My New Print on Demand Store is Blowing Up! 🤯
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Fantastic Shimmy and I am excited to follow along.
As an insight for others.... I'm part of Shimmy's paid community. This shop is our case study and are real time results.
We know the name of the shop, how to create a store, find your niche, create the designs. I haven't got to marketing as yet but we'll get there.
I wanted to add this comment for the 'naysayers' as this is an honest and authentic video.
Thank you so much Connie ☺️
@@shimmymorris1 my pleasure 🙏
What paid community is this? Interested...
@@ginnyw0110 it’s the print on demand hub. It’s our paid community hosted on Skool.
You can check it out here: www.skool.com/theprintondemandhub
I started out on Etsy last month (not a POD business, just my arts and crafts stuff), and I'm just happy people see my listings. I tried Shopify before, I liked it, but at the moment it's just too expensive (for now, I really want to go back!!!)
Thank you for the great content!
Must be nice having someone to work with on this stuff. It’s rough going solo.
It’s definitely been a lot more fun!
Agree.
$2500/ month on a new shop is amazing!!! Giddy Shimmy is so fun to watch!
Thanks!!! We’re very happy with it
How much profit?
@@Onlylovelystuff that was the profit
@@shimmymorris1 Oh goodie!
Good to see you're still hammering away at the POD business Shimmy. Life/work had me away for a bit, but I see your excitement is still infectious and your joy still being well earned.
- RaZer
thank you!
Congratulations and thanks for the info! And don't hesitate to turn up that mic you've got there, it's really hard to hear you.
Thank you!! I’ll get the mic sorted
Great video as always! Another tip is if you use a credit card to pay for everything you will build up money back or w.e the credit card gives you for spending! They all offer different things!
How do you handle customer complaints for the products? Returns etc?
This is encouraging! Can you make a video on how you market your products? I think that would be a great way to give us a look at which ads are better than others. I have a Zazzle shop that I have for about a month and a half with zero sales, so I am not sure where to start on my marketing
Yes! I have been planning a marketing video. Just need to finish it
@@shimmymorris1 This is a great idea. There are literally hundreds, if not thousands, of videos that show you how to start up and design a product but not really any that touch on the marketing aspect, which is probably the most important!!! It's not really useful to say "Look! My new print on demand business is doing great!" without including everything that went into getting it to that point. There's zero chance that you just made some products, threw them on Etsy and waited.
Very cool and transparent video! Thank you for that! Funny, I mostly sell white shirts 😛
I always hear print on demand people talking about 'We' in their businesses, who is we? I get the impression you're doing it all by yourself then I hear a 'we' and wonder if that means you have some sort of team. Do a vid on it please!
I heard he said that working with his wife
All TH-camrs say we to make you feel part of the story it’s done on almost every channel
i think its because as a buisness big or small, you want to think of the future for your company and someday as it grows it will become a we , so to keep it professional, most buisnesses say "we" to already instill that in thier minds for the future because u never know how big your company will become
I include Jesus Christ in everything I do, plus I don’t want to take credit for the people actually printing and shipping the clothes 😂
Nice numbers. Where can we find the link to your store?
Congratulations and good to see your hard work has paid off
Thank you!
Thanks for the update.😊
Thanks so much for the information and inspiration! And congrats on the growth of your new venture!
I wish mine would.. I have a store called Rising Dragon Prints and its struggling to get any sales despite my prints being pretty cool.
Thank you for the real talk at the end of this video.
I really like that you say it is a real business and it requires work and understanding of ads etc. If I open a video of some random gurus and I hear add a text to a tshirt and make milions then I switch off such a video.
Ye there’s too many of those videos out there!
Where is the shipping cost?
Great job! Love your transparency and sharing all your data. Could you please do a video on how to do Facebook Ads?
thank you!! yes that's the plan
4 months ago I started a print on demand store almost to the 6 figure mark it works it takes time it wasn't my first store was not this successful.
nice one!!
another great video! My membership is pending for the free community. I really want to get my Shopify going!
