Why I Don't Sell T-Shirts & Switched To High Profit Print On Demand Products

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DISCLAIMER: Everything you see on my channel is intended to help you with your print on demand store. I do not claim to be a lawyer, a legal expert or anyone that you should be taking advice from. Basically I have tried to share my experience here in my videos. If you start a print on demand store, you should not expect to be able to achieve the results that I have shown on my channel, this is a real business that will take work and cannot be treated as an easy way to make money online. There is risk involved, and you should do your own research before starting any business to ensure you follow all of the local laws and regulations from where you live.

[@RealJoeRobert]

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[@sherylschmidlin804]

i uses your cours its very good

[@queenkitty7725]

This is a great resource! Thank you very much.

[@CatieKatieCo]

Are you from Canada or the US? just wondering about the shipping. I noticed the stuff you are showing are from Canada

[@blinkstwice]

I wanna just package this up and sell lit! Thank you so much! You da bomb!

[@hereticfreedomapparelllc]

Thank you for your service to us dreamers. I only wish I had discovered you sooner. I'm in the t-shirt trap and everything you said hit home and made clear sense. Once I get my store back up, I'm going to try a few of the higher end items that you suggested. Thank you.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Best of luck!

[@queenkitty7725]

Makes perfect sense! I hadn't thought about it this way. Thank you!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@waltscott6161]

Agreed. After tryjing to sell t-shirts and getting them returned for sizing issues or not as expected, I've switched gears and am going with high profit items.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Good luck!

[@Robin_In_CA]

Thank you Joe, I really appreciate this video, which’s makes a lot of sense. I’m going to take your course.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@DonMerri]

Joe, you make a lot of sense, a lot! Thanks!!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching!!

[@SousaSlator]

appreciate for sharing this with us, excellent video

[@YuichiTakano]

ill definitely try that, thanks!

[@Robin_In_CA]

This makes a lot of sense. Thank you, Joe

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching!

[@SearchScripture]

Just found your channel & I'm very new to this but have looked into the T-shirt sales and I have a shop on Etsy for digital download printables. This strategy you presented makes sense after I've done research and have experience enough to see all the fees and the saturation of common products I see on print on demand sites. Thanks for this information! 🙂

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching!

[@Mystic-Mom]

Thank yooouuuu!! That makes so much sense!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching

[@WalkerAllegra]

THANKS A BUNCH, AMAZING VIDEO!!!

[@jimjuris]

Joe, you make a lot of sense when it comes to selling higher profit items compared to selling tshirts.

[@ByromJulia]

Nice vid thank you for sharing with us

[@barbarascott1233]

The question about higher profit items is clear! Easy and of course! I think most people go with t-shirts when they're intimidated by other products. Or prices. Maybe they understand t's and don't know the market for other products. Whatever the reason they're missing an opportunity. Yours is always good advice. Thanks.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@PeroniaKytley]

very helpful, worth the watch

[@SternenSeelen]

Great video man, thank you 👍😍

[@RealJoeRobert]

No problem 👍

[@AarikaAngelina]

wow, great video. thanks so much

[@JSam23]

So so good, thank you!!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching

[@mrmr1734]

This actually makes a lot of sense; I'm not having much success selling t-shirts/mugs on Etsy. Thanks for the info

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching and good luck!

[@theunderfootsdocumentry]

YES, this makes so much sense

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@gavkinn]

I agree that starting your own store is best and using social media to promote it is the way to go.

[@RealJoeRobert]

🙏

[@JohnEldon]

Thank you for this great info :)

[@RealJoeRobert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BarbaraKilliam]

great content. ty

[@maharlikabebz2249]

Hi Joe! At first I was like "huh?" Then when I finished.... it make total sense.... in fact I'm looking for higher priced product within my niche... perfect timing as I haven't opened my shop yet and now I can change it

[@RealJoeRobert]

Best of luck!

[@uswomanmothers]

Hi, I follow you appreciate your sincerity . Thank you

[@RealJoeRobert]

I appreciate that!

[@elliswashington1149]

Great video. I'm a beginner and don't want to waste my time on products that are a lot of low-margin products. You make a lot of sense. I will download your free course. Thanks for the info!!!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Best of luck thanks for watching!

