topic suggestions... a newbie like me might want to try more than one store simultaneously because we don't know which store will take off, so we might have multiple business names. how to handle this? do you make an LLC umbrella corp? do you get multiple business licenses and bank accounts, or can you just get one business account, one UPS mailbox, one phone number and one business bank account. also if you are using A.I. to generate designs do you need an LLC and insurance in the rare event you might be sued.
@@SpeedbirdHeavy Most of the AI generated designs I've made need one or more hours of manual work to be usable. Wonder what the law is if you create an AI image, then put 3-4 hours of manual editing and touch up into it.
@@SpeedbirdHeavy I can spend 16 hours trying to get 2 or 3 usable designs out of AI. But even then, they all need manual work. I'm not sure I've created a single AI image that does not need some work. Thanks
So, it is still very overwhelming, but you have tuned the chaos down a little with your videos. Still trying to wade through all the options and noise. I agree, that you should not stop doing what you are doing. You seem to have found your niche in life!
@@RealJoeRobert you talked about what to make sure to have and not to do like the trade marks and so on if you could provide tools that are beginner friendly or totally free one to help improve
Thank you for this video. I want to start with my website, but do you think I should feature, for example, a t-shirt with different designs or products like t-shirts, mugs, etc., with one or various designs?🧐
Great video. Something for entrepreneurs diving into print on demand to note is to focus on niche markets where you can create unique value - this often leads to higher conversion rates than trying to appeal to a broad audience. Keep it targeted and authentic.
do you ship internationally? do you think its better to avoid it because you will need to keep track of all tax regulations? like collecting vat for each country and paying it to the relevant government?
Would you start an Etsy store with just one product type or various types? I have a new store and I’ve made wall art, coordinating desk mats, cups, totes, and notebooks. Any advice would help
Joe advises against Etsy stores, in part because of the platform risk. He recommends people build their own website and drive traffic to it via social media marketing. He has a free course on his website. He says there are 3 types of stores: a general store (various products and niches), which he recommends against, a product-based store (where you sell primarily one product), or a niche-specific store (where all your designs are aimed at one niche). Either a product-based store or a niche-based store is fine. Your call.
Which is better starting a store that focuses on a specific target niche (like sports, patriotic, travel, etc) and sell multiple products that build from that niche or selling a single product (cloak, shoes, etc) and have collection designs for it
Very informational video thank you but one guide I want to ask is should we go with one category or all and please make a video on low competition niches for POD. Thanks
So if you have to issue a refund through your own store like Etsy or brand website, how is it done? Do you just notify your back to credit their card back?
Thank you so much for doing these videos. I just found you tonight when sitting in my studio creating my own brand website where i am going to open a webshop myself selling my own creations on clothing. I was initially thinking just tshirts and hoodies, but you're opening a lot of thoughts of branching out on higher profit things as well. I will probably reach out to you for some feedback once I am a little bit further along. I was planning on going printful as that is a lower cost per month, but as you say, there are a lot of things on the stores with such a huge cost difference that the monthly fee from printify would eat up the higher cost of each product on printful... There sure are a million things to consider starting this up, but you sure confirm my feelings i had when starting this. I can't compete with 6 million shops on Etsy, I have to carve out my own niche and be visible by myself and build a brand. Thank you!
Joe, as always, great video. One thing I slightly disagree with you is about returns. The fact that we use a print-on-demand model should not matter to the client. The fact that we only create their product should also not matter to the client - unless we are talking about a customized item. That's my point of view, and I think offering returns (within a time frame that makes sense) would only elevate a business in the customer's eyes.
Hey joe, thanks for this! I was wondering about the payment method for the 2 transactions. Would it be ideal to link your shopify to a business debit card to receive payment and then use a business credit card to fulfill orders on printify? Eventually paying off the business credit card with the business debit card funds received from orders. What are your thoughts?
@nvm6497 you’re not linking a card you’re setting up a Shopify payment account or using PayPal to transfer funds to your bank to receive payments from customers
Thanks for the awesome videos!! There's so many people pointing POD arrows for methods and vendors and $$$$. Your message and attitude is my favorite and is very realistic. I've been foraying into POD/AI for over a month now and there's so much to learn (and consider for your brand/niche). You're so right, you shouldn't just 'jump in' or you could lead yourself into a lot of frustration and doing things over. -- Subscribed!
Thanks for video. Can I ask how long should u spend uploading products/designs to ur niche store without sales? At what point should u realise that you're wasting ur time so should switch niche?
Say Im selling shirts with printify, but id like to include logo stickers with each sale. Is there a way I can include this with each sale so its included?
Joe, thank you so much for answering a question I had since a couple of months ago and nobody can answer me, nor any of the RU-vidrs have shown the inside of the business as you do. Thank you so much!
REGARDING the sale going to you and the supplier charging you, what if you don't have enough in your account for the order? I imagine the money from shopify order doesn't hit your bank instantly, but the supplier WILL want it instantly.
@@RealJoeRobert It’s not your classes, as far as the mock-ups, it’s just my brain.😂😂😂 I am making a design on a sublimated shirt, but it is just a single design, it isn’t a pattern, I am using the all over print shirt because of the nature of the design, it just looks better with sublimation, but what can I use for a mock-up? I have been searching on Creative Fabrica, Placeit, and Etsy, but they all seem to be for Gildan or B&C, so I am not sure what to use. Of course, it makes sense, the brand for the all over print shirts at printify are “generic” and they are polyester, rather than cotton and I don’t want to do false advertising, so I am trying to figure out what mock-up to use for that. No one has a video about finding mock-ups, unless it is for a Gildan or B&C, or a coffee mug, but there are other products, that you have shown in your videos, that you can’t find mock-ups ups for, like the cloaks, for example. I know you always tell us to order samples. Your Shopify series is awesome. They have changed a few things since you made it, though, but I have figured it out. I love that they are simple and quick videos, Joe. 😊
Few questions 1. Do we need to open an LLC to start running POD for payment and tax purposes? (how does sales tax and shipping work) 2. When someone orders from our store are we manually ordering each item for them on their behalf or does it automatically ship our item with an integration on Shopify from our supplier? 3. Are discounts recommended on our store?
@@RealJoeRobert how do we collect payments as we get orders if we don’t have a registered business? Are there payouts on Shopify to our bank or do we have to use a platform like Stripe?