Hey shimmy I just found out your channel, I've tried POD on etsy, but my account got banned, no reason , no answer from them and kinda demotivated me to continue, but I keep watching a lot of videos to inspire me and your video did that, so thanks for the video, I just joined your skool group and I'm really hoping that I can learn something, I designed a few mugs on printify that I was using on etsy, do you think mugs are a good thing to go, or should I just try making a t-shir pod business? Also I would be amazing if you can make a video on how to set the settings for a better service, how to choose the shipping etc. Once again thank you for that video I'll check your other videos now :D
Thank you!! I do have all those detailed videos in my Skool community. I would definitely recommend a T-shirt store if that’s something you want to do. It’s great fun!
Congratulations 🎉
Thanks!
How much budget do i need before actually going into shopify as a complete beginner?
I’d say 300-500 for ads is a good start
You need money to pay for design software like Canva, and for Shopify and Printify and pay for any extra art, money to pay for the items when someone buys them from your store, money for mockups because you can't sell anything without decent mockups. Then there's the ads like Google or Etsy.
In other words, it takes money. .
Hey Shimmy just found your channel, absolutely love your content. One of my biggest questions is: Can you scale a POD business without creating a school/course/youtube channel? genuinely curious! :) I know most people on TH-cam that are showing their business are on the Tube but as someone that doesn't really want to go down that road, and just enjoys creating and designing, is it still viable to grow shops? Thanks! :)
Yes… one has nothing to do with the other. There a bunch of Pod creators on TH-cam, there’s millions that aren’t.
I do TH-cam because I love it. I love the creativity. The filming. All of it. I did TH-cam before pod, and I’ll do it after.
Our POD Stores on Shopify makes more than my TH-cam or my Skool community.
If you end up creating a POD store you can definitely scale that
@@shimmymorris1 :) That is super helpful to know, its just something i've always been curious about. Thanks for taking the time to respond. Much respect to your work!
Do you have one niche like Yoga and then only make Yoga Designs or do you have multiple niches on your Site?
Can you briefly explain what goes into that $4k production expense? I feel like you glossed over it in the video and i was surprised by the figure. Really enjoyed rhe video and appreciate the free advice you offered. Thank you for being so transparent.
The production cost are the T-shirts.
Every time I get an order I need to pay for the T-shirt to be printed and shipped. ☺️
@@shimmymorris1 Makes sense and was actually mentioned in another of your videos that I watched after this one. Thank you for the reply! Have a great evening.
Chris here.... Can you do an email on how you deal with filing Sales Taxes for your Shopify store? Avalara or Tax Jar are REALLY expensive... I can't understand why Shopify hasn't figured this out yet (as Amazon, Etsy, etc.) have done. Am in NY State and do have a Sales Tax ID, but it makes it so much easier for the platform to collect and remit the Sales taxes.
Love your honesty & reviews!
That's because Etsy and Amazon are the sellers - not you, a subtle but important distinction. On Shopify, you're the seller not Shopify, therefore you're responsible for your own sales tax.
@@SpeedbirdHeavy Thanks much! Def. understand the difference. See that Shopify now has 'Shopify Tax' service, free until hit $100,000 in sales..... If this 'helps' with actually filing/submitting the sales taxes collected so this isn't a nightmare filing in 48 states, it would be gold.
@dumpsac5702 the reason for that $100k limit is that, for US sales at least, most sellers don't have to file. 100k is the sales threshold, known as 'nexus', when new sales tax obligations kick in for many states. So depending on where you live, you might not need this. In fact, if you collect taxes without being officially registered with a tax authority to do so, you might be breaking the law. Professional advice is your best bet.
@@dumpsac5702 pardon me if I tell you stuff you know already, but others may benefit.
Shopify is not the seller you are. They provide the structure for you to run your store. You are responsible for knowing the tax rules and collecting sales tax as required.
I know you already made a video about what POD platform to use but can you make another one when it comes to hosting a shop.
