Quote: (07-06-2016 05:02 PM)Mr.GoodThread Wrote:
I appreciate it. Can anyone sign up for Amazon Merch, or are there certain requirements one needs to meet?
Also, I'm gonna consider taking your advice about using Canva and Fiverr. I just get concerned about finding someone on Fiverr that will do good work.
Also, do you only sell on Amazon or elsewhere as well? Did you sign up with Amazon Merch and then create your company name?
I'm just trying to figure out the main difference between your method and the thread starter's method (like, are you shipping the stuff yourself, or just Amazon ships it for you?).
I'm not that smart with these kinds of things, so please let me know, or send me a PM please. Thank You.
There are some excellent designers on Fiverr. One piece of advice I would give you is when you get a completed design ask for a revision or two even if you like the design. Reason being some guys will basically steal designs off google images and deliver to you so by requesting a few revisions you can be assured that your getting a unique design.
I just sell on Amazon Merch, reason being all I do is upload the design and it's hands off from there. I dont ship, I dont handle customer service, I dont collect payments. I upload my design and it sells on Amazon. Unlike teespring and these other sites Amazon already has organic traffic. If I make a yoga shirt people who search for yoga mats on amazon may see my shirt. Adversely with teespring, teechip, etc people dont go there to shop so the only way people will see and buy your shirts is if you run fb ads or do somethign to drive traffic. They are also not as trusted sites as amazon, ie everyone has an amazon account. Lastly most print on demand sites have shit quality shirts where as Amazon has American Apparel if you opt for it.
As for joining, no special requirements, it is invitation only but you just go on merch.amazon.com and request an invitation. if you have a blog or site to include in your application that helps to get accepted, it will probably take a couple week.
I havn't sold my designs elsewhere yet but was considering listing them on etsy and ebay at a markup so for example shirt sells on Amazon for $19.95, I list it on etsy for $24.95. If it sells i make the $5 markup and also get a $6 commission from amazon on the shirt I bought.
I wouldn't bother creating a company for this, you dont need to and I doubt it will make you enough money to where there's tax advantages to doing so, if you find you are maknig money you can revisit creating a company later but just do it as a sole prop using your social.
Lastly as others have touched on the t-shirt game is WAY oversaturated. It's such a low barrier to entry, everyone wants to create their own brand, youhave Youtube gurus promising riches by selling shirts. Because of that it's worth it to do Amazon merch as its the best site and its completely passive once you get designs up. To those who want to setup campaigns on teespring or who are setting up shopify sites I would say don't waste your time or money. Its only worthwhile IMHO if its passive. The only way it will work is if you have an online presensce or following already ie if Roosh put out some shirts of a black and white silouette of his face with some clever phrase or something many people on this site would probably buy it. Vitaly the youtuber sells shirts that say vitaly villians, if you have a tribe or a following its easier to sell swag but if your just trying to sell shirts with no following its an uphill battle.