I Tried Starting a Clothing Brand with NO EXPERIENCE (Merchize Print On Demand Supplier)

About this video

The creator tests starting a clothing brand with no inventory by ordering sample products from a print-on-demand supplier that handles printing, packing and shipping, then unboxes and reviews them. He examines an all-over-print Hawaiian shirt, an all-over-print unisex baseball jersey with the number 10, and an all-over-print polo shirt with a golf design, praising the clean, unfaded prints, colors and buttons, and noting the tops fit a little tight so buyers should order a size up for a looser fit. He also reviews non-apparel items: stained-glass and window-hanging suncatchers and a custom-shaped two-layer wooden car visor clip with an ‘in loving memory’ design, arguing customizable pet and memorial products are more passionate, saleable angles than generic seasonal designs. He then tours the supplier dashboard — orders, products, billing, fulfillment and integrations for WooCommerce, Google Shopping, eBay, Shopify, Amazon, Etsy and TikTok Shop — walks through creating a campaign, uploading artwork, previewing mockups and requesting a sample, and stresses ordering samples so you know what customers receive. Finally he covers selling routes: search platforms like Etsy and Amazon where you research trending terms, and driving your own traffic via social media content to your own website, concluding the prints were good but research and marketing, not the easy setup, determine success.

Key takeaways

• Order samples from any print-on-demand supplier first so you know exactly what quality, print and fit customers will receive.
• All-over-print tops reviewed — Hawaiian shirt, baseball jersey and polo — had clean, unfaded prints, but fit tight; the advice given is to tell buyers to order a size up.
• Customizable products are presented as the differentiator: suncatchers personalized with pets/names and memorial car visor clips are pitched as stronger sellers than generic designs.
• No-inventory fulfillment avoids stock collecting dust, and the dashboard integrates with Etsy, Amazon, Shopify, eBay, TikTok Shop and others.
• Sales come from research and marketing: spot trends on search platforms like Etsy and Amazon, or build social content that drives traffic to your own store.

Episode details: published April 18, 2025 · 26:20 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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