Side hustles for people with a day job

The price on the listing isn’t the profit.

Guides for selling handmade and print-on-demand goods online: the fee math, the listing work and the hours it takes, written for evenings and weekends.

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One shirt, one sale
Sale price$24.00
Print and ship−$13.50
Transaction fee 6.5%−$1.56
Listing fee−$0.20
Payment fee 3% + $0.25−$0.97
The margin$7.77

Example numbers before ads and returns, not a result.

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A batching week around a day job

One job per evening beats answering everything all day. This is the rhythm most of the guides assume.

  1. MonDesignTwo or three original ideas, no logos or characters.
  2. TueMockupsProduct shots from one template so the shop looks consistent.
  3. WedListingsTitles, tags and the first photo, written in one sitting.
  4. ThuMessagesA fixed half hour for buyer questions and order issues.
  5. FriNumbersFees, refunds and ad spend checked against the price.
  6. SatCalendarNext season’s designs listed well before shoppers start browsing.
  7. SunOffThe shop runs without you for a day.

Listing teardown: four real POD tees

Kept to study first photos, title length and price points against the margin math above. There is no checkout on this site.

Jonah Reyes is the byline our writing team uses on every guide. Fee and policy details come from the platforms’ own help pages; there are no income promises here, and tax or legal questions belong with a professional. How the guides are made