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Start selling shirts online with no inventory. Amazon Merch is the way to go!

I've been talking in few other discussions about amazon merch and I thought I'd give a quick tutorial on what it is and how to use it.

So, amazon merch is amazons way to take over the tshirt selling business by having designers sell their own designs on amazon tshirts. It's a really clever way to get amazing artists to put their images on your shirts Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

You can find amazon merch by clicking HERE

Just so you know, it's not an instant setup. You'll have to request an invitation and wait to be accepted, but it's worth it Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! It took around 3 months for me to be accepted but now it should be quicker since the merch team has been hiring new people to speed up the process. Even if you don't plan on selling right now, it's a good idea to get in and request an invitation now.


So let's fast forward to after you're accepted.
You'll be able to upload 25 images at first and once you sell 25 shirts you'll be upgraded to level 2 where you can upload 50 images. I have friends who have upwards of 5,000 designs uploaded and are selling. These guys are making $100 to $300 a day on complete autopilot since Amazon handles everything Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

So now let's talk about how you upload your images. It's actually pretty simple Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!
You take your image and you can upload it to the front and/or back of the shirt. See the image below.

NOTE: your image will need to be 4500x5400 pixels in order to fit properly.
Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!
After you upload your images you can now pick the type of shirt you want, fit type of the shirt (male, female, or child) and 5 colors you want the shirt to show up in.

Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

When you're starting off you'll want to have the lowest possible price in order for your shirts to sell. This way you can level up quicker and get more designs up to make more money in the long run Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I priced this shirt at $10.99 and I'll profit $0.03 per sale. I will make next to nothing per sale, but I'll sell more and rank up quicker Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!


After you set up your shirt, you now have to add a description and details. This is where SEO comes into play ;)

Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!
Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!
I basically hammered the keyword "Marilyn Monroe" so that I show up in the search results more often. I didn't add anything to the description because I think you get the idea lol Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I'm using my Marilyn Monroe tshirt design since it was removed from my merch account due to trademark law. There are other Marilyn Monroe shirts on amazon, but those companies selling the shirts must have permission to do so.


Now when you continue on after you add your details and description, you'll be shown an example of what your shirt listing will look like.
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YOU MUST CLICK "Sell - Publick on Amazon" IF YOU WANT TO SELL SHIRTS WITHOUT PROMOTING THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If you choose "Sample - Direct Link Only" then you're only selling to the people you share your link with.


After you click "Submit Product" it will go into review. All designs get approved within 24 hours, which is pretty quick for how many designs are going through amazon merch. Submit your designs in the morning and they'll usually be accepted by lunch time Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



In time, if you're lucky, you can make a good passive income and get paid by amazon Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

Here's my last sale:
Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

I made $48.02 while I was asleep, which is pretty awesome Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!


Oh, I forgot to mention, all your shirts are available for amazon prime since it's amazon selling your shirts, not you Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! On you shirts page it will sale "Sold by Amazon" Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! How cool is that!


Thanks,

Razzy Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

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Beverly
You mentioned the lengthy waiting time. Other than the actual wait for invite to the program, are there other requirements to being accepted?

Also, really love this idea. I know someone who makes designs of stuff, digital art, he might be into something like this. Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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TommyCarey
I had a tshirt website set up and selling my own designs already. I used that as an example of what I was doing and I think that helped me get accepted. I think you'd be able to use a teespring profile as well if you don't have an actual website selling stuff.

Hell, you can just use any obscure website that is selling shirts and say it's your own Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I wasn't asked to verify if the website in my application was mine lol.

I've used plugins/apps on shopify and wordpress to help streamline the whole tshirt process and I've found that amazon merch is by far the easiest. I still have my shopify store selling shirts, but it is in the process of be reworked.



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Beverly
And, P.S. Can you still do this if you don't have an Amazon affiliate account? Yes, I have an old Amazon account that I use for making purchases of amazon stuff - and it used to have the affiliate part on it which i used once or twice on my blog, but we're talking back in 2010. I didn't use my Amazon affiliate account for years and only recently noticed it's shut down or it says it can't receive earnings. Not sure when or how or why or just through inactivity, but not sure what i can do with Amazon in terms of selling now.



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TommyCarey
I don't have an affiliate account and I'm on Amazon Merch Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

When you sign up for Amazon Merch I would go through a new account creation process just so you can keep everything separate. Unless you want to tie it into your affiliate account, it's up to you. I have my personal amazon account and my merch account separate so that my payments don't go to my personal bank account.



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Everett
How come you don't want your payments going into your personal bank account? Or do you want them to go into your business bank account for tax reasons? Can you clarify this for me?



