There really is no reason to limit yourself to just one POD platform. If you’re waiting for Amazon to approve you or if you have a collection of designs you want more money from, here are some of the best alternatives to Amazon Merch that I’ve used over the last few years. I used to […]
How I Quadruple New Instagram Followers Daily
Over the last few months, I’ve been doing some freelance work managing the social media for an online business. They really just wanted to make sure new posts were scheduled and there were responses to followers comments and DMs. That was all fine and easy. The account was always getting new followers daily, and of […]
Top Paid and Free Tshirt Design Sites, Tools & Apps for Merch
I have a growing t-shirt and merch business where I “design” apparel and other merch like mugs and iPhone cases. I have a little secret though…I have no idea how to design any of it. My Photoshop and Illustrator skills are extremely limited. Sure I can crop an image and change the color of a […]
5 Quick Changes that Made Me Incredibly Productive
About a year ago I quit my job and started working from home to create my own online businesses. I thought that with all of the extra time, I’d be able to put in long days 100% focused on the tasks I needed to get done each day to succeed. It turns out that being […]
Printify vs Prinftul – Why Not Both?
At the time of this writing, I currently have 3 Etsy stores and 1 Shopify store. All of the items are print on demand. The majority of them are tee shirts and mugs. Then there is a smattering of other apparel like hoodies, v-necks, and tank tops. Printful has been my print provider since I […]
Outside the Box Alternatives to Google and Facebook Advertising
Google Ads and Facebook Advertising used to be the holy grail of marketing products and services online. They have always offered highly targeted traffic that used to provide incredible ROIs for advertisers. While the targeting is still about as precise as you can get, it comes with a pretty big price tag that may not […]
RJ Banned From Etsy During his 30 Day Etsy Challenge
Let’s start this off by saying I’m not here celebrating something that happened to RJ Martinez, but giving some thoughts about what it seems happened to him and how to prevent it. I was on Reddit yesterday, as I often am, and saw a post about RJ getting shut down on Etsy. I knew he […]
How I’m Prepping for Q4
Q4 Baby!! Its almost that time of year when Pretty Merch rings all day and Etsy customers start blowing up my inbox. I can’t wait! Last year I didn’t really prepare for the fourth quarter and I definitely left a lot of money on the table. This year I’m going into it with more of […]