Exposing Print on Demand Gurus Strategies

[@shimmymorris1]

UPDATE: I’d place Dylan in the “HELL NO” category

[@monikatamasi2717]

Can you explain why?

[@monikatamasi2717]

Can you explain why?

[@akamrb1ue]

I had a call with one of her assistants for the course. He asked for $12,000 on the phone that day for the full course if I signed up and paid that day. Otherwise, it was $15,000! Not much catches me by surprise anymore these days, but I was at a loss for words for a good solid two minutes. He thought my video froze because I was silent and still. Lol

[@VictoriaGates]

@@monikatamasi2717 Shes got a bad rep if you look deep into reviews on Google and Reddit. Apparently shes a scammer offering basic info at extortion prices.

[@lmlitz72]

@@monikatamasi2717 Are you serious?

[@Carolyn87]

I have several I’d love to see on here. 1. Starla Moore 2. Wholesale Ted 3. Brand Creators 4. C.U Online 5. Etsy Consultant 6. Hannah Gardener 7. SimplyPOD with Mandy 8. Tim Koa 9. Hannah Ebeling

[@aaronyoung8716]

Wholesale Ted is good I listen to her content and she has good videos.

[@adelefarmer629]

Oh god etsy consultant 🙄 every single video " get to 100 listings, one a day, have good pictures, get to 100 listings, one a day, have good pictures, get to 100 listings, one a day, have good pictures". On repeat. every single. . Video. I dont know how he doesn't bore himself. And then he always bitches about other channels and they're "not like him, he's the real deal". If you have to repeat that youre the real deal it's a problem. Don't trust him. He's not someone I would go for a pint with.

[@jerrytarus]

WTF 😂😂😂 Do we all watch the same creators 😍😍😍 Actually if you are good with picking gems of information from each creator you wouldn't spend a coin on a course.

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you!!! I think a round 2 will be happening!

[@rashipp4982]

@@adelefarmer629 who?

[@DetourShirts]

Wow! God Tier! You are way too nice. I think I'm more "Should Try" only because I think a GOD should make you a lot more than I am making but yes, I am pretty transparent. You are pretty spot on with my strategy. Thanks for including me in your video man.

[@shimmymorris1]

Course!! Honestly you got there because your videos are next level helpful!

[@KetoFitChef]

I may be biased because you’re one of the channels I leaned on when starting my POD journey, but for all of your knowledge and the clear honest way you break things down, I think Shimmy got it right.

[@sarahainsworth9539]

Juna you have been placed where you should be 💯

[@WolfeJAM]

And Juna’s response, 💯% confirms why he's sat next to Chris Heckman who should be on a Cloud ☁️ above this Chart!!! (BTW)

[@Stunnaz84]

Juna and Chris are doing the lords work, can't get any more transparent than how they're doing it, and Chris releasing a behemoth 21 hour straight course absolutely free on KZbin lol

[@lizziemoo2502]

Hi Shimmy, FYI - Dylan's course is $2,500 without coaching but it can cost more than 5K-10K with unlimited coaching (depending on the length of time you choose). The reason why I know is I was one of her students. In my opinion, her course is good if you like driving your own traffic through social media (which I don't like to do) and if you have a handmade business (she's really good with strategies on that because her shop is handmade). I have a print on demand shop and I struggle mostly with design and her course focuses mainly on how to run a business as a whole and they don't teach you how to design, etc...If someone is new to print on demand, and have a limited budget, I recommend Cassiy Johnson, Heather Studio and Simply Shawna (you didn't mention Shawna here but she's great) for free content. I agree with you, I would NOT spend that kind of money on a course on etsy.

[@ifeifesi]

Cassiy Johnson actually gained momentum for her shop by using trademarked items like Disney etc so her success was not done honestly and certainly she isn't one to emulate.

[@shimmymorris1]

Gosh yes that’s a ludicrous amount of for a course!!!

[@rashipp4982]

@@ifeifesi BINGO SHIMMY!!! see...

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Wow. That's not cool charging that amount, 🤬 I agree.

[@SCWynne-ie1ey]

Simply Shawna is wonderful!

[@stephstephatron2887]

Juna is so generous with his content here on yt, good vibes

[@shimmymorris1]

Totally!

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you so much

[@brookd007]

I've learned a lot watching his channel!

[@maryhardy6468]

@@shimmymorris1just grab a ton of his downloads yesterday. Ready to dig in and grow.

[@rachelfelker9900]

Shimmy I had to come back here just to thank you. My husband randomly saw this video & sent it to me, and we were like “why arnt we following this guy & the God tier already?” which led to us binge watching Chris’s 21 hour Ecom course this weekend. It was infinitely better than a $1200 course we’d bought from someone not even on your list. We’re now massive fans of you & Chris, thanks for the new path you set us on!

