@@WholesaleTed My favourite print-on-demand service is Merch by Amazon. I appreciate their user-friendly platform, which makes it easy to upload designs and manage listings. The extensive reach of Amazon's marketplace helps my products get seen by a large audience. Additionally, their handling of production and shipping allows me to focus on creating new designs. How about you? Which service do you prefer?
You 1000% deserve to promote yourself. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Content creation and education is NOT an easy gig! Thank you for each peice of content you give to the world 👊🏽💪🏽
Subscribed to your channel last week as you seem like one of the most genuine person on youtube. Today I signed up to your newsletter and got the advanced course. Time for a change so here I go!!
Haha. I mean, it is a super strange thing to say, to be honest. POD cannot be saturated. That is an impossible thing to happen. So anyone saying "POD is saturated" should not be listened to, because they are saying something that they clearly don't understand. POD is a form of fulfillment & production. It is merely a way to make/pick/pack/ship products. It isn't POD that can be saturated. So yes I totally agree with you, that phrase needs to be shelved, lol! It is certain, specific products and certain, specific niches that can become "saturated" - and even then, the phrase "saturation" merely means that there is increased competition. People who release a great product into a "saturated" market will still win, but the bar is higher due to more choices. I've released plenty of products into "saturated" niche markets and they have gone on to become strong sellers for me, because the product I made was good enough to compete with the current selection. Sorry to hijack onto your comment. This reply wasn't to criticize you. It was to criticize people that make RUclips comments saying nonsense like that. LOL
@@WholesaleTed Like you said, "the bar is higher due to more choices." And it will get higher and higher. So I think the argument of POD being oversaturated these days is fair. As it becomes easy to clone these POD products, it makes it much harder for even the big players to grow, or even sustain consistent profit.
@@katlis As I said, I do think it is fair to say that a product, or a niche is "saturated" (although I did temper that by saying I think people still misinterpret what saturation means - it just means a lot of choices, hence more competition) but that you cannot say POD is saturated. POD is a fulfillment method and production method. Those cannot be saturated. Products/niches get saturated. Not fulfillment methods. Which is why if people want to discuss saturation, they need to get specific about which products and niches they think have a lot of competition, rather than making a blank statement that POD is saturated, when it literally can't be, LOL! 🙏
@@WholesaleTed "POD is a fulfillment method and production method. Those cannot be saturated." -- If you're talking about the actual POD companies/manufacturers, they are loving this explosion of etsy, redbubble, etc shops that are easily launched (for free) in an hour now thanks to AI art. The actual POD companies embrace the oversaturation of any products they have to offer, which are generally the same across the board for every one of them (especially popular items like tshirts, mugs, etc).
Yep, there seem to be absolutely no limit to the cheap landfill-fodder that Americans and Europeans, to a lesser degree, will buy, so we may as well take their money.
One of my favorite print-on-demand companies is Printful. I like it because of its high print quality, wide range of products, and seamless integration with e-commerce platforms
Am glad to be part of your community since January this year and now thanks to meeting you here I launch my store last month.. From Nairobi, Kenya ,Africa.Thank you.
Good luck, Nairobi!! I technically opened my shop a few months ago but just started putting my products up this week. She’s awesome, this channel has been a lifesaver! ❤️, NYC😊
Thank you for this! I started following at the beginning of Covid! Ive learned so much off of you... There are only a few GENUINE people on YT that actually give valuable, useable and easy to follow information! I appreciate you and ALL you do for us!! Im going to try Printed Mint for POD candles! Keep dropping us GEMS!!! xoxo
Thank you very much for your helpful and detailed responses. I appreciate the time and effort you put into providing this information. Your answers were clear and insightful, and they have greatly helped me understand the topic better
Thank you for the information. I'm only starting in pod and am overwhelmed by the mass amount of information and options that are out there. I'm currently building my shopify store, logos, theme, custom domain, connected e‐mails are all complete. I have been doing a 21-hour corse, and it was recommended that I have 100 designs. However, it's mostly t-shirts. I don't want to just do shirts and limit my probability of just doing one product. So, I'm researching other avenues to compliment my chosen niche. Candles, canvas prints, and custom products look to have better margins . One of these days, I'll get to learn about marketing and advertising my business but currently have decided to do the slow and steady approach. I did wach your shopify tutorial that got me started so thanks again.
Thank you very much for your response and your suggestions! I will make sure to watch the videos you recommended to get answers to my questions. I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me
As a 64yr old computer dinosaur dating back to the ZX Spectrum/Commodore C64/Apple 2e era, I'm thinking of settling down with an online business that's compatible with my lifestyle as it is..Of all the options available, print on demand sounds like the most viable option, although I might discover something else as things progress. All that said, this channel is my final choice thanks to the smooth yet fast pace, yet I can detect a vibe here telling me this is the real deal in this minefield of channels all telling you likewise.. Thank you so much Sarah, I can feel it in my bones I'm on the right track here. Now let's dig into all the relevant info in your quite comprehensive description here, and You'll see me in the comment section of the videos I consume.. 👌🙂
Wait so if someone buys something, printed mint charges your credit card before they start making the item? So what happens if you sell an item that blows up and people are ordering it to the capacity that it exceeds your credit card limit? lol
Sarah another awesome video but according to the printed mint website there is shipping issues that affect the shipping of products to the UK so I will be using a UK based POD supplier for UK customers but would use printed mint for shipping to USA customers. Love 🥰 the video and love 💓 Sarah.
Yes that sounds like an excellent idea - I wouldn't use Printed Mint for international orders if I didn't have to, I think it is best if your audience is primarily USA based since they are USA based. If you instead primarily have a UK audience, I'd definitely stick to a UK based company! 🙏
What is the best way to get traffic to your POD and where is a free way to host it? Etsy? What is the killer / cheap combo? Are digital products more lucrative and easier?
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Hi Sarah… the smells like no your problem candle retails $12.20 on Etsy with gorgeous packaging (sale price) and $12.50 on Printed Mint. How can noobs make money from that kind of competition….?
Oh yes. I would not recommend using Printed Mint for t-shirts. Not only are they priced highly, their selection is much smaller than other POD apps. The big apps: Printify, Printful, are amazing for selling popular products (such as t-shirts). I think Printed Mint is great for their specialty products.
Hi Sarah, I've come across several articles suggesting that POD (Print on Demand) is no longer viable for newbies in 2024. Is there truth to this? I'm sure I'm not the only beginner wondering about this.
