Exposing This YouTubers Print on Demand Business

The risks about being "suspended", isn't ETSY famous for suspend you at any time? 🤔

I'm currently about 7/8 months into POD and followed Greg in my early days. It was he who got me into POD. It definitely hasn't been a "build it and they will come" business and I totally agree that it is hard work pulling all the strands together, but I'm sticking in there and looking at different ways to better it.

I do believe a few years back I followed exactly his video about getting accepted on Amazon two or three different times and never got accepted so yes I agree it is extremely hard. Can't imagine it being any easier now

$2.66 vs $5 is almost half. It can be the difference between making a LOT of money and going out of business quickly.

Greg was actually the person who introduced me to print on demand s number of years ago and i learned s lot from him. I'd love to see him on your show.

Thankyou! I hate the way they exaggerate profit, whether thats by 1. Highlighting extreme examples of success. 2. Flat out plain exaggeration 3. In ignorance, but well intended - because he is already probably long accepted to Amazon, he doesnt realise how hard it is to be accepted etc 4. Flat out lying to promote your channel Right, its like this. STOP PROMOTING A HALF TRUTH. DONT MAKE A VIDEO INSTEAD. Theres a word for that, its called a SalesPerson... In a cost of living crisis, particularly its not ok to do this to new sellers. The info left out can make or break a person. That person does not want to lose their house or their lunch. Thankyou Shimmy. I am very selective now about which channels I watch. I appreciate your intelligence and ability to reflect, as well as your courage.

Thank you Shimmy for reviewing Greg's video. I was one of the persons that have requested that you check out Greg's videos. I started out listening to Greg during Covid. He is a great teacher. However, his information is saturated with a flood of inaccuracies. I don't understand why Greg continues to spread this misinformation virus. Have you checked out his full tutorial? Don't expect him to contact you. By the way, he introduce me to a tool called merch informer. Do you use it, or recommend it?

I have always known that I need to pull my information from multiple sources. I minimally use 3 or more sources. I never rely on one. Yet I have always been one who believes you can learn something from everyone. I watch all of you guys and take away bits and pieces that serve my purposes. I don't think about the numbers of profit because results for you are going to be the same for me. So I just concentrate on learning the different methods and finding what works for me. I appreciate all the support I get from you guys.

Thanks for this video. I actually watched this video by Greg earlier today and yes it made my head get a little bit bigger than it should at this stage in my POD journey. Laying the foundations by creating great designs for now, while carefully evaluating realistic ways to make future sales. Patience, persistence, realistic expectations.

I love your passion for equality, openness and accuracy in information. He does make it sound way better than it is, and the "non-passive" way, he makes it sound like it's not worth doing. I love that you pointed out that there are benefits and drawbacks for both "ways", for all ways actually.

I've been wanting to make this video for years, thanks for making it Shimmy 👍

Shimmy, one important thing I would like to see here is some detailed info on how to properly build and grow a shopify store. I'm saying this because what usually makes people HESITANT about the Shopify route is the fear of LOSING MONEY before making any profit. And by this I don't mean the Shopify monthly fee, I'm more about the money that would go in different tools that every BIG PLAYER uses and also the Ads-Campaigns (which if not performed right, will make you lose money very fast). I joined your group last week and I definitely think you're probably the right person to learn the active POD option from 🤝

Shimmy, you are far too kind. Greg is not an actual seller, I know because I have been doing POD since 2015 and do it full-time. I watched him early on and he seemed at first like he would be a helpful person to follow. Since I was actually doing the work and selling, I started to find his information to be so off, that he couldn't possibly be getting his hands dirty doing the actual work. At this point in his video career, he probably has a staff. One of the things that I like about YouTube is you can often have interaction with creators, he doesn't want to be exposed, so he would be risking a lot by being a guest. Thank you for emphasizing that POD is not passive, I hate when YouTubers lead with that because I work my tail off. And because it is my own business, I probably put at least 60 plus hours in a week.

Hey Shimmy, I also watched this video and I must admit that Greg actually introduced me to Amazon Merch for the first time. Prior to that, I had no idea about it. It was also enlightening to learn about the payment aspect. Greg tends to share information based on his perspective, offering insights on passive, active approaches, and more. I believe it's important to form our own opinions and experiment with things ourselves. While gathering insights from videos and experts is beneficial, they are not absolute truths, merely opinions. I appreciate your analysis on how others present their ideas. Thank you for your valuable content.

Please recommend which platform to use then? Appreciate ur work..

Nice breakdown. A couple of questions. 1. What do you do with the designs on your store that don't do well? Upload to a different store? 2. What are your thoughts on Merch on Demand vs. Seller Central?

One thing that I would point out is Amazon probably gives vendors much more traffic. In most business models like that (for example, Costco) the very high volume comes at a cost of lower markup or profit for the participating vendors. Vendors who sell to Costco work on very low profit margins, and Costco as well works on a high volume, low markup model. Just something I did not hear mentioned.

I've applied to and been rejected by Amazon Merch 14 times, and will continue to try, but you're right. He should be explaining the pros AND cons. Thanks Shimmy for your honest videos.

Thank you for the vid shimmy,hey I have a question to ask..on Shopify actual cost video you mentioned that when you make a engagement ad campaign...I'm a bit uncertain on something I recently got the amount needed/minimum ($500) My question is what does good engagement on a Facebook engagement ad look like(in terms on likes or however it works And if possible can you please make a video specifically about Facebook ads like if you are working with $500 what are realistic profits and loss that can be made

I'm a bit surprised to see Greg on here, he's been around for a while and I've enjoyed some of his videos in the past although I don't think I've used his methods. However, I really hope you continue with these review videos and being blunt about what doesn't work!! I am tired of gurus glossing over important things. I recently lost money buying a course from someone promoting Amazon Review (no social media needed, you don't have to be an influencer etc) yet after I paid and joined within a couple of videos the process shows you need to apply to Amazons influencer program which they DO WANT TO SEE Your FOLLOWERS!! That is misleading from what she was promoting. I wouldn't have bought her course if I had known that. Ofcourse I was denied by amazon ... multiple times. There really needs to be transparency, sick of people lying to sell courses. 😩