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Jess Van Den
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Добавлен 3 июл 2008
G'day!
I'm Jess Van Den - a former school teacher and science communicator - and I've wanted to make a living online since 1998. But it took me another decade to figure out how...
I started my craft business Epheriell.com as a hobby in 2008 - and in 2010 I went full-time.
I've been 100% self-employed ever since.
In 2013 I also started createandthrive.com to help other makers turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business via a blog, podcast, courses, membership community + more.
I also love learning & sharing more about health, happiness, and how to be more effective as a work-from-home, full-time self-employed creative - so I have all the time I need to do all the things I love.
You can follow me on instagram:
Handmade business help: @createandthrive
Sterling silver Jewellery: @epheriell
Houseplants & garden: @plantifying
Personal feed: @jessvanden
~ Jess
I'm Jess Van Den - a former school teacher and science communicator - and I've wanted to make a living online since 1998. But it took me another decade to figure out how...
I started my craft business Epheriell.com as a hobby in 2008 - and in 2010 I went full-time.
I've been 100% self-employed ever since.
In 2013 I also started createandthrive.com to help other makers turn their handmade hobby into a thriving business via a blog, podcast, courses, membership community + more.
I also love learning & sharing more about health, happiness, and how to be more effective as a work-from-home, full-time self-employed creative - so I have all the time I need to do all the things I love.
You can follow me on instagram:
Handmade business help: @createandthrive
Sterling silver Jewellery: @epheriell
Houseplants & garden: @plantifying
Personal feed: @jessvanden
~ Jess
Should you open a second Etsy shop?
🌱Set Up Shop: createandthrive.com/setupshop
Set Up Shop is a 30-day e-course to help you craft your online handmade shop into something that you can be proud of from the get-go - and that starts those sales rolling in! Join over 1,400 makers who've used the Set Up Shop system to take their shop from GO to WHOA!
Class starts soon: createandthrive.com/setupshop
💡 If you enjoy this video, please consider giving me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscribe if you'd love more content on having a thriving and profitable handmade business, and a happy & healthy work-from-home lifestyle.
Thanks for your support!
Jess :)
#etsy #handmadebusiness #etsyshop
Etsy's policies on multiple shops: help.etsy.com/hc...
Set Up Shop is a 30-day e-course to help you craft your online handmade shop into something that you can be proud of from the get-go - and that starts those sales rolling in! Join over 1,400 makers who've used the Set Up Shop system to take their shop from GO to WHOA!
Class starts soon: createandthrive.com/setupshop
💡 If you enjoy this video, please consider giving me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscribe if you'd love more content on having a thriving and profitable handmade business, and a happy & healthy work-from-home lifestyle.
Thanks for your support!
Jess :)
#etsy #handmadebusiness #etsyshop
Etsy's policies on multiple shops: help.etsy.com/hc...
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10 things you MUST do to have a successful online handmade business.
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Etsy vs. Shopify: Which should you choose?
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🌱Set Up Shop: createandthrive.com/setupshop Set Up Shop is a 30-day e-course to help you craft your online handmade shop into something that you can be proud of from the get-go - and that starts those sales rolling in! Join over 1,400 makers who've used the Set Up Shop system to take their shop from GO to WHOA! Class starts soon: createandthrive.com/setupshop ✨ If you'd like to open a new Etsy ...
Etsy undercharged my customers: here's what happened next... | Has this happened to YOU?
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Last week I discovered that Etsy had been undercharging my international customers - they were charging them the domestic price. Here's what happened, and Etsy's response. If you are an Etsy seller outside of the USA, make sure this hasn't happened to YOU! My Instagram: createandthrive ✨ BTW - if you'd like to open a new Etsy shop and get 40 free listings, make sure to click on m...
Can you sell AI Art on Etsy?
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✨ BTW - if you'd like to open a new Etsy shop and get 40 free listings, make sure to click on my link here: etsy.me/3kiew52. ✨ FREE Etsy Quick-Start Guide: createandthrive.com/etsyguide So you want to make some AI art and sell it on Etsy? Can you? And what are the rules? Etsy has just announced their updated AI policy - which I'm taking a closer look at in today's video. Here's Etsy's announce...
