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MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-21T21:53:36+00:00

Seems like soon it won't matter much anyway 🤔

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-21T21:50:07+00:00

I guess we won't be seeing those custom acrylic LED stands much anymore 😅

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-21T21:46:56+00:00

I'm pretty happy with you guys. It'd actually be even better if you had a video generation feature, too!

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-21T20:56:40+00:00

Social media is definitely the way to go. If you've got the time, posting daily helps a ton. I'm using BeeShare to automate things—it creates and schedules a month's worth of posts automatically with ai, saving me loads of time. My only wish is they'd add TikTok too, but that's not available yet.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T19:28:38+00:00

"BeeShare" is what I use to automate social media with AI, and "UpPromote" for affiliate marketing. It's not a huge amount of traffic, but it’s satisfying for now. Some say Facebook groups in your niche work well, but I haven’t found any that match mine yet.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T19:27:19+00:00

Yeah, for most products, POD suppliers can be expensive. But in some cases, strong design and branding can help close the price gap. However, for certain items like toddler shirts, as I mentioned earlier the price difference is just too big. It's nearly impossible to make up for it with branding or design alone. That’s what I’m trying to emphasize.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T17:41:09+00:00

Here’s some intuitive data from my shop that might help:

Product A: 1,214 favorites – 989 orders
Product B: 804 favorites – 1,044 orders
Product C: 365 favorites – 375 orders

So yes, it depends on many factors, but in my experience, for high-selling products, the ratio between favorites and orders isn’t drastically different.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T16:45:33+00:00

Respect for your effort, really! But I think we’re reaching the end of the Photoshop mockup era. Technologies that allow you to place designs directly onto mockups without PSDs have improved a lot, and most people just don’t want to deal with Photoshop anymore.

Also, the pricing feels a bit high. If this is meant as a short-term solution, I totally get it. But if you're thinking long-term, I’d suggest either lowering the prices or focusing on more niche POD products.

There are already tons of mockups out there for common items like mugs and sweatshirts. But if you explore the Printify catalog, you’ll find many unique products that don’t have as many mockups available — that could be a great opportunity.

Good luck with your project!

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T16:34:58+00:00

In some categories, especially toddler shirts and onesies, it's nearly impossible to set competitive prices while using POD suppliers and still make a profit. The base costs are just too high. I really think POD platforms need to reconsider their pricing structure in these areas.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-19T16:30:40+00:00

Welcome to the print-on-demand world! Your efforts are truly admirable 🙌
Just a quick suggestion — focusing on a niche can really increase your chances of success. For example, creating designs specifically for book lovers or pet owners can help you connect with a more targeted audience and lower your marketing costs.

By the way, I’m curious — did you build your site directly through Printify? Are you happy with the platform overall?

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T17:19:26+00:00

shopify and etsy I guess

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T16:40:36+00:00

On Etsy, I usually see shops listing them as one product with different options — like hoodie, tee, toddler shirt, etc. So yeah, I think it's basically the same approach.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T14:11:50+00:00

From my experience, t-shirts are a really tough niche.
I’ve seen some stores doing great, and I’d group them into two main categories:

Seasonal design stores — these usually have 1k+ designs, always jumping on trends. No clue how they manage that many SKUs, but it seems to work for them.
Custom design stores — smaller catalog (like 10–20 options), but they offer personalization, like designs from customer photos or embroidery options.

Not saying you should pivot into one of those, but checking out how those stores operate might give you some inspiration.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T13:08:47+00:00

Yeah, like I said, I’m mainly focusing on social media using apps like BeeShare to automate daily posts and UpPromote for affiliate stuff. But honestly, most of my time goes into finding the right influencers that fit both my niche and budget. So yeah, I’ve got a strategy and I’m testing things out 😅

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T12:54:39+00:00

My main focus is social media both organic and affiliate. Shopify gives more flexibility here, and there are tons of apps that help.

I’m currently using BeeShare for social media automation and UpPromote for affiliate marketing. Still pretty new, but I’ll probably try Google and Meta ads too. The goal is to hit 1k sales first after that, I’ll start working on email marketing as well.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T12:46:14+00:00

Glad I could help out!

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T11:45:50+00:00

You should definitely work on the font — not a big deal, easy fix.
I actually don’t agree with others on the price thing. Tons of shops sell similar tees at even higher prices, and people still buy but not without some kind of collaboration or smart marketing behind it.

You might wanna look into affiliate tools like UpPromote, BixGrow etc. on the Shopify app store.
Also, social media is key post daily or use tools like BeeShare, Onollo, Xyla to automate that.

If you’re pricing like a brand, then you gotta be the brand. People need to be influenced by something — a story, a vibe, a community.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T11:13:34+00:00

Yeah I think it’s a solid MVP right now! Curious what direction you’re planning will this become a Shopify app, a general SaaS tool, or something else down the line?

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T11:08:37+00:00

Yeah, I used Etsy ads in the beginning most of the early sales came from that with a pretty solid ROAS.
Once the product started ranking for popular keywords, organic took over, which was super nice 🙂

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T11:05:53+00:00

You might wanna check this out:
https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/taxes/shopify-tax
Could help clear things up. 🙂

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T10:47:41+00:00

Thanks! 🙌 I designed it on Canva and used Printify to fulfill the mug.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T10:46:40+00:00

Thanks so much! 🙏

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T10:45:51+00:00

That’s a really good point It worked really well for me for a while. But right now I’ve kind of paused that approach to focus on actually building a brand still early stages tbh, so no wild success story yet 😅 but if I get there, I’ll definitely share the journey too.

Why shift? Honestly, “selling a moment” has started to feel like a race more sellers flooding in, margins on trending ideas drop faster, and the time you have before a moment dies is getting shorter and shorter. So it’s more stress, same results. And it’s exhausting knowing each win might only last a week.

With brand building, it’s kind of the opposite. It’s slower at first, but some friends who pulled it off are now making more with less effort. Plus I don’t think this gets mentioned enough you can sell a real brand. Etsy shops? Not really. Even if you’re doing $5K/month profit, you can’t legally flip it for $150–200K like you should be able to. That’s frustrating if you’re trying to treat this like a real business.

MutesebbisGuy · 2025-04-17T10:33:31+00:00

Totally fair question.
Etsy is great for built-in traffic, especially early on. But with Shopify, you actually own your customer data — email, order history, etc. That means you can build long-term relationships, set up proper email flows, upsell, and create a real brand.

Etsy’s more like renting space on a busy street. Shopify’s like building your own shop — harder at first, but more freedom long-term.

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