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DISCLAIMER: Everything you see on my channel is intended to help you with your print on demand store. I do not claim to be a lawyer, a legal expert or anyone that you should be taking advice from. Basically I have tried to share my experience here in my videos. If you start a print on demand store, you should not expect to be able to achieve the results that I have shown on my channel, this is a real business that will take work and cannot be treated as an easy way to make money online. There is risk involved, and you should do your own research before starting any business to ensure you follow all of the local laws and regulations from where you live.
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Hi, I have a question regarding copyrights. Do you know how are copyrights protected on different platforms like etsy, amazon merch, redbubble etc? I mean if I upload t-shirt with my own slogan (slogan invented by me) is copyright automatically applied to my slogan by platforms where I upload t-shirt or I have to take some steps to protect copyright to my slogan?
Why did you say to open a Shopify store? Wouldn't a website be just as good?
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@@eunoiavision7567 yes, probably better if you have the technical skills and patience. WooCommerce is free and my favorite
I tried e-commerce long ago before it started to become popular like today. From what I learned is that if you are not a go getter this business will not work. You have to use social media or any form to drive people to your business. This business or any business will fail if you don't put in the effort. Lazy people don't even try it. All the get rich quick stuff out there still requires hard work.
Yes! You basically summarized my entire video with your comment haha
I'm looking for get rich quick 👀 any legal idea 😊
@@Saidoromo2024 Once I go to college and get myself into student loan debt....then I will give you some legal advice. That or you can play the lottery for your entire life and see if you win anything🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Saidoromo2024start a government, establish a taxation office, steal money from your citizens. Job done
@@bobbybayls30That's obviously the fastest, but they'll get rid of him before he starts
I wish I saw your video before I started to upload pictures on image stock pages like Shutterstock. The trap with Shutterstock is very similar to what you described - upload every day for a veeeery long time and then you will have a CHANCE to sell something (usually for a few cents or - wow! - bucks). Now I don't waste my time on stocks but was wondering about print-on-demand - I'm an amateur photographer and I was looking for some additional profit, I was also thinking about my own site and own shop and after watching your video I think I have my answer.
Thank you so much for such an honest video (and as such very different from others on this subject) - this kind of content is rare and very helpful - big thanks!
Love that you included a copyright example. So many people are clueless about this! Great video.
He said that while sitting right in front of Monopoly and South Park trademark infringements.
I am exactly where your video predicted I would be, having started on Etsy. Time for my paradigm shift. Thank you for the cold
hard truth.
Thanks for watching
how many designs did you upload? when did you start? how much did you sell?
Thank you for the great info. I've been guilty of committing #5....the last time I tried to start a POD business, it was for the wrong reasons. I wasn't having fun with it, I thought it would be a RELATIVELY quick way out of my current job. Thanks again for pointing these mistakes out, looking forward to trying again properly this time!
I’ve been sitting here trying to make myself start on Etsy...and dreading it, because I knew I didn't really want to be there! THANK YOU so much for this alternative view, it makes a ton of sense.
me too
I really like your videos. Your instruction and explanation are helpful. However, it is not failure until one gives up. In the beginning, while waiting patiently for our POD business to succeed, getting that one sale a day, missing those goals isn't a failure, it's not yet a success. Your emphasis on taking small steps and making small goals is excellent.
Put that on a shirt "it is not failure until one gives up. In the beginning, while waiting patiently for our POD business to succeed, getting that one sale a day, missing those goals isn't a failure, it's not yet a success. "
Well 1st of all, I want to thank you a bunch, for this very informative video, I'm am learning as I go, but learning the hard way I guess, because I made over 600 designs, I started a storefront with Zazzle, well I started that store last year, I put in about 1/4 of my saved images to be printed onto t's, mugs, journals, tote bags,, iphones, you name it, well in a year's time, I sold one mug & still haven't seen that measly ($.93), a person has to make a certain amount, before getting any money, well i guess that I jumped the gun & worked for many hours designing for POD products, just to learn how very hard it is to actually make any money at all. So, then I started trying to learn more with videos, like yours, i am learning quite a bit, but I've also noticed that these Co's charge us designers, so many fees, that none of us will ever get anywhere, they don't realize that they'd be nowhere without us designers, just like musicians, actors & actresses would not be famous without their fans. It is just terrible how these Co's are ripping all of us off, now starting in early May Society-6 will be charging the designers for the customers shipping charges, Etsy also has numerous ridiculous fees & so does every other POD business among many other types of online storefronts. Now I'm stuck with lots of images that I have designed myself, not to mention all of the many hours it took me to do them all. So can you do a video on which companies if any, that newbies can start up with, that don't have so many crazy fees, I'm sure 1,000's of viewers on youtube would really appreciate this. Also i was wondering about a company you mentioned called Subliminator, i looked it up & can't locate anything on what their fees are, thanks.
