What Happened After I Spent $460 on Amazon Ads in January 2023

[@DetourShirts]

In this video I talk about what I got after spending over $460 on Amazon Ads in January. I also share some of the lessons I learned. All of this for Amazon Merch on Demand. If you want to learn more about Amazon Merch on Demand watch this video...kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5anY4CYm5itm5I

[@RyanHoguePassiveIncome]

Great video concept, thanks for sharing how the campaigns performed. I typically do really low bids even for the few manual campaigns I do, because I don't want to spend time maintaining them (for FBA I spend a lot more though) 👌

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you enjoyed it.... Yeah... I have a goal to get my ads to perform better this year

[@Artbyevelyn]

How much profit did you make for the month?

[@DetourShirts]

For January 2023? About 6k for Amazon US

[@mixerguru]

who's or what products are you selling? do you just pick them ? do you manufacture them ? what are you actually doing besides clicking on spread sheets ? are you selling advertising? or producing your own ads on random products ?

[@DetourShirts]

I'm selling my t-shirts from Amazon Merch on Demand..... So I create designs for Amazon Merch on Demand then I run ads to them so that they get more sales.

[@anniewhereyougoo369]

I am totally new.Did you have all the items; like Amazon Fba.Do you buy all this products up front?

[@DetourShirts]

Nope... this is totally different.... you just create designs, save them as PNGs, upload them and add them to products..... when someone buys a product with your design you get a cut of the sale

[@Photo-Ninja]

Hi, I have finally Ads enabled but I can only see German and Spain market available while all my sales are on US market. Is this normal? I had a lot of sales recently but yesterday noticed that all sales was slowed down by 50% and today Ads tab appears so do they limited my sale in purpose to use their ads system? :) Smells like that to me... Thanks for the video as always packed with useful info! 👌👌👌👌👌

[@DetourShirts]

I never heard that.... have you tried using they US market ASINs?

[@Photo-Ninja]

@@DetourShirts Hi, thanks for your replay, but what do you mean by US ASIN's? I've contact amazon support regarding those two irrelevant ad markets but they are not able to help me. The amazon support literally doesn't exist because it looks like this "As mentioned in our previous correspondence we cannot enable your account through this support channel. I'm sorry we don't have another team to forward your concerns to. Once your account has been enable for the additional marketplaces you will be able to advertise in said marketplaces. If you either do not see buttons for the other marketplaces in the advertise tab, or the buttons do not work, this means your account has not yet been enabled for those marketplaces." There is no one to answer my questions properly and no one to advice :( I was hoping to get the ads before Christmas but I can rely only on my hope :)

[@groupb9420]

You should do a weekly community showcase for lower tier stores to receive some publicity and give honest critique from the art, product name, and description. just an idea, and it could also give a unique take when it comes to posting KZbin vids?

[@DetourShirts]

Thanks for the idea

[@thedisciplinedhq]

Do you put an ad on every variation of the design (v neck, premium, standard, hoodie, popsocket, etc.) or just on the products with a specific profit per sale? Thanks for all the great content, Juna!

[@DetourShirts]

Great question.... I mainly do Standard and/or Pullover hoodies... if by chance another product sells well I will put an ad for it.

[@thedisciplinedhq]

@@DetourShirts one more follow up :) do you still do one campaign per shirt, or put them in a lottery campaign with hundreds of other shirts?

[@olesiakenobi576]

Hello Juna. Can you please give an advice what to do if you’ve got rejected by march by Amazon? Thank you.

[@DetourShirts]

I would try again.... try at a different time of the month next time... make sure to add a link to your designs on other PODs if you have some

[@salahyahya4344]

But you put 5$ for day budget ...and you didn't count it in spend money?

[@DetourShirts]

The $5 is the bid... but it's not exactly what they take out... they can take up to $5 a day... most of the time they take out less than a $1 a day.

[@salahyahya4344]

@@DetourShirts thank you so much

[@KasRizvi]

Hi, Many thanks for another great video. Just a quick question please. On your ads campaign dashboard, the top line shows total orders for January. I do not have that total top line on my dashboard. Did I do something to remove it and how can I bring it back ? Many thanks and best regards

[@DetourShirts]

I had to filter it... by default it may be last 7 or yesterday

[@foxbat888]

Add increase positive expectation. Maybe 80% of your profits come from 20% of your product lines so spending 80% of your AD budget on your top 20% sellers is the best strategy

[@DetourShirts]

That makes a lot of sense.... 80/20 rule

[@neilirvine9401]

Great video, finally out of the first tier and am now getting US, German and Spanish sales since getting out. Onwards and upwards now. I have also now an Etsy store but no sales as of yet. What's your thoughts on Etsy ?

