10 Things To Know BEFORE Starting Print On Demand

[@GregGottfried]

I hope this video has been helpful! Here are the links mentioned & Table of Contents: Full Print On-Demand Tutorial: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5m5YmRvbtyBZs0 Merch On Demand Application Tips: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYitp3R8nptsaKM Table of Contents: 0:00 Introduction 0:42 Different Types of Print On Demand 2:34 Print On Demand Competition 3:46 Making Top Selling Designs 5:53 Intellectual Property Rules 7:09 Amazon Merch On Demand Application 7:59 Non-Exclusive Print On Demand Websites 8:48 Business License 9:22 Profit Timeframe 10:08 Shiny Object Syndrome 10:36 Paid Advertising for Print On Demand 11:06 Bonus Tip 11:40 Full Print On Demand Tutorial

[@AllTheThingsCreator]

Thanks! Once again, super helpful info!

[@MrRamguerrero22]

Hello Greg, Shimmy Morris did a review video on you. He wants to have an open discussion with you about print-on-demand. I think it is a great idea to share both opinions for the viewers to know.

[@deviriala1900]

I’ve been watching your videos for many years and this Spring I finely decided instead of just talking I was going to start a POD passive business and within a few weeks I made 2 sales!! I’m a legally blind designer so quite honestly if I can do this anybody can!! Thanks for the video.. I look forward to future videos to come!! :)

[@GregGottfried]

That is awesome! Thanks for sharing this, I think it's super helpful for others to see that it truly is a realistic business that works! As always, if you run into any questions at all just let me know!

[@deviriala1900]

Thanks so much. It really is easy to do and even before making any sales I was thoroughly enjoying the entire process of designing and uploading my designs. I do have a few questions. Are there any website recommendations for making and uploading digital artwork passively? And secondly, can you use place it to design and upload books to KDP publishing for books? These are just a few things I’ve been trying to sort out and would appreciate any advise you can give!:) thanks again!

[@GregGottfried]

I agree, it's a business that doesn't come with much stress, deadlines, or strict rules to follow (all the things I've hated about other jobs/businesses lol).. Great questions. My favorite passive POD sites are Amazon Merch On Demand, Redbubble, and Teepublic. Spreadshirt is another one worth mentioning too, smaller but just as good and easy to start selling on. As for placeit, I've never actually ventured into the POD books on their site. I know they do book mockups, but I'm not positive on the actual book contents. I would look into Canva as a potential good designing option for book layouts and such. I hope that helps!

[@deviriala1900]

That’s very helpful thanks!:)

[@TigerChic]

Congratulations!!

[@ZhuldyzUpeshova-sp7no]

I am gonna unsubscribe from all the gurus on KZbin out there and just follow your instructions! I got accepted to Amazon merch on demand by following your videos. You are the best

[@GregGottfried]

That’s awesome 🙌 Congrats on getting in, now the fun starts! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@hannahsalman2530]

The information you provided in this video solved one of my biggest concerns. Thanks, and God bless you.

[@GregGottfried]

Glad it helped!

[@officialdawnrobinson]

Greg, you are so thorough and as a brand new Print On Demand newbie, a channel like yours is EXTREMELY helpful! Thanks for sharing such helpful information. You make it not so scary lol 👍🏽

[@GregGottfried]

I appreciate that! Thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@yourangeluwu7329]

Thank you so much for this video and the tips. I'm 19 years old and I have been trying to start something by myself in order to support me. I took notes of everything in the video, thank you.

[@TamLeAuthentic]

Insightful advice! Will save me months of trial and error!

[@GregGottfried]

Right on! Glad to hear it 👍

[@charlesm.1638]

Wow, I am glad I found your video. I didn’t ever know there was passive print on demand business. I am not looking to get rich but more just looking to make a little extra cash as I was part of the tech layoffs and making less than I was making before getting laid off. Learned about this business type from a recruiter video.

[@GregGottfried]

Awesome to hear you stumbled on this video! Sorry to hear about the layoff. From what I've been hearing, it's a real shame what's been happening. If you run into any questions about print on demand, or online business in general, just let me know 👍

[@charlesm.1638]

@@GregGottfried will do. I will watch your other videos today as well.

[@vinantitejwani5547]

Hey Greg! Have watched a lot of videos on this channel.Gotta say they are extremely valuable!.I have a request for a very useful video idea-The DON'Ts of making a great T-shirt design

[@GregGottfried]

Great suggestion! I'll jot it down in my videos list!

[@vinantitejwani5547]

@@GregGottfried Thanks Greg!

[@Rochelle-mf5wm]

Today is truly a thankful Thursday because I am so thankful that you shared this interesting informative video. Thank you very much. I needed to hear this today.