Thanks for the advice, 2 weeks into etsy with 140+ designs and no sales and very few views. Will go about it in a different way moving forward.
Good luck!
My #1 goal right now is to just get everything setup the best I can. I just finished my Shopify home page and social medias. It took me weeks since I’m also working full time. But I might go back and change up my home page a little after seeing The Outdoors page. I really liked their about page. Now I gotta start designing and uploading. I would be so happy to even get one sale. But my #1 goal is the best quality I can give, and I mean in everything. The website design, the marketing, the design of my clothing, picking the best supplier, and even just keeping up on social media. I learned you have to be willing to do what others won’t. My only weakness is marketing. I’m a really shy person and don’t like getting in front of cameras. To me it’s like standing in front of an audience and giving a speech.
Why don't you hire a va
I think being patient is also key, failing is fine, i think is relevant to build notoriety first, hope i can hear more from people, advice is welcome.
Amazingly said, I can defo back it up as I had an Etsy store and I watched endless videos on how to improve it. 90% say just keep uploading everyday. I closed that Etsy shop and transferred to a Shopify POD store. Having my own brand is more fulfilling to me as an owner. Etsy is a good platform to sell and start out but it is a oversaturated market.
Hows your Shopify store going ?
How is your Shopify POD store going? How successful have you become? What do you make per month in sales? Asking as a beginner looking into starting a POD store
I'm new to you and joied your FB classes. I took down evry item and I can't believe what I'm designing now in just two days. I just have to overcome my hatred for FB and Instagram. I really don'r care to see vacation pics of people I'll never meet. But my niche is rving, and I want independence from life. Thanks Joe and thanks to those who have given me great advice in your group.
Thanks for watching!
Bro you are brilliant, I usually don’t subscribe anybody but I did for you. Legit concept and I’m at the very beginning of my business and I didn’t get sales, only ran adds for couple a days and stoped, you gave me lot of info here, thanks bro, good video
Thanks for the kind words and good luck!!
I had 2 sales today. So excited about that :) it's small but it's growing 😌 Heidi
Congrats!
Congratulations
@@RealJoeRobert One was really sweet! someone bought wall art. The other sale was a sticker. Both are good though. :) May not get much for the stickers but if they start selling a lot then that will change. I mean .50 cents times 100 works. Now just to sell 100 or more stickers a day instead of just one. ha ha ha - Heidi
@@BlackCat_2 how long did it take to get 2 sales and how many have you got now?
@@tomrice6220 started rb in july 2022. Several sales but nowhere near enough to live on. Still the sales increasing provides hope for the future.
Thanks for this video. I was working with a friend to start a bussiness to sell crochet and embroidery art products, but recently I decided no to work anymore with her because of two things you mentioned here: she thinks Etsy is the only answer and also she's not being realistic about the business growth, she thinks she's going to sell thousand of dollars within a few months and that is not realistic. So thank you, 'cause you made me realize I made a good decision to start working by myself.
I have an anime niche, the main thing I had struggled with is creating the images that were able to sell without having to worry about copyrighted images and the time it takes to design everything. So I have mixed in handmade things along with my print on demand and it's interesting to see 2 months in I have some sales but the main thing selling is my handmade stuff. I do like that they are all ordering more than one thing from my shop though. I'm happy to have any sales especially 2 months in because my expectations coming in was I wouldn't have any upside until at least 6 months when the seo starts kicking in.
hi. mind sharing which platform is good to sell print on demand products in your opinion?
