It was worth the time spent creating this video, Shimmy. You give a clear and broad look at something as complex as what sells in a design. One of those videos that I can watch over and over again to refine the creation of my next designs. Great content as always. Don't worry, 100,000 followers are almost there.
Thumbs Up, Shimmy. Love your research findings and down-to-earth honest comments and advice. No fluff with unnecessary big numbers to impress. Thank you!
thanks - great Explantation of the basics! Finally I found a Guidline and not loosing my tempa by watching to many tutorials. Now I am able to concentrate on designs ... thanks and please keep up the fantastic work.
First time I’ve heard someone recommend flat lays instead of human models for mockups - I agree that it looks better on the flat lays but I’ve heard people are more drawn to the human mock ups. Just curious if you saw more successful listings with flat lays or if the flat lays just visually looked better
wayyyyy more successful designs when using flat lays. The main issue with models is they take away from the main focal point of the mockup which is the design. You don't want to distract a potential buyer, you want to lead them straight to the design so they buy
@@shimmymorris1 Well, you cited the focus being on the model as one of the big drawbacks of model mockups. But when you're setting up your listing in Etsy, there's an option to adjust the mockup thumbnail, which is what shows up on the main search page. So common advice / arguably best practices is to zoom in so that the shirt nearly fills the thumbnail canvas, but then when people click into your listing, they see they full-size / uncropped mockup. Hope that makes sense.
@@shimmymorris1 It's on my list for sure, I love how it looks. Make sure you make a video of you talking about how POD can be a "PaSsIvE iNcOmE sTrEaM "that buys you a supercar but then cut the camera to the P1 once you finish building it haha
there isn't really a top 3. Hundreds of different fonts are used. We made an infographic of the tops fonts, but it wasn't the top 3 (The infographic is in our community)
Great info! I've been so scared of print on demand, but I have no one to assist me with orders and I want to bring my business back. Again, thanks for the info
Thank you!!! Going to go in and fix these thumbnails and honestly I hate using model mock ups because they take so much time to do! I need to add more stuff to my shop.
Thank you Shimmy for this very useful overview and for all your tutiruals. Interesting that you suggest not using model mockups as it detracts from the design, whilst many Etsy tutots state the very opposite saying that potential customers want and need to visualise how the design looks in real-time. I guess you can only go by what you've analysed and the data associated with that.
This is referring to the main photo. Model mock-ups can be useful as the 3rd or 4th image maybe. I analysed Etsy amazon and Shopify. Main issue with mockups are they look sooo fake and everyone knows it
Shocked to hear no human model and 3-d / flat lay being the primaries. On Etsy at least it seems I am competing against the same peace throwing Indian-style sitting blonde model mock-ups on all the top designs. Thoughts on this being an Etsy-specific trend vs Shopify?
Great Video, Shimmy. I've not been able to find information on FULL FRONT designs vs BACK PRINT with a LEFT CHEST design. Do you full front designs typically sell better?
Everyone else says to use human models for mockups. I do zoom in and crop the models at their chin so that the shirt is the main focus, but I do worry about selling unisex designs on models that are one or the other gender.
Hi @shimmy, great video as always :) I applied to join the Free Community a few weeks ago but haven't heard anything. Please let me know if there's a problem, thanks.
great video shimmy, i have a question that migh be off topic, i'm just curious how much profit can be made selling one T-shirt ? what is the range ? less than 10 dollars ? or can you profit more than 10 dollars in one item ? and i want to know when starting a Shopify POD, is the best strategy is to just stick to one niche to better target your audience and customers ? Thank you so much shimmy, you're one of the few that are really awesome and authentic that i ever watched , keep it up !
It depends on the platform you sell on. Our profit on Shopify for 1 t-shirt is $17-$20. But then you have other costs and ads if you want to go down the ads route. We end up profiting about 30% so around the $8-$11 range
Thanks for a great video! Very informative! On the last point, you say you should never use a mockup on a model as your main thumbnail. On Etsy, 95% of all the thumbnails have a model. In my humble opinion, the ones without look cheap and lazy, and I have lower expectations for it to be a quality product with good customer service. Could you help clarify this point?