I know you can use Spreadshot and the artist Account on threadless. Teepublic should have one as well but not sure. Viral Style only gives you pages and not a real store.
As a Shopify replacement so to speak.
How much money would you say is enough to properly jumpstart and get listings sold? Is it beneficial to focus more money towards ads, than on a print provider for merch (printify etc).
You don’t need any money for print providers. You’ll only pay once you sell something. Having 300-500 is good to test designs and start getting some sales and seeing what works
@@shimmymorris1 Lovely stuff, thanks for the reply!
@Shimmy Moris = Hi, If we want to do the same process how can we do it ? I mean, is there any detailed working step which we can follow ? Thank you and appreciate any guidance tips.
Lots of original designs no problem need an outlet😇
Awesome video. Love the Legos!!!
shimmy i really like your style - *subbed*
Thanks so much!!
How does the taxes work with POD? The money that you show as revenue is it already after taxes? Does printify do that automatically for me or do I still need to process each sale with laws of my country (Portugal) or create a small company, etc etc? Thanks, love your content
You have to cover the taxes yourself in other words it has to be passed on to your customers and you have to keep track and report it properly depending on where you are etc. Unless you are selling through another vendor who does that for you
Love this. Where I can I learn more about your Facebook ad strategy?
Thanks!
Our community mainly. This Friday is the release of the FB ads training.
How do you manage customer service? Make a video on that.
So how do you change the shipping so I don't run into same problem?
Do you only have orders from the US? Or are others prepared to pay the extra postage? Or do you do something in between?
Hi Shimmy, I am in the process of launching a POD business with Shopify and Printify, selling in the US from the UK(Southeast London to be more precise 🙂). I would be ever so grateful if you could give me feedback on some of my designs. Please let me know how to get in touch with you. TIA 🙏
How much do u spend on ads? Can u do a full video on how to run fb ads😊
Yes I plan to do that soon
Hello! Just subscribed thank you for sharing your experience! I am curious if I missed it sorry where do you sell to? I am in the uk and just can’t think of breaking into the market with pod here it works with Etsy in the USA but I want to move away from Etsy and find it too hard to market in the us 🇺🇸 thank you!
Especially TikTok as you can’t do ads in the USA well I tried a long time ago maybe it’s different now..
thank you!! Good to have you here. We sell to the US. Much bigger market
Thank you that’s awesome so learning to market to the us going forward is still the best option then thanks ☺️
great video thank you for teaching me
you're welcome!
How I can open a Shopify account in a country that is not in the supported list??
How many hours do you think you've put into this store?
I would love to have my shopify but I am afraid that customer service is very complicated and a lot of work. Do you recommend accepting returned merchandise?
Yes I do. Customer service is really not something to worry about in my opinion.
Hi Shimmy. Im looking at joining your new paid group and wanted to know if i can do the courses in any order or you have preset it to be done in order? Thanks
you can although I'd recommend to do it in order
Hi, how did you work out your retail price?
What about yr shipping cost?
What about it?
What pod store are you using
Bro he mentioned it like 20 times in the video ahahah
What’s your shop website?
With Shopify do you have to pay for your customers item upfront like you do with Etsy?
yes, however, if the customer pays with paypal, you get the money instantly.
How long do you reckon it would take to earn 1k per month with no ad spend. (I have a social media audience of 60,000 Dance/House Music fans to tap into) . I'm planning T's and Caps... big varied question but...
honestly, impossible to answer.. the best way is to try and you'll quickly see how much your audience want to buy
If you are this happy and you are the pro, it feels like you are surprised. Seems like a little luck? Experience allows you to pick the best niches and products. And that’s why we need to also pay for the course 😢.
I’m an energetic person. I get excited about lots of things and typically bounce off the walls. It could be my ADD. Who knows.
I’ve found that being positive and energetic like this gives off good vibes and good energy which helps inspire others.
Congratulations Shimmy! is the 11,000 revenue for one month, or is it the result of the 4 months though?
month 4...
@@peteroz7332 Thanks!
What about tax and the pay provider costs?
I included the provider costs.
