Happy Mother’s Day! I hope this video saves you a lot of hassle. Here’s the full passive POD tutorial mentioned: th-cam.com/video/-hV1199wN0k/w-d-xo.html
A close friend of mine sells printed shirts. She uses silkscreen printing these days and avoids all POD services. She does better doing everything herself than she ever did on Etsy with a POD. Cheers.
That's great if you have the space for the equipment and the time to do it. I'm excited to get on the passive POD train since I have neither of those lol.
Ijust started with Printify and am very disappointed in the quality of their products…i ordered samples and they all look extremely cheap, I can’t sell them and would be embarrassed to wear them myself!
@cpnbd this is exactly how I feel. Some brands of their tee's are better quality though. Gildan hoodies - really cheap even more so after washing. I wouldn't wear them yet I'm supposed to sell them for 30 usd. I'd feel ashamed and like I'm ripping g people off. Not to mention my brand getting a bad rep
@Christopher Please say whether Etsy held the funds from your first sales. I want to try Etsy but I hear they hold the funds from your sales for.perhaps the first 45 to 90 days. Did that happen to you, I wonder of it happens to all new sellers.
This is great idea….. but. That way I would not have a full “control” over my business. Red bubble can kick me anytime they want. But with printify I’m building my brand
Also, you can’t seem to choose the shirt itself - the quality, how thick it is, different variations for different shirt colors (so you don’t have white text on a light shirt). Sure, you can just not use a color you can’t see the text on, but there’s no option to make a unique design for that color using text you’re able to see. I love that I can do that on Printify.
Thank you for getting to where you are, and then turning around, reaching down hands to help others up.😂 May God Continue Richly Bless You in all your endeavors, and your family!
You are one of the best you tubers I have ever heard….you are precise and do a great presentation on the subject of starting a passive business…I will try what you said…I am unemployed and going thru a hard time financially and just came across your video. I feel God brought me to you….I just watched a guy that offered a “course” that’s it was real high…but you wow a true blessing…thank you so much..👏👏👏👏👍👍👍💕
This is one of the most helpful videos I've found on TH-cam. Thank you for explaining the POD mystery, I didn't realize there was active and passive POD. This is so much easier to understand and follow.
@@GregGottfriedWith active POD you can set up a VIP program with Everbee to connect with Etsy for opt-in so you can email market regularly to your clients. Plus turning on the discount settings for abandoned cart, etc. Does RedBubble, Teepublic and other passive POD’s have something on there for contacting people who previously bought from you? To keep them coming back? How are you organically getting traffic?
Thank you so much for this video. I am starting a new venture and was not aware of the Active / Passive issue. Passive is definitely where I am headed!
I had not considered this as an option until now. Me and my wife started creating vinyl shirts in our home on the side a few years ago with a Criket and a good headpress. We recently started getting into DFT and sublimation after buying and modifying printers. We are doing it the hard way and making way less in the process when you consider the time it takes to do it all yourself. We are going to do a 180 and concentrate on marketing instead of making!
I planned on doing this (just casually) and never had time to with my full time job. Started looking into print on demand recently as well. Let me know if you’ve started your journey 😊
Thank you, Greg! This was very helpful. I was going to start a merchandising business with Etsy and printify but now I think I won’t anymore after your explanation.
I am so grateful you shared this video and that I came across it! I was about to go down that rabbit hole of looking into “active“ print on demand but this is what I need. I love to create and I just wanna be able to uploadsome beautiful designs and be happy when someone comes across my artwork and decides to purchase! Thank you❤
THANK YOU for explaining the Active v. Passive issue. Had I understood this months ago, it would have saved me SO much time and effort. But at least I now know what to do!
Thanks for this info Greg! I found your channel three days ago, and created my first ten designs last night! I was going to make an etsy account this morning, but came back to your page to find a walk through for that. So glad you just posted this!! SCRAPPING Etsy for now and going with your recommendations. Thank you!
I don’t think you explained why we shouldn’t use Etsy.. 🤔 Etsy has its own traffic as well , but they do have fees , like the 15$ one time shop fee and the 20cent fee for every listing . Did miss something? Really wanna know .
Very very helpful , this video has saved me from alot of headaches, i actually had to make sure i hotspot my phone to get data such that i leave a thumbs up for this video, indeed passive print on demand is better , i dint know now i know , thanks ALOT Greg
This video really got me thinking! As someone interested in starting a print-on-demand business, it's eye-opening to hear about your experiences and the reasons behind your choice. It's crucial to weigh the pros and cons of different platforms before diving in, and your insights definitely shed light on some important considerations. Thanks for sharing your perspective!
This video helped renew my spirit to want to do this for the extra buck to help my family strive for the next adventure! thank you for being real and giving the good and bad to everything all of us newbies want to avoid so we can just feel like we are acceding
Sir, you have saved my Print on Demand life. I only wanted to do "Passive" Print on Demand" designs, and I didn't realize that was an option until I can across your videos. You rock! I will continue to follow you:) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
thanks for the honesty... I just launched a shopify store.... this week because I created digital products and wanted to have POD products as well. but just learned in a video prior this one that you have to pay for the POD item first with Printify/ printiful and you're right alot of youtubers do not mention that in their videos when they push to start a POD business. Thank you for also sharing about Passive POD vs Active POD. and some Passive POD sites! I am going to sign up asap!
You have no business trying to start a business if you can't float a couple of bucks for a sold item for 24 hours! If you list your POD item on Etsy, the customer pays up front. Etsy pays out daily. So unless you have zero dollars in your bank account. You shouldn't have any issue using Printful or Printify.
