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Dissecting Product Categories: Is It Worth Getting Into Phone Cases On Amazon Merch On Demand?

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With many available categories to tap into as an Amazon Merch on Demand seller, choosing a profitable niche could be overwhelming. If you’ve read our previous posts, you’ll have noticed that we aim to make this process easier for you by dissecting different category niches. This time, our focus is on phone cases. Below, we’ll find out whether this market is profitable, what some top performers are doing to score sales, and how you can compete in the category. How big is the phone case market on Amazon Merch on Demand? The first step in our journey to category exploration is determining the market’s potential. This is a reliable indicator of whether or not the category is worth your time […]

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Guns’n’cowboys: How Big Is The Gun Themed T-Shirt Market On Amazon Merch On Demand?

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In most cases, the demand for specific t-shirt designs is directly linked to certain trends, political topics, cultural characteristics, and other factors in a given society. To grow your Amazon Merch on Demand side gig, it’s essential to be aware of such niches and have insights on how profitable they can make you as a seller. For example, one niche to explore is gun-themed t-shirts in the Amazon US marketplace. Whether it will be a cowboy, a rifle, or an NRA-inspired design, the gun niche is likely to be well-developed and rewarding, considering the national gun rights and the interest in this topic. But entering a new niche based on assumptions is a risky endeavor. In this article, we’ll confirm […]

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Text-only, Imagery, Or Both: What Is The Best-Performing Design Choice For POD T-Shirts On Amazon?

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When it comes to selling merch on Amazon, one of the most important elements shaping your success is design. But there are so many different options to choose from. You can create text- and imagery-only designs, or a combination of both. So which one is the most profitable option? What are other sellers doing on Amazon Merch on Demand? A quick browse through the best-selling t-shirts on Merch Informer reveals that image and text combo designs dominate in listings. But will they bring you the highest returns? Let’s find out. Bestselling text-only t-shirts To answer this question, we had to perform extensive research on top-performing t-shirts on Amazon using various Merch Informer tools. First, we isolated the best-selling test-only t-shirts […]

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How Does Amazon Merch on Demand Compare To Other Print-On-Demand Platforms?

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Recent research indicates that Amazon.com receives about 2.4 billion visitors each month. That’s just over one quarter of the world’s population. And this makes it the world’s largest online marketplace. Amazon enables merch sellers to take advantage of this huge audience through its Merch on Demand platform. All this with little to no startup capital required, the ability to monetize a huge audience, and expand an existing business with new product lines such as t-shirts, hoodies, and more. If you’re an artist or a merch creator, you may be wondering if the other online print-on-demand (POD) marketplaces that have developed over the past few decades are worth considering as an option. But perhaps a more important question is whether you […]

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Dissecting Audiences on Amazon Merch on Demand: Trends and Top Sellers In The African American Segment

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There are 41.6 million African Americans living throughout the United States. This represents a large chunk of the total population at 12.4%. It is therefore a significant market that Amazon Merch on Demand sellers should not underestimate. To find out what sort of merch is mostly being sold to this group, and what the top sellers are doing right to reach this audience, take a look at our key findings below. How can you uncover the ethnicity of a buyer audience on Amazon? In order to uncover the ethnicity of a particular buyer audience on Amazon, a few defining features must be considered. These relate to popular holidays, needs and wants, as well as geography and psychographics. Popular holidays are […]

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Diving In The Tote Bag: How Does This Category Of Products Perform On Amazon Merch On Demand?

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One of the first decisions to make when selling on Amazon Merch on Demand is what category to focus your designs on. With options like t-shirts, hoodies, popsockets, raglans, iPhone cases and more, selecting a profitable category is no walk in the park. You may be tempted to stick to the most popular options, but this could mean swimming in a pool of sharks. The competition can get pretty serious, indeed. It may turn out that selling your designs in less trendy categories will reward you with higher profits. Let’s take tote bags. To figure out whether the category is worth your interest as a seller, we used Merch Informer and performed a deep dive into the market. Here’s what […]

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Print Styles For Women To Consider For Amazon Merch On Demand Sellers

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With the endless options of POD clothing and accessories today via Merch By Amazon (Amazon Merch On Demand), it’s easy to list which are the best sellers in any given time period. And which item types in particular are topping the charts? Easily found. But what about the genres that are making waves? And the ones most geared for and by female customers and designers? What trends are women searching for, designing, and ultimately purchasing? Let’s dive in. Peaceful/Centering/Spiritual Global inclusion of differing ideas and beliefs is a growing consciousness in the modern world. Instant access to information allows us to learn about essentially anything. Being accepting of new, peaceful mindsets is something many people strive for today. Slogans affirming […]

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Back-To-School Amazon Merch: Apparel/Accessories For Kids That Won’t Look Like Mom Picked Them Out

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What was super cool then is probably not cool now. And what’s cool right now is bound to change before you know it. The ability to keep right on top of current trends (or perhaps even anticipate them) is the power you hold in your hands as a Merch By Amazon creator. You have to stay aware of the graphic trends that are really hot when you’re designing your back-to-school program, and we are here to help guide you on that path. So, what items ARE the best ones to design on right now? What special things are going to boost your sales? To begin, we go with the standard. Apparel of all kinds is some of the constant items […]

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Anime/Kawaii Merch May Be One Of The Hottest Niches Of The Year

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While names like Sailor Moon, Deku, Kuromi, Goku and Raichu might not ring any bells for you, chances are someone in your life could enthusiastically tell you the plotlines/backstories for at least one of these popular anime characters. Characterized by big sparkly eyes, tiny button noses and often big bright hair and/or adornments, the stereotypical anime style and all of the niches that have developed within it, have trended well beyond their Japanese origins and have become incredibly fashionable and profitable in the United States. And it’s not just adolescents who go crazy for the anime style! With hundreds of new anime series being produced a year that cover a long list of sub-genres, adults and youth alike have no […]

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Best Design Practices On Amazon Merch On Demand: What Graphic Elements To Use For Each Category Of Merch

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Design is ubiquitous – from the tiniest bubble gum wrapper to the car you wish to drive. And it’s even more important on Amazon Merch on Demand. Why? Because design plays a critical role in your merch sales. After the optimization of your listing, it is what will ultimately catch your customers’ attention. So, are there some prevalent design principles that you need to follow for each category of merch? Our answer is a resounding “yes”. Take a look below. What are the best design practices when it comes to the different categories of merch on Merch by Amazon? Designs for different categories of merch differ greatly. A design on a V-neck (which is mostly aimed at women) and designs […]

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