Welcome back to another video.
Today, I'm going to be doing a full review of
placeit.net for a t-shirt business.
They are changing some things on the site
So I wanted to make one video to cover everything
and do a full review of the design tool with that said,
if you already use Placeit, if you're thinking about using it
or if you have a t-shirt business in general,
stick around for this video because it's going to be a good one.
Hi everyone, I hope you're all doing well.
If you're new here, my name is Greg
and I like to talk about online entrepreneuship
and sharing the resources that I wish I had along my journey.
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The reason for today's video is in response
to all the questions about placeit.net.
I'd like to tidy them up into one video.
So we have one resource that can answer all the common questions.
So without further ado,
let's get right into this video
and I want to start off briefly explaining for beginners
what placeit.net is.
So essentially, what placeit.net is is an online graphic design tool.
So you don't need any special software.
You don't need any special skills,
you just go to the website so you can access it on any computer
or your smartphone and it turns out that the tools that they offer there
are perfect for a t-shirt business.
Placeit has quite a few different tools that they offer you,
but the main ones that you'll be using for t-shirt business are
creating t-shirt designs and creating model mock-ups.
A couple more small things to know about placeit
is one that everything you create on placeit.net is commercially usable.
The next thing to know is that
their library of templates for creating t-shirt designs
and library of model mock-up photos
you can choose from is always growing.
Every day, they're adding new designs.
Here this is by request and just by going off of popular trends.
So as I'm making this video they have over 30,000 different templates
and mock-ups you can choose from
and the last pretty big thing to know about Placeit net is that
it is a premium service,
meaning that you have to pay a subscription fee monthly
to have access to these tools.
The cool thing though is that there is no commitment.
You can just get one month if you want it
and on top of that, it's unlimited downloads.
So you can create as many T-shirt designs,
as many mock-ups as you can get in that month.
So that should kind of get us all onto the same page of what placeit.net is.
Now I want to get into what the changes are
that have been happening on the platform.
So before jumping into that,
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So now let's get into the changes of what's been happening on placeit.net
There's one main change and that's what I want to cover in this video.
And that is the type of plan that they're offering.
Now historically, placeit has only offered one plan at a time.
They don't give you options,
the only options you get are to pay monthly
or to pay annually for a discount.
So with that said, previously the plan that they offered
was $30 per month or $99 per year.
And what that plan included was model mock-up photos,
t-shirt designs and logo designing.
Now pretty recently from when I'm making this video.
It was last month, August 20th 2019,
they actually changed this plan
and what they did is they lowered the price from $30 per month
or $99 a year to $15 a month or $99 a year.
Now the $99 a year is still the same price point.
But it is a cheaper monthly rate. It went from $30 down to $15
But some things did change.
This new cheaper plan, the $15 per month gives you model mock-up photos,
the t-shirt designing,
but it does not give you unlimited logos anymore.
You can still create logos, but if you want to download them
you have to pay $19 per logo that you download.
In the previous plan, that was more expensive, $30 per month,
it gave you access to unlimited logos.
Now, we're going to talk about this a little bit more
as I get into this video.
But those are the main differences between the plans.
So from talking back and forth with placeit about these plans
and the changing it sounds like the $30 plan was their main plan
but they're doing a bit of testing
to see if this lower price point
will get more people to sign up at the time of making this video.
It's been just over one month since they switched to this lower plan
and cut out the logos.
So they are still collecting data to see what signups look like
and how people are responding to this change.
So we're going to have to wait and give it time
and see how this test concludes
and what kind of plan they're going to be sticking with going forward.
Now just as a reminder, whenever you're signing up for placeit,
whatever plan they're offering,
if you do a monthly subscription,
they gave me a discount code that I always put in the description,
whenever I'm talking about placeit
and it gives you 15 percent off any monthly subscriptions.
So if it is that $30 plan, you use the link and now it's $25.5 per month.
If it is the $15 plan, it brings it down to about $12.70 per month.
Alright, so now let's move into the review part of this video,
and I definitely want to do two separate reviews.
One on the $30 a month plan and one on the $15 a month plan.
No matter what plan you get, whether it's $15 a month or $30 a month,
they are both going to come with mock-ups and t-shirt designing.
So first things first, let's talk about the model mock-ups feature.
