I hope this video is helpful! Here are the resources mentioned & Table of Contents: Merch Informer: bit.ly/merch-informer (20% Off Code: Greg20) Placeit: bit.ly/Placeit-Save-15 (15% Off) Full Print On Demand Tutorial: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oWh4PP68RsE.html Table of Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Strategy Overview 1:27 Most Common Question 1:55 Coming up With Niche Ideas 4:00 Breaking Down Ideas Into Sub-Niches 7:22 Coming up With T-Shirt Slogans 8:55 Checking Slogans for Trademarks 11:04 Overview Check In 11:21 Creating T-Shirt Designs 16:45 Extra Tips
I'm just getting started with POD, I watched your video 3 times. I'm an action taker. I created an account with Merch Informer, and it's like finding a gold nugget in the mist of all the RU-vid trash. This has changed the game for me!! What a treasure. 😻Thanks so much for sharing this and all of your other practical tips. I'll definitely be taking your course soon. Appreciate you so much.
@@patrickkelly5565 No I didnt. I dont even think I wrote very much about what I was planning to sell. I DID complete the entire application including verifications & payment info, etc.
Just got merch informer after watching this video but the layout looks different… it doesn’t show just amazon at keyword research, it has a second column of the google most trending and doesn’t show the competition of the amazon column… 😢
They changed the layout recently. No worries through! Here’s the other way to do it on Merch Informer: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UWf2oFExj58.html
@@GregGottfried Awesome, thanks so much!! One more question if you have a minute… If instead of tshirts I wanted to go into a different print on demand product, would a good way of analyzing competition be to type in that type of product instead?
That's a great question. In my experience, there's no way to 'really' know. There are tools out there that will tell you estimated sales numbers, but they quickly lead to paralysis by analysis. The way I see it, it doesn't take long to create designs and upload them into a sub-niche, so it's only going to diversify you more by getting into as many as you can (especially while they are low-competition). Hope that helps shed some light on this, and I appreciate the comment!
Hello Greg, could you elaborate on using keyword finder on merch informer please. I select a niche, i then niche down using keyword finder, but alot of the low competition niches on KI are unrelated to tshirt designs. A simple amazon search bar search shows no one is searching for a tshirt with that phrase. What is your criteria for selecting one of the low competition sub niches please?
Thanks! Noted, and I'll keep it coming! I've got some more helpful topics that don't seem to be covered much so I'll see what I can put together here soon. As always, thanks for the comment and input 🙌
Thanks Greg. I’ve set up an online business because of your videos. The products I’ve been making fall under sub niche. Gonna keep going over the next few years.
Right on! Sounds like you're going to be in the right place at the right time. Good luck, and let me know if you run into any questions as you're going forward.
Hi Greg, thanks for a great video again! Will the same rules apply Etsy as well? Merchinformer is only for Amazon, or Etsy well for finding sub niches as you showed?
Nice! If you haven’t already, I’d upload them to the other big POD sites (my favorites are Amazon Merch On Demand, Teepublic, and RedBubble). They are all non-exclusive so you can upload the same designs onto multiple sites at once.
Absolutely the best tutorial I have ever seen. This is so straightforward and clear. I’ve been researching POD for nearly 6 months. This is by far the best information thank you for the content.
Yes they just recently changed the layout. This video has a part showing how to do it now 👍 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oZgTvJjo4RY.html
wow. easily the best video on this subject that i've seen. im just getting into POD and been doing A LOT of research. and you're the first one to make me feel like its possible. clear, concise and you move slowly and so thoroughly through each step and subject. huge fan. and hugely grateful. you got a sub.
