My First Week on Merch by Amazon
I saw all the hype about Merch by Amazon back in early 2017 all over the internet particularly on Youtube from these self-declared "hustler" types. I sat through a few of the videos and the advice I was given was to sign up asap and wait for an account approval. Being a bit reluctant to do so based on my past experiences with Amazon as a publisher and affiliate, I chose to apply for an account anyway. I was approved as a Merch by Amazon designer in April and the process took roughly 1 month for my application to be approved. . I got the email for the approval and logged in to see the admin panel and what would be required. The panel itself is very sparse and the design options are minimal. I have been a seller on other POD sites like Zazzle and Redbubble for a while now and their platforms are much more impressive to me. I refrained from actually using the program until August due to my real-life experiences with Amazon and them being overly eager to screw you over in any w...