8 Etsy Business Lessons I Wish I Knew Sooner

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Published 2024-04-05
Today I go over 8 lessons I wish I knew sooner in growing and scaling my Etsy and print on demand business to multiple 6 figures.

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//CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Quantity or Quality Lesson
3:34 The Not Tracking Effect
5:50 Seasonal Versus Evergreen Lesson
8:17 Ad Spend
9:15 Work/life Balance
10:39 Niche Mistakes
12:35 No Refund Policy
14:11 When to Seek Legal & Tax Professionals
15:27 Bonus Mistake 👀
18:50

All Comments (21)
  • @jamescuggy
    Hi Heather. As someone who also suffered a lot from anxiety and depression from a very early age due to a severely dysfunctional family environment, and who's fought a lot and managed to overcome most of his problems, and has spent a lot of time helping others going through similar issues, just wanted to laud you for always being open about this, as it can be a very inspiring message for many suffering from the same. Stories of success are very important beacons of hope for those currently living moments of emotional darkness and feel quite lost in life.
  • You’re amazing Heather Been soaking up your content for a while and I’m so grateful for all of the information you give and how detailed you are!
  • Hi Heather, I just wanted to say that I’ve watched many videos over the last few months and your are by far my favorite ones to watch. It really feels like you’re talking to us,they are so relatable. I’m around 45 days into my POD store and so far I’m struggling to reach many customers with my t-shirt designs. I think I need to delve into micro niches on Etsy. I’m getting to it all when my son naps at lunchtime and then when he goes to bed at night, so very slowly I’m growing my store.❤️
  • I appreciate on your vulnerability. Diddo on the mental health struggles throughout life. Thanks for sharing helpful videos and being so real in doing so.
  • @helloeverbee
    Amazing tips, Heather! Thank you for including EverBee 💙
  • I spend a ton of money on shopping on Etsy and literally well …. Everywhere and I will never ever buy from anyone that doesn’t accept returns because it tells me that they don’t stand between their products. It tells me that if people could return it - they probably would. If you believe in the quality of your product you should not have concerns about losing money due to frequent returns
  • I appreciate your openness and vulnerability as always! Thank you for these videos
  • @KD-id2ul
    Thank you Heather, love your videos 😊 you're always 100% on point! 💕
  • @dodalton1
    Heather, thank you so much for being open about your mental health. Even if we don't struggle with chronic challenges, we all need to take good care of our mental health and it starts with getting rid of the stigma and just talking about it. Vulnerability = Courage. You're a badass and I'm glad I found your channel (over a year ago, at least).
  • Thank you so much for all the information in your videos. I am learning so much 😊❤
  • The burnout thing is so so important, this business when your starting can be so exhausting mentally it. Its definatley effected my health since I already deal with chronic illness. It's also hard to 'turn it off' when your not working on it, your thinking about it or learning about it
  • @Laflaqua-hg5yx
    I hope you make a video on the current madness that is Etsy suspending long standing shops without an obvious reason and ghosting them. More sellers with a voice need to stand up and rebel. Etsy has been treating us horribly for far too long and something needs to change.
  • Thanks Heather 🌺 could you dive into how to establish emailing list with everbee?