Print on Demand Youtuber Caught in a Web of Lies

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[@KC-ed1dj]

There's a reason many of the so-called gurus never show you concrete proof of their claims of success.

[@shimmymorris1]

It would’ve been fine if he just said, I heard about a cool business idea and wanted to share…

[@MaryHardymsmary_h]

@@shimmymorris1this

[@ebayseller6040]

some do. alek and bailey legit

[@Mr.CreamCheese69]

bruv, one dude I spoke with, didn't even know what a Facebook pixel is....... most if not all of these guys, have never once made a single store. they are given a pitch by other fake gurus

[@peach_cobbler]

Yup, I saw that video and looked up the Etsy shop ASAP when he slipped and showed his shop name. He had a whopping 11 sales… since 2015.

[@touchedbyindia6031]

I noticed the same thing! SMH…

[@beanz6795]

Omg wow. I had 11 sales today. 🤣

[@thissunchild]

😂😂😂

[@ksoo3790]

​@@beanz6795how can i pay you thousands to learn your onlinr sales secrets? 😂

[@pooppyybuhhole]

Dammmmn!!! Hahaha called him out!😂😂

[@joseph-the-seventh]

Shimmy has found the perfect niche: exposing fake POD gurus. Keep up the good work!

[@sausage4mash]

fake Guru niche is over saturated so maybe niche down! expose fake Guru's niche lols please do that wholesale ted next she is next level annoying

[@Lissbirds]

Expose the AI clipart Etsy scammers next.

[@zigmundo]

While he has a $100 a month course himself lol

[@sausage4mash]

@@zigmundo yeah I figured that out same scam different angle

[@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey]

​@zigmundo having and charging for a course doesn't mean he's a scammer though does it? He does appear to be an actual POD business owner which is infinitely more of an authority with the ability to charge that for a course.

[@mistaJ.]

We need more people like you exposing these POS gurus. Honestly getting tired of these KZbinrs taking advantage of people.

[@shimmymorris1]

thank you! I'll do my best

[@JWCinPDX]

AI is becoming the biggest online scam in e-commerce. How many videos have been posted to KZbin promoting the idea that all you need to do is plug a few words into an image generator, then take the output and put it on a T-Shirt and before you know it, you'll be making $10,381 a month. The whole influencer thing is pissing me off.

[@boundbywordsblog]

AI isn't the problem--it's the people making videos like the one being described here, and convincing people that they can make money overnight. There are LOTS of people (myself included) who use AI and are aware enough to know that nothing comes easy. Hard work is always required in order to achieve the level of success they claim to have.

[@shimmymorris1]

I think ai is fine. It’s the people promoting it. Success is hard with or without ai

[@JWCinPDX]

@@shimmymorris1 I think it would be hard to argue that influencer marketing isn't getting out of hand. People are being paid in five and even six figures to make IG and YT posts promoting products they don't own and have never used.

[@shimmymorris1]

@@JWCinPDX it definitely is ! But I don’t think so is the scam though

[@Justin_W]

@@shimmymorris1 I agree 100%!

[@ChristopherChin]

Oh oh oh. Do a video on KZbinr's saying, "You can make $24k/mo with this mug design" 🤬

[@shimmymorris1]

lol!

[@SvanhildrG]

Yes!! That is a wonderful idea. TOO MANY people are doing this and it is so annoying.

[@rockon8174]

Yes you can make UP TO $24K in sales in a month. Your net profits can be as much as $4K a month. The stuff works. You just got to pay a lot in KZbin, Facebook ads for your sales lead generation.

[@AndreiRose]

haha yeah and then they show random stores and calculate revenue based on how many sales they made but don't talk about the money spent on ads, some of those high sales Etsy sellers have a budget of up to $1000 per day for ad spend, but the 'gurus' won't talk about that, they just wanna show big revenue numbers, pretend that its profit to entice you to buy their BS course.

[@oiputthatback7361]

lol this is because they see people as the “🫖”. No emoji for a mug so a teapot will have to do. See what I did here. 🤧.

