Just wanted to share how I download my designs from Canva with 300 DPI. When downloading my image, I save it as PNG with a maximum Size of 3.125. After that I always open the PNG file in Paint (on PC) and go File - Image Properties to check the resolution. If the PNG file is too big (more than 20 MB for Etsy), I resize it in Paint (Resize and Skew button) by reducing the Pixels untill my file is 20 MB or less. This does not change the DPI. So all my designs are 300 DPI or more, because that's what I promise my customers. Same trick can be used if you are using Kittl and the AI upscaled image is too big. You can reduce your design's size in Paint without loosing the 300 DPI resolution before uploading to Etsy. Happy designing!

How long do you all spend on market/trend research before you crawl out of the rabbit hole and just make something? I keep looking and trying to understand what I'm seeing on eRank and comparing it to Google Trends, Pinterest searches, Etsy's search auto-fill, etc.. I feel like I'm just sitting here cross-referencing things hoping to come up with something phenomenal and really just not getting anywhere, lol. Also, when I'm looking on Pinterest, the Etsy listings I end up clicking on don't actually have many sales or traffic. I'm not clicking on anything sponsored, so maybe I'm just not understanding how this all works lol. I think part of it is that trying to pair trends with originality can be difficult. The ideas I *do* have are just not being searched for. But I swear if I see another pink bow... 🤣