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What a weekend it was! ISS Long Beach did not disappoint. On this week's episode of the Print On Demand Cast, Travis and Josiah sit down with Brandon Mills from the Total Promotion Company in Las Vegas, Nevada. Brandon was actually someone that the guys met at a networking event on Friday night and after talking for about 10 minutes, they decided t…

Welcome back to the Print on Demand Cast! On this week's episode of the show, Travis and Josiah welcome Adam Young to the Main Event. Adam has been in the POD game for several years scaling his Amazon Merch On Demand account, adding a couple of Etsy stores and even using blogs to promote his print on demand products (GOLDEN NUGGET ALERT!) The guys …

Back in Episode 48 of the PODCast, Travis and Josiah put together a list of 6 things they wished they had known before starting in a POD business. On this week's show, the guys revisit the original list and add another 5 things they wished they'd known! Plus, in this week's Point Of Interest, the guys share about an article that recently came out i…

~REBROADCAST~ Originally published on: 03/02/22 On this week's show, Travis and Josiah talk through some scenarios you may have run into when dealing with customers. How should you handle these challenges? What about when it's the customer's fault? All of these things are discussed on the show today, plus the dangers a "sheep disease!" Plus, in the…

Well folks, 2022 is officially 2 days from being over! On this episode of the PODCast Travis and Josiah take time to reflect on the last year personally, professionally, and (with the help of Spotify Wrapped) they take a look back at 2022 and what it meant for the PODCast itself. Before they get there, the guys discuss more Chat GPT madness and the…

Travis and Josiah are at it again...and by "it" we mean recording in person at a brewery! On this episode of the PODCast Travis and Josiah (but mostly Travis) does a little bit of venting the stresses and craziness that is Q4. From customers who don't pay for expedited shipping but expect Christmas delivery, vendors messing up product shipments, to…

Storytelling has been around since the beginning of time. It's how we, as humans, relate to each other and we understand it at a very base level. Stories move us, inspire us, and challenge us. Without stories, our lives would not be the same (and frankly, would be pretty boring.) On this week's episode of the show, Travis and Josiah invite a good f…

There's a reason why the guys used parenthesis around "Make Money While You Sleep" in the title. While technically people do make money while they sleep, the concept is a bit overly simplistic and can be misleading. In this week's episode, Travis and Josiah react to a list they found on the internet and give their opinion on how viable each idea ac…

Ebay is not a channel the guys have given much time to on the show. Travis used to list products on Ebay but has not in the last few years. That said, there are many that do ok with Print On Demand products on Ebay so in today's show Travis and Josiah spend some time sharing some Ebay basics with you. Also, in today's Point Of Interest, the guys sh…

Seeing as Thanksgiving is tomorrow, Josiah and Travis thought it would be appropriate to take some time and reflect on all the things they are thankful for both professionally and personally. They also share their thoughts on why thankfulness is so important and can be lost in the day to day. Plus, in today's Point Of Interest, the guys have a gues…

On this episode Travis and Josiah sit down with John Yogodzinski, from the Graphic Hive, and his "Printer Extraordinaire" Kailey to give a recap of the Print Hustlers Conference that took place in Fort Worth, Texas. While it's more of a discussion with friends, there are some interesting tangents the guys go in to. Enjoy the show! http://printondem…

The PODCast is now mobile! For this week's episode, Travis and Josiah met at a local watering hole to test out some of their new recording gear. After trying unsuccessfully for about an hour to figure some tech things out, they settled in to have a POD discussion. This week's topic? How do you know when and what to do in order to move your business…

On this week's show, Travis and Josiah spend some time going over mistakes to avoid in your print on demand business. While the guys admit to having violated a couple of these, you can certainly learn from their mistakes! Plus, on this week's Point Of Interest, the guys talk about how to get the most out of the upcoming shopping holidays, Black Fri…

Nathan Hirsch has done a lot in his relatively short entrepreneurial career. He's built more than one multi-million dollar businesses and even sold one for what he calls "life changing money." Currently he's operating two new businesses that help business owners scale their businesses much faster through outsourcing critical business task (and even…

On this week's show, Travis and Josiah delve into the world of POD dropshipping. While in many industries, dropshipping could be a dirty word, for POD sellers it seems that it's the norm. Or at least the way many start out. With so many options for where you can get your products and without the heavy cost of machinery and inventory, dropshipping i…

On this week's episode of the PODCast, Travis is solo (sorry for all the Josiah fans out there, but he'll be back next week!) Since Josiah wasn't available to record, the episode is a little shorter, but still carries some golden nuggets if you dig a little. As the title suggests, there are things you may not know about POD (or at least haven't giv…

