Hey guys, How’s everyone getting on with their journey? If you’ve made some progress recently, share it below. It could be finishing your first design, getting your shop open, publishing a listing or making a sale. Small wins count too! And if you haven’t started yet, or something’s holding you up, let us know. Is it creating designs, learning Etsy, using PrintShrimp, just finding the time, or something else? Share a win, ask a question, or tell us what you’re working on. I’d love to hear how you’re getting on and see where we can help.

HI All, thought I would mark the occasion by posting on here and sharing my Etsy Shop https://biggirlpants25.etsy.com. It's a shop I had selling Journals but have now started selling motivational artwork along with Travel Posters of Anglesey in Wales. Got my first 2 sales last week, which felt fantastic! I know I've got a lot more to do but I keep adding each week and since 1 October this is where I've got to.

I ordered three test prints in two different sizes: two Fine Art prints and one standard Matte print. I'd really recommend anyone setting up a shop to order a few samples first, just to see how your artwork looks in real life. It highlighted a few issues with lost highlight detail in my images that I can now correct before anyone places a real order. On the other hand, it also gave me a lot more confidence in the print quality. The paper is lovely and thick, the colours look beautiful, and the packaging is excellent. Definitely worth doing for peace of mind!

If you're creating posters using Midjourney or other AI image generators, you may need to upscale your artwork before printing it. But what exactly is upscaling, and how do you know if your image is good enough for printing? ⓵ What is upscaling? An AI-generated image might look fantastic on your screen, but it may not contain enough pixels to look sharp when printed as a large poster. Upscaling increases the number of pixels in an image, making it more suitable for printing at larger sizes. There are two ways of doing this: - Normal resizing: Enlarges an image by estimating additional pixels from the existing ones. This doesn't add meaningful new detail and can leave the image looking blurry. - AI upscaling: Uses AI to estimate and recreate details, often producing cleaner edges and a sharper-looking image. AI upscaling can improve an image, but it isn't guaranteed to produce perfect results. ⓶ Forget about DPI. Focus on pixels. When preparing artwork for printing, you'll often hear that your image needs to be 300 DPI. But what does that actually mean, and is it really what you should be focusing on? First, let's understand three terms you'll come across: - Pixels: The tiny squares that make up a digital image. The dimensions of your image, such as 4000 × 6000 pixels, tell you how many pixels it contains. - PPI (Pixels Per Inch): The number of image pixels used per inch when printing. - DPI (Dots Per Inch): Technically refers to the tiny ink dots a printer produces. However, people often use DPI when they actually mean PPI. But here's the important part: Simply changing an image from 72 to 300 DPI or PPI, without resampling it, doesn't add more pixels or improve its quality. What matters is having enough pixels for the size you want to print, along with good-quality artwork. ⓷ How many pixels do I need? The larger your poster, the more pixels you'll generally need to maintain a sharp image. Here's a handy reference showing suggested pixel dimensions for high-quality printing across common poster sizes:

I would advise every seller to check Walmart too, I believe it may affect your sales more than Temu as American buyers use Walmart regularly. In fact, I had one buyer accuse me of copying from Walmart (insane!!) I asked them to check that sellers reviews and when they set up their store. They haven’t replied to my message lol. Submit notices now otherwise they will eat your profits for this holiday period.