I appreciate your honesty, the fact that other channels try to push you into being niche and saying this and that it is oversaturated is BS you are right. Whatever you create if it genuinely comes from your own creativity is unique and genuine, it is of your own creation. People will buy whatever they need and suit their fancy if they like your style that fits their need then they will buy it simply, it is not about competition which I believe to be of evil origin. Anyway, you're a strong, beautiful woman who got my respect, especially over other RUclipsrs in this category.
@@9MileRoar Totally !! people will buy what they want! I have had many viewers (and clients in the past) that made money with simple pastel lines or plaid designs- cause that is simply the specific color palette someone needs for the bathroom/bedroom. And thanks
Made it through the WHOLE video :) I am very interested in hostinger set up and development of blogs with links to affiliate products, related digital downloads etc. Have you considered a patron group with access to mentoring or over the shoulder videos so those of us who are visual can see one, do one type examples?
Of course this is insightful. Thank you for all the info. It's always awesome to listen to someone who has good experience and not just looking for clicks on their video.
Yup people say cat niche is over saturated but my highest sales are in the cat niche because as you say a lot of people in the world looks up animals and pets but I will say this I do have over 300 designs in that niche and I will never quit making for the cat niche because there are a lot of cats in the world and hundreds of millions of people read up about that niche. Good video Mey.
Mey Aroyo, thank you for this video and your request for feedback etc. what resonates for me is the honesty .. especially having a job and being realistic about how long it takes to grow a brand. That it’s not a get rich quick scheme that is irresponsibly being sold on the RUclips platform by some individuals. 1. My reasons to start print on demand are artistic and the obvious one.. supplement income. However, I am under no illusion that making money at this is a longer term project. 2. I have been planning this since late November and I know without contradiction, this is way harder than most of the so called RUclips tutorials make out. In fact, all too often it’s sold as being easy when it’s not. 3. Most of the tutorials I’ve watched thus far have assumed the viewer knows way more about the basics of saving an image with a transparent background or what pixels sizes to use. 4. Saving as PDF, SVG or JPG.. which is best on what platforms. 5. Where to place a print on a mock-up on the various platforms. 6. I’ve just done a days work and sat down to work on several images I was playing about with on Kittl.. yesterday as test learning on the back of one of your videos. 7. Most of the videos make it look sexy re the money and easiness. I’d like to see a video from the start of making an image .. putting it on a mock-up and the actual transfer onto Etsy etc as an actual listing. As for the listing., including a size sheet construction, the SEO for that listing etc. 8. I have seen two maybe three channels cover certain parts of this but not the complete start to finish for complete beginners like me. 9. How to create bundles. 10. I have Printify connected to my Etsy store ( no merchandise in there yet ) but the pricing on Printify is in dollars and seems a much higher price range than other listings on Etsy for T-shirts, that are in £ Sterling by other creators.. how to overcome this would be super helpful Mey. 11. I currently have Canva pro .. Placeit pro and Kittl pro.. so far Kittl impresses the heck out of me as it seems designed for people making apparel. Thank you 🙏
I've been doing this since 2019 and I have no idea how I've never seen your videos until now. I built from scratch, started and stopped 100 times and watched 10,000 videos while doing it. This is absolutely the best channel I've watched for all things artistic digital passive income. Period.
Thank you for such an informative video. I just started print on demand right before being laid off from my 9-5 job. I started to try to make additional income and to support my kdp book topics. I thought I could find a way to link the products and the niches together. Now that I have a lot of free time I am trying to educate myself and create content
Hey Mey! Your tutorials are the best!- the most in depth detailed, informative and inspiring!-So glad you’re back in the saddle again😊😂. -You Go Girl!!!
Ohhh thanks :) I thought honestly to trash this video, as I thought it would be too much all over the place, or containing details that people wouldn't normally care about , so this comment makes me really happy :)
Thanks so much for this well-thought out video, so much amazing information! I especially loved the bit at the beginning about the "why" of doing POD. I've done graphic design kind of on the side, as in as a part of my former jobs in wedding and event managment, and started my Redbubble store in 2019. It's been doing ok, but I recently got really into design again recently, so gave the shop an overhaul and have been consistently uploading new designs in the last few weeks. OMG, I was horrified at how awful some of my early designs were, but, very strangely, 2 of them have been selling consistently since 2019! I do this yes, of course, for extra income, but mostly because I genuinely enjoy the design process and I am pretty passionate about the very wide range of niches (hello, ADHD 🤣) that I create designs about. The other reason I'm focussing more on design and POD work is that I am recovering from a bad ankle fracture and only work part time, and also have caring responsibilities. I also love to camp and travel, so am trying to build up a side income that I can do remotely. The fact that I absolutely love doing it is an absolute bonus, but it matters to me - I'm not the type of person who can do something she doesn't love for long! OK - you said you liked long comments, even though that was longer than I meant it to be! Thanks again for your video! I'm a new subscriber, so am looking forward to watching more of your vids! Cheers, Tara x
This has been so enlightening and empowering! I've been listening to lots of POD videos about making $100.000 profits, optimizing the process via AI... and I just didn't vibe with that at all. I'm a graphic designer as well and felt really connected to what you said about communicating your vision and sharing love through Merch. You helped me reconnect with that same dream of mine. Best wishes for you!