Funnily enough every mockup on Etsy that’s the main image that has a model goes against their T&Cs… so be careful. Also surprisingly it’s not 95%. On first glance it may look like that. But when you dig deeper and start looking at tens of thousands of Etsy listings. You’ll realise the vast majority that are actually performing well don’t include a model in their first mock up
Great video, Shimmy! I have a question, and I'm not sure you've covered it on your channel. How do you handle sales tax through Shopify? Is that handled by Shopify? Or are you responsible for it? And what about sales that are made in the US or other countries? I'm on Etsy now, and they currently handle the sales tax. But at some point, I want to move to Shopify. Thank you so much!
So Shimmy one question, most of POD gurus say follow only one niche for multiple products type or only one product type with various niches. But your design predicts various niches, so market place where selling products won't get confused what i am trying to sell or attract the trageted customers through organic traffic? As i am planning to open etsy pod by using 6 product types with focusing on 3type of niches at the beginning. Kindly suggest whether i am good to go with this thought or follow only the pod gurus .
It depends on the platform really. I really only recommend T-shirts although other products can work. With Etsy I would suggest multiple niches and organise with etsy categories.
On your course, there is a statement that you make where you say it is "Perfect if you're looking to get to $10,000/month with your Print on Demand Business". I am curious if you mean in Gross or Net with these numbers? Thank you in advance.
@@shimmymorris1 I’ve been considering joining the community since we last had this exchange. I just have a few questions if you wouldn’t mind helping me out with a few answers. Where do you recommend sourcing graphics for designs? (I’m not afraid of using AI, and honestly kind of prefer to, but am open to what you may recommend using in the community). How long typically before I will have a store up and running? (I have a Shopify store template designed by a web designer, and speed optimized by a coder). When you state Facebook ads section, am I making product videos, or product images into like slideshow ads? How much time per day should I realistically put into this if I’m looking to truly succeed? If you can answer all of these you’ve gained a student. Thank you.
@@shimmymorris1thank you for this, I have been contemplating getting access to the course you offer. I just had a few more questions, how many hours per day on top of working full time do you suggest putting towards the course content and actual creation? Where in the course resources do you recommend getting graphics for tshirts from? I have midjourney and upscaling options available to me. Does your design process work across many platforms (I.e. procreate, affinity suite, little, etc)? I also have an optimized Shopify template I paid for a few years ago, it’s speed optimized as well, will this work for my Shopify store or will I start from scratch? If you can help me with these questions you will have gained a customer and student. Thank you again.
i am, it's just been a crazy crazy week so haven't had much time to get to the free community. I will get to it ASAP. Thanks for being so patient. (I'm looking to remove the approval part as soon as I find someone to help me manage it)
@@Siffat22 the fonts infographic is in the free community too. And honestly. $99 for personalised support and coaching with multiple weekly live calls, design audits and everything else. It’s really a steal.
I don't want to discount your analysis, but you didn't present any legitimate descriptive statistics to support your qualitative summary. You used a lot of generic terms and words like most, many, frequest without presenting how your categorical distictions and conclusions related to your population of designs. For someone who says they love analyzing data you didn't present any data or supported findings.
That’s right, he presented the results and conclusions in plain language,to communicate as effectively as possible to us. That’s what we need, not the statistical analysis.
It was worth the time spent creating this video, Shimmy. You give a clear and broad look at something as complex as what sells in a design. One of those videos that I can watch over and over again to refine the creation of my next designs. Great content as always. Don't worry, 100,000 followers are almost there.
thanks so much!!! was well worth it!
Thumbs Up, Shimmy. Love your research findings and down-to-earth honest comments and advice. No fluff with unnecessary big numbers to impress. Thank you!
Also Congrats on hitting 100K! Much continued success.
