As a party decorations designer who sold printed and shipped party decorations that I made with my Cricut, I didn’t think selling printables was for me. Can you relate to that? There was so much fear around it. But now that I have transitioned my party decorations business completely to printables, it’s funny to think back now about How I sold My Very First Printable on Etsy, and how long it still took me to make the commitment to fully transform my business.
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How it all started : How I Sold My Very First Printable on Etsy
When I started selling party decorations in 2017, one of the first themes that I worked on was a mountain-themed baby shower party pack- it includes everything from banners to games, signs, etc.
For some unknown reasons (until now), I randomly decided to list the 8×10 Momosa Bar Poster as a digital item on Etsy.
This was unusual because I print and ship all of my orders.
Once I listed the digital sign on Etsy, I totally forgot about it. I went back to my normal life – cutting, gluing, and shipping all of the party decorations. Lol.
Then, some days later, I was shopping at Marshalls, which is one of my favorite stores E.V.E.R. I vividly remember that I was in the throw pillow section. Suddenly, I heard a CHA-CHING sound on my phone from ETSY. I was expecting to find an order where I had to run home and get to work with my Cricut and glue gun.
But to my surprise, I had sold the Momosa Bar Sign! And it was a whole SEVEN dollars! It made my shopping experience that much more fun knowing that I had sold something without actively selling!
Now, you would think that this would have been my breakthrough moment where I realized that I should start selling more of my decorations as printables.
But sadly, it didn’t dawn on me at all.
I waited almost 2 entire years to start fully committing to the idea of selling printables.
And why did I wait so long?
Fear.
If you’re also waiting to start your printables business because of FEAR, I have something for you. You’ll want to download the #1 mindset hack that helped me sell $20K of printables in one year.
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Lastly, thank you so much for taking the time to read about How I Sold My Very First Printable on Etsy. I hope this gives you some ideas about how easy it is to sell your digital downloads on Etsy. I love to help you celebrate life through party decorations and personal development! But above all, I’d love to connect with you. Reach out to me on Instagram and let’s chat.
xox
Lindsay