[@shimmymorris1]

Woohoo! I’m so happy! Yea Chris is awesome!! We just partnered up for the Print on Demand Hub community ☺️☺️

[@Hamskywal7811]

And because of your comment ,I found Chris .Thank you 😊

[@shijilkumar]

00:02 Evaluating Print on Demand strategies on KZbin 02:14 Quality designs are crucial for success in print on demand business 06:27 Shopify offers unlimited potential for growth and profit 08:29 Comparison of strategies between Juno and Ryan 13:01 Consider Etsy as a 'should try' due to issues with suspensions and customer support. 15:08 Different guru strategies for print on demand 19:06 Consider exploring the content of the guru and their teaching methods before investing in an expensive course. 20:47 Focus on building a proper business with Print on Demand strategies 24:17 Ranking of e-commerce platforms for business

[@stephstephatron2887]

Philip is also incredibly generous with his content and process of creation

[@shimmymorris1]

💯

[@amandapanda10111]

I agree and he always going over niches. I like his new videos on using ideogram

[@yoyoyo3439]

Could you maybe make a video on what tasks or things that must be done daily to keep up with the shop? Is it only about the marketing aspect + making more design. A good day of what can be done to increase success would really help understand the workload, thank you!

[@GamieFor]

She should be put at HELL NO! All the comments on Reddit were true! She's charging $3500 for her course which is not worth a penny! Wasted my $3500!!!

[@shimmymorris1]

I thought it was $2500 or was that the last course... Feel free to email, i'd love to hear your story.

[@livechilllife]

I thought it was $9000?

[@lizziemoo2502]

@@shimmymorris1 $2500 is for lifetime access to her video courses (which you can view with no expiration date). It goes up if you want unlimited coaching for a limited time. For example, $6K for 10 weeks of unlimited coaching, etc...

[@shimmymorris1]

6k!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

[@krisdugan]

me too. The free videos are worth more than what you pay for her class. she' does help, but i think that's where she makes her money.

[@onTargett]

Hi Shimmy, Thank you kindly for creating this video. I have been very concerned about who I should be following lately. I appreciate your time and efforts that you've put into place to research these people. You are honest and straight-forward with your opinions. You have answered a lot of concerns that I’ve had regarding a lot of these people. Also, reading the thread of comments from other people on your channel has brought forth more information and eliminated some POD gurus that I’ve been wondering about as well. I’m looking forward to watching the upcoming round 2 of Exposing POD gurus strategies.

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you! Appreciate the support!

[@P-Funk69]

I like Joe and I have to say honestly that he’s really improved over time. Years ago I didn’t like his content as much bc it was too salesy and aggressive for my taste, but now over time I like it a lot. He’s softened in his delivery and I am taking his free printify course and paid for an inexpensive course for fb ads. I find him to be a great teacher and paces himself well. I think his strategy is worth considering to not rely on marketplaces etc.

[@SpeedbirdHeavy]

He's very good but he has a stubborn streak that causes him to say silly things at times. Like his constant dissing of Etsy, even though he hasn't tried it. The reasons he gives are just what he's heard others say, and largely untrue.

[@shimmymorris1]

Nice!! Ye he does have good content

[@mkingscott]

​@shimmymorris1 I was put off him as he always says, "Don't sell t-shirts with silly sayings on" and then he did a video for Kittl using their slogan generator on... yup, t-shirts. EDIT: I did pay for Joe's course, about $500, and it does have good content, but said content is now freely available, albeit for t-shirts, but you can apply the same principles to the sort of products Joe sells.

[@Karen.c.h]

I’d like to know more about FB ads. Thanks will check him out

[@LaurieJohnson-w9u]

​@SpeedbirdHeavy I agree with you about him being stubborn. I've stopped watching him. Some content was good, but tends to repeat the same course

[@motorwerks]

Do you mind adding the names/channel names for each person mentioned to your description? I know I can pause after each name and search for them but it would be easier to just tap on each one. Thanks for the video, very very helpful!

[@DavosJamos]

Could the description be updated to include links to the chsnnels featured please?

[@SCWynne-ie1ey]

I love, Juna! He’s so generous with his information and knowledge.

[@shimmymorris1]

💯

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you so much

[@suzanne6869]

Do a part 2 please, thank you for all the work you do when you could just focus on your own business 😊

[@shimmymorris1]

for sure! thank you

[@neilpearce]

Loved watching Chris Heckman's course, and it's free! I'm almost ready to launch my own Shopfiy store due to his course!

[@Rungman]

Did you launch already? How’s everything going?

[@woodcrafterinyourpocket8640]

What about Starla Moore - Handmade Alphas? Where does she fit into your rankings? She does Etsy.

[@P-Funk69]

She doesn’t do as much with pod really but she’s great.

[@shimmymorris1]

I’ll check her content out

[@Stunnaz84]

Starlas is extremely transparent she and her husband will tell you the course price straight up and with 30 days money back

[@debbienorton4310]

@@P-Funk69 I follow Starla and I'm pretty sure she has a POD shop on Etsy now, sells hoodies and shirts and other items.