@@BlkPearlQueen thank you!!!
I just got an inspiration for a design while watching this video. Great work, Shimmy.
oh nice!!!
Another chock full of great information video! Thank you!
Combo of common sense, the artistic eye and voice of experience.
thanks - great Explantation of the basics! Finally I found a Guidline and not loosing my tempa by watching to many tutorials. Now I am able to concentrate on designs ... thanks and please keep up the fantastic work.
Thanks so much!! So happy it helped
Brilliant as always Shimmy!
Thank you so much!
Extremely helpful. Thanks!😌
Amazing content, thank you so much for all your hard work! I wish you had a course-April
thank you!! We do, it's part of our community: The print on demand hub. here's the link: www.skool.com/theprintondemandhub/about
@@shimmymorris1 Thank you.
Best POD teacher on UA-cam ❤
Aw thank you!
Have to say that this video was an eye opener and I need to change and update loads.
so glad it helped!!
Bro u r giving informations that aren't even in paid courses. Thanks a lot
thanks so much! glad you liked it
Thank you shimmy for the great video ,i have question where i can find a good flat lays mockups please ?
Glad you liked it. I bought mine on Etsy from a seller. They sold a bundle of Gildan 64000 mock-ups
I found that model mockups are very popular amongst women’s designs, not so much with men’s designs
Thank you for your work. Shimmy. Awesome job 👍
First time I’ve heard someone recommend flat lays instead of human models for mockups - I agree that it looks better on the flat lays but I’ve heard people are more drawn to the human mock ups. Just curious if you saw more successful listings with flat lays or if the flat lays just visually looked better
wayyyyy more successful designs when using flat lays. The main issue with models is they take away from the main focal point of the mockup which is the design. You don't want to distract a potential buyer, you want to lead them straight to the design so they buy
@@shimmymorris1 that makes sense! Looks like I’ve got some work to do! 😂
@@shimmymorris1 But that would be why you zoom in for the thumbnail, no?
@@arkikali5632 what do you mean?
@@shimmymorris1 Well, you cited the focus being on the model as one of the big drawbacks of model mockups. But when you're setting up your listing in Etsy, there's an option to adjust the mockup thumbnail, which is what shows up on the main search page. So common advice / arguably best practices is to zoom in so that the shirt nearly fills the thumbnail canvas, but then when people click into your listing, they see they full-size / uncropped mockup. Hope that makes sense.
Thank you! Grateful I found you. Have a great day
Thank you! You too!
I appreciate you for sharing this, excellent!
New sub for sure. FYI to all, anyone who can afford the lineup of those lego cars on the wall knows what the hell they are doing.
Hahaha thank you!!! There’s one missing from that set. They just announced the p1!
@@shimmymorris1 It's on my list for sure, I love how it looks. Make sure you make a video of you talking about how POD can be a "PaSsIvE iNcOmE sTrEaM "that buys you a supercar but then cut the camera to the P1 once you finish building it haha
@@brettmcguinness191 hahaha
Any idea what the top 3 best fonts are?
there isn't really a top 3. Hundreds of different fonts are used. We made an infographic of the tops fonts, but it wasn't the top 3 (The infographic is in our community)
absolutely incredible info! thank you so much
Nice. thanks for sharing
Thanks for sharing your research, really helpful 🙂
Thank you for all your helpful videos!😀🥰
You are so welcome!
Templates to tote bags can be the same of templates for t-shirts
Great info! I've been so scared of print on demand, but I have no one to assist me with orders and I want to bring my business back. Again, thanks for the info
@@BlkPearlQueen your welcome! You got this!
SUCH a good video Shimmy! Thank you!
You're so welcome! so happy you liked it
Another informative episode..... good job Shimmy
thanks so much!
Thank you, really helped me!
Thank you very much for sharing❤
You’re welcome!
very helpful, worth the watch
Thank you!!! Going to go in and fix these thumbnails and honestly I hate using model mock ups because they take so much time to do! I need to add more stuff to my shop.
ye i haven't used them in ages! When I next do i'll be taking my own photos
What is your opinion about pricing strategy?