@@CS-uc2oh sweetheart I never stated I didn’t have the money I shared watching other POD TH-cam videos paying for it isn’t mentioned, alluring to some TH-camrs aren’t sharing vital information and make POD sound like it is a very easy 1,2,3 go formula when it’s not. The Devil is in the details. Premise of my comment is glad this video was honest about the details. Bc there are people out there that may not have the money and not know from watching others that claim it’s free and easy to start up.
Hi Greg... Thank you so much for clearing " active print on demand" vs "passive print on demand". This video was so helpful and I have actually uploaded my first T-Shirt design on Teepublic.
Interesting take, Greg! It's always good to hear different perspectives on the various POD platforms. While some might find certain services don't meet their needs, it really comes down to what works best for each individual business.
Glad I watched this before starting print on demand with printful. I litteraly had the website up but I have learned to do more research before starting something 😊
Thanks for the video! I found out more about Printful today because I like the selection of products and I really want to sell via Amazon (I already have experience with Amazon, including Amazon advertising). Now I saw your video: 1) I don't have a professional Seller Central account, just the free account. 1) I don't have Shopify and don't want to because I have no followers and rely on organic sales. Now I saw your video and you're telling me that I need a Spotify account and a professional Seller Central account (= around $100/month) to sell Printful's products on Amazon? I just want to double check if the information is still up to date or if I misheard, because the way Printful advertises on their website, everything seems to be free, which doesn't seem to be true. Thanks for an answer. 🙏
thank you, you made my mind more open to start a print on demand business, many youtube videos discuss and make me confused, but what you said really helped me. i appreciate what you said.
The video was very helpful for me. Everything is clear and very, very well explained. I've been wanting to work on Printify and had a hard time understanding it, but after watching this video, I completely changed my mind. Thank you so much!
Printify does have a free pop up store so you dont need a website. I recommend your own site but the pop up store is an option. Ive used that option for a couple local businesses I designed their website and linked their pop up for company merch. I have full Wordpress POD site but Im going to apply to Amazon after coming across your video. I do a several things to make money but want to pair down with POD and my design services. I love do branding and web design and add in POD. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks you so much, I was stuck on making Active Print On Demand when I wanted Passive. I didn't realize that until I saw this video, I had nearly 100 listings on Etsy. Thanks man
Glad to help, it's crazy how different the business models can be within the same overall business of print on demand. If you run into any questions just give me a shout 👍
Thanks for explaining the difference between passive and active POD. Active POD is what I'm looking for, but this video is helpful for figuring that out.
Thank you so much. I am new to POD and am using Printful to print product for my Etsy store. It takes so much time and the learning curve was a lot of trial and error. I will watch the full tutorial for sure. 🙂
It doesn't get any easier than Printful to Etsy. I don't even know what to say if you think it's hard. You create a template for your products in Printful and then just click "add to store"! I can do 100 products easy in a day.
I appreciate the objective and intention of this video, this is really helpful for those who would like to start their POD business. Thank you for this vid!
Wow. You are truly a blessing. Your presentation is extremely organized, great bullet points and even a 10-year-old can understand. Thanks also for explaining the difference between POD and providing objective rationale that will help me choose the platform that is right for me. I do have one question. Do I need to copyright my phrase and design prior to selling it. I am just wondering what happens if someone decides to use my design, copyright/trademark it without my permission? Thanks in advance for being such a blessing to those of us you will likely never meet. It is people like you that make this world a better place. Namaste'
Thank you so much for this video! i am so excited to get started. i've been looking for some other online biz i could start that would be fun and uses my creative art side. im going to watch your full tutorial
I used Printify and I didnt make any money. I did about 4 sales in 3 months. Printify isnt clear with what it costs to used them. Then Etsy takes out more fees which left me in the hole on each sale. I closed my shop today which I had about 105 products listed. I didnt like how Printify charged me for each purchase and then etsy takes out fees from what the customer paid and left me with no profit.
Dang, that's annoying. Sorry to hear that. I would suggest uploading the designs you have already made to the passive sites. Free to do, you won't be charged anything ever, and they'll get traffic organically 👍
You could've collaborated with online influencers (only if your product is of high quality and unique) and share a % of profit . Note collaborated online influencers related to your niche
I haven't started pod business yet as just entered college and it might not be best time to discuss with my parents about online business but later I will.surely do once I'm able to convince them.
Thank you for this information I have not heard anyone else talk about this subject and it is a real eye opener I feel you have guided me onto the track I needed to travel along and it will make life so much easier thank you kindly once again x
Greg, thanks for all of your information. It has been very helpful. I was planning to start my POD work with Red Bubble but when I looked into the new tier system fees it hardly seems worth it. For startups they will be taking a HUGE percentage of your profits. Any thoughts on this? How does this compare to the margins for other selling outlets? Thanks!
Not only does no one Shop on Red Bubble (seriously, I'm sure you've never in your life heard of anyone buying from there), but it's hard to not have them disable your listings and accounts. On that site, just about anything gets hit for copyright even if it's wrong.
Does Amazon lay out the page for your products. That’s for the customer choosing the size, colour print etc. or do you have to layout the page. Great video, I’m glad I found you. Now I’m begging to understand slowly how things work👍👍
Fascinating video and something that I wish I had stumbled across early in my POD journey because I think a common question is how orders are fulfilled. I see a ton of videos about TTShop and other outlets, like Amazon, that don't talk about how orders are fulfilled. Seems like the Shopify route is also confusing for some, especially the POD provider payout window. I think it's assumed that you can create a store, connect Printful or Printify, customer places an order, seller uses that capital to fund the fulfillment while making a small profit after the order is fulfilled. The Passive/Active convo is a really good way of presenting it. It still leaves a few questions about the Shopify/POD provider route and the flow of money when orders are placed. Passive seems like no risk, no money upfront, and active seems like money upfront to pay for the store, pay for Shopify and POD fees, but when an order comes through directly through your Shopify store, payment can be made to the POD provider and the order can be shipped after the payment has been made.
