The 9 Etsy Shop Ideas: 1. 3D Printed Cookie Cutters 2. Resume Templates 3. Bridesmaid & Groomsmen Boxes 4. Pet Portrait Prints 5. Gender Reveal Decorations 6. Instagram Highlight Covers 7. Map Prints 8. Nursery Decor

You’re the first Etsy KZfaqr I’ve found that talks about barrier to entry. My son is an economist and he says if the barrier to entry to too low the business is on a trajectory to fail, the lower the barrier, the sooner it will fail. This is so important to understand at the beginning before an entrepreneur makes their first move

Just a small technicality: if startup cost is low, it should get a *higher* star rating 😅 Same with skills required: low skill required = higher star rating

Hey just wanted to fill in here. I make candles and will soon move on to soap among other things. To fill in costs to get started, there's testing involved, which can take some time to get the hang of. Between filing for my LLC and Trademark, that was a cost of $500 combined, plus another $500-$1000 for materials to make the products. Not to deter anyone, but it definitely costs way more than people let on. By far, not passive, I make all of the design work on Photoshop. I use Avery label to make the tampletes for printing labels and can either print them on sticker paper at home or have the company print and mail.

very cool vid! One minor suggestion is that you might want to reverse how you did the stars. That would be more intuitive to me at least (i.e. 5 stars means it's easy and everyone can try, 1 star means big barrier to entry)

I have a soap and candle company.I learned both crafts by my mother who made soaps and candles my entire life! I used to spend my summers helping her. I established my company back in 2001 when my mother handed me her recipe books. I feel so blessed. I have an Etsy,a Shopify and an Amazon hand crafted account. I do A LOT of events and marketplaces to get my name out there, & that does help to drive traffic to each site. 👍😁 publicly

Tim, I want to say you are such an inspiration! I've started watching your videos since you started uploading and I get a lot of encouragement from your videos and yet I still haven't started my shop haha I'll keep planning and going to your videos for a boost up! Thank you for another great video!

Just subscribed. I like your straight-to-the-point presentation, cool, calm, and collected demeanor, and your knowledge. You obviously do your research and share information in a relatable way. Thanks so much! Look forward to using this info and see what I can do on Etsy.

Like your videos especially the one on Etsy shops vs expectations. Although our shop has cut back about 25% from last year we still are fans of selling on Etsy yet we do realize that fees start to add up. As one of the original shops that sold Stickers before the big explosion clearing 3 to 400,000 a year we replicated a brand new shop not having any entry on the Etsy market about six months ago and was able to bring the sales to about 20% of where we are now within six months. It takes a lot of patience but I think your videos are extremely well done and directly to the point

You have inspired me so much! Thank you for blowing the cap off of my limited way of thinking of going about business, money and possibility! Thank you!

I do handmade soaps and candles and it's really not that expensive. Moral to the story is you want your candles to smell extremely well you may have to put a dab more of scent into it. As for the soap you want to make sure that it's good quality soap. It's always nice to throw in something that is a form of an exfoliator and one or more that is something that will moisturize your skin as well. It really doesn't cost that much and all it takes is about 4 months to become somewhat of an expert. It takes time and patience and if you take your time and pay attention to all that you're doing I can promise you you will prevail and your money will be coming in. Beware there is a lot of competition out there so don't be stingy when it comes to doing the very best you can because after all you want to be the best out there don't you?

Wow you popped up on my feeds and you're really inspiring to watch! Have subscribed! Really love how you broke all these 9 niches down and how possible it is to start an Etsy shop. I'm a beginner seller on Amazon and really enjoying what other possibilities there are on the internet to make passive income. Have watched your other videos about how you started your sticker business and what you make on youtube etc and will keep watching. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! I'm really grateful for people like you! 😊

So glad I've found u! I'm planning to start my etsy shop and these are the most helpful videos I've seen I'd love to see your takes on sometging another than buisness just because of your geniuine vibe ♥️ much love and blessings 2 u

Very good video! I love how you show the breakdown of each niche! ✌️

Loved this video ! One thing you said about always learning and things might be easier than you think sometimes....like the pet portraits. I have dabbled in it a little. I have used Photoshop for years (self taught) and you really dont even have to draw these pet portraits. Learning skills on photoshop is amazing watching tutorials on KZfaq ! Great video man! I have the problem of always trying new things and not picking one and just going for it ! I just need to jump ! Haha Because one thing I have in my head might not work out but I wont know unless I try and then maybe try something else :)

This is a good informative video. As someone else says further down on the comments, Part 2 needs to be how to promote and advertise these shops effectively

There is no way anyone is making genuine custom pet art with that many sales unless they have a massive team of artists. It's most likely some automatic conversion process that takes the photograph to make the art.

