Podcasts and Merch
Everybody wants to represent what they're into and clothing is one of the best ways to to do it with. Podcasts and custom clothing go hand in hand, but the merchandise needs to represent the brand or it won't sell. Watch Nadav explain how podcasts make money by selling merch.
Options for Merchandising
To break it down there's a few different options if you are wanting to explore product merchandising for your podcast all with varying levels of difficulty, time and margins. The most common methods are drop shipping and sourcing a screen printing company. Drop shipping is where you can upload your products to a website and they will print them on demand. Or you can stock your own items and ship them out yourself. We recommend the latter.
Dropping Shipping Pros and Cons
- Con: Zero quality control
- Con: Limited products
- Con: Templated styles
- Con: Low customer satisfaction
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Con: Very low margins
- Pro: Zero inventory
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Pro: You don't have to ship
Screen Printing Company Pros and Cons
- Pro: Quality control for each item
- Pro: High quality garments and products
- Pro: Clothing tailored to your audience
- Pro: Repeat customers
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Pro: Cheaper production with much higher margins
- Con: Inventory must be tracked
- Con: Get ready to pack and ship your clothing
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Con: Initial investment is higher
The Very Nadav Show
If you haven't checked out Nadav's show he shares insider tips on the podcast industry with first hand experience. He goes in detail of the ins and outs and interviews other industry experts in podcasting. We highly recommend giving him a subscribe on his YouTube The Very Nadav Show.
Custom Merchandise
If you are a company or podcaster that is looking for merchandise that will separate you from the rest of the generic designs you see across the podcasting universe contact us.
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