Make Money Online With Merch By Amazon | Easy Side Hustle Ideas For Beginners 2022

About this video

In this beginner tutorial, RJ Martinez — who says he has been on Merch by Amazon for close to five years, outsources much of his design work, and claims over 250,000 all-time sales approaching 300,000 — explains the full system. Apply at merch.amazon.com and fill the application out professionally, he says, because approval can take, in his words, anywhere from three months to a year (his took three months); once live, you upload a design, the customer buys, and Amazon prints and ships with no inventory or customer service for you. Research before designing: pick a niche you understand and enjoy and think about who will actually buy. Using Merch Research and the free DS Amazon Quickview Chrome extension, he reads BSR — lower means more sales — and gives two techniques: sort by newest arrivals and look for a new shirt already showing a BSR, signalling demand and upcoming trends like 100 Days of School; or filter the last 30 days, where he points to anime designs and a Family Christmas 2021 shirt listed November 15, 2021 that he says was already crushing it, while warning that a dated design dies off unless you update the year. He also uses Merch Informer’s Movers and Shakers daily, and its Etsy/Pinterest search for inspiration. For keywords he uses the free AMZ Suggestion Expander and Helium 10’s Cerebro reverse search to see phrases, search volume, trends and competing-product counts, arguing low-competition terms let one sale rank on page one. He stresses simple text-based designs sell, shows options from Photoshop, Illustrator and Canva to Merch Informer’s designer and phone apps, urges trademark checks and avoiding brands like NFL or NBA teams without rights, recommends outsourcing via Upwork or OnlineJobs.ph with vetted, paid test jobs and long-term relationships, and closes on systems, consistent uploads, balance of quality and quantity, and patience.

Key takeaways

• Research the niche and keywords before designing, targeting a buyer you understand — use newest arrivals with a BSR and last-30-days filters to spot demand early.
• Read BSR with tools like DS Amazon Quickview: the lower the rank, the more sales; check the BSR history (he uses Helium 10) before entering a niche.
• Do keyword research with AMZ Suggestion Expander and Helium 10 Cerebro, and favour low competing-product counts so an early sale can rank on page one.
• Simple text-based designs can sell; do not overcomplicate artwork, and check trademarks — never use sports leagues, teams, movies or other brands without rights.
• Build a repeatable system and team: schedule research, keyword and upload days, stay consistent and patient, and outsource design via Upwork or OnlineJobs.ph after vetting with paid test jobs.

Episode details: published December 15, 2021 · 45:23 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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