In this episode of The Etsy Seller Podcast, host Cody McGuffie interviews Craig Alexander, a successful entrepreneur who turned his passion for landscape photography into a thriving business. Craig shares his journey from starting with nothing to making multiple six figures in sales. The Etsy Seller Podcast is hosted by Cody McGuffie, CEO and founder of EverBee. In each weekly episode of this podcast, you’ll hear from experienced Etsy Sellers on how they run their Etsy business, how they got their first sales on Etsy, how they market their Etsy shops and so much more.EverBee is an Etsy product analytics tool that helps Etsy sellers find best-selling products and keywords so they can sell more on Etsy. It helps Etsy sellers speed up product research and product discovery so they can get their first Etsy sales and grow their business.Sign up for EverBee for free at the link - https://everbee.ioTimestamps of key takeaways:[06:05] First taste of success.[09:34] Quitting job and starting anew.[15:38] Transition to online selling.[19:14] Doubling art sales during lockdown.[21:26] Unlocking Facebook ads success.[25:07] Etsy vs. Amazon suspension.[28:09] Starting on Etsy is Powerful.[37:12] The power of storytelling.[39:00] Profit margins in e-commerce.[45:12] The internet and art opportunities.Etsy Seller podcast, entrepreneurial journey, photography, landscape photography, Everbee,specialist, full-time living, part-time living, online selling, passionate,photographs, artist, clients, Annapolis, Maryland, local historical art, camera, long exposure, tripod, selling, $2,000, quit my job, art shows, failed miserably, interior design firm, full-time income, job, hustling, entrepreneurial mentality, commissions, success, business standpoint, real money, inputs and outputs, correlated, worked, clever, business books, money, camera gear, flat paycheck.,intuitive inputs, greater outputs, money, motivation, creative side, pictures, natural, Roman ruin, trophy of the Alps, sunset, Amazon seller