Brutally Honest Advice to BLOW UP on Etsy...

About this video

A Q&A in which Dylan Jahraus — who says she is an Etsy seller of eight years, has made over a million dollars on the platform as her claim, also sells on Amazon and Shopify, and has a corporate e-commerce background — answers Instagram questions. She advises beginners to start by choosing who they will sell to, not the least saturated product, and to focus on items with purpose and utility. On free shipping, she recommends testing both options shop-wide for at least three weeks because the answer depends on price points and customers. Other answers cover: testing many designs on a couple of products rather than one design on many products; testing 2-4 thumbnail renditions focused on different value propositions; moving from a niche shop to a customer-based shop to raise lifetime value over 4-7 years; and why some poor listings stay ‘cemented in search’ from revenue history and sales velocity. She says, as her claim, her highest-profit month was over $40,000, that students have made over $20,000 a month with fewer than 30 listings, and that updates usually need 3-4 weeks to judge. She also discusses the upcoming Etso software waitlist and transitioning from a corporate job only after consistent sales and savings.

Key takeaways

• Start with the customer you want to serve, then choose products with purpose and utility for that customer
• Test free shipping vs paid shipping shop-wide for at least 3 weeks; do not split listings half-and-half
• Early on, test multiple designs on a few products instead of one unproven design on many products
• Give listing updates 3-4 weeks to show improvement, and optimize SEO plus drive external traffic for a boost
• Do not quit a corporate job for Etsy until sales are consistent for 3-4 months and close to that income, with at least 6 months of savings

Episode details: published September 16, 2024 · 13:37 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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