Pål T. Naess is Gelato's Senior Vice President of Growth Projects working with PR, Communications and Sustainability. He was kind enough to take some time to speak with Travis and Josiah on this week's show. One of the most interesting concepts from the show that Pal brought up is "location based production on demand." This one phrase contains so m…

On this week's show, the title really tell it all. Travis and josiah simply go through a list of ten things you can (or should) do to make sure you're optimizing your Etsy store. While some of these items may seems trivial, it really will depend on where you're at in the POD journey. Regardless, most will find some golden nuggets in this podcast, s…

~REBROADCAST~ If you've been in the world of POD, you've likely seen Juna from Detour Shirts. He's been making wonderfully helpful YouTube videos for several years now. Once you've listened to the interview, you'll be able to understand how he keeps chugging away, even though he still has a 9-5 job and print on demand is his side hustle. Juna focus…

Everyone knows that sales is the lifeblood of business, but how much do we really focus on honing that skill? Sure, when we're selling on POD channels, our customer interaction is way less that somebody running a brick and mortar, but are there still things we can use in our POD business? On this week's show, Travis and Josiah interview Will Rest, …

On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah are once again trying to help you get ready for "the most wonderful time of the year," otherwise known as Q4! While this particular portion of the calendar can be debated by POD sellers as to how much actual "wonder" can be experienced when you're running around with your hair on fire, we can assuredly agre…

On this week's PODCast, Travis and Josiah tackle a few listener questions. One involving how to maneuver into a takeover of another POD seller, and another asking the "cons" of POD. To be honest, this last one was kind of a head scratcher at the guys had to really think about the cons since they're always promoting POD! Plus, in this week's Point O…

If you've been around POD for awhile, you may have heard of ShineOn. They are a print on demand jewelry company that integrates with Shopify to provide amazing, high perceived value products with PLENTY of margin. Eric Toz is the found of this $70+ million dollar company and was kind enough to join Travis and Josiah on the PODCast this week. Hearin…

Break out the birthday cake because we've done TWO WHOLE YEARS OF THE PODCAST!!! Time to celebrate! Who knew we'd last this long??!! Well, strap in because we've got a special return guest to help us celebrate. And if anyone can challenge the status quo, it's PODCast regular, Chris Green! On this week's episode, we talk about all kinds of ideas for…

On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah talk about the latest issue with trying to create products on Amazon. Is it a glitch or is Amazon targeting POD sellers on their platform? With a company as large as Amazon, the right hand typically has no idea what the left hand is doing, so there's a chance that one change created problems that nobody was…

Michelle Berry hasn't been selling for very long. In fact, she only started during the COVID pandemic. That said, she's done very well and spent a lot of time learning what works and what doesn't. On today's episode of the PODCast, Travis and Josiah invite Michelle to share some of her success as well as some tips for newer sellers. She exclusively…

In this week's episode, Travis and Josiah share some lessons they've learned about succeeding long term and dispel the myth that POD is a "get rich quick" scheme. It takes hard work, dedication and follow through to really begin to see success. They talk about how "passive" income really isn't that passive and the gurus who tell you it's possible a…

"The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." ~ Robert Burns Basically this entire episode is summed up in this one line. Happens to the best of us, the worst of us and everyone in between. On this week's monumental episode 100, Travis and Josiah had some big plans that absolutely went awry! Tune in to hear about how it all went down, but al…

On this episode, Travis and Josiah get a little bit nostalgic as they travel down memory lane and speak about some of the changes and challenges over the past (nearly) two years of the Print On Demand Cast. As they admit, this episode it kind of selfish as its main focus is on the PODCast and how Travis and Josiah have navigated the ups and downs o…

On this week's show, Travis and Josiah bring it all together (well, the POD 101 series that is) and share with ya'll how to scale this thing! Once your business stops moving forward, it begins to stagnate. To avoid this, there has to be positive momentum. On previous episodes in the 101 series, the guys have shared all about how to start a POD busi…

On this episode of the Print on Demand Cast Josiah and Travis are continuing their series, Print on Demand 101. This week they're discussing things you may want to consider when choosing a print partner. Since they went through three of the biggest POD fulfillment players in Episode 34, the guys speak more to the questions you need to have answered…

Scheduling didn't work this week for Josiah and travis to get a new PODCast out, but I guarantee you'll love this rebroadcast of Episode 29 and our interview with Michael Essek! ------- From all the way from across the pond, Michael Essek joins the Print On Demand Cast this week to spend some time talking about how he is continuing to grow in his P…

On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah sit down with Uncle Mike for a fireside chat (without the fire) about all things business. The show is a little loose in format, but in light of recent staffing change at Make Your Mark Design, Mike was brought in as a consultant to bridge operations from Travis' Ops Manager, Amy, who recently gave her two …