Thanks, and nice! I’ve got a really big all-in-one video coming out tomorrow. It’ll be called the print on demand masterclass. Perfect timing if you’re getting back in the business 👍
@@AffiliateHustleLab that is really good and interesting...)) did you have a success story to show them to prove your experience? Or you got accepted regardless of being a newbie?
@@AffiliateHustleLab I assume you already had a shop outside Amazon or some other Instagram or FB account with many followers to show Amazon that you have previous experience selling stuff and will bring traffic to their site? Otherwise, why would Amazon just randomly accept an applicant without any background or experience? Please tell us more.
Thank you Greg. I wish you had included how much money someone can make from these passive sites, which I've heard is minimal in most cases. You shared Amazon Merch On Demand, which I've heard is very hard to get into.
Very informative video. I've been considering doing something like this, but I am fearful that someone will rip-off my original designs. How are designers protected?
this was helpful, thanks for this knowledge and im looking forward to learn more about print on demand because im planning to start a clothing business
Thank you sir for this informative video. I'm unemployed now and thinking of setting up passive income via print or affiliate marketing. This video will help me greatly in deciding what's best for me. Thank you
Great question! I use Placeit for all my pod designs. Here’s a tutorial: Full Placeit Tutorial For Beginners (2024) th-cam.com/video/CxTqbStSxA4/w-d-xo.html
Great video. I had no idea this was another option to POD. I’m sure each platform has a different pricing model. This is definitely something I’ll make my next move too. I just opened an Etsy shop. I am still slowly learning the ropes. I love the SEO component that passive POD uses. That is my biggest learning curve, interpreting information on e-rank and hoping it works. I understand that with time practice will improve this process. Did I mention I’m not a patient person? 🤣🤣. Thanks for sharing so openly. You are definitely a subscription channel for me.
Well, good luck on artsy, don’t believe all the Etsy gurus out there. They just opened the market to China, it won’t be as easy as those few people, here on YT, are telling you it is, and most of their Etsy info is garbage.
Thanks so much for demystifying Amazon POD. This does seem to be much easier than Printify + Shopify. I'm a long-time designer so hoping my designs work.
I had looked into Amazon before but I read in their small print that if you upload artwork, they have the right to duplicate it and resell anytime anywhere they like. That was a no for me! What is the small print with these others?
This video made me reconsider my business model. I was going use printful but I had no ideal I needed to pay for orders upfront and get the profit later.
I gave up my Etsy store, I use a Printify pop-up store. This way, it is more like a passive POD model. I am spreading my link with the help of friends and family. I also pay for Printify premium.
For the Amazon Merch it takes approximately 14 days to get approved. So I would say this isn't ideal as people would like to get their business up and running.
Great point. You can upload the same designs to Teepublic and Redbubble (and even Spreadshirt) starting on day 1 while waiting for Amazon to get back to you 👍
I have started creating t shirt designs and haven't made a sale yet.. I have seen many youtube influencers speak about shopify etsy but they dont tell us the truth about it except you. I am looking forward to try affiliate soon enough. I am still in doubt about kicking off well in affiliate. We , Indians, do not have access for amazon merch. Hopefully, they will make us eligible too soon. Thank you for teaching m things that I didn't know exist
Totally stuck on designing which I just love but don't have my shopify web page going even though I'm paying for a live web page -arg-I am excited about this journey and confident I have a real chance at making this work with my designs but totally lost with what direction to go -BUT TOTALLY APRECIATE YOUR VIDEO- LIKE WHERE WERE YOU A YEAR AGO IN MY JOURNEY-I am very impressed with this video and now sub active and will be checking out the rest-youtube has amazing experts such as yourself actually living the dream so I am now waking up a bit here and thx!
Hopefully it's all the right place at the right time! I'm here if you run into any questions but it sounds like you're going to be on a good path now 👍 Give me a shout if you need help!
Thank you sir for this amazing information, i just looking up for this bussiness, and find out your video. I'll try this metode and keep learning. Wish me luck. Thank you..
Thanks Greg! I definitely preferred the passive route to begin with. That way, I could work on my other projects. So now that I have so many different things going on, I’m trying to learn e-commerce and building my own website so that I can route all my projects to and from my website. I’m sure there is a more professional way of saying that but, you know me…just a country girl, not very good with the big business attitude. 😂😂 I appreciate your help and hopefully my affiliate marketing will start sending you some business soon. 😆 ☮️✝️💟
Thanks! Teepublic is the only passive site that sets the pricing for you because they run sales and limited time promotions on your items. The other sites you get to choose your sales price 👍
great video! thanks so much! question - I am starting off with one product, 2 colors.... would you recommended putting the product on an active and a passive site? see which one does best?
My daughter does POD on Etsy and she doesn’t pay for anything up front. The order goes to her POD service where her designs are stored, and she gets the difference from Etsy. 🤔
@@GregGottfried I'm now looking at your other videos for the questions that came up after this. I'm now wanting to see of how to start a passive pod with no copyright infringement of the design I'd make.
They are. It's clear this guy has no idea what he's talking about. If you use Printful, you connect it to your Etsy shop for free and they handle EVERYTHING.
I just got a solution to my own dilemma of having a good amount of own design and loving creating them but not loving so much the idea of POD. Thank you!!! What I am wondering got much is the profit on on 2 other platforms? I heard Amazon was about $5 per item
Perfect! Teepublic is typically the lowest because they set the pricing for us. They are between $1-5 per sale. RedBubble you get to set your own pricing just like Amazon. They average about $5 per sale. You’re right about Amazon as well being about $5 per sale.