[@OgemaurenOkafor]

Yes l have been watching you since last year

[@pawninwordsandsoon]

Hey Greg, I have an idea for a topic for a video - the dangers of infringing copyright. I think many people, especially beginners overlook the dangers of it, or are simply not aware something they use might be copyrighted. And there are also people who simply don't care because they think the worst thing that can happen is having their store shut down. Couldn't be further from the truth... I'm currently being sued for copyright infringement for a listing that I don't know if even made ANY sales at all. It feels like my entire life is going down the drain right now. The situation is so surreal that some moments I feel like it's a bad dream and I want to wake up out of it. The lawsuit seeks compensation in the MILLIONS of $. This is one of the so called "SAD scheme lawsuits" that mass-sue online sellers. In the lawsuit I am in there are hundreds of people being sued at once. Look up what "SAD scheme lawsuits" are and maybe make a video about the dangers of infringing copyright.

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks for the suggestion, I've just jotted it down in my video list notes. Dang, sorry to hear you're caught in that. It's frankly bad ethics law firms trying to make money by casting a huge net. The facts of the matter are thy aim for foreign copyright infringement cases and try to get lucky. In my opinion, if you inform them that your listing did not make money, or very little, and remove the listing from your account, I don't think there's much else for you to do. They would have to make the claim in your local court, which would cost them a lot of money to do, and if they know there's no money to be made from your listing, then it doesn't make any sense financially for them to move forward. I think they are trying to find the cases where the listing has made a ton of money and then push forward on those cases, but they cast a massive net to try to find those. I hope that's helpful to know!

[@pawninwordsandsoon]

@@GregGottfried Yes, your response is helpful. They are very unethical and their goal is to extract as much money from settlements as possible. They are aware in most cases judgements can't be enforced, but they rely on the people being sued not knowing their rights and being fearmongered by default judgements in order to make them agree on a settlement. I've already consulted lawyers in my home country and from what I understand I should be safe, however that law firm is very aggressive and keeps insisting on settlement (basically blackmailing me) claiming they will do everything possible to enforce the judgement. Very unpleasant and stressful situation. Even knowing I'm "Safe" their constant threats are very disruptive and cause me stress

[@ruthpospisil9768]

Hi, can you elaborate on what kind of design this was? I'm a bit confused at this point as how to use canva in a safe way for t-shirt design.

[@pawninwordsandsoon]

@@ruthpospisil9768 Canva is safe to use as long as you use combinations of elements. But you can't simply take a single element from Canva and use it for commercial purposes. The design I'm being sued for is 100% custom and my own work, I didn't use Canva or other similar platforms, I designed it from scratch. And as far as I understand they don't even sue me for the design itself, but rather for using a specific word (which is the name of one of their products) in my listing's title. Totally ridiculous and shameless accusations.

[@pawninwordsandsoon]

@@ruthpospisil9768 The design is my custom artwork and I made it from scratch. When it comes to Canva, as long as you use combinations of elements to create your own design, it's fine. But you can't simply take a single element from Canva and use it for your work

[@molliegrinyer-power2931]

Thank you. Very helpful. Do I need to worry about tax if I am selling passively all over the world or do the individual companies pay the VAT and I just have to declare the income I receive through Paypal in my home country. (UK) Thanks

[@sven7736]

Thanks for the mindset tips, would love to see more of those! Also, the last tip (cutting through bs content) is so important. I just watched a ''Greg exposed'' video by an active PoD KZbinr, and he's basically just hating on you for using the passive model while he promotes his active stuff. I hope people realize that he's just using your name to get clicks on his own video.

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you, I'll note that and see what I can add to coming videos about that 👍 I agree, I think everyone has their way of promoting their beliefs, but I don't think it's right to criticize others in an effort to promote your own. I appreciate your take on this, thank you.

Hi Greg, I am planning start in POD and was expecting to learn about files and colors, meaning can I use image files ou just vector files? What about the black color over black shirt, should be removed from the file? Any more tips regarding this kind of production type questions? Thanks in advance.

[@GregGottfried]

Welcome to the world of POD! The best file is a PNG with a transparent background at least 72dpi. Also, I'd avoid putting black designs on black shirts, and the same for white on white. More info in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5m5YmRvbtyBZs0

[@MarkMiller-y2n]

But what is the most profitable print on demand service to use? Like, out of all of them, who has the best sales commission?

[@alama-website]

Best POD KZbinr ❤

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you 🙌

[@プアラニハワイビーチウェア]

I am so happy that I found you! Thank you for providing the valuable info. QUESTION. If I want to sell a few different niched Ts, do you recommend creating different accounts? Or is it okay to sell different niched Ts on the same account? For example, is it okay to have party Ts, golf Ts, cooking Ts, and gardening Ts on the same account? I appreciate your advice!