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✨ BTW - if you'd like to open a new Etsy shop and get 40 free listings, make sure to click on my link here: etsy.me/3kiew52. ✨ FREE Etsy Quick-Start Guide: createandthrive.com/etsyguide Etsy has just dropped a revamped set of categories for what you can and cannot sell on Etsy. Gone are the old 'handmade, vintage, or supplies' categories, and now we have 4 new types of item you can sell - and ...
Unplug Without Killing Your Business: The Ultimate Guide To Taking A Break
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So you run an online handmade business... but you REALLY want to take a break. How can you do so without tanking your business? Well, it's definitely possible if you prepare properly - and in this video, I'll talk about exactly how to do this! 💡 If you enjoy this video, please consider giving me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscribe if you'd love more content on having a thriving and profitab...
RESELLERS: Is Etsy FINALLY cracking down on them?
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✨ BTW - if you'd like to open a new Etsy shop and get 40 free listings, make sure to click on my link here: etsy.me/3kiew52. ✨ FREE Etsy Quick-Start Guide: createandthrive.com/etsyguide So - is Etsy FINALLY taking resellers seriously and cracking down on them? It seems like they've made progress in this direction over the last year (at least according to their own reports) so let's take a look...
Is this a BAD TIME to start a business? | Cost of Living, Inflation, Interest Rates, Online Business
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Times are tough out there - so, is it a bad time to start a business? I share my thoughts after starting my own business back during the GFC of 2008, and weathering the economic climate ever since then. I also discuss why I DON'T think this is a bad time to start a business... if you do it the right way. 💡 If you enjoy this video, please consider giving me a thumbs up, and make sure to subscrib...
8 Ways Pinterest Can Skyrocket Your Handmade Business!
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Sick of relying on Instagram and it's increasingly worsening algorithm to drive traffic to your handmade businesses? Ready to tap into one of the fastest-growing marketing platforms on the internet instead? I'm talking Pinterest - and I believe it is one of THE best potential drivers of traffic to your handmade business. Those of you who've been in the Thriver Circle for over a year may remembe...
Selling at Craft Markets & Fairs - TOP TIPS with Michelle Danielson
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📚 ThriverCircle.com - get access to my Selling at Markets 101 Online Workshop! Ever thought about selling your work at markets and shows, but don't know how to get started? In this workshop I'll take you through the basics you need to think about - things like choosing a market, taking payments, making stock, creating a stall design, and how to sell on the day! Thriver Circle members can attend...
Branding Basics - how to make your Etsy shop STAND OUT | ETSY BASICS SERIES
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So why would you put on your thumbnail "No more handmade...."? This isn't really good practice because it's far from the truth.
So helpful; thank you, Jess!
All the comments whining about they can't compete with China's factory produced goods. Y'all voted for this over the past 12 years. This goes back to Obama's last term in office when he signed a directive that allowed anything shipping from China that was less than 2lbs to ship for free (ie paid for by taxpayers). I remember this because my home based business went bust because I couldn't compete with the free shipping. It was continued when Biden undid Trump's tariffs. So now we lost manufacturing jobs and are paying for cheap competition. Enjoy.
Thank you for that 😊
Not the ad being for Bold Community Coffee ☕️
The irony!
Over the last three months I’ve been detoxing I went from 4 coffees a day (last one at 10pm) to one coffee a day. I’m trying to quit completely, but my family says I’m scary when I’m off coffee 😂🤣
No mention of AI generated Art?
I did a whole companion video on that here ruclips.net/video/-8yTwaZORrs/видео.html
@@JessVanDen Thank you! I'm new to your channel. 😊
Also so if you all are saying $13... $15... to open a shop and it's now $19 as of today. How high do you think they'll increase that amount eventually?
The cost is $19 to open a shop that we all know isn't even going to give you that back in sales for months. I didn't know about this charge and just jumped through all the hoops just for them to ask for $19 to open the shop. I wouldn't have had to even do any of that if they let you have more than one shop on one account. I have a few other shops. So I deleted the new account. Etsy just doesn't bring enough consistent money for me to pay up front. I'd rather they take money out of the first few sales than to ask me to pay to open a shop.
Etsy is the place to go when you have wayyy too much money and need to burn some somehow. There's nothing on Etsy I can afford.
