This SECRET Business is Better Than Etsy Print on Demand

About this video

The creator argues that Amazon KDP is a better business than Etsy print on demand, framing both around what he calls a freedom trifecta of financial, time, and location freedom. He suggests most people should target roughly $5,000 to $10,000 a month semi-passively rather than maximizing income at the cost of long hours. Etsy, he says, satisfies the trifecta in principle but has drawbacks: sellers must handle customer service promptly or risk penalties, listing fees renew every four months and add up across hundreds of listings, and, by figures he cites, Amazon draws roughly twenty times Etsy’s monthly traffic. KDP, he explains, works like print on demand for paperbacks and hardcovers while ebooks and audiobooks are delivered digitally, so there is no inventory, and he claims it involves no customer service and no listing fees. He gives examples of simple journals, coloring books, and how-to books earning daily royalties as he presents them, and says books can be made with tools like Canva or with ghostwriters. He claims he built a KDP business generating $35,000 to $40,000 a month and sold it for $820,000, while acknowledging KDP requires substantial upfront effort.

Key takeaways

• The creator evaluates businesses against financial, time, and location freedom, arguing $5,000-$10,000 a month semi-passively beats high income tied to long hours.
• His stated Etsy drawbacks are mandatory prompt customer service, recurring listing fees across many listings, and a much smaller market than Amazon.
• KDP is presented as print on demand for print formats and automatic digital delivery for ebooks and audiobooks, with no inventory held by the seller.
• He claims KDP businesses can be sold for roughly 30 to 40 times monthly profit, citing his own claimed $820,000 sale.
• He concedes KDP is not easy or quick, describing it as easier than alternatives he knows but still requiring heavy upfront work.

Episode details: published January 15, 2024 · 9:35 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Sean Dollwet’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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