Hey Greg, this is the first time watching you and I'm so glad that I found your video bc it's just what I needed. I have been watching RU-vid videos for almost a year now and guess what I haven't done a damn thing yet. Overthinking everything too much information along with the shiny object syndrome. Your video and the other ones that I am going to watch now, may just get my ass motivated I hope, LOL. I have a quick question all the RU-vid videos on digital products selling on Etsy all that say you should go with one particular niche or sub-niche in your shop. I don't want to sell on Etsy because they charge for each listing and that can get pretty costly. 40, 80 or 100 product listings that gets expensive.. Could you possibly give me some ideas where else I can sell the products I'm going to design and sell. One of my thoughts was to sell on my Website, but I don't know how to set that up. I plan on starting a Newsletter in the Health & Self Care Niche, bc that's what I'm really knowledgeable in and its my passion. Any ideas or suggestions you may have I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and have a good evening
Hi Greg, would it be possible for you to make a tutorial on how to highlight the product on Amazon by the merchant, and also how to upload it so that we are not canceled by Amazon
Hello Greg, i am new to print on demand and was wondering why are you searching on merch informer with the "keyword finder" instead of checking with the "competition checker". I searched "hiking" on merch informer and although it says low competition on keyword finder it has an F for ranking on the competition checker which is a bit confusing. Would love to hear your take on this or if you can explain how this works. Thanks again and keep up the great work!
No worries! Absolutely agree.. Often overlooked, but if you nail the research stage you can build a massive business by being in the right place at the right time 👍
Hello Greg, i really enjoy your videos. Your very clear and concise. I would appreciate seeing a video of you talking about how you manage your time and your process, as it is very easy to get burned out from all the work involved in a print on demand business and lose motivation i.e research, designing, listing, advertising. It is alot of work sitting at a desk for endless hours, which i struggle with.
Thanks for the comment! Glad to hear the videos are helpful. Here's a video i made a while back showing what my usual day-to-day looks like (still currently). This wasn't a POD specific working day, but it's the same schedule when I'm doing niche research, designing, and uploading. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-OzCBAgh2j9o.html Hope that helps to see!
Hey greg 😢 today I Got 10th refuse of application for amazon... could you give me any tips or maybe its possible to safe "buying" of amazon acc... so many months :( still didnt started on amazon merch
I have a question Sir that how we know our USP( Unique Selling Point) after chosing a niche. Because i am very urge to start this business and i am researching on this plan. But i dont know how to start from scarp . What is the firts step to start this pod business . Previous year i start this on Teespring website and uplaod many design but not able genrete sale. But i am still working on this .After watching your vdieo i know very much about this. Thank you Sir ❤❤❤❤ Love from Paksitan 🥰. Sir have you amke any full playlist of this Pod business
Is Merch Informer only for clothing? If I want to create t-shirts, mugs, and stationery, will it check for trademarks and copyright for all print on demand products?
Great video Greg. Lots of great tips. I have a question. Does this method apply only to Merch on Demand or can I use it for other marketplaces such as Red Bubble, Zazzle, Tostadora?
Hi Greg, Been binging your channel haha. Love you style and straight forward content! Easy to follow. I created my Merch & Placeit subscriptions! I used a design (on Merch) that didn't have a background option to remove. If I see this again does this mean this would not work because you cannot remove the background?
That's awesome, I appreciate that! Hmmm... I'd look at a couple things: Was the template a social media template or other design template instead of a t-shirt design template? Was the transparent background checkerboard in another tab within background colors? I'd have to see it to figure it out but I haven't run into that on t-shirt design templates before. For me they always allow the background to be made transparent. I know that's not the most helpful but hopefully it gives you a place to look and hopefully figure it out.
Hello Greg, could you elaborate on using keyword finder on merch informer please. I select a niche, i then niche down using keyword finder, but alot of the low competition niches on KI are unrelated to tshirt designs. A simple amazon search bar search shows no one is searching for a tshirt with that phrase. What is your criteria for selecting one of the low competition sub niches please?