[@celestealison6219]

Thank you for saving me a lot of work and heartache

[@RealJoeRobert]

Lots of other products to sell!

[@shereenmongale378]

Hi Joe, Shereen here all the way from South Africa. Your videos are always popping up in my feed 😅 and am I not glad I clicked on your video today! I subscribed in the first half of the video..😅 Ok so I opened a new pritify pop-up store because i didn't wana go the etsy route it just seems like a lot. I'll be sure to check out your free course after this video. I've watched too many KZbin videos about POD and honestly thank God I came across this one cause believe or not I was about to give into t-shirts! I know I've said a mouthful sorry for that, but... Since I'm only just starting out I wanted to know if it's ok to sell different products in one store for instance I'm interested in selling mugs, notebooks, candles though all focusing on one niche... or should I focus on 1 specific product that has it's own store and niche? So I can market it better and not stretch myself too thin trying to market different products all at once?

[@zanegrey7847]

Yes I think you're right.I think you're on the right track.It's a matter of fact.I'm going to put the pedal to the metal on your method.Thank you brother.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching 🙏

[@joniwilsonvoice]

Thank You Joe. . . I have been following you for the past 6 months as I began creating a business model for my store. All is now in place and the Shopify Store, (following your model), will be launched in Feb 2024. You are the best!!!!!!!!

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching, what are you doing to “launch”?

[@ScorchedAce94]

How was the launch?

[@blinkstwice]

Let's see what you got! Congratulations on your decision to do this. I think I found my niche. Just starting.

[@MissMolly3377]

Hey Joe, it’s Moe (childhood nickname for Motor Mouth, I talked a lot as a child.😂), great video. 😊Your videos are the best ideas that I have seen. What about blankets? Is that a decent item?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Definitely

[@thebadgercallusa]

Awesome dude, I've been on Etsy selling low profit tees. That changes as of today! I also have a Shopify store waiting just for this moment, I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep the 4x4 niche and take it to the Shopify site, I know now that I am going to go with the shoes, leggings and other work out stuff like duffel bags stuff people always pay more for.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Best of luck!

[@chelseyummali]

Been launched since Jan 1st, no sales. Struggling with shipping. Added 25% off first purchase. Now I’m running some test ads on Facebook. Hopefully soon. I do repeat designs, but my products work with repeat designs, I don’t sell shirts and cell phone cases etc.

[@silverfitnessmoves_grooves]

Agreed as well. Decided to revamp my goals and want to be able to work smarter not harder as my husband would say. 😂

[@sherwinjoseph3737]

Great idea ❤ it

[@P-Funk69]

i think this is a good strategy, im kind of burned out on also doing all the stupid mockups for tees which makes their profit even lower bc of the time involved.. some other products where good mockups are generated from printify is much easier. ive experimented with a handful of products and was kind of surprised at how well some of the less obvious items sold for me.

[@MissMolly3377]

Yeah, that is a pain, at least with some of the other products, they are generic items, so you can use generic mock-ups, whereas Tshirts you should be using the proper branded mock-up. 😊

[@RealJoeRobert]

Sometimes less “typical” items convert higher than traditional ones

[@Natalia-FG]

🤩 amazinf info

[@theunderfootsdocumentry]

Thank you❤

[@cowboychurchclovis]

Very informative 🤠👍🏼

[@RealJoeRobert]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MihaAhac]

Thank You!!!!!

[@lakesharobinson4912]

Joe I'm sorry I'm lmbo ur intro said hi Joe it's everyone here. Lol. But ty soooo much for the lol and the nuggets

[@RealJoeRobert]

Did I say that? 😆

[@amylouisebrutonl9051]

Great idea

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching!