I think that regardless of AI VS doing art yourself, these videos are horrible. I mean, if 20K people just made stickers with Midjourney it won't increase the number of potential buyers for stickers LOL Happy to hear you liked this video, it gave me some bad vibes from DMs of people saying I am making things sound too complicated just to sell my course (which i don't have LOL)
I started my POD late in 2023 so I am still learning. I have close to 50 designs and 4 stores (working on a 5th). I refer to videos like yours and Detour Shirts for you both have the most experience in this industry. I have been promoting it as much as I can. I also DJ along with having a 9 to 5 so time management is a work in progress. Thanks for your videos.
Another good design tool is Gimp its free and I think it's better then photoshop especially if you're into doing backgrounds...its great for beginners they have some amazing plug-ins and you can use ps plug-ins with it. Thank you for all your info...
Video full of amazing mindset shifts and tricks for every POD seller out there! Thank you, Maya for doing the real talk online and actually helping us with our journeys! 💞 Most of us are stuck with POD because we've listened to all of these fake gurus that sell the "create your dream life by making passive income" sh*t on, on like an old and boring broken record. That's why the whole Internet is "oversaturated". I have higher chances of building my online businesses by ignoring 80% of their videos and taking LOTS OF NOTES from your channel cuz there are so many gems here - every real and honest digital marketer would agree. My goal for Q1 is to finish my business plan for 2023 (I have this huge excel sheet with a lot of data), learn ways to create beautiful patterns and other original designs with Kittl, Repper and Canva (for now). What I am not gonna do anymore, like ever? Design trends and popular sayings and niching down for days, even weeks to find "good trendy keywords that sell". Opening Trademarkia when I was doing trends was super stressful for me, cause I was aware that at ANY moment, someone can buy that trademark and that can cause termination of some of the very few marketplaces that I am on. Next, I am gonna start my 1st Zazzle niche store (even though I am pretty sure IRS will keep 30% of my money in taxes, don't really care about it at this point, I will affiliate myself), start a niche blog with WP or maybe with the Hostinger builder - I am not sure cuz WP is great for SEO but harder to create), write dozens of blog posts, then will buy a monthly Place it subcription and create lots of mockups for Pinterest. I would love to learn more about product design and how to use all of that data that I'll gather in a productive way.
Mey has done a WP tutorial which might help you but your who & what product should be your beginning so that the product and design fall into place. Best of luck🍀🍀🍀.
I love your videos Mey, you're amazing and the amount of great information you share is absolutely priceless! I started my POD journey 3 month ago - I'm already fortunate enough to do what I love (working with dogs) but aiming to become completely free so that I can use a motorhome to travel the world while working online/earning passive income. Creativity is where I'm really feeling fulfilled so I love designing but certainly have lots more to learn when it comes to marketing. So grateful for all the information you share ❤
Cool to have you back! That was a great whirlwind tour. I'd be interested if you had more insight into how instagram can be used...I've been trying out Instagram for a while with some of my drawings but my posts get no distribution whatsoever...so I really can't see the purpose (or how to gain traction).
Mey, it is amazing how you pack so much in each video. Your thought process and skill sets make me think there must be multiple people living inside of you. About 2 months ago, I stumbled into some of your videos that rekindled my interest in POD. I thought it would help me share my thoughts/messages through visual images while, hopefully, bringing some dough. Then, thanks to you, I learned that POD marketing is done through social media, which I do not have time and energy for. So, the part that resonated with me the most in this video is where you talked about WHY. Is POD for me? The answer is sort of - no, if my goal is to make a living income; yes, if I want a platform/excuse to practice my visual communication skills. The next part is WHO, to which I have been totally oblivious. I know I have made lots of progress since I found you, yet so much more to learn. Thank you, Mey. I am sure you are challenging many people to rethink about POD and to improve their skills.
I want to create things that I want to use/have that are not already available to me that I like. So why not try to sell these things I create as well. If I spend time designing something I plan to use and no one buys it, I am not out anything except the time it took to learn the best "where" and time to list/post it. I would love residual income but I am not depending on it so the pressure is off so to speak. This is so fun learning. My ADHD brain likes how to share information. So glad I stumbled on your video. 🎉
Welcome back and thank you for the Watercolor bundle Mey!! Insightful as always, I think everything you discussed was on point!! It's certainly given me a different perspective on a couple of ideas I had!!!
