In this video I want to help you figure out if print on demand is right for you. I have
a 10 question quiz that you can do to help you figure that out. Let's go!!
Thanks for joining me on this video. My name is Juna with Detour Shirts. I've been on print on
demand since 2005 and so I know a few things about what it takes to run a print-on-demand store i've
been doing it for a long time and i want to help you to learn if print on demand is something right
for you i don't think it's right for everybody but it can be right for a lot of people and i
ha i made this quiz for you a 10 question quiz to help you figure it out so you don't have to spend
years and years trying print on the man to figure it out i think this quiz will kind of help you
learn what print on demand is what kind of qualifications you need and all those things and i
made this quiz super easy because all the answers to this quiz is yes if you can answer yes to all
10 questions then print on demand is probably right for you you'll probably do really well
and be able to stick with it and learn how to grow with it as times change and things like that so
let's get into it i'm going to do all 10 one at a time i'll put the big question up here so you can
read it and i'll explain why this is important so question number one is are you looking for a
business you can start with zero dollars down and the answer to this question is yes and in fact i
think this is why most people want to start print on demand it's one of the few businesses that you
can start with zero dollars down you don't need any money to start you can start right away if
you have designs you can load it up to redbubble t public you know merge by amazon if you can get
in there it doesn't cost any money but you need to wait to get in there to be invited but there's so
many print-on-demand shops online that you can start for free all you have to do is sign up
put in your information there and just start uploading it doesn't cost you anything and
because it doesn't cost you anything a lot of people want to start it if your answer to this
question is yes you're on a good track but that's not on there's nine more questions so if that is
your only yes i don't think you should start print on demand just because you want to start
a business with zero money down i know a lot of people think this is the way to go i'm not going
to lose any money the risk is super low right but there's other factors that you need to think about
if you want to start print on demand so let's take a look at the second question in the quiz
so question number two are you okay with not making any money for the first three to six months
so i put that question in there because print on demand is not a get rich quick scheme you're not
going to be able to just jump right in and make thousands of dollars each month it's
actually really slow to get started most people don't make any sales in the first
three months i only probably made uh five sales three to five sales in the first three months
so you're gonna have to be okay with not doing that so if you're in print on demand if you're
starting print on demand and thinking that you're just gonna jump right in and make lots of money
that's not what it's all about so if that's what you want don't start print on demand but if you're
willing to put in a lot of time and work and be able to wait to kind of delay that growth
that gratification then print under man could be something that you would do so just want to
have that expectation in there that it's not quick so that's the reason for question number two
so question number three is are you willing to research and learn what works and what doesn't
so the nice thing about print on demand is there's so many things that you can research about there's
so many videos online it takes a ton of research to figure out what actually works and what doesn't
and luckily there's lots of videos on there free videos not only on detour shirts on this
youtube channel but there's a whole a lot of other channels a lot of groups facebook groups just lots
of people are willing to help so you're gonna have to do the research on that not only what works and
what doesn't but research what people want to buy research on the right keywords research research
research really helps use that data when you're researching to figure out and make your sales
better make your designs better make everything better so a lot of research goes into print on
demand probably more than you actually think i think a lot of people when they start print on
demand just want to put a ton of designs up and hope that they sell and really it takes a lot of
research to figure out how everything works and all of that so research is a big part of print
on demand of the print on demand business and if you're willing to do that then print on demand may
be right for you so question number four is are you willing to abide by the terms and conditions
of pod platforms including copyrights and trademarks so each print on demand platform like
red bubble and t public they all have their own terms and conditions each one of them is different
a lot of them uh have rules on there that you need to follow merch by amazon has a lot of them
too so when you go on there make sure you read the rules if you're not playing by their rules
they can kick you off and you won't be able to do print on demand one of the biggest rules and one
that's on every print-on-demand site is copyright and trademarks you need to learn what that is
and follow those basically don't copy anybody's design out there if you see a design out there you
can't do that design it's already copyrighted once they put it online so you can't copy anyone's work
you shouldn't be doing that anyway you should know that that's wrong and you can't do any copyrighted
material like don't do disney or marvel or anything from a movie or anything from a song no
nfl teams uh things that are trademarked you have to learn what trademarks are if there's a phrase
that trademark as trademark you can't do that as well so lots of rules for print on demand probably
more than you you thought they were before you started print on demand so learn all the rules
make sure you're playing by the rules otherwise you're going to get kicked off of the site and
you won't be able to sell anything at all so you're going to lose all that time you put in and
things like that so if you're willing to play by the rules of each print-on-demand platform then
maybe print-on-demand is right for you question number five can you take criticism and improve
over time so everybody starts off um pretty bad if you haven't drawn a t-shirt or designed a t-shirt
um your first ones are going to be pretty bad and so when you ask for help people might criticize
your work or when it's out there people might say it's really bad and that's okay it's okay to be
bad at first the only way to get good at something is to be bad at something first and learn over
time right so it's okay you're gonna have to learn to take that criticism i know a lot of people
might sound like they're criticizing but they're actually trying to help you if they're saying
don't do this don't do that this is uh this is a better way to do that take that as just learning
experience and make it better learn over time what is a good design and things like that so there's a
lot to learn on print on demand and it take can take years for you to actually get to a place
where you're making a good amount of money so in that time it's all learning and so make sure that
