Can you REALLY Earn $1,350/Day with ChatGPT & Google Drive? (Free Method)

Brief Summary

This video explains how to make money by selling AI-generated t-shirt designs on Etsy. The method involves using free tools like ChatGPT and Leonardo AI to create designs, packaging them into large bundles, and selling them as digital downloads. The key points include:

  • Setting up an Etsy shop to sell digital files.
  • Using AI to generate t-shirt designs.
  • Creating large design packs to attract buyers.
  • Delivering designs via Google Drive links.
  • Scaling the business by expanding to other platforms and offering subscription plans.

Introduction

The video introduces a method for making money by selling t-shirt designs online, highlighting individuals who have earned significant amounts using this strategy. It emphasizes that this approach doesn't involve physical products or online stores but instead uses free tools like ChatGPT and Google Drive. The presenter, Andrew Cartwright, shares his background in business and invites viewers to explore opportunities for business acquisition and real estate investment through his community, Origin of Opportunity and Epic 999.

Real Numbers and Printify

The video presents examples of Etsy shops that have generated substantial revenue by selling digital design packages, with one seller, Embroidery Gallery, earning over $222,000. It explains that these digital files contain numerous unique designs that t-shirt businesses find valuable. The video also introduces Printify, a sponsor that allows users to create and sell physical products using AI-generated designs without managing inventory or shipping.

Step 1: Setting Up an Etsy Account

The first step involves creating an Etsy account, which is described as a simple process. The video advises using the "Continue with Google" option for quicker setup. It guides viewers through the initial setup, including language and currency preferences, and choosing a unique shop name. The presenter suggests using ChatGPT to generate shop name ideas and checking their availability.

Step 2: Core of Selling Digital Files

The video clarifies that the strategy focuses on selling digital files, specifically mass packs of t-shirt designs, rather than physical products. These packs contain hundreds or thousands of graphics, and AI is used to create the designs. Viewers are instructed to use ChatGPT to generate t-shirt design ideas, providing a prompt example for retro vintage designs.

Step 3: Generating Images with AI

The video recommends using Leonardo AI, a free tool for generating images from text prompts. Users are instructed to paste the ChatGPT prompt into Leonardo AI, adjust settings for high quality (300 dpi), and generate designs. The designs should be downloaded as PNG files with transparent backgrounds. For creating large design packs, the video suggests using Runway ML, a paid tool that allows batch generation of hundreds of designs at once.

Step 4: Uploading to Google Drive

Once the designs are created, they should be uploaded to a Google Drive folder. The video advises creating a new folder called "t-shirt designs" and dragging all the images into it. Due to the large file size (2.5 GB or more), the upload may take some time. Google Drive is used to deliver the files to customers without emailing them individually.

Step 5: Delivering Designs via Etsy

Since Etsy doesn't allow direct uploading of large files, the video explains how to create a PDF with a link to the Google Drive folder. A Google Docs document is created with a thank you message and a link to the design folder. The Google Drive folder's sharing settings are changed to "anyone with the link" to allow buyers to access the files. The Google Doc is then exported as a PDF.

Step 6: Creating an Etsy Listing

The video guides viewers through creating an Etsy listing for the digital design pack. The file type is set to "digital files," and the creation date is set to a future date. The title should be SEO-friendly, including keywords like "vintage retro t-shirt design bundle." At least 10 preview designs should be uploaded to attract buyers. ChatGPT can be used to write a catchy description. The PDF containing the Google Drive link is uploaded as the digital file.

Scaling Up and Pro Tips

To scale the business, the video suggests listing the same PDF on platforms like Redbubble and Zizzle. It also recommends collecting buyers' emails and offering subscription plans for new design packs. The video provides pro tips, such as saving designs as PNGs or JPEGs with transparent backgrounds, avoiding copyrighted material, and generating new packs with different themes. The business model is described as creating, uploading, selling, and repeating, providing value by saving time for t-shirt businesses.

