Print On Demand Tik Tok - How To Make Money Off Tiktok

About this video

This is an interview with Josiah, rather than a step-by-step TikTok tutorial. Josiah, originally from Wyoming and later in Colorado, recounts starting in Amazon retail arbitrage/wholesale around 2015 with his father-in-law, moving into sublimation coffee mugs sold via FBA, attending an NBM show in Portland, and pivoting to direct-to-garment printing in-house after seeing print businesses not selling online and after Merch by Amazon accounts were shut down. He describes production: mugs are sublimated in batches of six using a Sawgrass printer and convection ovens, about 9 minutes for one mug and about 12 minutes for a batch of six, while shirts on two Epson F2100 printers take roughly three to five minutes each. Benefits of in-house production he cites are better margins, faster shipping and control; Josiah claims that when Merch by Amazon shut down early in COVID, they woke to 85-90 self-fulfilled shirt orders overnight. On TikTok, they post behind-the-scenes printing because viewers find the process entertaining, sprinkling in service promotion rather than hard selling. Their main model is influencer merch fulfillment at no upfront cost: they headhunt TikTok/Instagram creators, help with designs, provide a website, print and fulfill orders, and pay the creator monthly, with the creator keeping the difference above a wholesale price and doing the marketing to their own audience. Josiah stresses engagement over follower count — claiming a 30,000-follower engaged creator has outsold a 500,000-follower one — and advises beginners not to compare themselves to others and to just start.

Key takeaways

• Josiah’s path was Amazon arbitrage/wholesale and sublimation mugs, then a pivot to in-house direct-to-garment printing for more control, margin and shipping speed.
• Production figures given in the interview: mugs sublimated in batches of six in about 9-12 minutes; shirts printed in about three to five minutes each.
• TikTok is used mainly for behind-the-scenes printing content that entertains and educates, with only occasional promotion of the fulfillment service.
• The influencer model is no-upfront-cost fulfillment: provide designs and a store, print and ship orders, pay the creator monthly, and let the creator market to their audience.
• For influencer partners, engagement (replying to comments, going live) matters more than raw follower count when predicting merch sales.

Episode details: published March 15, 2021 · 41:27 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.

← Previous: Kindle Direct Publishing Paperback - How To Self Publish A Paperback Book On Amazon · Next: Rank #1 For Your Merch By Amazon Design - (SEO, Best Practices & Upload Design) →

All RJ Martinez videos · RJ Martinez profile · RJ Martinez on YouTube