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The Importance of Selling Outside of Amazon

May 7, 2021 Merch Informer General No comments yet

When you’re selling Print on Demand products, Merch by Amazon is the platform to be. It’s Amazon, after all – there are millions of people flocking to the website every single day, and it’s the go-to destination for when you want to order something fast. Since 2015, the number of buyers and sellers in Merch by Amazon has only been growing, to the point that it’s already the biggest Print on Demand marketplace today. Still, as massive as it is, you shouldn’t rely only on one platform for your merch revenue. In this guide, we’ll look into why it’s an advantage for you to sell outside of Amazon, and we’ll also explore other platforms where you can sell your designs. […]

Niche Hunter – Amazon Keywords, Search Volume, and New Print on Demand Niches In ONE Place

January 8, 2021 Merch Informer Merch Informer News, Merch Research No comments yet

Creating a successful Merch by Amazon business is going to come down to fitting 3 pieces of a puzzle together perfectly. Miss one, or ignore another, and you are going to be behind the pack when it comes to making sales. These three things on the surface are fairly simple: Design Keywords Buyer’s Intent You need a great unique design to start off with. If you are creating designs that do not stack up with other products on Amazon, you will quickly realize that this business is harder than you thought it might be. But WHAT is a great design? You need to use the right keywords in your listing to ensure that your design is getting in front of […]

Black Friday – Cyber Monday Roundup

November 27, 2020 Merch Informer Black Friday No comments yet

It is that time of the year again! Savings are everywhere, hundreds of emails are hitting your inbox, and almost every company is running one of their hottest sales of the year! We want to make sure that you get all of the deals that you NEED for your business and that are related to our industry in a single place. We have rounded up every tool which we think can propel your Merch by Amazon business in the right direction along with the sale that they are running. Keep in mind to write these down as an expense when you purchase them as these can be a business write off on your taxes when the time comes (talk to […]

Merch Informer Black Friday Deal – Starts NOW!

November 23, 2020 Merch Informer Merch Informer News No comments yet

Every year Black Friday sales start earlier and earlier. Merch Informer released this plan at the beginning of the month, but we are now officially announcing: The Merch Informer Black Friday Deal! This is by FAR the lowest price that Merch Informer has ever been. On top of that, this sale is for the PRO package which includes all the tools and resources that Merch Informer has to offer. Grab the Merch Informer Black Friday Deal: 6 Month Pro Subscription: $49.99 Let’s go over everything you will be getting and how this is a crucial step to increasing sales and building your Merch business. RESEARCH – Everything You Will Ever Need Do you ever wonder how people are able to […]

How To Create a Merch by Amazon Landing Page With All Your Products

October 29, 2020 Merch Informer Guides Amazon 10 comments

As the holidays approach and with Q4 already kicking off, most Merchers have started creating their AMS campaigns and running ads. Running ads before a certain event or holiday can help you gain BSR which will lead to an increase in organic sales. In this article, we are going through a step-by-step process of setting up a landing page for your brand and running ads to it. Creating Your AMS Store Head to https://advertising.amazon.com/, and on the left side menu click on Stores. Clicking on Create Store will take you to the next step, where you have to fill out your store’s information and select a layout. The page meta description is what will end up displaying in Google when […]

Translate Your Listings For The New Marketplaces

September 2, 2020 Merch Informer Guides Beginners Guide To Merch by Amazon, Optimization 1 comment

Merch by Amazon is currently rolling out new marketplaces which include France, Italy, and Spain. Having your designs available for sale on these new marketplaces increases the chances of making more sales on your Merch by Amazon account. There is a catch though, since all the new marketplaces have their own language, listing your products with titles and descriptions written in English would probably not bring in many royalties. YES it can work, but when is the last time you purchased a shirt that was NOT listed in your native tongue? This is why we have created a simple method of translating your listings in different languages using Google Sheets. Here’s how it looks: All you need to do is […]

Merch by Amazon Saturation – Does It Exist and How To Find Wide Open Niches

August 26, 2020 Merch Informer Guides Amazon, Beginners Guide To Merch by Amazon 3 comments

Saturation is a word that often pops-up on many different online businesses and money-making forums, and it’s no different with Print On Demand. There has been a lot of discussion in the Facebook groups about Merch by Amazon being saturated and that it’s hard to find niches that have low competition. Sure, there are some niches that might be hard to break into; but getting in front of the right audience is actually not that hard. Today we are going to show a step by step process on how to find an unsaturated niche that sells well on Merch by Amazon. Let’s get into it! The Inspiration – Merch by Amazon T-Shirt Idea The first step of finding an unsaturated […]

How To Find “Not Buyable” Merch Products In Your Merch by Amazon Account

May 3, 2020 Merch Informer Amazon 7 comments

Merch is turning back on! ASINs are becoming available to purchase, and people are starting to fire up their business and start running traffic (free or paid). The one glaring issue though is that Merch is turning on ASINs one at a time, and it can be really hard to figure out what ASINs are actually available to start running traffic to. So in this guide, we want to go over how to find these ASINs that are NOT turned on yet, so you can keep an eye on them moving forward. But first, let’s talk about keyword rankings! ASIN Keyword Rankings – What’s Changed It looks like all of the Merch ASINs are actually coming back incredibly quickly. Over […]

How To Kick Start Your Merch Account After The Printing Pause

May 2, 2020 Merch Informer Amazon, Paid Merch Marketing No comments yet

It has finally happened! Merch by Amazon is turning the printers back on and our ASINs are being restored. We are back in business! Well, most of us are, that is! In this article, we want to go over the change that just hit everyone’s Merch by Amazon dashboard, and give you what we think is the easiest way to get ahead of the crowd when it comes to kick starting your business from an even playing field. So, let’s get started! What We Know About The Printing Pause On 3/19/20 we got an update in our Merch dashboards letting us know what almost everyone had already seen…Amazon was experiencing increased demand and order volumes so delivery times for Merch […]

Using PlaceIt Mockups For Pinterest Marketing

April 10, 2020 Merch Informer Free Merch Marketing 5 comments

By now, everyone probably knows that Merch by Amazon has currently shut down their USA printing facilities because of COVID-19. Just recently Merch by Amazon let us publish drafts so that we can get ready to launch products as soon as they are back up and running. During this time, many people have decided to stop working on their print on demand business completely. Here at Merch Informer, we like to focus on things we can actually control! There is going to be a good opportunity to set some things up so that by the time that Merch gets back to normal, we can get ahead of everyone else! So, with that in mind, let’s go over one of my […]