Thanks for sharing this awesome content as always Greg! 👌 Just one request, please also do a video for basic level artists who can design original design content which could be unique. Also, please provide your view on this that would it be actually efficient to make hand drawn cartoons and characters that represent those slogans or would it be a waste of time since the market is saturated with those readily available designs on a single click? AI art is also saturating the market, so would AI be more efficient? Or would the audience even want it? For me as a medium level artist, your point of view is extremely impotent since you are the expert on the subject and I can't find this answer anywhere, any tip or advice would be helpful. I dont want to waste time, so is designing unique stuff from scratch and hand drawn designs and characters even worth it? Thank you for your time
Hi Greg, I was wondering if I can use quotes from movies. For example I want to use the qoute “you’ll float too” from the movie IT on one of my designs, but I’m struggling to find out an answer.
thank you for this! Quick question, I downloaded one design to my computer from placeit, and I did click the transparent background button before, but when I look at the file on my computer it has a black background. Is that normal?
Hmm... It should be transparent if you downloaded it with the checkerboard background, so I'm guessing it is just how your computer displays transparent backgrounds. If you try uploading it to a POD website and see that it's still transparent background (as opposed to having a black rectangle background around the design) then you are all set 👍
I am sorry to disturb you but i really need small help ... Thank you so much for inspiring us everyday Sir , I am looking forward to watch you , i am not messaging here not to bother you Sir I am from Philippines I would like to ask for small donation for my small business that i wanted to start, Idont have a job right now and for an honesst reason I really wanted to ask for help.. a small amount will do, I am really sorry to bother you, I just wanted to be honest and ask for small amount of help, to help me start my small food cart to stat a fries and drinks business outside our rented house..i have 2 daughters and my income is not enough to pay everything and small amount of help will do to continue my business, becuase my income only goes to bills and rent.. but if not possible to help me it is ok , thank you .
@@GregGottfried thanks , I've been selling on amazon merch for 2 weeks. Open teepublic 2 days ago and was suspended yesterday lol selling the same design I have on amazon
When you say 10-40 t-shirt designs do you mean completely different designs or can I just change the colors and images like you did with the hiker to climber?
I followed your course a couple of yrs ago but got discouraged with coming up with different designs. I managed to do about 6 designs but I have yet to get a single view... I would like to try again using AI as that would speed up the whole process...I guess my question is, can I use AI designs and also, wouldn't a more updated AI engine like Bing Chat or Google Bard be better options than chat gpt since chat gpt only has information up through 2021? It would mean that the niches chat gpt provides could have changed within the last 2 yrs.🤔
Hey no worries it’s still a great business model now so you haven’t missed out on the opportunity. I wouldn’t be discouraged at 6 designs because I think you should aim for at least 50 designs in sub niches on multiple big pod sites before expecting noticeable sales. As for ai design tools, I don’t recommend them because of copyright issues. As for ai search engines, yes you can absolutely use others but the general niches that we are using ai to breakdown into smaller niches won’t change from 2021 to current. It’s the merch informer tool that breaks them down into the sub-niches and checks current competition levels. I hope that helps and I hope you crush it this time around!
The print on demand websites do it all for you 👍 We just need to upload the designs and they literally do it all from there and we just get a split of the profit from each sale. More on it all here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oWh4PP68RsE.html
Greg how many designs do you recommend to upload in certain niche? For example i found niche.. how many designs are you making for this one before you go to search next keywords?
Great question. This video should be super helpful in answering that: Full Print On-Demand Tutorial For Beginners (2023 Version) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oWh4PP68RsE.html
Can you give me an example of a sub-niche of geographical nostalgia or environmental or at least how to combine these topics in a question for a chatGPT?
Hey no worries! Use chat gpt to give you tshirt slogan ideas for specific states. Then further it down to cities. And then popular attractions (that aren’t copyrighted, think like national parks etc.). Chat gpt will be able to come up with phrases unique to that location. For each topic you can check for competition levels on merch informer and you should have a bunch of good ideas to work with.
