Top Trending Print On Demand Niche Research Ideas #18 - Amazon Merch T Shirt Designs
About this video
In Top Trending Niche Research #18, RJ Martinez reviews four niches for Merch by Amazon, Redbubble, Etsy, Shopify and other POD platforms, opening with a reminder to check trademarks and copyright yourself. First is s’mores/camping — an outdoor, summer evergreen he expects to trend yearly — with top concepts like ‘Group Hug’ (graham cracker, chocolate and marshmallow), ‘Girls Have S’more Fun,’ ‘S’more Squad,’ and cross-niched dino s’mores, plus a warning about the Marshmello DJ likeness. Second is Election Day (ahead of Nov 8, 2022 in the video): ‘Vote For Me’ badge designs and ‘Future Voter,’ with advice to avoid putting the year on a design so it stays evergreen for every election cycle; he says he personally avoids political niches. Third is apple, split into many sub-niches: New York ‘Big Apple,’ teacher/back-to-school apples, apple cider, leopard-print apples, and apple picking, which he shows spikes in September picking season via BSR trends. Fourth is the writer/writing niche, including simple text designs, retro typewriters, grammar humor, and translating a saying into Spanish or other widely spoken US languages or mixing languages on one shirt, illustrated by ‘I’m a Writer — Anything You Say May Be Used In A Story.’
Key takeaways
- S’mores/camping works as a summer evergreen: funny, simple story illustrations like ‘Group Hug’ lead, and cross-niching (e.g. dino s’mores) helps enter competitive niches
- Make election/voting designs evergreen by omitting the year so the same design can sell every election cycle
- One keyword can hide many sub-niches — ‘apple’ splits into Big Apple/NYC, teacher gifts, apple cider, and seasonal apple picking with a September demand spike
- Seasonality research matters: check BSR history to time creation so a design is live and ranking before its peak season, not during it
- The writer niche proves simple text-only designs sell, and translating or mixing languages (especially Spanish) on a shirt is presented as an untapped variation strategy
Episode details: published August 27, 2022 · 13:13 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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