Would LOVE to hear the whole story! Thanks for all your info!!
@elizabethbourquin87212 ай бұрын
I’d love to hear the whole story sometime! Thanks for all you do for the POD squad!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
You got it!
@penelopesparrow2 ай бұрын
I honestly wish everyone starting POD could see this. No doubt some of them would ignore it 😂 but this is what I've always told people (private coach since 2011). If you want longevity, you want loyal customers, you want a social media feed people love to follow, you want something you can eventually do wholesale, find higher quality manufacturers... get a brand. The days of gambling on Internet visibility are over, you need to be a beacon.
@BerniceNelson2 ай бұрын
Your transparency is epic! Thank you, I vote to hear more about your journey as an entrepreneur 🎉
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
thank you!!
@moynulaminamin91062 ай бұрын
Thanks for the informative video. Im hoping i can get your advice shimmy, im looking to create a brand around parenting. I plan to sell matching parent/child POD shirts, wall art and more. Do you think its a good niche or too saturated? Thanks!
@Regsfoto2 ай бұрын
As always I really appreciate your sharing your perspectives and time earned wisdom with us! And it's interesting that you talk about establishing a brand as thats something that's been in the back of my mind. I've only been doing this maybe two months and am still trying to figure it all out but I completely see where you're coming from and it makes perfect sense. Thanks again Shimmy, really appreciate you!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
thank you!! really appreciate this comment!
@seanparola2 ай бұрын
Wow Shimmy I did t know you were that young. Keep up the good work I’d like to see some of your designs.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
@@seanparola thanks! Yea started at 18/19
@yvrainy50762 ай бұрын
Congrats on 100k🎉
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Thank you!!
@RachelSings212 ай бұрын
OMG OMG YOU’RE AT 100k!!!!! 🍾 🥳 CONGRATULATIONS 🎉 Really well deserved!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
thank you so so much!!!
@IzakNiemann2 ай бұрын
I agree - Amazon is by far the worst business model to do. Stay far, far away.
@deniseking76592 ай бұрын
Thank you! Really interesting and would like to hear more of the bits you left out.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Noted! Thanks
@jepb10052 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing what pivoting looks like. I would love to hear more and how as a business owner you combat feelings of negativity when you realize you have to pivot again/more.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
awesome idea!
@simplyfilms31532 ай бұрын
Great story. I can relate but add two more decades lol. Pod for me started in the early 90s and it was like working blind. I brokered printing and my niches were promotional items. Did this in between working full time. B2b mostly. I worked as a designer in printing. Later I owned a few companies in the sector. It was good memories but since 2015 I just do tees on Amazon and decided this month to make a pod website. design design all day. Always enjoy the vids podro!
@gauravbahl38492 ай бұрын
Congratulations fir 100k. And we will love to hear whole story ❤
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Thank you! Noted.
@nihilfaceit2 ай бұрын
if i use gelato and print inner neck label will the gildan tag not be made anymore on my shirt and only what i chose to print will appear?
@rinnn24122 ай бұрын
Hi Shimmy, Thank you for making this video! I have a question: Is there any provider that offers branded packaging services?
@GiangNguyen-cm6fu2 ай бұрын
I'm using Merchize. They can help you build your brand by printing your logo on packaging and more.
@RachaelSchup2 ай бұрын
YAY!!! Congrats on 100K!!!!!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@yuchenwang37352 ай бұрын
Hey, When it comes to building a brand, is it better to use print on demand platform like printify, or to collaborate with a clothing manufacture that can produce slightly better quality products to sell in my Shopify store?
@iabram89932 ай бұрын
Great video. Always enjoy watching your content
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@sonjabendz87322 ай бұрын
Great story; thanks for sharing. I would like to hear more, especially for brand-building tips.:)
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Awesome!!! Can’t wait to share
@marchodgkin28072 ай бұрын
Thx 4 sharing, please bring the whole story.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Awesome! More to come
@k8m5492 ай бұрын
I got accepted to Amazon merch like over a year ago and never really did anything with it. I have 2 random shirts i made for myself. I tried Etsy and hated it. With Amazon, Like i don't want to make hundreds of tshirt designs, so should i just not even mess with it? I'm really having trouble finding the words to my question lol..
@Pianobluespiano2 ай бұрын
Congrats with 100k 🍒
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Thank you 🙌
@SakeWasTaken2 ай бұрын
Hi its ezer congrats on hitting 100k u gotta let me hold ur play button 😅
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
🎉
@darksitter222 ай бұрын
I've been on Amazon Merch since 2019 and have a niche that I've built up over the years and have done well with. But I always listed them under generic brand names related to the niche. To build a brand, should I go back and change the brand section to a brand name of my choosing?