[@sarahalqennah701]

I am in Dylan’s course and her strategy is not only for POD. Her thing is helping students building a business starting with Etsy then she helps graduating Etsy if we choose to be independent on Shopify. Her strategy works for any type of ecommerce business. I don’t say the course is the best, the coaching part is very frustrating to be honest because they are all over the place and you don’t get one person to answer your questions. You get 4-5 coaches and each one of them have a different style so you end up more confused… But honestly the amount of information they have in the course is amazing. She teaches how to find trends and what type of products you need to add to your shop then the pricing strategy in phases. I think the course itself is worth it but coaching is not

[@rachaelwelch123]

Hi! I’m a Dylan student too :) I’m sorry you didn’t love the coaching, to me it was the best part! But yes I agree that she teaches so much more than Etsy, she teaches BUSINESS, which is pretty awesome

[@sarahalqennah701]

@@rachaelwelch123 I am a complete beginner and I didn’t have a shop or an idea of what to sell. I talked to her before joining the course and asked about that part specifically she said they will help me find my ideal customer and things to sell but that is not true. They just gave me general ideas and nothing for me to start with. I am really disappointed. 2.5 months into the program and I’m still scrambling. I feel like this course is designed for people who already have a handmade business and want to grow it. Not for beginners. I politely sent them my feedback hopefully they can change something

[@gavkinn]

Thanks, Shimmy this is awesome. I'm 69 and have just started out on RB, TP, Society6, and Zazzel. I've been doing t-shirts and patterns for the past four months. I'm happy you have Juna up top I trust him. Can you do one on Mey Aroyo I love her honesty.

[@nicole4dance]

Philip, Juna are my all time go-to channels, love their professionalism and kindness so much. Also, make a round2- Shawna, Mandy, Hannah, and Christina (CU Online) are also wonderful ladies to learn from! And I guess, we pretty much like you too ;-) 😀

[@CeylonThreads]

What do you think about Fourth Wall as a POD alternative to printify/gelato etc

[@kruisinwagen]

what are your thoughts on hybrid platforms like fourthwall?

[@shimmymorris1]

I am planning a video about that. Stay tuned!

[@Paul-yk7ds]

This video was genuinely so helpful. I really appreciate that you'd openly share and discuss these other teachers who are essentially your "competitors." I personally came into the POD space through Joe Robert's content. I've really agreed with his strategy of Shopify + social media, and it also made sense to me that selling higher-priced products (not t-shirts) could make it easier to be profitable with paid ads. But now that I know about you and Chris Heckman, I'll have to dig deeper into how both of you make paid traffic work with t-shirts, too. In any case, I'm with you on building your own brand/store. I sold a previous online business, and it was the best thing that ever happened to me financially.

[@shimmymorris1]

oh awesome!! yea we do t-shirts as they're the most scalable and the profit margins are really fine with them

[@P-Funk69]

Simply pod with Mandy is pretty good too.

[@shimmymorris1]

I’ll add to the list

[@P-Funk69]

@@shimmymorris1 what’s nice about Mandy and Shawna as well as cassiy is that they address the emotional hurdles around starting this type of business and the tenacity you need to succeed. This is something that many you tubers forget about, but it is essential for the process to reach your goals. I was a teacher myself so I appreciate that these people make mention of this, mindset, overcoming hurdles, etc, bc success in business isn’t just abt following the steps, it’s also about challenging your own demons and insecurities when stuff gets hard and figuring out a way around them. I don’t think is a coincidence that these you tubers are women also.

[@livechilllife]

I like her too

[@ART-ificial]

Absolutely, one of the best for sure!!

[@brandond2868]

Going with Shopify and FB ads option. Do you feel its hard to compete with the Temu's out there selling similar shirts for half the price?

[@shimmymorris1]

Not at all. I don’t even think about Temu.

[@sukisyo7]

You forgot the most important one ECOM KING. He's the biggest ecommerce youtuber & the first channel to post those full 5+ hour courses on KZbin, which was normally only available thru paid courses. Other channels followed him & did free full courses but he started the trend.

[@Bigcurt1963]

Hi, Does Wholesale Ted rate at all?, I know she does lots of other videos about making money online.

[@suchetamukherjee5548]

Shimmy you should add Shawna , she shares good tips about selling on etsy. I do follow all of them . But your analysis is an eye opener. Thanks

[@P-Funk69]

Agreed. I think Shawna has surpassed cassiy in quality in my opinion since cassiy blew up.

[@shimmymorris1]

Oh awesome il check out her stuff

[@Bekind95]

@@shimmymorris1 Shawna is in a word "Amazing".

[@chelseadepetro1312]

Love Shawna. The perfect balance of practical application and motivational content.

[@makim4199]

Agreed. Shawna's content is very "actionable" and perfect for a beginner. It makes sense that she'd be great at teaching POD since she was a teacher. She kinda feels like a POD big sister which I love.

[@AnotherTaco.YesPlease]

Thank you for your video! I'm just starting out, no shop yet, but something weird happened to me looking around (as a shopper) on Etsy last week. I went on the website, looked at two t-shirts from the same seller and the next shirt I tried to look at went to a page that gave me a message like 'You have visited too many products (?, can't remember the exact word) lately'. Wish I would have screen shot it. The message came up twice, once again after I looked at mugs or something else. I thought to myself "Why would a company selling ANYTHING try to drive clients away." Really blew my mind and made me wonder about even using them at all. Not sure I will.

