Etsy

Fourth in a series of how to fund your travels.

An ETSY Store is an excellent way to earn money, from the road or from your home. Because I travel a lot, I really like this platform as it allows me to set up my store, then all I need is my laptop and Smart Phone. I have no worries about handling product or anything labor intensive. I set up my store, design and list my products and have a POD (Print On Demand) company that's also partnered with Etsy, fulfill my orders. Etsy then sends my profit directly into my bank account. It doesn't get any better than that.

Anyone can open an Etsy Store and there’s no cost to set up a store. Once it’s set up and you begin stocking it with items to sell, you’ll pay a 20 cent fee to list an item and of course there’s final fees once you sell something. I design my mugs on a platform by the name of Printify and then list them on Etsy. Printify is partnered with and is integrated with Etsy, so once a sale is made on Etsy, Printify will print the mug and ship it to my customer. It’s a seamless operation and Etsy takes care of everything for me including collecting the money and electronically depositing funds into my bank account. The beauty is, I don’t have any inventory and I only pay for the mugs once they are sold. At this time, I only design and sell coffee mugs (but I’m not limited to coffee mugs because Printify has an entire range of products including all sorts of apparel that can be printed on ). I have no upfront costs, no money tied up and I never have to touch anything but my laptop computer or my iPhone. I’ve only recently begun selling on Etsy, but the prospects are unlimited. To give you an idea, here’s the link to my Etsy Store.

www.etsy.com/shop/checkmymugs

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