Tax will be calculated based on profit at the end of the year.
I shall make a video when that time comes.
Can you do a video on VAT.... I am totally confused on this... if you go over £85k sales ( not profit) you are liable for around 20% tax? This is basically your profit although printify has collected around a third of this? Very confusing would love some clarification as no one appears to give info on this...it gets even more complicated as many sales are in the US I guess.
@@tobymcculloch4375 I think he only sells in the US so VAT does not apply. The US has sales tax, but I believe there are large exemptions.
Why don't you wear your own hoodie/t-shirt? I am sure we'd all like to see your product... What is your new shop URL?
I don't share my shop as it'll get ripped off in less than a week. Also, all that unwanted traffic will screw up the metrics. (I've had this happen before so won't make the same mistake)
@@shimmymorris1 ok makes sense thanks
Thank for sharing! And I need some recommending providers, please! I want to know what you think about printify, merchize and yoycol.
Can you show the items you're actually selling? Tossing all these numbers and graphs up on the screen is good for your ego, but i'd like to see what it is that's making those numbers happen. Thank you
i've spoken about this in many videos and many comments. I don't share my store for a few reasons. metrics, retargeting ads, people who steal designs, etc
damn I just made a design where the expression is in black so I had to choose a white T-shirt just for u to say that it makes the worst results
Great video.. can you tell us.. what you spend on Facebook ads a month?
I did say it in this video ☺️☺️
@@shimmymorris1 sorry I'll rewatch again.. ty
@@RAZNJ $600 in first month for ads. I didn’t hear how much it was after that, may have missed it.
Thanks for an another inspiring video!! May I ask you why you choose the gildan 64000 over other shirts?
I liked it based on testing and it was a good balance of quality and price
@@shimmymorris1 Thank you for your response!
that way to much money on ads 4k jesus
It’s all relative to the sales. I didn’t just plonk 4k into ads on day one. It was a process. And sales came in to cover those ads
wow, nice
Thanks!
Is the anime niche a good niche?
I haven’t done any research into it so can’t say
If you make sure not to break Etsy TOS Adult Anime merchandise is easy as hell to do.
You have no competition, and people are even willing to buy ai generated artwork
In terms of picking a niche, what do you think of cross-niching as a way to niche down?
For example dog lovers who knit as a hobhy.
Does that make it harder to target your ads?
It's been difficult to narrow down a niche that's not either oversaturated or just not in demand.
Any advice?
I wouldn’t worry about over saturation as you won’t be surrounded by competitors on Shopify. People will land on your store and only see your products.
I wouldn’t cross niche for Shopify though as you’ll really struggle to come up with enough design ideas to populate your store
Where can we find your tshirt store?
✔️
Lots of big numbers, but not real margins. Etsy fees and tax and all the tax on shipping and the ads, so basically BS
Did you even watch the video?
Without telling the niche its kind of pointless. It says also to saturated to get the front pages even with running ads and good SEO
Why would he let that cat out of the bag and invite extra competition?
Why does knowing the niche change anything. Who said it’s too saturated?
I don’t care about getting to the front page of Google or anything. I’m running my own traffic…
Please please sir is it possible to start POD with $0
Yes but very hard. I’d suggest trying to get accepted to Amazon Merch on demand
Never trust any business that uses gildan shirts.
Why…?
@shimmymorris1 Its a super cheap product. Meaning you don't care about quality or customer satisfaction you care simply about profit. The same I won't use a company who uses cheap batteries or chinese aluminum. Nothing against you. After researching you seem more like a self help business training guy and you're probably nice. I just personally don't trust the ethics of a business who provide the cheapest materials and still charge $26
@@Spensero all i can say is. i have bought every single type of print on demand t-shirt. I've got hundreds in my office. i went through all the quality, print and material, wash tested. I will be making a video on this... but honestly, the gildan is not nearly as bad as you are making out. In fact it tested really high. I could go even cheaper and make even more... but this seemed absolutely fine. I'm not a self help business training guy, but thank you. anyway.... i didn't make this decision based on profit even though that is of course important, any business that says otherwise is probably making a loss... i based my decision on what quality would be good for the price.
