Why not just start?

@@Th.Alchemist relax, he's just giving his opinion

In other videos, he shows proof of his earnings. He screenshots from Etsy showing how his Etsy income was $0 in 2020 (when he started) and his sales were through the roof the same month of the following year. You won't make money right away. You'll need to post several hundreds of listings and then wait a few months (keep putting up new listings at that time). It takes a few months for the Etsy algorithm to start showing your items higher up in the search (versus paid ads).

I agree, need more proof. This assures users it is truly something that can be done. Not just someone saying, yea its possible, but there are other secrets i wont say.

@@Th.Alchemist dum dum. need stats before pouring money and time in. clearly you've never started something before

Exactly this!!

Eventually, "authentic artist creation" will become a selling point lol

wahhh wah

Why is it disgusting? You may not like it but how about you move with the times? Do ai stickers and then offer a premium charge for custom designed ones

Same. :'( You know what, someone tries to buy my drawings in cheapest price. And that guy said that he can get it too via chatgpt.

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Thanks, I just googled him I'm really impressed with his credentials. I reached out to him since I need all the assistance I can get.

Scam! This same back and forth convo is all over youtube with a different doctor name each one.

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It was already an 18 minute video my guy

@@alekSheffy I understand, but you gotta admit, those are some important points, no? You can always do a follow up video and link it in description or in comments. Or make a 45 minute long video. If the info is valid, useful, and delivered in a good way, people that actually wanna do something like this will watch it. Overall, great video, just missing those key points to actually making money imo

lol me too.. ai has no character

😢 I agree! It gives me a sick feeling... No way I will support AI art...

Hate it all you want but consumers are buying tons of AI made products on Etsy and elsewhere

Seriously! AI SUCKS

Wow, thank you!

Hey thanks 😅 Trying my best

I know there's absolutely no click bait here and it is totally awesome

Trueeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Instead of selling the information.

did you even watch a little of the video 🧐

Finally someone with a brain.

The cruel thing is, that by interacting with the comments, you boost engagement which then shows the video is interesting and has the algorithm pushing it even more. Downvoting shows that there is a polarization and the algorithm takes that to mean not only is a debatable topic, but also a topic people are interested in...can't win.

@@alekSheffy I think they did watch it and drew their conclusions on that

Coming from someone who is a keyboard warrior with out a profile pic. But hey negative comments are still comments. So I guess he can still thank you for the support and keep it pushin like im sure he did anyways.

Any time!

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I am having a hard time learning it. Any channels that are easier for Canva users to learn figma? I don't know Photoshop at all.

Great idea! I'll add it to my to-do

I'm also interested in this portion of your business and would love to hear input from someone successful. Thank you for your video!

Glad you like it!!

Do cool stuff, give amazing value based on your expertise, delay your ask for as long as you can = success on social media

numbers don't make any sense, this is just clickbait.

Lol!!😂😂🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I agree. AI shouldn't be allowed to search on any material that is copyrighted. Just like humans, it must NOT consume ANY copyrighted material. ALL work artists make are NOT valid if they were inspired by literally any concept or character or even a line, that is COPYRIGHTED. We must live in a vacuum, and produce ALL thoughts as originals.

@@excelsior8682 I thought that until I considered ai as consuming art as we would, though at a faster pace. The art we create isn’t as spontaneous or without influence The machine doesn’t care how’s it’s used, that’s up to us, and how we modify and add to our influences, much like modifying ideas generated from ai. I think the idea is it’s a tool, not an absolute.

@@entertaintech4374 my comment was satire

@@entertaintech4374 only an algorithm isn't a human and a computer doesn't consume information the same way we do. but whatever.

Actually it's funny to consider it, but Google does not contain every image or piece of art. Only what it has been able to scrape online. Not all art is online. Though if it's being sold online it's more probable.

Thanks!! 🙏

Hey thanks!!

Thank you 🙏

Noted

how do you actually make this a business

Your content is the best! HANDS DOWN!

Thanks!!! 🙏

Super easy to do , hardest part is actually selling.

​@Amelia Wiserman Any way one can explain the "keywords, titles and tags" portion. He speaks of it but doesn't really go into any details

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Hey thanks!! I really appreciate it 😁

Hey thanks! :)

Thank you!

Best of Luck!

Remember for every style of illustration MidJourney copies and you print it, you need permission from the artist.

Thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks man you got this!

I also wanted to start one too I draw but I stopped halfway and wanted to do stickers for the longest time

how are the sales Edzzie

Yeah Edzzie, how's it going? I've opened a shop and posted two listings so far. Planning on putting up one or two listings each morning and scale from there.

