Niche T-Shirt Design Research - 5 Winning Ideas for Q4 2023 #36

About this video

Niche t-shirt research for Q4, using Merch Informer (Movers and Shakers) and Merch Hunter plus Amazon data, with repeated warnings to double-check trademarks/copyrights and platform rules. Halloween ideas include a ‘horrors in this house’ design with a ghost, twerking pumpkin and mummy, a retro teacher Halloween ghost in different reading poses, and a retro black cat with a pumpkin — priced around $13.99 in examples, with BSRs dropping as sales become consistent, which he reads as good sellers heading into Halloween. Other ideas: a ’that’s my grandson out there’ football shirt, with a matching grandma/’number one fan’ version; International Dot Day designs for September 15th using groovy/dot styling, planets, trees, a T-Rex and gaming controllers, with caution because a book is based on Dot Day; Donald Trump mugshot designs (‘Never Surrender’ and ‘Wanted for President 2024’), warning not to upload the mugshot image as-is because many sellers doing that got rejections; and Mexican Independence Day (September 16th, 2023) designs such as ‘Viva Mexico’ boy/girl and a butterfly, priced at $19.99 in one example, suggesting pricing at cost to rank now so the shirt is established next year.

Key takeaways

• Research with Merch Informer Movers and Shakers and Merch Hunter; watch BSR falling below 100K and consistent daily sales as demand signals
• Halloween angles: funny horror-character poses, retro teacher ghost reading, and retro black cat/pumpkin — custom work reduces competition vs AI-only art
• Adapt one concept across audiences: e.g. a grandson football shirt plus a matching grandma version, and Dot Day designs remixed for science, nature and gaming
• Do not upload a trending image as-is (e.g. the Trump mugshot) or leverage brands to cheat the algorithm — he warns rejections and account termination are risks
• For dated holidays, price at cost to get ranked and make last-minute sales so the design is positioned for the following year

Episode details: published September 7, 2023 · 15:18 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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