Q&A: How can I sell “printables” without paid ads?

Notes from Chris

Episode 1420

Let’s talk about selling printables! What do you need to know?

First of all, what are they?

Printables are pieces of artwork, drawings, or other digital files that you can download online and print yourself—so there’s no need to ship anything as a seller, and buyers can access the work immediately. This presents a number of pros and cons:

• Very easy to get started (pro)
• Very high profit margin (pro)
• Anyone can do it (so a lot of people do) (pro & con)
• You can’t charge much (con)

Today’s listener wants to sell printables (digital artwork for download) and needs a quick marketing plan to profit before Thanksgiving weekend.

"Hi, Chris, this is Yvonne from the D.C. metro area. I love listening to your podcasts and being a part of the Side hustle School community. My side hustle is creating printables on Etsy, and right now I'm creating holiday-themed printables. So my question is, I'm not sure what's the best way to market my Etsy shop besides Etsy ads which I don't want to pay for upfront. I'm already pinning to Pinterest and posting on Instagram, but I'm not sure what else I can be doing. I want to know what's the best way to market this shop. And I know that creating a plan before Thanksgiving weekend is key."

Listen to today's episode to learn more...

 

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• Auto Employee Earns $100,000 Selling Stickers on Instagram: On a trip to Tokyo, a serial side hustler discovers popular stickers in Tokyo. He comes home, learns to produce his own, and earns six-figures in the first year of operation.
• Graphic Designer Profits from Print on Demand; Quits Job to Hike New Zealand: With zero cost, a graphic designer earns $20,000 and works virtually while hiking the Te Araroa trail in New Zealand.
• Trader Joe’s Sign Artist Earns $43,200 Selling Tea-Stained Prints: Discovering the art of tea-stained prints using publicly available (and free!) art, a Trader Joe’s employee begins earning $3,600 a month selling custom prints online.

Inspiration is good; inspiration combined with action is better. Now get back to work!

Yours in the revolution,