[@orriben]

You mention the issues of Etsy vs. Amazon. Is there no value to creating and uploading to both sites? Or is it too much work to upload... I figure since you're doing the designs anyway why not try both and see what works better? What would you suggest?

[@BeInspiredByPrettyThings]

Jay's Way is my favorite. But Juna and Philip are super! One topic I'd love to see you tackle is, selling personalized shirts vs general audience. I'm starting to think Etsy is better for custom stuff. It seems I'm coming to a fork in the road with the platform I want to really pursue

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes I think personalised on Etsy is the way to go

[@jen3849]

Hello Custom is working on an integration with Amazon - will give Etsy a run for their money! I also love Jay's Way! He's going to be one of the teachers for the Hello Custom/Amazon integration.

[@MikeFraczek]

HelloCustom and Jesse Teaches seem to have great strategies. Could you look into reviewing them in Round 2?

[@ChristopherKretz]

I second Jay. However, you may have trouble finding his KZbin videos because he only just started doing them more. I have been utilizing his tips and coaching since 2020 when he and RJ had a mastermind with someone else.

[@MichaelKalogeras-in6ku]

Hi Shimmy, I was interested in knowing about WholesaleTed, Sarah, she talks about Shopify with Printify, ptint on demand, but im not sure, I like her, but need to know more, can you include her if you do a part 2 of this video? Thank you.

[@zeprools]

Great video, thanks. Fwiw I got suspended from Etsy for no reason, and I hadn't even opened a store yet. Can you profile Wholesale Ted? She seems very good at this as well.

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes for sure!

[@sea_low7627]

Thanks. I like this video as I'm trying to figure out passive and getting out of amazon tier 10 as well as maybe who to learn from if later next year if I'm on a stage 2 and move to start a shopify store.

[@toddkeilholtz2861]

Shimmy, I've been following one of your lower ranking sellers for a few years now. This was actually a little heartbreaking, but eye opening as well. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't making any headway in sales, and was just trusting the process. After your video though it made perfect sense. I have lost so much time doing the wrong thing. I really appreciate your transparency and you've definitely just gained a new subscriber and follower. I'm going to hit your videos hard, I have a lot of catching up to do. Thanks man.

[@Natronic]

For me, Dylan is actually the one I feel I have learned the most from. I have watched most of the Etsy-based creators and would say she has the most scrappy, clever, and aggressive strategies out of the bunch in my opinion (although I still love Cassiy, Heather, and others). I have not bought her course so I can't speak on that, but I do know that she focuses heavily on scaling your business very quickly so that you are hiring out everything and making 6 figures fast, so I think some people buying the course may not realize that and are looking for a different kind of business strategy advice? Does feel very expensive still though.

[@shimmymorris1]

oh awesome, good to know!

[@MsDaniJay]

I started Jordan Brown's 18 hour ecom course, but I haven't finished it yet. I was intrigued by it because I hadn't seen someone post something like that before. I'm curious about your thoughts on him.

[@shimmymorris1]

I’ve watched some of it. It’s cool. Chris came out with one too which I think is a lot better and more pod focused

[@MsDaniJay]

@@shimmymorris1 Cool, thanks for the response!

[@magdthekiller5130]

I would love to check their channels, is it possible to put their channel links in the description?

[@secobaairways4585]

Whether the people mentioned are good or bad I think the least that should be done is to include a link to their channel.

[@kacey3652]

I found them by typing in their names into youtube's search bar.

[@shimmymorris1]

Ye I can… but also a simple search of their name and they’ll pop up too ☺️

[@scollins4436]

No, Alex's strategy is to steal from people who have really good ideas and flood that market niche. I don't think I've ever heard him come up with an original idea. I put him at a never tier and that goes for anyone stealing an idea and makes a hundred variations little different from the original and calling it their own. He basically destroying the person who came up with the original concept. What a nice guy. I also disagree about anyone using Ai to create t-shirts unless it's a variation of their original artwork.

[@dan-dv2tn]

It's called business. You move slow, you'll get left behind. It's not about being first, it's about doing it right with respect to your driving incentives, e.g good product Vs profit... Etc people should expect competition. Amazon's own branded goods, are from doing the same thing!!! Stealing profitable ideas.

[@scollins4436]

@@dan-dv2tn There is a big difference from seeing a great idea and using aspects of the concept in a different way than just taking someones idea and stealing all of their customers. If you think that just stealing an idea and stealing customers is great for you then you may want to reconsider, because one day you could find yourself in a lawsuit that could cost you a lot of money. Be original, get a trade mark, get a copyright and warn anyone who decides to infringe on your product. If they don't listen sue them for all of the money they were making off of your product plus damages to your product brand. Never lie, never steal, never think that you are better then the guy who came up with the original idea. Never take advantage of anyone. If you do it will cost you sooner or later.