@ GregGottfried: I didn't know what I didn't know, but absolutely needed to know! I had not heard of this in any of the hundreds of videos I've watched. QUESTION: Can I use a passive POD company and have my own website simultaneously? Thanks so much!
Great question. In the past, I would have said yes, but in the last couple years they have moved away from niche specific stores and started promoting designs individually on their marketplaces. This means we can upload all of our designs into the same account and not have to worry about making niche stores 👍
Greg: Your video on Active & Passive POD solves a problem that I have encountered. Now, thanks to your wise advice, I can resume my plans to sell my designs using the passive POD method. Thanks!
Printify is so limited on products also products don't come as shown so even though they kind of help you with mockups it's irrelevant takes 3 days just to ship the fact that anybody on here is pushing it is so crazy to me I had to redo entire stores because I'm just so fed up with them so sorry I'm kind of heated everybody always says it's the best but that was not my experience in my eyes they hurt my brand thank you for this video
Greg I have a seller account, and I use the Amazon API to link with printful so the orders are placed, fulfilled and shipped automatically. The only thing is, yes, customer service is needed if there are any issues. But I use this process when I know there is a shirt I want to sell that falls outside the Merch guidelines.
Happy Mother’s Day! I hope this video saves you a lot of hassle. Here’s the full passive POD tutorial mentioned: th-cam.com/video/-hV1199wN0k/w-d-xo.html
Attitude of Gratitude 🙏 ❤ Thank Your for a quick but fully detailed guide ❤️🔥💯
Appreciate your hard work in sharing knowledge that you have accumulated.
What about Tee Spring (believe they rebranded as Spring
The bank details only limited countries only.
Only if they have PayPal options😢
Can I use my designs on these kinds of sites and also have them in my own Shopify store at the same time?
A close friend of mine sells printed shirts. She uses silkscreen printing these days and avoids all POD services. She does better doing everything herself than she ever did on Etsy with a POD. Cheers.
That's great if you have the space for the equipment and the time to do it. I'm excited to get on the passive POD train since I have neither of those lol.
@@ghostboy929 How does she take care of the marketing? Does she sell in person or online? Thanks.
I tried Amazon, and was one of the many that had been rejected. Printify with Etsy is simple, and I can focus on creating designs
Ijust started with Printify and am very disappointed in the quality of their products…i ordered samples and they all look extremely cheap, I can’t sell them and would be embarrassed to wear them myself!
@@cpnbdwhich products? If you sell tshirts, they have quite good ones
@cpnbd this is exactly how I feel. Some brands of their tee's are better quality though. Gildan hoodies - really cheap even more so after washing. I wouldn't wear them yet I'm supposed to sell them for 30 usd. I'd feel ashamed and like I'm ripping g people off. Not to mention my brand getting a bad rep
But i think in etsy you need to pay 0.2cents for losting
@Christopher Please say whether Etsy held the funds from your first sales. I want to try Etsy but I hear they hold the funds from your sales for.perhaps the first 45 to 90 days. Did that happen to you, I wonder of it happens to all new sellers.
This is great idea….. but. That way I would not have a full “control” over my business. Red bubble can kick me anytime they want. But with printify I’m building my brand
why they would kick u out? if youre selling its good for u and for them lol
Just don't do any copyright infringement and you should be okay.
Also, you can’t seem to choose the shirt itself - the quality, how thick it is, different variations for different shirt colors (so you don’t have white text on a light shirt). Sure, you can just not use a color you can’t see the text on, but there’s no option to make a unique design for that color using text you’re able to see. I love that I can do that on Printify.
Redbubble just cancelled my account yesterday, no explanation given... I'm going the active pod route
Looks like this brand was build on the backs of others, if you got banned.
Thank you for getting to where you are, and then turning around, reaching down hands to help others up.😂 May God Continue Richly Bless You in all your endeavors, and your family!
Thank you so much 🙌 If you run into any questions just let me know, I’d be happy to help!
You are one of the best you tubers I have ever heard….you are precise and do a great presentation on the subject of starting a passive business…I will try what you said…I am unemployed and going thru a hard time financially and just came across your video. I feel God brought me to you….I just watched a guy that offered a “course” that’s it was real high…but you wow a true blessing…thank you so much..👏👏👏👏👍👍👍💕
Wow, thank you! It will always be free from my here on YT. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
This is one of the most helpful videos I've found on TH-cam. Thank you for explaining the POD mystery, I didn't realize there was active and passive POD. This is so much easier to understand and follow.
Thanks again!!
@@GregGottfriedWith active POD you can set up a VIP program with Everbee to connect with Etsy for opt-in so you can email market regularly to your clients. Plus turning on the discount settings for abandoned cart, etc.
Does RedBubble, Teepublic and other passive POD’s have something on there for contacting people who previously bought from you? To keep them coming back? How are you organically getting traffic?
Thank you so much for this video. I am starting a new venture and was not aware of the Active / Passive issue. Passive is definitely where I am headed!
This is exactly what I am looking for. Thank you for being so honest and straight to the point. New subscriber now.
Me too!
I had not considered this as an option until now. Me and my wife started creating vinyl shirts in our home on the side a few years ago with a Criket and a good headpress. We recently started getting into DFT and sublimation after buying and modifying printers. We are doing it the hard way and making way less in the process when you consider the time it takes to do it all yourself. We are going to do a 180 and concentrate on marketing instead of making!
