Increase Your RedBubble Sales By Selling More Products - Make More Money! (Print on Demand)

[@LisaIrby]

Unpopular Opinion: Trend tools are overrated and they are ruining certain aspects of RedBubble (keyword spammers who stuff unrelated phrases)...especially as they become more widely known. There's only so many people that will be able to capitalize on those same keywords. Combine that with the tag spamming on RedBubble, and it's going to be more difficult to follow trends as time goes on. My solution: Take the long-term approach. It's the very reason my income on RedBubble has grown and I sell so many different products. My keywords don't show up on trend tools. It's not a popular approach because it does not have the illusion of "quick money" that everyone desires, but it's a more lasting approach. I share more about my UNPOPULAR opinion on trends here. passiveshirtprofits.com/how-redbubble-popular-tag-tools-are-killing-the-sites-integrity-and-quality/

[@Melissa-YupMelissa]

My husband and I were discussing this same strategy earlier this evening. So glad I found this video, as you have validated everything he and I concluded.

[@judyd.8338]

No one who also sells much on these types of sites is ever going to fault you for not sharing your designs! You worked hard for your niches and style--you don't need to make it easy for the copycats. Thanks for being you and always sharing your knowledge as best you can!

[@relaxingsoundsandmusic9905]

Not sharing your designs doesn't make you seem less trustworthy in any way. It comes across to me as an intelligent decision. You are a huge help to all of us!

[@Meloyadina]

The copycat issue is very real, your content always gives us more than enough info to build our own original design ideas. On RB mostly stickers, tshirts and masks. But I'm still teaching myself how to make good designs, so no hurry. Made 60 sales in 6 months, and I'm pleased. Happy Holidays 🎄🎄

[@LisaIrby]

You definitely SHOULD be pleased! You are ahead of where I was at 6 months on RedBubble.... so good for you!

[@Meloyadina]

@@LisaIrby Thank you so much. That means a lot coming from you 🌹🌠

[@lydia2964]

Thank you, Lisa! I think you don't need to share your designs simply because every single video on your channel is useful. Many people share their work and have video 3-4 times a week, but I can't see any value there (except one guy). When I see a notification for your new video, the first thing I do is grab a pen and notebook (old school) because I am sure I will hear something new and useful. Thank you for everything! Keep going!

[@josh-pc2il]

I started back in August and made 100 sales and around $400 as of today on RB. I only sold 3 stickers so far tho that may be because I design mainly for big ticket items and not for stickers. Thank you again Lisa for all the tips and encouragements. From time to time I go back and watch your pass videos to keep myself motivated in these trying times.

[@personalitydevelopment03]

Which niche you follow

[@quickpstuts412]

@@personalitydevelopment03 Why would he give away his niches that he worked hard to earn from? He did the work to find something that sells for him. You invest the time and do the same.

[@chrisbobla6456]

Hi Lisa I don't blame you for not showing your store. There are some ruthless people out there, who just copy others work. So far my best sellers are masks, t-shirts and stickers.

[@SparrowsEndBusinessDiaries]

I sell mostly throw blankets, posters and cushions (pillows). I specifically don’t target T-shirts or stickers because I like the bigger profit margins. Sold a framed poster and made £27.50 (about $30). I only have 30 designs but they are targeting a specific niche. Thanks for the videos!

[@LisaIrby]

Gotta love those big margin products!!! 💰💵

[@thefamishedpainter7169]

You have been one of my inspiration in my redbubble journey. Dont worry maam a lot of us understand why you will not show your designs here it is totally fine and it will not make u half less legit in what you are teaching us. Thank you for your hard work in doing this great videos. God bless u

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks for watching!

[@alondob]

Sharing your advice and approach is more than enough. No need to share your designs. I just started POD in August on RB and Merch. Trends have definitely been my best seller on Merch as most of my sales have been in the political space. My sales on RedBubble so far have been in a passionate niche.

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks for sharing what's worked for you, Alondo.

[@arleej16]

Thanks again Liz! I, like you, are building for the long term. I’ve just started the store, uploading marathon, and somehow sold a shirt! Didn’t even know til I found the email. I think it was google images too! I understand the stickers, especially to be able to see the design on the home page, but I’ve been working hard to make each product look good. Thanks for the encouragement!

