Freelance Career Background
📌 The speaker began freelancing in 2014, initially selling cartoon vector services on Kaskus (an Indonesian forum) for prices between IDR 50,000 and 100,000.
🎨 By 2015, they started selling logo design services via PayPal, a service they still offer today.
📈 Their current primary focus is the Etsy marketplace, which has been a significant source of income for about 1.5 years (as of March 2022).

Etsy Marketplace Overview
🌍 Etsy is a US-based global marketplace primarily focused on handmade crafts and vintage items (over 20 years old), competing with platforms like Amazon and eBay.
📊 Within a period of 15 months (November 2020 to March 2022), the speaker generated significant revenue on Etsy, noting platform fees are roughly 15-20%.
🇮🇩 Indonesian sellers on Etsy have shown significant growth, increasing from about 6,000 sellers previously to 117,000+ at the time of recording.

Selling Digital Products on Etsy
💡 Digital products can be tailored to one's existing skills, such as graphic design, which includes niche areas like logo design or poster design.
💰 The primary advantage of digital products is the "create once, sell infinitely" model, requiring no inventory or shipping logistics.
✅ Listing digital products on Etsy is easier than on specialized design marketplaces (like Creative Market or Envato), as Etsy does not require a pre-listing review or selection process for new products.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ The speaker plans future videos detailing the specific process of opening an Etsy shop and researching high-selling digital design products.
➡️ Determine a specific niche when creating digital products to focus efforts and better understand market demand.
➡️ Digital products offer a way for creators, such as graphic designers, to gain supplementary income streams beyond commission-based services.

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