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If you have been part of any Facebook groups or heard the chatter around the block, chances are you have heard some of the conspiracy theories of Amazon changing something, sell through rates tanking, or not being able to make many sales. So what exactly is going on with Merch by Amazon? Did the algorithm change? Why is it that you can only find your shirt in search if you use an exact match full title string? Let’s talk about it, explain why your new shirts aren’t selling, and figure out what to do about it! My New Merch Shirts Aren’t Selling! This is something we have seen come up over and over again. If you head over to merchresearch.com, […]

When doing your research to decide on what designs you should do next, most people get really hung up on the same niches time and time again. This eventually leads to a LOT of competition with everyone competing for the same top slots doing the SAME niche shirts. Sound familiar? If not, check out the amount of “Nurse” shirts, or “dog” shirts out there. Do not get me wrong, you can make very good money in these niches. You know what is MUCH better though? Making designs for professions and hobbies that no one else is targeting. I love doing career shirts because they sell well and are evergreen. The secret is just creating designs for professions which are either […]

Seasonal niches can be a massive money maker when it comes to listing Merch on Amazon if you know what you are looking for and how best to manage these niches. If I were to say the word “seasonal niche” to you, what is the first thing that would come to mind? For most, it would be the major holidays: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, so on and so forth. Every single person selling Merch on Amazon is probably going to upload a shirt or 10 into those categories. Now, the word saturated is thrown out a lot which we do not agree with, but it does make it harder to make sales in these niches. If you have the slots, you […]