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Comment on How to Build Your Side Hustle Part Time by Kat Woodrich

Kat Woodrich — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 08:43:14 +0000

Originally I thought YouTube could be a cool opportunity, but I don’t fell like I regularly scroll and used YouTube enough to keep up with whats trending. I surprisingly really got into the Etsy shop, but trying to find a good niche in an oversaturated market seems tricky. The cost is pretty low to give it a shot.
I have a design that I want to use and need to figure out what items are best to sell for it.
Etsy gives you a suggested price, but I think it’s also helpful to explore the market and considering lowing the cost for some at first to get some sells.
Also coming up with other designs and testing them out too and seeing what happens. I feel that it’s worth a shot testing that market and seeing if it take off.

The laser engraving seems like a fun biz to start too, but I’d be the one making the products. Could be fun though.

Comment on Decide on a Printable Product and a Niche by Kat Woodrich

Kat Woodrich — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:32:28 +0000

I had decided to do my meow bot cat and change out the colors and themes for different holidays.

Comment on Decide on a Printable Product and a Niche by Laurel Wallace

Laurel Wallace — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 04:57:42 +0000

I’ve decided to do print on demand posters instead of t-shirts. Most of what I’m doing is movie posters. And I have some ideas for a few different movie series that I can use to expand my shop in the future.

Comment on How to Build Your Side Hustle Part Time by Dylan Campbell

Dylan Campbell — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 19:42:18 +0000

I feel like I could really get into making a business centered around laser cutting and etching designs. I like the idea of making things like personalized gifts, home decor pieces, small signs, or even custom items for local businesses. It seems like a fun mix of art, design, and hands-on work on top of the job I do now, that being making designs for startup businesses. I think this could take off as a good side job if it turns out well.

My Next 3 Steps:

1. Look into beginner-friendly laser cutters and compare a few different brands. I want to figure out what machine fits my budget, what materials it can work with, and whether it’s easy to learn on.

2. Make a small batch of sample projects so I can experiment and get used to the process. This might include trying out wood, acrylic, or leather and creating a handful of simple designs to see what people respond to.

3. Set up a basic online presence where I can share photos of what I’m making. It doesn’t have to be anything fancy—maybe just an Instagram page and a simple shop on Etsy or Shopify. From there I can start getting feedback and see what kind of products people are actually interested in.

Comment on Share Your Capstone Project by Michele Schwartz

Michele Schwartz — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:24:40 +0000

Hello, I had to work today but the link is not working for the capstone share link which appears to route to canvas. Happy celebration party everyone!

Comment on How to Build Your Side Hustle Part Time by Danny

Danny — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 01:14:06 +0000

As much as I would love to make money doing the projects I actually enjoyed doing in this course like the thumbnails and print on demand, I may have to resort back to the way I made extra money as a teen: art commissions of various styles, genres, etc.
It can be very lucrative with a niche audience, like furry artists have been able to make over $100k a year (SFW and NSFW). When I was a teen I made a couple hundred a year drawing Sonic characters, so if I can confidently and anonymously go back to that crowd, I can see getting paid for my skills again. I’m also occasionally on the Photoshop subreddit for gigs to keep my skills intact. I do currently have art commissions open (via Ko-fi) for a different franchise, though.

First step I would take is to spruce up my art skills and make some example images to advertise for commission work.

Second step is to rejoin websites like DeviantArt and submit the better of my work (not the examples) to gain attention and a following.

Third step is to watch for and recognize trends. Maybe this season I’m doing Gravity Falls. Next season, Sailor Moon.

The only thing I need to be careful about is that even though I’m fully open and willing to do commissions of copyrighted characters, I will not advertise that directly. I advertise for fan characters/fanart of whatever pieces of media I’m doing.

Comment on Beauty Retouching by Melody Van Gorkom

Melody Van Gorkom — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:41:24 +0000

I prefer the finished product in the video, but if I was short on time I use the Remove Tool and Neural Filters.

Comment on Decide on a Printable Product and a Niche by Zoe Mcculloch

Zoe Mcculloch — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:48:12 +0000

I’m going to do Disney greeting cards. I’ll use some beautiful (and super cute) Disney pictures I have and I can blend them together, touch them up, or maybe even expand them. My target audience is basically families and people who love Disney (Which, I think, will be super easy to find).

Comment on Creative Pet Portraits by Zoe Mcculloch

Zoe Mcculloch — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 19:38:37 +0000

I’m having the same problem as Brynn.

Comment on Applied Social Media by Amanda Monahan

Amanda Monahan — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 02:42:57 +0000

It doesnt let me mark every lesson complete but I promise I completed all of them haha.