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Now that you have chosen what products you would like to sell and you know where to buy your materials, you can start working on creating your shop.

You could sell them on Esty, Shopify, eBay, craigslist, and even Facebook marketplace.

Why Etsy?

For this blog post I will be going over the steps on how to create an Etsy shop. The reason I believe Etsy is the best platform to sell DIY products is because Etsy is known for selling many custom product as well as homemade products.

 

How to start an Etsy Shop?

Step 1. Create an account or sign into an existing account.

Step 2. Find the CTA and click “Sell on Etsy”.

Step 3. Find the CTA and click “Open your Etsy shop”.

Step 4. Customize all your preference, for example “Shop language”. Then Press “Save and Continue”.

Step 5. Pick and enter in your shop name. Then press “Save and continue”. (Make sure it is from 4-20 characters)

Step 6. Start adding your products to your shop.

Step 7. Choose eligible payment method that customers can use to buy your product with.

Step 8. To be able to get billed, you must set it up with a debit or credit card. Remember there are Etsy selling fees. To read more about it, go to Etsy.com.

Step 9. Now you may click “Open Your Shop”! You can decide how you would like the URL to look like.

Step 10. Advertise your shop on social media.

You did it!

“The average attention span of any millennial is approximately 8 seconds” (Marketing to Millennials, n.d). Separating how to open an Etsy shop in 10 steps makes it feel easy for millennials to start their own business. If you have time to scroll through Instagram, TikTok, or saving Pins on Pinterest than you can open your own Etsy shop.

 

References:

How to Open an Etsy Shop. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2021, from https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115015672808-How-to-Open-an-Etsy-Shop?segment=selling

Marketing to Millennials. (n.d.). Retrieved February 02, 2021, from https://socialfactor.com/blog/marketing-millennials/