 20%? I’m curious
@mckennasmyth1143
8 ай бұрын
What’s her Etsy store called?
@jerritanner275
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing!
@thebeccad
9 ай бұрын
How do Etsy sellers keep up with all of those personalized items? Don’t you have to manually go in and edit the design every time you get an order? That sounds like a lot of work
@boba5747
8 ай бұрын
Where we can check out her store?
@CassieMakesArt
9 ай бұрын
This is inspiring the heck out of me!! My heart has been telling me to do personalization because I think that will be really rewarding. I have graphic design skills and I want to try making custom blankets to start. Thank you for this video!
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
Do it! Blankets are a great seller if they are personalized.
@gaylahuerta2443
8 ай бұрын
I don’t see link to April’s channel. April who?
@shageevideo
10 ай бұрын
That's very motivating for new Etsy shop owners like myself. I have been debating personalization for awhile and this convinces me. Can. April share her shop for motivation?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi!!! Thanks! You should start personalizing! I highly recommend. I wish I could share my shop to help motivate but if you read down in the comments I have explained why this is very, very bad for my business and I cannot do that. You can do it though! I recommend watching Stephen's Million Dollar Challenge for motivation!
@shageevideo
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your reply, I will deep dive in the video@@AprilD85
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
I encouraged April to keep her shop secret to protect her products, niches, and designs. If you go to our channel and watch episodes 1-6, you will see the same product research, market research, seo, product launch, etc strategies that April used to find this success. You can do it too!
@thepharmacistwiththesuitcase
8 ай бұрын
Can we have the links of her pages?
@ananila8143
8 ай бұрын
Which is the link to her shop on Etsy?
@107tatiana
7 ай бұрын
That's funny bc all these videos say we can make thousands of dollars doing POD on Etsy, and yet a long with opening my shop a few months ago, I tried doing four mugs through I think printify and I made no sales 😑
@lovesaysgo
10 ай бұрын
What a great success story! Thanks for sharing
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! :)
@marikavernon7332
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85wow April! This is amazing. I’ve been slacking off with Etsy but your story completely boosted my motivation. How many listings do you have posted now?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!! Don't slack...I think consistency is also key and I have a theory that Etsy rewards you for consistency (may or may not be true lol). I now have over 1k listing. I started seeing consistent sales around 300 I would say. @@marikavernon7332
@SquirreldomIsFreedom
9 ай бұрын
Where can I find April’s KZitem?
@benjaminocampo3359
8 ай бұрын
I'm so happy I made productive decisions about my finances that changed my life forever,hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any creative man's heart for success in life
@georgebasonathan4784
8 ай бұрын
That's awesome!!! I know nothing about investment and I'm keen on getting started. What are the strategies?
@AIIG-zd5dx
8 ай бұрын
The first step in every successful investment is to establish your goals and risk tolerance, a task best undertaken with the assistance of a financial advisor with extensive financial market knowledge like Fergus Waylen
@findingpath8362
8 ай бұрын
Wow. I'm a bit perplexed seeing him been mentioned here also Didn't know he has been good to so many people too this is wonderful, i'm in my fifth trade with him and it has been super
@Kristenshwan
8 ай бұрын
YES!!! That's exactly his name (Fergus Waylen) so many people have recommended highly about him and am just starting with him from Brisbane Australia
@WelseyWalker
8 ай бұрын
I don't want to put a figure to how much i've made doing that but let's just say it's more than enough to make trading worthwhile. And when i say worthwhile, i mean it.
@nefergaming3007
10 ай бұрын
where is the link to your etsy shop,i m curious what exactly you sold in 5 months of 250000 dollars
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
This is very inspiring. I second Cassiy's videos, and I'm also in her course. Now I'm inspired to try personalization for my new shop.
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
Yes, Cassiy's channel and content is amazing!