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TommyCarey
I have all my sales go through my business account for tax purposes, correct Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

I have a registered business so I pay myself whenever I need money. I need to set up a payment plan for when I want to buy a new car, because ya know, you'll need to provide income reports and if I'm not getting checks I can't prove it lol.

Since amazon merch is pretty much automated, I can have my profits deposited into my business account and I can use that money for other projects pretty easily Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Everett
Yeah, I thought so. I have a personal bank account, and a business bank account as well. My personal bank account doesn't really get that many funds, and I should definitely use it more. I do everything through my business bank account which I need to stop.. lol
I need to set up a payment plan for when I want to buy a new car, because ya know, you'll need to provide income reports and if I'm not getting checks I can't prove it lol

And that, sir, is why I like to buy with cash. I'm currently saving up for a used car, I am about 3k/5k of the way there. The car won't be nothing fancy, just a ride to go to places, like my real estate courses in the future. However, I do want an SUV. Lol.



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TommyCarey
Yeah, I'm the same way. I wanted to put down 5k to 7k on a nice used car but the lady in my life wanted a brand new 2016 ford escape. Luckily I didn't have to really prove my income since my best friends step dad worked at the dealership and handled everything for us lol Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

This is the first brand new car I've ever had and it is pretty nice not having to worry about anything breaking because it's under warranty Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I normally bought pick ups and drove them like they were tanks haha Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Lynne
Nice! I want a new car soon. Mine is a 2000 model with 220 000kms on the clock.

It is still going really well since it is a BMW but I do think that soon I might start having to cover some nasty repair bills, as is natural when you have an old car.

I want to sell it before this starts happening and then buy a new car. I have no idea what I want to buy though. I know my husband is very into cars. Maybe I should just tell him what my price range is and he should go and get me something nice Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Lynne
Yes I also do everything through my business account Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! Much easier to keep it all in once place and better for taxes.



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Lynne
Oh ok, but maybe if you have an Amazon Affiliate account the whole process might be a little quicker?

I have an Amazon Affiliate account and I've made a few sales. It would be nice for me to bunch it all together.



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TommyCarey
yeah, you might get a quicker acceptance if you have an amazon affiliate account, but I haven't tested that since I don't have one lol Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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hitmeasap
Nice tutorial Razzy, well done!! Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

So this is basically a "set and forget" thing then?
I mean, you upload your photos and then.. Just wait for the payments.. If any. Right?

Cool thing for sure!

Best Regards,
hitmeasap



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TommyCarey
Yeah, it's kind of a "Set and Forget" type thing. I actually forgot to log into my account for a while and randomly got a payment from Amazon and remembered why Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I logged in and checked my account to see what sold lol.

You'll have to do a good amount of work at the beginning after you get accepted. You have to start off with 25 great designs at dirt cheap prices in order to level up. Find out what is selling well and try to copy it. Don't make an exact duplicate, but something similar will sell Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! Your first 25 spots are your bread and butter, don't put stuff in there just because YOU like it. Those first designs have to be tediously analyzed to figure out what is going to sell and rank you up as quick as possible.



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Lynne
Very good points here Razzy thanks, I've got my notebook with me this morning LOL, writing down all the points for this. I am so keen to get started!



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Everett
I never knew Amazon had a site dedicated to selling merchandise like custom premade Tshirts. I wonder if I could take my tshirt designs from another Tshirt website and upload them there on the Amazon merch site? I may probably have more success via Amazon than what I currently am using, which is Spreadshirt. I haven't really had much success with them even know I have quite a few designs on there.



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TommyCarey
I was using shopify combined with a dropshipper which is basically what amazon merch is, but you don't have to find clients since amazon is loaded with people already.

Running your own website to make sales is always a good thing, I would pair up amazon merch with my own website so that I have to sources of tshirt sales. Obviously if you make a sale from your own website you'll have to do a bit more work, but it's worth it if you're making a profit from the sale, right Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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EliteWriter
I had no idea about this opportunity which should be really inviting for those who love designing and are artistic. It is a great way to put your ideas into a product and seeing them realized in a tangible form. Many of these business people would not have managed to kick off such a venture on their own so I guess this is an awesome way to help such people get started and it seems really straightforward from the way you explained it. I also love the fact that they are said to be 'sold by Amazon' as it makes them look more professional.



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TommyCarey
This is great for someone who is artistic and can use photoshop Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I have people asking me all the time where I get my designs, but I have some friends who are great artists and do work for me for a cut of the sales if I do sell a shirt lol Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

The "Sold by Amazon" is a great selling point. If someone knows that the shirt is printed and sold by amazon they are more than willing to buy since they don't have to deal with a random seller who could take a couple weeks to make and ship their shirts. I've heard they are super quick with their shirts and people usually get them within a week Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Lynne
That is a great lead time Razzy, I'm impressed.

