Merch by Amazon-(Part 1)

This post is part of my Side Hustle Series.

Merch by Amazon is a way to create designs and have Amazon make the product - it’s Print-On-Demand (they print when someone orders it).

Now, your margin (money you make after you subtract the cost of the product) isn’t as high as it could be with selling t-shirts on your own…

but instead of having to print your own t-shirts, store them in your apartment & go to the post office to ship one out every time you get an order - Amazon takes care of all of that for you - so, it just works better for an actor’s lifestyle.

Here’s my video on the process, or keep scrolling for the highlights:

Here’s what you do –

• Request an invitation to Merch by Amazon (https://Merch.Amazon.com)
• Create a 4500px x 5400px design on a site like Canva (https://www.canva.com)
• Choose which item you’re going to sell (t-shirt, sweatshirt or pop-socket)
• Upload your artwork
• Pick colors
• Fill out description
• Submit your design!

After your design gets approved, to get out the word – you can include links to its page on Pinterest, your blog, social media, etc.

“*Bonus Tip – I highly recommend applying for the Amazon Associates program so you can make affiliate fees off of any shirts (or other items) when purchases are made after clicking on your link. (See Amazon Associates rules for posting on Social and in email, though. There are definitely rules that they enforce to avoid spammers).”

***Extra Bonus Tip – Did you think of creating your own merch for your acting career? Pretty cool, huh?

Here are some designs I’ve made (and yes, I am using my Amazon Associates links for the below)

Give it a try for yourself! What fun ideas do you have?