Great question. My usual go-to is 'names' for this one, and my understanding is they get bought as gifts for people. 'Birth years' are also a good one here. Some sites allow the customer to customize the design before purchasing, that's a huge opportunity as well. Hope that helps!
I notice you mention a lot about uploading anywheres from 10-40 different tshirt designs to websites a day but you also mentioned in one of your videos if you upload to many in the beginning certain websites could flag your store (I think is was your video on 10 mistakes beginners make). Whats your advice for someone starting out and who wants to upload a lot of different ideas?
Great question. The 10-40 is total per niche, not necessarily per day. I’d pick as many sites as you are up for (Teepublic, RedBubble, Amazon Merch On Demand, Zazzle, Spreadshirt, etc.) and upload 1 per day then gradually work up to 2 per day, then 3, etc. until you are maxed out. For each person it will be different as to how much time they have to spend. Starting slow and working up is key. Hope that helps clarify a bit!
It is the most specific and easier tutorial what you provided! If I am using one slogan but created with different templates, is it would be copyrighted or not ?
i have been watching your videos since March of 2022. They just keep getting better and better. I am not doing a great job yet, but I am now able to devote my time and effort to reach my goals. Your tutorials are really helpful and very detailed. Thank you!!
Hi @GregGottfried , I like your content. Would you please do a video that expounds on the local/regional aspect? I tried looking around for local stuff and ended up in a rabbit hole of local ghost stories. Interesting, but not overly helpful. How do you find local niches?
😂 my favorite comment today! Yes absolutely though. I’ll see what I can put into a video but in the meantime use chat gpt to give you tshirt slogan ideas for specific states. Then further it down to cities. And then popular attractions (that aren’t copyrighted, think like national parks etc.). Chat gpt will be able to come up with phrases unique to that location. For each topic you can check for competition levels on merch informer and you should have a bunch of good ideas to work with. Maybe some will even be ghost story related lol
@@GregGottfried You seriously are a wealth of information! Lol! Love your 'abundance attitude' (plenty for everyone to go 'round) - thanks again for sharing your knowledge! :)
@GregGottfried - Amazingly helpful content here!! Wow!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!! 🙏 I've been wanting to get started in POD for awhile now, but ran into so many obstacles along the way, I was on the verge of giving up. Seriously - can't thank you enough!
Nice! Great question. I use the sub-niches from merch informer as my keywords. I’ve found this works the most efficiently. I add the keywords into the title and description of the listing as keywords 👍🏼
Greg, are there any limitations to doing this from the UK, or will I reach the same audience regardless of location? Will my location cause me any other problems?
No issues with UK 👍 Since the platforms treat sellers from around the world equally, all designs will have the same opportunity to reach the same audiences. Hope that helps to know!
hi greg, New subscriber, very impressive, can you please help me how to choose the best match when it comes to find the KEY FINDER SEARCH on merch informer like as the completion is low of a particular keyword/phrase then what to look next is it the AMZ Search Volume Google Search or CPC???/
Hi Greg! I'd like to ask about whether result of industrial design are safe to have on T-shirts. I don't mean PS5, but maybe a VW Beetle without logo? A Synth from the '80s without logo? Magno casettes, VHS casettes are widely used, those are also pieces industrial design.
Thank you Greg for posting another superb tutorial on print-on-demand business. I'm from India and just starting out. I wanted to know if all this info is applicable in the Indian PoD scenario too?