Never ever use content that can be copyright claimed
I had a similar idea but, wouldn’t it still be prone to copyright claim even if it is hand-drawn since the characters still belong to the creator??
I don't know how I found you but I'm glad I did. I just joinrf the facebook group and now I dont feel so bad that i only made 1 sale on etsy in about 8 months. Thanks to you I get it.
Hey Joe.... thanks for your advice. I'll be watching your POD for dummies. Nothing worse that starting something and starting it wrong.
I'm in recovery from drugs and also an artist. I've been starting my small side Business and you just gave me a great niche idea... People in recovery
The biggest issue I feel is people have way too high expectations just like any other business better go in with 0 expectations and MARKETING is KEY to everything
You are correct, most of this videos are saying $4,000 in a week. $32,000 in a month. Those numbers are just not realistic not credible. There is a difference between $$sales amounts and $$$ profit amounts. There seems to be an underground obscurity laberint that if someone is making that kind of money there is no proof, mostly they attract viewers with the hope they will subscribe and sell something on the side, it is totally dubious.
Yeh and the other problem with Etsy is that even if you do make a success of your designs they come up as best sellers then folks just copy them.
Love what you said about Etsy. I went on there for about 2 weeks and hated it. So I focused all my attention on my Shopify store.
what was bad about Etsy?
Best video ever.
Truthful!
Thanks for watching 🙌
Pretty happy I came across your vid.. I’m just starting out.. just now trying to make a good decision on where to open up shop .. I don’t have crazy goals.. just wanna create some xtra income so I can retire.. but also want to have fun. I have enough stress in my career (nurse) so this needs to be fun. I love designing, but I don’t have the time to be doing massive uploads like I see so many talk about. I’m about to start binging your vids Joe .. very interested in the Shopify route. Thanks for valuable content.
After a little reading..OMG I had no idea Shopify is Canadian company! As I’m Canadian this is really attractive to me 👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks for watching and good luck!
THANKS TO YOU I JUST REALIZED MY NICHE! I REALIZED IT WAS SOMETHING I ALREADY REALLY LIKED! YOU SIR ARE AWESOME! GOOD DAY
Boom!
Thanks, I nearly wasted a huge amount of time on Etsy and POD. I'm just not into self promotion and social media, so will give POD a big swerve.
Etsy loves to promote shops with a good star rating. I notice when ever I post a new listing it almost immediately can be found on the first page. Certainly wasn't the case with my very first listing when i had no sales or reviews. Then again I also list low competition designs so that may definitely be a factor.
Your video is spot on for my just over a years worth of experience with POD. I’m currently in the ETSY trap and starting to get discouraged. I will be looking at your dummies course. Thanks again even though this truth stings a bit.
how much did you upload and to how many different sites and what did you make?
please tell what is wrong with Etsy the Lucifer? what are they doing to you?
It's been a year since I started my redbubble store and I am yet to make a sale, but I have fun and that's all that really matters😂
Lucked up on 2 sales. But I don't promote. Changing that.
Thanks so much for everything. Signed up for all your info.👍🏻
Thanks for watching 🙏
Thank you! Very realistic. I know what I want to sell and I know it's going to be hard to get started.
Glad it was helpful!
Finally, a not click bait video. Thanks man
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@@RealJoeRobert A not click bait video in overall POD videos, not your videos. I am tired of "100.000 per day on POD"
My Store got banned on Etsy within the first 30 minutes because they accused me of using a bank account that's not in the UK and a fake address. I'm glad they banned me because I was too scared to start my own website. I'm still learning and haven't got it up and running yet, but I will pretty soon.
THANK YOU. I was just about to start my etsy page and start putting out my print on demand listings. I now know a better way. Thank you
I never like to jump right in and your video gave me a lot to think about. Thank you
I'm so happy I found your channel!!!!
I’m happy you’re here too! 😀
Really good advice Joe. People choose Etsy over Shopify because there's no upfront costs 🤷🏻♀️
Easier is not always better
@@RealJoeRobert not easier, cheaper ✌️
For me it has nothing to do with upfront costs. I don't see the value in choosing an option that leaves my store on its own sitting on a small island floating in the internet, and then I have to work hard to drive traffic to it. It just plain makes more sens to me to use something like Etsy, just like I used Amazon in the past, because the traffic is already there.