The mock-ups feature on placeit,
allows you to put your t-shirt designs on models
and like I said before they have thousands of different models
that you can choose from, you can change the color of their shirts,
you can customize these things to create your own marketing content,
so it looks like someone's wearing the shirt that you created.
The design of the mock-ups tool is a huge value
whether you're paying $30 a month or $15 a month,
you're going to get a ton out of this feature.
I can definitely say that placeit.net is the most reliable mock-up tool
and it has a huge library of different models
you can choose from and it's super easy to use
so you don't need any special Photoshop skills
or anything extra to do this.
When you compare this to the alternatives,
the main one is Photoshop.
And again, you're gonna have to pay for the subscription for Photoshop,
that's not free either.
and you're gonna have to know how to use Photoshop,
find copyright free images of models,
and then photoshop your design onto them.
If you're not using Photoshop or Placeit for the mock-up tool
and you still want to create these mock-ups,
there are a couple of knock off sites for creating model mock-up photos.
I really don't stand behind any of these
especially because their library of models is very small.
So anyone else using that tool is going to have these same models
and their software is just not as good
so it doesn't look like a real image of someone wearing the shirt.
So one of the questions you may be having about model mock-up photos is,
'why do I even need them?'
'Where am I going to use these photos?' and the short answer,
plus I'm going to link up a whole video
with detail on this at the end of this video,
But the short answer is you need to do your own free marketing
in the beginning for Teespring,
just to get some sales coming in on your account.
So Teespring takes notice of that,
assigns you a Trust Score and starts doing their own marketing
on all of your shirts by creating these model mock-up photos.
You can then, put those on a free social media account
and use proper hashtags.
And then you can get a bunch of people
from social media over to your Teespring storefront,
and that's how you get those sales.
If you don't use model mock-up photos,
then you're stuck with just posting photos of your shirts
and it really doesn't resonate with people on social media
as well as seeing someone wearing that shirt.
So again, I'll link up a full video in detail on this at the end of video.
But that's the purpose of using model mock-up photos
and they are very important.
Ok, so as I was saying just before,
no matter what plan you go with on placeit
you're going to get the model mock-ups
and you're going to get their t-shirt design tool.
So what is this t-shirt design tool?
And how is it different from the logos tool?
So the t-shirt design tool is a huge time-saver.
Essentially what this is is you can browse all of their templates.
Again, they have thousands of these and you can go in,
you can change the colors, you can change the text,
you can change the images.
You can even upload your own logos
or your own images to combine with their templates.
And it essentially makes it extremely easy
and efficient to create t-shirt designs.
The reason I like it so much is one because it's always updated.
So they're adding new templates to this,
so you can get brand new templates with new ideas,
new inspiration and just from scrolling through this,
it'll keep you creative and you can just go in and customize templates.
You don't have to think of things from scratch.
And secondly, it's extremely efficient.
It only takes a couple of minutes to create a fully custom t-shirt design
and then you can export it with a transparent background.
This means you don't have to do any extra steps
of removing the background color
before you upload it to these print-on-demand websites.
And again everything you're creating on placeit
comes with full commercial usage rights,
so you won't have to worry about copyright.
So the way that the standard t-shirt design tool
is different from the logos
is basically the type of design that it's creating.
The logos tool, I made a video about
how you can create t-shirt designs with it.
But originally the logos tool was just made to create business logos.
However, if you used it the right way,
you could create these really creative and in-depth
which previously would have been extremely hard to do
with any design software.
But you could make them right on Placeit
and save them as a t-shirt design rather than just a business logo.
So in the next part of this video,
I'm going to go into who I recommend each plan to
and who it will benefit most.
So first, let's start out with their new current cheaper plan.
And this is currently $14.95 per month or $99 per year.
Remember, if you're using the link that's down in the description,
you'll get 15% off the monthly subscription.
So it brings it down to about $12.70 per month.
So in this plan, you are going to get access to both model mock-ups
and standard t-shirt designs.
Since there are so many of these to choose from,
this plan is still a really good value.
I would call this kind of the
print-on-demand starter essentials tool pack.
Like this is what you need to really get
the ball rolling in print-on-demand
Obviously you can use free apps and free design tools
and all of that to get the ball rolling as well.
But this is basically going to give you exactly what you need
and the ability to do things very efficiently.
You'll be able to create all of your t-shirt designs very quickly
and not have to worry about taking the background color out
and then you'll be able to even put those designs on model mock-ups
and create as many of those
as you need to make all of your social media content.
