MAKE $1000 ON ETSY PER DAY WHILE ON VACATION | Maternity Leave On Etsy Without Using Vacation Mode

About this video

Dylan Jahraus says she has never used vacation mode in 6 years on Etsy, despite two babies, moves across the country twice into five homes, and extensive travel, because vacation mode halts momentum and forces a shop back into a costly ‘sprinting’ phase. Per her claims, she has done over $1.25 million on Etsy, now does $30,000 to $40,000 a month, grew from $134,000 in year one to $145,000, $245,000 and $360,000 in later years, and kept getting $1,000 a day in sales while not actively working. Her method: deactivate rush orders and note it in the shop announcement; gradually extend processing — e.g. from her standard 3 to 10 business days to 1 to 3 weeks from week 36 of pregnancy, raising prices 10% and keeping open orders at about one day’s capacity (e.g. 20 orders) — then to 3 to 6 weeks for maternity leave or 2 to 4 weeks for a 3-week vacation, shortening it by a week each week that passes. She also sets a 72-hour auto-reply, pauses USPS pickups and mail, pre-schedules social posts at least every 3 days, batches production by product type on return (claiming 25% to 50% more output) or goes one order at a time when easing back, and suggests integrating digital, print-on-demand or easily outsourced supply products into an existing shop.

Key takeaways

• Never use vacation mode if you can avoid it: she says it resets momentum and forces you back into a sprinting strategy to restart sales
• Extend processing gradually: from 3 to 10 business days to 1 to 3 weeks ahead of leave, then to 3 to 6 weeks for a baby or 2 to 4 weeks for a 3-week vacation, shortening by a week each week
• Raise prices 10% during the wind-down and keep open orders at about one day’s production capacity, e.g. 20 orders, raising prices more if you cannot
• Turn off rush orders, announce extended times, set a professional auto-reply promising response within 72 hours, pause USPS pickups/mail, and pre-schedule social posts at least every 3 days
• On full-capacity return, batch by product type sorted by shipping soonest for a claimed 25% to 50% more output; when easing back, do one order at a time instead

Episode details: published September 3, 2022 · 16:47 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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