6 Products to NEVER Sell on Etsy (Sell THESE Instead)

About this video

The creator lists six products to never sell on Etsy, with an alternative for each. She claims, as her own results, over $1.5 million in revenue and over $1 million in profit over 7+ years. 1) A copy or replica of a bestseller nurse or teacher t-shirt — a new shop with few reviews cannot take share from the original even with ads; instead borrow only common threads like color palette and aesthetic, then change fonts and graphics completely. 2) Shirts with vanilla sayings like ‘be kind’ or ‘choose happy’ in a bland font — generic wording needs a spicy presentation, and adding hundreds more listings of what is not working will not fix it. 3) Mugs with just two small words — use the full surface area with an all-over words pattern (inspirational sayings, quotes, Bible verses) to raise perceived value at no extra production cost. 4) Print-on-demand baby onesies — production-partner costs make it impossible to compete on price with handmade shops; sell baby blankets instead for higher average order value. 5) Digital planners whose cover just says ‘Planner’ — buyers pay for utility they can see, so the thumbnail should show a collage/spread of the actual pages without a large watermark blocking the view. 6) Digital AI wall art — flooded, with little differentiation between beginner and experienced output; put AI images on useful items instead, such as stickers, aprons, towels, bedding, blankets and shower curtains.

Key takeaways

• Do not copy a bestseller listing head-to-head; extract only data like popular colors and aesthetics, then design something distinct.
• Generic sayings in generic fonts do not sell, and scaling volume of a failing design does not make it work.
• For mugs and other print canvases, cover more surface area — all-over word patterns increase perceived value without raising production cost.
• Avoid print-on-demand baby onesies on price grounds; baby blankets are the suggested alternative with higher order value and less handmade price pressure.
• Show utility visibly for planners and move AI art onto useful physical items, because pure AI wall art is flooded and hard to differentiate.

Episode details: published October 26, 2023 · 11:36 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Dylan Jahraus’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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