--- title: "3 months, 40 listings, $61 total. Normal? - Print on Demand Hub | SideHustlr" description: "Been grinding out generic t-shirt designs, mostly funny quotes and dad-joke stuff. 40 listings live now and total sales across 3 months is $61. Starting..." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "DiscussionForumPosting", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88", "headline": "3 months, 40 listings, $61 total. Normal?", "text": "Been grinding out generic t-shirt designs, mostly funny quotes and dad-joke stuff. 40 listings live now and total sales across 3 months is $61. Starting to wonder if the niche is just too crowded or if I'm doing something else wrong.", "datePublished": "2026-08-06T16:40:30.941812+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-09-16T16:40:30.941812+00:00", "inLanguage": "en", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "brookeonabudget", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/brookeonabudget" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 }, { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/CommentAction", "userInteractionCount": 4 } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "DiscussionForum", "name": "Print on Demand Community Hub", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/print-on-demand" }, "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "SideHustlr", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai" }, "image": "https://auwlwdihpyweqjalfitu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/side-hustle-logos/hjxbxe4p0r7-1789577073674.png", "commentCount": 4, "comment": [ { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88#comment-49035dc7-519c-466f-a112-a8a33f9a78c3", "text": "Generic funny-quote shirts are about the most saturated category on Etsy. You're competing against thousands of nearly identical listings. Going narrower usually helps a lot more than making more of the same thing.", "datePublished": "2026-08-06T22:40:30.941812+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "marisol_k", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/marisol_k" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88#comment-d6f1e387-e598-49c7-a92d-2d0972936d03", "text": "Same experience here. I was doing generic pet shirts, switched to a specific niche and my conversion rate noticeably improved even with fewer total listings.", "datePublished": "2026-08-07T04:40:30.941812+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "sam_the_saver", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/sam_the_saver" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88#comment-e2a9a274-ebd0-4d4d-9aed-ab8b50ebb974", "text": "What does 'narrower' actually look like though? Like how specific are we talking.", "datePublished": "2026-08-07T10:40:30.941812+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "kaylee_r", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/kaylee_r" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] }, { "@type": "Comment", "@id": "https://sidehustlr.ai/forum/print-on-demand/3-months-40-listings-61-total-normal-f1c22e88#comment-f3590896-800b-44ff-8ea4-48ec2ff5dc9e", "text": "Instead of 'dog mom shirt' think 'shirt specifically for people who foster senior dogs' - small audience, but they're the exact people searching for exactly that, not scrolling past a hundred generic dog shirts.", "datePublished": "2026-08-07T16:40:30.941812+00:00", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "marisol_k", "url": "https://sidehustlr.ai/u/marisol_k" }, "interactionStatistic": [ { "@type": "InteractionCounter", "interactionType": "https://schema.org/LikeAction", "userInteractionCount": 0 } ] } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Hustle Hubs", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hustle-hubs" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Print on Demand Community", "item": "https://sidehustlr.ai/hub/print-on-demand" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "3 months, 40 listings, $61 total. 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Going narrower usually helps a lot more than making more of the same thing. 0 SA sam\_the\_saver · about 1 month ago Same experience here. I was doing generic pet shirts, switched to a specific niche and my conversion rate noticeably improved even with fewer total listings. 0 MA marisol\_k · about 1 month ago Replying to @sam\_the\_saver Instead of 'dog mom shirt' think 'shirt specifically for people who foster senior dogs' - small audience, but they're the exact people searching for exactly that, not scrolling past a hundred generic dog shirts. 0 KA kaylee\_r · about 1 month ago What does 'narrower' actually look like though? Like how specific are we talking. 0 Login to join the discussion Login to Reply [![SideHustlr - Earn more. 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