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Get Ready for Halloween: Merch By Amazon Design Tips for Spooky Success

Halloween is just around the corner, and for entrepreneurs using Amazon’s Merch By Amazon (MBA) program, it’s an exciting time to capitalize on seasonal demand. Halloween is one of the most popular holidays for themed apparel and accessories, and MBA’s print-on-demand model allows sellers to quickly create and list products to capture holiday shoppers. From spooky t-shirts to eerie phone cases, now is the time to incorporate Halloween designs into your product offerings. In this guide, we’ll explore the different Halloween themes and visual approaches you can use to stand out on MBA, along with practical tips to ensure your products are perfectly optimized for the spooky season. Why Merch By Amazon is Perfect for Halloween Sales One of the […]

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Botanical and Nature-Inspired Designs for Merch By Amazon Products: A Flourishing Trend for 2024

In recent years, design trends have increasingly gravitated toward nature, drawing inspiration from the organic beauty of the world around us. One of the most prominent trends of 2024 is the rise of botanical and nature-inspired designs, an aesthetic that not only connects us to nature but also lends itself beautifully to a variety of Merch by Amazon products such as apparel, phone cases, Pop Sockets, and tote bags. This design style has deep roots in history, from organic architecture in the early 20th century to contemporary interpretations that incorporate natural elements into digital and physical products. For Merch by Amazon creators, incorporating these motifs into their designs can evoke emotions of calm, serenity, and nostalgia in customers—making it a […]

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Riding the Mermaidcore Wave: A Deep Dive into a Vibrant Design Trend for Amazon On Demand Sellers

The design trend known as “mermaidcore” is making a splash in the fashion world, and it’s not just for high-fashion runways or red carpet events. This oceanic aesthetic is perfectly suited for Amazon On Demand sellers looking to create engaging and trendy merchandise that resonates with a wide audience. Whether you’re designing apparel, phone cases, or tote bags, mermaidcore offers a rich palette of colors, themes, and elements that can help your products stand out in a crowded marketplace. What is Mermaidcore? Mermaidcore is an aesthetic trend inspired by the mystical and ethereal world of mermaids, drawing heavily on oceanic elements, vibrant sea colors, and aquatic symbolism. This trend has gained substantial traction on social media platforms like TikTok and […]

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Embracing Retro 1990s Graphics: A Guide for Amazon Merch Sellers

The 1990s were a time of vibrant cultural shifts, marked by the emergence of iconic music, fashion, and visual styles that continue to resonate today. As a result, the design trends of this decade have made a powerful resurgence, capturing the imagination of a new generation and offering endless inspiration for creators on platforms like Amazon Merch (now known as Amazon on Demand). For sellers looking to tap into this nostalgic wave, understanding and leveraging the key elements of 90s design can lead to the creation of engaging and popular products. The Cultural Impact of 90s Design The 1990s were a decade characterized by diversity and bold experimentation in both music and fashion. The era was marked by the rise […]

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Building a Brand with Amazon Merch: Tips for Creating a Cohesive and Recognizable Identity

As the e-commerce landscape continues to evolve, building a strong and cohesive brand is more important than ever for sellers on Amazon Merch (now known as Amazon on Demand). A recognizable brand not only helps you stand out from the competition but also fosters customer loyalty, leading to sustained success. In this article, we’ll guide you through the key steps for establishing a cohesive brand identity on Amazon Merch, including how to set up your Amazon storefront, create impactful designs, and effectively market your products. Step 1: Defining Your Brand Identity Before diving into the technical aspects of creating a storefront or launching products, it’s crucial to define your brand identity. Your brand is more than just a logo or […]

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Thriving in Merch by Amazon with ADD/ADHD

If you’re creative, organized, ambitious, but also struggle with keeping yourself disciplined, completing products, sticking to a schedule and procrastinating, you may be one of them many of us who have ADD or ADHD. Sadly, those initials get thrown around a lot these days, with or without an official diagnosis. For those of us who either are or legitimately would be, this can be harmful. It dilutes the effectiveness of making space/boundaries for ourselves when working with others and also builds internal conflicts which further complicate our ability to do what we need to do. Just know you’re not alone, and this is actually a superpower if channeled. But like any superpower, there’s always a Kryptonite – the challenge is […]

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Don’t Be Square, Man: Borderless Design Gives A Professional Touch

Those of us who were around during the early days of print-on-demand remember how poor and amateurish the quality was. This was mostly the result of the limitations of the equipment available at the time. Pull-down heat presses with limited printing space produced brittle, blurry, washed-out prints in letter or legal-sized squares. Even if the designer was creative enough not to limit their idea to the confines of the space, the shiny texture of the printing paper virtually cried out “THIS WAS PRINTED AT HOME.” Today they call it “vintage”, we used to call it “cheap-looking” Modern print-on-demand technology has vastly improved, and in the Amazon Merch-On-Demand world, designers are regularly producing product that rivals any large apparel brand. In […]

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Basic Color Theory for T-shirt Graphics

Not everyone can be clever enough to come up with a single phrase that is original, clever or compelling enough to stand alone on a t-shirt and sell by the truckload. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could just push a button and churn out hundreds of black t-shirts with brilliant catchphrases in white type (I’m looking at you, social media scammers selling get-rich-quick AI schemes)? For the rest of us, we have to rely on, oh, good design skills. Notice I didn’t say talent. Skills can be taught. So don’t think that if you’re not a born designer or never went to design school, you can’t create attractive, saleable designs. In fact, with just the knowledge in this piece, […]

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A.I.: Don’t Burn Your Fingers On The Hottest New Trend

No matter how successful your existing Merch By Amazon business is, you know it takes a lot of work. Coming up with ideas, designing them, hating them and doing them over again, refining them until you know they’re gonna sell… Wouldn’t it be great if there was something that could do all the work for you? If you believe the hucksters crying out from the postage-stamp-sized ads in the Facebook margins, A.I. will do it all for you! Well, to quote the late Harry Dean Stanton, Photo from “Alien” ©Twentieth Century Fox. Watch it here. I can say from experience that A.I. is not smart enough to create designs that will resonate with your customer base with a simple push […]

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What Are The Most Dominant Pop Culture Themes By Type on Amazon Merch on Demand?

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In a world driven by pop culture, where trends emerge and evolve at lightning speed, Amazon Merch on Demand stands as a vibrant hub for creative expression. From captivating movies to mesmerizing music and thrilling gaming realms to alluring series, we delve into the core themes that resonate with millions. In the following sections, we take an immersive journey through Amazon Merch on Demand to unveil the trends that dominate the world of Amazon merchandise. NOTE: Before we dive into the article, we talk a lot about research we have done that involves lots of intellectual property that you would NOT own. Do not infringe on the intellectual property of others! The most dominant pop culture categories When it comes […]

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