Teespring has officially integrated with YouTube! This means that select YouTubers can have their Teespring merchandise appear directly below their YouTube videos. With the merch shelf, Teespring provides a seamless point of sale for YouTubers and their communities right on their video pages. For full details on benefits, eligibility, and getting set up, visit merchshelf.com.
What it looks like
The merch shelf is a functional browsing experience hosted below your video content. New products will appear in the shelf shortly after they are created on Teespring. Fans can browse your merchandise on both mobile and desktop all while watching your content.
Incentives
Here’s why the merch shelf is so awesome:
- Increased merchandise sales (and revenue!)
- A YouTube creator bonus of $1 per item sold from the merch shelf (expires at the end of 2018)
- Fast, dedicated support team
- Easy and effortless setup
To learn more about the details of the program and how to get connected visit our FAQ’s.
Beta Results
Results from early testing of the feature have already demonstrated the effectiveness of the new functionality. With substantial success for YouTubers utilising the service, conversion rates for viewers purchasing merchandise are testing as high as 2.5 times higher than using standard description links. Click through rates are hitting 4x the YouTube average. Early adopters of the service saw an average of 25% more units sold per user, through the merch shelf.
Alan Thrall used to spend hours packing and shipping his merch by hand but today uses our product to eliminate the hassle and sell more products with less effort. Lucas the Spider recently turned his cute, cuddly character into a real-life plushie, selling over 60,000 furry friends and generating $1 million in revenue. YouTube thought-leaders like Phil DeFranco are also using the feature to help build the future of creator merchandising.
Design Support
A range of design support services are available to YouTube integration users. Whether your channel is in its early stages or you have already established a large following, we are here to help! Check out the design support program for design tips and details on services.
Eligibility
While Teespring is available globally and ships to 180 countries, currently this feature is only available to selected YouTube creators in the YT Partner Program who have more than 10,000 subscribers. YouTube and Teespring will manually vet every creator and each design they submit to assure the highest standards of trust and safety across both platforms.
Get set up
To turn on the feature, just visit your YouTube Studio Beta. For more information and step-by-step instructions on displaying your Teespring product listings below your YouTube videos visit our FAQ page. You can also check out YouTube’s merch support page.
***If you don’t see YouTube Studio Beta or a Monetization tab in your YouTube account, you may not be qualified for the feature just yet.***
Revenue diversification has been a major topic in the creator community, especially in the last couple of years. While some creators can make a healthy living from ads and Adsense, many have found other ways to leverage their success on the platform by tapping into other revenue opportunities like merchandise. We decided to partner with YouTube to integrate merchandise into the very core of the platform experience, making it easier for more creators to thrive and for communities to support the content they love.
I’m based in Canada but otherwise qualify. When do you see this being available for Canadians?
Hey Heather! MerchShelf is available for Canadians.
I’m in Canada and I still can’t do it. I have over 10,000 subscribers and have no community guideline strikes.
Hey Jesse, unfortunately Teespring can not assist you on this. We recommend contacting YouTube support for more help.
Are there any plans in the immediate future to make Teespring available to YouTube Creators located in Greece? I would love to be able to activate this service.
Thank you!
Chris
Hey Chris, this is something we’d love to do! Thank you for your patience.
Wow
All goods are shipping from US? It could be a problem for Europe custumors…
Hi Emanuele, not all of our products are shipped from the U.S. We have a production facility in Europe to make shipping quicker and less expensive for our customers in Europe.
when Hungary will be added to the list as well? it would be a lot easier to sell my design.. 🙁
I have a Teespring account and a YouTube channel. I did the steps to merge the 2, but YouTube says I have no merch in my store – I have LOTS of merch! What happened?
Hey please email [email protected]