[@shouryashukla1170]

Thank you Greg...have been watching your videos and they have some great insights. I do have a question though, have been trying to create accounts on various Print-on-Demand websites now. I live and work in The Bahamas and Amazon Merch on Demand while it does let you add an address from The Bahamas, it doesn't accept a Bank account from this country so my account setup doesn't complete. Teepublic lets you use Paypal but even that doesn't let you add a Non-US bank account, although I have been using that account now. Any ideas how to get through these barriers or websites that I can also use to start Print on Demand living outside the US?

[@desireeewers3648]

I watched your other passive POD Tshirts video…when I get to Tee Public… I created an account but going further, I’m unclear if I continue by “create a merch store” or under Artist header click “artist sign up” or just click “upload design” Please advise which is the right path to start before uploading designs and selecting products?

[@joanl3115]

Great video ‼️. How many business people give away tips, processes, encouragement, experience? Much appreciation ‼️

[@GregGottfried]

🙌 Thanks for showing appreciation, I'll keep them coming!

[@ericaleasure4907]

Thank you for creating these videos. They are very helpful and I'm just getting started I know you said the names of the store dosen't matter but would it hurt to use the same name for all three? Thank you again.

[@reneejones7193]

Thanks for another great video!

[@GregGottfried]

Thank you! As always, if you run into any questions just let me know!

[@greywolf4784]

hi, greg. do you also copyright or trademark your own designs in case someone uploads a similar design to yours at a later date and copyrights or trademarks it as theirs and sue you for your designs?

[@casst748]

Hi Greg, thanks for the video. I have a question, what is the best research tool, Merch Informer or USPTO?

[@ShanmathiOfficial-e6b]

Hey Greg, I am pregnant and started making more designs for POD than ever.. Have been following you for years.. I cant seem to believe anyone as no one is transparent like you. What are your thoughts on flipping websites? I guess I would like to give it a try... But would like some advice from your side...

[@nickcolavita8977]

Thanks for the information. Come tax season how do you claim your earnings? Do Amazon and the other POD services provide W9s?

[@douglascasey3141]

Hi Greg, just discovered your channel and am very excited to start. For the 3 sites you mention, if a customer returns their purchase, do the sites debit your account?

[@davefranklin505]

Is there any other websites besides for the 3 you have mentioned that you can upload your work on

[@GregGottfried]

Those are the top performers but Spreadshirt is another good one worth mentioning 👍

[@TahmidRafid-vs4it]

​@@GregGottfried What about Zazzle?

[@davefranklin505]

My only other issue is having to be 18 to sell on Amazon

[@Shanza-686]

Could you kindly provide the names of the free tools utilized for checking trademarks?

[@barry-tsang]

hi Greg, i watched alot of your videos, great videos, wanted to know how many designs you uploaded daily when you first started

[@FLOYD610]

Hello Greg, It's very informative . I wanna ask you how much potential money we can make through this passive business model

[@1stGenHomestead]

The Merch informer website for me doesn’t show the Amazon competition it shows the google results. How do I change that?

[@mdsimone7615]

For merch on demand do i have to change only email and phone number also do i have to change amazon account???

[@deucedoggfa96]

BRAVO!!💪🏾💪🏾

[@GregGottfried]

🙏🙌

[@swapan745]

Please make a video on Zazzle print on demand marketplace 😊😊

[@monstar5603]

Hello sir, I have an account in Kdp book, how will it work in accent print on demand?

[@honeycovin9665]

What about customizable stuff?

[@doclegend3920]

So if I chose to go the Passive route I wouldn’t need my Shopify store anymore ?

[@GregGottfried]

Exactly right 👍

[@doclegend3920]

@@GregGottfried I’m curious to know about print options because some designs call for DTG and others might look better screen printed

[@RFK_71]

Great content as usual…stick to the plan 😎

[@GregGottfried]

Thanks 👍 More POD videos in the works coming soon

[@FLOYD610]

How much potential we can get sale?

[@freddiejonesy6168]

Great video!

[@lukhanyositoto2190]

thanks Greg

[@GregGottfried]

No worries! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍

[@moisesnogs4830]

Thank you i like i am brazil

[@md.sakibhasan9026]

Bangladesh has been completely blocked by March on Demand by Amazon. what can i do now. @help

[@jnralfred5337]

Passive POD is the best..

[@GregGottfried]

Agreed 🙌

[@crazystuff9726]

Not true, u also need a telephone number for Amazon

[@GregGottfried]

That's correct for some regions

[@ashokseebaruth]

🔝

[@GregGottfried]

🙌

[@SuryaCharanteja-r7q]

Love from Indian 🇮🇳

[@32lilbruce]

Someone mentioned about the apprentice level that you start with which only allows for traffic if you promote on social media. Is this true and how do you get out of an apprentice account?

[@GregGottfried]

I’ll make a video this week explaining it 👍

[@monstar5603]

Hello sir, I have an account in Kdp book, how will it work in accent print on demand?