lostchoas
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- Feb 25, 2015
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There are less than 90 days till Black Friday, or make fucking money day. I have been quiet for awhile since my last post about merch, im still going strong on merch but never updated it as im a busy father of a 3 year old boy and Co-own a local marketing agency so whenever i do have freetime, i work on side projects.
Sorry, not home so no fancy images in this post lol If people ask i can edit and post example images later.
Heres my old Post for anyone needing additional help with merch:
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-journey-how-to-make-a-print-on-demand-empire.985393/
This is a method iv been using for a few months now, its totally legit and copyright free but could be used for less legit things as well.
Im gonna drop so many hidden gems in this article that I'm probably gonna screw myself over, but everyone says, only 1% will take action and only 1/10th will stay with it, so I'm not scared haha.
This method has a few working parts but the end product can be adapted to whatever you desire.
Things you'll need:
An IOS or Android Phone of decent quality (Currently using Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus)
Pro version of the app Painnt 9/year (Not affiliated, just the best design app i found for androids)
A Desktop Computer
Gmail account
Photoshop whatever version ( Best if you have access to actions)
Here we go:
1. Go to Pixabay or Wiki Commons on your phone and find public domain images or CC of the niche you want, This method works mainly with real images, not vectors as much. Download these Images on your phone.
2. Open up the Painnt app, make sure to get the pro verison unless you want extra work photoshopping out their trademark. Now, pick your image and look at the different filters that you see. Crop what you want in the image and then add the filter, mess with settings if needed. Each Filter turns the image into a work of art and is also much easier to size being that it is now a painting or cartoon. Iv had even low quality images work well.
3. This part is about where to place your design, Theyre are many places this can work for, here are a few iv bein going hard on.
Redbubble: These designs are perfect for many products on this platform, create an account and resize your image to 5400 x 4500. If you're not scared, Look up "Imacros reddit" for this site, itll make life easier
, Beware tho, iv had several accounts banned for automation so iv stopped doing this. Accounts i have still tho make decent amounts.
Createspace: This one i have just started but this requires a bit more effort,
1. First, do some research and find the perfect sized book for your niche.
2. Open the File in photoshop
3. Stretch your main image into the front cover section
4. Add a big rectangle for the back cover, make the rectangle a color that complements the cover
5. Make sure the template is sized correctly with your main image and back cover.
6. Add title on the spine or front cover (Required by Createspace, to save you days of annoyance, make sure that the title on the book is what your title of the book will be listed as, otherwise, they wont greenlight it)
6. Save As Photoshop PDF (Name it something Organized)
7. Upload Your PDF Cover Image and the interior.
(Do your research for keywords and titles, it isn't that hard and is similar to any onsite SEO, I use etsy rank and merchantwords to find good ideas, but don't over think it)
8. Rinse and Repeat till your eyeballs bleed.
Tip. Use photoshop actions and record how you size it and place everything, use youtube to learn it, it will save time on bulk projects. Iv made 10,000s of designs in days rather than months using this photoshop method alone. also for anyone wondering about the interior, journals make great gifts, use google slides to make the interior.
-Ways to improve: Find a way to auto-populate CreateSpace titles, descri, keywords. Also using google drive and sheets to keep all designs, original images, covers and listing info all organized.
FineArtAmerica: This one requires a 30/year subscription, but its a good print on demand company that goes for a more artistic approach. Pretty self explanatory, use the same methods from redbubble or my old merch journey, its all the same.
Printful: This will open up some doors to a lot of different things, they are a print on demand company, they have a lot of products perfect for this type of design or image. The best part, it gives access to Amazon, Etsy, and Ebay Integration.
Sorry, not home so no fancy images in this post lol If people ask i can edit and post example images later.
Heres my old Post for anyone needing additional help with merch:
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/method-journey-how-to-make-a-print-on-demand-empire.985393/
This is a method iv been using for a few months now, its totally legit and copyright free but could be used for less legit things as well.
Im gonna drop so many hidden gems in this article that I'm probably gonna screw myself over, but everyone says, only 1% will take action and only 1/10th will stay with it, so I'm not scared haha.
This method has a few working parts but the end product can be adapted to whatever you desire.
Things you'll need:
An IOS or Android Phone of decent quality (Currently using Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus)
Pro version of the app Painnt 9/year (Not affiliated, just the best design app i found for androids)
A Desktop Computer
Gmail account
Photoshop whatever version ( Best if you have access to actions)
Here we go:
1. Go to Pixabay or Wiki Commons on your phone and find public domain images or CC of the niche you want, This method works mainly with real images, not vectors as much. Download these Images on your phone.
2. Open up the Painnt app, make sure to get the pro verison unless you want extra work photoshopping out their trademark. Now, pick your image and look at the different filters that you see. Crop what you want in the image and then add the filter, mess with settings if needed. Each Filter turns the image into a work of art and is also much easier to size being that it is now a painting or cartoon. Iv had even low quality images work well.
3. This part is about where to place your design, Theyre are many places this can work for, here are a few iv bein going hard on.
Redbubble: These designs are perfect for many products on this platform, create an account and resize your image to 5400 x 4500. If you're not scared, Look up "Imacros reddit" for this site, itll make life easier
, Beware tho, iv had several accounts banned for automation so iv stopped doing this. Accounts i have still tho make decent amounts.Createspace: This one i have just started but this requires a bit more effort,
1. First, do some research and find the perfect sized book for your niche.
2. Open the File in photoshop
3. Stretch your main image into the front cover section
4. Add a big rectangle for the back cover, make the rectangle a color that complements the cover
5. Make sure the template is sized correctly with your main image and back cover.
6. Add title on the spine or front cover (Required by Createspace, to save you days of annoyance, make sure that the title on the book is what your title of the book will be listed as, otherwise, they wont greenlight it)
6. Save As Photoshop PDF (Name it something Organized)
7. Upload Your PDF Cover Image and the interior.
(Do your research for keywords and titles, it isn't that hard and is similar to any onsite SEO, I use etsy rank and merchantwords to find good ideas, but don't over think it)
8. Rinse and Repeat till your eyeballs bleed.
Tip. Use photoshop actions and record how you size it and place everything, use youtube to learn it, it will save time on bulk projects. Iv made 10,000s of designs in days rather than months using this photoshop method alone. also for anyone wondering about the interior, journals make great gifts
, use google slides to make the interior.-Ways to improve: Find a way to auto-populate CreateSpace titles, descri, keywords. Also using google drive and sheets to keep all designs, original images, covers and listing info all organized.
FineArtAmerica: This one requires a 30/year subscription, but its a good print on demand company that goes for a more artistic approach. Pretty self explanatory, use the same methods from redbubble or my old merch journey, its all the same.
Printful: This will open up some doors to a lot of different things, they are a print on demand company, they have a lot of products perfect for this type of design or image. The best part, it gives access to Amazon, Etsy, and Ebay Integration.
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