If you love Etsy as much as I do, than you’re going to love today’s post.
If you’ve never been on Etsy before, it’s a website where small businesses thrive. As an Etsy customer, you’re supporting a person’s passion and small business.
Starting a side hustle on Etsy is a great idea because it connects you with customers who want to buy your product. You don’t need to have a physical storefront in order to have a thriving business.
In this post we’ll go over things like:
- The best side hustles for Etsy
- How to start a side hustle on Etsy
- How much money people make on Etsy
- How you can get started with a side hustle
Best ways to make extra money now
- Sell printables – Selling printables is the #1 side hustle to make money. This can be done on your own schedule and turn into passive income! You can earn over $10,000 a year selling printables.
- Sell dog treats – Make $1,000+ selling dog treats from the comfort of your home. One of the most successful side hustles right now!
- Proofreading – Earn $20+ an hour proofreading from home. Be your own boss and set your own schedule.
- Surveys – Make money filling out surveys. You can take as many surveys as you want and earn up to $5 per survey.
How much money can you make on Etsy?
There are Etsy shop owners making anywhere from $500 a month to $5,000+ a month, with some making way more.
It really depends on what niche you’re in, how many customers you have, and how much time you’re willing to put into your Etsy shop.
For example, my friend Julie makes $1,000+ a month selling printables on her Etsy shop.
Benefits of side hustles
- Adds multiple streams of income in case you lose one source of income
- Increases skills and confidence
- Side hustles can turn into highly profitable businesses
Here are side hustles for making money on Etsy!
Selling printables
Are you looking for a stress-free and profitable side hustle that makes up to $10,000 a year?
Selling printables on Etsy is the best side hustle out there right now. Tons of women are making between $100-$1000+ a month selling printables online (see their success stories here).
This is the side hustle for you if you’re looking for something stress-free to start from home that also makes passive income.
You don’t need any previous experience to do this, you don’t need to be a graphic designer, and you don’t even need to be tech savvy for this. This is a great side hustle for someone low on time but wanting to make extra money.
Find out what kind of printables to make (so you can make the most money) and how to start an Etsy shop in this free workshop.
Jewelry
If you have a passion for creating jewelry, Etsy is a great place to list your homemade pieces.
My husband bought my engagement ring from an Etsy shop called Rose & Choc, a small business from New Haven, Connecticut.
Not only is my ring affordable, it’s a handmade piece from someone who loves unique pieces of jewelry.
When you support small business, you’re supporting a dream. That’s why I love Etsy so much.
There are so many types of jewelry out there.
I’ve seen people sell crochet jewelry or even press flowers into a piece of jewelry. This is an area where you can really get creative with your side hustle.
Make dog treats at home
Did you know you can make $1,000+ a month part-time working at home with a dog treat business?
You can even make $5,000-$8,000 from your home kitchen if you do it full-time.
You can get your kids involved, work from home, create your own schedule, and make treats for dogs. I don’t think it gets better than that.
My friend Kristin runs a successful dog treat business from home and perfected the craft of selling dog treats. She even teaches others how to replicate her success in her course Diva Dog Bakery.
However, I know you have a ton of questions about this and want to learn more before signing up for a course.
That’s why Kristin offers a completely FREE workshop to answer all of your questions.
Get her free workshop here and see if this side hustle is for you.
Macrame Decor
Are you a fan of macrame? If so, you’re going to love this side hustle!
My friend Chelsea at Martian Made Designs creates stunning macrame decor pieces for the home. I bought this incredible Christmas wreath hanging (pictured below) from her and it’s so beautiful.
If you have a passion for creating macrame pieces, you can get quite creative here.
You can create jewelry, wall hangings, plant hangers, table runners, purses, and pillows.
And even if you don’t know how to macrame, you can teach yourself with the hundreds of tutorials online.
You can check out Chelsea’s Instagram page here.
Custom art work
If you’re an artist, Etsy is a place where you can really shine. I personally know offhand of five friends who have a custom portrait piece of work from an Etsy shop.
Drawing and painting dogs is especially popular because well, people just really love their dogs.
Below is a custom piece of watercolor art of our two dogs that I got for Christmas from my sister.
This is probably my favorite thing in my entire house and it came from a small business on Etsy.
Plant cup
My second favorite item in my house is this plant terra-cotta cup from a small business shop on Etsy called Shelby Sells Co.
This is why I love Etsy.
You find these random, but incredibly amazing pieces for your home that add so much joy to your life.
This shop is a great example of thinking outside of the box and creating something that is no where else in the world.
Bachelorette party games
As I mentioned above, my friend Julie makes printables. She’s in a unique space because she creates printables specifically for bachelorette parties.
Her most popular printable is a bachelorette party scavenger hunt that the party can take with them on a bar crawl and cross off funny tasks such as “find and take a picture of someone with the groom’s name” and “request the song Single Ladies from the DJ.”
She sells that printable for $7.00 and does absolutely nothing when an order comes in.
The customer downloads the file and prints it at home themselves with no action required from her. Hundreds of customers can download that same file which is amazing.
Julie made that printable over a year ago. So for just a few hours work, she’s made thousands of dollars.
Since Julie’s perfected the art of selling printables on Etsy, she even went on to teach others exactly how to do the same. Her course is called the E-Printables Side Hustle Course.
Check out these students who now sell Etsy Printables from home after taking the Etsy Printables course.
- Jen created Edenwood Paperie which is a printable event template that is totally customizable.
- Another student created an Etsy shop called Budgeting Tools and has had over 102 sales.
- Rachel created Propserous Printables which has over 62 sales.
Final Thoughts
You can start a side hustle and earn extra to pay off bills, fund your retirement accounts, or save for a vacation.
I love side hustles because they add to your streams of income.
It’s critical to have more than one stream of income (I have multiple!) in case anything happens in the economy or a business goes under.
I love Etsy because you’re supporting people’s dreams and small businesses. Do you have a creative skill that can be put to good use on Etsy?
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