So again, I would call this kind of the starter pack.
This is everything you need to get started.
And remember, you're not locked into a monthly subscription.
There'll be $12.70 per month.
If you only have a budget for one month
then you can enroll in just one month
and then you have unlimited downloads for that one month.
So as soon as you enroll in that and you have access to all these tools,
I recommend getting in there and making as many designs as you can
and as many mock-ups as you can
and then just save those to your computer
you may be able to make 500 different designs
and five hundred to a thousand different model mock-up photos
in that one month period
and then save all of that to your computer
and then you have a ton of content
to last you months of uploading to different print on demand sites
and uploading those model mock-up photos to social media.
So the cheaper current plan is a really good value
for the model mock-ups and the standard t-shirt design tool.
But what about their older plan?
That may come back in the future. That was $30 per month.
So this plan is going to have these same things;
the model mock-up feature plus the standard design tool.
But it's also going to have the logos.
So starting at $30 per month.
You put the 15% discount on it,
now you're paying about $25.50 per month.
So essentially from that $12.70 to $25.50.
It's somewhere around $10 extra per month for unlimited logos.
Now again, these logos are basically more advanced t-shirt designs
and me personally I highly recommend this
and I really hope that they bring this plan back.
I think that for an extra $10 per month
it is 100% worth it
to have the ability to create unlimited logos as well.
I'm assuming that the $30 per month
was just too expensive for most people,
so that's why they're trying this lower plan.
But I really hope that they bring it back or at least offer both plans.
So you could choose from the $15 a month
or the $30 a month if you wanted to get that unlimited logos.
Placeit, if you're watching this video
and you're thinking about what plan to bring back,
then my vote absolutely goes for
offering both of these plans the $15 and the $30,
the 30 having the unlimited logos with it.
So with that said, to who I would recommend this $30 plan
if it does come back with the unlimited logos,
that would be for someone
who has a little bit more experience with print-on-demand.
You've spent time creating all of the designs from the standard design tool
and you're ready to create things that are more advanced.
Now the absolute winner that I've ever seen on Placeit
from all of their offerings is the $99 for the year.
Now keep in mind the $99 for the year stayed the same
from when it was $30 a month to when it was $15 a month.
So that price stayed the same if you pay for the whole year in advance.
It comes out to somewhere around $8 per month.
And if you guys can get access to the $30 a month plan
and you have the option to pay $99 for that whole year,
that is my ultimate recommendation.
I think that's the best plan that Placeit has ever offered.
And a quick side note to anyone who enrolled
before the lower plan came about.
If you enrolled at that $30 per month,
you will still have access on your account to unlimited logos
So they don't just take that away from you
when they're testing out this new lower plan
So that's just something that's cool to know for any of you guys
who enrolled a while ago
So all in all, I highly recommend placeit.net
if you have a t-shirt business.
I think it's a must-have tool
whether you're getting the lower plan or the higher plan.
And keep in mind I was recommending Placeit
just for the model mock-up photos,
even when it was $30 per month.
Not even talking about designs or logos.
I think the model mock-ups tool is worth every bit
no matter what plan you're enrolled in it.
With that said, remember that investing in a tool,
something like this,
even if it's only $12.70, and you're only getting one month,
that $12.70 is an investment in your business.
The purpose of this money being spent
is to bring more money to you in the future
It's not like you're spending $12.70 on a movie ticket,
and then when you're done, you're going to have that experience
but it's not going to make you more money.
The whole idea here with spending money on paid software
is to bring you more money in the future.
So I think approaching it with that mindset,
it's how much are you willing to invest in your business.
And even if it's only $12,
I still think that is a very wise investment
because you have one month to go crazy
downloading as much content as you possibly can.
So to all of you guys with t-shirt businesses
or soon-to-be t-shirt businesses,
I hope this video has brought value to you guys.
I'm going to link up to more helpful videos.
The one at the top is going to be how to use the model mock-up photos
and a little bit more on the strategy behind that.
And then the one at the bottom
is going to be a full start-to-finish print-on-demand tutorial,
this will go over Teespring, Redbubble, and Merch by Amazon.
That should be everything that you possibly need.
As always, if you guys have any questions at all,
let me know down in the comments
and I will be seeing you guys in the next video.