I don't have any problem paying the upfront costs of Shopify if that is the better way to go but the thought of having to get traffic there scares the crap out of me.
WooCommerce is better and FREE!!
@@RealJoeRobert In the Ecommerce world, it is. Shopify requires more money, more time, and you have to drive your own traffic. It's garbage.
Only just thinking of starting, Joe. I have subscribed to your channel and will take your free course to make sure I do this right.
Joe, really thank you for your honest review. I am one of those that is hesitant to sign up for Etsy, because of what you said about the trap.
Thanks for watching 🙏
@@RealJoeRoberthey Joe it's Folks here....... are you doing some sort of experiment to see how many people notice you saying this? I swear you've done this in more than one video 😂
I love the goal setting realism
Good point because thats exactly what i was doing. Thanks for the tips.
"Hey Joe, it's folks here!" Cute.
Liked your info and yes heard things I hadn't from others. Thank you
Thank you for this! Really helpful, and informative! I've been wanting to start my own /business with my art for years, and all done is watch videos on "how to start" ... I guess I want to just make sure I do it the right or avoid complications, , or waste of money. I will definitely be checking out your other videos! Maybe I can finally start this!
Same. I’ve realized I take way to long to make finished artworks, so my new plan is to make fun fact T-shirts with doodles of whatever the fact is about
@@ckdraws410 I’d be keen to see some of your works!!
this video belongs to my saved playlist 👍
Thank You so much!!! you helped so much. keep helping others the way you do. Awesome job
You said hey joe it’s folks here hahaha
Someone else said it too I didn’t realize
Thank you for the advice. I was actually debating on some of the same exact topics you mentioned, so this helped me make up my mind.
great message, thanks so much for this!
Thank you so much Joe. I love your videos. They help a lot!!!
Thank you I just had my logo created for a 1st product to start with. Thank you for this info and video. I will look at your course.
Agree with you! Thanks for the information!
Great clear video! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
finally made a 1 second cameo on a Joe Robert video 😏
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HONESTY!!!!
My shop has been running a little over a month and have six sales. Unfortunately those sales are from family and friends. I think I have too many random niches in my shop and that’s why I have not had any organic sales.
Thank you for your honesty
Thanks for the video man! Very informative and some really good advice! Thank you very much:)
I think you hit the nail on the head.
interesting.. this is different from what most other youtubers are saying... would be interesting to see a comparison between PODers with about the same amount of sales and ask them about how long it took for them, insights and mistakes etc to see if their paths have been very similar or very different.
I loved the honesty bro! Instant sub
I want to open my own POD shop to get away from TeePublic and RedBubble. I have a ton of designs from failed commissions for clients. I’m hoping to just cover some bills with it. Then see what happens after 😊
This was really helpful and I'm looking forward to discovering more of your videos.
Thank you for the additional reality check. Etsy is the drizzling sh#ts. In a year my store has made only 3 sales. The reality is that Etsy search boosts items that have high sales. Photos, SEO, title, etc don't even matter much in an Etsy search. You need sales to get sales. I'll likely close down my shop once I get my own site up. I'll definitely view more of Joe's videos for more useful tips.
Thank you for this
No problem 😊
You were so real and informative! Thank you
Love the knowledge you have to share with myself and so many others. I have been going round and round and round in circles trying to figure out a business plan. I am going to try working on my Shopify like you said and utilize social media. I see so many people doing the SAME thing. I want to set myself apart. Just struggling to figure out how. I also do what you said which is I have unrealistic expectations. I just joined your FB group. Hoping to learn there as well. Thank you again. Keep doing you! :)
Awesome video.
So, if I want to sell T-shirts in 4 different niches, will it be better to have 4 websites; one for each niche, or a single website with 4 categories of items; one for each niche?
It depends. I talk about this in some of my other videos.
This is a great video! Realistic and very helpful.Thank you!
