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Finding Trends and Unsaturated Niches Is EASY – Over the Shoulder Merch Research

October 13, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Research 4 comments

If you are having trouble with research, no matter if it is evergreen, seasonal, or finding trends before EVERYONE has jumped on them, you need to find some time to watch this video. It is long, but detailed on exactly how you can bring unique products to market right now in niches that have little to no competition! If you watch to the end, there is also a technique that you can use in your business right now that almost no one else is doing. To your success!

Announcing Merch Informer Book Hunter

October 12, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Informer News 1 comment

Supply and Demand. That is, in a nutshell, what Merch by Amazon is all about. It does not matter if you are an artist, a business person, a stay at home mom, or just trying to scrap together a few hundred dollars a month with Merch. Your job is to find demand (or create it), and then offer the supply. Doing anything else, is a complete waste of time. A few weeks ago, Merch Informer released a new tool for doing research OFF of Amazon to find demand. We call is the Merch Informer Book Hunter. If you can find demand off of Amazon, and offer the Amazon customers something new and fresh in the same niche (that might be […]

Exclusive Interview With 6 Figure A Year Merch Brand

September 26, 2018 Merch Informer Interview Series 16 comments

Today I am going to be bringing you one of the most exciting interviews I have ever done. This one is with one of the biggest (non partnered) Merch brands there is! If you have been on Merch by Amazon for any amount of time, you will be familiar with this brand. They have been a powerful force in some of the toughest niches out there. With how hard it is to come in contact with these big brand owners, I have decided to respect their privacy and not mention the brand by name. As Merch Informer has such a wide reach in the Merch community, disclosing exactly who this is could possibly be a negative experience for them. As […]

Merch Hunter Adds International Markets (UK/DE) For Merch by Amazon T-Shirts

September 17, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Informer News 5 comments

This morning we pushed a MASSIVE update to the Merch Hunter you have come to know and love. We have added international marketers (UK/DE) for T-Shirts. This is going to open up so many different opportunities for these emerging markets when it comes to your research as well as figuring out what keywords work best for culture you may not be as familiar with. Merch Informer has also been taking the time to properly collect the historic data on these markets and products. This means that you will be able to see price and bsr history over time. What we know is that you can use this to make better decisions on market fit for your own products. Merch Hunter […]

Launching Your First Amazon Advertising Campaign (Sponsored Products)

September 15, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon, Paid Traffic 61 comments

Once you are accepted into AMS (Amazon Marketing Services), you are probably ready to jump in, set up some ads, and make thousands! However, you quickly realize that AMS rebranded within days of it going live for Merch by Amazon into “Amazon Advertising”. Then, unless you are very familiar with running ads online, you might be getting in over your head before you begin. Which is exactly why I want to write this post. I want to try and attempt to help save you as much headache as possible, make sure you do not flush your money down the drain, and have a solid understanding of how the platform works (and what all those weird words mean), before you get […]

International Markets Added To Merch Informer Keyword Finder

September 12, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Informer News 9 comments

We have just released some pretty significant upgrades to the Keyword Finder module inside of Merch Informer. While these may seem small at first (as they are just 2 check boxes), this lets you pull back keywords for Amazon UK and Amazon DE (Germany). Let me demonstrate exactly why this is so important and how you can use it to get ahead of your competition. Amazon UK/Amazon DE Keywords The first step is to log into Merch Informer and navigate to the Keyword Finder module in the left hand menu. Once you have found that, click on “search” and it will bring you to this familiar page: You will notice that you can now search by Amazon UK, and by […]

Merch Informer Trademark Protection Plugin Released

September 6, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon 25 comments

We have finally released the most comprehensive trademark protection that you can have for your Merch by Amazon account. Merch Informer has always been dedicated to helping you save time, maximize your profits, and make your life easier. Today, we are changing the game! Grab the plugin here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/merch-informer-trademark/aakigomphmlnijlfonlhcobonfhfipoi This Chrome plugin is powered by Merch Informer and will check every single word, every single word/phrase combination, and line by line EVERY SINGE WORD of your Merch listings. This all happens from your Merch by Amazon upload page, which means you never leave the page. Not only does this save you valuable time going back and forth to the USPTO TESS page (which is exactly where we get our data for […]

How to Use AMS (Amazon Marketing Services) to Create Brand Pages

August 31, 2018 Merch Informer Amazon 16 comments

Now that AMS is rolling out to everyone, I thought I would take some time to do a writeup on one of the coolest new features there is: Brand Stores! Brand stores are important for a few reasons. The major one is that you can use these to funnel traffic to your listings so you can give out your store link to anyone and they will instantly see your brand on Amazon, linking to every product you have. You can even set up a website and have that website direct to your store. If you are not familliar with brand stores, they look like this: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Neil+deGrasse+Tyson/Neil+deGrasse+Tyson/page/C08C5673-6189-4501-9910-EE1BBD8C527F By the end of this tutorial, you should be up and running with a brand […]

How To Buy Yourself Out Of Tier 10 (As a Non US Resident)

August 27, 2018 Merch Informer Beginners Guide To Merch by Amazon 7 comments

Almost every single person I have talked to over the few years that Merch by Amazon has been around (and is serious about growing their business) has bought at least one of their t-shirts to test the quality. Lots of people want to hit the ground running as soon as they are approved but you slowly start to realize that Merch forces you to SLOW DOWN! You get 10 slots and can only upload a single design per day. So what does the serious mercher do? They buy their way out of tier 10 of course! This practice used to require 10 shirt sales to get to the next tier of 25, and to get from tier 25 to the […]

Announcing Merch Informer International Search + Merch Hunter PopSockets

August 22, 2018 Merch Informer Merch Informer News 7 comments

Today I am excited to announce two big updates to Merch Informer out of a long list of things we have been working on for everyone. Ever since Merch Informer launched, the promise to the community has always been that we will grow right alongside MBA. These updates are in an effort to fulfill that promise which is why international search has been added to the product search, and PopSockets have been added to the Merch Hunter. In order to make sure everyone understands how best to use these tools, let’s go over a quick recap of how everything works. Merch Informer International Search Once you log in to Merch Informer, head over to the Product Search module in the […]