You install trailer hitches as a Saturday specialty. Neighbors and shops pay a visit fee or a posted job price.
This is paid work. You install trailer hitches as a Saturday specialty. Neighbors and shops pay a visit fee or a posted job price. Write the offer in one sentence a stranger would understand. A normal week is making or serving, photographing the work honestly, and a booking or preorder habit. Document costs. Price for your hours. Use public examples in this catalog as orientation, not a script.
Etsy listing fee is $0.20. First materials for 20 units is the real min — typically $30–250, not a booth build-out (Etsy Seller Handbook). First sale often 1–6 weeks once listings are live.
Each required material has a matching shop listing — photo, price, and a way to add it to the cart.
Core tools
Hand-tool starter kit
Hand-tool starter kit. A tote of the first hand tools a one-person trade actually uses: drivers, knives, tape, and a small hammer. Not a contractor van build-out.
A way to get paid
Payment link kit
Stripe/PayPal setup notes and a payment-link template so a customer can pay without emailing for a price. Not a merchant account by itself.
A simple public page or stall
Stall cloth and one-page kit
A stall cloth, a QR stand, and a one-page site template so a walk-up customer can find you again. Cloth ships; the page is a download.
Public examples matched to this path by what they actually publish — not endorsements, and not a claim they run this exact shop. Handles change. Verify before you write to anyone.
No closely matched public example yet. Treat any lead you find as something to verify, not a directory listing.
Jonas Hale left salaried work and now coaches this craft. Book a slot for a tailored plan, a starter kit list, and follow-up support.
Tile Repair Artist
The cracked shower nobody wants
Tile Repair Artist
The cracked shower nobody wants
You do this trade work — the cracked shower nobody wants. Customers pay from a written estimate with a deposit, inside a set service radius.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $800
Honest Mechanic
A booked hour of diagnosis for people about to get taken
Honest Mechanic
A booked hour of diagnosis for people about to get taken
You run a booked hour of diagnosis for people about to get taken. Clients pay a posted rate, ticket, dues, or commission.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $2,000
Tiny Oil Portraits
Make and sell pets and people from photos
Tiny Oil Portraits
Make and sell pets and people from photos
You make pets and people from photos by hand. Customers pay per piece on Etsy, at a market, or through a shop.
Minimum initial capital Minimum initial capital $50
