I’m curious, both for the newcomers and for those who are already successful — how old are you guys and what’s your goal with all of this? I’m 21 years old myself And for the successful ones, is this your main source of income or do you also have another job or business?

Hi all, I’m still yet to post my first listing but in the meantime, I just wanted to get some advice on upscaling. So far, I’ve dropped my image into Photopea, image size 841 mm high, 300 DPI, ticked resample. Looks ok but a little blurry on screen at 100%. I also tried upscayl as an alternative but I feel when viewed at 100% on the screen. The image looks very rubberised and plasticy, difficult to describe! Does the first resample option work well by itself when printed or do I need to fiddle with some settings in upscayl or elsewhere? I guess the best thing to do would be to actually print a test one before selling on Etsy!

New customer service strategy just dropped! Thought you guys would find this funny. I have done this a few times now and it was worked every time. In this case, I had a really unreasonable customer - they ordered A5 without it expecting to be so small, despite the size being advertised. They refused my offer of being sent another one at a discount and are insistent on being offered a free refund, despite it saying in my policies i cant refund for change of mind. I put this into ChatGPT, and got the following poem A Poem for Your Print Predicament You ordered a print, A5 in size, A lovely piece, a visual prize. It said quite clear, in bold display, The size you’d get, in a clear, fair way. But now you find it far too small, Not quite the grand print on your wall. We offered help, a kind discount, To make things right — a fair amount! But still you ask the full amount back, Though change of mind is not a crack We cover here — as stated plain In storewide policy (not just in vain). Each print is made with love and care, To order, just for you — quite rare! Refunds for whims we can’t afford, We’re not a warehouse or big store board. So while we can’t grant your full request, We tried our best, and then some — yes! If you change your mind down the line,We’re still right here with art divine. I normally save this for after a bit of back and forth if they really aren't being reasonable. As you can see in the image, it does work 😂