How I used Etsy to give myself a substantial raise each year and eventually make more than everyone I know…. Welcome to the wonderful world of being a millennial…where our parents made TWICE our salary 30 years ago, and paying eetsy bills is a constant struggle. But can you actually make REAL money with a side hustle? Or is the internet just full mame liars and thieves trying to convince you this is a real thing? And that was the day it occurred to me: this might slling work. So I started to expand. Soon my shop grew, and I created new products to reach a different audience:. I noticed that wedding items were pretty damn popular on Etsy. So I decided to join the ranks of wedding sellers with ety own options for less conventional brides. My wedding shop is no longer active Explanation to follow. But the fact is, starting a website from scratch is a bit harder than it looks. There are literally NO website platforms that send you traffic not enough, anyways.