[@nlegall2022]

“Hey Joe, it’s everyone here!” 😂 Thanks for the value Joe, I mean everyone 😉

[@RealJoeRobert]

😜 Thanks for watching

[@kameliakx9975]

hey i have a question! love your vid btw im currently doing tee's but ive sold one and got 5 profit which bummed me out so i found your video.... my question is can i add other high products to the same store i am using for my t-shirts? or do you suggest opening a new etsy store for specific items. I was thinking of adding more higher end items but of clothing to my store do you think that would be ok? thanks

[@RealJoeRobert]

I don’t really recommend selling on Etsy but I suppose you could add more higher profit items if it makes sense

[@user-um3do9gm5l]

Great channel Joe! :) Your, tell-like-it-is style really hits home with me. However, how do you gain credibility from your prospects (traffic from fb or insta) if you don't sell on a platform like etsy? I mean, we all know as marketers that perception is reality. And, the perception from etsy buyers is obviously, if you sell on etsy then, you must be sanctioned by etsy. How do I get that same know-like-trust feeling from my prospects from my wee-little-nobody-knows-my-shopify store? Peace.

[@RealJoeRobert]

You just need to build a clean store that looks professional. I have several examples of great stores on my channel

[@troywalls2675]

Interesting video packed full of fundamental practices to increase your profit margin. Tu

[@RealJoeRobert]

Thanks for watching

[@StarOasis26]

Thank you does print on demand require you to have inventory at your location or is it drop shipped?

[@RealJoeRobert]

It’s dropshipped

[@RFK_71]

As a beginner and a senior aged person with some health issues, I prefer to get my feet wet with passive POD for now while I learn how the industry is working day to day. I have no problem with low margins for now. Being a former tax advisor, I always have a problem thinking about the sales tax aspect of active POD model, with its customer service and so on. I am not ready for that in the beginning. Will take it in baby steps God willing. If one doesn’t get the sales tax administration down, they can give you a migraine in the audit process. As well as the customer service aspect with handling the sales process, etc.

[@prevails85]

3 questions, purchasing these higher end products from where? And who’s shipping them for you if you’re doing it on your own website? Also are we doing our own advertising?

[@RealJoeRobert]

This is all print on demand supplier based same as selling low profit items like t shirts and mugs. And yes I do my own marketing, have lots of videos showing what I do on my channel 😊

[@rahuldravid8723]

Very informative video..I am not good at marketing my own store and my etsy was suspended. Do you know of any alternatives for etsy?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Shopify is what I am using

[@uniqueckim]

Total newbie interested in POD? How does customer service work with POD say if a customer wants to return a product? Does one go through each order one by one? No way to automate the process somehow? Sorry for stupid questions, still trying to understand the concept. TIA

[@RealJoeRobert]

Your customer would send you an email, just like if you bought something from an online store and had an issue.

[@frankcacho83]

I've been following your channel for a while now, I started doing t-shirts in teespring (no luck). I am moving to try this high profit items you mention. I have just one question about the personalized items, which is a good place to start with personalized items?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Selecting a niche for the personalized design

[@frankcacho83]

@@RealJoeRobert what I meant to ask is: which marketplace do you recomend to get the personalized items... like printify for t-shirts and other stuff but for personalization which are my options?

[@iza6193]

But how to set up a shop with print on demand stuff? (I am a total beginner)

[@RealJoeRobert]

I have a free video course with 30 videos showing how in the description.

[@transcendstudio]

the shoes from love trendify are very clearly higher quality for the sole than the shoes you showed on printify, I got pretty pumped to go make some shoes on first watch, but i cant seem to find any POD that offers printing on those kinds of shoes. Any advice?

[@RealJoeRobert]

There’s a pod supplier called pillow profits that has the exact shoes. Same quality as the Printify options I’ve sampled them. Just a slightly different style, the point was to show the potential of other pod products

[@transcendstudio]

@@RealJoeRobert Yeah no doubt, I think its awesome and a great idea, I ended up finding some options and pounded out designs through the weekend. thanks for the insights and the reply.