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0:00 This guy Byron made $38,711. Someone else pulled in 28,891 and another even hit 222,437. Then there's Jasmine who made 21,493 with the exact same simple method. So basic you're not going to believe it. At first I thought this was all about t-shirts, but I was wrong. This isn't about shipping products or running an online store. In fact, it's way easier. They're using a free tool like ChatGpt and Google Drive to do this. And almost nobody is talking about it. So, if you want to see how people are cashing in using simple image

0:47 prompts and free tools, stick with me. I'm going to break it all down and show you how you can do this too, simply and easily. But before we jump in, welcome to the channel. If you've been riding with me, thanks for hanging in there. I'm Andrew Cartrite, and I'm here to help you get money, leverage it, and invest it. I started 32 companies in 17 industries, bought 17, and exited five times, and started from broke and homeless four different times, but cracked the code to lifelong success. And I found it epic99 where I'm pulling other people up by buying businesses, successful businesses together in some cases and in other cases people are just buying the businesses sometimes for no money down. Hit the link in the description if you're interested in

1:33 that. We got a whole community, the origin of opportunity and Epic 999. Make sure you look into it. If you got a 680 credit score and you want to buy a business or real estate, make sure you check out the link down below. We've got like unlimited funds for real estate, fix and flip, groundup rentals. So, if you want to build, rent, or flip, make sure you don't hesitate to click on the link down below and schedule a call. Serious investors from beginners to everybody in between. So, check out Origin of Opportunity, the community that helps real estate motivate business strategy. It's a rocking community for rock stars like you. Okay, let's do this. First, let's talk real numbers to get you pumped. I dug into some Etsy shops killing it with this exact

2:19 strategy. There's this guy, Byron. Boom. He's made [Music] $38,711 selling digital design packages. Then there's a shop called A Picata. E P Oca. Interesting. Pulling in $28,896 doing the same thing. And get this, another seller, Embroidery Gallery, has rad up a mindblowing, raaked it in $222,450 just by selling downloadable graphic packages. I know what you're thinking. This this this can't be real, but it's here. The numbers don't lie. These are digital files loaded with

3:06 thousands of unique designs that have t-shirt businesses can't resist if you want to start one. And the best part, you can create these designs in minutes using AI. No art skills required. In fact, if you don't do this, you got to check this out if you're not, cuz it's unbelievable. Now, if you're thinking, "Wait, Andrew, what if I actually do want to sell physical products with these designs?" That's where today's sponsor, Printify, comes in in the clutch to be able to offer both of these. Printify lets you take those exact same AI generated designs and put them in real products like t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, even phone cases and sell them without ever touching inventory or dealing with any shipping. You upload

3:53 the design, choose from over 800 high-quality products, and boom, your online store is live. somebody else is basically running it. When someone places an order, Printify prints and ships it straight to the customer. You just collect the profits while you're sleeping or doing whatever else you want to do, right? Maybe you're on a beach sipping a M Thai. It's the easiest way to turn digital files into full-blown e-commerce businesses. No upfront cost, no warehouse, just pure automated hustle. That's it. So, if you want to scale beyond digital products, click the link in the description and check out Printify. It's a totally free to start. Big shout out to them for supporting the channel. I think they're a great

4:40 company. Even if they weren't sponsoring this video, I'd still talk about them. Ready to jump in? Here's the action plan. Step one, you need an XC account. Just go and set up an Etsy account. It's pretty simple. This is your gateway for the big leagues cuz you're getting into the game. And it's super simple to set up. And this is a pro tip. Use continue with Google to make it quicker. No fuss with your password. You don't worry about any of that stuff. You just get right in. Once you're in, Etsy will guide you through set up your whole shop. Click get started. Then let's do this. Select I'm starting to sell for the first time. and skip the other option questions by scrolling down and clicking skip this question. Now, hit