Thank you so much for all the great info. I love your honesty about print on demand not being a quick fix to making fast money. I think its very important for people to understand this. Looking forward for more videos. I always find your information helpful and encouraging.
Thanks for mentioning Juna's video on productivity with a 9-5 (although his strategies are a bit overwhelming for my ADHD brain!). I've been struggling with maintaining my business while working full-time. After watching your video, I realized I need to redefine my why. I also watched Juna's video about why a 9-5 is not enough, and that gave me some ideas for my why. Lastly, I'd like to say thank you for being honest about the time and effort it takes to make POD work.
I actually still need to watch his "why not" video, thanks for the reminder,. and yeah, if you don't have a strong why- it's really hard to juggle both. I see Miso do that, with his full time job + working on side projects, and for him I feel like what really helped are these things: 1. to have a passive income for whenever he wants to stop having a boss. 2. he enjoys the process of what he does- he'd probably do it even if it was just a hobby. 3. the way he does his side hassle teaches him so much about other skills most developers don't have, like video editing, filming, photography, and even graphic design or making an esthetic looking website. and no need to thank me, honest by default (autism LOL ) I hope you find a strong why this year
I have sold a couple of things on teespring but I have not made anything in awhile there. I upload to probably 20 different print on demand companies and am always surprised that a sale comes in I have sold on Fine art America, zazzle, Society 6, and Cafe press. Can't seem to be able to stay on teepublic however more then a week because they always cancel my shop there and am having a dickens of a time trying to be accepted on Merch by Amazon.
Thanks for another inspiring video! I would love a video about using Hostinger with Wordpress rather than with the builder. I purchased the hosting on Black Friday but haven’t started my blog yet! I used to even design Wordpress sites for clients but this was years ago and I think there have been a lot of changes….
Very down to earth answers and like the qualifier “get a job if you need to make some money” My suggestion for future video: how to use Ai authentically for fine artist inspiration
Well, that just answered my question. I was just thinking the other day about S6 and if there is a way to perhaps have a few file sizes that would fit all of the products! Apart from the awful uploading time I do still like S6 and have decided that I'm going to just use one or two platforms for now. My head gets in a mess if I try to keep on top of them all! I got an iPad for Christmas with Procreate and have been playing with that. I'm absolutely crap at it but hey ho practice and all that :). good luck with your new adventures this year x
So I just found you today, watched 2 vids, so far, and learned more than I learned over 4 years of 'research' about POD. I've redefined my Why, as well as upped my standards regarding the other points covered here. So glad I found you! It's officially a Binge Day! Thank you! K
I like how comprehensive this video was, especially regarding WHO and WHY. I’m an elementary school teacher and I also dabble in illustration from time to time. I was a fashion illustration major in high school and have always loved the idea of designing apparel and stationary for kids. I have many interests but don’t know how to narrow them down. I want to create things that are timeless and aren’t here one day and gone the next. I’m not sure what that looks like in the POD world, though. I often look to what my students like and they love fun pens and pencils, stickers and post-it notes, and notebooks. That said, again, I want to create things that have an impact and perhaps are connected to things they can learn about music and exploring the world around them. So, I’m kinda stuck in a rock and a hard place figuring things out. Anyway, do you have any videos on doing taxes or taking care of finances as a small business, online merchant? I know we’re all in different parts of the world, so specific tax breakdowns are difficult, but I’m wondering if there’s a resource that shows people how to manage the backend, not so sexy stuff lol. Thanks for the great and helpful content!
My why is because I love to paint and would love to be able to make a career, even if it's not my main source of income, but at least an ok income down the road.
I just love creating!!! It got to a point for me that I was not longer happy making products on demand and carrying all the packaging and raw materials to make stuff. So I was so excited to switch over, got some of my art pieces done, signed up with Redbubble, could not figure out how to make my shop live 🥵🤬 confirmed my email, back account AND POOF!!!!! I get an email I was banned 😭😭😭😭😭😭 It was my own procreate artwork. I am a real person and I did that appeal they have if you have been banned. THREE MONTHS LATER no word at all. Do you have any suggestions for why this happened to me? How can a company be so rude? Thank you for your videos and I am very grateful I have many more options then just RB
Thank you so much for mentioning that Merle! I think it is important to respect your customer, by creating quality items. I have so much fun learning about merchandising, print on demand and I think in 2023 I am ready to own my own brand items. The goal was to earn enough money and use it to invest in embroidery machines, my own UV printer. I can print on almost anything and now I want to try print on cool things that I would also use
I have an question about print on demand! Can i make i design with a picture of my friend or friends, something funny for them and sell it to a friend and get the teespring 10 sells to get the trust score? Awesome videos btw!!
