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Dissecting Audiences on Amazon Merch on Demand: Trends and Top Sellers In The African American Segment

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There are 41.6 million African Americans living throughout the United States. This represents a large chunk of the total population at 12.4%. It is therefore a significant market that Amazon Merch on Demand sellers should not underestimate. To find out what sort of merch is mostly being sold to this group, and what the top sellers are doing right to reach this audience, take a look at our key findings below. How can you uncover the ethnicity of a buyer audience on Amazon? In order to uncover the ethnicity of a particular buyer audience on Amazon, a few defining features must be considered. These relate to popular holidays, needs and wants, as well as geography and psychographics. Popular holidays are […]

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Anime/Kawaii Merch May Be One Of The Hottest Niches Of The Year

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While names like Sailor Moon, Deku, Kuromi, Goku and Raichu might not ring any bells for you, chances are someone in your life could enthusiastically tell you the plotlines/backstories for at least one of these popular anime characters. Characterized by big sparkly eyes, tiny button noses and often big bright hair and/or adornments, the stereotypical anime style and all of the niches that have developed within it, have trended well beyond their Japanese origins and have become incredibly fashionable and profitable in the United States. And it’s not just adolescents who go crazy for the anime style! With hundreds of new anime series being produced a year that cover a long list of sub-genres, adults and youth alike have no […]

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Studying Your Merch By Amazon Competitors: Merch Informer’s Comprehensive Step-By-Step Guide

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Every business owner is aware of the importance of competitor research. A subset of market research, studying your competition enables you to see what products they’re selling, at what price and volume, what features these products have, what their customers are saying, and more. In addition, competitor research enables you to see where your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses lie, as well as what strategies they’re using to get ahead. As a Merch by Amazon Seller, you need to think like an entrepreneur when creating your t-shirts. After all, this is a side business, but a business nonetheless. Gathering insights into what competitors are doing will help you improve your rankings and get more sales. One of the best tools you […]

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T-Shirts And Politics: Is Political Messaging Worthwhile On Merch By Amazon?

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Whatever your political views may be, one thing is certain: Politics is here to stay whether we like it or not. There will always be conflicting sides in the political discourse. While many people are happy to express their political opinions through t-shirts, it would be interesting to find out how political topics and figures fare on Merch by Amazon. This is especially the case with print-on-demand (POD) t-shirts. Let’s take a closer look. Are Politics Allowed On Merch By Amazon? Merch by Amazon has many rules and guidelines for the content and designs that can be printed and sold on the platform. For example, one such rule is that a Seller cannot sell trademarked names and words. Another example […]

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How To Make The Best Of Merch Informer’s Keyword Research Toolkit

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There are two crucial pillars of success when it comes to selling Amazon print-on-demand (POD) t-shirts – great design and proper keywords. Keyword research is vital because it helps you get in front of the right customers. It also allows Amazon’s algorithm to rank you more appropriately, ultimately leading to more sales. When it comes to keyword research, you have two main options: do it the hard way or the easy way. The hard way involves scrolling through thousands of listings manually, taking notes on the side, and merely hoping that you hit the bullseye. The easy way, on the other hand, is doing your keyword research through Merch Informer. The software offers you three primary tools for conducting your […]

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What Is The Single Most Successful Print-On-Demand T-Shirt on Amazon And What Made It The Best?

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It all started in the Navy. That’s when t-shirts first appear to have been introduced for soldiers to wear under their uniforms. Then, they became a sort of fashion statement. A way of expressing quirks, tastes, one’s sense of humor, their style, and even an indication of hobbies and interests. They also became popular amongst cult followers of music and films. But let’s take it back to 1977, when the “I love NY” t-shirt was born. Initially, it was created as a way to promote tourism to this bustling city. However, the logo itself became massively popular and appeared on countless t-shirts ever since then. In fact, the trend has taken the world by storm, with many major cities being […]

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T-Shirt Print on Demand Research For Foreign Marketplaces – New Merch Informer Updates

Selling on Merch by Amazon has evolved since the program first launched and for the better! What used to be a program where you had to wait months and months to be accepted with a few t-shirt options and only the US market; has expanded into many marketplaces with almost global fulfillment. Now, if you have been selling for any period of time, you likely know that the VAST majority of sales occur in the US market, and thus most people are doing research for creation of these designs just in the US market. However, sometimes doing research to find untapped niches in specific markets can be a way to make more sales, get ahead, and target the cultural differences […]

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Niche Hunter – Amazon Keywords, Search Volume, and New Print on Demand Niches In ONE Place

Creating a successful Merch by Amazon business is going to come down to fitting 3 pieces of a puzzle together perfectly. Miss one, or ignore another, and you are going to be behind the pack when it comes to making sales. These three things on the surface are fairly simple: Design Keywords Buyer’s Intent You need a great unique design to start off with. If you are creating designs that do not stack up with other products on Amazon, you will quickly realize that this business is harder than you thought it might be. But WHAT is a great design?  You need to use the right keywords in your listing to ensure that your design is getting in front of […]

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How To Find Trending Phrases On Merch by Amazon – New Merch Informer Module

One of the hardest things to do when you are working on your Merch by Amazon business is find keywords and phrases that are getting in front of the right audience. Getting in front of the customers that are spending money already is difficult, but finding phrases where you are NOT competing against 10,000 other sellers is even more difficult. But…. What if it did not have to be? What if there was a way to find phrases that are just starting to take off and make sales, that you knew of before anyone else? It would be a lot easier to make designs that start making sales quickly right? Exactly! This is why we released a new module inside […]

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

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!

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