Hello all of you beautiful people of the Print on Demand Multiverse! On this episode of the Print on Demand Cast Josiah and Travis are continuing their series, Print on Demand 101. This week they are talking about all things design and organization. Topics Include: How to find designs Best practices when creating a design Outsouricng design work an…

In this episode, Travis and Josiah continue the Print On Demand 101 series by speaking about where to start selling once you've set up your business and decided what you basic goals are for your POD business. All the usual suspects are represented including Merch By Amazon, Etsy, Walmart, Redbubble, Amazon, etc. Plus, in the Point Of Interest, Trav…

Welcome to Season 4 of the Print on Demand Cast! To kick off the 4th season Travis and Josiah are going back to the basics with a series of episodes that will be called "Print on Demand 101." In the first episode (Episode I) Travis and Josiah talk about everything you should take into consideration before you even start selling on a Print on Demand…

Niches get stitches. Or so we've heard. But not really. On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah share a bunch of different niches that you could think about designing POD products for. Additionally, they talk about the dueling ideas of niching down, or going wide. Plus, in this week's Point Of Interest, the guys share a bunch more annual holidays…

This is the second part of the interview with Taite Ross. This is the additional interview segment with Taite Ross. This interview is in addition to the first interview with Taite Ross. Tatie Ross. Is back. In an all new action packed interview with the Print on Demand Cast. This is the sequel the first interview with Taite Ross. CORRECTION This is…

Well this week Travis is on vacation in Mexico! (Poor guy, what a hard life!) We had an interview lined up for this week but the guest was sick the day we were set to record so we had to pivot a little bit and rebroadcast an older interview, but it is absolutley one of our favorites with SO MUCH good info! Please enjoy our converstation from Episod…

Josh Kice had a super cool idea three years ago and decided to go for it. He's the owner/operator of Ink and Drink Denver - a place for people to gather, print T-shirts with their friends all the while enjoying their favorite alcoholic beverages! Travis found the business while looking at the speaking schedule for the GPX show in Denver and just HA…

Taite Ross was a guest on the show back in Episode 43, but this time, Travis and Josiah look at his actual job description and share a bit more about what goes on behind the scenes at Make Your Mark Design. Taite is not only in charge of the production, but he also has other duties that he handles around the shop to make sure things continue to go …

As most of us in the POD industry know, the summer can be a dry time for sales. Most of us make the majority of our sales in Q4, but what if there was a way to make some of the summer months more profitable? Enter summer markets. Many will decide it's not for them, but summer markets are a great way to get out into your community and get paid to ad…

Michael Restrepo is a busy guy. He has a full time sales position at a large company (which he loves) and simultaneously owns and operates several different sales channels for his brand, Greek State of Mind. Through licensing, he's been able to create products with a built in audience and promote them on various sales channels including his own Sho…

Things got a little out of hand this week so we've been forced to do a rebroadcast for this week. However, it's a really great episode chock full of good info! Take a listen and have a great week! ---------- On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah compare and contrast three of the largest and most well known Print On Demand providers in the indus…

On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah take you behind the scenes at Make Your Mark Design and give you a shop tour. You'll get to see where the proverbial sausage is made and learn about the different processes we use to create amazing products to send all over the world! Make sure you're following us on YouTube because this podcast is somethin…

Print On Demand opportunity is everywhere you look these days. So why limit yourself to one or two sales channels? Take your abilities and knowledge and go to where the customers are. On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah share "off the beaten path" types of places you can use your skills in POD to make sales and ultimately, MONEY! Have a liste…

On this week's show, the guys go international again and speak with Fiona Darcy from Australia. Fiona runs FusionTeeShirts.com in Victoria and sells both locally and via ecommerce. It's been a long road for her since she began, but she's learned a TON about printing in the process. She's also likely logged more hours listening to the PODCast than a…

On this week's show, Travis and Josiah talk through some scenarios you may have run into when dealing with customers. How should you handle these challenges? What about when it's the customer's fault? All of these things are discussed on the show today, plus the dangers a "sheep disease!" Plus, in the Point Of Interest, the guys share some price in…

If you've been in the world of POD, you've likely seen Juna from Detour Shirts. He's been making wonderfully helpful YouTube videos for several years now. Once you've listened to the interview, you'll be able to understand how he keeps chugging away, even though he still has a 9-5 job and print on demand is his side hustle. Juna focuses mainly on r…

On this week's episode, Travis and Josiah share some pretty big news about Make Your Mark Design and the PODCast. Don't want to let the cat out of the proverbial bag, so we'll just tell you to make sure you listen to this episode! Pretty cool and exciting stuff! Plus, the guys break down all of the things Make Your Mark Design can do for you as a P…