[@ChrisHeckman]

FINALLY SOMEONE SAID WHAT WE’VE ALL BEEN THINKING 🙌

[@itsyaboiherman]

I'm surprised to see you here chris😂

[@ChrisHeckman]

@@itsyaboiherman haha what's up Herman!

[@shimmymorris1]

Nothing will change though 😞

[@itsyaboiherman]

@@shimmymorris1 with enough people pointing out the BS, I believe it will😀🤙

[@rharosm]

He Knows The Name of the Game : KZbin =💰

[@dinosaurpolitician3663]

the whole POD industry is destroying etsy. it's impossible to find anything made by a person with integrity any more, it's just the same endless POD t shirts and mugs with stolen designs. Hate it.

[@TINYQUBIT]

Please expose these charlatans. Thank you, Shimmy.

[@shimmymorris1]

You’re welcome

[@TheFrenzy1978]

Shimmy is the new Coffeezilla for POD :D

[@shimmymorris1]

Haha gosh can you imagine! I loveeee his content

[@bloochoob]

Shimmyzilla 😂 ☕️ 👕

[@CrossingCrafts]

As an artist it's pretty infuriating to see other KZbinr's shill AI for quick adsense. If you are too lazy to make your own/officially commission designs for a business, when many platforms have made designing things _very_ easy, then you probably are not equipped to run a business.

[@Jeff-dd2pt]

Joshua is the king of idea promotion with no follow-up or real world use. Sad to see him continue the trend.

[@shimmymorris1]

I wonder when it'll end

[@pnwmax]

Great for ADHD people. Get a plan, get excited and start, only to then just get bored with no instant results and move onto a new idea.

[@dundasbrands]

100% agree here and from someone who actually runs an influencer agency. This is totally illegal.

[@shimmymorris1]

Right!!!

[@earthvariety]

These kind of videos are necessary no matter how brutal they may seem. People who put out misleading content are majorly wasting time and possibly money for people who dont know. So I appreciate you exposing them. Thanks, Shimmy!

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome! glad you liked it :D

[@Hyperdeath.Kisses]

So, this is the reason Etsy is full of these horrible AI print on demand stores. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@shimmymorris1]

haha, probably

[@jtowensbyiii6018]

Sadly yes, for years, about 5 years ago I looked into it, saw that issue, then abandoned it as it was obvious they were scammers

[@thesailormoonpalace6250]

I’ve noticed Sarah Crisp from Wholesale Ted does the same exact thing on many of her videos on her KZbin channel and she has more than 1 million subscribers. Thank you so much for exposing these people. People who actually have tried something should be the ones giving an advice or an opinion.

[@LadylinaM69]

You had me at "do you do you Joshua " !!! You said it with heart and so much sarcasm!! Love it

[@shimmymorris1]

It’s my English sarcasm showing through haha

[@LadylinaM69]

@@shimmymorris1 that's an English New Yorker!

[@emmabe]

"Do you Joshua? Do you really?" 😂😂😂 There are so many times that I've wondered the same thing watching pod videos.

[@shimmymorris1]

Allll the time!

[@joshieb7446]

Before finishing the video and reading this comment, I’m like: what I do now?!

[@Ultralivin]

Thanks @Shimmy! Please get all of these POD LIARS and help people out that really want to succeed and make a difference in their lives...👌

[@shimmymorris1]

I’ll try 🙏🏻

[@Joao_Wolf]

The moment he said one can connect Printify with RedBubble is probably the most embarrassing bit. Shame on Joshua Mayo.... So sad...

[@shimmymorris1]

Ye that really got me

[@mattofuller]

As a paid subscriber to Kittl, I believe it's time to go all "Karen" on them and suggest they do a better job of vetting their promoters. Thanks for shining a light on this one Shimmy!

[@shimmymorris1]

Yes I think so too!

[@BeeYouXOXO]

I've tried to use Kittl more than once and truly don't like the platform. Maybe it's because of the lack of authenticity of some of the influencers they use.

[@kodasuniverse9605]

@@BeeYouXOXOI use it as well and it’s pretty useful if you know what design you want or which pieces you want to take from other designs and put a twist on it

[@karenl8837]

😒

[@MaryHardymsmary_h]

@@BeeYouXOXOit’s a tool, that is how I look at it. I use the Kittl youtube channel and their blog & tutorials to learn. I like the free option.