[@pat4005]

Yes, I completely agree about AI. It should be banned because of the theft of people's original art under the guise of "training" the developer's software. But I have to disagree about the idea or concept use. Ideas are NOT able to become registered with the US Copyright Office. And there is a good reason for that. Anyone can have an idea. Whether the act on it, or not, and if they do a terrible job at expressing their idea or a great one, they cannot gate-keep an "idea" or concept and do not own it. IP (Intellectual Property) on the other hand, is tangible, and can be registered with the US Copyright Office, so that if it is copied or misused and abused by a lazy thief, the artist or Copyright holder can demand their copied work be deleted from a store or platform and go after monetary compensation. There would be no competition in any products if gate-keeping of ideas was somehow enforced, which would not be even possible. Everything we use everyday started as an idea. Cars, furniture, clothing, cell phones, airplanes, films, recipes, books, paint colors, etc., the list is endless and all these things started with an idea. Many people have ideas, but don't develop them, or do so poorly. No industry, whether it is a product or service, can grow without people building upon past ideas and coming up with new ones that they and others add their own take onto it. I do hate when people are lazy and cheap and outright steal other artist's, designer's and companies' IP, but as I said earlier, that is a Copyright theft.

[@pamelaviciksmith]

This was very helpful as I was considering signing up for Dylan’s program. What about Luna Vega? Any insights on her?

[@SpudMonkey815]

Hi shimmy great content. I requested to join your skool community, received an email to confirm and received the images but it’s still says membership pending on the app…

[@shimmymorris1]

Thanks! I get to all the requests about once per week :D

[@SpudMonkey815]

@@shimmymorris1 I see, sorry I didn’t know if something went wrong on my end lol thanks!

[@syleshsuresh562]

Is there any video that you have which is full tutorial from creating store, ads and everything?

[@mkingscott]

Great video, Shimmy - thanks for taking the time to do it. Glad to see Chris up in God Tier, makes an upcoming decision easier... 👍

[@shimmymorris1]

Good to hear!!! Hopefully that was a WeScale decision haha. If so I’ll see you there ☺️

[@mkingscott]

@@shimmymorris1 How did you guess? 😉

[@jen3849]

Me 75! If I get the last spot 😂

[@KetoFitChef]

Do you have a video on starting a Spotify shop from start to finish? I’ll look again, but I haven’t found it so far.

[@shimmymorris1]

a Shopify shop? Not yet on KZbin. In our community I do. I'll be adding something to KZbin in the future

[@eurekaelephant2714]

Ps Shimmy, how have you managed to make that amount of $$ since Jan, in a costs of living crisis? Do you have a link? Im genuinely interested, because I just starting up, and obviously I am worried about the elephant in the room - people are cutting back on unnecessary expenditure.

[@shimmymorris1]

I guess people will always buy T-shirts no matter the living crisis.

[@mfscpa]

Eye opening. Thank you!! Being able to sell your biz with Shopify caught my ears for sure. Great tip.

[@MarianelaHernandez-l6b]

Hi, so interesting. I paid that amount too for Dylan course and I was thinking about coaching but hell no, that’s too much money that my Shop is not making. What do you think about Starla Moore?

[@ShaikhaInk]

All the one you put on top I’m following them plus you , good stuff, should try I follow few of them … I was with Shopify but then switched to my own website, how do you advertise your shop? Google or fb ads?

[@shimmymorris1]

Oh nice! Facebook ads mainly

[@roybrady8434]

What do you think bout Wholesale Ted..? I’m interested in POD just trying to find the right way to start. Specially, right now financially is tough to get started.

[@shimmymorris1]

i'm going to add her to the next one :D

[@ProfitCatalystSynergy]

Hello Shimmy, thanks for sharing this. Please provide the names and/ or the channel links for the top two tiers' people. I am subscribed to a few but not all of them.

[@shimmymorris1]

I mention all the names. I’ll add links tomorrow. But for now you can search their names and all their stuff shows up

[@steveketts5908]

Hi Shimmy I'm in the UK and want to start Shopify but I want to target the US. When I go to set up a store Shopify tell me about tax and obligations and other things with not living there. Help please🙌

[@shimmymorris1]

you don't need to pay US tax. Set the store up like normal, and you can change it to dollars and whatnot after

[@steveketts5908]

@@shimmymorris1 great thanks Shimmy. great videos by the way.

[@Stunnaz84]

I've been doing at the print on demand game since January watched probably thousands of hours on the subject you're the first one naming names... I need to see this lol

[@shimmymorris1]

Enjoy!

[@jen3849]

@Stunnaz84 He'll save you A LOT of time! I wish I had this info when I started 🤗

[@Stunnaz84]

@@jen3849 too late for me also... 😔

[@simonc4077]

I appreciated this video a lot! :-) I've been flip flopping between various content creators on here as I study, and honestly Im not yet familair with any of them enough to know what their specific strategy is. If I could make a suggestion though. In future edits, perhaps you could put the full names on the videos, perhaps under their pictures, or on the screen when youre talking about a specific creator. Failing that, links in the description to each creator would be amazing. Im not sure familiar with their full names or what their channels are called, and so anything to make it easier to go search for their content 🙂 Cheers!