@@GregGottfriedhey there, I tried to comment in the other box, didn't work. This is the first time watching your is so glad that I found your video it's just what I needed. I have been watching videos for almost a year now and guess what I haven't done a damn thing yet. Overthinking everything too much information along with the shiny object syndrome. You're a video and the other ones that I am going to watch now just need to get my ass motivated I hope, LOL. I have a quick question all the RU-vid videos on digital products at see all that say you should go with one particular niche keep it separated everything in store. I don't want to sell on Etsy because there was leafy in my opinion is too high that can mean into some pretty steep cost just to list your product. Could you possibly give me some ideas where else one of my ideas was too sell right on my website, along with a newsletter start. Any ideas or suggestions you may have I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you and have a good evening
Hi Greg, I see that you mentioned posting a large amount of T-shirts on the different websites like tea, bubble, merchant, former, tea, spray, red book, etc. My question is, do you recommend posting 40+ T-shirts right away when you first get started? or should you start off with one or two postings of apparel and then gradually every few weeks post more? What are your thoughts and recommendations when it comes to posting T-shirts as a beginner? Thanks Greg for these awesome videos. As a beginner, this really Has gotten me excited to begin my print on demand journey
I think what he means is post 10 - 40 of that sub niche so that you carve out a section of the niche for yourself. This way, you are more likely to get eyes on your products within that niche. So, to answer your question, you could return to them over time and do a couple at a time or you could do 10 to 40 designs immediately; it depends on how quickly you want to get a foothold in that niche. Pros and cons to both approaches: if you do a couple at a time you will take longer to gain traction in that niche but you cast your net wider by doing multiple niches at the same time. On the other hand, if you dominate a niche quickly and it becomes profitable, you set yourself a nice steady small income before moving on to the next.
He mentioned in one of his previous clips that if you upload this number of designs at the same time on print-on-demand sites, your account may be blocked or you may be given a warning. In the same clip in which this matter was mentioned, he mentioned that it is recommended that only one design be uploaded per day, then two per day, and thus the uploading is done gradually so that the site does not think that it is a robot or artificial intelligence who is uploading the designs.
Amazing video ! I have a question..as we saw in hiking there are many small sub niches i cwj choose from..should i choose one qnd mwke like 40, or pick 4 diff wub niches and make like 10 of them..of just 10 and then look for w completely different subniche
Hello Greg I was wondering how much money do you need to start a T-shirt business with Amazon merch on demand? My credit cards are maxed out at this time. I do have a PayPal account and I was wondering how much funds would be needed to start the business. Thank you
Thanks! I believe you can use a Payoneer account to have a US bank location but I can’t promise that’s still working. Bunch of other good pod sites out there if you can’t get into Amazon 👍🏼
Hi Greg! Thanks for your time! Great tutorial videos! I have a silly question, how is the quality for the final product? Like, type of fabric, fitting, printed? My husband ordered a lot of those t-shirts from Amazon it's all about VA. The quality of the cotton it is Ok and the printed very good! I washed a lot of time and the printed still intact. Base on your experience which will be your favorite company if I want to a good quality t-shirts or tank tops for women over 40s. :)
Hi Greg, I did some research and I'm afraid I didn't get it right. you entered hiking as a keyword and received many sub-niches with low competition including dog hiking. However if I type in dog hiking shirt the results show that it is a highly competitive niche. But when I click on the symbol i in the circle I get that competition score competition score "A".
@@GregGottfried awesome! if you don't mind me asking, sometimes the tshirt design templates on placeit are really limited. do you have any other recommended sites to find good copyright free templates?
@@akiljackson8119 Great question. When there's a niche I can't get much on Placeit with, I usually first search a more general niche and then tailor it to the niche that was limited. This way it stays efficient, and cost effective, to stay on Placeit. Also, simple text layouts with a graphic are customizable to any niche (more on that in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qilfHBz3y9U.html ) But a good second tool beyond Placeit for more template options is Kittl. More on that here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-d-MHolo-LIc.html I hope that's helpful and saves you some time!
No worries! That alert is only referring to wall art. Since we are using the designs for Tshirts it does not apply to us 👍🏼 (wall art prints get printed super big so the designs need to be huge files)
Hi Greg, I have a question. I sell jewelry, necklaces and bracelets awkward styles have; my question is, how can market it to sell it more? I see a lot of generic stores and I wanna make something different.