@shimmymorris1 what is print on demand hub if not a training course you sell?
Gildan is trash. Anybody who sells shirts knows this even when I was a poor comedian I would never use gildan for merch cause I respected the people spending their money.
Gildan is thin boxy low tier.
But like i said it looks more like you are doing the pick up artists school but for on demand printing business model.
@@Spensero what’s with all the hate? Did I do something to offend you? You don’t like Gildan. I understand. Millions of customers like it. Of all the T-shirts I’ve tested. I liked it. Why is that so hard to understand
Who in their right mind makes 1000s of $ witu multiple stores, and then makes youtube videos to get some money.....
Someone who loves making TH-cam videos…
People get joy out of different things in life…
Typical. Self promotion. You made a huge profit setting up a POD website but what is your URL for this POD store that you reference with the profits? I would expect the actual POD URL to be up front to show how you are making the bucks with anyone doing the extra workto find the URL if it actually exists. Thumbs down on this video.
i've explained this on many previous videos, but no worries I'll explain again for you...
there's a few reasons i don't share my store...
1. There are many many people who will copy it pixel for pixel, copy all my ads, take all my designs, etc., etc. Are you this person? I have no idea. I don't know you. Based on your comment, I get a bad vibe, but that doesn't matter. The point is, I don't need hundreds of thousands of people ripping off my store. I've made that mistake once before and I'll never make it again. That's point 1.
2. I'm not sure you've considered what hundreds of thousands of lookers (not buyers) would do to my metrics, my pixel, and all my data. I have retargeting ads, email campaigns, and Facebook audiences that are optimised for my store. Why on earth would I want hundreds of thousands of visitors who aren't my target market, all just to prove a point and please you...?
3. Lastly, I'm not bothered whether you believe me or not. That's totally on you. If you prefer to say SCAMM, then fine, but I would never ever risk my entire business just to prove my point. Quite frankly, anyone who expects to see the URL is probably looking to copy it and try to make a quick profit from my work. So yeah, in short, that's why I don't post the URL.
This wasn't meant to come across as harsh, but bashing a video that is meant to be part of a series about building a store just because you can't get access to the site is pretty petty.
@@shimmymorris1 Thanks for your reply. You are doing a great job reinforcing that fact that this video is all about you and getting more views and added benefits only.
Thanks. End of story.
@@HowToShopGreen what are you on about. please go and troll somewhere else... This video is hopefully motivating people to build their stores as it's showing even with a brand new store in 2024, its possible... seriously, what's your problem?
Give us your store's website bro so we can check it out ourselves, otherwise it's pointless for analysis.
I’d love to. But won’t be sharing that info. The last time I did that it got ripped off in less than a week. Everything got stolen.
On top of that it totally
Mess up my metrics and conversion rates if I shared it.
There’s tons of useful info in this video without you need to copy my store … (sorry I mean see my store)
Can you maybe just say the kind of niche. Not specifically but the category? Just to help newbies like me doing some research. I have a specific niche I'm thinking of but want to do more research so will be good to compare and see potential statistics. Thanks for all your effort new here but love your channel. 😊
@@skamelonline I share a niche that i'm doing in The Print on Demand Hub :D
I am part of the paid community. Shimmy is very hands on. The community is spectacular. Everyone champions everyone else. I/we have learned so much. Not just the process but why we do it a certain way.
Thank you!!
I wish to join it but if there is ever a price drop I will probably stop by, depending on the price. I cannot fully commit yet as it is my first time venturing into it and as you can imagine it can be overwhelming, I want to start with Etsy and then with knowledge do a specific store on shopify but it is too much sometimes, as so many questions, copyright, niche markets etc, it always just puts me back to the start, I am hoping to join soon but I hope my questions do not become too much as I am starting from scratch
@@shimmymorris1Wait... you told me you don't do training and classes? Whats this then?
