Make $21,613 Per Month Selling AI Mugs (Easy Side Hustle)

Introduction to Print on Demand Business Model

In this section, the speaker introduces the print-on-demand business model and how it can be leveraged with AI tools to make money online.

Print on Demand Business Model

• Print on demand is similar to traditional dropshipping but instead of holding inventory, you work with a supplier like Printify who provides white-label products that can be printed on.

• You upload your design to the product and list it for sale in your Etsy shop. When a customer orders the item, it goes straight to Printify for printing and shipping without you having to hold any physical inventory or run ads.

• The speaker gives examples of successful shops selling mugs on Etsy using print-on-demand business model. One shop has made over $800k in mug sales while another has made $1.25 million in revenue over 1735 days.

• The speaker emphasizes that leveraging AI tools can help speed up the process of making money online through print-on-demand.

Using AI Tools for Designing Products

In this section, the speaker explains how to use AI tools for designing products in a print-on-demand business.

Setting Up Accounts

• The first step is to open a new Gmail account which will be used as the name of your business.

• Sign up for an Etsy shop using your business email address and get 40 free listings by following the link provided by the speaker.

• Sign up for Printify using the same email address.

Designing Products with AI Tools

• Use Canva or other AI design tools to create designs for your products. These designs can include images, text, or even generated designs from AI tools like Artisto or Deep Dream Generator.

• Upload your design onto a product provided by Printify and list it for sale in your Etsy shop.

• The speaker emphasizes the importance of creating unique designs that stand out from the competition.

Conclusion

• Using AI tools can help speed up the process of designing products for a print-on-demand business and make it easier to create unique designs.

Using Mid-Journey to Generate Mug Designs

In this section, the speaker introduces Mid-Journey, an AI image generation tool that can be used to create designs for mugs. The speaker explains how to join the beta program and access the full commercial rights to sell images.

Joining Mid-Journey Beta Program

• To join the beta program, go to Mid Journey's website and click on "Join the Beta" button at the bottom of the page.

• This will connect you to the Mid Journey server inside Discord. Join the speaker's Discord server so you can chat with him and other like-minded people.

Generating Images with Mid-Journey

• To generate an image, type a prompt in a private chat with mid-journey bot.

• Type out a forward slash in the message box and select "imagine" option from pop-up menu.

• Type any text prompt that describes what kind of design you want for your mug.

• Use controls such as reroll or variation buttons to get more similar images or upscale button to make it larger once you find an image that looks good.

Customizing Image Generation Settings

• Type out a forward slash in message box and select "settings" option from pop-up menu.

• From settings window, choose how much stylization or creativity is given to AI by selecting low or high stylization options.

• Add parameters at end of prompt such as "--tile" for generating seamless patterns for selling mugs abroad.

Creating Mug Designs with AI

In this section, the speaker explains how to create an aspect ratio that perfectly fills the total print area for a mug using AI. They also explain how to make money by uploading these designs to Printify and Etsy.

Using AI to Create Mug Designs

• To create an aspect ratio that perfectly fills the total print area for a mug, type --AR 293:151 after the prompt.

• Use AI tools like GPT to generate trademark-free funny puns and sayings that can go on your mug with a cactus design.

• Add text layers below your design in Printify and type in your chosen saying.

Uploading Your Design

• Once you've upscaled an image that you like, right-click it and save it to your computer.

• Upload the image directly onto a white mug on Printify as long as it's on a pure white background.

• If the same design was on a smaller mug, move it down slightly so it fits better.

Listing Your Product

• Search for proven-to-work mock-ups of mugs on Etsy or use rawpixel.com if you need a free option.

• Edit your mock-up using Photo P, a free Photoshop alternative.

• Find where you're supposed to place your design in Photo P and drag in your artwork.

SEO Tips for Etsy Listings

In this section, the speaker provides tips on how to optimize Etsy listings for better search engine rankings.

Optimize Title and Tags

• Search for similar products on Etsy that are on the first page of search results.

• Look at the keywords they're using in their own title and compose your own title based on those keywords.

• Fill out your own listing using very similar tags to what they're using in theirs.

Increase Visibility with More Listings

• Post more listings to increase your chances of getting seen.

Design Tips for Mock-ups

In this section, the speaker provides tips on designing mock-ups for Etsy listings.

Scaling Artwork for Full Wrap Images

• When making mock-ups that show only one side, you may need to scale up your artwork if it's a full wrap image.

• Move it to the side so that the correct side is showing before hitting save and updating the mock-up.

Removing Background from Single Graphic Images

• You don't have to remove the background as long as it's white.

• If it isn't white or you want to be able to sell that graphic on a black mug, you can remove the background by going to a website provided in the description.

• Upload your file and it'll do a really good job of removing the background for you. You get three free demo removals but since you don't even have an account to use this website you can just make a new incognito or private Tab and get three more demo uses so basically it's just infinitely free.

Conclusion and Sponsorship

In this section, the speaker concludes the video and thanks the sponsor.

• The business model discussed in the video was how the speaker made their first 100k online.

• It took months of very long days to achieve those kind of results.

• Subscribe and check out all of the free resources in the description that could help you succeed.

• Printified is thanked for sponsoring this video.