I Tried This Weird Print On Demand Niche Research Method (The Results Will Shock You)

About this video

RJ Martinez walks through using a Spreadshirt email listing its most searched terms from April to June 2023 in the UK as research for selling on other platforms such as Amazon Merch, Redbubble, and Etsy. He argues search terms show where demand and money are, and reviews the lists: spring, motorcycle, gay pride, Japanese, rainbow, retro, geek, and dog among the Spreadshirt searches, with similar outdoor and hobby themes in the top Google searches. Seeing motorcycle appear on both lists, he takes it to Amazon to check demand for motorcycle t-shirts, scanning designs and a BSR chart for a newer design that he says began selling in 2023 and ranked more consistently as spring approached — he looks for the BSR line staying low and dipping repeatedly as a sign of ongoing sales. He notes Spreadshirt itself is another marketplace where he says he makes consistent, if modest, sales on designs that do not sell elsewhere. He then hunts long-tail terms, landing on ‘I do my own stunts’ t-shirts with only 304 results, showing designs with a stick figure on crutches and BSRs he describes as strong; adding ‘motorcycle’ still returned only 388 results with similar designs. He suggests mixing the injury-humor concept with motorcycles or cycling, and uses ChatGPT to brainstorm ten clever motorcycle shirt phrases, while warning viewers to still check trademark and copyright — a caution he also raises about lyric-related terms.

Key takeaways

• Use marketplace trend reports like Spreadshirt’s top searches as niche research for other platforms
• Cross-check a term on Amazon and read BSR history for consistent, not one-off, sales
• A term appearing on both Google and marketplace search lists signals stronger demand
• Hunt long-tail phrases — ‘I do my own stunts’ returned only 304 results — for low competition
• Use ChatGPT for phrase ideas, but always run your own trademark and copyright checks

Episode details: published April 5, 2024 · 9:41 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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