
Just a quick overview of what to expect from this course
The truth about trademarks and copyrights.
There are different options for designing shirts. I like the free software but you use what you like. There are different levels you can move to as you learn and you may change your software as you get better and want more options to be creative.
Don't worry about the template Merch gives you, just set up your own to use over and over.
There are tons of free fonts and many times fonts makes the shirt.
Finding images that you can actually use without getting yourself in trouble.
There is nothing wrong with having people make designs for you but you need to make sure they are giving you original work that doesn't give you problems.
Using colors that work together might make your shirts sell better.
The easiest design software for Merch.
This quick trick can make your text stand out and usable on different color shirts.
Curved text makes designs look better and it can be hard to do. Here are some tricks to do it.
Distressed / vintage look is very popular and it can help you sell more shirts.
Sometimes you need to draw designs when you can't find a usable graphic.
If you use vector design programs, you can use images that you aren't allowed to use as a starting point to make your own images.
Use a vector program to turn pictures into graphics.
Look around at the department stores and the faded look is in. Here is a way to quickly make that effect.
This will only work with black t shirts but you won't have any competition making these
Yes you can and should look at other site for ideas. Don't copy. Start with the niche/Amazon search phrase and work backwards
This is how I go about finding the title/niche with Merchantwords
A way to research niches.
A overlooked style of shirt design that can be very profitable.
A profitable shirt style that takes no design skill at all.
A simple text based style that requires no design skills.
Use lists to make odd holiday designs that have very little competition.
A great shirt with a terrible title to won't sell. Make the shirt title what people are looking for.
Sometimes you price to tier up. Other times you price to rank. Other times you try to maximize profit.
All the keyword stuffing isn't helping you and may get you shut down.
An untalked about way of send cheap traffic that is niche based.
Pinterest is free traffic but lots of work. Here is an easy way to do it.
Sending traffic from people that have an audience.
There is more that just Merch out there to sell on. Add some extra cash to your pockets by getting on other POD sites
Have your best selling shirts printed in bulk and sell them directly on Amazon or other sites.
Use this Chrome extension to find synonyms
Using an excel sheet to handle title, keywords and descriptions
I show how to quickly make a shirt to capture the sells in a small niche
Part #2. There were audio problems on part #1 but I wanted to finish the example
This course has one purpose:
To help you succeed on Merch By Amazon.
In this course I discuss
I show that you don't have to be an artist, a master of graphic design programs or create super fancy designs to make passive income on the Merch By Amazon platform.
I use GIMP and Inkscape ( open source and free) graphic design programs and Merchantwords for keyword research.
You do need to have an approved Merch By Amazon account to get the most out of this course but I do show other Print On Demand (POD) t shirt websites that you can use to generate extra passive streams.