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 IRead more
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 byRead more
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 yourRead more
Today I have a very special post from none other than our good friend Michael Essany! You may know his name from our interview here (which at this point is almost a year old!), or maybe because he has showed up in the media multiple times. We know him because he covered Merch Informer on a news website before we really got going and started our conversation early. However,Read more
The time has come to finally address the elephant in the room, or something I have been meaning to address here on the Merch Informer blog! Shipping and fulfillment (and sizing)! A few months ago, we all got this update in our dashboards: Then we got an update to this update: This is the not the first time that the Content Policy has changed and it certainly willRead more
UPDATE! This script has been turned into a web based tool for FREE that you can use without any hangups with coding: https://merchresize.com/ Popsockets have been released on the Merch by Amazon platform and people are starting to have their accounts activated for these new products. However, these are all a different size than we are used to for t-shirts and hoodies, and also have a bit of a learningRead more
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 strikeRead more
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, bankingRead more
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 peopleRead more
Now that almost everyone has access to sweatshirts and hoodies, you have probably noticed that hoodies take a different dimension image! Of course, Amazon has not given us an easy way to resize these within the Merch program, so we are stuck figuring out the most efficient way to do it ourselves. For those that only have 10-25 designs, you could easily just resize them yourself in whatever imageRead more