It is a good question. Whenever anybody says something like that, it's my pet peeve haha because that honestly doesn't even make any sense and anyone saying that shouldn't be listened to IMHO because I just don't think they understand what POD is. Print On Demand is just another form of production and fulfillment. That is like saying that wholesale production is no longer a viable way to earn money. That makes no sense! It is all about what products you choose to produce that determines how beginner friendly the products you create and sell are. Print on demand is no different. If you choose to use it to manufacture the same t-shirt designs that 50 other people are selling then absolutely that will be difficult to sell. But if you choose to fill a gap in the market, then that's a different story. That's how I was able to make my new print on demand store a success in six months: ruclips.net/video/M9ZOiqxuMsg/видео.html Anyone saying this sort of thing, anyone correlating a production and fulfillment method with the products themselves doesn't know what they are talking about. As harsh as that sounds, I don't mean to be harsh, but it is a crazy thing to say because it literally makes no sense, haha 🙏 these are the same people that ridiculously say "print on demand is saturated" when it literally cannot be saturated. Only products can be saturated in a localized market. Not production and fulfillment methods 🙏
@@WholesaleTed Okay, I'll begin now and avoid reading or watching content from people who say POD is dead. I'll stay positive and focused on my goals. Thanks 😊
No one speaks about this but what happens if a customer’s house burns down due to a faulty candle. Who’s to blame? The seller or the company, such as Printify?
Honestly that is a good question. Here in New Zealand I don't think anyone would, get sued, but we have different laws to the USA. However it's so unlikely to occur I don't think I would let that stop me from selling candles, tbh.
i love your videos its so helpful to a lot of people who focuses on the internet for jobs or ai learning tips i even some of your videos to media wallet so i could revisit it again
i’ve been wanting to do print on demand for a while and have always had my mind set on using printify. but this video has really sold me on printed mint.
Printed Mint is just an option! It isn't the best, it is just different. Mix and match companies based on which one fits your needs the best 😁 most of us don't just use one, we use multiple.
Some of their items are expensive (t-shirts) but I actually think that a lot of their products are very reasonable when compared to other providers (niche mugs/candles). It just depends on what product you're looking at.
Well, if You chose ugly stuff, You'll definitely have a winner...😜 I've noticed the same! F ex, when it comes to certain famous designs that are sold at hilarious costs, I would never buy it since there is nothing esthetic about it...🤷 in the first place, I would never think of them as being that expensive...😲 🤷
I thought the same thing. I would never have believed so many people would actually choose to drink out of what looks like a rinsed out pickles jar lol!
@@doyouknowthings Ha! I'm a massive repurposer so could prob drink out of a rinsed pickle jar (plus love vinegar). I meant the muddled chaotic design, but hope it wasn't Ted's design. (I don't think so, hers seem cleaner.) If that's for self care, that design would send many people into a ADHD / psychotic spin.
Personally I don't like printed mint. I used them for a phone case and the quality was extremely poor and pixelated which has never happened with Printify or Printful using the exact same design. The customer service was also very rude when pointing out shipping delays on their end or issues with printing on their end (this was back in 2021 so they may have changed). I stopped using them since and have never looked back.
TED, thank you. Does mint charge the payment from us or from the recipient? Do I need to have money on my card? What about printfy? I can't start because I don't have money. Is mint valid all over the world?
They work just like Printify & Printful in-that you need to pay upfront before they will make & ship products. If you want to start your own POD store without doing that, feasibly the only option would be to use a commission-based platform (like RedBubble) or Fourth Wall which I discuss in this video, you might find it helpful: ruclips.net/video/1nwxxRkVbgQ/видео.html
@@WholesaleTed so just out of interest if I run a store and by chance I get 5k worth of orders I need to have 5k on my card or the orders will fail? I thought the whole point of print on demand is that the money is taken out of the customers purchase and the difference minus cost was sent to you? otherwise whats the actual benefit here? would you mind explaining please?
That is not the point of Print On Demand at all, and it isn't what the true advantage of Print On Demand is - there are many major advantages, but that is not one of them- although it makes sense as to why people new to the industry think that, so I completely understand. If you get 5k worth of orders (in terms of it's product cost - so in reality, that would be $7-10k worth of orders, but 5k in terms of products bought from the provider) then yes, you need to pay for that $5k, upfront, before production can begin. It is impossible for providers to take the money out of what the customer paid. Why? Because the customer never paid them anything. If you were running your payments through Printed Mint, then sure - the customer pays Printed Mint $30, then they could remove the cost of production, and then pay you the difference as profit. But that isn't what is happening here. The payment processor isn't being run by Printed Mint. It is being run by Etsy, or Shopify. It is Etsy and Shopify that have the payment processors, and it is them processing payments. They don't have a contract with Printed Mint. They have a contract with YOU, the owner. So they can only pay YOU the money the customer paid you. So, it generally takes 1 week or less for me to get the money the customer paid because payment processes like Etsy & Shopify need to process payments, but I still need to cover that $5k cost upfront. For me, I use a credit card. This gets me enormous amounts of travel miles for free. I use a credit card, I pay for the orders on that, then I pay them off once the money lands 1 week later. I never pay interest on my credit card: ruclips.net/video/M9ZOiqxuMsg/видео.html So therefore, I consider it an advantage, not a disadvantage, that I handle upfront payments. If I didn't, I wouldn't get free credit card rewards. But there are many, many other advantages to Print On Demand. Namely, you don't have to actually print any of the items yourself. Do you want to have to store mugs at your house, then print the design onto them, and then package them up, and then go to the post office and ship them out? Probably not, lol 😉 not only is that expensive to set up, it is time consuming and expensive to run your own print shop. By using Print On Demand companies, you can just pay them to utilize their printing facilities, and let them handle all of that for you. That is the advantage of Print On Demand. Being able to sell your own items that you design yourself, without having to actually make or ship them yourself 🌞🙏
@@WholesaleTed thank you for explaining 😀I am just wondering whether my credit card will allow hundreds of transactions? I am guessing you can credit your account at printed mint with one lump payment to cover off multiple purchases so it doesn’t seem like fraud with the credit card provider ?
Explain to me what e-commerce is and what are the best stores to register with. Should I create an online store on the WordPress platform, or should I register on sites like Amazon FBA, eBay, or Etsy?
Thanks a bunch Sarah. Always loved your vibe and am a fan of it. I've got a question for you do Printed Mint charge for shipping like printify or printful?
It is not a scam. Why would you think it is a scam? Gearlaunch has been around for many years. The CEO is Thatcher Spring and they are a very transparent company. I have not used them myself, but they are not a scam, they are a real company with a public-facing CEO.
Good question! Asia has never been a major market for me, so I honestly don't know, sorry. I do know that Printful have fulfillment centers set up in Asia so that is something to look into. It also depends where in Asia your customers are primarily based. Asia is a big, spread out place with many countries not connected through a land border.
Hi Wholesale Ted, thank you for clear information always, just one querry, how you got around the fact that Printed Mint only allows connection to shopify if the business address is in the USA? Im in NZ and of course had my 'business' address as home and in NZD , what do you recommend here? Ah or actually is it because I am on Pause and Build currently and my payment gateways arn't open?
