Hi, I recently found you on RUclips. Thank you for "SOLID insider material" in every section. well done Shimmy, and YES I gladly subscribed yesterday. Good stuff😘😘
Love the kinda low key guerrilla marketing idea at the end. Thanks for all the info you consistently share!! Do you know anything about selling both physical products you fulfill plus POD products on Shopify? Would you ever cover that? Thanks again!
Sounds good! Been enjoying your videos - This probably doesn't apply to the majority of the people watching videos on starting print on demand, but have you ever done any tips for people who already have followers (like a RUclips channel?) I figured I'd just approach it as if I'm doing a sponsored video, except I am my own sponsor, and see what happens.
Thank you!!! Yes if you have an audience it’s slightly different but a lot easier! I would suggest creating a few branded T-shirts to start out with. Wear them in your videos and tell people you’re doing a limited merch drop on a specific date. That should generate buzz. Then open up the store that date with a limited number and sell out. Then repeat the process every so often. This method works so well usually
Hi Shimmy, I am very new to the POD-verse and have been watching loads of videos to understand what I can expect. Without a doubt, your videos state things as they are without sugar coating it. I am willing to put in some time and money (though it’s very tight for me right now as I m looking for a second job ) just to get by. I am having trouble how to figure out to choose my niche and design stuff. If you could create some videos to provide information on those. That will be great
We subscribed today. I watched a few of your videos. I want to grow on Shopify. Wish me luck. I will be watching your videos. Do you connect Printify to your shop? I need am wondering what made to order company to connect to my store.
You can bulk edit on Shopify without an app. It's especially easy for simple edits like prices. By the way did you note that the US has a bill, currently with the Senate, to ban TikTok?
I'm not worried about tiktok being banned, if it happens it happens, but i don't think it will and i know shopify has a built in bulk editor but it's nothing like Hextom...
@@shimmymorris1 okay, I just mention Shopify's own feature for the sake of any newbies who maybe can't splash out on an app. Good luck with the new store, sounds like it's going great 😀
Hi, Mr. Shimmy. The part I’m having trouble understanding is that the sending emails is not something so easy, and I never done that. I’ve come to realize that no matter what designs on t-shirts I’ll make, no one would be that interested/ my promotions wouldn’t benefit any future sales, buyers, or customers to shop. Even though I have not used Shopify yet or tried to promote , the pros and cons between print on demand supplying , and shop businesses would be very tedious to navigate
Hey Shimmy are you gonna update your Print-on-Demand course with videos on using Ai for designs, how to drive traffic to your store/advertise on various social media platforms and building a POD store on Shopify?
Hi Shimmy - setting up shopify through your link to help you. However how do I set up International payments running the shop from the UK it defaults to UK sterling and also what Telephone address do I use? My MAIN marketplace is USA the other market is CA, UK, DE, FR, and Italy, in that order of segmented sales based off my research numbers. I am VAT registered so does the App from the POD supplier deal with local taxes and VAT ? Its critical to get this correct from day 1 and ALL the shopify videos set ups are from Americans in America ! Not one video on YT shoes a British guy (YOU!) setting up a shopify correctly in its foundation from a UK perspective !! Please help... thanks.
hey, thank you! appreciate that :D I was in the exact same situation, with vat, taxes, phone number etc... in settings > store details > store currency > set to us dollar i used my UK telephone number if that app is a US based company there won't be vat for you to claim back. If your selling in the us, the pod supplier will be using a local us fulfilment company so there wont be vat. if you sell in the UK the pod supplier will probably charge vat which you could claim back. i hope that helps and answers your questions, let me know if you need more help :D
You could leave your store currency to UK pounds, which will save you some currency exchange fees on your international orders. As long as you have geolocation turned on, customers will always see your store prices in their own currency.
do you think it would be possible to get the shop off the ground with just tik-toks? as you know, im not on FB, so i cant do fb ads, I guess.. but since im based in spain, perhaps i cld open a shop from here - most people here are hooked on tiktok
What is stopping me the marketing cost .. the follow up .. the constant improvements .. handling customer care .. coming up with new content and new designs and learning new stuff yet promoting and handling the biz all at the same time that’s crazy .. time and energy exhausting for me
I have this confusion always. Do Printify, Printful, and others charge you whenever someone makes an order? If my customer is already paying the base cost + my profit, then why not cut the base cost from there and transfer my profit into my account? Just like Spring(Formerly Teespring).
Because the customer pays on shopify and you pay printify/printful on their platform, it's separate. When an order comes in, I get the money from Shopify (if they used Paypal, it's instant) then I've set my fulfilment to manual, so i'd go over to printify and manually submit the ordered, when I do that i then get charged
He did mention that POD requires work. If manually putting in the orders takes an hour or two but saves you money or increases your profits, this is what it means to work for yourself instead of building someone else’s dream. If it was easy, everyone would be millionaires.