Another great video Tim! Staying curious and finding inspiration from unlikely sources are great practices for entrepreneurs! I really enjoyed the way you breakdown each option! I have definitely had ideas that are just not practical to pursue- gotta balance the excitement with realism😄

What a video bro! Can't thank you enough! Thank you so much you made life so much easier!

You have to think about being business consultant, you have a pretty way of convincing people, and you attract their attention to hear you... 👏

Great stuff. I especially like how you have a realistic rating system for difficulty bs the standard click-bait approach of "how to make millions on Etsy in your sleep". Thank you for the work you put into this.

Thanks for this great video! I’m making sticker sheets but always want to explore more possibilities.

Can you talk about advertising costs? Because I'm pretty sure these shops don't become visible and popular just by creating them and putting them out there, that's generally not how online commerce works! The market, no matter which one you enter, is saturated and finding a way to stand out and/or tweak the algorithm is a MUST. What did you do to get seen and how much did you spend?.

This was such an awesome video Tim! Thanks for sharing!

Brilliant and very inspiring! Thank you for sharing your valuable research!

I just found your channel, few things. Your energy on these videos is on point, not too much, not too little. Also you are super detailed and very informative. I'm learning a ton and I'm sharing with some of the young people in my life that are at a point where they don't know what to do with themselves. This type of lifestyle gives people an opportunity to think outside the box and do something different, whether it's as a full-time or a part-time. Thank you for sharing your research and knowledge, and keep up the good work.

Amazing how much revenue these shops can make, very inspiring 🙏🏻

Appreciate your research and your delivery is superb!! Thank you so much for sharing the ratings, analytics, and your insights!

So informative! Thank you for straightforward and informative content

Love the relatability factor that you plug out in the first minute.

I love ur videos.. just found your chanel this morning as i was drinking coffee. 😀 feeling very inspired now 😅

I'm curious if you use other social media to drive your sales to your etsy shop. I've seen small etsy businesses blow up overnight on TikTok. Even just doing order packing videos might gain additional traffic. Just a thought. But thank you for this video; I stalk youtube waiting for your content because I find it so valuable and inspiring. Thank you!

wow that was one of the best vids ive seen, i normally get bored with watching these, well done sir, ive got to a 100 sales but its stayed like that for the last year, so i would love to see your advice on refreshing a shop to get more sales again

Most of the nursery stuff can be made on a cricut machine.... i paid 150 quid for my machine from local ad , to see if i could master it before buying brand new... it can be used to cut things out, write in caligraphy ... add ons include mug press and t shirt press.... cricut fab for starter hustles

hey, you are rly cool and the last, you having fun with try stuff out and improve urself and getting better and better is like a hobby. my heart felt warm hearing this :D

This is too good Tim. I love these ideas, you elaborate each very well.

This is such a 💡 video full of ideas and possibilities..🙌🏼

I like the way that you rate everything business model on three different category. It really is very practical and easy to understand

I had no idea embroidery kits were that popular! I started an embroidery shop on Etsy but the turn around time took me too long. I wonder if I should start selling kits 🤔 thanks for the video!

I love your videos, always great information and advice. Many thanks 🙏💕

something i think to keep in mind with 3d printing i think is also just the amount of time it takes to print something, it can take several hours to print something small which isnt as big a deal given you dont have to do much while its printing but its not as easily scalable as other businesses, like you'd have to get a whole extra printer just to make 1 extra unit at a time

"I've always had a problem finding exactly what i like to do in life" Oh yeah this guy is me

I like how you maintain the smile and sell Etsy to us all!!

Hi Tim, great video! I´d love to start the cookie cutter idea, I was thinking about something similar (baking moulds) since years! But I am too afraid to start, because honestly I dont think thats a niche :D I think there are already a lot of people doing it and doing a great job.

Thanks for sharing your research. More videos about what others are succeeding in to help give newbies a path to start would be great.

You fail to recognize just how SLOW 3D printers are. A shop making anything in any numbers requires a printer farm.

One of the best esty videos out there!

I love your videos! So inspiring! Thank you!!!

So helpful! Love the genuine and friendly vibes, thank you

What an amazing video. SO informative! Thank you so much!