This was a great video and I will definitely look into them. Does anyone know about any other POD companies that offer items not as popular, such as luggage and dishware (that work with Etsy)?
Do you have a video on driving traffic to your website? More specifically one like Shopify vs Etsy and do you suggest setting up a blog? Everyone says to use Wordpress for blogging, but I’m not a fan. I’d like to have a blog w my site thinking of using Squarespace, Shopify, Big Cartel or Wix even if it’s used for announcements and updates. Not sure who to choose!
I don't have many traffic videos because the way RUclips's algorithm works, it is not a topic that would get many views and it would hurt my channel to make it, unfortunately. I do have a video on Etsy traffic however: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html I also go more in-depth in my course too if you do ever join, since there I don't have a YT algorithm impacting the videos I can make, lol! In terms of Shopify vs. Etsy that is a topic I also discuss in my course. But basically, Etsy is great if you want a marketplace with pre-existing traffic to piggyback off of. Very beginner friendly. Shopify is great if you're willing to drive traffic to your own website. Better returns & profit margins. Neither is better. They are just different. A good mix is often to combine Etsy with your own ecommerce. I do not recommend Wiz or Squarespace as they have clunky, badly made ecommerce features. Shopify out of those is the only one I would recommend.
That is odd, they let me integrate it into my NZ based Shopify store I setup for this video! But in saying that, if your target audience is Canada, I wouldn't want to use Printed Mint anyway. I'd recommend trying to find a local Canadian based POD supplier to drastically reduce shipping expenses/headaches.
Not in the slightest. I'll have a video addressing that question coming out soonish (probably 1-2 months, sorry, my videos have a long production timeline)
Lots of comments here, none of them by people saying they're making $ doing this. 95% of internet marketing success depends on traffic generation, which she doesn't talk about.
You know, one of the reasons why I appreciate people signing up for my affiliate link for a POD supplier, is it allows me to track their sales. I get a small commission each time their store makes a sale - but it also lets me see that my videos are helping others. Through my affiliate links I can directly see, and prove, that yes, viewers are indeed earning money. Which is also not a surprise because Print On Demand is a huge industry. Perhaps it was an accident but, to be honest, the way this comment is written seems to imply that Print On Demand isn't an industry, but is instead a "money hack": >>> "Lots of comments here, none of them by people saying they're making $ doing this" This is an odd perspective to me. Again, it isn't a "money hack" - it is an industry, with many thousands of businesses. In 2022, the industry was valued at over $5.397 billion dollars. This is a multi billion dollar industry. This isn't a money-making hack. This is a real legitimate industry, earning businesses in it literally billions of dollars. And it is growing every year, and earning even more money. Sales & growth in this industry are growing every year for businesses by about 25%: www.printful.com/blog/print-on-demand-statistics Successful POD store owners, earning money, are in my RUclips comments. But these sellers don't leave comments, bragging about the money they're earning. They instead leave industry questions because again, this isn't a magic money hack that they are thanking me for discussing. It is an industry. So they discuss industry news, events and questions. I do also talk about traffic, and anyone who is active in the industry will know that. Because for me, my traffic is my designs. As I've said time-and-time again, this is not 2007. There is no "Google Traffic Method" that I secretly have. Instead, algorithms that recommend products do so based off of engagement, so my "traffic strategy" is to trigger engagement with great designs. That is why I make so many product design videos. I actually made an in-depth video, explaining why great designs trigger engagement and why that is, in my opinion, the #1 traffic source. Did you watch that video? That video is here. It is free to watch: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html
And I also want to add, that no, I don't take credit for the people that clicked my affiliate links and went on to create POD businesses. Their success is their own and so it would be especially weird if they showed up in my comments to all repeat over and over again that they thank me, specifically, for their business. They probably watched many videos, from many creators, and attribute their success to themselves and their wider knowledge they learned, not specifically to me, which they shouldn't. Their success is their own 🙏
Yes they do, they come in multiple scents. I ordered different scents and personally thought they all smelled very nice, but that is just a personal preference :)
Hey Sarah, do you have to have money upfront with Printed Mint like you have to with Printful? Does Printed Mint charge the customer, or do you like Printful does?
Yes you do, Printed Mint is just a standard POD supplier. All POD suppliers require you pay upfront, unless you're hosting your website directly on their website and you are running your store payments through their own internal payment processor.
so how does it work? like you design something and put it in the store, then they charge you for the product when someone buys it? I though the customer paid for it?
its not clear about shipping prices, and its not included as an n printify automaticly in listing as i see? do i need to create myself shipping profiles on Etsy ? and maybe you tried ceramic ornament from them, because on printify only bad reviews from other company ceramic ornament , just wondering g if it might be the same situation! thank you!
U have old videos about taxes on dropshipping using aliexpress. Can u do a video about how to handle printify taxes for international sellers like yourself targeting usa market. I read printify notes, something about resale certificate for tax exemption. Of course, i can check with printify but it will b clearer with your explanation. And also how to to handle sales tax in shopify later. Bcos i understand etsy sellers is much easier for them as etsy will take care of sellers' sales tax. But what about shopify sellers?? Tq
I'll be frank with you: anytime I make a video discussing traffic & marketing, the video views bomb, lol. So I stopped making those videos. However, I do discuss it in my free ebook. And I also have traffic/marketing videos discussing my methods (organic search/recommendation traffic & paid Etsy ads) in my course. Plus I do have my Etsy organic traffic video here: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html But, as the views for that video show - it bombed, lol, it has had very few views so I probably won't be making any videos like that in the future. But that video is still just as relevant today, as it was when I made it!
Sara i have a question i have a Shopify store that is integrated with autods, can i integrate with printful to with ( print mint) integrated to it as i am a bit confuse although I have some good ideas about product designs for both mugs and candles. I hope you understand my concern as I am a complete newbie to this business
Hi Sarah I really appreciate the sincerity behind all of your videos. If possible I would really like for you to be my mentor. I see that you do have courses (which i am planning to join), but do you also have a one-on-one mentorship program or something like that, where I could reach out to you for personal assistance, if needed?... Cuz I been following you for years, and on my way up, but it would be extremely awesome an more helpful if I could actually reach out and communication directly. I'm manifesting myself to be in your ranks sometime soon, just need a little more guidance is all.
