Hi all, I hope you're having a wonderful Monday! My shop has picked up a little bit recently and I attribute that to SEO and the Etsy Ads I have, but yesterday I got my second admirer for the store and for a moment, I got to see the avatar, but it was in the evening and I went to bed. Then this morning, I noticed that they had switched their settings to private, so now I have a public admirer and a secret admirer. I don't particularly care about people's favorites and I get that they don't want anyone to see what they might be interested in at one point or the other. But the fact that I can't see the avatar or their shop is a little alarming to me (although I might be overthinking it). I'm only at the beginning of this journey. I have invested a lot of time and effort (and a moderate amount of money, too) in everything, and it kills me to suspect that I might be tracked by someone wanting to copy my designs or someone wanting to report my items in case I ever make a mistake and use a trademarked expression. It seems that actually happens - I saw a whole video about a lady saying that her items were being reported by other sellers. I've never reported any of the ton of products that are trademarked on the platform simply because I don't want to cause anyone harm. Anyways, I'm sorry for this rant, but is there anything I can do? Should I just stop stressing about it and just hope that it's not someone with a nefarious intention? I mean isn't it a little weird that they became private after following my shop?...

I'm not sure if this is allowed or not, but I thought this would be the best place to ask. I have been researching wholesale products (shirts, totes, etc.) and am just exhausted. Would anyone like to share where they get items wholesale? Quality yet affordable! Thanks so much! Bailey if this is not appropriate I apologize!

AND moving into more of an EVERGREEN space. Don't miss out on this!! These types of digital products and the AI prompts are trending and have low competition and is what I share everyday in the DFY Design Club ( https://bailey.digitally-purposed.com... ) This one was created in Kittl and prompt and discount code is below!! Prompt: A hand drawn retro whimsical scene with a red and white checkered background. There are four playful retro ghost characters floating around, each wearing aviator sunglasses. The ghosts are surrounded by a variety of mistletoe and holly, including daisies, with their petals in shades of vibrant red, white, and green. green liquid is dripping down from the top of the scene. The overall colors are red and green, white and is in a Christmas vibe aesthetic Kittl: http://kittl.pxf.io/4Pq421 (USE THE CODE: BAILEYYT​ for a discount!)

There was a post earlier in the other group about anxiety with posting designs, SEO, shop layout, etc. and I wanted to shared my response to let everyone know that this is very common and to help anyone that may feel imposter syndrome in anyway and know you're not alone... So in response to feeling like you have imposter syndrome, or your shop layout doesn't look perfect or your designs aren't looking like what you want or like others: When I decided to make tumbler wraps designs, there were several large design shops with over 100K sales and 5K+ reviews and they were graphic designers (like real ones who used PS, Illustrator, and Procreate), I know this because I joined all the FB groups and was doing as much research as possible to see what made them successful...because here I was, just utilizing commercial use graphics and attempting to draw in Procreate (that ended quickly). I created SO many designs, that I NEVER posted because I thought they weren't good enough, didn't look like theirs's, and I just felt like an imposter in their SPACE. After like my 100th YT video, I was just like, you know what, whatever, I need to post them to see what works and what doesn't and I did and I started getting sales on the most random designs (and in my opinion) the most ugly designs. But it was because they weren't like everyone else's....they were unique in their own way, because they were different from the 'professionals' . So it's ok to be NOT be perfect or be different than the rest. My early designs were NOT 300 DPI, some were not size correctly, I had typos on a few (this still happens today) etc. But the more I posted, the better I got and the more that sales happened and the more my confidence grew and I just kept posting, practicing, posting practicing and within that first year, I topped every original 'tumbler designer' on Etsy in both sales and reviews. (not a flex, just facts :). All this to say, don't let perfectionism stop you from posting, you'll always be continuing to learn and that's a good thing. :)

1: Dalle3 2: Ideogram v2 3: Flux.1 pro Prompt: On a white background, captivating and intricate watercolor painting of a butterfly's profile, with its wings skillfully designed to reveal a mesmerizing scene of a beautiful sunset over a serene lake. The sky is adorned with muted pastel hues, floral patterns, and decorative elements, creating a harmonious balance with the silhouette of the butterfly. The reflection of the trees in the water, along with the subtle watercolor splatters, adds a touch of vibrancy and movement to the piece, vibrant, dark fantasy, 3d rendering