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
@@HelloCustom I'm thinking of starting a YT channel to document my progress in 2024 using her course. Will see how it goes!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Yes! Cassiy is where I started. I actually have not done her course yet but I bet it is worth it! Watch Stephens Million Dollar Challenge also. I know he couldn't finish with it but you get everything you need in the first 6 videos! :)
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
I'm going through it again@@AprilD85 but I did watch the videos the past few days. Interesting! So you basically didn't just do shirts but perhaps a few different products too?
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 how are you handling orders if they are multiple? For example, have you had a HC order along with a non-HC order? My understanding is the orders are canceled to go to HC to get sent back to Printify. That's the one aspect I don't understand if I run into this issue. Thanks!
@Krisvides
8 ай бұрын
What is her shop called?
@fjvickery
10 ай бұрын
Great video, and great success story April. Would you be willing to comment on your Etsy advertising budget, and how much you spent on advertising the first month, 2nd month, 3rd month? Also, did you offer free shipping? Thank you.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi! Thank you! So for the easiest part of the question lol No, I do not offer free shipping. I hide some of my profit in shipping and charge $6.99. I learned this from Stephen's Million Dollar Challenge. As far as ads, Yes! I think ads have contributed largely to my success. However, I think you only want to use ads to add fuel to the fire and I think the fire was started with personalization. Once I started consistent sales around 10-15 a day I set my ad spend at $100 a day and noticed an immediate increase in sales the next day. I left them at $100 a day for the first few months but as my sales started to increase and ad spend was being maxed out early I increased them to $200 and then eventually to $300.. Ads were a challenge for me to understand initially but Stephen has a some great videos talking about running ads. Cassiy has some great videos explaining when you should start running ads. Shawna has one of my favorites that teaches you how to turn off irrelevant keywords that are wasting your ad spend! This made a big difference for me. I also really like Hannah Gardners videos on ads talking about how Etsy is a business and they like ad spend basically. She also has a good one talking about ROAS. Good news is, since it is pay per click, if no one likes your designs...you have nothing to worry about lol. If people do like the designs though then you are putting them where they can see them easier when they may not have ever seen them at all. I am no expert though so I do suggest watching their videos. :) Hope that helps.
@fjvickery
10 ай бұрын
Thank you for the great information!
@gloriagunning4088
7 ай бұрын
No one should think copyright infringement is okay.
@redesign5096
10 ай бұрын
It all sounds great but it would help if you actually showed April’s storefront on Etsy. Or provide references to her Etsy and/or website.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi! Unfortunately I cannot do this for two reasons. You will notice that none of the youtubers give away their stores. This is mainly because this is a very good way to ruin our business. I cannot have people flood my store just to look around and see what is going on and what I am selling and then leave without purchasing anything. What this does is tell Etsy that people do not like my items enough to buy them. Etsy works off of the responses by customers basically. The more people are liking and buying items from my store....the more Etsy shows that store to people. If people start roaming around my store and not purchasing, this tells Etsy that people do not like my items. This messes up my conversion rate and lowers my rank on Etsy. Etsy will stop showing my items and my store to people. It is a very easy way to kill my business. I use to wonder this same thing when I was watching all the videos until it was explained to me. Also, reason number two....there are literally people who will try to copy your entire store or at the very least all your best sellers. I don't feel like fighting that battle either lol. Sorry, I wish I could but it is dangerous and my store supports my family so I cannot risk it. Feel free to ask me any questions and I can try to be helpful :)
@KC-ed1dj
10 ай бұрын
They can't share her site because the bad actors will quickly copy everything she is doing down to copying her designs EXACTLY and she will potentially lose her hard earned sales and have to compete with a ton of folks who a basically thieves. .
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
unfortunately this is true :( @@KC-ed1dj
@Laura-je2uw
10 ай бұрын
Why would you want to see her shop? She gives all the advice you need. Imagine you had a successful shop and hundreds of people who also want to have success with etsy would visit your store. You should know that especially for digital and pod products copycats are a huuuge problem. By referencing your store you are basically killing it.
