You're good-hearted, Juna. You want everyone to prosper, even if it's at your own cost.

@DetourShirts

15 күн бұрын

True... I do like to help

And people wonder why most KZreadrs won’t disclose their shops. This is why. I’ve had so many copycats steal my designs.

@DetourShirts

23 күн бұрын

Yup.... it makes it tough... I kinda knew it was going to happen eventually

Copycats aren't competition...they're lazy thieves. You should find a way to share without exposing your actual stores. Your kindness and generosity shouldn't be rewarded with in such a negative way.

@DetourShirts

20 күн бұрын

I know... thanks

Mad respect to anyone doing this for the whole year. I only did one month and almost lost my mind😵😂

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

It's tough for sure

You are a truly kind man, Juna. 😮😊

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

So inspirational and motivational! I also don't niche down enough as I just lack time to commit. However, I sold 29 items in may so to see that I am obviously doing something right as my stats are comparable to yours, it really inspired me to keep pushing my designs out. I am tier 500 and currently have 359 items up. I know, because of you, that I can keep going to create that compound effect and hope to make the next tier before the year is out 🤞

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

You can do it! Thanks for sharing

Thank you so much . I appreciate your honesty and I'm going to get started.

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

You are so welcome

You're so zen man, respect! I'll be so shamefull to copy cat other people, i can't imagine it. Honnestly they badly copy cat you.

@DetourShirts

13 күн бұрын

Thanks for the respect

Great video. Summer sales dip is pretty normal. Going for seasonal niches, or use the niches you identify with designs by detour and cross niche it with the ‘seasons’.

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

appreciate for sharing this with us, excellent video

THANKS A BUNCH, AMAZING VIDEO!!!

Nice vid thank you for sharing with us

great content. ty

Wow your video came up after I watched was it Shimmy where he put you on the god tier for print on demand strategies. So have subscribed and excited to see if I can learn from you to start on pod.

@DetourShirts

13 күн бұрын

Wow! Thank you fr subscribing

Thanks again your videos are so helpful 🎉🙏🌞💯

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

You are so welcome

I learned a lot of valuable information from you, thank you

@DetourShirts

3 күн бұрын

Glad to hear it!

Juna your composition for the ones that were copied were much better. Anyone could see it. Sad is when you’re small and have a cute idea and someone big copies you that has more money to advertise or man power…if someone copies something you do but makes it better good for the customer in the end. This is how we get better stuff day by day. Competition is king. Love your videos!

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Great comment...just always do you best. It is a competition out there

I am only level 100, I am small even every few days I review and report exact copycats pixel by pixel, I cannot imagine the deficiencies that the big ones will have. Greetings and thanks for all your work :)

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Congratulations on your sales and profit.

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Juna - the more you give the more you receive- you know that and karma does happen- they may copy you but that only drives you to do amazing things _ I see that in you!! Your a kind human- you will always do well and they will eventually disappear because they do not have your drive and skills- It takes a lot more than just copying your stuff.

@DetourShirts

7 күн бұрын

Very true... thank you

Thank you so much, you keep me fighting.

@DetourShirts

21 күн бұрын

You are so welcome

Yeah I had a copycat that stole one of my designs for Easter. They just changed the pose of the character, otherwise it was a direct copy, same colors and fonts. The worst thing was they were undercutting my price which was effecting my sales. It was discouraging but I stayed focused on my other designs and kept uploading.

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Yup... it's going to happen in POD unfortunately unless you sell on your own site

@arunashamal

25 күн бұрын

At this point my strategy combating copy cats are just to absolutely spam the niche with variations of my designs. I copy myself and upload 100s of them. My designs are pretty simple and I have slots to do it, but copy cats are a huge problem

@curtisaallen

18 күн бұрын

Are all you guys just using Amazon?

@justcallmeneb8025

18 күн бұрын

@@curtisaallen no I am working on a Shopify site, and have old accounts on Redbubble and Teepublic that I am not actively working on. Along with KDP!

@arunashamal

18 күн бұрын

@@curtisaallen yes

Hey, love your videos and the insights you provide. Ive been inspired by watching your videos and other POD content creators, however I find that I'm stuck on the first stage. I have niches that I'm interested in but I find it hard whether to focus on that niche and do different styles (eg. retro, anime, kawaii) or focus on one style but try different niches/ trends? I am also stuck on whether it's better to start on Shopify or other POD platforms since there's benefits to both. If I was to start a Shopify, would I need to make multiple stores to target different niches?

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

This is why I would suggest starting with something free to figure out your style and what works for you before spending a lot of money on Shopify before you know. If you don't know what style or niche to do try a ton of different stuff and test it. That is what is great about POD, it's free to test what is working and what doesn't.

Thanks for updating. Do you also put your new designs on your other pod sites? Or do you just concentrate on these 3 for your daily t shirt designs?

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

I will put them on the other ones eventually.... but I only have them on the 3 for right now

Thanks for sharing Juna! I love your dedication to Design with Detour. Sorry to hear about the copycats though. Do you make more versions of your prompt designs that you possibly don't share with the community? Also, are you still designing more shirts outside of Design with Detour to increase your daily uploads?

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Yes I do! My main Amazon sales aren't too affect but I really wanted Design with Detour designs to take off.

Haha that Good/the Bad / the messy is very funny 🤣

@DetourShirts

18 күн бұрын

I like that one too

Que inspiración! Como se accede a vender en Amazon? No aceptan a cualquiera. Y otra consulta, tus ventas son orgánicas de la tienda? O creas contenido en alguna plataforma, tiktok, Pinterest o publicidad? Muchas gracias 🫂🇦🇷

@DetourShirts

17 күн бұрын

Tienes que postularte para estar en Amazon. Si no entras sigue intentándolo. Utilizo anuncios de Amazon, pero la mayoría de mis ventas, el 90 por ciento, son orgánicas.

Thanks for the great video.Yes, they are around {copycats). And I am only on tier 100, just made it myself up from tier 10 to 100 without friends buying from me or copying somebody's design. I climb up in tiers in 9 month, do not know it is good or bad but I did it by just learning and creating... My biggest concern now that people are using same promps because they shared or selling by content creators. So where will end up with the same images? texts? how unique design would be. In this case people do not even need to make an effort to create and think by themselfes. Rather than selling thoese promts I would highly reccomend just to show niche and ideas but do not share the promts. Thank you Juna

@saidelilou3052

25 күн бұрын

did you focus on trends or evergreens on lower tiers like tier 10/25 ?

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

This is where you need to think outside the box and do something creative that no one else is doing and stand out.

@marinav1343

25 күн бұрын

@@saidelilou3052 80% evergreen

What should you do if you can't get an account with Amazon? Is it better to choose the paid version with merch sales on Amazon, which costs extra, or are there other sites that are just as successful as Amazon?

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

Great question... if you are just starting and never sold on POD before I would start with something like TeePublic to learn how Print on Demand works (uploading, designing, etc).... If you are more experienced and have designs that people will buy you could try selling on Etsy or Shopify but that's next level Print on Demand stuff and not the best for beginners

I really want to start with Print on demand but I’m struggling to find motivation and I don’t have the design knowledge. Your videos have helped me get a better understanding of design but I’m still not 100%. Do you have any advice?

1st comment 😜 Also love your content 😍

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Hi Juna. Maybe you get this question asked a lot, you mentioned on your videos having a 9-5 job, since you do so well in POD do you plan to one day give the POD a full focus to make it your full time work?

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

Yes... That's the plan...one day

Aloha Juna. Big fan of your videos. I have a question that might make a helpful video. I was lucky enough to be tiered up to 100, but Amazon limits the number of products that I can create each day. So, I can only upload one design per day with all its products. Sometimes I have to go in the next day to add more products to an uploaded design. Can you please do a video on how best to manage your Amazon designs and uploads? Thank you for all that you do for the POD community.

@DetourShirts

21 күн бұрын

I think you are doing great.... One thing I would say is that if you run out of slots I would remove the oldest design that hasn't sold to make room for newer designs... but don't remove designs unless you need space

I dislike it when I go to Etsy Or Amazon and put in a search and get like 20 of the same t-shirts on the search results. I Love your challenges. I love to challenge myself creatively, but I think a lot of people don't have that innate creativity and it's hard for them to come up with ideas, so they take from others. Sad true.

@DetourShirts

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! Yes, that's what this challenge is for to push yourself creatively and create something different

Thanks for sharing! Do you think selling PoD (Shirts, etc.) is worth for someone to do full time and make a living off of?

@DetourShirts

20 күн бұрын

Yes, absolutely but it can take a long time and you would have to figure out what sales and what doesn't.... It's not a guarantee you will be able to do that. So yes, for those that can do that.

Can anyone tell me with these companies like Redbubble, Teepublic and Threadless if they put their own label/tag on the shirt or if its from a third party or do you have the ability to put your own.???? thanks in advance.

@DetourShirts

19 күн бұрын

You can't put your own label on those but If you used Printify and sell on Etsy or Shopify you probably could

Juna, have you ever posted an original image on one of your t-shirt creations, sticker, etc. and that you registered with the US Copyright Office and subsequently found your registered image used elsewhere online without your permission? If so, how did you pursue that situation? Thanks!

@DetourShirts

21 күн бұрын

No... only because I don't register my designs with the US Copyright office..... by copyright law all designs that you create and sell online are copyrighted, "A copyright is secured automatically when the work is created, as long as the work contains a sufficient degree of originality".... but I have seen people use my designs and sell it without my permission. I usually contact the POD site to take them down

Hi Juna! Are you in the Artisan tier already? Teepublic changed my tier to Artisan but I'm concerned if I add AI designs, they might change my status. Thanks!

@DetourShirts

21 күн бұрын

Yes I am!

Do you post same design to 3 pod platforms?

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

Yes

Why are only a few creators recommending posting on spreadshirt? Is the traffic just too low ?

@DetourShirts

22 күн бұрын

I think so. Not as much organic traffic as the others

People are so cheeky. Such good designs shame they got copied.

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Yeah.... well it happens. Thanks for the comment

Wow amazing t-shirt designs.. do you create the graphics yourself or use AI? also how do u create theses new phrases that auto-come up on amazon?

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

I'm using AI for the main graphic but then I'm adding to it

@boydriver2978

23 күн бұрын

Which AI app do you use please?

Great video. However just to let you know Bruh is trademarked, and I got an infringement for it on Etsy.

@DetourShirts

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info

@DetourShirts

22 күн бұрын

Thanks for the info

Hi Juno….do you ever post graphics with no words or puns…..if so how did that go for you.

@DetourShirts

16 күн бұрын

Yes... it works sometimes but the graphic has to be very strong... it almost has to tell a story by itself

@stevenchurch8751

16 күн бұрын

You make soooooo many designs, you are masterly talented……but with such a diverse and eclectic genre of designs, how in the world do you decide how to describe them so people will find them. This would make a great tutorial for people to know what to write and describe their designs for posting.

Are u doing ads for this designs?

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Not yet.... I really need to do lottery ads for these

Hi Juna, I have copy cats that copy 100 % pixels to pixels and badly copy the description 100 % :(. and Yes, I have reported and it's been deleted.

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

So glad you were able to take care of that... Thanks for sharing

Yeah most people are just lazy, they just copy paste Still better than not doing anything but still lazy POD is like a small plant u keep watering it and one day it will bloom

@DetourShirts

25 күн бұрын

Very true... thanks for sharing that

You can't stop copy cats. I've had students that copied my ideas and became my competition. LOL

@DetourShirts

22 күн бұрын

Yup. It’s part of the business but I wish it wasn’t

9:42 juna... that's not competition... that's plain copying!!

@DetourShirts

22 күн бұрын

Yeah. I hope they learn to make their own soon

They copy you so you should copy them back…

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

Nice.... lol

That's not exactly copy, just inpiration LoL.

@DetourShirts

24 күн бұрын

That's what a lot of people would say...lol

@ikcaruswingz

24 күн бұрын

​@@DetourShirts Good artists copy, Great artists steal.😝