[@LordJamesHanyuSmith]

I'm curious to see where you rank Christina (C.U. Online) on this scale. I'm currently working on designs, preparing to start my store at the beginning of the year. I've mainly been watching Chris Heckman and Christina for guidance. I just discovered your stuff, today. This is only my second video of yours after watching your review of Greg. So, now I'm curious to see where Christina ranks with your scale.

[@shimmymorris1]

She’s awesome!!

[@KarenHill-x3n]

Dylan’s course is $5000 plus for extra 1-1. That is a hell of a lot of Etsy Sales to get. 😮

[@shimmymorris1]

Ye that’s crazy!

[@jen3849]

The reason you are getting various reports for her course is she has a typical high ticket sales model and you have to call in. Based on your resources during that discovery call you get an offer that "fits" your situation 😉

[@beataberces4918]

„I like my strategy“- at the end was this sentence funny 😂thank you for this analysis, it gave me more clarity who I can trust by following

[@shimmymorris1]

thanks for watching! haha

[@discoveramerica8097]

Wow M your newbie I love you channel I'm trying to start print on demand but still not learn Can you tell me how i can make the design? What is mochcup? I'm really confused Do you have video there is i can learn from scratch Thanks

[@CindySimpson-h8o]

Thank you, Shimmy! I love this content.

[@mariagonzalez3035]

Thinking about switching from Etsy to Shopify because I liked the experience and I liked the freedom it gived you. Can you explain the Shopify fees when it comes to sales? Everyone knows Etsy charges its fees plus the 20 cents per listing per sale. I think Shopify has something similar to this right?

[@shimmymorris1]

Ye there’s very small fees. A percentage plus a little cent And when you get paid via PayPal there’s also a small PayPal fee

[@mariagonzalez3035]

@shimmymorris1 thank you! Is there any kind of profit calculator you use for Shopify or do you do the math breakdown yourself?

[@nic8834]

@@shimmymorris1 Is it worth it to pay these fees to Shopify, rather than building your own website with integrated shopping tools?

[@HeraclesWeb3]

Hi mate I am in the UK and trying to start my first POD business, this is all new to me and im finding things a bit of a struggle. Is there any way that I can contact you directly and possibly get a little bit of guidance please 🙏🏻

[@alienlife3215]

I wish you have done this video two weeks ago before I signed up for Dylan’s course and paid $2,000 for her “Strategies”. The course is not bad , but there’s no guidance after watching hours and hours of videos. I feel like her course is more suited for handmade Etsy shops, though they do have successful POD students as well. The unlimited coaching calls are around $7,000-$8,000 😂.

[@shimmymorris1]

Holy shit that’s an insane amount of money 8000!!!! If it’s been 2 weeks surely you can refund no?

[@user-pl9wg5gc5i]

@@shimmymorris1no refunds from first second she will send you to collections if you stop payments

[@boundbywordsblog]

​@shimmymorris1 lol I doubt it. According to more than 20+ people I've seen on the Etsy subreddit, she's sent almost everyone to collections when they've tried to pull out. She's a god tier SCAM ARTIST.

[@alienlife3215]

@@shimmymorris1 You can’t get a refund. They make you sign a pile of documents for it. It’s very scary!

[@juliamascardo638]

@@shimmymorris1 She does not permit refunds, no. I believe that the company she has who runs credit checks on potential students and handles the financing options also is the company that does her collections (although I don't know if they handle the court filings to recoup the money). The whole bit about not sharing the price of her course online (except for her "how to set up an Etsy shop" $1000 Quickstart) and the aggressive sales tactics with her "free call" remind me a lot of timeshare pitches. But because I enjoy data analysis, I was able to take videos that she shared on Instagram/KZbin/Facebook, comments from her students, and looking over her students' shops and actually piece together the key things she loves to promote from her course (7 types of products was accidentally shared on an IG live; FB strategy can be figured out by looking at the pages for her students; aggressive pricing strategy can be pieced together by observing her students' shops; etc.). It probably took me about 20 hours over the course of a year to put it all together, but that was a much better investment than the $3000 course for me!

[@Katsmom6]

Simply Shawna has a good channel centered around building a POD business on Etsy. She’s a former teacher so she has a great teaching style. I tried Dylan’s channel but wasn’t into her style of teaching. I want to say it comes off as less informative - like gives small tidbits as a way to get you to buy her course whereas Cassie and Shawna give you essentially everything you need to know to do what they have done. I applied all of their info and was able to do almost $300k revenue in my first full year. In order to make 6 figures I need to double that and I am trying. It’s definitely not easy 😅I’m starting a Shopify now based on your advice. I’m clueless about Facebook and advertising strategies though. Are there professionals who can do this? I have no idea where to start. I don’t have a social media presence.

[@Stunnaz84]

You mean 7 figures? Lol

[@Katsmom6]

@@Stunnaz84 I mean in order for me to personally profit 6 figures, I need to bring in about $600,000 in revenue. Not 7 figures. I did about $300,000 in revenue last year (my first full year). This year I need to double it. I am on track to but it’s not guaranteed. I still need to keep up my momentum and effort.

