Merch Minds Podcast

Dan Vegas reached out to Glen and Yong back when the podcast first started. He has a Merch by Amazon course on Udemy that he shared with the guys. We were at first very skeptical as we bought courses in the past to see what they were like only to find them awful.

Dan's course comes highly recommended. It is a great course for anyone getting into Merch by Amazon. While his course is more geared towards the beginner it goes over a lot of topics that Glen and I had talked about in the previous episodes.

You can purchase Dan's course at the URL provided below. He was also nice enough to give all Merch Minds listeners a discounted price at $15.00 Just make sure to use the discount code, which is also listed below.

Merch by Amazon - How to Start Your Own T-Shirt Business

Discount Code: merchminds

https://www.udemy.com/merch-by-amazon/

To contact Dan go to his website where you can email him and he has links to all his social media platforms.

http://therealdanvega.com

In the latest episode, Glen and Yong discuss the best practices for t-shirt designs. We had some technical difficulties with this episode and we apologize.

1. CMYK, NOT RGB

2. No Glitter or Glow in the Dark Designs, Shiny Font/Design, Gradients?

3. Font that is readable

4. Bold Clean Design with colors that work well with the shirt color
(It can be more than 3 colored t-shirts, doesn't matter what amazon says)

5. Large elements, nothing small that could get lost or hidden, don't want people to have to figure out what the shirt says or means

6. Don't Try to do too much and keep it simple. Try to stay away from People, Faces, Highly detailed objects

7. Work with Silhouettes, Icons, and Typography

8. Stay away from full paragraphs / short novels on the shirt (only a tagline)

9. Know your target audience (If I was a dad, would I like this shirt?)

10. Don't be scared to use 50-75% of the design space (Doesn't have to be a full 4500 x 5400 design)

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Happy New Year! In this episode Glen and Yong discuss the pros and cons of Anvil and American Apparel shirts. As content creators, most of us should know that we get the most royalties when printing on Anvil shirts. However, there are some benefits of printing and selling on American Apparel shirts.

Also, in the previous episode we mentioned that we now have a Facebook group. However, we forgot to post the link to the group. Please find the link to the Facebook group below.

http://bit.ly/2jhM1HN

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In the final episode of the year, Glen and Yong discuss their goals and predictions for 2017. While Amazon is a great platform to make a significant amount of money there are many restrictions. They discuss the possibility of uploading their designs on other POD platforms. They also talk about their other side hustles such as eBay and FBA.

Merch has been a fun and profitable ride up to this point. However, we can only grow as they allow us to. What are your goals and predictions for 2017?

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We apologize for the late upload. Glen and Yong had some Internet issues during their interview with Justin Peters and had to be cleaned up with some heavy editing. Justin received a masters degree in accounting and shared some general tax advice with Merch Minds. As a disclaimer, this is just general tax advice. You should always seek the advice of your own professional CPA.

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Glen and Yong had a listener by the name of Lori email them and ask about typography. So it just made sense for the guys to do a full episode on the topic. While typography might seem easy there is actually quite a bit to learn about it.

Glen and Yong discuss the basic elements and provide a basic foundation into typography. They discuss various fonts, good font, bad fonts, and where to purchase fonts. This episode is a great introduction to typography.

Font Shop: http://fontshop.com
DaFont: http://dafont.com
My Fonts: http://bit.ly/2goNee1
Creative Market: http://creativemarket.com
Font Spring: http://fontspring.com

Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design: http://amzn.to/2h9ZU9z

Lettering and Type: Creating Letters and Designing Typefaces: http://amzn.to/2gfbawP

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If you're looking to hire a designer for your shirts then this is the episode for you. Glen and Yong discuss how to find and hire a designer. There are literally hundreds of thousands of designers and it can be difficult to find the right one. They discuss what to do and what not to do.

Fiverr: http://fiverr.com
Upwork: http://upwork.com
99 Designs: http://99designs.com
Dribbble: http://dribbble.com
Behance: http://behance.net

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Mike Peterson has found success on Merch by Amazon in a short amount of time thanks to his marketing tactics. He shares his journey into Merch with absolutely no design background whatsoever. He utilizes social media such as Pinterest and Instagram to attract potential customers.

He's created a course on Udemy that teaches you exactly how he markets his shirts. He's giving the Merch Minds listeners a significant discount just for tuning in. The discounted URL is listed below.

Treasure Gnome YouTube: http://bit.ly/2g87MYu
Treasure Gnome Website: http://www.treasuregnome.com
Merch by Amazon - How to Research & Market T-Shirts: https://www.udemy.com/merch-by-amazon-how-to-research-market-t-shirts/?couponCode=HOLIDAYS

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This week Glen and Yong did a collaboration with Margaret of Texas Gal Treasures on YouTube. This was a fun episode where they discuss everything from Merch by Amazon to other platforms especially with Q4 upon us. This episode was recorded live on TGT's YouTube channel so you can go to her channel to watch it there as well. 

Texas Gal Treasures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5Ud_GtWebRSJQeNgSQJ6tg

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Not everyone comes from a design background. Many people find vector graphic and images on the Internet. Unfortunately, people are misled on the licenses for free and even paid vector graphics and images. Glen and Yong discuss the issues with using images found on the Internet.

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