You know how some Filipinos are earning 6-figure income just by selling crafts from their own home?
The most surprising part about it is that they are not selling at their local marketplace. They are earning big pesos from buyers from all around the world including USA, UK, Australia, Canada and Europe!
Check out this podcast from Malaysia for inspiration:
If somebody from your neighbouring country can do it, so can you.
From handmade to digital to vintage to supplies, you can find tons of craft-related and creative enterprises online these days. I personally have sold everything from leather goods my friends made to (digital) invitation designs, jewelry supplies to artwork.
Here is the secret: Sell them on Etsy.
There are four very broad categories of things that sell on Etsy:
Handmade items — do you make jewelry, sew clothes or good at making decorpage, hobby craft, paper craft, quilling, and sequins? Or perhaps your a talented painter or photographer? Are you skilled and artistic? Surely, your friends praised you always and highly recommend you to their friends? Things like doll clothes, artwork, toys, quilts, jewelry, knitted shawls, soaps, and even edibles like candy.
Vintage items — clothing, shoes, toys, accessories, and small items like buttons and jewelry. If crafting isn’t your thing, but you frequent car boot sales or garage sales, and have an eye for vintage treasures, you can sell those too!
Digital products — invitations, photo collages, custom posters, scrapbook layouts, and printable planners
Supplies — yarn, fabric, wooden rings, rhinestones, sequins, candy molds, beads, twine, patterns and stencils, scrapbooking paper, etc.
Etsy.com is an online marketplace for all things handmade. Etsy has lots of traffic. Etsy’s Alexa world rank is 136 (41 in the US), which is pretty awesome.
Click here to see what others are selling on Etsy.
What Others From Your Region is Selling
There are lots of items particularly handmade and personalized that you can sell on Etsy. Most in demands products are hand made jewelry like the following.
- Trinkets and Silver linings. High quality handmade jewelries have lots of customers these days. For parties and occasions.
- Hand made watch. Custom hand made watches have many designs to choose from. This can be use for business, daily wear and for party purposes.
- Beads. Beads was hand cut and hand dyed. Texture and color can vary slightly from one strand to another, naturally occurring marks and wood grain may show.
More Reasons to Sell on Etsy
You will not get the same targeted audience for your products at eBay.com.ph, Lazada.com.ph, Zalora, Redmart or any local online marketplace. You can also set higher prices for your items because buyers on Etsy appreciates crafts and arts, and price tag is not their main concern. The possibilities really are endless. In addition to handmade, you can sell vintage items and supplies for arts & crafts too.
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Beyond Etsy
After you get everything going smooothly, you may want to build your own website to sell your stuff or brand yourself. This way, you can save on the Etsy fees, i.e more money will go into your pocket instead of paying to the marketplace.
Here is how to build a website or blog at the lowest cost possible within 1 day.
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