@@Spensero what are you talking about?
I have a paid community. Within that there’s lots of perks. One of them being classes… live calls, ongoing community discussions, discounts to tools, etc…
@@shimmymorris1 So.... Im right then? You keep saying you aren't doing the thing I innocently said you do by telling me you do it. Its very weird and makes it seem like you're hiding something.
Hi Shimmy, thank you again for the very useful video. Do you have any videos where you explain how you do your Facebook adverts? If not, could you make a video about it? Thank you and have a great day!
I am planning a video on that topic 😉
@@shimmymorris1 Thank you very much!
great insight. how about a vid of what you do in a day concerning this shop
For sure. Good idea!
@@shimmymorris1 please
Can you show a video of how to make an ad creative for facebook ads? Like everyone talks about ads but never how to make a profitable ad...
I have 3 months on etsy and I'm not doing good, i need help 😢😢
Aw sorry to hear! What’s up… hopefully I can help.
Join the free community and ask some questions. You’ll get a ton of insight
Hi Shimmey videos are brilliant mate very insightful. Are you UK based or USA. I’m in the uk and just wondering if it’s better to sell in the US?? Keep up the good work 👌
Thank you!!! I’m based in the UK as well and sell in the US. That’s what I recommend
great content.What is the name of your selected print provider? Thanks
Thank you!!
Printify > SwiftPOD
Late to the party but great video , As a beginner I learnt a lot from it !
I made a phone case business and I made my 1st sale in less that 30 days... is phone cases a good business to start? I'm a little concerned for the long run game.
Well if you’re getting sales. That’s what’s important, so yea! Keep it going. Why not
I like your video, I want to build business that same as you😊
I'm really impressed with your transparency and willingness to show how you screwed up. I especially like the reality check at the end of the video. Many thanks.
I can't find your shop's name, how can we see the t-shirts? Thank you.
Nice try mate! Successful sellers never reveal their stores. For obvious reasons.
Unfortunately the shop name isn’t public. It won’t ever be ☺️
So when buyers come to your shop to purchase. Do they not see the name of your shop?@@shimmymorris1
@@shimmymorris1 Ok
@@shimmymorris1 why not?
Thank you shimmy!
Does the stores name need to include the name of the niche?
No
Nope
My Etsy store has over 200 lines mostly tshirts and hoodies automotive themed havent sold one item in 3 months with adds !
T-shirts is way too saturated. Get better products
@@christopherburns2303What products do you think are better?
i have 275 listings and have 101 sales
You said you stick with one niche because too many niches would confuse your Facebook ads. How about when you change from mother's Day to Father's Day for instance doesn't that also affect your Facebook ads?
No because the designs are still very on topic. We’ll sell our father’s day shirts throughout the year. Not just for fathers day
Great video , was very excited to sign up to printify, but uk can't have pop up store link , and can't connect to youtube is this correct ?? Im gutted ...
Wish that same analytics for a month would have "Net after fees" right there with the gross sales that gets everyone excited before reality.
why are you using dollars and not pounds?
most my audience is in america
But how can this really be all that helpful if I have no idea what to put on the shirts.
Start with a niche. Then build a moodboard of successful designs in that niche. It’s obviously a lot more complicated that this video. This was just an update to my new store. Been making these once a month
I was all over the place when I first started, all my first listings I started with are deleted, I've deleted maybe atleast 1000 listings so far...it took me a long time to find my niche.
That's so good. keep going.
Thank you!
Congratulations, Shimmy.!
Ahhh such a great point about niches being necessary so that ad traffic isn’t ridiculously expensive and the algorithm isn’t confused… I wonder how that works for other print on demand products like wrapping paper or candles that are already somewhat a niche? 🤔
Hey Shimmy, sorry to ask again in a reworded way, can you just give me an idea of what is the typical margin in POD with Shopify and Paid ads? As it was my concern that ad costs would swallow the margins too much on t-shirts.
Do we need a tax exemption for every state for Printify to not charge us the customers sales tax when Shopify doesn't charge them?