4 Print-on-Demand Categories
Four specific print-on-demand product categories (woven blankets, pillow covers, mugs/drinkware, canvas wall art) validated with live Etsy search-volume and sales data
From Money With Mak
Startup cost: Low (a Printify account for fulfillment; an Everbe subscription/Chrome extension for research) (our estimate; the video doesn’t give figures)
Source video
Money With Mak · What's ACTUALLY Selling on Etsy Right Now? (I Did the Research) ↗
What It Is
Research what's already selling on Etsy directly (starting with the homepage itself, which surfaces trending categories) using a research tool (Everbe) to check search volume and listing performance/age, cross-referenced against a print-on-demand supplier (Printify) for cost and margin. Four categories demonstrated live: (1) woven blankets, especially personalized versions ($50-80+ retail against ~$31 production+shipping, ~1,200 searches/month, example listings at $1,800-2,900/month); (2) pillow covers (preferred over full pillows since buyers rotate covers seasonally, 1,500-2,300 searches/month, ~$9 production cost); (3) drinkware (personalized mugs, glass sipper cups), an often-overlooked category with 'personalized mug' searched 3,500 times/month, one 5-month-old listing earning ~$7,000/month; (4) canvas wall art and prints at higher price points with strong markup. Actively watch for current pattern/color trends (animal print, stripes) to apply across whichever category is chosen.
The Pitch
The presenter, an active print-on-demand Etsy seller, does the entire research process live (checking real search-volume, filtering to listings under a year or six months old, calculating real production costs against real retail prices), countering the common new-seller objection by repeatedly pointing to listings only months old already earning thousands a month.
Who It’s Best For
Someone comfortable using a print-on-demand fulfillment model who wants to validate a specific product category against real data before committing.
The Truth (as we see it)
Everbe and Printify are both real, current tools, and the specific search-volume and listing performance data shown are pulled live rather than invented, making them independently checkable in principle. Revenue figures for other sellers are third-party tool estimates based on visible sales signals, not confirmed payout data, and the video is built around demonstrating the presenter's own regular use of both tools.
Our assessment, based on the video and what’s typical across similar videos. We don’t independently verify income claims or prices.
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