How Does Merch By Amazon Work: The Complete Guide

Merch by Amazon is one of the most straight forward numbers games out there. The more designs you have up on the platform that are well researched and optimized, the more money you will make. The majority of people are not willing to give it a shot, which is better for everyone that does.

To scale as quickly as possible, you need to either be able to design yourself (which takes time if you are not already in the know) or you will need to be able to afford to outsource your designs.  At the very beginning I would recommend you do at least 2-3 designs per DAY. Over the course of a month, this equates to around 60-90 designs.

If you are just getting into Merch by Amazon, you might be ready to call me out right about now. Why would you create 60-90 designs when you only have 10 slots available in Merch when you first start off!

There are so many other platforms out there with traffic, that is why! The beauty of this game is that you do not NEED to drive any traffic at all. You just need to find where the audience is hanging out. Amazon is definitely where the biggest piece of the pie is to be had, but other platforms are well worth it. While you are waiting for more slots on Amazon, upload your other designs to some of these platforms:

There are a lot more out there that people are having success with. I would say the top 3 recomendations would be to first try out the Printful and Etsy integration. This allows you to sell your designs through the Etsy platform without shipping anything yourself.

Next, I would try out Redbubble as I know many people doing well on that platform. It is a complete POD just like MBA. Finally, TeePublic is a great one to try out as their upload process is simple and easy to use.