I planned on doing this (just casually) and never had time to with my full time job. Started looking into print on demand recently as well. Let me know if you’ve started your journey 😊
The video is amazing. It is so hard to decide which platform is right for us. Passive print on demand is great idea. Thank you again.
Thank you, Greg! This was very helpful. I was going to start a merchandising business with Etsy and printify but now I think I won’t anymore after your explanation.
Yes but ESTY is more than you watching some course if you don't can we share some ideas and tips to get started and achieve aim
I am so grateful you shared this video and that I came across it! I was about to go down that rabbit hole of looking into “active“ print on demand but this is what I need. I love to create and I just wanna be able to uploadsome beautiful designs and be happy when someone comes across my artwork and decides to purchase! Thank you❤
you can also use Pinterest with Zazzle, and build a following there for your art.
THANK YOU for explaining the Active v. Passive issue. Had I understood this months ago, it would have saved me SO much time and effort. But at least I now know what to do!
Glad it was helpful! I feel like it should be talked about more.. As always though, if you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Thanks for this info Greg! I found your channel three days ago, and created my first ten designs last night! I was going to make an etsy account this morning, but came back to your page to find a walk through for that. So glad you just posted this!! SCRAPPING Etsy for now and going with your recommendations. Thank you!
Right on! Nice work!! I’m here if you run into any questions 👍
Can you tell me please which platform you use for design?
So if you are an Amazon affiliate can u also get paid when they buy the print on demand products through your link?
I don’t think you explained why we shouldn’t use Etsy.. 🤔 Etsy has its own traffic as well , but they do have fees , like the 15$ one time shop fee and the 20cent fee for every listing . Did miss something? Really wanna know .
Very very helpful , this video has saved me from alot of headaches, i actually had to make sure i hotspot my phone to get data such that i leave a thumbs up for this video, indeed passive print on demand is better , i dint know now i know , thanks ALOT Greg
That's awesome, thank you! As you get going in POD just let me know if you run into any questions 👍
This video really got me thinking! As someone interested in starting a print-on-demand business, it's eye-opening to hear about your experiences and the reasons behind your choice. It's crucial to weigh the pros and cons of different platforms before diving in, and your insights definitely shed light on some important considerations. Thanks for sharing your perspective!
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions as you get going just let me know 👍
How do you know the designs that you create aren't already copyrighted?
@@pamelahernandez7442 Here's a helpful tutorial on this Pamela: th-cam.com/video/1gszGtQJjQ0/w-d-xo.html
This video helped renew my spirit to want to do this for the extra buck to help my family strive for the next adventure! thank you for being real and giving the good and bad to everything all of us newbies want to avoid so we can just feel like we are acceding
That's amazing to hear, and thank you for taking the time to leave this comment! I appreciate it, and I'll keep the videos coming!
You go girl
You tell the truth ,update and warn the people while others promote on you tube, amazing, good information, thanks.
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Sir, you have saved my Print on Demand life. I only wanted to do "Passive" Print on Demand" designs, and I didn't realize that was an option until I can across your videos. You rock! I will continue to follow you:) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Excellent! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
thanks for the honesty... I just launched a shopify store.... this week because I created digital products and wanted to have POD products as well. but just learned in a video prior this one that you have to pay for the POD item first with Printify/ printiful and you're right alot of youtubers do not mention that in their videos when they push to start a POD business. Thank you for also sharing about Passive POD vs Active POD. and some Passive POD sites! I am going to sign up asap!
You have no business trying to start a business if you can't float a couple of bucks for a sold item for 24 hours! If you list your POD item on Etsy, the customer pays up front. Etsy pays out daily. So unless you have zero dollars in your bank account. You shouldn't have any issue using Printful or Printify.
@@CS-uc2oh sweetheart I never stated I didn’t have the money I shared watching other POD TH-cam videos paying for it isn’t mentioned, alluring to some TH-camrs aren’t sharing vital information and make POD sound like it is a very easy 1,2,3 go formula when it’s not. The Devil is in the details. Premise of my comment is glad this video was honest about the details. Bc there are people out there that may not have the money and not know from watching others that claim it’s free and easy to start up.
Hi Greg... Thank you so much for clearing " active print on demand" vs "passive print on demand". This video was so helpful and I have actually uploaded my first T-Shirt design on Teepublic.
Nice! Glad to help. If you run into any questions as you're going along just let me know.
@@GregGottfried I will do that.. thanks Greg
Were you able to sell any t-shirt?
@@eeaa1902 To date, not a single T-Shirt... But I am hopeful that it will start selling soon😃😃😃😃
How is this going for you?
Interesting take, Greg! It's always good to hear different perspectives on the various POD platforms. While some might find certain services don't meet their needs, it really comes down to what works best for each individual business.
Glad I watched this before starting print on demand with printful. I litteraly had the website up but I have learned to do more research before starting something 😊
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Thanks for the video! I found out more about Printful today because I like the selection of products and I really want to sell via Amazon (I already have experience with Amazon, including Amazon advertising). Now I saw your video: 1) I don't have a professional Seller Central account, just the free account. 1) I don't have Shopify and don't want to because I have no followers and rely on organic sales. Now I saw your video and you're telling me that I need a Spotify account and a professional Seller Central account (= around $100/month) to sell Printful's products on Amazon?
I just want to double check if the information is still up to date or if I misheard, because the way Printful advertises on their website, everything seems to be free, which doesn't seem to be true. Thanks for an answer. 🙏
thank you, you made my mind more open to start a print on demand business, many youtube videos discuss and make me confused, but what you said really helped me. i appreciate what you said.