Yes I am now thinking who I can use for great designs! I have zero design skills unless you count competent on Canva as design skills LOL

I have to source a really good designer now.



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TommyCarey
You can probably find some good, and affordable, designers here on SeoClerks. You could also use upwork to try and find someone to do the work for pretty cheap. Just be sure to ask for a portfolio before hiring and check their previous work. Don't hire anyone under a 90% completion rate and 50+ hours under their belt Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Cristian
This is a really cool thing you have shared. But it seems you need to be a big company or have a big fan-base to actually get accepted.
I mean if I was to design something right now, something very cool, like a clever Game of Thrones message and stuff like that, would I be able to sell t-shirts with my design? Will everyone on Amazon would be able to find my T-shirts inside Amazon search?
Or do I need a company to actually signs some sort of agreement with Amazon?
Thanks again for the share though, really cool idea!



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TommyCarey
Getting accepted is pretty random I think. I'm pretty sure they just work their way down a list and see who is working online already and who is wanting to break into the market. If you have a website up and running that is selling shirts already, you're more than likely going to get accepted. I didn't even have my website done when i was accepted, I think I had 20 of my 200 designs on there but Amazon didn't care lol.

I mean if I was to design something right now, something very cool, like a clever Game of Thrones message and stuff like that, would I be able to sell t-shirts with my design?
You sure could, if you had an amazon merch account. All you would do is upload your image and do everything I said in the original post. Your design would usually get accepted within 24 hours and then it's live on Amazon Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

Will everyone on Amazon would be able to find my T-shirts inside Amazon search?
Yup! I haven't researched their search algorithm yet, but I know it's not too advanced. You can keyword stuff the hell out of your listing and you'll have a much higher chance to show up Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

Or do I need a company to actually signs some sort of agreement with Amazon?
All you have to agree to is their Terms of Service Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! You don't have to sign anything, I didn't. All you do is request an invitation and if/when you're accepted you get to work on uploading your designs Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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ajlancer
Hi Razzy thanks for your nice sharing. It is really wonderful business idea. It is just looks simple and easy way to earn money to do simple few work. As your explanation very easy to understand how to create a product and where need to be SEO etc. But, I do not see any registration process by you. You could share it or you may share it by other post. I think this is very interesting or main part to get approve. Which already hitmeasap explained several points and there has lot of confusion. I hope you will be post another instruction for complete registration.

Regards by Ajlancer



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TommyCarey
Hey ajlancer,

You can find the sign up form here https://merch.amazon.com/landing

I linked it in the top of the original post, but I linked it to the word "HERE" and not the actual URL, so maybe that's what you missed Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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Lynne
Razzy thank you so much! I posted that question about different online income streams to just see if there is something awesome I can include to my current income streams and I thought there might be one or two things that will vaguely interest me. I had no idea there was something kickass like this that I had never even heard of.

This is exactly the type of thing I think I can make a good go of. Income that is set and forget! I just have to find an awesome designer now and think of some great ideas to get started with.



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TommyCarey
hahaha you're very welcome Lynne Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!

I like helping people out with new ideas because I wish I had someone who did this for me when I was looking for new income streams online Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go! I could be bitter and say "Well no one helped me in the beginning so I'm not going to help anyone!" but I'm not like that. I'd rather we all make a million dollars a year and then invest our money into one major website and rule the world muahahahaha! Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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kingrichez
Why does it take 3 months to get approved?



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TommyCarey
As of right now people are saying it could take up to 9 months to get approved, but it's worth the wait.

It takes so long because Amazon Merch is essentially in it's late Alpha early Beta stages and they still have to work out all the kinks. They sometimes have a problem with inventory and it's a common thing with services like this because of the holidays. Around Christmas, Amazon froze their merch and no one could upload any new designs due to the fact that they were getting overwhelmed with sales.

I'm sure that when they get everything more streamlined it will be decrease the amount of time it takes to get accepted. And who knows, if you apply now you could get accepted pretty quick if they streamline everything tomorrow Start selling shirts online with no inventory.  Amazon Merch is the way to go!



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IKim
Interesting post for sure. Seems like a good semi passive income source, and as a plus you replied basically to all of my questions in the comments here. I am going to sign up today.



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kahpebizans
My favorite things to wear are lace and harness lingerie. It's the most comfortable, pleasant-feeling thing for me to walk in; it makes my body look beautiful which is why I always advise people buy some! My man also loved how attractive he thought I looked when wearing them too - so if you're looking for something special or want your significant other (or friend) else sexier than ever before then these might be just what we've been waiting on."



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