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Build a print-on-demand business that actually sells

Stop guessing what might sell, and start creating products people are already buying. Merch Informer analyzes millions of real products sold on Amazon, one of the largest collections of buying data anywhere, so you can find profitable niches, catch trends before they saturate, and launch with confidence across Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, Printify, Printful, Redbubble, and more.

Works with Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, Printify, Printful, Redbubble & more
Keyword Search Volume
reel cool grandpa9,400 / moLow comp
master baiter fishing18,200 / moHigh volume
born to fish forced to work6,100 / moLow comp
fishing whisperer tee3,300 / moLow comp
LIVE Today's royalties
$842.60
▲ 9.8% vs yesterday
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214 sold
this month
Sales · 12 mo
$18,420
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New sale
Nurse Life Tee · +$3.91
How it works

How Merch Informer actually works

1

Find a niche that's already selling

Search any phrase ("nurse shirt," "retro fishing," "dog mom") and Merch Informer shows what's selling across the major print-on-demand marketplaces right now: real monthly search volume, best-seller rank, estimated sales, and how crowded the niche is. You pick from real data, not a hunch.

2

Turn winning ideas into products in minutes

Use the built-in designer, premium graphics, fonts, and templates to turn an opportunity into a professional product, with no hired designer and no complicated software. From idea to finished product in minutes.

3

Check trademarks, then upload

Run every title, brand, and slogan through our trademark and copyright checker before you list, so you don't risk an account strike. Then list it with an optimized title, bullets, and keywords on Amazon, Etsy, or Redbubble.

4

The marketplace prints, ships, and pays you

Every time someone buys, the marketplace prints the product on demand and ships it. You never touch inventory or handle a return. You earn a royalty, typically $2 to $8 per sale, for as long as the design stays listed.

Merch Informer handles the two parts most people get wrong: knowing what to design, and staying clear of trademarked phrases. The rest is handled by the marketplace.

One design earns a few dollars per sale. A catalog of 50 to 100 well-researched designs, which you can build over a few months, can create steady passive income, with no inventory and no manufacturing risk. We do the research and trademark heavy lifting; you upload designs that sell.
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What sells?

The kinds of products that actually sell

You'd be surprised what people search for and buy. Many of the bestselling print-on-demand designs are remarkably simple, just the right phrase in front of the right audience.

Funny dad shirt design: Dad, I'm not arguing, I'm just explaining why I'm right

Funny Dad Shirt

Plain-text humor, evergreen demand. Spikes hard around Father's Day.

Top designs sell ~900 units/mo
Nurse appreciation tee design: Nurses don't just care, they make the difference

Nurse Appreciation Tee

Profession niches buy year-round and rarely go on sale themselves.

Top designs sell ~1,100 units/mo
Retro sunset print design with palm trees, mountains and vintage stripes

Retro Sunset Print

One vector style across tees, totes, and wall-art posters. Easy to spin into a whole catalog.

Top designs sell ~700 units/mo
Dog mom hoodie design

Dog Mom Hoodie

Pet niches are huge and loyal. Higher-price hoodies mean bigger royalties.

Top designs sell ~650 units/mo
Teacher appreciation mug design

Teacher Appreciation Mug

Gift niches pop on mugs as well as tees. Predictable back-to-school and year-end surges.

Top designs sell ~800 units/mo
Fishing grandpa shirt design

Fishing Grandpa Shirt

Hobby + family-gift combos convert all year and into the holidays.

Top designs sell ~1,200 units/mo
Why it works

The best print-on-demand businesses don't guess. They follow data.

Most sellers spend weeks creating designs they hope customers will buy. Successful sellers do the opposite. They start by finding products customers are already purchasing. Every day, millions of shoppers tell Amazon exactly what they want, and Merch Informer turns that real buying behavior into insights, so you know what to create before you invest your time.

Without research

Chases trends and copies competitors

Guesses at niches and hopes the next upload finally sticks, often landing on a saturated or trademarked phrase. Usually it doesn't sell.

Monthly royalties · after 90 days
~$0/mo · 4 sales total
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With Merch Informer research

Targets niches with proven demand

High search volume, manageable competition, trademark-checked, and designed into the data. The designs actually sell.

Monthly royalties · after 90 days
~$2,800/mo · 1,640 sales
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This is the gap Merch Informer was built to close
Everything in one platform

Everything you need to build a real print-on-demand business

Forget paying for multiple subscriptions. Research products, discover trends, create designs, protect yourself from trademark issues, optimize listings, and manage your whole workflow, all in one place, so you spend less time switching tools and more time creating products that sell.

See real search volume and what's actually selling

Search any topic and we surface live Amazon search volume, real designs across Amazon, Etsy, and Redbubble, their best-seller rank, estimated sales, and how much competition you're up against. Target keywords people actually search, not ones you hope they do.

Design winning products without any design experience

Thousands of vectors, fonts, and proven layouts plus built-in design tools. Create clean, print-ready artwork in the exact dimensions each marketplace needs. Most simple text designs take minutes.

Stay clear of trademark and copyright strikes

The #1 reason accounts get suspended. Screen every title, brand, and slogan against live USPTO trademark data before you publish, so a single bad phrase never costs you your whole account.

From the community

Trusted by over 100,000 print-on-demand entrepreneurs

Thousands of creators have used Merch Informer to launch businesses, discover profitable products, and build consistent online income, from their very first design to managing thousands of listings.

R
Robert, 58
Phoenix, AZ · part-time
"I'd never sold anything online. I was nervous about the design side, but most of what sells is just text. Merch Informer told me which phrases people were actually searching."
Started using Merch Informer in early 2024.
First sale in
8 days
Designs live
140+
Monthly
~$1,700
P
Priya, 34
Houston, TX · sells on Etsy & Redbubble
"We move every couple of years. I needed income I could take anywhere. The trademark checker alone saved me from listing a phrase that would've gotten me suspended."
Joined Merch Informer in February 2024.
First sale in
11 days
Designs live
95
Monthly
~$1,450
D
Diana, 38
Cleveland, OH · stay-at-home parent
"After a layoff I needed something flexible. I started with a single nurse design because the research said the niche was wide open. It sold the first week."
Started using Merch Informer in March 2024.
First sale in
6 days
Designs live
210
Monthly
~$2,300
Whether you're launching your very first design or managing thousands of listings, Merch Informer gives you the data and tools to stay ahead of the competition.
100,000+
print-on-demand entrepreneurs
500 million+
products in our research database
since 2016
trusted on the market
Research

Research the world's largest marketplace. Sell everywhere.

Amazon is the world's largest marketplace for print-on-demand products, so that's where our research starts. We analyze millions of listings to uncover the opportunities most sellers never see, then you take what you learn to whichever platform you sell on.

Whether you sell on Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, or all of them at once, better research leads to better products.

  • Products with proven demand
  • Fast-growing niches before they get crowded
  • Winning keywords buyers actually search
  • Pricing opportunities
  • Low-competition markets
  • Seasonal trends before everyone else
The money question

You can start with $0 in inventory

Print-on-demand has no upfront product costs. The marketplace prints products only when someone orders. You never buy stock, store it, ship it, or eat the loss on designs that don't sell.

Traditional t-shirt business

Bulk blank inventory
$2,500
Printing equipment / orders
$1,800
Storage & shipping supplies
$500
Risk on unsold stock
$700
to start
$5,000+

You buy and print up front. You eat the loss on every design that flops.

Merch Informer + print-on-demand

Inventory
$0
Printing equipment
$0
Storage & shipping
$0
Risk on flops
$0
research tool · free trial
$0

The marketplace prints and ships every order. You only upload designs.

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Is this real?

This isn't a get-rich-quick thing

Print-on-demand is a real, established business. Independent sellers have been earning royalties on apparel, mugs, and wall art across major marketplaces for over a decade.

2015

Amazon Merch launches

Amazon opens print-on-demand apparel to independent creators.

2016

Merch Informer founded

We start building research and trademark tools for serious Merch sellers.

2019

POD goes multi-platform

Etsy, Redbubble, and new product types (hoodies, mugs, wall art) open up fresh niches.

Today

100,000+ sellers

Researching and listing across Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, Redbubble, and more.

Merch Informer doesn't sell a secret method or a magic course. We provide the research, design, and trademark tools used by successful sellers to find profitable niches and create shirts faster, and safer.

Will you make money in your first month? Maybe a little. Real results come from consistent uploads and testing. Our tools save you hours of research and protect your account, which increases your odds of building designs that actually sell.
Pricing

Two plans. Simple pricing.

Start with Newbie or get the full Pro toolkit. Pay monthly, or go yearly and get 2 months free.

Newbie
$9.99 / mo
billed monthly · cancel anytime
3-day free trial
  • Keyword research + search volume
  • Competitor research
  • Trademark & copyright checker
  • Multi-platform (Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, Redbubble)
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Cancel anytime. Your trial card isn't charged until day 4.
Common questions

Honest answers to what people ask before signing up

Have a different question? Reach our team from your dashboard.

How much money can I realistically make?›
It varies. One shirt typically earns $2–$8 per sale. Sellers with a catalog of 50–100 well-researched designs often see $500–$3,000/mo in steady passive income. The honest answer: it depends on niche selection and consistency, both of which our tools are built to help with.
Do I need to be good at design?›
No. Most bestselling Merch designs are simple text or a single clean graphic. Our design assets and tools do the visual heavy lifting. If you can type a phrase and pick a font, you can make shirts that sell.
Which print-on-demand platforms does this work with?›
Merch Informer is built around Amazon Merch on Demand, the largest print-on-demand marketplace, and also supports research and listing for Etsy and Redbubble. You research demand and check trademarks once, design once, then list the same design across multiple platforms to multiply your sales.
What is the trademark checker and why does it matter?›
Listing a trademarked phrase is the fastest way to get your Amazon account suspended. Our checker screens your titles, brands, and slogans against live USPTO trademark data before you publish, so one bad phrase never costs you your whole account.
How long until I make my first sale?›
Many active sellers see a first sale within 1 to 3 weeks of uploading, depending on how well-targeted the niche is and how many designs they list. There's no guarantee, results depend on the work and your niche choices.
What if I don't have any design ideas?›
That's exactly what the research tools are for. Browse trending niches, see what's selling and the real monthly search volume behind each keyword, and pick ideas based on real Amazon demand instead of guessing.
Can I do this from outside the US?›
Yes. Amazon Merch on Demand supports sellers in many countries, and you can sell into multiple Amazon marketplaces. Merch Informer also supports research for other print-on-demand platforms like Redbubble and Etsy.
What happens after the 3-day trial?›
If you don't cancel, your card is charged on day 4 for the plan you selected. Cancel anytime from your dashboard, no questions and no retention call.
How many hours per week does this take?›
Most active sellers spend 5–10 hours per week. Once a design is live, it sells on its own. New designs are what drive growth, so consistency matters more than long hours.
What if I'm not technical at all?›
If you can browse Amazon and use a web browser, you can use Merch Informer. The research and design tools require no code and no professional design software.

Your next best seller starts with better research

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The difference between products that never sell and products that generate income isn't luck. It's knowing what customers already want before you create it. Use the same real buying data trusted by over 100,000 entrepreneurs. Stop guessing. Start selling.