Thank you for all this info. Just what I was looking for

I really enjoyed your video 😊 you’re easy to watch and have a nice personality 👍🏽

Never thought to sell graphics for social media, that’s super smart! The maps are cool too, makes me wanna design stuff for specific states now.

Making planners should have been on this list. Good video.

first , love your video insipred me to open up my etsy shop!

I am making coloring pages and sold a few coloring books on Amazon KDP, but I also am now trying to put up more coloring pages on my Etsy shop as well. 😊 No sales yet but I am hopeful.

You gave really nice insights!! Thank you for sharing your ideas!

Thank you for the ideas Tim!

Taking notes 📝 hopefully I'll open my shop in 2023 🙏

Such a wealth of information so well-presented. You are a very engaging speaker and so upbeat. I think I’ll give my Etsy shop a revamp and a second chance. Thanks for the inspiration, Tim!

Thanks Tim, really liked the idea of review raffles in other vid.

Thanks Tim, very informative and useful.

Your videos inspire me. Thank you!

So inspiring! Thank you and thanks to the KZfaq algorithm! Subbed :)

Thanks Tim for this informative video.

3D printing food safe products require more work than just printing them. Regardless of the plastic 3D printing leaves a lot of tiny layers sand voids for bacteria to grow so you'll have to coat the print with something like polyurethane or shellac. Shellac needs to be reapplied later on since it'll wear off. Polyurethane, once fully cured, is food safe and will last a very long time.

Good ideas, but as an embroiderer myself I had to laugh at your suggestion. It takes hours just to do a small embroidery project like those. Let alone the design aspect and translating a physical design to digital. And that is for someone like me that has been doing embroidery since I was a kid! Wouldn’t recommend it as a quick and easy income stream lol.

I really like the way you explain everything. Very clear and understandable. I'm not an etsy seller though I have one active account there. But looking at your video made me think how fun the businesses that you showed here. Looks easy and feasible though they're not..

You come across really genuine - an important trait to have. Thank you for the amazing shares, I wish your channel every success - another sub incoming :)

Thank you brother!! Really helpful 🎉

Thank you for the idea brother!

Great video man, thanks for sharing

Very good content, I appreciate. Thanks!

Great Information! Thank you for the video.

Much respect, your Ali Abdaal thumbnail game is on point.

Thanks for giving me ideas for my Etsy store I will make alot of money Love u 😘💕

Really inspirational. Thanks so much.

Really appreciated that you didn't do the typical ones.

why didn't i discover your channel years ago?! Your content is insane!

Great informative video! Nice that you're Canadian too so you know the Canadian market. I live in B.C.

Earned my sub. Well presented brother.

Very informative and inspiring!

Wow you really are passionate in researching. Thank you very informed. Wish I was more computer savvy.

Really interesting video. Thank you Tim. Would really like to see you reviewing some shop and give us your feedback.

Another awesome video, THANK YOU!

awesome research and tips!

Your a true gem👍 just subscribed🎉

Great video and cool keyboard :)

Gracias por compartir . En ocasiones es muy evidente el tipo de negocio y nos parece que es tan sencillo que muchos ya lo hacen, pero resulta que podría ser una gran idea. Otras veces, hay una barrera que nos parece insalvable, pero con el tiempo esa barrera es nuestra salvación contra la competencia. Gracias de nuevo.

Staying curious . . . yes! ty, T.K.!

Love you for this

Damn you are such a nice human being. Love you ❤🎉

it was 12:10 for me. liked & subscribed. thank you for this content!

Great Content Thanks

Thank you, great video 💕

I’m in the latter category lol Have been thinking to open store selling templates so that I can be home more with my son who has autism. However there is so much competition with those that I don’t think it’s a productive effort unlike when they first started. Cookie cutting sounds better, more unique. Am looking to volunteer somewhere so I can learn some skill 🤞

Thank you for sharing...that's kind from you

Great list here! I wanna try these so I can make some extra money on the side (or turn it into a biz) 🙏🏽

For the laser printing, you can go to a supplier for that but the costs will go up.

Hi Tim, thanks for sharing all of this information, it is truly selfless and so kind(: I'm an animation artist myself and hope to soon start up my own sticker business! Finding the time to start has been quite difficult for me as I do work 2 jobs, but I want to make this business work. I'd love to see if you have any new advice on starting up an Etsy shop and time management when it come to having a side hustle. Looking forward to your future videos! ~ Monica(: