It was worth the time spent creating this video, Shimmy. You give a clear and broad look at something as complex as what sells in a design. One of those videos that I can watch over and over again to refine the creation of my next designs. Great content as always. Don't worry, 100,000 followers are almost there.

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

thanks so much!!! was well worth it!

I found that model mockups are very popular amongst women’s designs, not so much with men’s designs

Best POD teacher on KZread ❤

@shimmymorris1

3 күн бұрын

Aw thank you!

I just got an inspiration for a design while watching this video. Great work, Shimmy.

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

oh nice!!!

First time I’ve heard someone recommend flat lays instead of human models for mockups - I agree that it looks better on the flat lays but I’ve heard people are more drawn to the human mock ups. Just curious if you saw more successful listings with flat lays or if the flat lays just visually looked better

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

wayyyyy more successful designs when using flat lays. The main issue with models is they take away from the main focal point of the mockup which is the design. You don't want to distract a potential buyer, you want to lead them straight to the design so they buy

@ambermcintire930

7 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 that makes sense! Looks like I’ve got some work to do! 😂

@arkikali5632

7 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 But that would be why you zoom in for the thumbnail, no?

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

@@arkikali5632 what do you mean?

@arkikali5632

6 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 Well, you cited the focus being on the model as one of the big drawbacks of model mockups. But when you're setting up your listing in Etsy, there's an option to adjust the mockup thumbnail, which is what shows up on the main search page. So common advice / arguably best practices is to zoom in so that the shirt nearly fills the thumbnail canvas, but then when people click into your listing, they see they full-size / uncropped mockup. Hope that makes sense.

Very informative and interesting, thank you!

Thank you for your work. Shimmy. Awesome job 👍

Brilliant as always Shimmy!

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

Thanks for sharing your research, really helpful 🙂

SUCH a good video Shimmy! Thank you!

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

You're so welcome! so happy you liked it

Another informative episode..... good job Shimmy

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

thanks so much!

Thank you! Grateful I found you. Have a great day

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Have to say that this video was an eye opener and I need to change and update loads.

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

so glad it helped!!

Thank you for all your helpful videos!😀🥰

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

Valuable info, thank you

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

thank you!

Thank you Shimmy for this very useful overview and for all your tutiruals. Interesting that you suggest not using model mockups as it detracts from the design, whilst many Etsy tutots state the very opposite saying that potential customers want and need to visualise how the design looks in real-time. I guess you can only go by what you've analysed and the data associated with that.

@BeInspiredByPrettyThings

6 күн бұрын

This was a surprising point in video for me too. I wonder if he's analyzing mostly Shopify, and Amazon Merch?

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

This is referring to the main photo. Model mock-ups can be useful as the 3rd or 4th image maybe. I analysed Etsy amazon and Shopify. Main issue with mockups are they look sooo fake and everyone knows it

@gloriafrancis7621

6 күн бұрын

@shimmymorris1 Yes, I understood that you meant about models not being main photo. So many of the primary listing are models 🙆🏾‍♀️

Thank you very much for sharing❤

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

You’re welcome!

Thank you shimmy for the great video ,i have question where i can find a good flat lays mockups please ?

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

Glad you liked it. I bought mine on Etsy from a seller. They sold a bundle of Gildan 64000 mock-ups

Amazing content, thank you so much for all your hard work! I wish you had a course-April

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

thank you!! We do, it's part of our community: The print on demand hub. here's the link: www.skool.com/theprintondemandhub/about

@rashipp4982

5 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 Thank you.

Thanks for the tip about funny T-shirts working so well. That's really important to know. 👍

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

no problem!

Thank you!!! Going to go in and fix these thumbnails and honestly I hate using model mock ups because they take so much time to do! I need to add more stuff to my shop.

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

ye i haven't used them in ages! When I next do i'll be taking my own photos

When putting the grunge effects on the graphics, how to make the grunge elements transparent so they can be the same colors as the shirt colors?

Great Video, Shimmy. I've not been able to find information on FULL FRONT designs vs BACK PRINT with a LEFT CHEST design. Do you full front designs typically sell better?

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

They are certainly more popular. I saw very few. back designs in my research, but that doesn't mean they can't work

Any idea what the top 3 best fonts are?

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

there isn't really a top 3. Hundreds of different fonts are used. We made an infographic of the tops fonts, but it wasn't the top 3 (The infographic is in our community)

Bro u r giving informations that aren't even in paid courses. Thanks a lot

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

thanks so much! glad you liked it

What is your opinion about pricing strategy?

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

I price between $27-$31 for my tshirts on Shopify. All platforms are different and would need different price points to do well

Great video, Shimmy! I have a question, and I'm not sure you've covered it on your channel. How do you handle sales tax through Shopify? Is that handled by Shopify? Or are you responsible for it? And what about sales that are made in the US or other countries? I'm on Etsy now, and they currently handle the sales tax. But at some point, I want to move to Shopify. Thank you so much!

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

You can sort that out in the settings on Shopify. ☺️ have based on country etc

So Shimmy one question, most of POD gurus say follow only one niche for multiple products type or only one product type with various niches. But your design predicts various niches, so market place where selling products won't get confused what i am trying to sell or attract the trageted customers through organic traffic? As i am planning to open etsy pod by using 6 product types with focusing on 3type of niches at the beginning. Kindly suggest whether i am good to go with this thought or follow only the pod gurus .

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

It depends on the platform really. I really only recommend T-shirts although other products can work. With Etsy I would suggest multiple niches and organise with etsy categories.

@suchetamukherjee5548

7 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 Thanks

Thanks for a great video! Very informative! On the last point, you say you should never use a mockup on a model as your main thumbnail. On Etsy, 95% of all the thumbnails have a model. In my humble opinion, the ones without look cheap and lazy, and I have lower expectations for it to be a quality product with good customer service. Could you help clarify this point?

@shimmymorris1

4 күн бұрын

Funnily enough every mockup on Etsy that’s the main image that has a model goes against their T&Cs… so be careful. Also surprisingly it’s not 95%. On first glance it may look like that. But when you dig deeper and start looking at tens of thousands of Etsy listings. You’ll realise the vast majority that are actually performing well don’t include a model in their first mock up

Everyone else says to use human models for mockups. I do zoom in and crop the models at their chin so that the shirt is the main focus, but I do worry about selling unisex designs on models that are one or the other gender.

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

It's not me saying not to use it. It's the data I gathered from looking at nearly 10k designs.

Sir where can I get 100% free mockups and tech pack templates for making my own clothing brand ?

great video shimmy, i have a question that migh be off topic, i'm just curious how much profit can be made selling one T-shirt ? what is the range ? less than 10 dollars ? or can you profit more than 10 dollars in one item ? and i want to know when starting a Shopify POD, is the best strategy is to just stick to one niche to better target your audience and customers ? Thank you so much shimmy, you're one of the few that are really awesome and authentic that i ever watched , keep it up !

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

It depends on the platform you sell on. Our profit on Shopify for 1 t-shirt is $17-$20. But then you have other costs and ads if you want to go down the ads route. We end up profiting about 30% so around the $8-$11 range

@salahadj4964

6 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 thank you so much shimmy , can't thank you enough ♥️

Well, 6.10 has just saved me a bunch of time - thanks, Shimmy 👍 And 12.54 too - I gotta swap some pictures around tonight!

@hui975

7 күн бұрын

Thanks for the timestamps. I usually start watching the videos from the middle

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

so happy it helped!

Hi @shimmy, great video as always :) I applied to join the Free Community a few weeks ago but haven't heard anything. Please let me know if there's a problem, thanks.

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

Thank you!! It’s been a really crazy week so haven’t had much time to get to the free community. But will get to all asap!

@jaceborg

6 күн бұрын

@@shimmymorris1 👍

how do you ship to other countries than US with swiftpod? shipping is too expensive

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

i'll use country specific printers

I can’t believe retro sunsets are still going strong.

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

course!!

I did the shirt only on etsy and it did nothing, etsy does all model mockups, its really irritating

@shimmymorris1

6 күн бұрын

What do u mean Etsy does all model mockups?

Are you not accepting Print on Demand Experts free community membership requests? Have been waiting membership approval for one week and still pending

@shimmymorris1

7 күн бұрын

i am, it's just been a crazy crazy week so haven't had much time to get to the free community. I will get to it ASAP. Thanks for being so patient. (I'm looking to remove the approval part as soon as I find someone to help me manage it)

On your course, there is a statement that you make where you say it is "Perfect if you're looking to get to $10,000/month with your Print on Demand Business". I am curious if you mean in Gross or Net with these numbers? Thank you in advance.

@shimmymorris1

3 күн бұрын

Net ☺️ that’s about 30k+ in gross. This is strictly with Shopify though. It’s incredibly tough to hit those numbers on other platforms in my opinion

@TwistedGamingLive

2 күн бұрын

@shimmymorris1 thank you - do you have detailed courses on Facebook ads? Like are we going to be creating videos or collages of products for ads?

@shimmymorris1

2 күн бұрын

@@TwistedGamingLive yes in the Print on Demand Hub there is specific print on demand Facebook ads course. Chris made it. It’s very very detailed

Dare I say: I watched this video and all I got was a stupid idea for a tee shirt.

@shimmymorris1

5 күн бұрын

hahaha

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I don't want to discount your analysis, but you didn't present any legitimate descriptive statistics to support your qualitative summary. You used a lot of generic terms and words like most, many, frequest without presenting how your categorical distictions and conclusions related to your population of designs. For someone who says they love analyzing data you didn't present any data or supported findings.