[@LisaIrby]

What a nice surprise! Congrats!!🎈🎊

[@pigipanospickacard]

My top 4 in terms of items sold are stickers, T-shirts, face masks [and socks (from 1 design though)]

[@AlexiHeart]

Love you Lisa Irby! Best no BS Channel on YT. Please post more so we can learn from you.

[@jennlenay570]

No Lisa. Don't blame you at all for not putting your designs on here. You gotta do what you gotta do. Love this video! Hope to see more on keyword research.

[@tinam.9810]

My dear Lisa, I'd love to share with you my GREAT news: so I opened my first shop in November and yesterday I got my first sale - UNBELIEVABLE!!!! And it was a lightweight sweatshirt (not a sticker :)) on Redbubble. I can't believe it! I'm so HAPPY! I You are among that handful KZbinrs I follow. So, I wanna thank you for your videos, support and tips! YOU'RE GREAT (and I dont mind that you're not sharing with us info about your shops. I respect your decision not to :))!

[@LisaIrby]

I'm so happy for you! There's nothing better than getting that FIRST sale to boost your confidence and motivate you to keep creating! Keep up the great work!

[@tinam.9810]

@@LisaIrby Oh it's all about the feeling of achievement (and I dont mean money:)) Now I'm testing options in my shop. but I'm coming up with an idea of a niche, would you advise to open a new shop with that niche or have it in my current general shop?

[@LisaIrby]

@@tinam.9810 I'm big on niche shops, but either way works.

[@WonderfulWorldOfStuff]

Main Account: 1. Tshirts 2.Stickers 3. Masks are my top sellers. I'm much more focused on Evergreen/Seasonal Evergreen (Long money/ Long Game) designs/niches | I do Trend Spotting occasionally using that exact tool RedBPopTags it's handier for looking for the low competition up and coming design trends | I have started a new experiment whereas I have created a new RB account and I am only listing Jigsaws, I want to run this for a year & see how it goes | I am posting 20 designs a day as part of the experiment of targeting an audience on Product than niche | Might be interesting | Oh & I hit tier 500 on Merch!! Its took 13 months but Im so happy to reach this goal | Love your videos as always Lisa many thanks for your inspirations & motivations | Much Love, Peace & Respect | Stay Safe

[@gailalli8086]

Ironically, I have never done well selling stickers on Redbubble. T-shirt’s are definitely my best seller on there, although this holiday season pillows and throw blankets have been selling really well with one design that I have. Always worth enabling everything and making sure it looks the best it can on each product. You never know what someone will buy and it doesn’t cost you anything but a little extra effort.

[@LisaIrby]

Exactly!

[@iexpressions]

People who are wanting to see your designs are lazy and want to steal your designs. You give so much information free right here. I know you are legit. I have watched you grow for years (way before print on demand) and I am so proud of you. Thank you again for another awesome video full of knowledge and encouragement.

[@LisaIrby]

❤️❤️Thank you!

[@KAMLATRIBU]

Hi hi hi I'm following you from France it's a pleasure I started and since I'm following you it gives me wings, continue like this it's great thanks for the big up sharing

[@brenondopp]

Great video! Extremely informative! Thank so much for the excellent value you shared!

[@gandyands]

Lisa. I really enjoy your vids. They are to the point, and they are crisp and fresh.

[@LisaIrby]

Thanks gandyands!

[@bjcronje]

Thanks for the video. I understand where you are coming from as for not sharing your designs with us. Since I joined RB I have only sold 3 shirts and that was to a friend that liked the buffalo plaid silhouettes I did so thanks for that tip. I applied it to about 30 other silhouettes but they didn't sell.

[@na27000]

I have evergreen designs, I can never sell trends, so I am happy with the good old designs.😀

[@PaulissVegan]

I don't have that many uploads on redbubble (under 15) to be honest but here and there something sells and that's cool. Feels like that there is so much more to make!!

[@LisaIrby]

Yep! It’s really about scaling once you find the ideas that work. Keep going!

