216: Merch by Amazon: $53k in T-Shirt Profits in 10 Hours a Week

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

How To, Entrepreneurship, Business, Education

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

I’m excited to introduce you to a new Buy Buttons opportunity under the Amazon ecommerce umbrella called Merch by Amazon: it’s a print-on-demand service for t-shirts now (and perhaps other merchandise in the future). My wife and I have already made our first sales on this platform and it's become our latest side hustle obsession. To help me explore this business model, I invited Elaine Heney on the program. She’s an app entrepreneur, a former Amazon FBA seller (a biz she actually sold), and last year she sold over $128,000 worth of t-shirts through Merch by Amazon program, of which $53k was profit. You can follow along with Elaine's Merch adventures at MerchEntrepreneur.com. The advantage Amazon has over other print-on-demand sites is their massive daily organic traffic. Elaine doesn’t even need to do any marketing to promote her shirts, and using their interface is as easy as uploading a design, choosing colors, and clicking a button to list your shirts. There are no monthly fees, and no inventory risk. In this episode, Elaine takes you through the steps you need to take to start an account on the Merch by Amazon program. She shares how she finds graphic designers to help with her t-shirt designs, how to use the Merch by Amazon platform, and some of her best tips for creating designs that will sell well. Full Show Notes and PDF Highlight Reel: Merch by Amazon: $53k in T-Shirt Profits in 10 Hours a Week

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0:00.0	Side Hustle Show 216, merch by Amazon, $53,000 in t-shirt profits in 10 hours a week.
0:07.4	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show, where aspiring part-time entrepreneurs learn how to turn their side hustle dreams into reality,
0:15.6	because your 9-to-5 may make you a living, but your 5-9 makes you alive.
0:20.6	And now your host, Nick Loper.
0:25.0	What's up, Nick Loper,
0:28.0	What's up, Nick Loper here?
0:29.0	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show,
0:31.0	we're here, it's all about ideas, action, and results.
0:33.5	I'm excited to introduce to you a new buy buttons opportunity under the Amazon E-commerce
0:37.9	umbrella.
0:38.9	It's called Merch by Amazon.
0:40.5	It's a print-on-demand service for t-shirts today and perhaps other merchandise in the future.
0:44.8	The problem is demand from sellers to join this program, which opened in the fall of 2015,
0:50.8	far outstripped Amazon's estimates, their infrastructure in the capacity, leading to wait times
0:55.4	of up to four months in some cases or even longer.
0:58.1	You can request an invite today at merch. Amazon.com to reserve your spot in line.
1:02.9	For instance, I applied in November and was just accepted in late January,
1:06.3	but your mileage may vary on that.
1:08.3	For that reason, I was hesitant to air this episode
1:10.5	because on the surface, the tips might not be immediately actionable but I am
1:14.0	excited about this side hustle my wife and I have made our first sales already and
1:17.2	you should know that there are some things you can do while you're waiting and there is even a
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