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Anthony and Kevin are all prepped up for the upcoming 10x event. Anthony's father joins the guys to take care of the pre-10x mixer catering. A number of quick topics were also discussed including Amazon's global shipping, social media marketing, and brand-building. For today's shirts, Kristin's Day 8 of Merch Shame design is showcased, alongside Ken's Merch Fairy shirt. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:43 Anthony's dad joins in 03:02 10x prep: the Mixer before the main event 03:27 10x prep: The guys are ordering the food for the mixer 04:35 Anthony's fam's background 05:48 Anthony's dad's entrepreneurial background 09:24 / 20:08 The 10x Merch event 11:58 Our new interview rules 13:01 Email from Amazon global team / shipping globally 15:58 Merchant Words 18:23 Day 8 of Merch Shame shirt unveiled 22:03 Building our brand 30:08 Merch Fairy's shirt 30:56 Interviewing more successful people 31:15 Talking about Rocio Rodriguez

The guys bring in Ken Reil to today's drive! This guy's at 10k tier and he shares his unique perspective on how to grow your Merch business. Day 7 of Merch Shame is also here, featuring Leonna's hilarious design. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 04:42 Day 7 of Merch Shame shirt 11:32 Anthony purchases insurance for Merch account 15:24 Ken Reil joins the drive 17:31 Ken shares some quick details about his 10k-tier Merch account 19:51 Ken's pricing strategy 23:28 Ken's traffic choice 24:27 Ken's experience with AMS 28:52 Ken's tools 33:10 Merch tip: Ken's thoughts as to where people could screw up 36:27 Ken's keyword strategy 37:41 How Ken decides on niches 44:15 Ken's Merch sales and status last year

Kevin and Anthony talk about the upcoming 10X Merch event, their plans about their growing Merch community, and the interesting back-story behind Junior's entry to their team. Also, today's Day 7 of Merch Shame featuring Mary's cool design. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 05:23 The 10x Merch event 06:59 Day 7 of Merch Shame shirt reveal 08:42 T-shirts of same sizes fit differently 10:48 Junior the video guy and his story 25:45 Extended meeting about Instagram and social media 26:42 Talking about Mike and Eric 28:03 Plans about our growing group 35:18 The 10X tool 36:26 Talking about our 10x programmer Jordan 45:18 Quick sales update

Kevin reveals Day 6 of Merch Shame and Anthony uncovers a Merch account problem. Also discussed- a quick sales update, the upcoming 10X event and how difficult it is to forecast fourth quarter sales. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 04:45 Sizing issue: T-shirts fit differently 05:55 Day 6 of Merch Shame shirt 08:09 Anthony's second approved Merch account 12:12 Sales update / Playing with prices 16:28 10X Merch event 19:32 New Merch software 22:42 Forecasting 4th quarter sales 23:44 Past fourth quarter sales

Today we had two special guests - Micheal Bennet and Eric Ocampo- talk about Etsy and Ebay.  They also dropped some knowledge about how they are rapidly growing their Instagram following. Super good content in this episode. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:35 Day 5 of Merch Shame - Frank Cassidy's design 03:35 Writers for our blog 04:36 10x Merch Workshop -reopening tickets 05:30 Working on improving our video content 07:26 Introducing Mike and Eric 08:10 Their Etsy success 09:12 How they started 11:10 Their printing business - what they do 12:10 Selling in Etsy - pricing, profit, etc 19:35 Etsy ads 31:22 Reinstating a suspended Etsy acct 34:16 Copycat problem on different platforms 35:13 Brand-names 41:08 Instagram hack

After a week of absence from the Daily Merch Drive, Kevin and Anthony are back from Seattle! The guys share a quick overview of what went on at the Merch conference. On top of the Seattle recap, the guys also reveal Day-4's Merch Shame tee. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:53 Coming back from Seattle 03:19 Today is 9/11 04:32 Day 4 of Merch Shame 04:39 Merch Shame shirt by Diana 05:17 Sizing issue: same "sized" Merch shirts fit differently 05:59 Seattle recap: people that we met 08:36 Jordan and our video team 12:05 Seattle recap: Kevin’s notes from the conference 23:24 Seattle recap: Jacob – the kid who just got out of college and doing well in Merch 24:44 Talking about Shopify 25:40 Components of good designs 27:14 Seattle recap: Conclusions and insights gathered from the event 31:17 Raising shirt prices

