Here is exactly how much I make selling merch, how print on demand works, and my thoughts on building a business to generate passive income - Enjoy! Add me on Instagram: GPStephan
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In terms of how much money I make:
I realize that my cost of goods is pretty high, and my total profit would be much more if I could bring those costs down. HOWEVER, the entire point of doing all of this was so I could test out the demand, and try a proof of concept to see if this was something worth pursuing.
If I were going to go all out with this, and really dedicate my time to selling merch…knowing what I know now, I’d likely pre-order the most popular items in bulk, going with a fulfillment center like 3PL which would manage the supply and inventory - and they’d charge a small fee per order. Doing that would give me much better profit margins in terms of selling merch.
Secondly, to be completely honest…I thought selling merch would be a REALLY easy thing to do. It seems like EVERY YouTuber is doing it, so I just assumed it would be a super viable business right from the start…but, I quickly realized that was wrong. I thought this was something I could just throw in the description and it would sell itself, but nope…in order for sales to go up, I need to be continually mentioning the store and bringing up it’s awareness.
And that brings me to my third realization…I’m not a great salesperson, and I don’t feel good constantly pushing something down your throat. Doing something like that doesn’t come naturally to me, but I also realize it’s something I have to do in order for people to actually know about it…and there’s a fine balance between how much I can mention something before it starts getting really annoying.
Given that, I was faced with a realization…I don’t want to pitch a product all the time, so when I DO want to mention something, I have to be VERY selective about it…and the fact is, if I’m going to “pitch something,” it’s MUCH better for me to promote my program than it is my merch line - which which is a pretty low ROI, all things considered.
For business or one-on-one real estate investing/real estate agent consulting inquiries, you can reach me at GrahamStephanBusiness @gmail.com
MERCH: http://www.GrahamStephanStore.com/
The YouTube Creator Academy:
Learn EXACTLY how to grow an audience, rank videos on the front page of searches, build your brand, and turn that into another income source: https://bit.ly/2STxofv $100 OFF WITH CODE 100OFF
Get 2 Free Stocks on WeBull when you deposit $100 (Valued up to $1000): https://act.webull.com/k/Vowbik9Tm5he/main
My ENTIRE Camera and Recording Equipment:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/grahamstephan?listId=2TNWZ7RP1P1EB
My second channel:
http://www.youtube.com/c/thegrahamstephanshow
In terms of how much money I make:
I realize that my cost of goods is pretty high, and my total profit would be much more if I could bring those costs down. HOWEVER, the entire point of doing all of this was so I could test out the demand, and try a proof of concept to see if this was something worth pursuing.
If I were going to go all out with this, and really dedicate my time to selling merch…knowing what I know now, I’d likely pre-order the most popular items in bulk, going with a fulfillment center like 3PL which would manage the supply and inventory - and they’d charge a small fee per order. Doing that would give me much better profit margins in terms of selling merch.
Secondly, to be completely honest…I thought selling merch would be a REALLY easy thing to do. It seems like EVERY YouTuber is doing it, so I just assumed it would be a super viable business right from the start…but, I quickly realized that was wrong. I thought this was something I could just throw in the description and it would sell itself, but nope…in order for sales to go up, I need to be continually mentioning the store and bringing up it’s awareness.
And that brings me to my third realization…I’m not a great salesperson, and I don’t feel good constantly pushing something down your throat. Doing something like that doesn’t come naturally to me, but I also realize it’s something I have to do in order for people to actually know about it…and there’s a fine balance between how much I can mention something before it starts getting really annoying.
Given that, I was faced with a realization…I don’t want to pitch a product all the time, so when I DO want to mention something, I have to be VERY selective about it…and the fact is, if I’m going to “pitch something,” it’s MUCH better for me to promote my program than it is my merch line - which which is a pretty low ROI, all things considered.
For business or one-on-one real estate investing/real estate agent consulting inquiries, you can reach me at GrahamStephanBusiness @gmail.com
You hired a graphic designer to create a Supreme logo and an Anti Social Social Club logo?…
Nice to know the backcosts of what these products are. Considering pulling the trigger on a jumper "Dislike, Unsub". I'm genuinely surprised the hats cost that much on your side. I'm sure they're quality but $16 USD for a hat is crazy! Would have no issues paying $27 for a high quality hoodie any day of the week.
So basically you have ti go through a middle man to sell merch on youtube??? I cant ship from home? 🤔
You forgot "Taxes"
Amazing information! 👍😃👍
A year passed. On the channel with 2.8M subscribers only 109K views… Something is fishy.
You have a platform so for someone who’s nothing im not going to make money this way?
Great info I think I'll save myself the headache
Why don''t you sell books on your website?
How big should the band be before they start selling merchandise? There are many videos encouraging bands to sell merchandise and we sell t-shirts, custom art, and CDs, but it's still requires a large investment of time and energy for very little return. I spend way more time preparing to sell merch than we do actually selling merch.
ghram u should adrtvise ur merch insted of the like buttoun
Please help so I made my website already not with Shopify . Could I still some how work with print full and attach it to my website? Or I would still need to get Shopify
I think for your niche selling clothing isn’t a profitable avenue. Since you are into giving financial advise. I would say selling programs, templates or books is your selling zone. I have never heard anyone go crazy for a financial advisors shirt.
I got my new "DISLIKE UNSUB" mug and hat and LOVE them!!
yey
Do you need a permit do sell merch like this
Printify is cheaper.
Thanks for doing this, I actually really needed this info 👍🏻
Plz help me do you have to buy mearch to sell it
I'd like to know how many free stocks you've gotten?
I've been in the Print-on-demand space since 2013 and can tell you that the problem you have is 1) Your designs are not good enough, 2) marketing could be better and 3) you're using thew wrong se tup with shopify and prinful (there are better options out there that will give you more margins)
You encourage us to save money and inspire us to cut costs, so selling merch kinda counteracts that, like I wanna buy it but also dont because of your advice on saving money lol
What about fanjoy ?
this video deserves more hype
I love how almost no one has mentioned the bath water lmao. Good move graham.
I’m sorry
The only one getting rich is the merch making company
Thanks for breaking it down Graham! Love how transparent you make your business which can help people starting out!
Hit us up if you need merch printed 🔥
After seeing this, I've realized the 3 most popular methods are:
1. Teespring
2. Big cartel + Printful
3. Shopify + Printful
Thanks Graham!
Definitely gonna look into Shopify when the time comes for me!
You should make some contest where the subscribers/people come up with a design/idea for a merch t-shirt and the people vote on what t shirt idea/design should win. The winner would get the t-shirt for free. The benefits for you would be the extra people that might come for the challenge, the engagement, exposure for your merch website, you get new design ideas that you might not have thought of your self that would be really good, and lastly the people choose the shirt so the people who voted would probably get it them selves and also would be helpful with other subscribers probably liking that shirt as well. Just an idea 🙂
Graham I wouldn't even buy your merch at your cost, you have an audience of fairly well educated cheap-fucks which might be your problem.
Id buy a 20 cent ice coffee shirt and go into starbucks/scooters and see their reaction. That would be fun