you're able to take that criticism don't take it personally just take it as a learning experience
and learn and grow over time and if you can do that print on demand may be right for you question
number six can you come up with your own original ideas now this one's really important because like
i said before you can't do other people's ideas once they're out there they're copyrighted so if
you're just going on print on demand and trying to copy what's already out there um one it's
already out there so if people wanna buy stuff they're going to buy their original and not yours
so you're going to have a hard time trying to make sales so you're going to have to think about
brainstorm think of different ideas that are original that people want to buy so if you can
come up with lots and lots of ideas if you're that type of person then that's gonna benefit you a lot
more than trying to copy other people so it's okay to get inspiration from other people but if you're
just straight up copying what other people are doing that's not gonna help you in the long run so
get inspired by what's out there learn to create your own ideas come up with your own phrases
you know take some time to brainstorm if that's something you can do and come up with your own
ideas then print on demand may be right for you so question number seven is are you willing to create
what customers are looking to buy so this goes along with question number six not only do you
have to come up with something original but it has to be something that people want to buy so a lot
of people go into print on demand thinking i'm just going to design whatever i want and people
are going to love it and buy it and that could be true if you're designing what people actually want
to buy so a lot of times that doesn't work out so you have to do the research again research here
comes into play research what people are looking to buy now it doesn't have to be something super
specific but there could be topics that people want to buy so research you know people love cats
so maybe do some things around cats but people may not love you know something that you love exactly
so you need to do the research to see if there's an audience for it so not only do you have to come
up with ideas but come up with ideas that people want to buy and i think you'll do well on print on
man so if this is something that you can do if you can do the research figure out what people want
to buy come up with your own ideas then print on demand may be right for you question number eight
do you have an eye for good design or willing to learn about good design now good design is very
important you need to know what people what what makes a good t-shirt or a good product
or a good design a lot of people when they first start they design their own things to save money
and they have no idea what a good t-shirt looks like so study the product figure out what works if
you haven't designed a t-shirt before go out into the wild go to a store where they sell t-shirts
and look at different t-shirts and kind of study you know the placement and things like that now
you don't actually have to be the designer a lot of people hire this out but you actually have to
know what the difference is between a good design and a bad design and this can come over time
and you can learn this skill but this is something very important to learn because
if you're putting things out that aren't designed well people may not want to buy it it's going to
be there's like i said there's lots of competition out there so your bad design is going to be next
to a good design and of course the good design is going to stand out people may not want to
wear your design because it's not not pleasing to the eye or whatever it is right so this is
a very important skill to have you don't have to actually be the designer but you need to know when
the designer makes one for you is it something nice that people want to buy so have a good eye
for design learn what that is and over you can get that over time and if you're willing to do that
and learn that then print on demand may be right for you question number nine are you willing to
work on your print-on-demand business four to six times a week for more than three years so this is
kind of similar to one of the other questions just to let you know that this not only is it a long
road but it can it takes a lot of work so a lot of people think here that print on demand is passive
income and in a way it is true you can make money while you're sleeping but it takes a lot of work
week after week day after day for years so to get to a point where you're gonna be making
a good income what you think is a good income thousands of dollars a month things like that so
uh make sure you put in the time this is not something that you can just uh load up a thousand
designs and just put it on the side this is not like stocks this is something that you gotta work
on it think of it more like exercise uh where you have to work at it go to the gym every you know
three to five times a week every week for a long time and you you can't stop you can't just let it
go because once you stop then you know all that exercise goes away so think of it like that it's
like it's like working out so if you got that kind of mindset instead of thinking that it's
more like stocks where you put everything all in at once and just go and relax at the beach
get the mindset right know that this is going to be a lot of work if you're willing to put
in the work day after day week after week for years then print on demand might be right for
you so last question here question number 10 are you able to use good keywords tags
and seo or willing to learn about them now one of the main things on print on demand is
that you need to write your titles and keywords and descriptions so that people can find your work
and this is something that you can learn there's lots of videos about it and that's called seo
search engine optimization uh where you're using the right keywords for people to find basically
you're using words that people are actually going to use to search for your product so if your
design has a dog on it make sure to use the word dog on it because people are looking for that
people are going to look up dog t-shirt or something like that so you find that right
so it has to be related to your design and using the right keywords can help people find
your stuff it's great to have a good design but if nobody finds it then you know nobody will buy
it so you have to have a great design and also be able to be found on these print-on-demand sites
a lot of these print-on-demand sites have their own marketplace on there and that's great so they
do drive traffic and and do ads and things for you like that so uh it's a great way to that but
you need to have the right keywords so that people can find you you can't just leave it
blank right so learn how to do that again lots of places to learn if you're willing to learn how to
do that or willing to um use the right keywords and write tags and and all of those things and
print on demand may be right for you so those are all 10 questions right here see them all go
over them take a snapshot how did you do did you answer yes to all these tens questions if you did
then print on demand may be right for you and if it is right for you you may want to watch
these other videos that i have here about print on demand so that you can learn more about it
and get the site income going and keep creating and keep learning i'll see on the next one