I supply a handwritten note to each of my customers with every sale. I feel it lets them know I'm human, and that their purchase is truly handmade by me. Unfortunately now I struggle to log into my shop on account of AI, or whoever is responsible for this robot verification thingy. Trust me Etsy, I'm human. But if you really just can't figure it out, I feel the end is near. Have a blessed day and thanks for all you do.
Thanks for clarifying this
It’s so complicated that I’ll stick to my Shopify site. 😂
"Restored by" seems to be sadly missing - and restorers are probably one of the groups you DO want on the platform given the direction they want to go. There'd also be a lot of potential in helping pair up people that can restore and people that are qualified to do safety certification (eg with vintage computers, radios, lamps, appliances, cars, g*ns...).
Now if they would only get a real search engine. I get so tired of seeing unrelated items.
Product is product. I’ve bought stuff from Etsy that could very easily have been made in China and repackaged by somebody. I don’t really care to be honest. There’s kind of this anti-Asian racism that I hear in a lot of these comments. Very uncool guys.
I’ve been selling on Etsy for 18 years. It’s been a downward spiral ever since they became a public company. We were forced into doing free shipping otherwise our items won’t show up in the search. There is no such thing as free shipping because the item cost has to be raised to cover the shipping cost. The seller costs have gone way up. I used to sell tinctures I made, but my listings kept getting taken down because you can’t describe the healing properties of the tincture. So without a proper description they don’t sell. I can’t say any of my oils are an aphrodisiac either or it gets pulled. Ever since I’ve had to change my descriptions to not reflect any physical symptoms help, I don’t sell as much. My customers keep me going because I consistently get messages about how much my products are needed and I’m doing exactly what I should be doing. At this point it feels like my charity that I’m giving to the community. And it pays my cell phone bill every month. 😊
Etsy.. no thanks..
For every product one carries on Etsy, it is .60USD per year since it renews every 4 months. Then you look at the rest of the fees. I calculated roughly 22% goes to fees, that is not taking into account shipping. I roughly calculated that if you have more than about 600 products, Etsy is too expensive. Thank you!
How did you get to 22% fees? It's usually closer to 10% (excluding offside ads, which will only apply to a fraction of your sales).
Also, you pay shipping cost no matter where you sell online, so that's irrelevant. And you should be charging your customer the cost to cover that.
@@JessVanDen This is how I figured it: Just the 6.5% of sale + (3% +.25 processing fee based on U.S.), and when one scales then the additional 12% Offsite add whether you use or not. I figured you could begin to make revenue but after about 600 products it is better to go off Etsy, which you mentioned briefly.
I won't sell or buy on Etsy all because of the extra fees and how they screw sellers. I think there needs to be a mass exit from Etsy the platform is old and boring now. If I want to buy Chinese products I go to Temu, not Etsy again because of fees.
Sadly etsy sells pornographic photos listed as artistic. I refuse to purchase from etsy.
Etsy is just Amazon by a different name now. It's too late to go back, they got greedy and screwed over the artists that used it for what it was supposed to be. Shame
Great video
I have never sold on Etsy or any other online space. I sell at craft fair type places. It makes me so mad when many times they allow in 'Mary kay' etc, (and even known worst of the worst known MLMs in). At one place we were well united, stood up for ourselves and they were out. I am stunned that these organizers don't get the meaning of 'hand crafted, handmade, actual skilled trades people'...sigh
I lost two plant orders because Etsy didn't send the email saying that the order is being shipped...
So in order to sell a vintage or antique book they will have to turn it into a gift basket??
It's why I'm hesitant to sell my handmade jewelry on Etsy. Been just selling at local markets and from my Facebook page.
Lol, over all it hasn't been an issue for custom handmade items. The issue have always largely resting in vintage and supplies. As items not really used for making items are still allowed to list mass produced end products, for example hair clips with bows that are massed produced, or hand bags to make those gift baskets. The other side was vintage stuff that was never vintage.
Great video!
I bought a lot of lapidary stones during the pandemic so that I had stock built up to create items with silversmithing and beadwork. Since then, I have been inundated with messages from other sellers in India that want me to take a look at their stock. I haven't bought much of anything since 2020 because every time I looked for something, you could tell that it was Chinese junk and not made by an artisan. Just because you stamped "925" on it, doesn't make it Sterling Silver either. You get what you pay for. If it looks to good to be true, it probably is...remember that phrase? Also, don't expect perfection when you pay next to nothing for something. I can appreciate the price charged by an artist, because I have taken the time to create my own works of art, so I know it costs time and money to create an item. I don't really sell anything yet that I have made. My grandma traveled the country selling her jewelry, so I learned from her how to make jewelry and inherited her supplies last year when she passed away. I see junk at craft shows too, which is really disappointing. I create to keep me from going nuts, so if I don't sell anything, I am okay with that.