@jonathanwilliams3846
10 ай бұрын
@@Laura-je2uw juna is very open about his shop. i went thru this with elke clarke--many of the alleged successes she featured sounded too good to be true and there was no documentation.
@rMeghann
10 ай бұрын
Is the name of her Etsy shop mentioned anywhere?
@sarahcapps9251
10 ай бұрын
@AprilD85 From one SAHM to another, this is super inspirational! Congratulations on your success! If you have any advice on managing being a stay at home mom and growing your Etsy biz at the same time, I’d greatly appreciate it! I’m about 2.5 years in and meeting revenue milestones I never expected I’d meet but am still growing slower than I’d hope. I have a VA doing a lot for me, and I work early mornings, nap time and evenings when I can. And have a babysitter come a morning a week. But I struggle with making traction when I’m working in small spurts. I haven’t come across many other moms in this POD space so overall, was just excited to see another mom’s success! 🎉😊
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi Sarah! Thanks so much! I am glad that your store is doing well! It is very difficult doing it from home so I do understand. I actually have my littlest in school from 9-1 each day and then she naps from about 2-3pm each day so I am able to get quite a few hours work in before I get all of my kids at 3 each day. However, in order to do as much as I have done in such a short period of time I really had to buckle down and work every hour I had. It can be hard working from home as no one really holds you accountable and it can be so easy to stop and do other things. I had to set goals each day and make sure that I did my best to get them done. I will say that some days I was setting unattainable goals and that became very frustrating for me. I would be like ok...today I will make 50 listings. That was silly. I learned if I set smaller goals of like 5 listings I was able to stay focused better and then often I would surpass these smaller goals. Also, make sure that you are using the time that you do have to make listings that will sell. Do the research. Our time is precious so we need to make sure we are using it the best we can. As Stephen says...it takes just as much time to make a design that won't sell as it does to make a design that will sell. I like to find designs that have 20+ in the cart and figure out how I can make that design better or combine it with another best selling design or niche and then of course personalize it. The personalization was key for me. That, Combined with the research and the knowledge I gained from other POD sellers and of course some really hard work. I am currently up still until about 1am every night building my new business. I do not plan to work THIS hard forever but this is my first Q4 so I am very busy in the building phase. I went into Q4 with no holiday listings and a goal of 300 listings. I did hit that goal and it is going well for me as a result. It was not without a little sweat and tears though lol. In the beginning I actually remember crying to my husband while working so hard to build my store so quickly. I was working probably 15 hour days and praying it would work. I enjoy staying home with my kids so this was kind of my last chance to figure something new out. I knew that I had to give it everything. I gained all the information I could from every seller willing to give me any information. Stephen, Cassiy, Shawna, Heather, Hannah, Ryan, CU Online....if they are on here spilling secrets I was listening. My littlest was one at the time and it would take me at least an hour to rock her to sleep at night and I would watch videos the entire time. I gained so much knowledge and value from these videos that I was able to create a store with proven tactics that were working for other POD sellers. I still believe personalization was the strongest factor but it was not the only factor. It was the combination of doing personalization with proven research and conversion tactics from other successful sellers that really catapulted me quickly into success. I hope this helps some and I hope that your store is very successful in the future! Best of luck and Happy Holidays :)
@sarahcapps4357
10 ай бұрын
Hi @@AprilD85 , thank you so much for your thoughtful response! Especially during the midst of busy Q4! I really appreciate hearing the practical side of things because that's what I'm always trying to manage/structure better to work most efficiently. Love your determination and grit - thank you for your encouragement!!
@val_banana
9 ай бұрын
Very inspirational 👏! I am sorry if the question has already been asked or if it was answered in the video (sorry, english is not my first language), but which POD site do you use to create the products?
