How To Make Text Based T-Shirt Designs That Sell On Any Print On Demand Platform - (Tips & Trick)

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RJ Martinez argues you do not need to be an illustrator or artist to make money with print on demand, because simple text-based designs sell across platforms while the platform handles printing, shipping, and most customer service with no inventory. He lists tools including the Over app on a phone, Canva, Merch Informer, and Photoshop, and suggests capturing ideas in Evernote. For ideation, he recommends Googling funny sayings in a niche, using RhymeZone to find rhymes, and checking phrases for trademarks. His core research method is typing a niche term into the search bars on Amazon, Etsy, and Redbubble to surface long-tail phrases; a phrase returning very few or zero results can signal an untapped design idea, which he suggests cross-checking for real search interest with tools like Helium 10 or activity on Facebook and Instagram. He shows examples he says are selling well, including a car mechanic text shirt, a sarcastic teacher shirt on Etsy, a text sticker on Redbubble, and a ‘BBQ beer freedom’ shirt he describes as a top bestseller whose rise he traces to a viral video of a man wearing it.

Key takeaways

• Simple, funny text-based designs can sell without illustration skills; the platform handles fulfillment, shipping, and most customer service.
• Generate ideas with Google searches for niche sayings, RhymeZone for rhymes, and phone apps like Over or Canva to build the design.
• Mine Amazon, Etsy, and Redbubble search bars for long-tail phrases; low or zero competition on a searched phrase can reveal a new design opportunity.
• Always double-check a funny saying for trademarks before turning it into a product.
• Validate demand with signals like search volume tools, ratings, and BSR rather than guessing a phrase will sell.

Episode details: published November 11, 2020 · 9:14 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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