Day 3 of 21 Days of Merch Shame is here... Kevin once again wears today's shirt as Anthony gives a little back-story to today's design made by Cody Byre. The two guys also talked about their experience with a hater and how publicity (good or bad) is good for business. Anthony tells the crazy story of the day he went to jail Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merch... Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/) Skip the fluff: 00:47 Kevin and Anthony talk about Superbowl 02:44 Day 3 of 21 Days of Merch Shame shirt is here 03:57 Anthony's story: Kevin's door-locking issue 08:59 Advise about Gmail 10:57 Frustrations about Merch 11:13 Figuring out a pattern between best-selling shirts 13:31 Anthony's story: Experience with a hater 17:48 Anthony's story from his college work days 24:32 Anthony's story: his one-time arrest 30:17 Entrepreneur tip: How publicity is a good thing 33:02 Anthony's story: the time he dodged a bullet in college

After the first part of Episode 52 live broadcast got cut out for unexpected reasons, Kevin and Anthony continued to provide update about their progress with Amazon Merch. The two guys tied up with a colleague who's taking a long time to get approved on the program. They are also in the process of building their own store. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 01:32 Anthony and Kevin tie up with a designer friend 03:26 Building own store via GearLaunch 09:41 Entrepreneur tip: How much of a heaven-send Jing Screencast is 17:46 Anthony’s story: his dad’s Fig tree

Kevin and Anthony is on the second day of 21 Days of Merch Shame with Paul Chang's design. The guys discussed a number of things including Kevin's new blog post, his relationship with the team members and how much outsourcing has helped in the business' expansion. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 03:50 Day 2 of 21 Days of Merch Shame / Paul Chang’s design 05:11 The outrageous bar in New York 10:59 Kevin’s blog posts 13:55 Entrepreneur tip: Being in sync with your team 16:24 Venture with Walmart.com 20:23 Building a team and expanding

Kevin and Anthony talked about Day 1 of 21 Days of Merch Shame with Kevin wearing the new design made by Lisa McLean Murphy. The two guys also talked about different topics from last week's progress including their Friday podcast with Aaron Rashkin. Kevin and Anthony also shared the problem they met reaching 2k submissions and what they are doing about it. Among many other things, the guys also mentioned their Seattle event next week, the upcoming Thursday Jersey Shakedown, the POD company they're working with and the team Kevin is building. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 03:56 Day 1 Merch Shame shirt by Lisa McLean Murphy 06:01 Utilizing Facebook Live 07:40 Last Friday’s podcast with Aaron Rashkin 08:09 Some rants about last week’s boxing 12:47 2k-submissions dilemma 22:17 Seattle event for next week 22:45 Upcoming Thursday Jersey Shakedown podcast 23:18 10x workshop coming up 24:43 The POD company Kevin and Anthony are working with 27:21 Merch tip: Kevin builds a team 32:57 Friday meetings

Kevin and Anthony bring in Jay Goldberg to share his insights about the Amazon business. Jay is an expert in everything Amazon, helping sellers in many things including listing optimizations, managing campaigns, sponsored ads and more. The three guys talk about the biggest problems faced by sellers, alongside the evolution of the Amazon business, trademarks, and Brand Gating loopholes. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here – http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here – http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 00:59 What Jay does for sellers 02:44 Merch / Amazon tip: Why people fall behind on their business 03:24 Brand registry and trademarks 04:30 Brand Gating 05:15 Strict measures made by Amazon to avoid frauds 09:37 The game's direction 10:20 Walmart as a second player

EPISODE 049: Daily Merch Drive: Mayweather - McGregor Special Edition with MMA Guru Mike Iurato Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:36 Introducing Mike / his UFC MMA background and expertise 06:45 Merch tip: Insights for people who maxed out or those with shirts that didn't sell 10:06 Teaming up with people 11:05 All about the fight

Daily Amazon Merch Drive: Jersey Shakedown with RJ Martinez - Fast Action Team - 10X Sponsor - Jersey Shakedown Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:42 The software LiveLeap 03:10 Gaining engagement on Facebook 07:21 Working with a print-on-demand company 09:34 RJ joins the podcast 10:50 RJ's background 13:14 RJ's current status and success in Merch / RJ's tips in succeeding with Merch 14:53 How RJ handles designs/designers 15:31 RJ's submission figures 16:51 Switching keywords for shirts that didn't sell 18:24 How many shirts does RJ have live 21:09 RJ's online visibility 22:12 RJ's keywords strategies 23:36 Owning long-tail keywords 25:44 RJ's marketing technique 27:20 Picking categories 28:55 Our fast-action team 30:41 New challenge after 21 Days of Merch Shame