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Good job with the success on Amazon. You could do, but if they're getting sales I wouldn't mess with them. Building a brand is more of a thing if you're going to create your own site, for example on Shopify
@darksitter222 ай бұрын
@shimmymorris1 oh ok, that's why I wanted to ask. Wasn't sure. Thanks 😊
@seoverus78052 ай бұрын
Wonderful path you've been on. Ill add this - It NOT about sales but profit V your Living expenses, balanced with a Healthy, stress free enjoyable life of daily wonder of life's experiences unfolding... POD as a creative person is liberating and the barrier to entry is now very low to at least try and hopefully build a business that's a Lifestyle rather than an hourly job. No looking back :)
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
100%
@daverysanek29682 ай бұрын
How to build a brand if you sell PoD on Amazon? You sell t-shirts of different quailty and different brands. And of course hundreds or thousands of designs. So how will people recognize your or my brand? With a logo?
@DuncanHasArms2 ай бұрын
You’re so close to 100k now!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
i knowww! it's crazy. It's been 8 years! mental
@DuncanHasArms2 ай бұрын
So I’ve come into some redundancy money and lined up a new job, and my design count is closing in on the 100 mark. I’m going to be signing up to your paid skool thing soon. Any recommendations on where to start when I do sign up, or is it straight forward once you’re in? Also did you start as a sole trader or a limited company? Is there support which covers that?
@vladikholovko2 ай бұрын
I just subscribed, hoped I would be the one to change sub count to 100k. That didn't happen, but hey at least I'm here.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
thank you!!! Everyone counts towards it!
@msoundz2 ай бұрын
Interesting! Thank you for sharing.👍
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching
@workoutbeats95482 ай бұрын
Not intending to be negative. On the country, I loved your video but I wish you'd elaborated a tiny bit more on what building a POD brand roughly involved. For example, finding a good niche, setting up your own ecommerce website and growing things from there? Not terribly hard to figure out, but just a tiny bit more light on that from you would have been awesome.
@arawilson2 ай бұрын
He does that in loads of other videos on his channel.
@workoutbeats95482 ай бұрын
I know that. That's why I said a 'tiny' elaboration would be great just for the sake of completeness.
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
thanks for the feedback. I didn't want to go over the same stuff I have done previously... but I'll take note on elaborating a little more in the future
@KevinR842 ай бұрын
Dang. Nearly 10 minutes to get to the Brand idea...
@Paul-yk7ds2 ай бұрын
It was a pretty interesting story of all the changes that POD has gone through in the past
@jenknight4612 ай бұрын
I am here just to find a comparison of current POD companies since Spring's reviews have been terrible since the company was sold. What is a good alternative, I don't need the full bio.
@JWCinPDX2 ай бұрын
How about an example or two or what you mean by "print on demand brand." Do you mean that we all need to find a polo player logo and print nothing but that? Do you mean that we need to niche down to find something like "one armed window washers"? Do we need to find a supplier that will print custom labels? What?
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Somehow you always manage to find something negative with every one of my videos… why do you still watch them? I don’t mean you need a polo player. Niche down yes. One arm window washers… what?? 🤦♂️🤷🏼♂️ Labels in the T-shirts sure. Printify do that as do many others
@Paul-yk7ds2 ай бұрын
Having a brand just means that your customers (and people in general) associate certain values and ideas with your business. It's like your business's reputation. It allows you to be known widely and stand for something in your industry.
@nnaemekaonochie35852 ай бұрын
You're close to 100k but I'm yet to subscribe. Should I make it a 100 mate?
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
hahaha! it's so close... but why haven't you subbed! :(
@nnaemekaonochie35852 ай бұрын
@@shimmymorris1 I wasn't sure if your contents had something solid to learn. But hey, you got a sub from me now. I'll be here when you finally at 100 so we can be frds😂
@bhautube2 ай бұрын
Agree
@iAbhishek_official2 ай бұрын
💯
@DETHTWUKTAUR2 ай бұрын
Hey shimmy i got in 1st~! (>'.')^ woo hoo
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
nice!!! enjoy!
@mickyc44792 ай бұрын
100k!
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
woohooo!
@brandond28682 ай бұрын
Well, build a brand become huge. Ok... be the next gym shark. What's your next video, learn to code be the next Microsoft...
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
Yes… that’s exactly what I said. Please don’t ever think big…
@calvoire2 ай бұрын
2nd
@shimmymorris12 ай бұрын
woohoo
@rashedkhan97252 ай бұрын
Can you create a video about Amazon and Printify POD. How it Work 🎉 😊