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
Printify! :)
@hooked_fish
10 ай бұрын
What company for print on demand used ? For Etsy
@koreanpizza17
10 ай бұрын
YYOOOO!!! THIS IS THE 2ND VIDEO IVE WATCHED ABOUUT PERSONALIZED PRODUCTS!!! I need to delete my digital listings ahahaha. Thanks for sharing!!! Amazing job! Great Coach!
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Do both!!! Do it all!! :)
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
I owe 100% of my success to selling personalized products on Etsy. With tools like HelloCustom that can automate it now, it has never been easier.
@koreanpizza17
10 ай бұрын
@@HelloCustom wait do you own hello customs??😱 I just learned about it few days ago from ryan hogue.
@wf7246
8 ай бұрын
@@HelloCustom i might like to try personalized items, but do you need to post a lot of listing for personalized products?
@billnoll
Ай бұрын
How could somebody not know that Disney (of all companies!) would zealously protect their intellectual property!
@beckywtube
10 ай бұрын
Wich personalization store did she use
@SusanKupelian
10 ай бұрын
What a great story April!! Just wondering if you are selling internationally as well. I also have an Etsy store but only sell in the USA. I have often thought about adding international but have been afraid to step out in that arena. Just wondering if I am leaving money on the table. Seems like I might be...
@Anonymous-ze2mu
10 ай бұрын
Is Etsy still messing up POD with the mockup saga?
@jeb5678
8 ай бұрын
What type of personalizing?! I’m confused. I know there are so many types of personalized items. What is she talking about?
@BogdanPredko
3 ай бұрын
Sorry, where is the million dollar challenge? Where do I find it?
@sweetbeep
10 ай бұрын
She makes $250k but we need to know what the profit is
@shadowdude90
10 ай бұрын
50% on product.. etsy cut probablyt around 20%. so 30%
@sweetbeep
10 ай бұрын
@@shadowdude90 what About ads?
@shadowdude90
10 ай бұрын
@@sweetbeep i think she probably only do max at 50 100 a day. I think paid ads dont really works for etsy product scale up. It is between etsy organic search and her social. But with that kind of big revenue early, its definitely her social media between ig and tiktok
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
20-30% profit is standard for POD. I think she said she falls in this range.
@alicevolcom85
9 ай бұрын
Amazing, wow the success it qwesome!!!
@Bekind95
10 ай бұрын
April, I was wondering what category you are selling in as this is where I am stuck.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
I am actually selling in several niches and categories. I will say that I started in some pretty saturated niches as well. The beauty of personalization is that with a good personalized design, even in a saturated niche, you can still stand out.
@Bekind95
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 Thank you!
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 are you selling for various items? I watched this in the middle of the night, but I can't recall if you mentioned selling only shirts, or other items. Either way, this is super interesting as I've been scared to do personalization thinking it would take up too much of my time. But I am curious about starting this for my new shop. Especially since it appears one can scale quickly. Thanks!
@starryeye3482
7 ай бұрын
Great video! New subscriber here. Is this the HelloCustom channel the same as the personalization platform?
@Chowan30
10 ай бұрын
what was her profit from the $250K? Did she spend any $$ on etsy ads. Any paid ads outside of etsy?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi!!! I did answer these in detail in some previous comments :)
@takemetothelakes788
10 ай бұрын
So about $75K profit in 5 months?
@didamobi9487
10 ай бұрын
Don't rely solely on Etsy as they could shut down your store without warning. That's what happened to me.
@puluqemil
9 ай бұрын
great video, great content!
@denisebrown5341
10 ай бұрын
I subscribed to your channel bc of this video!! WOW!!
@SquirreldomIsFreedom
9 ай бұрын
I subscribed to April's KZitem channel but it only had 19 subscribers and no content. So, I subscribed to this channel. :-)
@lovesaysgo
10 ай бұрын
Can’t wait 🎉
@sarahade9184
8 ай бұрын
How does the funding work with having $54,000 in POD sales?