Hello, I have been enjoying your videos and learning so much. While I have a home based pet sitting business ( beginning 8th year), I have been wanting to include another small business online. Since just starting out, I am thinking Zazzle and KDP is a good first start. What other platform would be a good place to start and that has good quality (suppliers), You never really mention Amazon for t-shirts etc. Is there a reason why? Thank you for all you do! Kelly
Hi Mey, I would be interested in your insights on how to set up an existing Facebook page with basic information that affiliate programs would require, ie how in depth for terms and conditions, generating coupons with links, this something i would like to do but im paralysed with the how too, like even what do you mention in an initial email, hope you help, thanks 🦋
I thought Storefront was only for people with a physical location, like a physical shop... Did they change that aspect? (getting my brain juices flowing now LOL)
@@MeyTribe I am just finishing up restructuring my bedroom where I am creating a small office area in one of our closet areas...setting up my planners & budget....and the creation/planning of what I'm going to accomplish this year...and you are on the top of my list!!! Thanks for being you! 🥰🥰
Awww small little office ! makes me so happy to hear that, it's really good to have a designated space for our creativity, even if we can't have a FULL huge room for that like RUclipsrs in "productivity" videos talk about LOL And it's so important to plan and set goals ! I don't know if you watched the goals video yet, I refer to it at the end of this one, and there's the free planner for starting an online business on meytribe if you want to use it (print it or just re-write it in your own words in your planner) - meytribe.com/resources-freebies
Hi Maya, I’m so happy I’ve found your videos again. I’m also binge watching them again. I think I will sell on Zazzle as it sound’s much more interesting and easier to do than Redbubble or the fact that they have more abs better products! I did however find this video confusing at times because I’m wondering if one platform is better than the other. I don’t really have a target audience and I’m not really a designer but I do have a few sales on Redbubble so I’m just wanting to play around and have fun. This wouldn’t really be an income for me but just enjoying the process. I can’t wait for more Zazzle videos. I absolutely loved the video you made last year about how to make patterns with an app. I just bought a Cricut machine and plan on making several projects for my home. Perhaps I will fall in love with ideas for my Zazzle store too
My why is so I can satisfy my creative itch and make money doing it. I will be doing the bulk order method because I'm anal and have to have things look a certain way 😃
Thanking you very much for everything you said, have made me see pod in a different light, I might also know whom you have meant about the store review hmm, anyway, I sadly got my teepublck store deactivated some reason no idea why no email or anything, don't use creative fabrica for that reason and others, also this informative video has given me a okey take a step back and look at what's out there and design accordingly to the audience I would like to sell to so thank you very much
Hey Mey, I loved the update on POD and the oversaturated comment really resonated with me. I think that if it's good art and you know your audience, it will sell. I think the thing I personally would love to see more videos on, is a Shopify tutorial on the free Dawn theme, there's others tutorials out there ,but they aren't very clear. Also I'd really like to know how to put all the places I sell my stuff in one place without cluttering up my home page since I do have a website with WIX but it is limiting because I discovered that I have to have Shopify if I want the easiest intergretion with POD. So I'm opening a new store using Shopify soon as I build the site. I also want as much marketing info as I can get!
Have you watched the video through? If so- please let me know- what part resonated with you the most?
I appreciate your honesty, the fact that other channels try to push you into being niche and saying this and that it is oversaturated is BS you are right. Whatever you create if it genuinely comes from your own creativity is unique and genuine, it is of your own creation. People will buy whatever they need and suit their fancy if they like your style that fits their need then they will buy it simply, it is not about competition which I believe to be of evil origin. Anyway, you're a strong, beautiful woman who got my respect, especially over other RUclipsrs in this category.
@@9MileRoar Totally !! people will buy what they want! I have had many viewers (and clients in the past) that made money with simple pastel lines or plaid designs- cause that is simply the specific color palette someone needs for the bathroom/bedroom.
And thanks
Thank you so much, I loved the plan section
Just your honest opinion is wonderful to hear. I just love you!
I love your creativity, honesty, no bs attitude. Looking forward for more!
Made it through the WHOLE video :) I am very interested in hostinger set up and development of blogs with links to affiliate products, related digital downloads etc.
Have you considered a patron group with access to mentoring or over the shoulder videos so those of us who are visual can see one, do one type examples?
I must say ...ur videos are some of the best on Zazzle and very well scripted with practical steps.
Freedom is my why. Love your Channel
Of course this is insightful. Thank you for all the info. It's always awesome to listen to someone who has good experience and not just looking for clicks on their video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
(and yeah, less aiming for clicks, otherwise this video would have been called- how to become a millionaire in 2023" LOL
@@MeyTribe You are funny....