Thank you! I don't do 1:1 support or mentoring, I just make these videos, but I hope they can help you on your journey, and that you will one day supersede me in knowledge from your own success 🙏
Hi Sarah...I watch your videos all the time (thank you!) and others but I cannot find the answer to my one burning question. I live in a kind of "touristy" area. I would like to design shirts and maybe postcards to be sold in small tourist shops around the area. Like you, I want everything to be passive and not me driving and delivering product. Is there any way to sell wholesale to these shops for say quantities over 25 shirts (or whatever) and have them be able to go online and make wholesale orders for resale in their shops without me having to be their liaison for buying once they lile my products? I'm not sure why nobody talks about this...I figure either I'm missing something so easy it doesn't need to be said OR it's just not done. Could you make a video on how to do local sales passively? Shirts at tourist places go for $20-25 retail so it seems to me there should be some wiggle room for profit using POD to supply them? Cheers for all the great information, JB
That's a great question. You could set up a Shopify store which applies an automatic discount if they order a certain quantity (25 shirts) and let them add the specific number of shirts that they would like 🙏
@@WholesaleTed I was thinking something like that, but had hoped maybe there was one of these POD places that had something like that already integrated into their system. Which printing partner do you think would be best for this kind of sales specifically? Could you use the Printify/Printful free storefronts? Is there a way to easily set it up so the customer could choose several sizes in the same print to reach 25? I am a little surprised that none of the big guys offer an automated way for people to sell individual designs wholesale direct-to-reseller already, really. I hope you might consider doing a video on how people can use POD to sell locally (but still passively) and which companies would work best and make the most money, how to keep the local stuff within one brand with one go-to place for resellers, etc. Thank you so much for the response!
No worries! I don't think any of them have anything automated like that, I could be wrong, but I don't think they do largely because wholesale is a more niche offering. Printful do do wholesale and they offer wholesale prices, but customers usually choose to order it manually. It's an interesting idea for them to add it in.
@@WholesaleTed I live in a big state with lots of natural wonders so it would be a lot of driving and/or shipping to do manually 😄 but it seems a bit of an untapped idea. I will hold out hope 😄
Explain to me what e-commerce is and what are the best stores to register with. Should I create an online store on the WordPress platform, or should I register on sites like Amazon FBA, eBay, or Etsy?❤❤
Those are all very good questions, but they are unfortunately big questions, too big to answer in a single RUclips comment, haha! I recommend spending a few days watching a lot of RUclips videos. Even just binging some of my most top-viewed videos would answer a lot of those questions! 🙏
Thank you very much for your response and your suggestions! I will make sure to watch the videos you recommended to get answers to my questions. I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me
This type of blur isn't the sort that can be reversed engineered, it has destroyed the pixels and transformed them and there is no way to recover them. But I do appreciate that tip, everyone should know that because a lot of blurring effects do not do that!
Sarah, do you use more than one POD supplier to fulfill on a single store? do multiple suppliers cause problems outside of the minor separate deliveries to customers whose cart include products from different suppliers? Super curious on opinions. have not tried before.
You always need to do marketing. There are lots of ways to market products though: * Post on marketplaces & learn their algorithms * Post videos on TikTok advertising them * Use paid advertising * Learn search engine optimization These are just some of the ways - but yes you will always need to market products!
I mean, it isn't literally a secret, LOL, my point was that most people watching this video probably don't know about them because while they aren't a literal, secret, they very rarely get talked about 🙏
Could you help me how to approach my print on demand adventure if i want to make sales in Europe, American and Australia? Should i use for each region another print on demand partner? 😊
@@WholesaleTed thank you so much ! 😊 Iam a bit afraid and worried that I found the right niche ...what do you suggest how long should I build my "brand" / niche and how should I market my product the best way? Do you have a video for that? 😊
Those are good questions but they are big questions! Too big unfortunately to answer in a single reply. If you watch my POD videos, they all discuss a lot of my thoughts on those questions in more depth so I'd recommend just watching more videos for now!
✋ Which is your favorite Print On Demand company? 🤔
@WholesaleTed My favorite is Qikink.. It's cheap and best 👌. Atleast for India 🇮🇳
@@WholesaleTed My favourite print-on-demand service is Merch by Amazon. I appreciate their user-friendly platform, which makes it easy to upload designs and manage listings. The extensive reach of Amazon's marketplace helps my products get seen by a large audience. Additionally, their handling of production and shipping allows me to focus on creating new designs. How about you? Which service do you prefer?
@iamyaminhasan Printful & Printify are still my favorites. But Printed Mint will always have a special place in my heart.
@@WholesaleTed Thank you once again for sharing this information! 😊
Hi Sarah do you have a tutorial for starting pod t shirts without having to pay the pod factory upfront for the order?
You 1000% deserve to promote yourself. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Content creation and education is NOT an easy gig!
Thank you for each peice of content you give to the world 👊🏽💪🏽
Subscribed to your channel last week as you seem like one of the most genuine person on youtube. Today I signed up to your newsletter and got the advanced course. Time for a change so here I go!!
Good luck, Adam. I think I might be heading the same way.
Been trying these things for years. Dont get too excited. Its gonna take time if you get anywhere at all.
The myth about POD being oversaturated really needed to be busted. There's still so much opportunity if you're willing to put in the work!
Haha. I mean, it is a super strange thing to say, to be honest. POD cannot be saturated. That is an impossible thing to happen. So anyone saying "POD is saturated" should not be listened to, because they are saying something that they clearly don't understand. POD is a form of fulfillment & production. It is merely a way to make/pick/pack/ship products. It isn't POD that can be saturated. So yes I totally agree with you, that phrase needs to be shelved, lol! It is certain, specific products and certain, specific niches that can become "saturated" - and even then, the phrase "saturation" merely means that there is increased competition. People who release a great product into a "saturated" market will still win, but the bar is higher due to more choices.
I've released plenty of products into "saturated" niche markets and they have gone on to become strong sellers for me, because the product I made was good enough to compete with the current selection.
Sorry to hijack onto your comment. This reply wasn't to criticize you. It was to criticize people that make RUclips comments saying nonsense like that. LOL
@@WholesaleTed Like you said, "the bar is higher due to more choices." And it will get higher and higher. So I think the argument of POD being oversaturated these days is fair. As it becomes easy to clone these POD products, it makes it much harder for even the big players to grow, or even sustain consistent profit.
@@katlis As I said, I do think it is fair to say that a product, or a niche is "saturated" (although I did temper that by saying I think people still misinterpret what saturation means - it just means a lot of choices, hence more competition) but that you cannot say POD is saturated. POD is a fulfillment method and production method. Those cannot be saturated. Products/niches get saturated. Not fulfillment methods. Which is why if people want to discuss saturation, they need to get specific about which products and niches they think have a lot of competition, rather than making a blank statement that POD is saturated, when it literally can't be, LOL! 🙏
@@WholesaleTed "POD is a fulfillment method and production method. Those cannot be saturated." -- If you're talking about the actual POD companies/manufacturers, they are loving this explosion of etsy, redbubble, etc shops that are easily launched (for free) in an hour now thanks to AI art. The actual POD companies embrace the oversaturation of any products they have to offer, which are generally the same across the board for every one of them (especially popular items like tshirts, mugs, etc).
Yep, there seem to be absolutely no limit to the cheap landfill-fodder that Americans and Europeans, to a lesser degree, will buy, so we may as well take their money.
