How to Do Research with Merch Informer for Print on Demand

About this video

Martinez argues print-on-demand success comes from researching smarter, not designing more: most sellers upload random ideas or copy trends and hope, while top sellers use data. He introduces himself as having been in print on demand for over eight years, claims to have earned more than $500,000 in royalties, and to have created multiple top-selling designs in competitive niches (presented as his own claims). Tool one is the free merchresearch.com, powered by Merch Informer: select US t-shirts, leave the keyword blank or type a specific one, search, then switch to the Newest Arrivals tab to see the most recently uploaded Merch by Amazon designs. Focus on BSR (Best Sellers Rank) — the lower the number, the better it is selling; he says a shirt with a BSR of 60K might be making 3 to 5 sales per day. Tool two is Merch Informer’s Movers and Shakers under Product Research: filter by product type, marketplace and BSR range, and read the BSR chart — frequent drops mean regular sales, while a steady downward pattern means growing demand; clicking a listing also shows BSR history, reviews and listing data to separate real trends from short-lived fads. Step three is trademark safety: Merch Informer has a built-in trademark check against the official trademark database, and he warns a protected phrase used even by accident can get a listing removed or an entire account suspended. His repeatable workflow is: (1) find new listings with strong BSRs on merchresearch.com, (2) cross-check the idea in Movers and Shakers for a sustained upward trend, (3) run the final phrase through the trademark check before creating anything. He mentions a free trial for Merch Informer and a discount link in the description.

Key takeaways

• Research beats volume: sellers making ’the real money’ use data to validate demand instead of uploading random designs and hoping.
• Start free on merchresearch.com — US t-shirts, Newest Arrivals tab — and look for recent uploads with a BSR; he says ~60K BSR can mean roughly 3–5 sales per day.
• Validate with Merch Informer’s Movers and Shakers: frequent BSR drops signal regular sales, a steady downward BSR trend signals growing demand rather than a one-off spike.
• Never skip the trademark check: Merch Informer’s built-in tool searches the official database, and an infringing phrase can cost the listing or the whole account.
• Follow the 3-step workflow in order — discover on merchresearch.com, cross-check the trend in Movers and Shakers, then trademark-check the final phrase before designing.

Episode details: published June 4, 2025 · 5:27 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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