Yup people say cat niche is over saturated but my highest sales are in the cat niche because as you say a lot of people in the world looks up animals and pets but I will say this I do have over 300 designs in that niche and I will never quit making for the cat niche because there are a lot of cats in the world and hundreds of millions of people read up about that niche. Good video Mey.
Mey Aroyo, thank you for this video and your request for feedback etc. what resonates for me is the honesty .. especially having a job and being realistic about how long it takes to grow a brand. That it’s not a get rich quick scheme that is irresponsibly being sold on the RUclips platform by some individuals.
1. My reasons to start print on demand are artistic and the obvious one.. supplement income. However, I am under no illusion that making money at this is a longer term project.
2. I have been planning this since late November and I know without contradiction, this is way harder than most of the so called RUclips tutorials make out. In fact, all too often it’s sold as being easy when it’s not.
3. Most of the tutorials I’ve watched thus far have assumed the viewer knows way more about the basics of saving an image with a transparent background or what pixels sizes to use.
4. Saving as PDF, SVG or JPG.. which is best on what platforms.
5. Where to place a print on a mock-up on the various platforms.
6. I’ve just done a days work and sat down to work on several images I was playing about with on Kittl.. yesterday as test learning on the back of one of your videos.
7. Most of the videos make it look sexy re the money and easiness. I’d like to see a video from the start of making an image .. putting it on a mock-up and the actual transfer onto Etsy etc as an actual listing. As for the listing., including a size sheet construction, the SEO for that listing etc.
8. I have seen two maybe three channels cover certain parts of this but not the complete start to finish for complete beginners like me.
9. How to create bundles.
10. I have Printify connected to my Etsy store ( no merchandise in there yet ) but the pricing on Printify is in dollars and seems a much higher price range than other listings on Etsy for T-shirts, that are in £ Sterling by other creators.. how to overcome this would be super helpful Mey.
11. I currently have Canva pro .. Placeit pro and Kittl pro.. so far Kittl impresses the heck out of me as it seems designed for people making apparel.
Thank you 🙏
I've been doing this since 2019 and I have no idea how I've never seen your videos until now. I built from scratch, started and stopped 100 times and watched 10,000 videos while doing it. This is absolutely the best channel I've watched for all things artistic digital passive income. Period.
Thank you for such an informative video. I just started print on demand right before being laid off from my 9-5 job. I started to try to make additional income and to support my kdp book topics. I thought I could find a way to link the products and the niches together. Now that I have a lot of free time I am trying to educate myself and create content
Hey Mey! Your tutorials are the best!- the most in depth detailed, informative and inspiring!-So glad you’re back in the saddle again😊😂. -You Go Girl!!!
Thanks for telling it like it is. Really helps thinking about the Why and How of POD. So much information in your videos very grateful.
I really enjoy your videos and have been binging on them. You are so detailed and precise and very helpful.
Ohhh thanks :)
I thought honestly to trash this video, as I thought it would be too much all over the place, or containing details that people wouldn't normally care about , so this comment makes me really happy :)
Thanks so much for this well-thought out video, so much amazing information! I especially loved the bit at the beginning about the "why" of doing POD. I've done graphic design kind of on the side, as in as a part of my former jobs in wedding and event managment, and started my Redbubble store in 2019. It's been doing ok, but I recently got really into design again recently, so gave the shop an overhaul and have been consistently uploading new designs in the last few weeks.
OMG, I was horrified at how awful some of my early designs were, but, very strangely, 2 of them have been selling consistently since 2019! I do this yes, of course, for extra income, but mostly because I genuinely enjoy the design process and I am pretty passionate about the very wide range of niches (hello, ADHD 🤣) that I create designs about.
The other reason I'm focussing more on design and POD work is that I am recovering from a bad ankle fracture and only work part time, and also have caring responsibilities. I also love to camp and travel, so am trying to build up a side income that I can do remotely. The fact that I absolutely love doing it is an absolute bonus, but it matters to me - I'm not the type of person who can do something she doesn't love for long!
OK - you said you liked long comments, even though that was longer than I meant it to be! Thanks again for your video! I'm a new subscriber, so am looking forward to watching more of your vids! Cheers, Tara x
This has been so enlightening and empowering! I've been listening to lots of POD videos about making $100.000 profits, optimizing the process via AI... and I just didn't vibe with that at all. I'm a graphic designer as well and felt really connected to what you said about communicating your vision and sharing love through Merch. You helped me reconnect with that same dream of mine. Best wishes for you!