I will say todays sponsor seems legit! lol seriously though Sarah thank you for all the work you do to keep us all up to date!!!
One of my favorite print-on-demand companies is Printful. I like it because of its high print quality, wide range of products, and seamless integration with e-commerce platforms
sorry I have people that bought with Printful and products sucks and fades away
Am glad to be part of your community since January this year and now thanks to meeting you here I launch my store last month.. From Nairobi, Kenya ,Africa.Thank you.
Good luck, Nairobi!! I technically opened my shop a few months ago but just started putting my products up this week. She’s awesome, this channel has been a lifesaver!
❤️, NYC😊
All are welkam.Great People and wildlife too.#+254.
Thank you for this! I started following at the beginning of Covid! Ive learned so much off of you... There are only a few GENUINE people on YT that actually give valuable, useable and easy to follow information! I appreciate you and ALL you do for us!! Im going to try Printed Mint for POD candles! Keep dropping us GEMS!!! xoxo
Thank you very much for your helpful and detailed responses. I appreciate the time and effort you put into providing this information. Your answers were clear and insightful, and they have greatly helped me understand the topic better
Thanks Sara..you actually look even prettier.. thanks for this video..ama try this out from Africa
Thank you for the information. I'm only starting in pod and am overwhelmed by the mass amount of information and options that are out there. I'm currently building my shopify store, logos, theme, custom domain, connected e‐mails are all complete. I have been doing a 21-hour corse, and it was recommended that I have 100 designs. However, it's mostly t-shirts. I don't want to just do shirts and limit my probability of just doing one product. So, I'm researching other avenues to compliment my chosen niche. Candles, canvas prints, and custom products look to have better margins . One of these days, I'll get to learn about marketing and advertising my business but currently have decided to do the slow and steady approach. I did wach your shopify tutorial that got me started so thanks again.
Thank you very much for your response and your suggestions! I will make sure to watch the videos you recommended to get answers to my questions. I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me
As a 64yr old computer dinosaur dating back to the ZX Spectrum/Commodore C64/Apple 2e era, I'm thinking of settling down with an online business that's compatible with my lifestyle as it is..Of all the options available, print on demand sounds like the most viable option, although I might discover something else as things progress. All that said, this channel is my final choice thanks to the smooth yet fast pace, yet I can detect a vibe here telling me this is the real deal in this minefield of channels all telling you likewise.. Thank you so much Sarah, I can feel it in my bones I'm on the right track here. Now let's dig into all the relevant info in your quite comprehensive description here, and You'll see me in the comment section of the videos I consume.. 👌🙂
Just found this channel and i hope i can find some way to make some money... keep going let us all grow
you do an amazing job at explaining everything...thank you
Thank you for all the information you give us!!
Wait so if someone buys something, printed mint charges your credit card before they start making the item? So what happens if you sell an item that blows up and people are ordering it to the capacity that it exceeds your credit card limit? lol
Thanks Sarah! This POD is a game changer for my niche! I can tell the quality is better. Thank you for sharing so freely.
Sarah another awesome video but according to the printed mint website there is shipping issues that affect the shipping of products to the UK so I will be using a UK based POD supplier for UK customers but would use printed mint for shipping to USA customers. Love 🥰 the video and love 💓 Sarah.
Yes that sounds like an excellent idea - I wouldn't use Printed Mint for international orders if I didn't have to, I think it is best if your audience is primarily USA based since they are USA based. If you instead primarily have a UK audience, I'd definitely stick to a UK based company! 🙏
What is the best way to get traffic to your POD and where is a free way to host it? Etsy?
What is the killer / cheap combo?
Are digital products more lucrative and easier?
Hola soy de chile y quedé asombrada con tu canal t felicito gracias por tu gran contenido de valor de hecho t conocí por qué avía un video tuyo traducido al español
Love your channel we needed to earn money.. really helpful
Thank you so much for this information! Love your channel!
this is gold thank you
Oh wow! Love this new option! Thank you so very much!!
Hi Sarah… the smells like no your problem candle retails $12.20 on Etsy with gorgeous packaging (sale price) and $12.50 on Printed Mint. How can noobs make money from that kind of competition….?
Aaah!! The only person I know who sponsors themselves! 😁😁😅🌟🍀
Thank you for all the content that you post❤
Thanks for the clear explanations.
Printed mint is my secret weapon!
Thanks! Another Awesome video!
I’ve been denied Etsy, denied Amazon Merch, all for no reason. If this one doesn’t work then I give up.
Why you getting denied
Why are they denying? 😢
Love Printed Mint. Just wish their t-shirt prices weren't so high.
Oh yes. I would not recommend using Printed Mint for t-shirts. Not only are they priced highly, their selection is much smaller than other POD apps. The big apps: Printify, Printful, are amazing for selling popular products (such as t-shirts). I think Printed Mint is great for their specialty products.
@@WholesaleTed Yes! And I've had years of success with them and great customer service!
Thanks for the info. I'll let you know when my first million comes in. :D
Hi Sarah, I've come across several articles suggesting that POD (Print on Demand) is no longer viable for newbies in 2024. Is there truth to this? I'm sure I'm not the only beginner wondering about this.
It is a good question. Whenever anybody says something like that, it's my pet peeve haha because that honestly doesn't even make any sense and anyone saying that shouldn't be listened to IMHO because I just don't think they understand what POD is. Print On Demand is just another form of production and fulfillment. That is like saying that wholesale production is no longer a viable way to earn money. That makes no sense! It is all about what products you choose to produce that determines how beginner friendly the products you create and sell are. Print on demand is no different. If you choose to use it to manufacture the same t-shirt designs that 50 other people are selling then absolutely that will be difficult to sell. But if you choose to fill a gap in the market, then that's a different story. That's how I was able to make my new print on demand store a success in six months: ruclips.net/video/M9ZOiqxuMsg/видео.html
Anyone saying this sort of thing, anyone correlating a production and fulfillment method with the products themselves doesn't know what they are talking about. As harsh as that sounds, I don't mean to be harsh, but it is a crazy thing to say because it literally makes no sense, haha 🙏 these are the same people that ridiculously say "print on demand is saturated" when it literally cannot be saturated. Only products can be saturated in a localized market. Not production and fulfillment methods 🙏
@@WholesaleTed Okay, I'll begin now and avoid reading or watching content from people who say POD is dead. I'll stay positive and focused on my goals.
Thanks 😊
I hoped it had a shop in it like Spring, I hoped it was not like Printful... :(
Hi
I wonder do I must connect to Etsy or Shopify, and is it worth it to sell from Europe?
Thanks in advance
thanks for your Content :)
I think the reason nobody is talking about it is because they appear to be US based and that’s it.
Hi Sara do you have a tutorial on how to make the design for the mugs or could provide the template sizing that you used in Canva.
I don't have a specific video about mugs, but that is a great idea for a future video!
