MerchArts The video provides an in-depth guide on how to navigate the challenges of submitting designs to Merch by Amazon without facing rejections. The speaker, an experienced Merch on Demand user, shares seven key strategies to minimize the risk of rejection based on common issues he has encountered. These strategies include:
- Trademark Avoidance: Emphasizing the importance of avoiding trademark terms in listings and designs, with a specific focus on the nuances of single-word trademarks and the complexities of navigating these without inadvertently infringing on registered marks.
- Child Sensitive Designs and Content: Highlighting the importance of ensuring designs are appropriate for all ages, sharing personal experiences of rejections due to content that was interpreted as inappropriate for children.
- Text in Designs: Discussing how Amazon scans and interprets text within designs, leading to potential rejections for reasons that may not be immediately apparent to the designer.
- Mixing Sports and Geography: Advising against combining sports references with geographical locations in designs due to a high risk of rejection.
- Copyright Expiration: Offering guidance on using artwork from deceased artists, noting the public domain status of works by artists who died more than 70 years ago but urging a conservative approach to avoid copyright infringement.
- Avoiding Memes and Puns on Branded Content: Warning against the use of memes or puns that play on branded content, as these can lead to rejections or takedowns even if they initially pass through Amazon’s review process.
- Using Branded Elements or Designs: Cautioning against the use of designs that closely resemble branded elements, sharing an example of a van design that was rejected due to its similarity to a Volkswagen van.
The speaker also shares a pro tip on minimizing the impact of potential rejections by initially publishing designs to a single marketplace and product type, then expanding once the design is approved. This strategy is aimed at protecting one’s account from accumulating a high number of rejections at once.
This comprehensive guide is aimed at helping Merch by Amazon users navigate the platform’s rules and policies more effectively, reducing the risk of rejection and optimizing their success in selling designs on the platform.
