(rock music) 2 2
-: Another popular way to make money 3 3
from your YouTube channel is merchandise. 4 4
Many do the T-shirt thing 5 5
because T-shirts can work on any channel 6 6
and they are easy to outsource. 7 7
You can get a company to make them for you 8 8
and handle all of the orders 9 9
and then they will give you a small cut of the profits. 10 10
All you have to do is give them the design. 11 11
Teespring is a company that does this in the States. 12 12
Some have tried doing PopSockets. 13 13
Jenna Marbles had doggy toys at one point. 14 14
I made a board game that I was selling a while ago 15 15
and I personally found it was difficult, 16 16
as I was handling production and shipping myself, 17 17
so I stopped doing it. 18 18
I think to make this model work well, 19 19
the merchandise has to be really good 20 20
and it has to appeal to people who aren't your subscribers. 21 21
And you have to have a large enough audience 22 22
for it to really make a difference to your bank account. 23 23
So, nothing to lose by uploading your design 24 24
to one of these T-shirt making companies 25 25
or whatever service you wanna use, 26 26
but you'll get what you put into it. 27 27
H3H3 and PewDiePie both started clothing brands, 28 28
which they promote on YouTube, 29 29
and I don't think this is what you call merch. 30 30
Those are businesses in and of themselves 31 31
and you'll need another Udemy course for that. 32 32
For me personally, 33 33
the T-Shirt thing didn't really work well. 34 34
It's probably a better idea to get a designer 35 35
to design the design.