@heidib8146
7 ай бұрын
Can anyone provide April’s Etsy shop name?
@tatata1543
7 ай бұрын
Scams R Us.
@ErinKennedy-kr3uu
10 ай бұрын
Hey April, congrats on an amazing start! I’m feeling in the same place as you were - mum with young bub, watched a lot of videos and have just made a start on posting listings in the last week. I’m finding it hard to find enough time to post the quantity of listings that I know I need - did you use a particular strategy to get faster at posting? I was working til midnight and up at 6 but had to dial back a bit because my baby wakes through the night so I was surviving on 4hrs sleep just trying to get some up for the Xmas period. Any tips on getting faster with posting?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hey Erin! Thanks so much! It is kind of a slow start until you find a rhythm. The beginning was very hard for me as I kept getting overwhelmed. Just keep going. I would say make sure that you are designing things that are being searched for. Find things in 20+ carts and design in that niche or take that design and find a way to make it better or add more value to it so that it is different and better. I also really love scalable designs. Shawna does a lot of videos about this. I did find that creating mockup templates inside canva helped me to create my mockups faster. Truly though. Once you really get going you get better at it and faster. I would say just be consistent if nothing else. Sometimes I put my kids to bed and I am so exhausted but Im like no...I will list two items before I go to bed. It's exhausting at first but it pays off in the end and next year I will not have to work as hard. Good luck!!
@fjvickery
10 ай бұрын
April, Thank you for the great information! It will help a lot.
@ErinKennedy-kr3uu
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 Thanks so much for your reply, I really appreciate it. Great advice, I'm not super across the ways to do good product research for in demand items yet - I have Everbee so am working out how to use that and have used the method to create a master list that was shown in the POD Million Dollar challenge, but I did it before Halloween so I need to redo it so its more relevant to Xmas I think. Thanks again!
@oliareckziegel5837
10 ай бұрын
Hi April! Thank you for such a great story and motivation! Would you mind to share how did you learn to make designs with Canva. I feel almost overwhelmed from watching different videos on KZitem about the process of making the design with Canva. Thank you so much for your help!! Best regards, Olia
@KOK-sc8ez
8 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85Hi did you continue with children’s products since you had experience there? I often find the kids POD products to be overpriced and low in stock.
@karenwindham534
8 ай бұрын
This is something I would like to do! Someone please tell me where to go to learn how to for a complete beginner. Thanks !
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
I learned how as a complete beginner from Stephen's Million Dollar Challenge and watching Cassiy Johnsons videos.
@marys.5050
10 ай бұрын
Great interview! Thank you. April, I’m curious how many hours it takes you per day/wk just on the fulfillment side?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much! So right now it is more than normal lol because Q4 has ramped up and it is getting a bit crazy. I also do not have all of my designs on Hello Custom yet so I am still doing several manually and this takes time. However, On a normal day with the use of Hello Custom I should only be spending about and hour a day going through my approval cue for my personalized orders and of course the other orders fulfill themselves. Truly, once every personalized item is on Hello Custom my goal is to work about 3-4 hours a day. This includes listing, customer service and personalization. Right now though, I am so new and I did not have any listings going into Q4, I am working morning to night. Without Hello Custom I would not be able to keep up with my orders.
@ginforbreakfast2436
10 ай бұрын
Interesting post what do you mean by a personalized product? Is it adding the purchasers name or picture to products?
@KiaraWilliams-Wilson-mp2pc
9 ай бұрын
Yes. Allowing the buyer to choose things like babe, color, photo, etc. :)
@SandyJ144
6 ай бұрын
Very encouraging :) Can this work for someone in Europe? :)
@paperhousedesigns5663
4 ай бұрын
Gonna bite the dust and do it!
@AnysNadhilah
10 ай бұрын
Is there any example of what she sells
@abdinooribrahimderiye641
10 ай бұрын
etsy is not available in my country. any advice please
@dallasjansen2226
10 ай бұрын
Myshopofy store ?