[@CheersMyDudes]

I’ve literally sold like 3500+ masks and not a lot else... it was great initially but now everywhere sells nice mask designs at cheaper prices than Redbubble, so my sales have dropped significantly in recent months. The issue that this has created for me is that all of my designs now just show by default as masks. I’d like to add that I’m not complaining about the drop in sales - I’m grateful for the money I made from masks, plus I haven’t put any time into Redbubble for a very long time, so it’s all 100% my own fault for not finding the time to get on top of my tags and descriptions. Not really sure what to do about my default RB products all showing as masks now though. I’d really love to start selling in the home decor product categories but a lot of my designs don’t really cater to them, so I’m now thinking about starting a new shop altogether to do that, it’s just an issue of finding the time... I like Lisa’s idea for starting a new shop and documenting its progress on KZbin. Totally understand why she doesn’t want to show her main shop(s).

[@LisaIrby]

Just curious ... did you try changing some of your default product views to see if that makes a difference?

[@MitchMitchellStories]

I always check in on your latest videos, but I'm confused as heck this time. I had no idea what you were talking about when you mentioned stickers, so I went to the Redbubble site and looked them up to see what they were. Now I'm wondering... what do people do with these things? Old guy; out of my element! lol

[@LisaIrby]

Ha! Mitch, LOL! They like to buy them for laptops, water bottles, etc. And it's not just young people, it's adults as well believe it or not. Whatever the reason, I'm glad they like to buy! lol

[@MitchMitchellStories]

@@LisaIrby The things I learn! I wish you the best of luck; I'm no kind of designer or artist so I'm out of luck.

[@MitchMitchellStories]

@Mitchell Allen They let anyone in here lol I hope you learn this stuff better than me; did you already know about stickers?

[@MitchMitchellStories]

@Mitchell Allen Same here! :-)

[@georgemcflyhonored]

Love your videos and style, one of the realist. Thanks for this. I have 3 stores, one where I put up just everything, trends, niches, holidays etc. I just started one niche down store now, and I also have one where I upload photographs I take. I am thinking of starting over with my 'everything store' well not starting over but just letting that one ride and create another one with a different email and do it better from the beginning. Thanks!

[@aritrasur2682]

Hey Lisa! how have you been? New video yayy!

[@meliseflores0]

Lisa, your content about POD is amazing, thank you for sharing so much, you are so generous and I wish you all the success! Please don't stop

[@LisaIrby]

Hi Melise, no don't focus on the number. Focus on a strategy to find actual keywords that are low competition. That's really the key....high quality designs in spaces that have fewer designs. Some people sell with 10 designs, others it may take 300 because the latter person wasn't doing research.

[@TerentiaVision]

I believe the sales you've shown us and the knowledge you give, which wouldn't be possible unless you have experienced the growing pain we are going through, are your credentials. I would be interested in seeing test shop from you, if you have the time ... only because I am a visual learner. I did take your passive profits class, but I am still having trouble with getting sales every month (started in late 2018). I truly thank you for the helpful tips and content. I love making designs too and won't give up.

[@LisaIrby]

Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. As a student, you get that direct access. Happy to guide you! Are you part of the private FB group?

[@TerentiaVision]

@@LisaIrby Thanks and yes I am in the FB group. I will send you a question or 2 tomorrow.

[@MariaBure]

Well interestingly enough, I've never sold stickers on RedBubble. I mostly sell t-shirts with an occasional coffee mug. I've sold quite a few Christmas-themed facemasks and posters, but still mostly T-Shirts. I think that's because I create my designs for mba and then just reupload them to redbubble and they all are t-shirt designs (way more well suited to t-shirts than stickers).

[@LisaIrby]

Interestingly enough that’s exactly how I started. And those same Merch designs sold on other Redbubble products too. I really think it’s more about the keyword and idea. Some designs and niches just sell more on other products. I was shocked at how many of my T-shirt designs sell on home decor products. I assumed I’d have to create more patterns or specific designs for those products. Nope. I just slapped my best selling Merch shirts up there. 😀 Now I’ve started to pay more attention to the products and what looks good on certain ones.....but not at first.