I think that regardless of AI VS doing art yourself, these videos are horrible. I mean, if 20K people just made stickers with Midjourney it won't increase the number of potential buyers for stickers LOL
Happy to hear you liked this video, it gave me some bad vibes from DMs of people saying I am making things sound too complicated just to sell my course (which i don't have LOL)
You speak what I think, with no BS, and I SO appreciate it. So much "get rich quick" clickbait about Etsy and POD/digital right now!
I started my POD late in 2023 so I am still learning. I have close to 50 designs and 4 stores (working on a 5th). I refer to videos like yours and Detour Shirts for you both have the most experience in this industry. I have been promoting it as much as I can. I also DJ along with having a 9 to 5 so time management is a work in progress. Thanks for your videos.
Watched till end. Great 2023 back at it video. Thank you.
Thanks for watching! :)
Another good design tool is Gimp its free and I think it's better then photoshop especially if you're into doing backgrounds...its great for beginners they have some amazing plug-ins and you can use ps plug-ins with it. Thank you for all your info...
You gave us so much good information in this video. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Video full of amazing mindset shifts and tricks for every POD seller out there! Thank you, Maya for doing the real talk online and actually helping us with our journeys! 💞 Most of us are stuck with POD because we've listened to all of these fake gurus that sell the "create your dream life by making passive income" sh*t on, on like an old and boring broken record. That's why the whole Internet is "oversaturated". I have higher chances of building my online businesses by ignoring 80% of their videos and taking LOTS OF NOTES from your channel cuz there are so many gems here - every real and honest digital marketer would agree. My goal for Q1 is to finish my business plan for 2023 (I have this huge excel sheet with a lot of data), learn ways to create beautiful patterns and other original designs with Kittl, Repper and Canva (for now). What I am not gonna do anymore, like ever? Design trends and popular sayings and niching down for days, even weeks to find "good trendy keywords that sell". Opening Trademarkia when I was doing trends was super stressful for me, cause I was aware that at ANY moment, someone can buy that trademark and that can cause termination of some of the very few marketplaces that I am on. Next, I am gonna start my 1st Zazzle niche store (even though I am pretty sure IRS will keep 30% of my money in taxes, don't really care about it at this point, I will affiliate myself), start a niche blog with WP or maybe with the Hostinger builder - I am not sure cuz WP is great for SEO but harder to create), write dozens of blog posts, then will buy a monthly Place it subcription and create lots of mockups for Pinterest. I would love to learn more about product design and how to use all of that data that I'll gather in a productive way.
Mey has done a WP tutorial which might help you but your who & what product should be your beginning so that the product and design fall into place. Best of luck🍀🍀🍀.
@@rivergrrrl1256 thank u.
I love your videos Mey, you're amazing and the amount of great information you share is absolutely priceless! I started my POD journey 3 month ago - I'm already fortunate enough to do what I love (working with dogs) but aiming to become completely free so that I can use a motorhome to travel the world while working online/earning passive income. Creativity is where I'm really feeling fulfilled so I love designing but certainly have lots more to learn when it comes to marketing. So grateful for all the information you share ❤
Great video! I am looking forward to Society6 video!
Cool to have you back! That was a great whirlwind tour. I'd be interested if you had more insight into how instagram can be used...I've been trying out Instagram for a while with some of my drawings but my posts get no distribution whatsoever...so I really can't see the purpose (or how to gain traction).
Good to be back :)
I am planning an Instagram video.
There was a series of Instagram videos last year, but a lot has changed with Instagram...
Mey, it is amazing how you pack so much in each video. Your thought process and skill sets make me think there must be multiple people living inside of you. About 2 months ago, I stumbled into some of your videos that rekindled my interest in POD. I thought it would help me share my thoughts/messages through visual images while, hopefully, bringing some dough. Then, thanks to you, I learned that POD marketing is done through social media, which I do not have time and energy for.
So, the part that resonated with me the most in this video is where you talked about WHY. Is POD for me? The answer is sort of - no, if my goal is to make a living income; yes, if I want a platform/excuse to practice my visual communication skills.
The next part is WHO, to which I have been totally oblivious.
I know I have made lots of progress since I found you, yet so much more to learn. Thank you, Mey. I am sure you are challenging many people to rethink about POD and to improve their skills.
I want to create things that I want to use/have that are not already available to me that I like. So why not try to sell these things I create as well. If I spend time designing something I plan to use and no one buys it, I am not out anything except the time it took to learn the best "where" and time to list/post it. I would love residual income but I am not depending on it so the pressure is off so to speak. This is so fun learning. My ADHD brain likes how to share information. So glad I stumbled on your video. 🎉
👌👍👍👍Great video. Thank you so much. Blessings🍀🍀🍀
Thanks for the honest pep talk! It’s appreciated!
Thanks for watching :)
Welcome back and thank you for the Watercolor bundle Mey!! Insightful as always, I think everything you discussed was on point!! It's certainly given me a different perspective on a couple of ideas I had!!!
