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💸 Online Income Report for December 2020: How I Earned $1,090.02

Fourth quarter is at an end and so it is time for another online income report. It was another great month across the board. As expected profit was up, just slightly, despite an overall increase in total revenue. For the month of December 2020, my income came in at $1,090.02. In my November 2020 Income Report I mentioned how I’ve been mostly hand off my online income streams in 2020. In December, I finally started Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
How Much YouTubers Make

How to Make Money on YouTube (Start a Profitable Channel)

YouTube is the second most visited site in the world according to Alexa.com and the second largest search engine. That’s a lot of eye balls! As of 2020, tubics.com reported that there are more than 37 million YouTube channels in existence. And, YouTube paid out more than $7.5 billion, with a ‘b’, to content creators in 2019 according to this article from Vox. BUT, my favorite stat is this one: Number of channels earning six Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
Online Income Report - November 2020

💸 Online Income Report for November 2020: How I Earned $1,061.81

For the month of November 2020, I made $1,061.81 in passive online profit despite working no more than an hour a week. This month also marked a significant milestone for my online income journey as it was the first month that I was able to crack $1,000+ in true profit. Over the last 12 months, I’ve been relatively hands off with my online business ventures as they took a back seat to my heavy workload Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
E-Commerce Passion Niches

Comprehensive List of E-Commerce Niches

When I was getting my start online one of the pain points that seemed to come up over and over again was how to choose the right e-commerce niche. My decision making process would often go like this: Get an idea for a product; physical or digital. Do a quick online search. Become discouraged to find that my product, website, or idea already existed. Think about ways to position my product or offering to a Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago

Print-On-Demand With Printify

There are very few e-commerce businesses that can be started in just an afternoon without having significant experience or startup capital. I’ve been building online businesses for the last 6 years and have seen a lot. From Amazon FBA to niche blog websites, each one of these requires upfront time, technical know-how, and or a reserve of cash to invest in inventory and expensive software tools. So whether you are new to the world of Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago

Merch By Amazon and Print On Demand 60 Day Goal Setting

About the Video: In this video I tackle arguably one of the most important parts of growing any business: goal setting. This is a skillset that I have struggled to improve over the last 5 years while I have grown several online businesses. In this video I talk about goal setting as it applies to my Merch By Amazon business over the next 60 days. I try my best to compartmentalize my different print on Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
Lessons From Selling 2000 T Shirts

Lessons From Selling 2000 Products

8 Lessons For Print On Demand Success My print on demand business on Merch By Amazon recently crossed 2,000 total products sold during it’s 2 years of existence. The learning curve with any new venture is steep and mine was no exception. In the first year I spent the majority of my time floundering. In fact I only sold 330 print on demand t-shirts during that time and made far less than I had expected. Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
POD Websites

The Best Print On Demand Companies and Sites

Comprehensive Guide to Choosing the Right Print On Demand Companies for Your Business Making the important decision of the best print on demand company may seem overwhelming with some many to choose from. The goal of this article to to relieve some of your decision making anxiety by breaking down my favorite fulfillment partners. Before diving in let’s take a step back to answer the question; What is print on demand? If you are new Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
Print On Demand Designers

How to Find and Hire Designers for Your Print On Demand Business

One of the biggest objections to starting a print on demand business is finding a capable designer to create products that compel people to buy. Creating stellar designs is challenging and time consuming. If you are anything like me, then your design skills are probably not up to snuff to create enticing products and your time is limited. It is easy to turn these restrictions into the excuse that prevents you from starting your online Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago
Start An E-commerce Business This Weekend

How I Sold 800+ T-Shirts On Amazon and Made $1700 + In Royalties in 2019

Backstory… How I Got Forced Into Side Hustling. Don’t worry, we will get to the breakdown on how I used Merch By Amazon to generate 4 figures in royalties – but first a little backstory. My love for side hustling goes back to my college days when I was a beyond broke college student working an on-campus part-time job for less than minimum wage in the mail room at Chapman University.  Between rent, typical college Read more…

By Ben Smith, ago