Great to hear! If you run into any questions as you get rolling just let me know 👍
The video was very helpful for me. Everything is clear and very, very well explained. I've been wanting to work on Printify and had a hard time understanding it, but after watching this video, I completely changed my mind. Thank you so much!
when you got so big remember watch you back in 2019 talking about affiliate marketing with like less than 5k sub proud of you bro
I appreciate that!
Thank you Greg, this makes a lot of sense. I had no idea that active pod and passive pod are totally different from each other....
Thank you so much Greg for clearing the concept of POD. You just saved me from many headaches in advance.
Perfect! Thanks for the comment!
Printify does have a free pop up store so you dont need a website. I recommend your own site but the pop up store is an option. Ive used that option for a couple local businesses I designed their website and linked their pop up for company merch. I have full Wordpress POD site but Im going to apply to Amazon after coming across your video. I do a several things to make money but want to pair down with POD and my design services. I love do branding and web design and add in POD. Thanks for sharing.
When you get orders on printify do you have to pay for the order when you make it?
Thanks you so much, I was stuck on making Active Print On Demand when I wanted Passive. I didn't realize that until I saw this video, I had nearly 100 listings on Etsy. Thanks man
Glad to help, it's crazy how different the business models can be within the same overall business of print on demand. If you run into any questions just give me a shout 👍
@@GregGottfriedisn’t Etsy Passive POD?
This is great information. Exactly what I am looking for to start my POD business. Thank you Greg!
Great to hear that! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 👍
Are you just launching your store?
You helped me so much! I did not know there was passive and active..... god bless you!!!
That's awesome to hear, thank you! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Thanks for explaining the difference between passive and active POD. Active POD is what I'm looking for, but this video is helpful for figuring that out.
Right on! Glad to help. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Thank you so much. I am new to POD and am using Printful to print product for my Etsy store. It takes so much time and the learning curve was a lot of trial and error. I will watch the full tutorial for sure. 🙂
It doesn't get any easier than Printful to Etsy. I don't even know what to say if you think it's hard. You create a template for your products in Printful and then just click "add to store"! I can do 100 products easy in a day.
I appreciate the objective and intention of this video, this is really helpful for those who would like to start their POD business. Thank you for this vid!
You are amazing! You actually discussed what new POD creators want to know. Thank you :)
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Wow. You are truly a blessing. Your presentation is extremely organized, great bullet points and even a 10-year-old can understand. Thanks also for explaining the difference between POD and providing objective rationale that will help me choose the platform that is right for me. I do have one question. Do I need to copyright my phrase and design prior to selling it. I am just wondering what happens if someone decides to use my design, copyright/trademark it without my permission? Thanks in advance for being such a blessing to those of us you will likely never meet. It is people like you that make this world a better place. Namaste'
I'm happy I found this channel before I had ever heard about Printful, Printify or Etsy.
Thank you so much for this video! i am so excited to get started. i've been looking for some other online biz i could start that would be fun and uses my creative art side. im going to watch your full tutorial
Welcome to the channel, thanks for the comment too. If you run into any questions on the full tutorial just let me know!
I used Printify and I didnt make any money. I did about 4 sales in 3 months. Printify isnt clear with what it costs to used them. Then Etsy takes out more fees which left me in the hole on each sale. I closed my shop today which I had about 105 products listed. I didnt like how Printify charged me for each purchase and then etsy takes out fees from what the customer paid and left me with no profit.
Dang, that's annoying. Sorry to hear that. I would suggest uploading the designs you have already made to the passive sites. Free to do, you won't be charged anything ever, and they'll get traffic organically 👍
You could've collaborated with online influencers (only if your product is of high quality and unique) and share a % of profit .
Note collaborated online influencers related to your niche
I haven't started pod business yet as just entered college and it might not be best time to discuss with my parents about online business but later I will.surely do once I'm able to convince them.
What did you do for marketing and SEO?
@@TriZonv2-sz3huwhere to find influencers who are willing to collaborate?
Thank you for this information I have not heard anyone else talk about this subject and it is a real eye opener I feel you have guided me onto the track I needed to travel along and it will make life so much easier thank you kindly once again x
I was looking at getting started with pod - a lot of good stuff here...thanks!
Glad it was helpful! If you want even more, there’s a Masterclass on my TH-cam channel for free 👍
Greg, thanks for all of your information. It has been very helpful. I was planning to start my POD work with Red Bubble but when I looked into the new tier system fees it hardly seems worth it. For startups they will be taking a HUGE percentage of your profits. Any thoughts on this? How does this compare to the margins for other selling outlets? Thanks!
Not only does no one Shop on Red Bubble (seriously, I'm sure you've never in your life heard of anyone buying from there), but it's hard to not have them disable your listings and accounts. On that site, just about anything gets hit for copyright even if it's wrong.
Does Amazon lay out the page for your products. That’s for the customer choosing the size, colour print etc. or do you have to layout the page. Great video, I’m glad I found you. Now I’m begging to understand slowly how things work👍👍
Great question! They lay it all out for us 👍
@@GregGottfried that sounds good cheers 👍👍
Fascinating video and something that I wish I had stumbled across early in my POD journey because I think a common question is how orders are fulfilled. I see a ton of videos about TTShop and other outlets, like Amazon, that don't talk about how orders are fulfilled. Seems like the Shopify route is also confusing for some, especially the POD provider payout window. I think it's assumed that you can create a store, connect Printful or Printify, customer places an order, seller uses that capital to fund the fulfillment while making a small profit after the order is fulfilled. The Passive/Active convo is a really good way of presenting it. It still leaves a few questions about the Shopify/POD provider route and the flow of money when orders are placed. Passive seems like no risk, no money upfront, and active seems like money upfront to pay for the store, pay for Shopify and POD fees, but when an order comes through directly through your Shopify store, payment can be made to the POD provider and the order can be shipped after the payment has been made.