Thank you so much for all the great info. I love your honesty about print on demand not being a quick fix to making fast money. I think its very important for people to understand this.
Looking forward for more videos. I always find your information helpful and encouraging.
Thank you for another insightful video. Made me think about who I'm designing for and why.
Glad it was helpful! :)
and it is nice to take a step back and think about that before just rushing in to design.
Thanks for mentioning Juna's video on productivity with a 9-5 (although his strategies are a bit overwhelming for my ADHD brain!). I've been struggling with maintaining my business while working full-time. After watching your video, I realized I need to redefine my why. I also watched Juna's video about why a 9-5 is not enough, and that gave me some ideas for my why. Lastly, I'd like to say thank you for being honest about the time and effort it takes to make POD work.
I actually still need to watch his "why not" video, thanks for the reminder,.
and yeah, if you don't have a strong why- it's really hard to juggle both.
I see Miso do that, with his full time job + working on side projects, and for him I feel like what really helped are these things:
1. to have a passive income for whenever he wants to stop having a boss.
2. he enjoys the process of what he does- he'd probably do it even if it was just a hobby.
3. the way he does his side hassle teaches him so much about other skills most developers don't have, like video editing, filming, photography, and even graphic design or making an esthetic looking website.
and no need to thank me, honest by default (autism LOL )
I hope you find a strong why this year
Mey! Your back, I missed you! Another fine informative video, thanks.
I learn a lot from you. Thank you!
My pleasure! :)
I have sold a couple of things on teespring but I have not made anything in awhile there. I upload to probably 20 different print on demand companies and am always surprised that a sale comes in I have sold on Fine art America, zazzle, Society 6, and Cafe press. Can't seem to be able to stay on teepublic however more then a week because they always cancel my shop there and am having a dickens of a time trying to be accepted on Merch by Amazon.
Happy 2023!
To you as well dear :)
Hello Mey, I’m watching from Australia, love your videos thank you
Thanks for another inspiring video! I would love a video about using Hostinger with Wordpress rather than with the builder. I purchased the hosting on Black Friday but haven’t started my blog yet! I used to even design Wordpress sites for clients but this was years ago and I think there have been a lot of changes….
Very down to earth answers and like the qualifier “get a job if you need to make some money”
My suggestion for future video: how to use Ai authentically for fine artist inspiration
Well, that just answered my question. I was just thinking the other day about S6 and if there is a way to perhaps have a few file sizes that would fit all of the products! Apart from the awful uploading time I do still like S6 and have decided that I'm going to just use one or two platforms for now. My head gets in a mess if I try to keep on top of them all! I got an iPad for Christmas with Procreate and have been playing with that. I'm absolutely crap at it but hey ho practice and all that :). good luck with your new adventures this year x
So I just found you today, watched 2 vids, so far, and learned more than I learned over 4 years of 'research' about POD. I've redefined my Why, as well as upped my standards regarding the other points covered here. So glad I found you! It's officially a Binge Day! Thank you! K
Happy to hear that, welcome to your new journey
I have watched the video through! Thank You : )
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Fantastic! LOL
I like how comprehensive this video was, especially regarding WHO and WHY. I’m an elementary school teacher and I also dabble in illustration from time to time. I was a fashion illustration major in high school and have always loved the idea of designing apparel and stationary for kids. I have many interests but don’t know how to narrow them down. I want to create things that are timeless and aren’t here one day and gone the next. I’m not sure what that looks like in the POD world, though. I often look to what my students like and they love fun pens and pencils, stickers and post-it notes, and notebooks. That said, again, I want to create things that have an impact and perhaps are connected to things they can learn about music and exploring the world around them. So, I’m kinda stuck in a rock and a hard place figuring things out.
Anyway, do you have any videos on doing taxes or taking care of finances as a small business, online merchant? I know we’re all in different parts of the world, so specific tax breakdowns are difficult, but I’m wondering if there’s a resource that shows people how to manage the backend, not so sexy stuff lol.
Thanks for the great and helpful content!
My why is because I love to paint and would love to be able to make a career, even if it's not my main source of income, but at least an ok income down the road.
I love that why :)
I just love creating!!! It got to a point for me that I was not longer happy making products on demand and carrying all the packaging and raw materials to make stuff. So I was so excited to switch over, got some of my art pieces done, signed up with Redbubble, could not figure out how to make my shop live 🥵🤬 confirmed my email, back account AND POOF!!!!! I get an email I was banned 😭😭😭😭😭😭 It was my own procreate artwork. I am a real person and I did that appeal they have if you have been banned. THREE MONTHS LATER no word at all.
Do you have any suggestions for why this happened to me? How can a company be so rude?
Thank you for your videos and I am very grateful I have many more options then just RB
she is backkkkkk!!