No one speaks about this but what happens if a customer’s house burns down due to a faulty candle. Who’s to blame? The seller or the company, such as Printify?
Honestly that is a good question. Here in New Zealand I don't think anyone would, get sued, but we have different laws to the USA. However it's so unlikely to occur I don't think I would let that stop me from selling candles, tbh.
i love your videos its so helpful to a lot of people who focuses on the internet for jobs or ai learning tips i even some of your videos to media wallet so i could revisit it again
You should be a financial advisor.
what tool do u use for doing research and checking keyword and analytics of competitors?
i’ve been wanting to do print on demand for a while and have always had my mind set on using printify. but this video has really sold me on printed mint.
Printed Mint is just an option! It isn't the best, it is just different. Mix and match companies based on which one fits your needs the best 😁 most of us don't just use one, we use multiple.
Printed mint is nice.. Nice and expensive
Some of their items are expensive (t-shirts) but I actually think that a lot of their products are very reasonable when compared to other providers (niche mugs/candles). It just depends on what product you're looking at.
Wow that ugly glass mug made all those sales. I'm clearly never going to pick winners.
Well, if You chose ugly stuff, You'll definitely have a winner...😜 I've noticed the same! F ex, when it comes to certain famous designs that are sold at hilarious costs, I would never buy it since there is nothing esthetic about it...🤷 in the first place, I would never think of them as being that expensive...😲 🤷
I thought the same thing. I would never have believed so many people would actually choose to drink out of what looks like a rinsed out pickles jar lol!
@@doyouknowthings Ha! I'm a massive repurposer so could prob drink out of a rinsed pickle jar (plus love vinegar). I meant the muddled chaotic design, but hope it wasn't Ted's design. (I don't think so, hers seem cleaner.) If that's for self care, that design would send many people into a ADHD / psychotic spin.
You are the best influencer❤
Sarah thank u for another informative video
Sarah, love your content so much!…. Are quizzes still popular to do?… I know you had a video a while back , thanks tom
They are just as popular as ever! It is insane the views that they are pulling!
Personally I don't like printed mint. I used them for a phone case and the quality was extremely poor and pixelated which has never happened with Printify or Printful using the exact same design. The customer service was also very rude when pointing out shipping delays on their end or issues with printing on their end (this was back in 2021 so they may have changed). I stopped using them since and have never looked back.
TED, thank you. Does mint charge the payment from us or from the recipient? Do I need to have money on my card? What about printfy? I can't start because I don't have money. Is mint valid all over the world?
They work just like Printify & Printful in-that you need to pay upfront before they will make & ship products. If you want to start your own POD store without doing that, feasibly the only option would be to use a commission-based platform (like RedBubble) or Fourth Wall which I discuss in this video, you might find it helpful: ruclips.net/video/1nwxxRkVbgQ/видео.html
@@WholesaleTed Thank you, this was my question as well. It's still not quite a poor mans game.
@@WholesaleTed so just out of interest if I run a store and by chance I get 5k worth of orders I need to have 5k on my card or the orders will fail? I thought the whole point of print on demand is that the money is taken out of the customers purchase and the difference minus cost was sent to you? otherwise whats the actual benefit here? would you mind explaining please?
That is not the point of Print On Demand at all, and it isn't what the true advantage of Print On Demand is - there are many major advantages, but that is not one of them- although it makes sense as to why people new to the industry think that, so I completely understand.
If you get 5k worth of orders (in terms of it's product cost - so in reality, that would be $7-10k worth of orders, but 5k in terms of products bought from the provider) then yes, you need to pay for that $5k, upfront, before production can begin.
It is impossible for providers to take the money out of what the customer paid. Why? Because the customer never paid them anything. If you were running your payments through Printed Mint, then sure - the customer pays Printed Mint $30, then they could remove the cost of production, and then pay you the difference as profit.
But that isn't what is happening here. The payment processor isn't being run by Printed Mint. It is being run by Etsy, or Shopify. It is Etsy and Shopify that have the payment processors, and it is them processing payments. They don't have a contract with Printed Mint. They have a contract with YOU, the owner. So they can only pay YOU the money the customer paid you.
So, it generally takes 1 week or less for me to get the money the customer paid because payment processes like Etsy & Shopify need to process payments, but I still need to cover that $5k cost upfront.
For me, I use a credit card. This gets me enormous amounts of travel miles for free. I use a credit card, I pay for the orders on that, then I pay them off once the money lands 1 week later. I never pay interest on my credit card: ruclips.net/video/M9ZOiqxuMsg/видео.html
So therefore, I consider it an advantage, not a disadvantage, that I handle upfront payments. If I didn't, I wouldn't get free credit card rewards.
But there are many, many other advantages to Print On Demand. Namely, you don't have to actually print any of the items yourself. Do you want to have to store mugs at your house, then print the design onto them, and then package them up, and then go to the post office and ship them out? Probably not, lol 😉 not only is that expensive to set up, it is time consuming and expensive to run your own print shop.
By using Print On Demand companies, you can just pay them to utilize their printing facilities, and let them handle all of that for you.
That is the advantage of Print On Demand. Being able to sell your own items that you design yourself, without having to actually make or ship them yourself 🌞🙏
@@WholesaleTed thank you for explaining 😀I am just wondering whether my credit card will allow hundreds of transactions? I am guessing you can credit your account at printed mint with one lump payment to cover off multiple purchases so it doesn’t seem like fraud with the credit card provider ?
Explain to me what e-commerce is and what are the best stores to register with. Should I create an online store on the WordPress platform, or should I register on sites like Amazon FBA, eBay, or Etsy?
Oh damn!! You gave away the best POD secret around 😢
Thanks for sharing the information. It’s very helpful. I’m from Bangladesh. 🇧🇩
I'm dying to see you doing a review about awkward styles. I need your opinion!
I'll see what I can do!
❤🎉❤ Thank you for sharing this great resource! ❤🎉❤
Thanks a bunch Sarah. Always loved your vibe and am a fan of it. I've got a question for you do Printed Mint charge for shipping like printify or printful?
Of course they do
@@ifeifesi Oh, thank you.
Hi,
Gearlaunch market place is it scam or real please ans me
I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
It is not a scam. Why would you think it is a scam? Gearlaunch has been around for many years. The CEO is Thatcher Spring and they are a very transparent company. I have not used them myself, but they are not a scam, they are a real company with a public-facing CEO.
Hi Sarah, may I know which POD would you suggest for Asian countries? Thanks!!
Good question! Asia has never been a major market for me, so I honestly don't know, sorry. I do know that Printful have fulfillment centers set up in Asia so that is something to look into. It also depends where in Asia your customers are primarily based. Asia is a big, spread out place with many countries not connected through a land border.
@@WholesaleTed Thank you for your reply! I’ll look into that. Many thanks.
