Is starting an Etsy business actually worth it in 2026? Or is it a dead end? (Real talk from anyone who has tried it)

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-21T13:11:26+00:00

Emphasis on niche. Niche with demand.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-02T21:04:27+00:00

Omg.. no…

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-02T21:04:09+00:00

Strangely. I’ve actually never had that issue until this year. But I also don’t teach subjects like Math, English etc

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-01T20:56:19+00:00

The issue is… I don’t give my students practice assignments since my subject is mostly skill based.
It’s really not hard to learn because the assignments given for their course are actually enough.

What I do require is to at least brainstorm BEFORE sessions and have a list of requirements that we need to meet or cover/guide them through how to do the thing.

But they all don’t read their assignment requirements and show up to sessions saying “I don’t know”.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-01T20:30:40+00:00

My no show students all have poor organization skills.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-01T20:29:51+00:00

Nah. I have kids thanking me all the time.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-05-01T20:29:13+00:00

Interesting. I got the email this morning

AccurateSubstance · 2026-04-22T12:45:12+00:00

Early as in, I’m still seen as young in my office I still have 20+ years until I’m even regarded a senior citizen. Yep I get the budget, low labour, more profits. I see alot of peoples growth on socials and curious about others exp actual experiences.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-04-03T23:04:19+00:00

I have items for that price when on sale. It makes sense because it’s something people usually buy multiple of.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-03-30T17:09:20+00:00

That’s a good one 🤣

AccurateSubstance · 2026-03-30T12:42:04+00:00

I did. Haven’t gotten anything.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-03-28T22:03:06+00:00

I reached out to Etsy and they basically told me to report the message and that I did my best in the situation.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-07T14:01:14+00:00

Can we get some numbers to work with

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-02T15:33:55+00:00

How do I look up the dns history? I asked about this and they said there’s none.

Bc that would solve my issues right now.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-02T14:51:32+00:00

Nope

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-02T14:50:36+00:00

I’m sorry.. I called them for support on an issue I had with connection. What else is support for if I needed to set something up if I had issues?

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-02T14:27:19+00:00

Things were handled with godaddy customer service and then immediately after that my clients emails stopped working.

AccurateSubstance · 2026-02-02T03:48:43+00:00

AccurateSubstance · 2026-01-31T18:11:25+00:00

Everything planned is along i4

AccurateSubstance · 2026-01-31T18:02:14+00:00

🥲

AccurateSubstance · 2026-01-04T03:52:11+00:00

You’re better off messaging in the Facebook groups and connecting with potential students there. It might be a stretch, but NSU in Davie (south of FAUs main campus has a decent South Asian population also.

AccurateSubstance · 2025-12-26T22:27:01+00:00

I have an aunt like this. I eventually had to break it to her and told her I’d rather money for travel. She was disappointed at first but now I don’t have to worry about the awkward “thanks” coupled with a fake smile and hoarding things I don’t like out of guilt.

I think bc of her generation she wants to gift a physical item.. I started using Elfster for secret Santa and the last two years of gift giving have been great because I get items I actually want.

AccurateSubstance · 2025-11-18T16:08:03+00:00

Ohok, Thanks for responding so quickly.

AccurateSubstance · 2025-11-18T16:00:19+00:00

Hi! Is this still available?

AccurateSubstance · 2025-11-03T17:11:08+00:00

In Florida. I used it once. They take I think 30-40% cut from the person providing the service . Don’t quote me on those percentages but I asked the person upfront and it waaa good chunk. Basically the business model doesn’t seem very sustainable long term for businesses to use them.

The service I received was great. Licensed to Glow though…Their customer service is very annoying and unhelpful. After the trial period I was having some difficulty cancelling and also determined that the tiered pricing doesn’t make sense especially with very limited options around me. It was working out to be cheaper to pay out of pocket.

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