I Tried Print on Demand as a Complete Beginner (and it worked!)

Thanks to Printful for sponsoring this video!

0:00 The plan
1:27 The business model
1:51 The best POD company
2:40 Deciding what to sell
3:03 How to chose a winning product
3:52 The importance of samples
5:11 Building my store
5:55 How to market a store
6:33 The results
7:40 Important lessons learned

[Patchy]

Noticed Jeff Bezos had overtaken me on the rich list so decided to do a wee money making challenge to scare him off. Hope you all enjoy following along with this journey. If you'd like to pick up a rootin' tootin' mug or try out Printful for yourself, I've included the links in the description! 🤠

[sallyschmitz]

Rebrand the cereal bowls as individual chips and salsa bowls. Sell them to Texans.

[craigmyers]

With a name like "Patchy" that will create a visual for a clothing store. Don't hem yourself in. You will leave us in stitches.

[moth]

George you are such a joy. Wishing you and Junior every happiness ❤

[SnappyWasHere]

I’m just here for your great sense of humor. 👍🏽

[nbc]

Use a Cricut machine to print fixable stickers of Junior to put on your cereal bowls and they'll sell 😊

[ofrecentvintage]

Given your past success as a multi-billion dollar venture starter, I have every confidence in this clothing brand being a success! 😅😁

[molybdnum]

Thank you so much for finding the actual source artist of a design you liked and paying them for their work.

[natedrake]

I'm here for the Junior cereal bowl limited drop 😻

[Moffit]

My wife ( seriously) wants one of those bowls. She is the only one I know of the eats cereal that way!

[ComradeStiv]

Dude you're so damn generous with your knowledge. This guy ☝gets it. The secret to happiness is being a helper and lifting each other up. Yah sorry, it's just that unnervingly simple lol. Also, cats.

It _finally_ sunk into my thick skull after a lifetime of flailing and self-centeredness, and I'm the happiest I've ever been. Good on you Patchman for learning early. 🙏

[leylialaurel]

Another fun limited merch option is makeship plushies. They turn your design/pet/character into a cute toy and have a kickstarter framework to encourage fans to get it made. I stumbled on them from a creator I liked and scrolling through, found a couple more to follow just because of the cute designs. A little junior in different outfits would be fun.

[madziapoziomka]

We’re waiting for the limited edition „rootin’ tootin’” cereal bowl ❤

[NadineTouzet]

Am I the only one thinking the cereal bowl would make a classy succulent planter? Good luck on your endeavour!

[UnsortedSeeds]

Well, dude, as a hobby potter that knows a few professional potters/ceramicists, I can tell you that one product that doesn't really sell is bowls. I've seen it personally. Most people don't want to buy bowls.

Mugs. Mugs are usually what sell the most. Someone could have a million mugs in their cupboard, but they'll still buy a cute mug or teacup.

Good luck with the clothing business, from Southern California, USA.

[Tmf-wwsq]

Got my black shirt, really pleased with it, thanks George!!

[PokhrajRoy.]

I like the aesthetic and the vibe of this channel so I have faith in you to make fabulous clothes 🔥

[colleencrowe]

Im old and never knew how any of this worked. Thanks for the introduction. Good luck with your rootin tootin shirts. 😊

[lindah]

There's so much to love about Junior on everything! This will be a success for sure!!

[Willex]

Great video! The main obstacle I would see is finding artists for the design. Most artists I know would rather sell their own tshirts or ask for a cut of profits than sell the rights to the design for £300 and never make profit from it again.