Wow, wow, wow....this is exactly what I was looking for. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
Perfect! Thanks for the comment, and if you run into any questions just let me know 👍
I'm excited to try this! Exactly what im looking for!
Nice! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Interesting perspective - thanks for the video. Thinking of restarting a POD again.
Thanks, and nice! I’ve got a really big all-in-one video coming out tomorrow. It’ll be called the print on demand masterclass. Perfect timing if you’re getting back in the business 👍
It is far from being easy to get accepted to Amazon merch on demand. Many get rejected
I started a few weeks ago and I got accepted in the first try. I haven't sold anything yet.
I’ve got you covered! Here’s a video on how to get accepted: th-cam.com/video/gWJvAFi692A/w-d-xo.html
@@AffiliateHustleLab that is really good and interesting...)) did you have a success story to show them to prove your experience? Or you got accepted regardless of being a newbie?
Seriously redbubble?
@@AffiliateHustleLab I assume you already had a shop outside Amazon or some other Instagram or FB account with many followers to show Amazon that you have previous experience selling stuff and will bring traffic to their site? Otherwise, why would Amazon just randomly accept an applicant without any background or experience? Please tell us more.
Congratulations on the enlightening video!! I haven't seen anyone else talking about this!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Thank you Greg. I wish you had included how much money someone can make from these passive sites, which I've heard is minimal in most cases. You shared Amazon Merch On Demand, which I've heard is very hard to get into.
Great explanation video! I've been subscribed for a whil but never took action into my POD business. I will be starting todat though 😊
Nice! Glad to hear you’re getting going now, it’s an awesome business. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Congratulations in advance but can we share idea 💡 I hope you have set up the shop
Thank you for sharing....I'm new at this idea and you're the only one who has mentioned this...thank you so much
Happy to help, and glad you saw this before getting too far into the business! If you run into any questions just let me know.
I just found your video and believe it or not I was in the process of making some designs to sell and and now I will give the passive P. O. D a try.
did he work
This was an absolute blessing!!! 💯🏆💯
Very informative video. I've been considering doing something like this, but I am fearful that someone will rip-off my original designs. How are designers protected?
You don’t have to do just Shopify with Printful or Printify. They also integrate with Walmart, TikTok Shop, etc.
Yes you are spot on 👍👍
Kimberly… when you say ‘They’ who or what are you referring to?
@@KylerSharp Printful and Printify. They integrate with many sales platforms, such as Etsy, Walmart, TikTok, and so on.
@@KimberlyMintz thanks for the reply! By chance, do you know if they integrate with Woocomerce?
@@KylerSharpthey do, I’m getting ready to set up my printify with woocommerce. First time doing it. Fingers crossed…
wow. how awesome and clear is that! thanks for this explanation. i hit the Subscribe button halfway through the video.
Thank you very much! I'll be starting later this week and am grateful for how you saved me lots of time.
You’re welcome, and thank you for the comment! If you run into any questions as you get going just let me know
this was helpful, thanks for this knowledge and im looking forward to learn more about print on demand because im planning to start a clothing business
Thank you sir for this informative video. I'm unemployed now and thinking of setting up passive income via print or affiliate marketing. This video will help me greatly in deciding what's best for me. Thank you
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!🙌
Glad I could help! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
There is also the option to have your own production line (actually production of the products).
Helpful! Did you use another site to make your initial “gardening” design?
Great question! I use Placeit for all my pod designs. Here’s a tutorial: Full Placeit Tutorial For Beginners (2024)
th-cam.com/video/CxTqbStSxA4/w-d-xo.html
Hi Greg, thank you for this video. Can you use the passive sites for other POD items, such as journals, cups, etc?
Great video. I had no idea this was another option to POD. I’m sure each platform has a different pricing model. This is definitely something I’ll make my next move too. I just opened an Etsy shop. I am still slowly learning the ropes. I love the SEO component that passive POD uses. That is my biggest learning curve, interpreting information on e-rank and hoping it works. I understand that with time practice will improve this process. Did I mention I’m not a patient person? 🤣🤣. Thanks for sharing so openly. You are definitely a subscription channel for me.
Well, good luck on artsy, don’t believe all the Etsy gurus out there. They just opened the market to China, it won’t be as easy as those few people, here on YT, are telling you it is, and most of their Etsy info is garbage.
Thanks so much for demystifying Amazon POD. This does seem to be much easier than Printify + Shopify. I'm a long-time designer so hoping my designs work.
Glad it was helpful! Here's a bit more in-depth info too: th-cam.com/video/-hV1199wN0k/w-d-xo.html Also some more Amazon specific info coming soon 👍
I had looked into Amazon before but I read in their small print that if you upload artwork, they have the right to duplicate it and resell anytime anywhere they like. That was a no for me! What is the small print with these others?
@@jennrawlings6746 That's a very good point, although I doubt they would just take a design and run with it, would they?
This video made me reconsider my business model. I was going use printful but I had no ideal I needed to pay for orders upfront and get the profit later.
Glad it helped save you some time! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Ahhhh man just started my printify/etsy shop lol, newer subscriber and happy I found your channel 🤝🏿.
lol ahhhh hopefully you're not too deep in it yet! If you run into any questions as you're going forward just let me know 👍
I gave up my Etsy store, I use a Printify pop-up store. This way, it is more like a passive POD model. I am spreading my link with the help of friends and family. I also pay for Printify premium.
For the Amazon Merch it takes approximately 14 days to get approved. So I would say this isn't ideal as people would like to get their business up and running.
