Merch by Amazon

Learn to Design and Sell on Amazon

Building & Managing E-Commerce Stores 4.2(64)2h 32m14 lectures5 sections

What you'll learn

Register for Merch by Amazon and open a Payoneer account
Submit the application and get the acceptance message
Find profitable design ideas in five ways
Research trends with Google Trends
Extract ideas from Pinterest, Creative Fabrica and Etsy
Understand trademarks and copyrights
Choose keywords
Apply design basics and creative design

About this course

This course teaches how to design and sell T-shirts on Merch by Amazon, Amazon's print on demand program that lets you list your designs and sell them without manufacturing or shipping. You start by registering on the site and opening a Payoneer bank account, then submitting the application and getting the acceptance message, and after that you get to know Merch by Amazon closely. Next you learn five ways to find design ideas, including trend research with Google Trends, ideas and marketing through Pinterest, extracting ideas from Creative Fabrica, and analyzing ideas from Etsy and Redbubble. The course then explains trademarks and copyrights to avoid legal problems, and covers keywords, design basics, creative design and downloading extras. It suits anyone who wants to start a design and online selling business, whether you are a designer or a beginner looking for extra income from your creativity, and you do not need previous experience with Amazon. In the end, you will be able to register and apply, choose design ideas, check rights and prepare your designs for listing.

Expected outcomes

Create a successful account on Merch by Amazon.
Design innovative and attractive product designs.
Understand marketing strategies to achieve higher sales.
Avoid issues related to intellectual property rights.

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Course content

Registration and Admission in Amazon Merch

3 lectures

Registering on the Site and Opening an Account with PayoneerIntroduces Merch by Amazon as a print-on-demand site and walks through registration: creating an Amazon account, then entering business, payment and tax information to complete the Payoneer account setup.13:43
Submitting the Application and Receiving the Acceptance LetterExplains how to write the Merch by Amazon application: filling in the fields, proofreading with tools like Grammarly, and what to mention such as experience, skills, website, followers and knowledge of trademark and copyright rules.6:02
Getting to Know Amazon Merch Up CloseTours the Merch by Amazon account: account tiers and design limits, uploading designs and their requirements, managing designs and editing price and keywords, plus the Analytics and Research sections and browser extensions.13:36

How to Get Profitable Creative Ideas

5 lectures

Method One (Finding Profitable Ideas)Explains the first method for finding profitable ideas on Amazon: wide versus sub niches, analyzing search results through BSR, result counts and competitors, avoiding policy-violating phrases, and making the design stand out.15:44
Method Two (Searching with Google Trends)Explains the second method for finding profitable ideas using Google Trends to see trending topics by country, period and category, then checking rights and Amazon results before working on an idea.10:56
Method Three (Ideas and Marketing via Pinterest)Explains the third method of finding ideas through Pinterest: creating a business account, searching for in-demand keywords and niches, and promoting products for free by growing followers gradually, targeting the right audience and avoiding spam.16:05
Method Four (Extracting Ideas from Creative Fabrica)Explains the fourth method of extracting profitable ideas from Creative Fabrica: searching by occasions and trends, the difference between Trend and Evergreen, studying successful designers, then validating the idea on Amazon.13:28
Method Five (Analyzing Ideas from Etsy and Redbubble)Explains the fifth method of analyzing T-shirt ideas from Etsy and Redbubble using tools like Etsy Helper to see sales and dates, and narrowing a wide niche into a sub niche or merging two niches to reduce competition.5:58

Trademarks and Copyrights

3 lectures

TrademarksExplains the Amazon rules to check before uploading any design to avoid account closure: prohibited content, keyword and description mistakes, and text color clashing with the shirt color.16:09
CopyrightsExplains how to verify that a phrase used in a design is not protected, using Google, then the USPTO site, then TMHunt, and avoiding phrases registered as trademarks.9:37
KeywordsExplains how to choose and enter keywords in Merch by Amazon so products rank higher, using tools such as Redbubble Tag Generator and Helium 10, and checking keyword rights on TMHunt.6:35

T-Shirt Design

2 lectures

Design FundamentalsExplains T-shirt design basics: downloading vector files from Freepik, editing them in Illustrator by ungrouping and changing colors and text, then saving the design with a transparent background through Photoshop.15:22
Creative DesignExplains setting up a creative design file with dimensions and a transparent background that meet Amazon's requirements, designing in Photoshop, Illustrator and Canva, and free image and font sources, while checking their rights.9:35