[@Dessme]

Thank you for all the infos you are releasing on KZbin. But I was just curious to know the earnings of your KZbin channel. I heard that make money online channels earn more than many others.

[@DianaGascon]

Awesome content, as always. Thank you Lisa.

[@Chantellemarketing]

i don't get many sales about 40 in total over the year but when I do sell people generally buy home decor like throws, pillows and posters and I have only ever sold 1 sticker.

[@LisaIrby]

Yeah pillows sales really jumped for me this year. Time to bump those margins up a bit. 😀😀😀

[@mg8642]

I sell a surprising amount of tote bags on Redbubble, my store is pretty niche and I try to make my designs really artistic.

[@LisaIrby]

That's great CG! Ya know.... I used to sell a lot of totes on RB and then sales just fell off for whatever reason. Do you sell on Merch By Amazon? They totes are doing VERY well for me there right now. I think most were Christmas gifts though.

[@christinarouton7990]

Stickers and shirts, just sold my first phone case. But sales are few and far between

[@stefanmatthiascornelius526]

You can replace images for product groups on Redbubble?? I didn't know that. That's amazing!

[@lindawills5466]

Love your videos!!

[@EineVonDreien]

Great Content. Thank you! 😃

[@DUBAVIBES]

Hey Lisa I was thinking of you the other day and forgot ur name aint watched u in a while great content take I hope you are well love from the UK

[@erlissemorgan9210]

Same for me, I'm struggling to sell trending designs, most of my sales comes from evergreen niches.

[@LisaIrby]

I think trends are overrated personally. The majority of my overall POD income has been evergreen.

[@hardikarora8320]

Your videos are the most helpful Please start uploading more consistently

[@LisaIrby]

I'll try. :-) 5 videos in under 2 months is actually a record for me (ha ha!!), but I'll try to do better in 2021.

[@MixedGears]

To be more sure use Torbrowser which makes a VPN to somewhere else and gives even better anonymity. Not sure about the incognito mode.

[@LisaIrby]

Thx! Never heard of that one.

[@themurrayvideos]

Increase you sticker margins lisa! Pump them up to 80-100% it helps cover the 50% cut into your margins from people who buy more than 10 stickers!

[@LisaIrby]

Yep mine are already over 100% on all my accounts. Thx!! 👌🏾👌🏾

[@Stray2Strong]

Hi Lisa, Ive had problems and ive lost twoo accounts always after uploading something about america . can you help me not get my accounts deleted thanks

[@DarrenPeet]

Seasons greetings to you and yours firstly, i have never sold a sticker, an odd print now and again. Is there a percentage of images you expect never to sell or get views?

[@LisaIrby]

Yes. 80 percent of your sales come from 20% of designs.

[@mayacordalia]

I've been selling tote bags and bath mats

[@LisaIrby]

Cool! Bath mats are one product I have yet to sell. Hopefully next year!

[@Queen-jc8fd]

Goodnight Lisa irby, Thank you for the information. Where did you learn all this information and tactics? Incognito tab? All these strategies? How?? -Queenmoro

[@LisaIrby]

Time and experience. I learned a lot of browser tips when I used to build websites.

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby Teespy, do you use it? I heard about that site just half an hour ago.

[@LisaIrby]

@@backstagecam5082 No. I've tried using several research tools over the years and for whatever reason, they don't help me that much.

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby I went to see the Redbubble Popular tags after watching your video. I haven't even thought such a tool existing. ;) Maybe I'll get to use it sometime later. Have a happy Christmas!

[@ahmedfahoul3845]

Can we open more that one redbubble acount in the some pc ?

[@LisaIrby]

Yes

[@iamjarrettdean9358]

I understand why you don't share your designs but could you at least say whether your consistent high selling designs are pattern related or specific objects? Like flannel verses a coffee cup etc? Thx. I seem to sell mostly shirts and stickers. Sold my first comforter last week and made $23.00. I was astounded but it was cool. Happy holidays to you ☺

[@LisaIrby]

Great question! Right now, single images sell best for me, but I'm starting to do more patterns because now that Amazon offers pillows and cases, I do better with patterns. I was surprised how many single image designs sell on RedBubble. I thought I needed to do more patterns. Happy Holidays!