[@roathripper]

glad to see you directing your energies towards taking down these POD scammers. keep up the good work.

[@shimmymorris1]

And many other areas ☺️☺️

[@sunla]

There was a POD KZbinr I used to follow, and the moment he made an AI design video, I left my 2¢, gave my thumbs down, and unsubscribed. Right off the bat, invading artists spaces to spam AI in direct competition with artists when the models are trained on artists' work... Absolutely despicable, deplorable, abhorrent. Behavior that needs to be condemned. It needs to stop.

[@Britsaya]

Your honesty is appreciated... thanks for showing us what not to do with POD 👍

[@shimmymorris1]

No problem 👍

[@BillFlavell]

Love this! You could make a whole career exposing crooked KZbinrs.

[@shimmymorris1]

probably yea! sad how many there are

[@boris.iliykov]

Oh my... So many of these youtubers are popping every single day.. Finally someone to expose them. Thanks, Shimmy!

[@shimmymorris1]

You’re welcome! There’s so many it’s crazy!

[@shellym79]

I put a lot of effort into starting a pod business 2 years ago then 3 things happens around the same time. Etsy suspended my shop the first day with no reason given. While watching a different youtuber show their real revenue it said something like $3500 HOWEVER it also said $2000 spent in ads. What!? They never even mentioned it. That's fine still a profit but of the hundreds of hours of videos i watched not one said anything about paying for ads or how high the competition actually was. I was also rejected for Amazon merch. I was told repeatedly by these people you can reapply for Amazon in a few months. No you can not!

[@shimmymorris1]

Yea paying for ads is a biggggg element! Sorry your shop got suspended

[@jaya7760]

Nothing is more frustrating than the Amazon Merch stuff. No you gave them all your information the only way to reapply is with someone else's information and they reject so many accounts.

[@InvestWithFFI]

I’m new to the POD business and I follow a lot of his videos, so I really appreciate you making this. Really helps put things into perspective.

[@elizabethbourquin8721]

Thank you for this! A KZbinr I’ve been watching as I consider starting my own POD business had said that she uses kittl to do the mockups for her Etsy store, so I was surprised to hear from you that that violates Etsy’s rules!

[@jaanifilmwala]

00:01 Exposing a KZbinr for making false claims in a print on demand video 02:07 Emphasizing the importance of understanding all aspects of a business 06:07 Starting a print-on-demand business may require laying out money upfront 08:07 Be open about costs in starting a print on demand business 12:16 Video reveals sponsored content deception 14:14 Importance of not solely relying on pre-made templates for success in Print on Demand business 18:00 Using KD's AI tools to generate designs 19:52 Using AI for designs has drawbacks 23:18 Designing for black garments sells better 25:06 Be cautious with using mockups from third-party providers on Etsy 28:36 Print on demand business misrepresented on KZbin 30:13 Print on demand business is harder than it seems but can be rewarding.

[@BeInspiredByPrettyThings]

New subscriber! Excellent video. I’m 6 weeks in, 35 products on my Etsy store, zero sales, and several hundred spent on Canva Pro, Everbee, ordering samples and the list goes on. I’ve watched dozens of Josh’s videos, and while,like you said,they are well done he constantly over simplifies these businesses and side hustles. Also,the volume needed to even make $100/ month can be intimidating. Profit margins on apparel is skinny!

[@ThisBrownGeek]

I have seen a few Mayo videos and in almost every video he has a misleading ad! It’s so obvious and clear! Thank you for making this video, we need more people like you exposing this absolute fraud.

[@syenite]

I landed on your channel because I am an author who is just trying to find solid recs for shirts and other POD products so I can have some nice, quality items to giveaway at signings. Instead I have found one of the top channels when it comes to blending informative content that has real examples and explainations with hilarious entertainment. Your tone, your facial expressions, your reactions! You've got me laughing out loud with these exposing fake POD experts videos. SO glad I found your vids before I could accidentally choose a white shirt.