@Gilpinrealtorteam
10 ай бұрын
What is personalized print products?
@mybeloved1
8 ай бұрын
How is she generating so much traction on her products? How does personalization work?
@AprilD85
7 ай бұрын
I think the personalization is how I generate so much traction. Personalized products stand out from the rest. Stephen has lots of videos on how to personalize products.
@wongrita3228
10 ай бұрын
Amazing!❤❤❤
@tatata1543
7 ай бұрын
This definitely happened.
@muteberburkhart
10 ай бұрын
Is there a link to her store? Great job! 🎉
@jmspegel
9 ай бұрын
Well how much cost vs sales?
@maragarcia7778
10 ай бұрын
Personalized is so amazing but also so much work and it’s not hands off. Can you tell us how to automate it? I’m interested bc I know that most sellers don’t do it bc it’s more hands on for each order.
@jonathanwilliams3846
10 ай бұрын
it would be interesting to know how much her inst a gram was involved in growing her business.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hey Jonathan! Pretty much none and thank goodness because I hated trying to chase followers and engagement on social media! I did answered this in detail in one of the comments already also :)
@sparklehouse5466
8 ай бұрын
What is personalization
@mr.e-manm5062
10 ай бұрын
Or do I have start new products in hello custom?
@wasabi167
10 ай бұрын
So with the personalization, how much time per week do you spend personalizing products??? I know it would be worth it, but I have another job and don't want to burn the candle at both ends.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
So before Hello Custom I was personalizing about 3-4 hours in the morning and 2-3 more hours in the evening. Sometimes more. With Hello Custom now I may spend 2-3 hours total and that’s only because not all my items can be made with Hello Custom yet. I’ve got about 50% going through Hello Custom right now. My goal is to have them all on there and spend maybe an hour a day approving them and then I’m done. The personalization is time consuming. Hello Custom saved me 😅
@HelloCustom
10 ай бұрын
You can use a tool like HelloCustom to automate the personalization.
@a.b.4052
8 ай бұрын
What is meant by personalization? Is she doing shirts with photos printed on them that she had made, so no one else has those print designs? Is that the meaning?
@christina3325
10 ай бұрын
I know I'm shadow banned for no reason but I must say I don't understand how anyone makes a profit on Etsy. By the time they get all their fees and Printify costs, you're left with no profit.
@aivexuviet11
10 ай бұрын
Personalized but what' s type of product?
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
Hi!!! I try not to give away too much information as far as niche's and products as there are people who will try to find my store and copy all of my things and ruin my business. I commented on the comments on why we cannot give out shops and other information. However, if you go watch Stephen's Million Dollar Challenge or some of this other videos, he tells you what products to design :)
@lisafromnewyork
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 I'm just seeing this after asking my question. I was already going to check that out, so I will now. :)
@aivexuviet11
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85 I think you are marketing for this Channel🤣🤣🤣.
@AprilD85
10 ай бұрын
lol 100% I am but not because I was asked to but because it worked for me! I just want people to know :) I'm also marketing for Cassi and Shawna and some other youtubers that I have never spoke to but their channels are why I am here. @@aivexuviet11
@sabrinajolie2465
10 ай бұрын
@@AprilD85thank you for your honesty and straight forward answer. God bless 🙌
@thegodpreneurpodcast
10 ай бұрын
What's the profit though? Print on demand is so expensive... I do all my printing in house and I hate it lol BUT it is where I make all of my profit....
@KOK-sc8ez
8 ай бұрын
Same. What kind of printers do you have? I do sublimation and recently decided to stop selling my mugs because I hate making them and packing / shipping is annoying but POD mugs have really bad quality a lot of the time and the good POD ones are so expensive it’s hard to compete. Even the guy who owns this KZitem channel prints his own products with employees, not POD!
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