Starting an Etsy shop - Any tips?

Hello

I am starting an Etsy shop soon and I will be selling both patterns and physical items. I will only ship domestically (just within Australia) and I would like some tips.

Thank you :+1:

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Don’t purchase shipping equipment from Michael’s, it’s overly expensive and although good quality, you will end up spending more than you can make back!

  • instead, purchase from online retailers like Amazon that sell for WAY cheaper. There are also other international sites like aliexpress if you are interested.
  • make sure you take a picture of the order before shipping it incase there are any difficulties with shipping or if the buyer has concerns.

That’s all I got, but goodluck!

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i have none aside from what was stated above.

best of luck!

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I’m actually also starting an Etsy shop! So I will definitely read all the comments lol. Good luck with yours!

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I got nothing besides some prices lol

I dont know if this will be helpful, but remember that there is a 29 dollar fee for making a shop, and a 20 cent fee for listing any items! I didnt know this before i opened mine, and man rip my bank account :sweat_smile:

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Well I could be wrong but I think my mum is taking care of that side of things until I make enough to take care of that stuff