IF I WERE STARTING PRINT ON DEMAND IN 2023: 10 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Selling on Amazon

[@jonbcannell]

Hannah, thanks for all your great videos! I would love to see one about how to name and organize all the research and graphics files that you use and create for a POD t-shirt business. I feel like it could get out of control quickly.

[@hannahebeling]

That’s such a good idea! I’ll admit Im not always the best at keeping things orderly, but im certainly working on getting better workflows in place.

[@treasuresofytube6773]

Thank You, Hannah ! As always - such valuable advice !

[@hannahebeling]

You are too kind! Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@KarmicWealth]

Another amazing video. I am soooooo grateful I found you . - gabe

[@hannahebeling]

You are too kind! Thanks for watching!

[@bonniehoke-scedrov4906]

Thank you so much for all the great videos. I'm learning very much more than I had known before.

[@hannahebeling]

So nice of you!

[@gstyle11]

Super useful! Authentic! Just lovely💐 Thanx a lot

[@hannahebeling]

So nice of you! So glad you enjoyed!

[@MileyonDisney]

What color are your eyes? They are gorgeous! While you're talking, they look like they go from blue to green and back and forth, but it's kinda hard to see. What color do you call them?

[@hannahebeling]

You’re too sweet! Thanks! I typically say my eyes are blue, but they may have a bit of other color in them.

[@misterluxfinesse]

I like the music you are using. It's vibey

[@hannahebeling]

Thanks!

[@carolrichardson4850]

Thank you so much for being so informative. You’re awesome!

[@hannahebeling]

You are so welcome!

[@LibertarianFacts]

You are wonderful Hannah. Thank you for the video.

[@hannahebeling]

Thanks for watching!

[@yasminkhalifa8548]

I discovered that it's really hard to find niches with low competition because those niches probably have little demand and low audiences. We have to admit that all POD is oversaturated with all the niches that any costumer need

[@hannahebeling]

It definitely takes work to find low competition, high demand niches, but I’ve seen that’s the strategy that continues to work for many new sellers.

[@PrintOndemand-f2p]

Can you show us your most selling design and the story behind it and why you think it sold so well?

[@PrintOndemand-f2p]

or designs that you thought would sell well but didnt at all. and the opposite, designs that surprised you that they sold as well as they did. that would be super interesting.

[@shathisvengadasalam1708]

Great video Hannah. Lots of love from Malaysia

[@hannahebeling]

Glad you enjoyed! Thanks so much for watching!!

[@SuperDogNutrition_calumpit]

I love you honestly

[@Ejsndn-sdj]

For tier one, can I use one design on many other different products ? Or would you mean one design can only make one product ? Thank you

[@marianeukamm7938]

Thanks Hannah you are always so sweet. Have you tried Kittl?

[@hannahebeling]

I’m just getting started with Kittl. It seems like a super awesome tool, so I’m hoping to do a video review soon

[@matedjedoumbia661]

Great information

[@hannahebeling]

Thanks for watching! Glad you found it helpful!

[@ericuk9481]

Hi Hannah, thanks for your videos, got maybe silly question, but before opening a store how many designs need you to have ready? Do you need to have lots to open he store, like this your store does not look too empty or can you just load a few and regularly add one to your store even it looks like a bit empty? Thanks in advance

[@hannahebeling]

That’s such a great question! Honestly, I wouldn’t have any ready, just get started. Try to upload 5-10 new listings a day and your store will fill up quickly. You honestly probably won’t have much traffic the first couple days until you have more listings, so no worries that someone will think your store looks unfinished.

[@SM-db6ft]

Excellent!

[@hannahebeling]

Thanks for watching!

[@husam_abakar]

Thank you ❤

[@fethiaissi4158]

Hi hannah just wanna know if I spend time make a lot of t shirt maybe 2000 or more Can I make a lot of many from them??

[@hannahebeling]

Absolutely! If you are focused on uploading good quality designs in good niches with great titles, it’s totally possible to make a full time income with POD.

[@doreengayer5723]

What do you think of Spring now? I started on Teespring and then it changed. I was getting sales befor ebut have zero sales on there now.

[@hannahebeling]

I actually have a video where I talk about this, but I’m the exact same. After they made some big changes, my sales almost completely dried up. I can’t really recommend anymore. It’s a bummer because I used to do well there.

[@doreengayer5723]

@@hannahebeling even have a IG with my Spring name and a domain. Wonder if I should give up the domain as my RB/Teepublic shops have a different name & I also purchased the domain for those as I am starting a Graphic Design business online with the same name.

[@Shantrynew]

Got rejected by Amazon’s Merch on Demand. I tried to follow your previous videos when I was applying. Not sure what to do next 😢

[@hannahebeling]

So sorry to hear you got rejected! I’ve heard that Amazon merch is very overwhelmed as Q4 is coming to a close, if you choose to reapply, I may wait until after the new year. In the meantime, definitely spend a lot of time on Etsy and Redbubble!

[@Shantrynew]

@@hannahebeling thank you for the suggestion!

[@Nicatehmedov023]

Hannah! Do you need a company for merch by amazon? I live in the Caucasus

[@hannahebeling]

No you don’t need a company! You can just sign up as an individual!