I price between $27-$31 for my tshirts on Shopify. All platforms are different and would need different price points to do well
Thanks for the tip about funny T-shirts working so well. That's really important to know. 👍
no problem!
Very informative and interesting, thank you!
Thank you Shimmy for this very useful overview and for all your tutiruals.
Interesting that you suggest not using model mockups as it detracts from the design, whilst many Etsy tutots state the very opposite saying that potential customers want and need to visualise how the design looks in real-time.
I guess you can only go by what you've analysed and the data associated with that.
This was a surprising point in video for me too. I wonder if he's analyzing mostly Shopify, and Amazon Merch?
This is referring to the main photo. Model mock-ups can be useful as the 3rd or 4th image maybe.
I analysed Etsy amazon and Shopify.
Main issue with mockups are they look sooo fake and everyone knows it
@shimmymorris1 Yes, I understood that you meant about models not being main photo. So many of the primary listing are models 🙆🏾♀️
AWESOME it really helped me
Valuable info, thank you
thank you!
Shocked to hear no human model and 3-d / flat lay being the primaries. On Etsy at least it seems I am competing against the same peace throwing Indian-style sitting blonde model mock-ups on all the top designs. Thoughts on this being an Etsy-specific trend vs Shopify?
When putting the grunge effects on the graphics, how to make the grunge elements transparent so they can be the same colors as the shirt colors?
Great Video, Shimmy. I've not been able to find information on FULL FRONT designs vs BACK PRINT with a LEFT CHEST design. Do you full front designs typically sell better?
They are certainly more popular. I saw very few. back designs in my research, but that doesn't mean they can't work
Everyone else says to use human models for mockups. I do zoom in and crop the models at their chin so that the shirt is the main focus, but I do worry about selling unisex designs on models that are one or the other gender.
It's not me saying not to use it. It's the data I gathered from looking at nearly 10k designs.
Hi @shimmy, great video as always :) I applied to join the Free Community a few weeks ago but haven't heard anything. Please let me know if there's a problem, thanks.
Thank you!! It’s been a really crazy week so haven’t had much time to get to the free community. But will get to all asap!
@@shimmymorris1 👍
I did the shirt only on etsy and it did nothing, etsy does all model mockups, its really irritating
What do u mean Etsy does all model mockups?
how do you ship to other countries than US with swiftpod? shipping is too expensive
i'll use country specific printers
great video shimmy, i have a question that migh be off topic, i'm just curious how much profit can be made selling one T-shirt ? what is the range ? less than 10 dollars ? or can you profit more than 10 dollars in one item ?
and i want to know when starting a Shopify POD, is the best strategy is to just stick to one niche to better target your audience and customers ?
Thank you so much shimmy, you're one of the few that are really awesome and authentic that i ever watched , keep it up !
It depends on the platform you sell on. Our profit on Shopify for 1 t-shirt is $17-$20. But then you have other costs and ads if you want to go down the ads route. We end up profiting about 30% so around the $8-$11 range
@@shimmymorris1 thank you so much shimmy , can't thank you enough ♥️
Thanks for a great video! Very informative! On the last point, you say you should never use a mockup on a model as your main thumbnail. On Etsy, 95% of all the thumbnails have a model. In my humble opinion, the ones without look cheap and lazy, and I have lower expectations for it to be a quality product with good customer service. Could you help clarify this point?
Funnily enough every mockup on Etsy that’s the main image that has a model goes against their T&Cs… so be careful.
Also surprisingly it’s not 95%. On first glance it may look like that. But when you dig deeper and start looking at tens of thousands of Etsy listings. You’ll realise the vast majority that are actually performing well don’t include a model in their first mock up
Great video, Shimmy! I have a question, and I'm not sure you've covered it on your channel. How do you handle sales tax through Shopify? Is that handled by Shopify? Or are you responsible for it? And what about sales that are made in the US or other countries? I'm on Etsy now, and they currently handle the sales tax. But at some point, I want to move to Shopify. Thank you so much!
