Is it worth starting an eBay POD store, is there a demand or you can make more money on Etsy, it seems print on demand is more popular there.

Great Podcast! I'm installing vinyl plank today, and you are keeping me company 🙂 You are right about the money... as an artist, I started POD to make more money. The money now comes in (slowly) but my motivations have changed dramatically since starting. Now it's all about the joy of the hobby. Learning new things and pushing myself to do better. I'm afraid to say, if money is #1 motivation for someone, they will run out of steam quickly and not enjoy this at all.

Is this new in the Kitl TOS? Last time they sent out it is not allowed to use Kitl elements for Amazon KDP because it is asking author to have licenses copyrights over design element used and Kitl licence doesn't extend to having copyright licence usage rights. And any photo used must be covered with something, text or another element user imported. Can not be used as is. Did they change TOS?

Thank you for such a great video! So many helpful suggestions. I feel now that it can be possible to make some extra income after so many hours spent and only selling 5 stickers 😆 I’d like to know what you think of red bubble now? Are you still making $1000 a month? It also seems that you cannot see the number of search results anymore 😢 I’ve only used Redbubble recently so not sure but from the videos I’ve seen currently many people are not happy with some of the changes like the tier structure?

Im sorry if this is a dumb question but does tpublic do everything for you . Printing sending orders . ?

My only MOTIVATION for me is : i have nothing to lose.

Zen Sensei, I started redbubble but gave up. You told me to add at least 1000 designs. After 120, I was exhausted, I looked in my dashboard and I've been there for 3 months without making a single sale. So I quit. 3 months later I saw a redbubble email, so I logged into my account and noticed that I made 8 sales. Well some might say it's not a lot, but personally I was surprised that this thing actually worked for me. My fixed mindset was whispering "you will never make a sale". I got proof that wasn't true. Now I'm so disappointed in myself cuz If I had actually put 1000 designs, maybe I could have made 50 sales or more and some significant money. If only I was patient enough. Well, now I trust myself more and I know it's possible for me too. I'm back on Redbubble and feel motivated. I see also that you started a podcast, that's cool, motivation is all that I needed and need. Thank you again for helping us beginner artists.

Hey Zen, great podcast! I loved the fact you mentioned the feelings you get when you have design ideas flying around your brain. That’s so me and I’m riding the wave at the moment with a cross niche design that I’ve stumbled upon 😊 I also feel the same way when I have sold an item to someone in America. I think to myself, wow someone is walking around proudly displaying my design😊 your right about the sales, it not about the money (more of it would be nice) it’s about some seeing value in what I’ve created that never existed before. I remember I thought of an idea for a book, I got home, designed it, the layout, cover and uploaded to my KDP (which was only around 6 weeks old) and it sold within 2 weeks! This is the greatest time there has ever been to design, create and make a few bucks and help out a fellow human. Sorry this comment has dragged on 😆 I’m on the train commuting home. Thanks again for brightening up my journey 🙏

Genius!

Reat podcast,as always,thank u for everything u do,it is super appreciated ❤

Great podcast. Staying motivated is one of the hardest things to do when things aren't going as you want them to. Great suggestions. I particularly liked the one about challenging yourself to learn new things. I really need to get to grips with Affinity Designer. 👍

I needed this today. Thank you, Zen. 😀

I’ve been trying to find it, how much would I need to upscale it for a 8.5 by 8.5 coloring page. Thanks

Just started uploading my designs on Redbubble. I love that you say to upload a lot because I have been having a blast. Haha. I originally had a POD shop on Etsy before I realized that Redbubble would be way more fun and convenient because of how many different products your design goes on at once. Thanks so much, I learned even more thanks to your video.

Excellent tutorial - thank you very much !!!

Is this only working for ETSY? What if I am not selling on ETSY?

Hi! I was playing with the studio, but I cannot move anything on the board. Images, text, nothing. Please help! All the blue boxes are unresponsive, and for me to actually select something I have to choose it from the right side panel

why not just use vacation settings? Instead of ignore and delete them?

Hi - NEED HELP please, How come I see the listings on ETSY, but when I click on it, it shows item not available? It is frustrating.