[@Katsmom6]

@@Stunnaz84 to be clear, if I do $600,000 this year, I will make between $120,000-$150,000 (excluding sales and things like fees for canva, Kittl, mockups and taxes). That’s my goal for this year. My profit margin is between 20 and 30 percent at the moment, depending on the product. I keep my prices competitive, and I run ads and sales often. This is on Etsy only. This year, I will have spent less on mockups as I’m now fully stocked with a large variety. I do plan to increase my ads budget though as we approach Q4. 7 figures would be nice. I’m not sure how realistic that is for me but I’m hoping that adding a Shopify store will help me increase my income.

[@Stunnaz84]

@@Katsmom6 that's awesome hoping I can do that this year or next

[@Katsmom6]

@@Stunnaz84 you definitely can. Don’t give up. I wanted to so many times. Even this week lol

[@slowlifeineurope]

Thank you, Shimmy! If it's going to be a round 2, I'm really interested in Wholesale Ted. Thank you.

[@robynlatorre7044]

You forgot simply Shawna and starla Moore! Both are fantastic teachers for etsy

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes! True

[@albamariedesigns]

I agree Starla and Shawna are fantastic. Caring and legitimately doing what they teach.

[@recember]

Thanks for making this video. I was overwhelmed. Everyone has different ideas and suggestions

[@marcososa1986]

do you need to create an LLC for a shopify store?

[@shimmymorris1]

no.

[@FernandaNasrin]

I appreciate you for sharing this, excellent!

[@raqoon9270]

Can someone share the names of these Channels for me so I can check them out.?🙏🏼 can’t seem to find them😅

[@shimmymorris1]

I named them all in the video :D

[@JessicaHarrap]

absolutely incredible info! thank you so much

[@GaryPlaylistDJs]

Are there links to the guys mentioned in the videos or even full names to save me rewinding thanks - lazy Gary :-)

[@IslamOnline-wv1pr]

Shimmy please make a video about fourtwall. Is it worth doing it. They are natively connected with printful. please make a video or answer this question. how's their quality

[@nikos-giorgos]

Serious question here, if you could(or would) share, How long did it take you to start making good money just from your pod business, after you were serious about it and put in the work and hours needed?

[@shimmymorris1]

3 weeks to make some money, but that was with ads. Would be significantly longer without. Around 3 months to make something that can replace a 9-5

[@Fmi700]

I had a call with her people recently it is 5,000 and up. The 5,000 is only for 6 months. If you want more training it can go as high as 10,000.

[@CaitlynHasenkopf]

The 2 people that I watch every week are Kara and Starla Moore. They go live every week and give an update on what’s going on with Etsy, and answer any questions people have. Which I like because I’m horrible at keeping up

[@shimmymorris1]

nice!

[@AlysonAsami]

Scott Voelker/Brand Creators I would say is god tier because he actually focuses on creating a sustainable business that’s not focused on chasing trends, and teaches good ol’ email marketing which everyone should be doing anyway but most of them don’t. Definitely include him in the next one.

[@shimmymorris1]

I'll look into them :D

[@ART-ificial]

I felt let down when you put Juna in Should try section, but then you moved him to the God section and put a smile on my face :)

[@LL-ex1gp]

You always have the best content. Did you see your videos are in the back of a segment on CNBC talking about Etsy sinking like a ship? It was cool to see you there!

[@colleencourt6203]

Jay de Souza with Jay’s way is really good as well.

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes!!! I forgot

[@hebbiederman]

I'd put Ryan at the top. He covers everything! All aspects of the business. And he's completely transparent. Also he doesn't just focus on trends. He talks about evergreen niches too, which is what he focuses on.

[@shimmymorris1]

Interesting !

[@alibaig8146]

Are you referring to Ryan Hogue?

[@A1SMOOTH]

Rock you brand does Etsy and building brand to take to Shopify email marketing

[@shimmymorris1]

Cool

[@graceshelby8063]

Great and entertaining video! Please do one on Kerry Egeler and Adrian Vonarx. Their podcast/youtube videos are very informative, no gate keeping!

[@urmymotivation-fp6rw]

Great Shimmy - thanks. I'm gonna lookup a few of these guys that I haven't yet seen. I wish you'd add the guy at 'Etsy Mentor' (George?) if you do this again. He's similar to you in that he's a real straight-forward guy. At least, that's my take.

[@shimmymorris1]

I’ll look him up

[@Andreinaperezr]

Hello, this content is spectacular. I am Latina and although my first language is not English, it is super clear. I want to ask you if these strategies are for beginners or for people who are on a path in Print of Demand. I understand that the Shopify store is heaven but it requires financial strength and a lot of study for someone starting out who would like to start generating soon. Could you make a video with this methodology with strategies for beginners? Thanks

[@CandaceDesignedStore]

Yay!! I am so glad you did this! Just what I needed this morning. I was really dragging today and I don't like coffee, but this helped me get going. Love, love Juna!!