You can sort that out in the settings on Shopify. ☺️ have based on country etc
Well, 6.10 has just saved me a bunch of time - thanks, Shimmy 👍
And 12.54 too - I gotta swap some pictures around tonight!
Thanks for the timestamps. I usually start watching the videos from the middle
so happy it helped!
So Shimmy one question, most of POD gurus say follow only one niche for multiple products type or only one product type with various niches. But your design predicts various niches, so market place where selling products won't get confused what i am trying to sell or attract the trageted customers through organic traffic? As i am planning to open etsy pod by using 6 product types with focusing on 3type of niches at the beginning. Kindly suggest whether i am good to go with this thought or follow only the pod gurus .
It depends on the platform really. I really only recommend T-shirts although other products can work. With Etsy I would suggest multiple niches and organise with etsy categories.
@@shimmymorris1 Thanks
On your course, there is a statement that you make where you say it is "Perfect if you're looking to get to $10,000/month with your Print on Demand Business". I am curious if you mean in Gross or Net with these numbers? Thank you in advance.
Net ☺️ that’s about 30k+ in gross. This is strictly with Shopify though. It’s incredibly tough to hit those numbers on other platforms in my opinion
@shimmymorris1 thank you - do you have detailed courses on Facebook ads? Like are we going to be creating videos or collages of products for ads?
@@TwistedGamingLive yes in the Print on Demand Hub there is specific print on demand Facebook ads course. Chris made it. It’s very very detailed
@@shimmymorris1 I’ve been considering joining the community since we last had this exchange. I just have a few questions if you wouldn’t mind helping me out with a few answers. Where do you recommend sourcing graphics for designs? (I’m not afraid of using AI, and honestly kind of prefer to, but am open to what you may recommend using in the community). How long typically before I will have a store up and running? (I have a Shopify store template designed by a web designer, and speed optimized by a coder). When you state Facebook ads section, am I making product videos, or product images into like slideshow ads? How much time per day should I realistically put into this if I’m looking to truly succeed? If you can answer all of these you’ve gained a student. Thank you.
@@shimmymorris1thank you for this, I have been contemplating getting access to the course you offer. I just had a few more questions, how many hours per day on top of working full time do you suggest putting towards the course content and actual creation? Where in the course resources do you recommend getting graphics for tshirts from? I have midjourney and upscaling options available to me. Does your design process work across many platforms (I.e. procreate, affinity suite, little, etc)? I also have an optimized Shopify template I paid for a few years ago, it’s speed optimized as well, will this work for my Shopify store or will I start from scratch? If you can help me with these questions you will have gained a customer and student. Thank you again.
Sir where can I get 100% free mockups and tech pack templates for making my own clothing brand ?
Are you not accepting Print on Demand Experts free community membership requests? Have been waiting membership approval for one week and still pending
i am, it's just been a crazy crazy week so haven't had much time to get to the free community. I will get to it ASAP. Thanks for being so patient. (I'm looking to remove the approval part as soon as I find someone to help me manage it)
Dare I say: I watched this video and all I got was a stupid idea for a tee shirt.
hahaha
I wanted to have access to fonts infographics but your community is $99 a month....thats crazy
@@Siffat22 the fonts infographic is in the free community too.
And honestly. $99 for personalised support and coaching with multiple weekly live calls, design audits and everything else. It’s really a steal.
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I can’t believe retro sunsets are still going strong.
course!!
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I don't want to discount your analysis, but you didn't present any legitimate descriptive statistics to support your qualitative summary. You used a lot of generic terms and words like most, many, frequest without presenting how your categorical distictions and conclusions related to your population of designs. For someone who says they love analyzing data you didn't present any data or supported findings.
That’s right, he presented the results and conclusions in plain language,to communicate as effectively as possible to us. That’s what we need, not the statistical analysis.