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00:00:00 – 00:53:13
The video provides a comprehensive tutorial on print-on-demand business models, emphasizing platforms like Teespring, Redbubble, and Merch by Amazon. Important points include niche research, design creation using tools like Placeit, pricing strategies, and leveraging Instagram for marketing. Key actions discussed involve gaining trust scores on platforms, creating storefronts, using niche hashtags, and optimizing designs for various products. Efficiency in design creation, pricing optimization, multi-platform distribution, and audience engagement through social media are crucial for success in print-on-demand businesses.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker provides a comprehensive tutorial on print on demand, emphasizing the passive nature of the business model where sellers create designs uploaded to websites that handle printing, shipping, and customer service. The main websites recommended are Teespring, Redbubble, and Merch by Amazon due to their free listings and marketing assistance. The speaker details the traffic these sites receive monthly and notes that designs can be uploaded non-exclusively to all three platforms for increased visibility and potential sales. Teespring is highlighted as requiring a trust score process before listings are published, while Redbubble and Merch by Amazon add new listings to their marketplace almost instantly.
00:05:00
In this segment of the video, the key points are:
– Emphasizing the importance of not infringing on copyrights.
– Needing two to 10 sales on your designs to gain trusted seller status with marketing benefits.
– Recommending niche research to find less competitive topics with high search volume.
– Introducing Merch Informer, a paid tool for niche research, with a cost of $10 per month ($8 with a discount).
– Demonstrating how to use Merch Informer for niche analysis, including checking the competition grade.
– Emphasizing that Merch Informer data is pulled from Merch by Amazon, specifically for print on demand.
00:10:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses how to effectively use Merch Informer and search for specific niches for t-shirt designs. They emphasize the importance of using quotation marks for multi-word phrases and being specific in niche selection. The speaker then introduces the design tool placeit.net for creating t-shirt designs, suggesting to start with a single design and customize it for the target audience, which are likely parents or friends buying for high school graduates. The segment demonstrates searching for and customizing templates in placeit.net, highlighting the capability to modify text, fonts, colors, and layout.
00:15:00
In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to use a design tool to create graphics for print on demand products. They show how to upload logos, adjust layout, and use pre-made illustrations efficiently. The speaker emphasizes the importance of efficiency in creating designs and mentions specific size requirements for Merch by Amazon. They show how to resize and download the design to meet these requirements. Additionally, the speaker highlights how this process can save time and be used for multiple print on demand platforms. They finish by creating a design for a high school graduate niche and sharing tips on utilizing Placeit’s logo feature for t-shirt designs.
00:20:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker demonstrates how to use logo templates on Placeit to create customized designs based on the desired niche. They explain the customization process, changing the background color to transparent, and downloading the design for platforms like Merch by Amazon. The video then shifts to uploading the design to Teespring, explaining the process of creating a Teespring account, selecting a product like a standard t-shirt, setting prices, and optimizing color choices for better customer decision-making. Additionally, the importance of not overwhelming buyers with too many options is emphasized, suggesting a limit of five colors and styles per listing. The focus is on using pre-made design templates from Placeit for efficient creation and distribution across print-on-demand platforms.
00:25:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker first discusses the importance of offering men’s and women’s colors for clothing items, with a recommendation to keep the color options under five. They then move on to pricing strategies, suggesting pricing items slightly below Teespring’s suggested prices to maximize profits. The speaker advises against setting prices too low and explains the need for setting prices in multiple currencies due to global buyer locations and fulfillment centers. The importance of choosing a variety of styles (up to five) for listings is emphasized, including classic tees, hoodies, tank tops, long sleeve shirts, and mugs. The speaker demonstrates how to add and customize these items, highlighting the need for setting appropriate colors and prices for each style to optimize profits.
00:30:00
In this part of the video, the speaker demonstrates adding a mug design to a listing, setting pricing, and discussing the importance of titles and descriptions with relevant keywords for search ranking. They emphasize the simplicity of descriptions and the significance of adding keywords for visibility. The speaker also guides on setting a URL and making the listing public. Additionally, they explain the process of setting up payment methods with PayPal or Payoneer for cashing out profits. The video concludes with instructions on duplicating the design listing on Redbubble and Merch by Amazon, highlighting the importance of applying to Merch by Amazon and tips for getting accepted.
00:35:00
In this segment, the speaker advises to pick the top 10 designs in popular niches and upload them on platforms like Merch by Amazon, Redbubble, and Teespring. Sales on these platforms help you tier up and upload more designs. Specifically for Teespring, obtaining 2-10 sales helps in gaining a trust score, leading to placement in their marketplace. The video covers creating a Teespring storefront, customizing it with products, and marketing it for initial traffic using Instagram and relevant hashtags. The ultimate goal is to attract customers to the storefront to make purchases.
00:40:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker explains the process of creating a new Instagram account specifically for a Teespring storefront, focusing on high school graduation tees. Key actions include setting up a new account with a username related to the storefront name, adding a profile photo, editing the profile details like name and website link, and creating engaging content for the Instagram page using mockup photos from Placeit. The importance of utilizing niche hashtags to drive traffic to the storefront is also emphasized.
00:45:00
In this part of the video, the focus is on creating an image mockup for a young male in a graduation shirt using Placeit. The process involves cropping the design appropriately and downloading the image. The mockup is then transferred to the phone for posting on Instagram. When posting on Instagram, it’s advised to avoid being salesy in the caption and to tag appropriately. Utilizing relevant hashtags is crucial to reach the target audience. It’s recommended to create a list of up to 30 relevant hashtags for each post and paste them in a comment section to keep the post visually clean.
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In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses the importance of using up to 30 relevant hashtags on Instagram posts to attract organic traffic. They highlight how using niche-specific hashtags can lead potential customers to their storefront. The speaker emphasizes the process of creating designs on Placeit, uploading them to platforms like Teespring and Redbubble, and leveraging Instagram for marketing. They stress the significance of obtaining a trust score on Teespring to gain access to a broader audience. The video concludes with an invitation for viewers to ask questions and explore the channel for more detailed content on print-on-demand success.