366: Drop Shipping and Digital Products on Etsy

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Etsy is no longer just the marketplace of handmade crafts! Yes, you can sell digital products like printables and even drop ship physical goods without ever touching your inventory. We haven’t really discussed Etsy in detail for a while. But I thought it was time to take a closer look at this platform again, as it’s seen tremendous growth in recent years. Opening the doors for you to create your own passive products -- both through digital downloads and drop shipping physical products. In fact, since 2015, the number of Etsy buyers has more than doubled -- far outpacing the growth of Etsy sellers. So, if you are currently selling online or have an idea in the pipeline, you’d be crazy to ignore the potential Etsy holds as a "Buy Buttons" platform. Melissa MacDonald is a long-time Etsy seller who now focuses her efforts on Etsy marketing and optimization for other shop owners. Tune in to hear Melissa’s process for coming up with new passive income product ideas, her favorite tools for running a hands-off Etsy shop, and how to optimize your listings for conversion and sales. Full Show Notes: Drop Shipping and Digital Products on Etsy

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0:00.0	Create something once, sell it over and over again.
0:04.5	That's the dream, right?
0:05.5	Well, here's a new way to get it done.
0:07.5	What's up, what's up, Nick Loper here.
0:13.0	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show because you can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.
0:19.0	In this episode, I'm excited to dive into a platform.
0:22.0	We haven't really discussed in detail for a while and it's one that's seeing tremendous growth and it's open the doors for you to create your own passive income products both through digital downloads and drop shipping physical products.
0:36.9	That platform is ETSI.
0:39.2	Since 2015, the number of ETSI buyers has more than doubled, which is far outpacing the growth of Etsie Sellers.
0:46.2	To me, that spells opportunity, and that's what this episode is about.
0:50.9	You're about to meet Melissa McDonald, a long time
0:53.5	Etsy seller who now focuses on Etsy marketing and
0:56.8	optimization for other shop owners over at sweetspotmarketing.
1:00.7	C.A.
1:01.6	Stick around to hear Melissa's process for coming up with new passive marketing. optimize your listings for conversions and sales.
1:13.0	Notes and links for this one are over at
1:15.0	side hustle nation.com slash Melissa,
1:17.3	along with the full text summary of our conversation.
1:20.4	The end of the year is fast approaching,
1:22.4	so it might be time to start getting your books in order or maybe laying the foundation for next year if that ship has already sailed.
1:29.0	For that, our sponsor Fresh Books.com is here to help. Fresh Books is the invoicing and accounting software designed
1:35.2	specifically for side hustlers and freelancers.
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