5:27 start your store. So many people get stuck right here because they don't know what to answer. Sometimes the best answer is no answer at all. You pick your language, your currency, however you want to get paid. I get paid in pesos. Just kidding. US dollars all here. If you're in the States, whatever works for you. Maybe uh I don't I don't think they pay in crypto, but you know, maybe soon. Then name your shop. I went for uh Design Destiny Go because it's got the bold vibe, but you could choose anything. Creative vault, Design Elite, whatever feels right. Go to Chat GPT, ask for 50 names, then check them if they're available. It's not a big deal. Just make it unique so people notice you

6:13 out from other people. Boom. Your shop is live. You ready for the little pool? Now, let's get into the core of this. What are you really selling? Physical t-shirts or handmade crafts like those others that you would expect on Etsy. This loophole is about selling digital files. Mass packs of t-shirt designs that businesses buy to print on their own shirts. Maybe they'll sign up with Printify and sell your designs. These packs can have hundreds and thousands of unique graphics. And there's the kicker. You don't need to be an artist. We're using AI to do all of the work. If you've got a free chatb account, you're already set. If not, head over to

7:00 chat.openai.com. Sign up for a free and you go from there. Now, here's how it starts. Open chat GPT and type in the prompt, give me 10 unique t-shirt designs ideas for a retro vintage niche, perfect for digital downloads. Hit enter and chat GBT will fireback ideas. A 1960s muscle car illustrated will be in bold colors or retro design scene with neon signs and vintage vibes, whatever you can imagine. Last night I was telling my wife about an old guy with a chicken and he created a crazy crazy video. Pick one that grabs you. Let's go with retro muscle car. Detailed, vibrant

7:46 colors, no text. Why no text? AI tools struggle with generating clean text and t-shirt prints want designs that can customize themselves, and you don't want a shirt that's completely misspelled. This is a pro tip to keep your design sharp and marketable because one missed letter and they they'll do some funky letters which is crazy. Next, you need an AI tool that you can turn those ideas into an image. Start with Leonardo AI. It's free for a limited number of generations. Perfect for beginners. So, go to leonardo.ai. Sign up and paste the chatbt prompt into the text box. For example, retro illustration of the 1960s

8:32 muscle car. Vibrant colors, no text, high resolution, t-shirt ready. Tweak the settings for high quality and aim for 300 dpi. That's dots per inch. That's really what we all see all the different products. Even this $900 is that's d 300 dpi. It's ready to print and you can generate from that. Leonardo will pump out unique designs based on your prompt. Check them out and if they're solid, download each one by clicking the little arrow next to the image. Save them as a PNG file that with transparent backgrounds. Those are the gold for t-shirts because if you're printing on a, let's say, a white t-shirt, you don't want a white

9:17 background. You just want the design on there. That's it. But to make real money, you need a big package. All those designs probably that you have on your desktop, a thousand designs or more. That's where it makes packs irresistible to t-shirt businesses who need a variety, just some ideas. You generate a,000 designs one by one in Leonardo. Won't take you ages. You can use these prop moves. Consider Runway ML. It's a paid tool, but it's a total gamecher. Runway lets you batch generate hundreds of designs at once, saving you hours. It's about $10 for a 100 images or $100 for a thousand designs. Not bad for a pack that could cost for hundreds on

10:04 Etsy. Now, head over to runwayml.com. Sign up, paste your prompt, and use the batch generation feature. For example, retro muscle car. Vibrant colors, no text. Set it in, generate 100 images, and let it run. If you want to use the free tools and waste a bunch of time, that's fine, too. But if it works, it works. You get a folder packed with unique designs fast and mix up your prompts. Try psychedelic 1970s pattern, minimalist mountain landscape, or steampunk clockwork gears. All these things kind of trigger different things and just wild what's coming across all the different AIs to create a diverse pack that appeals to all kinds of t-shirt sellers. Remember, it's like