@AJ-qm1ex you're missing the point. Manual ordering is work that is not required. It's totally unnecessary! Yes POD requires a lot of work, which is precisely why manual ordering makes no sense when there is an automated alternative! Why add to your workload when you don't have to?
When a customer buy something does there payment go to printify or you have to pay to printify because on Etsy the hold the customer money specially if your store is new and you mast have card or PayPal account on printify so you can pay to them and give the customer there order
It's the same on Shopify. Your customer's payment goes to them. You pay Printify to fulfil the order (this is always the case, whatever the platform). Shopify deducts their processing fee from what the customer paid, then pays you out, at intervals. You will need your credit cards.
From 29.99 to $40 per month.. wild how can you charge people the same as Amazon and we have to make everything ourselves lmaooo I know its just 40 bucks but come on
but this is nothing like amazon... for starters you have full access to your buyers info, that in itself is the most valuable asset when building a business!
There is so much competition on Amazon you would likely have to spend on advertising, you are going to have people selling products with low margins they are going to see when they go to your item ( You might also like this item) in which case you paid for advertising to sell someone elses product. You will be able to have a higher margin for your work and a chance to build a repeat customer.
Did you install app for credit card byers on your store and do you have option to pay by paypal? If you have app for credit cards, what service do you use? Is it Stripe or is it something else? If you use paypal, I heard that they ban your paypal account because you are using it for drop shipping. I hope you understood my questions! 😀
Hi, I recently found you on RUclips. Thank you for "SOLID insider material" in every section. well done Shimmy, and YES I gladly subscribed yesterday. Good stuff😘😘
wow thank you so much! really appreciate that
Love the kinda low key guerrilla marketing idea at the end. Thanks for all the info you consistently share!! Do you know anything about selling both physical products you fulfill plus POD products on Shopify? Would you ever cover that? Thanks again!
Sounds good! Been enjoying your videos - This probably doesn't apply to the majority of the people watching videos on starting print on demand, but have you ever done any tips for people who already have followers (like a RUclips channel?) I figured I'd just approach it as if I'm doing a sponsored video, except I am my own sponsor, and see what happens.
Thank you!!! Yes if you have an audience it’s slightly different but a lot easier!
I would suggest creating a few branded T-shirts to start out with. Wear them in your videos and tell people you’re doing a limited merch drop on a specific date. That should generate buzz. Then open up the store that date with a limited number and sell out.
Then repeat the process every so often. This method works so well usually
What are you using for reviews?
THANKS A BUNCH, AMAZING VIDEO!!!
Hi Shimmy,
I am very new to the POD-verse and have been watching loads of videos to understand what I can expect. Without a doubt, your videos state things as they are without sugar coating it. I am willing to put in some time and money (though it’s very tight for me right now as I m looking for a second job ) just to get by.
I am having trouble how to figure out to choose my niche and design stuff. If you could create some videos to provide information on those. That will be great
awesome, it's a fun world to get into. I am planning on creating videos on those topics in the near future.
We subscribed today. I watched a few of your videos. I want to grow on Shopify. Wish me luck. I will be watching your videos. Do you connect Printify to your shop? I need am wondering what made to order company to connect to my store.
ill definitely try that, thanks!
You can bulk edit on Shopify without an app. It's especially easy for simple edits like prices. By the way did you note that the US has a bill, currently with the Senate, to ban TikTok?
I'm not worried about tiktok being banned, if it happens it happens, but i don't think it will and i know shopify has a built in bulk editor but it's nothing like Hextom...
@@shimmymorris1 okay, I just mention Shopify's own feature for the sake of any newbies who maybe can't splash out on an app. Good luck with the new store, sounds like it's going great 😀
Hi, Mr. Shimmy. The part I’m having trouble understanding is that the sending emails is not something so easy, and I never done that. I’ve come to realize that no matter what designs on t-shirts I’ll make, no one would be that interested/ my promotions wouldn’t benefit any future sales, buyers, or customers to shop. Even though I have not used Shopify yet or tried to promote , the pros and cons between print on demand supplying , and shop businesses would be very tedious to navigate
Sending emails? What do you mean.
What are the pros and cons for you?
Hey Shimmy are you gonna update your Print-on-Demand course with videos on using Ai for designs, how to drive traffic to your store/advertise on various social media platforms and building a POD store on Shopify?
the most difficult part is the design. how do you research for a successful design?
