Hi!
I have a lot of experience with growing Instagram accounts, and this is going to be my first print on demand webshop journey. I plan to share the process and my thoughts on my journey and a few topics that are related.
My goal is to reach 1,000$ / month with Printful and Etsy ( supported by an Instagram account ).
Why Etsy?
In my opinion it is better than Shopify for beginners. It is a lot cheaper and it’s easier to drive traffic to your shop. Etsy also has Printful integration just like Shopify.
My niche for this journey is healthy food which means the audience mainly consists of young or middle-aged women from the West, so the audience is pretty “Etsy friendly”.
If everything goes well, I plan to open a Shopify store in addition to the Etsy one.
Why Printful?
Good reputation, Etsy integration and wide-variety of products. I have ordered a tote bag as a sample and I was satisfied with the quality (not so much with the shipping time).
The biggest downside is that I have to handle customer complaints, but hopefully I will be able to manage that. If you think this is too time-consuming, I would suggest Amazon merch.
Quality or quantity?
I prefer quality over quantity. I just feel like I want to sell something that is more unique. I think it is better for the long run.
I have hired a talented graphic designer to create cute food illustrations for me.
I will start with 5 illustrations and of course order more later.
Social media
The shop is going to be supported by an Instagram shoutout page of mine, which was created a few months ago for this purpose and now has around 40k followers.
The name and logo for the shop is going to be the same as my IG accounts name.
Mockups
I really don’t like the product mockups from Printful, so I am going to use Placeit for that.
Right now I am waiting for the illustrations, but will keep you updated when something interesting happens!
Please comment if you have any tips or questions!
I have a lot of experience with growing Instagram accounts, and this is going to be my first print on demand webshop journey. I plan to share the process and my thoughts on my journey and a few topics that are related.
My goal is to reach 1,000$ / month with Printful and Etsy ( supported by an Instagram account ).
Why Etsy?
In my opinion it is better than Shopify for beginners. It is a lot cheaper and it’s easier to drive traffic to your shop. Etsy also has Printful integration just like Shopify.
My niche for this journey is healthy food which means the audience mainly consists of young or middle-aged women from the West, so the audience is pretty “Etsy friendly”.
If everything goes well, I plan to open a Shopify store in addition to the Etsy one.
Why Printful?
Good reputation, Etsy integration and wide-variety of products. I have ordered a tote bag as a sample and I was satisfied with the quality (not so much with the shipping time).
The biggest downside is that I have to handle customer complaints, but hopefully I will be able to manage that. If you think this is too time-consuming, I would suggest Amazon merch.
Quality or quantity?
I prefer quality over quantity. I just feel like I want to sell something that is more unique. I think it is better for the long run.
I have hired a talented graphic designer to create cute food illustrations for me.
I will start with 5 illustrations and of course order more later.
Social media
The shop is going to be supported by an Instagram shoutout page of mine, which was created a few months ago for this purpose and now has around 40k followers.
The name and logo for the shop is going to be the same as my IG accounts name.
Mockups
I really don’t like the product mockups from Printful, so I am going to use Placeit for that.
Right now I am waiting for the illustrations, but will keep you updated when something interesting happens!
Please comment if you have any tips or questions!