Great point. You can upload the same designs to Teepublic and Redbubble (and even Spreadshirt) starting on day 1 while waiting for Amazon to get back to you 👍
I have started creating t shirt designs and haven't made a sale yet.. I have seen many youtube influencers speak about shopify etsy but they dont tell us the truth about it except you. I am looking forward to try affiliate soon enough. I am still in doubt about kicking off well in affiliate. We , Indians, do not have access for amazon merch. Hopefully, they will make us eligible too soon. Thank you for teaching m things that I didn't know exist
I actually needed this. Thanks, Greg! Quality content right here :)
Great information! Thanks for this video!
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
This Guy "Greg Gottfried" is Really helpful. Thanks a ton
This was so helpful! I'm wondering if you can use all the sites?
Yes absolutely, they are non-exclusive so you can upload to them all.
I'm so glad I found your page. New subbie here.
Welcome aboard! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Totally stuck on designing which I just love but don't have my shopify web page going even though I'm paying for a live web page -arg-I am excited about this journey and confident I have a real chance at making this work with my designs but totally lost with what direction to go -BUT TOTALLY APRECIATE YOUR VIDEO- LIKE WHERE WERE YOU A YEAR AGO IN MY JOURNEY-I am very impressed with this video and now sub active and will be checking out the rest-youtube has amazing experts such as yourself actually living the dream so I am now waking up a bit here and thx!
Hopefully it's all the right place at the right time! I'm here if you run into any questions but it sounds like you're going to be on a good path now 👍 Give me a shout if you need help!
Thank you sir for this amazing information, i just looking up for this bussiness, and find out your video. I'll try this metode and keep learning. Wish me luck. Thank you..
Wish you all the best 🎉❤
Thanks Greg! I definitely preferred the passive route to begin with. That way, I could work on my other projects.
So now that I have so many different things going on, I’m trying to learn e-commerce and building my own website so that I can route all my projects to and from my website. I’m sure there is a more professional way of saying that but, you know me…just a country girl, not very good with the big business attitude. 😂😂
I appreciate your help and hopefully my affiliate marketing will start sending you some business soon. 😆
☮️✝️💟
That’s awesome! I love it, you’re building up your empire 😎 As always, I’m here to help whenever you need it!
Hi Greg great stuff, hey with passive do you have the ability to choose the price or do the printers dictate the price and your profit that you.
Thanks! Teepublic is the only passive site that sets the pricing for you because they run sales and limited time promotions on your items. The other sites you get to choose your sales price 👍
@@GregGottfried thank you 💪🏼
great video! thanks so much! question - I am starting off with one product, 2 colors.... would you recommended putting the product on an active and a passive site? see which one does best?
Dude!!!! Thank you sooooo much for this info! Bless you for sharing ❤❤❤
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Thank you for the info. Is T-Public free?
Free to use 👍
Really good video. Now why not use Etsy? It's kind of free isn't it?
Great question! I moved away from Etsy for a couple reasons. More on that here: th-cam.com/video/m2v5bifoIX0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this video! It was very helpful and has given me hope for my designs. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! I'm here if you run into any questions
My daughter does POD on Etsy and she doesn’t pay for anything up front. The order goes to her POD service where her designs are stored, and she gets the difference from Etsy. 🤔
Thank you for distinguishing active and passive POD. I thought all were passive.
You're welcome, and glad to hear it was helpful. If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
@@GregGottfried I'm now looking at your other videos for the questions that came up after this. I'm now wanting to see of how to start a passive pod with no copyright infringement of the design I'd make.
They are. It's clear this guy has no idea what he's talking about. If you use Printful, you connect it to your Etsy shop for free and they handle EVERYTHING.
Great video👍🏽very informative
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
I just got a solution to my own dilemma of having a good amount of own design and loving creating them but not loving so much the idea of POD. Thank you!!! What I am wondering got much is the profit on on 2 other platforms? I heard Amazon was about $5 per item
Perfect! Teepublic is typically the lowest because they set the pricing for us. They are between $1-5 per sale. RedBubble you get to set your own pricing just like Amazon. They average about $5 per sale. You’re right about Amazon as well being about $5 per sale.
Wow! Very helpful,thank you ❤
Thanks! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
@ GregGottfried: I didn't know what I didn't know, but absolutely needed to know! I had not heard of this in any of the hundreds of videos I've watched. QUESTION: Can I use a passive POD company and have my own website simultaneously? Thanks so much!
Hi Greg, is it necessary to create a store (similar to Etsy) on the other sites you mentioned? Thank you for your time!
Great question. In the past, I would have said yes, but in the last couple years they have moved away from niche specific stores and started promoting designs individually on their marketplaces. This means we can upload all of our designs into the same account and not have to worry about making niche stores 👍
@GregGottfried This is great! I appreciate you sooo much😊
Learning something new , Thank you👍
Glad to hear it! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Extremely helpful. Thanks😊
Glad it was helpful! If you run into any questions just let me know 👍
Greg:
Your video on Active & Passive POD solves a problem that I have encountered. Now, thanks to your wise advice, I can resume my plans to sell my designs using the passive POD method. Thanks!
Well done it was a great way of teaching thank you👍🌹
Thank you! 😃
Printify is so limited on products also products don't come as shown so even though they kind of help you with mockups it's irrelevant takes 3 days just to ship the fact that anybody on here is pushing it is so crazy to me I had to redo entire stores because I'm just so fed up with them so sorry I'm kind of heated everybody always says it's the best but that was not my experience in my eyes they hurt my brand thank you for this video
Greg I have a seller account, and I use the Amazon API to link with printful so the orders are placed, fulfilled and shipped automatically. The only thing is, yes, customer service is needed if there are any issues. But I use this process when I know there is a shirt I want to sell that falls outside the Merch guidelines.