Sell THIS On Etsy To Make Money Fast -- How To Start Selling on Etsy with $0

About this video

The creator outlines starting a high-volume Etsy shop with little capital, explicitly not with print-on-demand or digital, which she calls slow for profit. She suggests opening a 0% interest credit card (or having a sister do so, as she phrases it) and using Amazon Prime to order higher-ticket supply-category items for events and occasions — birthdays, weddings and parties — aiming for a $30-$40 minimum average order value. Order enough for about 30 unique products and duplicate/repackage them into about 90-100 listings with distinct long-tail keywords and minimal overlap. While waiting about 48 hours for delivery, work 12-16 hour days building fully optimised draft listing shells and shop setup. On arrival, photograph with varied backgrounds to test click-through rate rather than one uniform setup, publish, then drive traffic hard on Facebook (about 20 posts a day, spaced to avoid blocks) and start Pinterest. In week one optimise photos for click-through, not SEO daily. After about three weeks, return unsold items and reorder styles based on what works, repeating the sprint toward 1,000 sales before shifting to a marathon profitability phase. She recounts starting her own shop with under $200 using leftover wedding faux florals for custom orders, reinvesting profits, sourcing wholesale to cut inventory cost by 50%, and claims $10k-plus months by month four, as a creator claim.

Key takeaways

• Start with event/occasion supply items, not print-on-demand, aiming for $30-$40+ average order value
• Turn about 30 products into 90-100 listings by repackaging with distinct, non-overlapping long-tail keywords
• Pre-build optimised draft listings during delivery, then test varied photo backgrounds for click-through rate
• Sprint on Facebook and Pinterest traffic, optimise photos in week one, and after ~3 weeks return unsold stock and reorder winners
• Prioritise reaching 1,000 sales in the sprint phase before pulling profitability levers in the marathon phase

Episode details: published November 30, 2023 · 10:36 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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