EPISODE 047: Post Solar Eclipse, what the next big event?, How To Pay Designers with a salary and get way more bang for your buck, 21 Days of Merch Shame start date Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 06:28 Post solar eclipse season 09:05 A problem for a low-tier account 10:14 Niche strategy 11:54 Outsourcing designers / payment terms 18:55 Our new strategy / ranking designers / bonus circle 25:35 Entrepreneur tip: Communicating with your team 30:08 21 Days of Merch Shame 30:38 VAs (screening them, working with them, etc) 39:52 Anthony and Kevin getting started with a print-on-demand site

Daily Merch Drive: Technical Frustrations, Awesome Print On Demand Company Demo, 21 Days of Merch Shame Update Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 04:03 LiveLeap live video sharing software 04:57 Entrepreneur tip: Calling LiveLeap owner / building a relationship with people in general 06:28 Kevin's story: rant about business-owners who do not answer calls 09:56 How Kevin handles difficulties in the office 13:57 21 Days of Merch Shame 15:47 Getting a rights-complaint 19:23 Demo with another print-on-demand company 25:02 Starting a business relationship with people/companies 27:59 The 90-minute training 31:14 Entrepreneur tip: Daily learnings and constant frustrations 35:55 Anthony and Kevin's individual strengths and weaknesses

Daily Merch Drive: Maxed out at 2000 Tier, AMS Headline New Strategy, 10X Merch Workshop Filling Up! Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 01:47 10X Merch workshop update 05:44 Anthony and Kevin at 2k submission max limit but haven't reached 2k sales 06:28 Lowering the shirts' prices 13:34 Anthony and Kevin's individual contribution to the team 14:59 Taking down low-selling designs and submitting new ones 17:13 Learning everything necessary / learning how to do pivot tables 23:55 Headline ad strategy 31:23 Entrepreneur tip: "you gotta find the truth" 36:26 Designer block as a problem

Daily Merch Drive: More Outsourcing Talk, Good people bad situations, Maxing out 2k tier, high value activities. Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 01:12 Funniest design for 21 Days of Merch Shame 02:12 Coming back from welearn 02:31 Reseller strategy: Finding good companies that aren't on Amazon 07:15 Some people still reject the idea of doing business with Amazon 09:21 Update on Kevin and Anthony's status on Merch 10:33 Kevin and Anthony's next steps on Merch 12:25 The guys are hiring a new employee 15:56 Entrepreneur tip: "good guy bad situation bad outcome" 19:59 Designer policy 22:27 90-min training 24:06 Entrepreneur tip: "being average sucks" 27:55 10x Merch workshop 28:01 What the guys do to relax 36:15 Entrepreneur tip: "a number is a way to look at something"

Daily Merch Drive: 90 Minute Merch Automation training to be released soon, 21 Days of Merch Shame updatw, 10X Merch Workshop filling up! Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 03:12 Kevin and Anthony's office meetings 03:35 Doing so much action with not so much strategy 05:45 21 Days of Merch Shame update 07:48 Catching up with all the backlogs 08:31 90-min training video 10:18 Entrepreneur tip: talking about leverage / outsourcing skilled people 13:29 Sales update from the last few days 13:42 Lesson learned: not miss out on any trend now 14:17 Entrepreneur tip: being more strategic 14:40 Merch Informer 16:06 Kevin's update on Merch contact 22:51 Kevin and Anthony's hiring an audio/video editor 30:01 10x Merch workshop

AUGUST 11TH, 2017: Daily Merch Drive: Heated Argument about trademarks with Kevin Levonas...New 21 Days Of Shame Challenge, Last Day of 10x Merch Workshop Early Bird pricing! Subscribe to our podcast and get on our email list here - http://jerseymerch.com/ Join our Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire Learn about our 10X Merch Workshops here - http://10xmerch.com/ Skip the fluff: 02:26 Anthony and Kevin blew on the solar eclipse trend 02:58 Anthony's story: how he exploded in the office 05:38 Recording business-people in action 07:31 Anthony initiated a spot-checking 09:29 Kevin's policy and ruling 20:48 Entrepreneur tip: do a constant sweeping 26:32 10x Merch workshop 28:35 Anthony's story: Kevin being a man-child 34:01 Anthony's idea: community makes a design and Kevin will wear it (21 Days of Merch Shame)