Hi Wholesale Ted, thank you for clear information always, just one querry, how you got around the fact that Printed Mint only allows connection to shopify if the business address is in the USA? Im in NZ and of course had my 'business' address as home and in NZD , what do you recommend here? Ah or actually is it because I am on Pause and Build currently and my payment gateways arn't open?
This was a great video and I will definitely look into them. Does anyone know about any other POD companies that offer items not as popular, such as luggage and dishware (that work with Etsy)?
Thanks you for your lovely share ideas
Do you have a video on driving traffic to your website? More specifically one like Shopify vs Etsy and do you suggest setting up a blog? Everyone says to use Wordpress for blogging, but I’m not a fan. I’d like to have a blog w my site thinking of using Squarespace, Shopify, Big Cartel or Wix even if it’s used for announcements and updates. Not sure who to choose!
I'm interested to know this as well as my shopify store has no sales yet
I don't have many traffic videos because the way RUclips's algorithm works, it is not a topic that would get many views and it would hurt my channel to make it, unfortunately. I do have a video on Etsy traffic however: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html
I also go more in-depth in my course too if you do ever join, since there I don't have a YT algorithm impacting the videos I can make, lol!
In terms of Shopify vs. Etsy that is a topic I also discuss in my course. But basically, Etsy is great if you want a marketplace with pre-existing traffic to piggyback off of. Very beginner friendly. Shopify is great if you're willing to drive traffic to your own website. Better returns & profit margins. Neither is better. They are just different.
A good mix is often to combine Etsy with your own ecommerce. I do not recommend Wiz or Squarespace as they have clunky, badly made ecommerce features. Shopify out of those is the only one I would recommend.
i really like you video thanks for your sharing good videos like this
So you can only sell thru Etsy or Shopify? Still looks like a game changer.
I got all excited but alas - doesn't work in Canada for Shopify. They do have some amazing items though!
That is odd, they let me integrate it into my NZ based Shopify store I setup for this video! But in saying that, if your target audience is Canada, I wouldn't want to use Printed Mint anyway. I'd recommend trying to find a local Canadian based POD supplier to drastically reduce shipping expenses/headaches.
What’s the shipping price????
is it too late to start on POD?
Not in the slightest. I'll have a video addressing that question coming out soonish (probably 1-2 months, sorry, my videos have a long production timeline)
Lots of comments here, none of them by people saying they're making $ doing this. 95% of internet marketing success depends on traffic generation, which she doesn't talk about.
You know, one of the reasons why I appreciate people signing up for my affiliate link for a POD supplier, is it allows me to track their sales. I get a small commission each time their store makes a sale - but it also lets me see that my videos are helping others. Through my affiliate links I can directly see, and prove, that yes, viewers are indeed earning money. Which is also not a surprise because Print On Demand is a huge industry. Perhaps it was an accident but, to be honest, the way this comment is written seems to imply that Print On Demand isn't an industry, but is instead a "money hack":
>>> "Lots of comments here, none of them by people saying they're making $ doing this"
This is an odd perspective to me. Again, it isn't a "money hack" - it is an industry, with many thousands of businesses. In 2022, the industry was valued at over $5.397 billion dollars. This is a multi billion dollar industry. This isn't a money-making hack. This is a real legitimate industry, earning businesses in it literally billions of dollars.
And it is growing every year, and earning even more money. Sales & growth in this industry are growing every year for businesses by about 25%:
www.printful.com/blog/print-on-demand-statistics
Successful POD store owners, earning money, are in my RUclips comments. But these sellers don't leave comments, bragging about the money they're earning. They instead leave industry questions because again, this isn't a magic money hack that they are thanking me for discussing. It is an industry. So they discuss industry news, events and questions.
I do also talk about traffic, and anyone who is active in the industry will know that. Because for me, my traffic is my designs. As I've said time-and-time again, this is not 2007. There is no "Google Traffic Method" that I secretly have. Instead, algorithms that recommend products do so based off of engagement, so my "traffic strategy" is to trigger engagement with great designs. That is why I make so many product design videos. I actually made an in-depth video, explaining why great designs trigger engagement and why that is, in my opinion, the #1 traffic source. Did you watch that video? That video is here. It is free to watch: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html
And I also want to add, that no, I don't take credit for the people that clicked my affiliate links and went on to create POD businesses. Their success is their own and so it would be especially weird if they showed up in my comments to all repeat over and over again that they thank me, specifically, for their business. They probably watched many videos, from many creators, and attribute their success to themselves and their wider knowledge they learned, not specifically to me, which they shouldn't. Their success is their own 🙏
I'm seeking a POD company for embroidered t-shirts and hats. Any suggestions?
Do they make the candles in various scents?
Yes they do, they come in multiple scents. I ordered different scents and personally thought they all smelled very nice, but that is just a personal preference :)
Hey Sarah, do you have to have money upfront with Printed Mint like you have to with Printful? Does Printed Mint charge the customer, or do you like Printful does?
Yes you do, Printed Mint is just a standard POD supplier. All POD suppliers require you pay upfront, unless you're hosting your website directly on their website and you are running your store payments through their own internal payment processor.
@@WholesaleTed thanks Sarah
I would like you to explain e-commerce to me in detail, from A to Z
Ever heard of Google, or are you that lazy?
so how does it work? like you design something and put it in the store, then they charge you for the product when someone buys it? I though the customer paid for it?
its not clear about shipping prices, and its not included as an n printify automaticly in listing as i see? do i need to create myself shipping profiles on Etsy ? and maybe you tried ceramic ornament from them, because on printify only bad reviews from other company ceramic ornament , just wondering g if it might be the same situation! thank you!
U have old videos about taxes on dropshipping using aliexpress. Can u do a video about how to handle printify taxes for international sellers like yourself targeting usa market. I read printify notes, something about resale certificate for tax exemption. Of course, i can check with printify but it will b clearer with your explanation. And also how to to handle sales tax in shopify later. Bcos i understand etsy sellers is much easier for them as etsy will take care of sellers' sales tax. But what about shopify sellers?? Tq
Does Mint ship only within USA?
They shipped for me globally but you'll need to check with them on their current shipping policies!
i have issues getting sales to my site and its a print on demand site.Any tips on how to get sales either paid or organic ads?
I'll be frank with you: anytime I make a video discussing traffic & marketing, the video views bomb, lol. So I stopped making those videos. However, I do discuss it in my free ebook. And I also have traffic/marketing videos discussing my methods (organic search/recommendation traffic & paid Etsy ads) in my course. Plus I do have my Etsy organic traffic video here: ruclips.net/video/v3jE2qNt3I8/видео.html
But, as the views for that video show - it bombed, lol, it has had very few views so I probably won't be making any videos like that in the future. But that video is still just as relevant today, as it was when I made it!