10:50 art. You want to come up with something unique and interesting. Type almost anything in there. Once you've got the design a thousand or more to compete with the big dogs, upload them to Google Drive. If you have Google Drive, you can open up an account. Doesn't cost you anything. This is where your free Google Drive account will shine and finally you'll have a use for it. Create a new folder called t-shirt designs. Then drag and drop all those images into it with hundreds of thousands of files. This could be a hefty 2.5 GB or more. So let it upload while you grab a cup of coffee, go hang, maybe go for a walk around the neighborhood. I don't know. I don't know how fast your internet is, but like mine's pretty fast. So, Google Drive makes it easy to deliver those files to your customers without emailing

11:37 each one individually. No hassle and again, no stress. The easiest way I've ever seen. Next, you need a way to deliver your design to the buyer. That's where Etsy comes in. Etsy doesn't allow uploading giant files directly. So, we'll create a simple PDF with a link to the Google Drive folder. Open Google Drive Docs and create a new document. Type thank you for shopping at and then your store name. Access your file here and you click here. Replace your shop name with whatever you named your shop Destiny Design Pro or uh okay in my case. Go. Now go to Google Drive. Find

12:23 your t-shirt design folder. Click right and select share. Change the settings to anyone with the link so buyers can access it with a copy of the link. Back in the Google Doc highlighted, click the link icon. Paste the Google Drive link and apply. Export this document as a PDF by clicking file, download PDF document. This PDF is what you deliver to your customers. Now, back to Etsy. It's time to create your listing. Go to the shop, click listing, and select add a new listing. Choose digital files as the type of file and set the creation date to 2025 since you're making these now.

13:09 For the title, use something SEO friendly like vintage retro t-shirt design bundle, thousand plus PNG files, custom apparel, DIY projects, name it. digital, printable, and DIY, all because they're keywords that people will look for. Boost your listing in Etsy search. Upload at least 10 preview designs so that you can show the best designs, more that you can grab and buyers. You want to grab their attention so that they see these. For the description, ask Chachi PT to write something catchy. I mean, why do the work, right? Get a,000 plus highquality print ready t-shirts designed in a retro vintage bundle for custom apparel, DIY projects, and more.

13:58 Scroll to digital files. Upload the PDF and save. When someone buys, Etsy automatically delivers the PDF, a digital, not even something. It's instant, which links to your Google Drive folder with all the designs. Done and done. Want to scale this up? List the same PDF on platforms like Redbubble and Zizzle to reach more buyers. Better yet, collect buyers emails and offer subscription plans. Imagine basically a 100 t-shirt business paying you $5 a month for new design packs that you send directly to people. Set this up in PayPal by going to business tools subscription. Create a plan where you deliver a new Google Drive folder of a

14:44 thousand designs every month. Pure autopilot income. The top sellers like Byron and Epcata are banking big because they offer massive value with thousands of designs. You can do the same, keeping your packs diverse and high quality. And a few pro tips to crush it. Always save designs as PGs or JPEGs with transparent backgrounds for maximum versatility. Avoid copyrighted material. Stick with original AI generated. That's funny we say that. Original AI generated. I just said that. And stay safe on Etsy. And keep generating new packs with different themes. Retro, natural, abstract,

15:30 whatever comes to mind. Maybe it's Greek, maybe it's Roman. Uh what brutalist from like the movie or maybe mission impossible ideas, you know, throw in mission mission impossible backgrounds, I don't know, to get the attention. This business is all about volume and variety. The more you design your offer, the more t-shirt businesses will want to buy from you because they just don't want to deal with it. Why not buy it? Let somebody else do the work. It's a simple formula. Create, upload, sell, repeat. You're creating value here. A little bit of your time is basically buying back time for other people. They'd rather pay you a little bit of money that adds up so that they can get some of their life back. You're giving people part of their life back.

16:17 So, there you have it. Money makers, a step-by-step blueprint to cash in on Etsy loophole with AI generated t-shirt designs. No inventory, no shipping, just digital downloads and profits. And get out there, set up your shop, fire up ChatGpt if you haven't done it yet, and start building your design empire. Smash that like button, and please subscribe if you haven't already. Stack that cash. I'm Andrew Cartwright. I'm out.

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