[@GoHappyGoLucky]

So I just opened my Etsy store a week ago ( I started Kdp 3 months ago) I have been adding 3-4 new items each day ( following your advise 👍) But I have a question…… every couple of hours I notice that my free shipping has gone away . I go in edit it and save it each item . It lasts for 6-10 hours , then I see some items are not free shipping and I go and edit them all again . Any idea what I am doing wrong ??? Thank you if you have any ideas !!!

[@hannahebeling]

Are you running a “sale” on your items or actually editing the price in the listing? Sometimes the daily sales are set to expire really quickly. Might be worth checking.

[@GoHappyGoLucky]

@@hannahebeling I don’t think I am running a sale🙃 but this is all new to me . I will check . I have been going in an editing the shipping price to free shipping and saving .

[@chimeraranch]

Thank You for the information. Is the fulfillment and customer service process different with Amazon vs Etsy? It seems that Etsy may require more effort to fulfill the order and address any issues the customer may have.. Thanks Again.

[@hannahebeling]

You’re exactly right! Etsy you will have to do the customer service end, but Amazon takes care of all that. You have no interaction with buyers.

[@chimeraranch]

@@hannahebeling POD doesn't seem to fit the mission of etsy, but they are enabling it

[@bellaluroxie]

Hi Hannah. What is the website for checking whether something is trademarked?

[@hannahebeling]

It is tmsearch.ustpo.gov or you can google Trademark Electronic Search System.

[@bellaluroxie]

Thank you!

[@bellaluroxie]

Thank you

[@catherinewestbrooks]

Can Merch Informer be used for Etsy sellers? If so, a tutorial would be great!

[@hannahebeling]

It can and I get lots of my ideas from there, but a better Etsy tool I think is Sale Samurai. It’s more specific Lu geared towards Etsy listings. Planning to have a research tutorial for it up soon.

[@tahseenmoney8976]

Hannah I have some artworks that I'm selling on Redbubble I'm getting favorites but no sales Any advice?

[@hannahebeling]

Getting favorites is always a good sign that your product is being seen, but doesn't mean it will sell. Sometimes it just takes the right one. Can I ask how many products you've uploaded to Redbubble? I started getting more consistent sales once I had 100-200 live designs.

[@tahseenmoney8976]

No I have only 25 sales and I'm uploading everyday Maybe I'll slowdown to once a week once I reach my 100th design

[@tahseenmoney8976]

Did you get your 1st sale at exactly after uploading your 100th design? or less? Also did you promote your design on Instagram at the same time you were uploading your design?

[@hannahebeling]

I can't remember what exact product number it was, but I had already uploaded quite a few designs. Also, with Redbubble, I never did any social media promotion, but you totally could. 25 isn't too many in terms of Redbubble, so I wouldn't stress until you've uploaded quite a few more. Also, don't slow down after 25. The more the better!

[@tahseenmoney8976]

@@hannahebeling One of my artworks got sold!!! 🥳 I currently have 28 designs and I'm uploading consistently Wish me Luck

[@CakeFace-iw2rt]

This is awesome! Just posted my initial designs on redbubble without success (and the designs are really good). I will use this info to level up 👍

[@hannahebeling]

Good for you!!

[@asmasehar7776]

How many designs should we create on 1 niche in the beggining and then move on the next low competition niche.

[@hannahebeling]

You can totally experiment with different numbers, but 10 unique designs could be a good number to aim for. If at least 1 sells in the first couple months, go back and make more!

[@asmasehar7776]

@@hannahebeling you mean , 10 good niches should be in the beginning .?

[@nikkismithhaircollection]

Do you have a masterclass on print on demand?

[@hannahebeling]

Hi Nikki! I am hoping to put out a course soon to help newer sellers really get going. I really want it to be great, so it will probably be a while. Right now I’m trying to focus on giving as much valuable content away for free. Honestly a lot of what I’d cover in a class, I’ve talked about already on my channel. So any of those videos are a great place to start!

[@Roxannesaddleman]

the merch informer cod did not work

[@MerchByLynh]

Anybody know if the sunset graphic is trademarked!?Is it ok to use if i can design the same style from scratch?

[@hannahebeling]

You can absolutely use sunset graphics. I get mine from All sunsets (linked below), but you could try your hand at making by scratch too.

[@harunplayz3393]

can sb sum up?

[@mohammedtoufik3373]

great information from a cute girl

[@americaslyt3398]

its cover all my mistakes thank you so mush but its hrard not looking in your beautiful eyes 😅

[@hannahebeling]

Haha. Thank you!

[@motowninvestor]

Are you whispering? My sound is turned up to 100% and I can barely hear you.

[@hannahebeling]

Try checking your sound bar on KZbin. Sometimes this can get turned down.

[@janine11112]

I love your videos! I’m using Creative Fabrica for graphics but Im confused about Sublimation pngs. Can they be used for POD on t-shirts? Not really sure what sublimation means … 🫤

[@hannahebeling]

Love creative fabrica too! I’m not 100% but I think sublimation pngs are just high enough quality that they can be used in sublimation printing, so they should be great for any POD project. I may be wrong here, but that is my thinking.