[@stevearchdekin3474]

this video earned you a subscriber. so much crap out there of people desperate to be influencer guru types. your debunking actually revealed your actual knowledge, so i'll definitely be checking out more of your stuff

[@shimmymorris1]

Wow thank you so much!

[@craigsamot217]

Thank you for posting, it’s so easy to fall into the trap from all these “finance” KZbinrs. I once heard “if there’s a gold rush, you’re gonna make the most money selling shovels”

[@Hellzladee04]

Thank you for this video. I recently started a print business and I’m exploring all options. I’ve avoided paying for those masterclasses because it seems a little too easy. You’ve gained a new subscriber.

[@Ola_dapo]

That's why some of us fail in online business 😭

[@aishashaw6693]

Right! I used to watch him and try to implement certain things but a lot of things were left out. So I just quit! It's a shame people take advantage of others who are genuinely trying to succeed to just set us up for failure...

[@ldc9399]

@@aishashaw6693their business is making KZbin videos about how to make money without having the foggiest clue what the fuck they’re doing because KZbin pays the most for financial education videos and then they affiliate market for the other shit 😂😂😂😂

[@shimmymorris1]

There’s 2 types of people. Those who are successful and have a business and want to teach others. And those that make a business out of teaching others. Both are ok if done correctly. If you’re the second person then be honest and say you’re just giving advice but have no real life experience in it. Generally Joshua is a great guy I don’t think he means any harm and his videos are usually helpful. I just think he made a mistake with this one

[@jordanwiley1283]

@@shimmymorris1 I don't think Joshua is a great guy. He lies repeatedly, video after video. He knows that most of the advice he peddles is bs, he knows people won't make money off of it. A good person wouldn't make a business out of lying to people.

[@SideHustler903]

Shimmy, your honesty in your videos is the #1 reason I subscribed to your channel.

[@shimmymorris1]

aw thank you so much!

[@smartbiz888]

Great exposing episode! There are too many influencers doing this... I know that many do sponsored vids but the ones that are up front are the ones I look for... Thanks for your effort on this one and you have a new subscriber! Cheers! 👍😎👍

[@shimmymorris1]

awesomeeee thank you so much! :D

[@cesileythorson3633]

You know, I think a lot more people need to be doing this. There are so many "gurus" and "experts" out there doing this crap. It's so disheartening and honestly, rage-inducing. Thank you for doing this and I hope you continue to expose them.

[@shimmymorris1]

Your welcome! Thanks so much for watching! I hopefully will

[@lizmurray2279]

It's great that you are doing this. It's important to call people out that don't do POD and claim it's easy and free. Whyyyyy? It's neither. As a newbie on Etsy POD it is sooooo much work if you want to do it right. Not hard, it's easy to do, it's just alot of work. It also does cost money. Atleast for me, for the proper software, ads, fees, etc, it adds up. Thanks for another great vid!

[@shimmymorris1]

Totally!!!

[@ash1eygrace]

As someone who just started writing content in a specific niche, looking at the competition's content in the niche, and writing a ranting blog post about how the people in my niche are lying to you, I get your frustration. Ahh!

[@shimmymorris1]

yup!!! it's super annoying

[@tracylamb2971]

Thank you, it's nice to hear the truth.. good, bad or ugly.

[@shimmymorris1]

You’re welcome

[@lisajones385]

Thank you for pointing out the scam videos. It helps to know what to look for when watching these business-idea videos.

[@mummysewell]

Thank you for these videos. It really helps those of us who want to stop Financially struggling. Especially trying to help my daughter, who loves graphic drawing get started.

[@dattyga]

Man you got an instant subscriber calling out these liars. Please do more videos calling everyone out. That’s good NICHE

[@jen3849]

The look of ancestral dissgust when you said "gold" 😂😂 Love this! Tell 'em boo

[@patrice68388]

Thanks for your transparency 🙏🏼

[@shimmymorris1]

and thank you for watching

[@ikcaruswingz]

This is how scary the digital footprints can be.

[@GagaLeslie]

Alek (or Alex)Sheffield is another one! I brought a ”course” from him for $497 but the course was broken. After the first module it froze. I contacted him several times but crickets… can you do a video on him? He’s really f-ing people over and he’s all over KZbin!