Hi Shimmy - setting up shopify through your link to help you. However how do I set up International payments running the shop from the UK it defaults to UK sterling and also what Telephone address do I use? My MAIN marketplace is USA the other market is CA, UK, DE, FR, and Italy, in that order of segmented sales based off my research numbers. I am VAT registered so does the App from the POD supplier deal with local taxes and VAT ? Its critical to get this correct from day 1 and ALL the shopify videos set ups are from Americans in America ! Not one video on YT shoes a British guy (YOU!) setting up a shopify correctly in its foundation from a UK perspective !! Please help... thanks.
hey, thank you! appreciate that :D I was in the exact same situation, with vat, taxes, phone number etc...
in settings > store details > store currency > set to us dollar
i used my UK telephone number
if that app is a US based company there won't be vat for you to claim back. If your selling in the us, the pod supplier will be using a local us fulfilment company so there wont be vat. if you sell in the UK the pod supplier will probably charge vat which you could claim back.
i hope that helps and answers your questions, let me know if you need more help :D
You could leave your store currency to UK pounds, which will save you some currency exchange fees on your international orders. As long as you have geolocation turned on, customers will always see your store prices in their own currency.
Great video! How do you deal with having to pay the upfront cost when a customer purchases?
appreciate for sharing this with us, excellent video
Great tips, love your videos. I need that page post engagement video please.
do you think it would be possible to get the shop off the ground with just tik-toks? as you know, im not on FB, so i cant do fb ads, I guess.. but since im based in spain, perhaps i cld open a shop from here - most people here are hooked on tiktok
Great info Shimmy!! Do you pay monthly or yearly for your plan? Thank you!🙏
Started monthly. Then switched to yearly when sales started coming in
Nice vid thank you for sharing with us
What is stopping me the marketing cost .. the follow up .. the constant improvements .. handling customer care .. coming up with new content and new designs and learning new stuff yet promoting and handling the biz all at the same time that’s crazy .. time and energy exhausting for me
What’s the alternative?
You’ve just described what it takes to build a business…
Nice video! I would like to know what is your t-shirt website :)
you just convinced me on doing it
Hi Shimmy Trying to Set up Shopify thru your link - It doesn't say 3 months for $1 - What am I missing please? Thank you.
It should say 1 month for $1. The sign up offer changed annoyingly!
I have this confusion always. Do Printify, Printful, and others charge you whenever someone makes an order? If my customer is already paying the base cost + my profit, then why not cut the base cost from there and transfer my profit into my account? Just like Spring(Formerly Teespring).
Because the customer pays on shopify and you pay printify/printful on their platform, it's separate. When an order comes in, I get the money from Shopify (if they used Paypal, it's instant) then I've set my fulfilment to manual, so i'd go over to printify and manually submit the ordered, when I do that i then get charged
@@shimmymorris1Why manual fulfilment? That's a time sapper!
@@shimmymorris1 Thank You!
He did mention that POD requires work. If manually putting in the orders takes an hour or two but saves you money or increases your profits, this is what it means to work for yourself instead of building someone else’s dream. If it was easy, everyone would be millionaires.
@AJ-qm1ex you're missing the point. Manual ordering is work that is not required. It's totally unnecessary! Yes POD requires a lot of work, which is precisely why manual ordering makes no sense when there is an automated alternative! Why add to your workload when you don't have to?
Thank you so much ❣️ ❣️
you're welcome!
Not enough money for it , just saving up soon I will open a Shopify store
nice one! good luck!
😂just to put this into perspective for you guys it's just $500 for advertisement but to convert that into our currency that's more that 10 000😭😭😭
Then do it for 5$
Thats a big problem for me too, 500 dollars equals 15k in my country. The minimum wage is 17k 😢
Cant you just upload the same stuff on every site?
technically yea, some people have been caught out, but it's silly as its all their own stuff
When a customer buy something does there payment go to printify or you have to pay to printify because on Etsy the hold the customer money specially if your store is new and you mast have card or PayPal account on printify so you can pay to them and give the customer there order
It's the same on Shopify. Your customer's payment goes to them. You pay Printify to fulfil the order (this is always the case, whatever the platform). Shopify deducts their processing fee from what the customer paid, then pays you out, at intervals. You will need your credit cards.
did you register your company in uk or usa or you just use your sole proprietorship ID
I registered in the UK
@@shimmymorris1 good
From 29.99 to $40 per month.. wild how can you charge people the same as Amazon and we have to make everything ourselves lmaooo I know its just 40 bucks but come on
but this is nothing like amazon... for starters you have full access to your buyers info, that in itself is the most valuable asset when building a business!
There is so much competition on Amazon you would likely have to spend on advertising, you are going to have people selling products with low margins they are going to see when they go to your item ( You might also like this item) in which case you paid for advertising to sell someone elses product. You will be able to have a higher margin for your work and a chance to build a repeat customer.
Did you install app for credit card byers on your store and do you have option to pay by paypal? If you have app for credit cards, what service do you use? Is it Stripe or is it something else? If you use paypal, I heard that they ban your paypal account because you are using it for drop shipping. I hope you understood my questions! 😀
I use shopify pay and paypal. I have never heard that before, where did you hear that? I've had no issues as of yet
I’ve heard that too but only if you scale too quickly
@@shimmymorris1 I heard this in a dropshipping Facebook group. And to be honest, that's what worries me the most when I think about a Shopify store.