[@DetourShirts]

Esty can work... people make it work all the time....just be careful of all the fees and it does take more more work, it's not as "passive" as some of the other PODs

[@steadmanuhlich6734]

Juna, I am not on Amazon (MBA) yet, so have not looked into ads there yet, so am ignorant of how they work. I did watch this video, as I like how you (and Ryan) present tips and info. In a future video where you discuss ads on. Amazon, please explain what is meant by "bids" in that use or how to use "bids" in the ads on Amazon. That may be basic info (I don't know) and might help others too.

[@DetourShirts]

Bids is basically how much you are willing to pay for an ad.... the person with the higher bid will get seen more on Amazon but it will cost them..... as you can image some topics have higher bids.... Amazon will suggest to you what bid they think you should start at and you can adjust

[@displacegamer1379]

Great video. That's a good information. If I could add just one thing it would be that people need to understand that when you do ads you are playing the long game. This means you are spending money to see results that will be more evident weeks or months down the line. If done right each month should build off of the other months. For example last month I spent a little over $400 and had about 4% profit from my ads. This month I spent so far about $1400 and have about 30% profit from ads.

[@DetourShirts]

Woah.... thanks for sharing.... it's definitely a long game like most of Print on Demand

[@Michael-zc3bi]

I hate to bug you but I have a question about Amazon advertising. I’ve noticed there are times when there are sales indicated in the ad console and some of those sales are not reflected in the amazon Merch on Demand console. I sent a note to Amazon advertising and their response was “Please know that Amazon Advertising sales are not recorded the same way that Amazon Merch on Demand sales are recorded.” If that’s the case then how can you trust the metrics in the advertising sales console?

[@DetourShirts]

Yeah... sometimes I see that too... I'm too worried about it... it's few and far between

[@ProbuddhaNag]

Super helpful, as always Juna. I group all product types of a design in one ad group. Do you keep all of them separate? What do you advise? Thanks

[@DetourShirts]

I mostly keep them separate

[@RedRojo210]

I was looking forward to this video when you mentioned it previously I have never done an ad per shirt so I think I will give that go. I used to them by niche, 0.20 bid, downbid only but I never even noticed the section where you can break it down by ad target. Do you do any lottery ads? All asins in one campaign with a set bid of 0.05 or 0.10, or 0.15, or 0.20 - I have been messing with those this year and they have been profitable. (you can only ad 1000 asins at a time to the adgroup though so that can be annoying) I also tried sponsored brands which can be sort of hard setting them up as they have to be approved before they go live and they are strict on 400x400 px logo. They seem to get a lot of exposure and clicks so I am interested in fine tuning that.

[@DetourShirts]

Yes I have tried lottery ads... they are pretty good too. I should do more

[@edkhalil3159]

I noticed you created adds per design. Do you recommend that more than placing several designs under 1 campaign, maybe under varying add groups? For example, a few different fantasy football designs.

[@DetourShirts]

You can do that too.... I've done it before and it works pretty good

[@TMBTM]

The real questions would be how much you get compared to when you don't use adds... And, even when adds are not profitable, is it interesting to use them to actualy make more sales and boost your visibility on the site that way? So maybe using adds for a bit to make sales is interesting in the long run even those sales are not profitable right in the moment.

[@DetourShirts]

That's a good question.... would those designs sell or get as many sales without ads.... It's hard to say... I do get sales with designs that I don't have ads

[@alabritradellc8956]

Outstanding results, wish you all the best, Juna do you use software to manage your amazon ads? If so which one?

[@DetourShirts]

None right now..... I've been meaning to try Merch Jar though

[@ArtDiggs]

Thank you so much for this. I’ve been curious but scared on jumping in on this feature because I just don’t want to mess up. So I appreciate you giving your insight into this.

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful! You are so welcome

[@welldone279]

thank u juna , i did a few campaign ads but after 6 days still 0 spend ,0 sales , 0 average , only one of them has 1 impressions have any idea why thanks

[@DetourShirts]

Up your bids

[@AbdullahKhan-qn3zk]

Amazon not show me advertising option

[@DetourShirts]

You are probably not on a high enough tier

[@AbdullahKhan-qn3zk]

@@DetourShirts I am newbies 10 tier and I upload 10 design

[@FinnOlav]

Tnx4sharing 👍 i miss your intro, so I watch an older video haha

[@DetourShirts]

Nice... I loved those intros

[@dazzle.r]

thank you. i have a question. can i run a lot of campaigns at the same time? or should i run up to 3 campaigns a day??

