AMA: I make 500/m from POD

[Comrade Luigi]

which of the 4 platforms you mentioned will also print labels and tags?

You will need to clarify further here. Tags you should generate yourself.

 

[sunrise110]

Yes. Getting into MBA is luck based, You can also buy an account. I’m wondering if there would be a market for MBA accounts on BHW.

Can you guide me a complete newbie to the printing idea on where to start ?
1. Do i need to buy and stock ?
2. Or i can only design and rest of buying/shipping is done by company?
3. in youtube many people are complaining profits are very low. What do you suggest ?

 

[Comrade Luigi]

Profits aren't low. Just need to sell lot of units in volume. The volume is there in POD. I think you fundamentally misunderstand what POD is. POD you just have to give designs and everything else is handled for you by the company.

 

[Ababba2]

I see that some fiverr sellers sells packs of 20k+ designs for cheap. Do you think these can work? Also, are these actually original or stolen?

 

[Comrade Luigi]

I wouldn’t recommend that path. Designs are most likely stolen. Do your own keyword research and make designs around that is my suggestion.

 

[Archer99]

Do you know how I can get unbanned from MBA?

I got a message saying I violated TOS and I'm permanently banned (also that I can't open a new account and that their decision is final) a few months ago.

 

[Notadouche]

Do you know how I can get unbanned from MBA?

I got a message saying I violated TOS and I'm permanently banned (also that I can't open a new account and that their decision is final) a few months ago.

I have never seen someone get unbanned.

For those who do have accounts but don’t use them, know that they can get closed if you don’t put anything up.

 

[ch1naaa]

Do you picture yourself in the future making more than that with POD? Isn't it saturated and very competitive?

 

[Archer99]

I have never seen someone get unbanned.

For those who do have accounts but don’t use them, know that they can get closed if you don’t put anything up.

I was at Tier 100, uploading semi-actively.

Believe it was something to do with copyright violation though, they unfortunately, didn't explicitly state what exactly triggered the ban. I've since quit as they said it's permanent.

Oh well.

 

[Comrade Luigi]

Do you know how I can get unbanned from MBA?

I got a message saying I violated TOS and I'm permanently banned (also that I can't open a new account and that their decision is final) a few months ago.

Once you're banned you're banned. Amazon is unforgiving. Better luck with a new account. I recommend buying one.

Do you picture yourself in the future making more than that with POD? Isn't it saturated and very competitive?

I'd like to scale this to 10k-20k/m. This is something that I'm actively working on. Saturation and competition isn't a concern to me.

 

[Notadouche]

I was at Tier 100, uploading semi-actively.

Believe it was something to do with copyright violation though, they unfortunately, didn't explicitly state what exactly triggered the ban. I've since quit as they said it's permanent.

Oh well.

Yeah they can be pretty harsh one smaller accounts. I got a family member into MBA and gave him a few good small designs to get his sales going and unlocked quickly. He was able to reach tier 500 in a month and was making a few hundred bucks (brand new account) so things were looking promising. Unfortunately for him, he was inspired by a new season of Game Of Thrones and made a shirt that said "Season 7 is coming" using Free fonts that resemble the GoT font. He used no keywords, didn't mention Game of Thrones in anyway but they knew what we use upto and banned him without warning. He never recovered it.

 

[kline]

What niche exactly in POD?

 

[newgeneration]

You made me wanna try POD, i never tried it. It seems good enough for me.

 

[dlyhai]

I rely on the platform's SEO. I do not push external traffic. I've been meaning to do a teespring store but procrastination is getting the best of me.



First option is better. Just think about keywords that might draw your customer into your listing.



I have two accounts. The first one I got in via the application process. Then it got banned for unrelated reasons. The second account I bought from someone else and it's been live ever since.

How do you make your second account not linked to your first one? do you use a vps to run it?
Where did you buy your second account?

 

[dlyhai]

Yeah they can be pretty harsh one smaller accounts. I got a family member into MBA and gave him a few good small designs to get his sales going and unlocked quickly. He was able to reach tier 500 in a month and was making a few hundred bucks (brand new account) so things were looking promising. Unfortunately for him, he was inspired by a new season of Game Of Thrones and made a shirt that said "Season 7 is coming" using Free fonts that resemble the GoT font. He used no keywords, didn't mention Game of Thrones in anyway but they knew what we use upto and banned him without warning. He never recovered it.

Thanks, how many designs do you have now?
Photoshop can do all about designing? do i need other soft?

 

[Comrade Luigi]

How do you make your second account not linked to your first one? do you use a vps to run it?
Where did you buy your second account?

Bought it from someone who already had it. I now operate two MBA accounts. I don't use a VPS. Amazon doesn't seem to care that I'm doing it on one IP address. This is risky behavior on my end. It might get shut down one day. Either you wait for your account to be approved or you get it from someone who already have accounts.

 

[dlyhai]

Bought it from someone who already had it. I now operate two MBA accounts. I don't use a VPS. Amazon doesn't seem to care that I'm doing it on one IP address. This is risky behavior on my end. It might get shut down one day. Either you wait for your account to be approved or you get it from someone who already have accounts.

Thank you, if you don't add new products, the income can keep or up?

 

[Arpan Mondal]

If someone want to start a POD business today. What should be the first 3-5 Steps?

 

[anonapersons]

Awesome reads , thank you for the answers and knowledge! How much captiol would I need to start something like this and will lyrics / quotes / passages from writings get me banned? Thanks

 

[boaboss1]

Glad to see that printing on demand is still profitable! Well done OP