If it's already popular, your item may gain traction easier. Consider pain points. If you're having trouble thinking about ideas, try to consider what problems your audience has and how a digital download could solve them. For instance, a meal planner helps a busy mom plan out her weekly meals and makes grocery shopping easier. Good keywords just means using words that people would use to search for the product.
You can do this by using the search function in Etsy and see what the predictive search is. Another good way to do research is to use Pinterest.
If it's popular on Pinterest, it will be popular on Etsy as well. The boxes under the search give you some good ideas for additional keywords. Want to open an Etsy shop? Here are 40 free listings. However, when I was starting out, that was a hard thing to justify purchasing.
Adobe also offers smaller plans that only include Photoshop and Lightroom, or even just Illustrator. For learning these programs, I highly suggest Youtube and Skillshare.
Skillshare has classes on everything from web design to watercolor. Before we get started talking about digital download types, it's probably best to review file types. If you know this information already, feel free to skip this section. When creating your file, you will be given 2 choices for color mode. There are actually more, but for simplicity's sake, we're only talking about the main ones.
For instance, if you wanted to print a pattern on fabric at Spoonflower, there are only so many ink colors available. CMYK - Use for print files. If the end result should be printed, choose this. Printable art and invitations, for example, should be made using CMYK. RGB - Use for computer files.
If the end result is used on a computer, choose this. Logos for websites and vectors should be made in RGB. Scroll to the bottom of this post to download a printable cheat sheet for formats and sizes.
Art prints can be created in several different ways. You can create art using a traditional medium like watercolor or gouache, then scan it in and clean it up using Photoshop or Gimp. Get even more tips for creating art prints to sell on Etsy. You can also create art using Photoshop or Illustrator or their free counterparts: Gimp and Inkscape. If you're new to creating printables, you can also create simple graphics using a free program like Canva. Please read the licensing information about using Canva images and elements in items you sell.
Some of the best-selling art prints are just quotes and phrases in simple font combinations. Be sure to check and make sure that your quote isn't copyrighted first. Most printers print at 8. Digital art prints should be available as high quality JPGs. These can be made in the same manner as art prints. I prefer using Illustrator for most things, but a lot of people love using Photoshop.
I would not use Canva for these elements because it's going to be hard to change elements to avoid copyright issues enough using the limited design software. For clip art and graphic design elements, I generally make them about " square. Patterns are 12" x 12". You're giving away a lot with those 2 files. See my tips for removing white lines from patterns. I usually prefer using Adobe Illustrator to create my designs, which creates in vector it can be scaled infinitely without losing quality.
When using Procreate or Adobe Fresco, you will need to create the image in layers using black, then import it into Illustrator and use the Image Trace tool. If you're using a font in your design, be sure to merge the letters and expand them into a shape.
If you don't merge the font, each shape will be it's own cut file. Cursive fonts get all cut up and separated. I typically create these in Illustrator, but when I was first starting out, I used Canva and even Inkscape.
You can also use Photoshop or even Microsoft Word. For planner pages, I always size them to 8. Be sure to leave an an extra. I normally save these as PDFs. Spreadsheets are great for creating budgets or other organizational printables. These need to be saved as. Consider adding information on how to import the files to the various software options.
To make your PDF smaller, use smaller photos. All files should be placed in a zip file. This allows the file to be smaller, but also allows Etsy to distribute many different types of files. Before compressing the files in a zip file, separate the different types into their own folders.
Name them with the product name and your business name. Zip the file and name it in the same format. To zip a folder, select it, right click and choose compress. Then rename it. Take a look at your competition and go somewhere in the middle, unless your product is far superior with added value. Then price it on the higher end and explain in the listing why it's worth it. Don't Underprice Yourself. There's a tendency to want to underprice items, but keep in mind that it will lower your perceived value.
Cover Your Fees. Make sure that even if you run a sale, your Etsy costs will be covered, and you'll still make a profit. Sales and Coupons. Running occasional sales is a good way to boost income, but don't be the shop that is always on sale. It trains customers to wait for the sale and never pay full price. Your work is worth full price. Bundles of several products can be priced at a higher price point than a single product. Bundles offer the customer a discounted price for buying a lot of items.
The size and format would depend on what you are selling. Common file types would be. Common Sizes for most downloads would be US inches: 8. I sell downloads, and most if not All, are 8. If you have more than one item going into a download, put them all in a zip folder. It will only count as 1 upload; it still has to equal 20MB or less per upload.
Reply Loading LaRenaissanceGi rl Conversation Maker. Make sure your resolution is good, that's the most important thing. Dimension sizing means nothing when it comes to digital. Digital is all about pixels.
That said, industry standard for HD is ppi pixels per inch. StockLaneStudio Post Crafter. You have the cutest shop banner!! Hey thanks! Also, PNG files tend to be too large at ppi to upload as an instant download. For my PNG files, I use dropbox. I upload a PDF with instructions and a link to the dropbox as the instant download file.
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