Sell Print-on-Demand Products on Etsy

Nomadic Side Hustle Strategy 2

🌍 Welcome to This Week’s Nomadic Side Hustle Strategy

Each strategy is designed to be simple, practical, and doable from anywhere, whether you’re at home, on the road, or planning your next adventure.

Enjoy this week’s breakdown, and remember: consistent focused action is what turns ideas into income.

This post is for paid members of The 50+ Nomad Club only.

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🧵 Sell Print-on-Demand Products on Etsy

This is one of the most accessible creative side hustles, especially if you like design, love exploring fun product ideas, or want to build a low-risk ecommerce income stream without dealing with inventory or shipping.

With print-on-demand (POD), you create the design, upload it to Etsy, and your fulfilment partner handles the rest. It’s perfect for 50+ nomads because it’s flexible, simple to set up, and lets you test what works without big upfront costs.

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🧠 What You’re Really Selling

You're not just selling t-shirts or tote bags, you're selling design, identity, and personality. That might mean:

• Humour or clever messaging

• Beautiful graphics or typography

• A niche passion (camping, teaching, gardening, yoga)

• Sentimental or inspirational products

Buyers want something that reflects their style, values, or humour. You just need to create what they’re already looking for.

🛠 Skills You’ll Need

• Basic design skills (Canva, Kittl, etc)

• Understanding of trends or buyer psychology

• Simple product mockups

• Basic Etsy shop setup

• Light customer service and shop admin

💸 Startup Costs

You can get started on Etsy for a few dollars, your biggest investment is usually time.

• Etsy listings: $0.20 each

• Design software (optional): $0–$50

• Canva Pro or Adobe (optional): $13–$30/month

• Mockup templates or tools: $10–$30

Total setup: $0–$100 to start

⏰ Time Commitment

• Setup: 1–2 weeks to create your shop and first designs

• Ongoing: 1–2 hours/day for shop maintenance, customer service, and adding new listings

• Weekly: 3–4 hours for trend research and design planning

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🚀 Getting Started in 3 Steps