[@hi5protutors]

hi lisa. slightly off topic but for some reason my video pins used to get 1k+ impressions in the first few days but now I can't get more than a couple. I am wondering if I am doing something different?

[@LisaIrby]

Hi David, they changed the algorithm and I believe it's affecting a lot of accounts. One of my students had a very significant drop in recent weeks. I had a small drop as well.

[@hi5protutors]

@@LisaIrby thanks

[@backstagecam5082]

If I understood right, you have two shops on Redbubble. I've been told that for every shop/ account you need a different email address. With all the dozens of passwords we already have to have when using these different POD and affiliated platforms, isn't one more email address... one too many?

[@LisaIrby]

I have 6 RB accounts, but because I've had an online biz for so long, I tend to accumulate email accounts for different things. So I already had most of them anyway. 😀 It's worth it for me. I like to test things.

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby Sure. I also think customers like niche shops better than general ones. I made three mostly stupid newbie questions on a comment section under one of your videos but I don't remember under which one. Maybe I can ask one of them again? It's a how-to one: I opened a 30 day trial account on Canva but I don't find a way to zoom there.

[@LisaIrby]

@@backstagecam5082 What do you mean zoom? You mean zoom in?

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby Yes. To 'go' closer on the workspace.

[@LisaIrby]

@@backstagecam5082 Oh I don't think they have a zoom feature.

[@imeowbackatcats9894]

is there any tip or idea to find evergreen niches? cuz i really really hate trends

[@imeowbackatcats9894]

@@melissajenkins9960 thats true indeed ❤ but i find it very hard to find low competition *subniches* with low results tho 💔💔 with over 400 designs that i really busted my ass making sure they look good, i got like 11 sale then nothing

[@LisaIrby]

Yes, evergreen would be dogs, cats, coffee, etc. However those are so broad and super, super saturated. Try to think of professions that are not so common like a coach for a specific sport or less common professions. I have done well on Merch with a lot of different life situations like anniversaries and baby showers. The key is niching these ideas down more. Amazon is great for life situations like that.

[@imeowbackatcats9894]

@@LisaIrby thanks a lot for the reply ❤❤ didnt get accepted in amazon many times sadly but ill do my best to understand redbubble more

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby Do you have a video explaining a bit about what this threshold on Amazon is?

[@ZAPRandom]

Hey Lisa random question, sometimes the design looks good on the uploader and when looking at the product page mockup it is not centered or well adjusted, especially on phone cases. What should I focus on? If it's great on the uploader, then it's fine?

[@LisaIrby]

I struggle with this too. Maybe I should buy a phone case to make sure. As long as the design is centered on my software template and then centered in the uploader, that's all I worry about. Now the product that really throws me off is the pins/buttons. They REALLY look off to me, and that shadow they put on the template doesn't help.

[@backstagecam5082]

@@LisaIrby The shadow on the pin sure is irritating. // I also find at least one of the bedspread mock-ups showing like the product isn't been centered.

[@LisaIrby]

@@backstagecam5082 Yeah, they need to work on that. You're not the first to mention this on my channel. So others are struggling with this too.

[@jen_81]

Can we have multiple RB shops linked to 1 paypal account?

[@LisaIrby]

Yep.

[@jen_81]

@@LisaIrby thanks!

[@Redemtor62]

Top item 2020 was facemasks!

[@pythonjava6228]

I've sold phone cases and greeting cards

[@fatisummer9106]

that tool didn't work for me too, filling your account with a trend that last three days(mostly just animes) won't get you any favorites or followers and your shop will just look ugly

[@LisaIrby]

Glad it’s not just me!!!

[@lesfruitsshort227]

I just created Redbubble account on November 2020. Until now I sold 12 products. Is this a good signal?

[@LisaIrby]

If you it took you less than a month to get your first 10 sales I'd say that's way above average. Congrats!

[@domarchie9558]

How many shops do you have

[@LisaIrby]

6

[@domarchie9558]

@@LisaIrby can you give a breakdown on which sites. Also % of income from each site. I've got a Redbubble shop but might open a few others on RB for niches. 30sales in about 6 months. Have Teepublic but about 3 sales. Waiting to get into Anazon. Not sure if society 6 or esty is worth it?

