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Merch by Amazon Success: Interview with RJ Martinez

April 16, 2018 Merch Informer Interview Series 3 comments

A lot of you might already be familiar with RJ Martinez through a multitude of channels. I have heard through many people it was because of him that they got involved with Merch by Amazon after they found his YouTube channel documenting his journey. Through transparency in numbers, RJ has built up a following from Youtube, to Facebook, and just recently a podcast. He hosts a talk with Matt Sheeran who we just interviewed on the blog called Real Talk. Some of these answers might be a little dated as we got this put up a month or so ago and then we got really deep into some Merch Informer updates (which we will talk about soon!). Better late than […]

100k School Debt to Financial Freedom – Merch by Amazon Update 11

April 10, 2018 Merch Informer Case Study 31 comments

March was one of those slower months in terms of what happened in the world of Merch by Amazon but also how the business of this account has been running. Earnings were up a bit and it looks like search visibility is slowly changing in our favor once again as sellers. As we are nearing the 12 month mark of this case study, my girlfriend has really started to look at putting more systems in place for her business and is now focused a bit more on delegation to scale up outside of just a single account. This is what we are mainly going to talk about in this month’s study. I think it is important that once you “get […]

Merch by Amazon Success: Interview with Matt Sheeran

March 26, 2018 Merch Informer Interview Series 2 comments

In today’s interview I got to sit down with Matt Sheeran and ask him some questions about his business. Matt has been in the merch game for a lot shorter time period than a lot of people, but has been making a name for himself. You may have seen him with RJ Martinez on YouTube, his own channel, Merch Elephant, or in any number of the Facebook groups. What struck me about Matt is that he was doing things a little bit differently than the majority of people in the MBA program. He was taking the time to learn paid traffic to add to his toolbox of skills. He was doing a lot of stuff in house (I hear his […]

Merch by Amazon Success: Interview with Amy Herberger

March 20, 2018 Merch Informer Interview Series 18 comments

Today’s guest on our interview series is someone who I have been meaning to get on the blog for some time now. I have been seeing her name in the groups for YEARS now, but it was not until late 2017 that I started to see little tips and tricks as well as hints she was dropping as replies to other people that I realized she was someone big in the Merch game. Her name is Amy, and she was an early Merch by Amazon adopter like many of the people I interview for the Merch Informer blog. While reading this interview, you may notice that a lot of her techniques are polar opposites of what works well for me […]

Announcing The New Trend Hunter – Movers And Shakers Module

March 12, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Informer News 14 comments

You have come to know Merch Informer as an innovative solution to your product research. Since we launched in October of 2016, we have consistently released updates to save you time and make the entire process from idea to creation easier for you. Over the last few months though, we realized that we have a problem. We were only catering to people who like to create designs in niches that are typically considered “evergreen” or year-round sellers. Sure, you could use the Merch Hunter to see the best selling designs on all of Amazon, but by the time you found them there, it would be too late to jump into some of those trending niches. We were ignoring the trend […]

100k School Debt to Financial Freedom – Merch by Amazon Update 10

March 8, 2018 Merch Informer Case Study 20 comments

February was an interesting month. A lot has happened in the world of Merch by Amazon but not too much has happened with this account (except for some increased sales!). While there has been talk of Merch throttling in all of the communities on social media, the account still managed to see increased sales. While it would be nice to compare this to last years earnings, this account does not have any earnings from last February. What I can tell you that while Amazon is having some issues with search visibility, that there is not an actual throttle going on. In this month’s case study, we are going to go over a few things that happened in February, the switch […]

3 Easy Merch by Amazon Mistakes To Avoid

February 16, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon, Beginners Guide To Merch by Amazon 19 comments

Almost everyone who has been in merch for some time has no doubt made at least one of these mistakes. Even I still make one of these mistakes every once in a while because of being in a rush to hit the upload limit each day. If you are brand new to the Merch by Amazon game or a seasoned vet, you do not have to get a strike against your account or a rejection. Take some time to slow down, read this post, and hopefully avoid making any of these mistakes in the future. Spelling Mistakes This is probably the easiest one to avoid. Slow down when you are entering in your title, bullet points and description. However, the […]

Merch by Amazon Signup Page – How To Sign Up And Get Accepted

February 12, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon, Beginners Guide To Merch by Amazon 46 comments

In case you have been living under a rock OR are landing on this article because you have not signed up for Merch by Amazon yet, the sign up page has changed! It has not changed by much, but with the new application process, this should cut down on people who are looking to abuse the system. So how did they do this? They require your personal information, banking information, and tax interview to be complete BEFORE you finish the application. This is different in that you used to be able to enter this information in after you got admitted. With the change, they will now be able to check on you to see if you are who you say […]

100k School Debt to Financial Freedom – Merch by Amazon Update 9

February 8, 2018 Merch Informer Case Study 16 comments

January sure was a month! Everyone was coming off those high Q4 sales where lots of people were crushing all sorts of sales goals. January, for many, was a bit of a shock. With sales dwindling, new royalties coming into play, and a new application process, many people started to get discouraged about Merch. My girlfriend’s account saw the exact same decline in sales but a few things done in early January were crucial to something that is beginning to happen in February! In case you missed it, here is last month’s case study: 100k School Debt to Financial Freedom – Merch by Amazon Update 8 Quick Note: Merch Informer came out with a cheaper plan to help everyone new […]

New Plan, New Price, New Opportunities!

January 29, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon 23 comments

As Merch by Amazon has expanded as a platform, accepting more people and coming to market with a wider product selection, things have changed! What once was the wild west is becoming just a little more tamed. Long gone are the days you could tier up near instantly with designs you barely put any effort into at all. Now there are tier limits, 90 day rules, and more people on the platform. That being said… It is the EASIEST time to make money on the Merch by Amazon platform! Merch by Amazon has been expanding their support team, building new printing facilities, offering multiple products to sell your designs on, and that is just the begining! There is more coming […]