@@WholesaleTed ok ill have a look at it because i am struggling to get any sales and its almost a year since i opened my online store
Damn, I just watch these videos to hear that accent !
Well...now it's not secret. 😕
I heard that the insurance is required to sell candles.
Can I use this in the UK? Any alternatives for cheaper shipping?
I would also love to know!
Amien yes I am received thank you Immanuell Amein
Printify has some products from Printed Mint
Sara i have a question i have a Shopify store that is integrated with autods, can i integrate with printful to with ( print mint) integrated to it as i am a bit confuse although I have some good ideas about product designs for both mugs and candles. I hope you understand my concern as I am a complete newbie to this business
Hi Sarah I really appreciate the sincerity behind all of your videos. If possible I would really like for you to be my mentor. I see that you do have courses (which i am planning to join), but do you also have a one-on-one mentorship program or something like that, where I could reach out to you for personal assistance, if needed?... Cuz I been following you for years, and on my way up, but it would be extremely awesome an more helpful if I could actually reach out and communication directly. I'm manifesting myself to be in your ranks sometime soon, just need a little more guidance is all.
Thank you! I don't do 1:1 support or mentoring, I just make these videos, but I hope they can help you on your journey, and that you will one day supersede me in knowledge from your own success 🙏
Ok totally understand... but yeah definitely hope ill get there soon 🙏🏾 thanks
you have to pay for the order????
Sarah, what _don't_ you know about this stuff?
(Obviously a stupid question, but, y'know...)
Haha but genuinely I learn things every day too, there is so much to discover, the industry is huge!
@@WholesaleTed The more I read and watch, the more I think 'Oof'.
Regards from Robin Hood town.
Do you have to pay manually first before they fulfill the order, or will they take payment from what the customer pays?
The supplier charges you first, then when the order gets fulfilled, you'll get your money after the fact.
@@tribzman3977 Thank you
Hi Sarah...I watch your videos all the time (thank you!) and others but I cannot find the answer to my one burning question. I live in a kind of "touristy" area. I would like to design shirts and maybe postcards to be sold in small tourist shops around the area.
Like you, I want everything to be passive and not me driving and delivering product. Is there any way to sell wholesale to these shops for say quantities over 25 shirts (or whatever) and have them be able to go online and make wholesale orders for resale in their shops without me having to be their liaison for buying once they lile my products?
I'm not sure why nobody talks about this...I figure either I'm missing something so easy it doesn't need to be said OR it's just not done.
Could you make a video on how to do local sales passively? Shirts at tourist places go for $20-25 retail so it seems to me there should be some wiggle room for profit using POD to supply them?
Cheers for all the great information, JB
That's a great question. You could set up a Shopify store which applies an automatic discount if they order a certain quantity (25 shirts) and let them add the specific number of shirts that they would like 🙏
@@WholesaleTed I was thinking something like that, but had hoped maybe there was one of these POD places that had something like that already integrated into their system. Which printing partner do you think would be best for this kind of sales specifically? Could you use the Printify/Printful free storefronts? Is there a way to easily set it up so the customer could choose several sizes in the same print to reach 25? I am a little surprised that none of the big guys offer an automated way for people to sell individual designs wholesale direct-to-reseller already, really. I hope you might consider doing a video on how people can use POD to sell locally (but still passively) and which companies would work best and make the most money, how to keep the local stuff within one brand with one go-to place for resellers, etc. Thank you so much for the response!
No worries! I don't think any of them have anything automated like that, I could be wrong, but I don't think they do largely because wholesale is a more niche offering. Printful do do wholesale and they offer wholesale prices, but customers usually choose to order it manually. It's an interesting idea for them to add it in.
@@WholesaleTed I live in a big state with lots of natural wonders so it would be a lot of driving and/or shipping to do manually 😄 but it seems a bit of an untapped idea. I will hold out hope 😄
Curious, do you live in USA and use Printed Mint? Or do you live in NZ or Australia?
New Zealand. It makes no difference to me that I live here though, because my customers are primarily USA based.
@@WholesaleTed thanks for sharing ❤️
Explain to me what e-commerce is and what are the best stores to register with. Should I create an online store on the WordPress platform, or should I register on sites like Amazon FBA, eBay, or Etsy?❤❤
Those are all very good questions, but they are unfortunately big questions, too big to answer in a single RUclips comment, haha! I recommend spending a few days watching a lot of RUclips videos. Even just binging some of my most top-viewed videos would answer a lot of those questions! 🙏
Thank you very much for your response and your suggestions! I will make sure to watch the videos you recommended to get answers to my questions. I really appreciate your time and effort in helping me
Just an FYI. Blur is non-destructive; it can be undone. If you want to protect information in your videos Block it out, Do Not use Blur.
This type of blur isn't the sort that can be reversed engineered, it has destroyed the pixels and transformed them and there is no way to recover them. But I do appreciate that tip, everyone should know that because a lot of blurring effects do not do that!
@@WholesaleTed Excellent! I'm so glad to see that. I love the channel and really didn't want to see anything bad happen.
Print On Demand vs Dropshipping? Anyone? Sarah?
Dropshipping could be tricky as for searching/finding products that are selling...🤔 Maybe I am wrong...🤷
Can we do this from India also?
Sarah, do you use more than one POD supplier to fulfill on a single store? do multiple suppliers cause problems outside of the minor separate deliveries to customers whose cart include products from different suppliers? Super curious on opinions. have not tried before.
I currently don't, but I have! It doesn't really cause any problems, other than increased shipping costs in my experience.
@@WholesaleTed Got it. Thanks as always Sarah!!!!
Most important question is Do you need to do tiktok or marketing like that ?
@@yolodojo
find a market first, then your consumer,
Then decide what approach with advertising.
Or not🍀🖖🇨🇮
You always need to do marketing. There are lots of ways to market products though:
* Post on marketplaces & learn their algorithms
* Post videos on TikTok advertising them
* Use paid advertising
* Learn search engine optimization
These are just some of the ways - but yes you will always need to market products!
I've heard of Printed Mint, found out about it from a different channel, I can't think of her name right now but she does pod and such.
I mean, it isn't literally a secret, LOL, my point was that most people watching this video probably don't know about them because while they aren't a literal, secret, they very rarely get talked about 🙏
Could you help me how to approach my print on demand adventure if i want to make sales in Europe, American and Australia? Should i use for each region another print on demand partner? 😊
I recommend in that case using Printify or Printful. Both have print shops based globally. Printful is especially good for global fulfillment.
@@WholesaleTed thank you so much ! 😊
Iam a bit afraid and worried that I found the right niche ...what do you suggest how long should I build my "brand" / niche and how should I market my product the best way? Do you have a video for that? 😊
Those are good questions but they are big questions! Too big unfortunately to answer in a single reply. If you watch my POD videos, they all discuss a lot of my thoughts on those questions in more depth so I'd recommend just watching more videos for now!