[@larbiseghier5929]

Yes

[@bschultz213]

Yes but only if the quality is better than the competition.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Not sure what you mean

[@royalgladiatortv61]

Forsure

[@Slim545]

If you have a clothing website can you connect it to print on demand? And are print on demand stores as good as doing it on the internet?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Sorry I don’t really understand your question

[@Slim545]

@@RealJoeRobert can you make orders on print on demand and will they deliver it ? And do you have to pay for them to ship it

[@Slim545]

And my next question is I have a store that’s print on demand but what is the difference between a store and a website

[@RealJoeRobert]

@Slim545 yes that’s what print on demand is

[@Prayer_900]

Is tapestry a good product to sell?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Depends on the niche but sure

[@justhere3794]

What I’m afraid of is that Facebook is not targeting the younger buyers. Im talking Gen Z and Gen Alpha as they are getting older. Facebook has a bad conetation of old people going there. Opinions?

[@RealJoeRobert]

I don’t really think GenZ and GEN alpha are major purchasers of the products that I typically see sold on popular/successful print on demand stores, especially with my own stores. I don’t feel like I’m targeting that demographic.

[@justhere3794]

@@RealJoeRobert Yes I see your point. Right now anyway. Facebook is good for businesses still. Older demographics. Millennials and older. But as the younger buyers get older I don’t think they will care much about going into Facebook when they are in their late 20s and older. Will see as I’m clearly not a soothsayer. 😊

[@ibrahimsholeh5140]

Do u use third party provider like printify, printful, etc??

[@RealJoeRobert]

I do print on demand so yes not sure what you mean by third party what is the other option?

[@ibrahimsholeh5140]

@@RealJoeRobert sir, Ive question about personalize, if our design contains editable font for their name that has special effect such as lets say some texture, perspective, etc, how customer can customize it..

[@corny4474]

ok but this means open and running your own store and dealing with the customers in the end also having ad spend ready. nothing wrong with that but i guess most of the clothing sellers enjoy the convenience to not do all of that

[@RealJoeRobert]

Then you get yourself in a position where you sell 100 shirts and lose money 😅

[@ScorchedAce94]

What are your thoughts on political gear/apparel during the span of the election? Not just for one crowd or side but for both.😊

[@sherpya]

did you tried fourthwall? it's a sort of hybrid

[@RealJoeRobert]

I don’t know what that is

[@sherpya]

@@RealJoeRobert they do pod (I think though printify or printful) and allow you to build your personal store with even your custom domain, they handle customers, they also integrate KZbin and tiktok shop, but unfortunately it's not a marketplace so they don't bring traffic. It's mainly focused on people that already have followers on social networks

[@sherpya]

@@RealJoeRobert I think my long response was blocked, so I don't known how to reply 😂 it's someone different from passive and active pod sites

[@kayani9958]

Bro i m from Pakistan. How i create own store free without market place like red bubble or t public, because Shopify is expensive of Pakistan currency.

[@RealJoeRobert]

I don’t knowb

[@SydneyTravellersGuide]

without looking at her goods. Maybe her artwork on the tshirts isnt good?

[@RealJoeRobert]

It’s possible. But she made 100 sales and lost money was the point 😃

[@fourtwentythree]

Why not sell T-shirts Also? is there a limit on how many items you can have listed?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Oh, you’re asking a question I made an entire video about, low profit, high competition, were a couple of the reason I cited 😊

[@RealJoeRobert]

And no, there is no limit on the amount of products you can list, but I typically take the approach where less is more there’s not really a need to have a product catalog of several hundred designs on a store

[@fourtwentythree]

@@RealJoeRobert sorry I see that the punctuation was off in my question I want to ask why not also do T-shirts, I assumed more designs would mean more sales. Maybe there’s some diminishing returns with frustrating the buyer? Working a lot of time for the seller to set up. I guess the smaller stores like that Apple and high-end retail model I see creating that sense of having a more desirable product 🤷‍♂️ Thanks for your point of view

[@artfixdesigns926]

Did you just said Hey Joe !! Everyone here ?

[@RealJoeRobert]

Nothing gets by you 😊

[@Siatsgaming]

Why speak in absolutes? A good Product Mix goes a long way and leads to Cross-Sales. Buying a car cover and maybe a fitting hat. Just saying Product Mix is a huge field that’s underestimated. Plus the design itself is the do or die part..

[@RealJoeRobert]

I don’t disagree 😊

[@badgaming7128]

So don't sell shirts is the strategy.

[@RealJoeRobert]

Yes good summary