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you!! Appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@user-pl9wg5gc5i]

Second hell no to Dylan. The course is complete rip off

[@Karen.c.h]

I would have put anyone as aggressively pushing an outrageously expensive course in the hell to the no.

[@alisonlangridge7431]

Can you list who these people are please and their surnames?

[@e-niche]

It would be nice if we had links to the channels, great video...

[@shimmymorris1]

i made sure to name them so people could search and find them if they wanted

[@pubgiant24]

any of the above that have thumbnails like "make 10k a month with mugs" should auto be hello no

[@shimmymorris1]

Gotta have some viral videos lol

[@jerrytarus]

I'd also totally agree with your ranking, except that you have been a bit not generous with Joe Robert. He deserves the top rank since he's also been in the business for long, albeit not sharing a lot about his shops, his designs on metal prints is a recent niche, if you check out his previous videos he's been sharing a lot of POD advice on Tshirts. Glad to see Cassiy in the list, I literally stumbled upon her channel when she was only 1000 subs old. Now a top voice o Etsy.

[@shimmymorris1]

It was mainly about their current strategies. And personal opinions. I’m not the biggest fan of metal signs. I don’t think they’re that scalable. That’s why. He’s got great content though

[@simonc4077]

One question if I may. Being Uk based, would you say all these creators are fully relevant to the UK market? Does it metter these days with everything beiong so global? Or would you suggest there are specific things Brits/Europeans might consider? Cheers

[@P-Funk69]

lol why is this so satisfying if you watch a lot of pod KZbin

[@shimmymorris1]

Haha

[@Justin_W]

I love this, thanks! 1 person I would add is Starla Moore. She's got a lot of great Etsy content. I will have to go back and take notes on the people you've mentioned Shimmy! 😅 Too bad they weren't listed in the description, but there are plenty of good reasons not to have.

[@shimmymorris1]

I'll be putting Starla Moore in part 2 :D

[@FedSher]

This girl grom New Zealand, Wholesale Ted... I've watched her a lot. Probably a good one for Part II 🤝

[@shimmymorris1]

ye i'll add her :D

[@skamelonline]

Another quick question... in your paid Skool hub ... are you actually going to be running it and be live in the sections you are saying so because its common to hand off these programs and hubs when they take up time from people. So want to know before paying a lot per month that you will actually continue to run it. Thanks. Genuine question 😊

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes 100% I spend about 3-4 hours in it every day ☺️

[@kaz153m]

I'm curious - out of 100 people how many are frustrated at how long it takes to get traction with POD.

[@charles120001]

Great analysis. I liked your video on "Exposing This KZbinrs Print on Demand Business"

[@lishol7]

Since coming across this video, I have 2 new faves! Simply Shawna and Jesse Teaches

[@bada__bing]

Would have been REALLY helpful if you listed the names or YT accounts of the people you are judging in this video. For those of us who never heard of them before...

[@shimmymorris1]

i literally did exactly that. Before I started I named each one fully so a simple search could be done on youtube to find their channel

[@bada__bing]

​@shimmymorris1 No, you "literally" didn't. That was my point. A couple of quoted examples before I lost interest... 1:24... "so we're gonna start with Alec". Alec who, or is it Alex who? 7:35 "Juna"? Juna who? 9:21 "Ryan, ok so Ryan does a whole bunch of things"... I guess that depends on which Ryan, now doesn't it? Could it be Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Seacrest, or Ryan Giggs? I flicked to a different video after that

[@shimmymorris1]

@@bada__bing how hard is it it to search JUNA print on demand. Ryan print on demand…. Sorry you didn’t have the mental capacity to think of that and instead moved on to another video. Probably for the best. Yikes

[@bada__bing]

@shimmymorris1 Someone points something out to help you, and you try to deflect and shoot the messenger? The point, Kemosabe, was... if you created quality content, no one would have to go searching for anyone afterwards. All that time spent creating the video and you leave something so simple & basic out. How hard was it for you to list the people you were judging in the first place? Actually, wait.... you thought you had. Then you thought that you had 'literally' mentioned everyone's full name when talking about them too. Turns out, neither was accurate. Then you throw out an insult about 'mental capacity'? Hysterical. You're throwing stones in a glass house. I don't even know how you showed up in my feed in the first place? Leave it be, I won't be reading any more of your comments.

[@BB-xs6wm]

Warning!!!!!! If this guy is talking rubbish we are all stuffed. I would always take few ideas from everyone and combine them and try. And also how much he makes and how transparent he is. Regardless we will never know how truthful these guys are. Because the most money people make is by telling people how to make money rather than they make by implimenting their plan. It's very very easy to manipulate these profits they make as they say.

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you for saying “if” I appreciate the benefit of the doubt

[@iammeniece]

Dylan sells flowers 🌸 on Etsy not POD

[@shimmymorris1]

Yup. More handmade stuff

[@southernbellcooks5175]

She also tells you to buy supplies from Amazon and Temu to sell on Etsy. She has even said if they don't sell, return them to Amazon and Temu.