Thanks for the lesson, now I know my Niche
Thanks Joe, I am a newbie and really appreciate the lessons
Note on copy rights of cartoon images. You can not take a digital image of a famous character and just tweek it and resell it. BUT the fine line is this: AS legal precedence set by Andy Warhol , pop artist, set in the 1960's, If you use a copywriten image like Elvis or Mickey Mouse and you create a physical artwork, an original, like a painting, or hand made collage, or drawing on paper, and that work of art has "substantial Value" in it's own right, it makes a social criticism, or points to a comment on society, etc. If you create a NEW WORK of art that has it's own intellectual value, Then you can use famous images. Just like Warhol did with Marylin Monroe etc. His mass production art prints were physical, and commented on societies obsessions with fame and has consumption, and walked a line between copy and original by tweaking each image so it was a tiny bit different. His work was full of intellectual value that made his images a NEW WORK of art.
Thank you for a timely reality check... I think I was setting myself up for disappointment. Will keep researching. Cheers!
Competition is good!
My problem is that I hate social media, i don't use it, i don't know it. i hate posting, scrolling and everything associated with it
If I hated to cook opening a restaurant would be a bad idea
Hey Joe Robert!
A question about mentality. I mean, living in one country, you place a store in another country without knowing their mentality. It can be assumed that beginners make many mistakes for this reason, trying to attract as many customers as possible to their store.
What do you think about it? Can you make a video on this topic, share your thoughts?
your subscriber.
Thanks Joe now i know what i do wrong . I will start concentrate more on my Shopify for now and my niche ❤ 😊 your amazing
Getting better?
😍 Thanks so much for the help...I am trying to create a pod store and I am excited about this new adventure I'm in.
I've been trying to figure out how I can make an unforgettable splash??? I'll be watching your videos for some important information. Thanks for taking the time to do these videos. Julie in Canada
No one website is the answer.....use all of them and some
Not sure what you mean
Thanks for the advice
The irony of loading dozens and dozens of products to Etsy, literally flooding the market, is not lost on me.
Why is it not for clothing lines though? If you are just starting you don't have the money or time to find the right printer, the right products, spend thousands in trial and error, buy samples, and then have to take care of all the shipping, client service. Plus you'll still spend on ads, and if nobody knows your brand, you'll be left with tons of unsold merch lying around in your house. I totally agree that if you don't have a strong brand image or you don't already have a big following on social media, it will make no sense for people to buy your stuff, but imagine if this same person had gotten their shirts printed and then tried to sell them it would habe been even worse 😅
Makes great sense. Thank you for this information!
Thank you so much for your advices 🙏. I'm doing all that you are saying. But I will find a way 😊
Basically finding a niche and going to the places where people can appreciate that niche are important.
Doing research on what is trendy helps too.
My question now is: is Teespring a good platform to grow in the business?
This video is add free and to the point .
Great advice
It's funny how many of these boil down to the age old mantras:
"If you build it, they will come" being the shittiest mantra ever, and
"If you want the same results as everyone else, do exactly what everyone else is doing."
They seem so condescendingly simple at first glance, but how many actually take them to heart?
Etsy is great and much easier to start in. But you can’t just upload random stuff and hope it will sell.
What about Etsy saturation is that easy to go up against?
Great video!
great info, good vid. thanks!
Thank you! I learned a lot!
Im closing out my etsy shop.
Focusing on shopify and fb store. Im 4 months away from throwing in the towel. I wamted to do funny/ parody shirts. Im doing one more pivot and if it doesnt work, Im so done with retail ecommerce.
Hey Joe it's Folks here....LOL😛
I just stumbled upon this video I was watching a bunch of POD videos from one POD TH-cam creator then I started watching other creators with the same type of info. I started realizing that all these guys are creating the same similar like videos giving the same info its almost like they're all reading off the same script except they're all individually promoting different companies and all of them seem to refer to ETSY for the "easiest" it doesn't take a lot of thinking to catch that drift it makes sense actually. There's an algorithm for aspiring entrepreneur and all these guys are getting paid to promote this hustle a hustle on the aspiring hustler. this video kinda proved my speculations and I almost fell into the Etsy trap. it all feels like a trap.
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you so much for sharing Joe! What are your thoughts on including BlueWillow in this process
Hey Joe its Folks here :)
Do you have a video on how to sell coloring books from a shopify store? I don’t mean making lame Canva designs or Creative Fabrica either. Just using alike to Amazon KDp or what? Thanks.
I do not