Congrats, you just learned how to teach your computer top steal other artists are and profit from it. Give yourself A Yale Diploma you stole from online

There are lots of print on demand companies that will print the stickers for you and send them to your customers. Ive been using Printful for years. It's probably not the cheapest but it is basically hands-free once you upload your design and create your Etsy listing. Printful also offers "warehousing" where you can order a lot of something and have them store it in their warehouse for you so that orders ship out faster. This is good if you anticipate selling a large volume of the same item. There are also some companies that will print large lots of stickers and send them to you to mail to your customers as they're ordered. A lot of people who have more time on their hands and want to cut costs buy a Cricut machine and print and cut their own stickers and then mail them to customers themselves. That is the cheaper way to run this type of business but it is way more hands on. It just depends on how much time and energy you want to put into your business. Good luck ✌️

Besides print-on-demand sites, you have two other choices: make them yourself then send them to your customers., or have another company make your stickers, then they send the finished stickers back to you and you send them out to your customers. If you make them yourself, you will need to invest in a quality color inkjet printer because most sticker papers don't work with laser printers, vinyl sticker paper (trust me!), some sort of cold laminate to protect the stickers (it also makes them look very professional), and a cutting machine like a Cricut. You COULD cut them by hand, but its faster to use a machine if you are making a lot of stickers AND they look professional. I sell stickers, and I make them myself because I can put several different designs on one sheet of sticker paper if i only need a few stickers of a particular design. After you make your stickers, they are ready to ship out. If you decide to have another company make them for you then send them to you, there are a LOT of companies that do this. Sticker Mule is pretty popular, but I am personally not crazy about their sticker quality. Their minimum order is 10 of the same design--I think. But, you can order 10 of each design and have your own little stock of ready-to-ship stickers. These companies offer things like glitter and holographic laminates and stickers on different kinds of materials, so you can offer variety. I've ordered stickers from an overseas company, and I am impatiently awaiting my order to see how they turn out, since it can be hard to keep making stickers at home, especially for my designs that are more popular! As for sticker sheets vs individual stickers, you can do both with both of these methods or even print-on-demand. Printify let's you choose if you want to do individual stickers, or kiss cut stickers which are on a sheet. Making stickers at home, its easier--to me-- to make individual stickers because I can't quite figure out how to do the kiss cut with good results. Other companies that make your stickers then send you the finished product also do individual stickers or kiss cut stickers. Stickers sheets are good if you have a variety of one thing (like pandas doing different things like sitting, standing, eating, sleeping, etc) or a theme like pizza slices with different toppings, but you have to design the layout for the sticker sheet yourself. Stickers aren't just for kids, so consider that, too! Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk (lol!), I hope my info helps you!

how's going now ?

How can you feel content selling art without any talent. There are real artists out there who bust their butts! No way...

I'm glad you like it! 😄

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Hey thanks!

Are this stickers digital or do you need to make them and mail them

Great thanks for watching! I'm working on them 😅

@@alekSheffy awesome! Curious if you have any sort of social group like a discord or something? I'd love to share my recent idea/business after the inspiration some of your videos gave me. I run a few other entirely different sites as well but the interest of AI-influenced or 'automated' ones definitely intrigue me.

Hiii what do you mean by Canva art business using AI? Please explain :). I’ve been sick w Crohns since for ever and wanna make some money . Please explain . Isn’t Canva to create posts and websites?

Much love

No TYo stand out against all the other AI artists, why not GASP, make the art yourself and stop stealing it from other artists.

like it or not if somebody can generate a image you want 10x faster than a "original" artist can for a cheaper price then most people will go to them... just business keep up

another dying breed, learn to c0de.

We’re here for MONEY, sir.

I appreciate that!

I might make a part 2 to cover these kind of questions

@Alek please do because I think many of us have these same questions. Thank you!

​@@alekSheffy if you can that will be awesome. So it is actually step by step ;)

hey, thanks!! I really appreciate it

List both! Packs and singles help you to reach a large audience

More listings, more 👀, bigger chance on 💵

One (stupid) question, if you do this do you sell the Png so the people do their own stickers or do you actually sell the stickers cause the web print them for you and deliver it? Thaks

@@lucktrollme1411 in the listing you can sell it as a png for a cheaper price (digital download) then sell it as a actual sticker too more opportunities to sell

@@lucktrollme1411 I make stickers, and people who buy stickers usually like to have the actual sticker, since they might only want one of that sticker. You would either make the stickers yourself (that's what I do), find a company like Sticker Mule to create the stickers then send them to you to send to your customers, or use a print-on-demand company that will print them and send them out to your customers. But you can list the PNG as well, since some people might want to use it to create a lot of stickers, like for a party or something. TBH, as a consumer, its not cost-effective to buy a pack of sticker paper to print one sticker at home.

Thank you my man working on it 😅

@@alekSheffy keep at it! I hope to start a channel soon. You are inspiring me to start.

You're welcome!

That's so good to hear!!! Let's goo!!!

only thing I'm confused about is how do I print out the stickers to ship out to who ever buys them?

@@M40A3CresT I use a Print on Demand service (Printful, Printify, etc) which does fulfillment for you.

@@spammenomore9673 is it necessary to pay for the Midjourney´s $30 commercial license?

@@loel4350 That's up to you. I hit the free trial limit so I bought it so I could keep generating images. I just had one sale come in for $19 so it doesn't take much to recoup costs.

This is something I'm wondering too! I want my stickers to be the shape of that I created versus a square with a white background and my image, if that makes sense.