Also, Etsy ban for literally no reason. They banned my 5 years old 5 star shop where I didn't do anything to violate their rules. I wrote 3 times to the Etsy support, and nobody answered me! (They say that they will answer up to 2 weeks (no)) Also, they kept my money, and they will give them after 180 days! That's ridiculous!

I upload my designs but they dont show up for some reason (they dont show the count for the create products section). What do I do?

Hi, please what do you think about thisnew POD company NOW, can i trust it? thank you

I just started with Redbubble, Iam really greteful for your content and informations.

Tee-Public closed my account after a couple of days,no idea why...

This was EXCELLENT! Thank you.

I went to the Leonardo AI website and really love it. It's easy to use and get free images. Thank you for posting this video. 😃

Great timing putting out this video. I have thinking about making free coloring pages by AI. Very imformative and I think I will try this. Great video!

Oh my, thank you so much!

Great video, as always. Thank you

Hi, Mr Watercooler. Do you have any suggestions for research tools? I see Podły, Merch Inf, and Dominator get mentioned quite a lot by others. Thanks! 😁

Hi there . I has been 2 days I added payment details but still my work is not showing up in redbubble??? So what to do now ?? Please respond me ...

Hello, to view these websites do you need to be registered on them?

Thank you, that was very informative. I am going to keep this in mind for future reference. 😊

what did you use and how did you make the "Let's play" design?

Dope❤

POD is not passive per se, in that you have to put in a lot of work to with designs, etc. But scaling it is pretty passive. In my old business, I knew there were only so many orders I could process a day without hiring employees (which was not of interest), so my income potential (and my energy) topped out pretty quickly. In POD, I do almost the same amount of work whether I get 1 order or 50. Which is darned nice 🙂

I think a lot of the hate comes from jealousy. I've had my moments of feeling 'hate' towards a successful POD designer, then I would just remind myself that they have been doing this longer, and they are just better than me! It's all about effort, work ethic, openness to learning, and time. I think the hate comes mainly from people who have already given up because they weren't willing to do those things. I don't blame them, as many youtubers will lie about how easy this is. The haters probably feel 'duped' into trying it, and may have wasted lots of money doing so.

Great video as usual. I've never used Pinterest but it seems like it may be worth a try.

I enjoy your videos, listening to you talk on these subject and your sense of humor. I appreciate the no music as well.

Some golden nuggets here. Thanks for sharing

Great and informative video about rawpixel!

I have watched your videos and have learned a lot. The people who are criticizing don't know any better. Please continue with your work, there are people who need you 🩵

Very poor quality printing with Gelato..if a quality product is your desire for your customers then I recommend trying another approach.

Please don't take the criticism to heart. Anyone left peevish and wounded by your map videos will also whine in the comments of vids about colorized blueprints, patent schematics and monochromatic Gothic architecture prints (these clearly aren't as "arty" as their papier-mâché hat collection...). My dad put it into perspective for me years ago: "Those who can, do. Those who can't, critique." The rest of us highly appreciative everything you share. While you do what you love, let them sob into their their flour & newspaper fedoras about how hard and non-subjective this all is.

The people who leave negative messages can kick rocks. Your channel has been great for years now. On another note what you can do about the video(s) with poor audio is edit the title to give a heads up to your viewers And lastly, NOBODY has the final say on what is or isnt art. These are the haters and idiots of the world. Keep doing what you're doing💯🎯✔️

Even with the full POD license it only applies to physical items and not digital. Anything digital needs to be modified regardless of the license type. The problem is people are still taking the designs from CF and selling them as digital items. Which is giving even more people access to those designs and is not in compliance with the license agreement.

Internet Trolls.... They are there for the sole purpose of stirring up trouble. Ignore them and do not engage; they are not worth it!

Long time subscriber .. always thought of you as a decent person genuinely trying to help others. I love the content on both your channels.

ignore the moaners and complainers. They'll always find someone to take aim at. It's their hobby. You're videos are great and you're one of the most useful POD YT channels. Always pleased when I see you've posted another video. And yes maps are art - the detail and craft that goes into creating them is the work of an artist.

I love these podcasts. Truely inspiring