[@shimmymorris1]

He has been brought up a few times to me. But I think he does have a legit Etsy business

[@KC-ed1dj]

Contact your credit card company as what you ordered was not delivered.

[@peach_cobbler]

Omg his videos almost got me. Then I saw one where he talked about how his success in POD was years ago. And we have no idea how much is really a success for him.

[@Dero88]

Love these videos. Making this a series would be great!

[@shimmymorris1]

ooo that's a good idea!

[@HonestLady]

It’s about KZbin likes , subs ….the sad part all of these liars videos are ranking because of some uneducated people from villages seating behind the screen commenting: thank you sir, very good video sir, very helpful

[@shimmymorris1]

There’s 2 types of people. Those who are successful and have a business and want to teach others. And those that make a business out of teaching others. Both are ok if done correctly. If you’re the second person then be honest and say you’re just giving advice but have no real life experience in it. Generally Joshua is a great guy I don’t think he means any harm and his videos are usually helpful. I just think he made a mistake with this one

[@HonestLady]

@shimmymorris1 There’s a woman has more than 1m followers, she uploads a video everyday with : this company will pay you 1200 per day , that company will pay you 100 per hour bla bla bla … I tried few companies it doesn’t work as she claims , either you must be in us , and have experience, or other companies you have to write like many articles then they will decide if your articles are good. Some companies have bad reviews, she doesn’t care But the way she makes it sound, people think it’s just easy to make 100000000000 of money 😡

[@KB-cs7ol]

Thank you for this!! I fell victim to this same issue. When I tried opening my own POD shop using their methods, I failed terribly 😅 This exposé was not only helpful but just unintentionally hilarious 😂

[@rashipp4982]

I love your videos, they are honest! They're funny, (you calling people's BS) and did I mention HONEST! Thank you for taking the time to post these. They truly are needed, I wish more would do these. Thank you Shimmy🥰April

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you so much! Really appreciate that!

[@rashipp4982]

@@shimmymorris1 Your most welcome, I had people teach me when I started my shop. They would say you can't do this because it's an infringement, one day she was showing her orders of samples from different printers on Printify and she opened the bag's and they were actual VERY MUCH INFRINGEMENT"S yet she's telling us no do not do this, she would never reveal her shop name and I found someone that sent me a screenshot of her shop and it's full of infringements and she does videos on here PAID videos all over, makes you stop and go 🤔🤔🤔🤔 I finally unsubscribed from her page, I don't wanna fund someone that's a fraud! I appreciate you replying, keep up the amazing work🥰Sincerely, April

[@1004Holds]

When I watched his video I thought, surely im not the only one seeing through this guy. Thank you for this video! Subbed

[@FuriousJesse]

Plewse continue this series, you do good research.

[@yudobaskoro5629]

Thank you for making this video!

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome!

[@wendymaree]

Thanks, Shimmy, for your transparency. It's quite rare to find people to trust in POD.

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome!

[@adamduckworth3335]

1:59 "You don't need thousands of pounds worth of inventory..." that phrase works for both American and British audiences. Great wordplay, there. (OK... now I'll watch the rest of this video..)

[@shimmymorris1]

Haha enjoy!

[@beanz6795]

This video pippednup in my feed at THE right time. I have a marketing company that i started 13 years ago and I've also launched 2 Etsy stores over the paat 5 years. Lately, I've been itching to add something else to the line up and POD has been in the back of my mind. After seeing this, and reading the cmments, I think I'm good. Back to the drawing board!! Lol

[@bethdixon501]

Remarkable truths always show up & HE is exposed 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Thank you so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@unknownrandomcomment8453]

thanks man.. you really help me and people

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad to hear that

[@thecandycrusher_x3]

Thanks for making this video!

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pubgiant24]

finally, someone calling these people out. how about Alek, Liam James Kay, the list is long ha. the list of genuine creators is much shorter. That being said, I watched a video recently that said "make 10k a month selling mugs" and I am wealthy now. just kidding.