Thank you so much for mentioning that Merle! I think it is important to respect your customer, by creating quality items. I have so much fun learning about merchandising, print on demand and I think in 2023 I am ready to own my own brand items. The goal was to earn enough money and use it to invest in embroidery machines, my own UV printer. I can print on almost anything and now I want to try print on cool things that I would also use
These are some awesome goals ! and doing your own items can be much better with pricing !! and yeah, I'm back
I have an question about print on demand! Can i make i design with a picture of my friend or friends, something funny for them and sell it to a friend and get the teespring 10 sells to get the trust score? Awesome videos btw!!
Hello, I have been enjoying your videos and learning so much. While I have a home based pet sitting business ( beginning 8th year), I have been wanting to include another small business online. Since just starting out, I am thinking Zazzle and KDP is a good first start. What other platform would be a good place to start and that has good quality (suppliers), You never really mention Amazon for t-shirts etc. Is there a reason why? Thank you for all you do! Kelly
Hi Mey, I would be interested in your insights on how to set up an existing Facebook page with basic information that affiliate programs would require, ie how in depth for terms and conditions, generating coupons with links, this something i would like to do but im paralysed with the how too, like even what do you mention in an initial email, hope you help, thanks 🦋
Can u one day make a review on MerchKing?
What do you think about Storefront? I am not sure but I think you set up a site thru them... ..??
I thought Storefront was only for people with a physical location, like a physical shop...
Did they change that aspect? (getting my brain juices flowing now LOL)
Yes, My WHY is to make people laugh by putting a play in words, creating penny memes.
I was looking for China suppliers to make some of my ideas to sell on amazon and my own website. Maybe its a project for 2024 😀
I think it will be a project for me in 2024 as well :)
Maybe we can run through it together towards the end of the year :)
@@MeyTribe yes we will 😀
What resonated with me is that I could use other people designs and make money(zazzle for instance), while I continue to work on improving my skills
Gosh, this all seems very complicated. It sounds like picking one platform and one POD provider is the best place to start.
It's soooo good to see you back in my feed, @Mey! I can't wait for some quiet time to listen and take notes!!
Makes me happy hearing someone planning to find that quiet place to listen to me LOL so grateful for that :)
@@MeyTribe I am just finishing up restructuring my bedroom where I am creating a small office area in one of our closet areas...setting up my planners & budget....and the creation/planning of what I'm going to accomplish this year...and you are on the top of my list!!! Thanks for being you! 🥰🥰
Awww small little office ! makes me so happy to hear that, it's really good to have a designated space for our creativity, even if we can't have a FULL huge room for that like RUclipsrs in "productivity" videos talk about LOL
And it's so important to plan and set goals !
I don't know if you watched the goals video yet, I refer to it at the end of this one, and there's the free planner for starting an online business on meytribe if you want to use it (print it or just re-write it in your own words in your planner) - meytribe.com/resources-freebies
@@MeyTribe Thank you so much! I'll go take a look and add it to my Happy Planner System!
Hi Maya, I’m so happy I’ve found your videos again. I’m also binge watching them again. I think I will sell on Zazzle as it sound’s much more interesting and easier to do than Redbubble or the fact that they have more abs better products! I did however find this video confusing at times because I’m wondering if one platform is better than the other. I don’t really have a target audience and I’m not really a designer but I do have a few sales on Redbubble so I’m just wanting to play around and have fun. This wouldn’t really be an income for me but just enjoying the process. I can’t wait for more Zazzle videos. I absolutely loved the video you made last year about how to make patterns with an app. I just bought a Cricut machine and plan on making several projects for my home. Perhaps I will fall in love with ideas for my Zazzle store too
My why is so I can satisfy my creative itch and make money doing it. I will be doing the bulk order method because I'm anal and have to have things look a certain way 😃
Thanking you very much for everything you said, have made me see pod in a different light, I might also know whom you have meant about the store review hmm, anyway, I sadly got my teepublck store deactivated some reason no idea why no email or anything, don't use creative fabrica for that reason and others, also this informative video has given me a okey take a step back and look at what's out there and design accordingly to the audience I would like to sell to so thank you very much
RESPECT ART
Hey Mey, I loved the update on POD and the oversaturated comment really resonated with me. I think that if it's good art and you know your audience, it will sell. I think the thing I personally would love to see more videos on, is a Shopify tutorial on the free Dawn theme, there's others tutorials out there ,but they aren't very clear. Also I'd really like to know how to put all the places I sell my stuff in one place without cluttering up my home page since I do have a website with WIX but it is limiting because I discovered that I have to have Shopify if I want the easiest intergretion with POD. So I'm opening a new store using Shopify soon as I build the site. I also want as much marketing info as I can get!