Merch Informer Tutorial for Beginners

Welcome to the Merch Informer tutorial. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of using Merch Informer for your print-on-demand business.

What is Merch Informer?

• A print-on-demand tool to discover niche opportunities and save time.
• Helps find niches other sellers may not see.

Pricing

• Newbie Plan & Professional Plan:
  • Newbie: Suitable for most users.
  • Professional: Higher search volume, monthly vector pack, and single upload interface.
• Discounts:
  • 20% off with code Greg20.
• Free Trial: 3 days full access.

Key Features

Competition Checker

• Purpose: Determine if a niche is worth entering.
• How it Works:
  • Enter a keyword to see competition and sales data.
  • Grades niches from A to F based on saturation.
  • Example: "Fishing" (F), "Deep Sea Fishing" (A).
• Additional Info:
  • Keywords & Best Sellers in the niche.

Keyword Finder

• Purpose: Discover sub-niches.
• How it Works:
  • Enter a broad niche and find sub-niches with search volume.
  • Quickly check competition scores.

Trademark Alerts

• Purpose: Check trademark status of phrases.
• How it Works:
  • Enter phrases to check for trademarks.
  • Protects against trademark infringements.

Movers and Shakers

• Purpose: Identify emerging trends.
• How it Works:
  • Analyze changes in sales rank and pricing.
  • Helps anticipate upcoming sales trends.

Merch Archive

• Purpose: Historical sales data analysis.
• How it Works:
  • View top-selling designs from past years.
  • Useful for planning around seasonal trends.

Merch Calendar

• Purpose: Identify design opportunities for holidays.
• How it Works:
  • Lists official and unofficial holidays.

Additional Tools

Product Search

• Identifies competition for specific phrases.

Merch Hunter

• Overview of top selling designs on Amazon.
• Filter by specific niches.

Etsy and Pinterest Search

• Gain inspiration from other platforms.

Trend Tracker

• Similar to Movers and Shakers but for longer periods.

Keyword Cloud & Trending Phrases

• Identify popular keywords/phrases over time.

Niche Hunter

• Weekly top niches and designs ranked by searches.

Trademark Hunter

• Checks trademarks across all listings in bulk.

Listing Score Checker

• Evaluates listing optimization.

Merch Analytics

• Analyze sales and trends over time.

Notes Tool

• Inbuilt notepad for organizing ideas.

Favorites

• Save products and keywords for quick access.

Merch Informer Lister

• Chrome extension for faster uploads (soon obsolete).

Merch Designer/Studio

• Design tool included in subscription, continuously updated.

TM Protection

• Chrome extension for real-time trademark checks during listing creation.

Conclusion

Merch Informer provides a robust suite of tools for optimizing your print-on-demand business. The combination of niche discovery, trademark protection, and sales trend analysis makes it a valuable resource. Use code Greg20 for a discount on your subscription. If you have further questions, feel free to ask in the comments.