[@mariuxxxx1]

it makes me mad how silly that sounds people selling for years till they actually make decent amouth of money

[@lukus348]

Yeah I subscribe to Alek and it’s pretty bad cause his videos are just the same content with a new clickbait thumbnail. Really no new material. Plus they don’t talk about how terrible Printify’s print vendors are.

[@shimmymorris1]

There’s unfortunately a looonnnng list of people!

[@AlysonAsami]

⁠@@shimmymorris1Yes please do Alek! I feel like he started off genuine with his $100k challenge then when it wasn’t working and he started to grow he switched over to clickbaity videos.

[@shimmymorris1]

@@AlysonAsami i'll do some research

[@farooqbinadam]

Many KZbinrs sell dreams and take advantage of our greatest weakness....dopamine.

[@shimmymorris1]

indeed

[@nacerovich7836]

Man this is fun and im learning some stuff from u , plus i didn't even know u can connect pritntful with Amazon 😅 this is actually surprisingly new to me since i only upload to MBA , but yeah thanks a lot man ❤

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad I could help!

[@trackfish7437]

I definitely think that it should be illegal to misguide people in this way. What these “influencers” don’t understand. Is that for some people that is literally their livelihood, and furthermore for some people that’s all they have left. And their taking advantage of that. It’s really sick

[@propeticurge]

I love your sarcasm, seriously

[@craigmarsdj]

Thanks Shimmy we need more people like you

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you! 🙏🏻

[@mitsuomits9077]

Loved the "little tangent"/ very pertinent illustration if the bs😂😂. High quality sarcasm👌

[@btyrr4453]

Incredible job! This absolutely needs calling out.

[@princemehra12]

Thank you exposing people, You have guts.

[@shimmymorris1]

thanks for watching!

[@erdegora]

Loved this vid! “Do you Joshua? Do you? Really?” 😂

[@shimmymorris1]

haha, i was going to input a friends scene at one point but ran out of time

[@WhateverNL]

Bravo! This video is brilliant. Well done Shimmy.

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you so much!

[@MrAddie]

What a great job Shimmy! Do they not think that people who do this for a living not gonna clock onto their lies. Mind blowing

[@shimmymorris1]

thanks Addie! appreciate that. It's strange isn't it...

[@DianeErickson]

Those of us who are new are so grateful for someone who tells the truth! It won't put me off, but I appreciate the realism. Thanks!

[@shimmymorris1]

Great! I don’t want to put anyone off. Just make sure they know what they’re getting into

[@curtisaallen]

I watched one of his videos a few years ago and realized he was a scammer. Honestly, many KZbinrs discussing print on demand are scammers who haven't sold anything online. They're just good at talking. Most excel at KZbin, not online sales. With my experience in online selling, it's easy to spot them when they start talking.

[@curtisaallen]

I agree with you regarding Joshua's video content. They're well-produced, but the content itself is just a lie. He should focus on creating tutorials for making quality KZbin videos; he'd probably earn more that way.

[@peach_cobbler]

Thank you so much for this video. Sadly, that creator doesn’t respond to comments.

[@peekingmanofficial]

More quality content Shimmy. Keep going brother 👍🏻

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you 🙌

[@bigdada018]

Thank you, for exposing this!!!

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome!

[@scollins4436]

That is super sad and super hilarious. Thank you for making this video.

[@shimmymorris1]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@AdventureHorseRidinginNYS]

Making money is hard work! For sure it is and what a great statement. I see these ads all the time and I kind of never believed that making thousands of dollars every very good work done by you and thank you from everybody

[@kirstensteward988]

Thank you for this!! It’s definitely something I’ve wondered about, but l tend to take people at their word. Are there informative you tubers you’d be willing to recommend?

[@shimmymorris1]

Sure! there's lots. In the POD space I'd say check out, Chris Heckman, Detour Shirts, Philip Anders, they're all great

[@TheMarkedOne]

You've just earned a subscriber! Thank you for your videos!!!

[@shimmymorris1]

wow thank you!! appreciate that

[@TheMarkedOne]

@@shimmymorris1 I fell for the Mark's video, still will try to continue and grow the POD business :) your chanel is a gem!

