How This College Administrator Built a $560K Etsy POD Shop


She wasn’t a designer, influencer, or tech wizard.

Just a busy mom with a laptop — and a reason to try.

In early 2023, Emily Odio-Sutton was working in higher ed and searching for a side hustle that actually fit her life. She discovered print-on-demand (POD) and launched an Etsy shop—no design background, no inventory, just a clear goal: more flexibility.

Less than two years later, she’s earned over $560,000 in revenue, mostly from products that take just minutes to design.

In this new feature, you’ll learn:

  • The product shift that made her shop take off
  • The Etsy SEO strategy behind 95% of her sales
  • How she runs the entire business in just a few hours a week

👉 See how she scaled a $560K POD shop in 2 years

- Ben
Co-Founder, DollarSprout


P.S. Curious if The Gift Lab (Emily’s course) is right for you?

This free webinar walks through her Etsy strategy, step-by-step. If you decide to join afterward, you’ll get access for $197 instead of the usual $297.

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