Converting the Side Hustle Into a Full-time Gig | How LL Made Six Figures on Etsy

Published: March 12, 2020, 10 a.m.

In today’s episode we talk with LL, owner of Living Limitless Clothing Co. (https://www.etsy.com/shop/LivingLimitless) and host of the Etsy Entrepreneur Podcast (https://www.etsyentrepreneur.com/). We discuss some of the principles that led to his success selling on Etsy, as well as some of the advantages of Etsy. We talk about some of the particulars of managing a clothing line, including keeping expenses low with made-to-order inventory and better packaging and shipping methods. We recommend https://www.craftcount.com/ as a good resource to use for product selection and deciding what to sell. We discuss the importance of barrier to entry and unique designs/approaches to your product. Other topics covered include sourcing with wholesale brands and creating and ranking listings/SEO. We invite you to use the resources available to you on https://www.etsyentrepreneur.com/.

-LL’s Experience With Etsy 1:19
-Making a Side-Hustle Full-time; Particulars of Managing a Clothing Company 9:09
-Product Selection and Figuring Out What to Sell 18:09
-Sourcing With Wholesale; Creating Your Listing; Using LL's website 22:33

“What my mindset really became was, you know, you have the same amount of hours in the day as Oprah Winfrey and Elon Musk and all these very successful people, and they managed to get it done. And, you know, for me I didn’t want to sit back and be like ‘Well, I can’t do it because I have a regular job.’ Well, if I want to do it, I’ll find that time.” 10:26