[@karenfrancis2868]

Thank you for this exposé Shimmy! Something that I didn’t realise was that you have to use Printify’s mockups. I have been using ones that I have bought from Etsy. I mean, as long as they are the genuine item does it matter if it is not Printify’s mockup?

[@shimmymorris1]

I think if it's the actual item it should be fine. That's what i've been seeing. I'm yet to be banned...

[@Laflaqua-hg5yx]

Thanks for debunking all the BS that is being said about POD, it’s time someone stepped up and said a piece. Thank you!

[@shimmymorris1]

You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@mynameisjeff830]

I use to watch so many of these gurus thinking that they were legit. That was years ago. Since then, I've lost all faith in KZbinrs teaching anything.

[@shirleykathan-sayess5764]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I deleted all of my POD items (most had never sold anyway) after a disastrous experience with Printify. I managed to sell 2 Solar Eclipsd water bottles to a really great customer. After telling me BS for a week that it hadn’t shipped due to poor quality of the printing requiring reprinting, they notified me the printer was out of stock until 4 days after the eclipse! I had long concluded that the majority of KZbin videos on selling on Etsy are the actual money-makers, not the products they are selling in their 6-figure-a-year shops. ❤ Shirley

[@shimmymorris1]

glad you liked it! I'm sorry that happened to you, it's a real shame because POD can be such a rewarding business! It's a shame when KZbinrs don't give the realistic view because then people get into the business with all the wrong expectations

[@HeatherRamirez]

The thing that’s wrong comes down to one word: transparency, or rather the lack of it. 😬

[@gavinkensitt1547]

Well done on your video Shimmy, I have wondered about Josh Mayo for a while now. I will still watch his videos but always taken with a grain (or pound) of salt! And yes I had the exact experience of Etsy shutting my store as soon as it opened, then had to get it back, exactly as you described. Keep up the good work, I think your YT niche could be exposing these guys!

[@shimmymorris1]

Thank you!! I have thought about only making these style of videos but I want to make more helpful and tutorial based videos too and spread more positivity

[@jhdesigner]

This video needs to get upvoted alot 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@souanesth]

Joshua needs to watch this video 😂 Thanks for your transparency shimmy I subscribe immediately after watching this video

[@shedesignsthings]

There is no - absolutely no zero starup cost business. This includes digital products.

[@lululemonbar9110]

Aspiring shop owners, entrepreneurs have a hard enough time as it is getting started, half the battle it seems is treading in a mine field of fake gurus and it is absolutely exhausting. Thank Shimmy for making this video.

[@shimmymorris1]

you're welcome!

[@freeinghumanitynow]

The problem is that these aren't entrepreneurs, really. I think there really needs to be a distinction between these fast money scammers and actual entrepreneurs looking to develop a real e-commerce business. There's a lot of people who just hate their 9 to 5 and want to "make money on the Internet." They're not entrepreneurs either and typically have no business being in business.

[@southernbellcooks5175]

Look into Dylan Jahraus. I’m curious about her “promises!”

[@shimmymorris1]

Never watched her stuff. I’ll check it out

[@jes1111yta]

Whenever someone says “to be 100% honest” it just screams to me: “… because everything else I’ve already says was a lie”

[@SCWynne-ie1ey]

LOLOL “Do you, Joshua? Do you really?” 😂😂

[@shangyhinoon]

Love this. Fed up of seeing these BS "Guru's" making it seem easy. Well played Shimmy, keep up the crusade 🤘

[@shimmymorris1]

Thanks, will do!

[@truth-px2pq]

Thank you sir, for your service to the people! I have been suspicious of Josh Mayo since I started watching his videos because he says all online money making is so easy and he’s not the only one doing this!

[@ambirat]

Well done for the video, you have a new subscriber. I detest all the lies you find on KZbin about POD, Etsy, Amazon etc. they are all valid methods to make money but they all require lots of hard work and determination. They won't make you rich in a month. I have watched some of these videos and even followed some of the advice BUT all the products I sold on my POD Etsy shop were my own ideas when I followed my own instinct rather than some paid tools. I don't want to find what is selling and copy other people's ideas. 1000s of other people are doing exactly the same.

[@shimmymorris1]

thank you!!