How To Start A Tshirt Business At Home (Print On Demand Business From Home)

About this video

RJ Martinez explains starting a t-shirt business from home with print on demand — no inventory, no upfront money, and no expensive printing machines. He claims he made over $200k in profit in three years doing this full-time after quitting his job. His first platform is Merch by Amazon: invite-only, which he says can take three months to a year for approval, but which he claims has brought consistent monthly income for three years, especially in Q4, despite earlier ranking freezes/resets. Second is Redbubble, where he says different designs can sell to a different audience, he has personally sold over 1,000 products, and uploading the same designs makes sense; he stresses keyword research — giving customers what they search for in a niche. Third is Etsy, which needs a third-party printer and more customer service, especially around Q4 shipping delays. He also lists TeePublic, Society6 and Spreadshirt, notes masks sold well on Redbubble in 2020, and names design tools including Canva, the Over app, Photoshop, Illustrator and Affinity Designer. He says he outsources design work he is weak at to two overseas team members of over three years. The bonus is Kindle Direct Publishing: he started with low-content books, moved to coloring books, claims numbers doubled year over year, and promotes an interior service offering access to over 110 interiors.

Key takeaways

• Start with print on demand to avoid inventory, upfront costs and printing machines
• Merch by Amazon is invite-only but is presented as his core, consistent income platform
• Upload the same designs to Redbubble and other platforms because different audiences buy different designs
• Keyword research matters: design for what customers in a niche are searching for
• Bonus path is Kindle Direct Publishing, starting with low-content books before coloring books

Episode details: published December 16, 2020 · 11:02 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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