NFT Prime Time's video: Merch Empire TV: Shakedown With Michael Essany

https://gumroad.com/a/929215603 https://merchinator.com/h/8e2ba681 https://www.facebook.com/groups/merchempire https://www.youtube.com/c/merchempire On today's episode we have a Shakedown with Michael Essany, the man behind the Merch Momentum Newsletter, in classic Merch Empire fashion. Join us while we pick Michael's analytical and research heavy brain and the world of Merch by Amazon. Show Notes/Markers 6:51 - Shout outs 8:03 - "People that are always plugged in" 9:06 - "Proprietary Blend" - M. Essany 9:51 - Merch Momentum Newsletter and Michel 10:28 - Michael on his approach to research 13:17 - Anthony mentions Amazons statement/What to do 14:10 - "Essany's leads are saturated" .. Not 14:28 - Essany weighs in 16:45 - "We have to stop making the shirts we want to make, and start making the shirts we NEED to make." 17:02 - Niches, where to look and why 18:33 - Ant's experience with making "What he wants to make" 19:43 - Michael's take 23:54 - Ant asks Michael about driving traffic 25:30 - We can't wait 26:05 - "A lot of sellers are getting stubborn" - M. Essany 28:40 - "Amazon's a baby" 29:12 - "Stay in the Game" - Anthony 30:12 - Audience feedback and questions 30:43 - Michael Chimes in on "Account focus" 31:57 - "What's the secret for hoodies and sweatshirts" 33:50 - "Is it important to have standard and 34:56 - Michael on the Strategy Guide 35:43 - Do you max out your daily uploads? 38:16 - 0 competition Niches/How deep (based on tier) 39:12 - Ant, why he still makes sales on "Olympic" designs 39:44 - Having success in non-English language niches 40:30 - What websites do you use for keywords 40:40 - Michael Essany on Merch Informer 41:17 - "Create Demand" 42:47 - "Are all of your designs unique?" 44:00 - Scale Horizontally 45:22 - Using Scaling the wrong way 46:12 - Wrapping Up