I’m a punter who is waiting for my parcel via Etsy. If I had read these comments beforehand I would have researched a bit deeper & wider to make sure the supplier is the maker ( bee cuff links). It’s going straight back if it’s Chinese crap. My heart goes out to you self employed producers. Been there, did that for 40 years and agree 100% that it becomes a financial race to the bottom when Etsy sells anything from anywhere just like fleabay. I appreciate the buyer beware heads-up and will think twice before using it again. Thanks
The CEO of Etsy likely wont be there within two years. Actively trying to destroy a once good idea.
They make money when they let more people sell things that aren’t handmade. They have little incentive to protect creators unfortunately. The only reason they’re putting any effort into this show of “rules” is to avoid losing their main claim, which is their handmade artisan sellers.
Great video..right on point..
Thanks, glad it resonated with you.
Seems very confusing now, and if you grow plants that is made by you, gardening is an art so having it be under sourced by seems pretty rude. I stopped shopping on Etsy cause the prices, and some sellers were very rude.
Thank you for these tips!!! I think I’m going to start using my old Pinterest account again! 💞
i never shop on there anymore
My Etsy start of fee was $29. Pretty steep for just starting but I guess in the long run it won't be bad. But at the time I was completely blindsided by the start up fee and thought it was free to start and the only payments were the listing fees.
have you pay $29 for start your shop
Etsy is all about greed now. What started out as a good thing for true artists is now just an ocean of cookie cutter imported junk. Real artists get buried.
Jess, I really appreciate your consistency in the information you provide. You obviously know what works and don't have us "chasing the latest thing". I stumbled across a RUclips video 3 weeks ago, instantly joined the Thriver Circle, and have been learning ever since. Your generosity in sharing information with the public rather than "dangling the carrot" is greatly appreciated!
So lovely to hear that, Lisa! :)
I don't even bother to browse Etsy anymore. I used to buy a lot from sellers on Etsy, but I can't be bothered wading through the mass produced junk.
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE HAD TO REBRAND IF THEY HADN'T SOLD OUT AND LOST ALL TRUST. Gah. I'm over the internet, for real. It's useless for shopping now and it's useless for actual information. Etsy was just part of it.
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I always notice your lovely heart comments, thanks so much x
@@JessVanDenyou are welcome. You have a lot of great info and I’m considering doing this rounds set up shop to kick my but into action
@SewFelicia would be lovely to have you join us in the course and back in the Circle for a bit, too! 🥰
I write knitting patterns, so I wonder what category that falls into now since I’m not creating piece of knitwear to sell, but just designing the knitting pattern. Of course I knit a sample to show what the pattern looks like when it’s knit up. But I’m selling digital copies of the written patterns I design.
Dump Etsy NOW. Go back to your own website before it's too late. You got hooked on the drug of having a site that made it easier for you by providing a front and back end. Yes you will take a hit to rebuild your business the longer you wait the harder it will be to build business back.
Trust is the hardest thing to earn back and the damage that they have done to people like myself who were there with them from their beginning is irreparable! The fact that many if us sunk years of our blood sweat and tears for them to do an IPO that brought in the mass growth that stole many designers product ideas and charged such low costs to crowd out the handmade will never bring back the old members. That said, sadly, they will cater to the new generations.
Ok, guys. Yep. We need to come up with a COMPETITOR! to ETSY. SOMEONE out there must have enough information and skills to build this platform. My stuff is amazing. My website is with WIX and i use a blank template....which is COMPLETELY INCOMPATIBLE for a cell phone. THAT should be a new platform, too. WIX is all woke and AI, too, which, who cares, I love LOVE and progress but WIX has lost its focus. Customer service sucks. All this hashtag garbage adding to the work of building a site. Please, God, we need a new and EXTRAORDINARY platform! Ok. Said. DONE. It'll HAPPEN. SEND it up to God. He's got this.
they should not allow the party supplies stuff and keep the handmade stuff resource