[@MariaBure]

I think you are doing the right thing by not sharing your designs. I don't get what kind of people DARE to ask this kind of thing from a content creator. You are already helping them with your videos and all this information you are providing. I'm sorry but I think that just total PRICKS would be asking something like that. You don't have to justify or explain yourself. A Plain "NO (I'd add F. U. actually)" should be enough...

[@LisaIrby]

😂😂😂😂

[@Queen-jc8fd]

What's up Lisa.

[@williamsteele4515]

I have uploaded 362 designs on redbubble an nothing sold

[@LisaIrby]

What strategy are you using? Are you doing trends? Are you just choosing topics that interest you? How have you chosen your keywords?

[@williamsteele4515]

@@LisaIrby i am doing trends. Basically i AM taking that were succuessful and re creating them changing words and pictures. I have gotten some favorites on my unicorns and grandma pics. i have also done christmas this pass season. And no sales.

[@LisaIrby]

@@williamsteele4515 When you type in the main keywords for your designs, do you check to see how many results are there? You want to see numbers in the hundreds. It could be you are going after phrases that are too saturated. I'm not a fan of trends, especially now that everyone on KZbin is telling everyone how to find the keywords. That won't help most people in the long run as the keywords get too saturated.

[@LisaIrby]

@@williamsteele4515 I’ve never liked the strategy of changing up designs that are already selling well. Chances are that’s what everyone is doing and the keywords are too saturated. I like targeting niches they have very little competition and results. Like in the hundreds.

[@jen_81]

Is it a good idea to promote our shop on Instagram etc?

[@LisaIrby]

Sure. I do better with Pinterest though. I have several videos on that.

[@asireart5170]

@@LisaIrby but don't you think that you can be prone to copycats or thieves in that way?

[@LisaIrby]

@@asireart5170 Watermark your images.

[@asireart5170]

@@LisaIrby That will be a great idea actually.

[@Gleichtritt]

So it is allowed to have multiple accounts on RB? I thought you get banned then :o?

[@CheersMyDudes]

No it’s totally allowed, you can even link to the same PayPal account. They don’t care since they make money either way. It would be great if they could actually allow people to open more than one shop under the same account.

[@LisaIrby]

They allow it. I even made a video a few months ago showing their reply to me confirming this. The reason I believe some get banned is the multiple accounts trigger a manual review sometimes. Theo probably track IP addresses. And if they see something they don’t like it could cause a ban. (Infringement). People assume it’s the multiple accounts but it’s not.

[@LisaIrby]

@@CheersMyDudes Yes!! Like Zazzle does.

[@houdammari9809]

#Leetribe 🔥

[@LisaIrby]

You know it!

[@yaffle]

Seems like there's so many people using the rebbubble tools that it's artificially inflating how much something is trending, hundreds of redbubble designers searching for same terms on redbubble creates a false impression of popularity.

[@LisaIrby]

Agree. Very overrated. Combine that with 80% of the popular tags being trademarked turns me off.

[@iexpressions]

Most of my sales are from stickers, masks and essential t-shirts.

[@TheJoker-ie4sn]

I love you❤

[@Moneymakinglinksmedia]

I'm not a fan of Red Bubble. I'm going to try to sell my designs on Zazzle and Deviant Art.

[@LisaIrby]

That's what's great about POD....so many options. Good luck and have fun, Justin!

[@Moneymakinglinksmedia]

@@LisaIrby I tried Red Bubble and I don't like it. For Deviant Art, I can sell my prints for cheap.

[@LisaIrby]

@@Moneymakinglinksmedia Never really looked into Deviant Art. I'll have to check them out. I know a few people who sell there as well.

[@aaronyoung8716]

masks, metal art prints, throw pillows. But 95% masks. Only sold 1 sticker and oddly enough i have not sold 1 t-shirt yet lol.

[@aaronyoung8716]

o wait it would be masks then fitted masks and then metal art prints forgot about the fitted masks so 75% regular masks are sold.

[@rogerisold]

This year its masks

[@tinadepew1930]

Never share your designs! I don't blame you at all.