[@DetourShirts]

You can run as many as you want. I run like 20-30 but I know others that run 100s. The more campaigns you have the more it's going to cost you

[@dazzle.r]

@@DetourShirts thank you so much bro 😊 thank ls for your time

[@maritadutoit7316]

Very interesting

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you think so!

[@mobilefreelancer3831]

Juna do you know if amazon merch is even a possibility in the UK iv tried so many times I really don't know what to so anymore, if you can make a video or community post on this subject I'll be very greatful. Thank you great vid btw!

[@DetourShirts]

I've seen people do really well in the UK... but it is a different audience.... You can see the differences with Pretty Merch Pro+

[@mobilefreelancer3831]

@Detour Shirts thats cool juna but right now my only issue is getting in board with MBA

[@dodo9919dodo]

Thanks for sharing this, now I feel like I know more about amz ads

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@eugenefritz5459]

Great video - just what I was looking for - thanks

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching

[@pushismano77]

I have ads at tier 100 🤔

[@DetourShirts]

Nice... maybe it was tier 100 then... thanks for the comment

[@pushismano77]

@@DetourShirts I don't know, sometimes I feel that I'm the only one who has amazon merch account here in Lithuania 😀

[@abdellahzedgui1564]

Hello man so i just get tired up to tier 2000 and I get advertise option so when lunch a camping with a 0.25$ bid and daily budget 5$ and i keep this capming work for 7 day and i didn't get any click so do i need to pay the budget daily or not 5x7= 35$?

[@DetourShirts]

Yup.... It should tell you how much you owe..... the $5 is the max but sometimes it only takes out a $1-$2 a day or less.... open up Amazon Ads to find out

[@abdellahzedgui1564]

@@DetourShirts i find the i spend 1.99$ so this is the only what i will need to pay to amazon.

[@DetourShirts]

Yes... but remember to check everyday.... it all adds up.... you can look at it a month at a time

[@abdellahzedgui1564]

@@DetourShirts ok thank you so much.

[@bladester72]

Thanks for sharing. Very helpful 👌

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@timothyozovehe8119]

Hello 👋 Juna. Thanks for the update. I have downloaded tons of your videos that am listening with rapt attention to enable me set up a standard POD store. Am presently setting up a teepublic store. Kindly guide me on the following. 1. What is the right px for cover photo 2. What is the right px for avatar 3. What is the right px for profile picture 4. Do I need to use USPTO to cross-check my main tag and supporting tags on teepublic 5. Can I get banned using tags on teepublic if yes how can one avoid it 6. Do I need to upload minimum 15 designs on my social media platform to get my store approved by teepublic. Looking forward to your prompt response. Thank you for your generosity. Regards to your family.

[@DetourShirts]

1. Cover Photo:1000px x 300px or larger 2. Avatar: 324px x 324px or larger 3. Profile Picture: 324px x 394px or larger 4. It's nice to use USPTO but most times you will be okay 5. Avoid using copyrighted names, names of people, teams, songs, etc. 6. I don't think there is a minimum of 15 designs... I never heard of that one before

[@sidehustlessimplified]

Juna, I've watched your videos for a while now and your designs and skills are fantastic...If you spend more money on ads, your products would get so much more visibility and I bet your sales would really take off!

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you, I will

[@Valblix]

Thank you for showing your spreadsheet to analyze the data. That's going to be really helpful!!!!!

[@DetourShirts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@AhmedAhmed-yd3nn]

The best ❤️❤️🥰

[@DetourShirts]

Thank you

[@designs7047]

Wow Amazon Ads campaigns

[@DetourShirts]

Yup... Amazon Ads rock!!

[@seho1363]

thank you great video

[@DetourShirts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@karolgarley]

Thank You Juna!!! 🙌🏼

[@DetourShirts]

You're so welcome!

[@Drathaar01]

I'm still in Ukraine (because my wife refuses to leave) and we were only getting 2-4 hours of electricity per day. I was so busy trying to create and upload designs that I kept forgetting to check my ads. In Q freaking 4. I had one that just destroyed me. Made Amazon happy. I had a Chinese New Year shirt that cost me twice as much in ads than I made in sales. Ad spend on that shirt alone was $400.

[@DetourShirts]

Ouch... yup ads can be very scary.... I check everyday right when I get up.... hope things get better for you..... thanks for sharing

[@quor5103]

Are you stil in Ukraine?

[@Drathaar01]

@@quor5103 Still here. For now. I won't be soon.

[@b2k-desiel630]

1st

[@DetourShirts]

Yes!!! You get the trophy today 🏆

[@b2k-desiel630]

@@DetourShirts 🤣