There are both options. It can come cut to the shape while still on a square piece of sticker sheet, that's called kiss cut. If it's all cut to shape including the backing, that's called die cut.

@@krazimitzi oooh, I see. So that’s what the difference between the 2 types of stickers was. Thanks so much!

@@cipriandita6406 To clarify, kiss cut is still cut to the shape of the PNG, it just comes with some white around it before it’s peeled off. This is useful if you want to make sticker sheets with multiple stickers. Die cut is for larger stickers where you only want one sticker. So both types will have no white border when they are used. (Assuming your PNG has a transparent background.)

how is it going with your business?

You're freaking amazing

Wow, thank you!

Good idea!

He doesn’t bc this is just another “how to make an ai art image print it on something and hypothetically sell a ton for money” videos lol. All these comments blinding thinking they’re gonna make a store out of this is wild to me. You’re the only one I’ve seen that even questioned him.

Thank you!

thats as maybe but we werent all born with that skill i love doing stuff like this but i cant draw worth a shit so gd luck to u people who have this skill

“Real artists” can use AI to make money too. Level playing field

Hey thank you!!

Hey! I don't want a bunch of people copying my stuff 😅 but you can download the stickers from this video in the description

That’s a bad idea, besides the copycats you also don’t want hundreds of empty clicks driving down your conversion rate

I can't even find his Etsy storefront lmao. Like, I am so incredibly curious to see the sales. Especially considering the errors that come with using AI to generate art. Is the storefront in the room with us rn?

Yeah. I mentioned the problematic nature of AI here as well. Apparently, integrity isn't part of the make-a-fast-buck equation. Not surprised.

This AI really aggravates me!!! What is happening to creativity? What about skill? Talent?

Haha its so funny you guys all sound like the the older generation when electricity or the internet came out.

@@ballsmanjoe699 ah yes electricity that steals from other electricity and calls it their own electricity, a very common issue, good point Ballsmanjoe 69 😔🙏🏻

Virtually the only comment that talks about this. It is messed up. People should know that there are lawsuits currently in place that may affect their use of these images and they may end up being liable for damages to artists as what happened with Napster.

THANK YOU!! this video is so frustrating to watch as an actual artist and an absolute insult to people who actually put care into what they’re making

SERIOUSLY. So many of these videos coming out recently too. 😖

Thank you for talking about this subject. You're like the only person who has and I'm surprised more people aren't upset about it. Some of the most influential artists I follow in the art community have made a huge uproar about AI generated images. AI CAN NOT create images unles it is fed images. Unfortunately, many artists work has already been stolen in order to "teach" the AI without their consent. It's so disheartening. :( This video is a great idea. But I can never feel right about creating a business using generated images from a data base of artists who get no credit. Even though AI can never make a truly original piece of art, it really is a punch to the face for artists who have taken years to hone their skills and make an income just to see an AI generate something similar and people make bank off of it.

I can understand the ingenuity of artistry. The world, though, will constantly evolve. It's nothing we didn't know, coming into this world. It's nothing that should be unexpected to anyone. One of the first things people were saying when I was only 13 years old is "eventually, AI will be stealing people's jobs." For some reason, I find it odd that although we KNEW THAT, we still complain. Here's my advice to you: If you can't beat them, join them. Don't get bogged down by the ideology that your attempt at "authentically made merchandise" will truly matter in the eyes of a consumer. There's a big money wave incoming. Just like with BitCoin, just like with NFTs before they crashed... just like with anything else, there's going to be a small pocket where those with the initiative will take over and create generational wealth for the people they care about. If your ego trumps your family's well being, then so be it. If, though, making a financial dent in the world and living comfortably is within your end goal... rather than complaining about it, I'd find ways to implement the technology presented to find ways to make some dollars. Honestly.

Glad you enjoyed it

So glad!

In all honesty, you'd have to build up a following on Instagram and even tiktok

I know! Is a little scary

I've made $0 giving my ideas away so far 😅

@@alekSheffy goodluck for your future😄

@@alekSheffy you have 100k subs here and videos with 500k+ views and you are telling us you made 0$ with this kind of videos? :D

why?

Why's that 😅

@FloriDS I think this might be good if you already have an established etsy store that can drive traffic or if you are comfortable paying for ads, but the amount you would need to sell to make any meaningful profit just seems way too high, and you are putting in so many hours of work with the high quantity listings method. I like the idea of stickers and they are fun to make, but you also have to consider that every sticker you upload is .80 cents per year. If you upload 500 stickers over time, that’s $400 on listing fees alone per year. I love Alek’s videos but this model doesn’t seem sustainable

@@KirbyHenry10 Yeah I also like the idea of this business but unfortunately the high shipping costs that comes with the dropshipping model is making it impossible to compete with people printing at home… I really want to start a POD business but I can’t decide what type of store I should do.. Have you any suggestions? I thought of digital art prints or the general store he has in his series

Good to know! Thanks for watching!

You didn't see the store I showed?

@@alekSheffy no, can you share the time stamp please