{"id":22,"date":"2020-07-15T14:14:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/2020\/07\/15\/why-i-removed-my-2create-courses-more-updates\/"},"modified":"2020-07-15T14:14:28","modified_gmt":"2020-07-15T14:14:28","slug":"why-i-removed-my-2create-courses-more-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salarydistribution.com\/affiliate-marketing\/2020\/07\/15\/why-i-removed-my-2create-courses-more-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Removed My 2Create Courses & More Updates!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heeeeey everyone! Long time no \u201csee!\u201d<\/p>\n

I wanted to update you all on some things since it\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve posted.<\/p>\n

The number one email I\u2019ve received in the last few months has been regarding my 2Create courses. You may have noticed that most of them have been set to \u201cprivate.\u201d<\/p>\n

After my dad got sick in March, I knew I wasn\u2019t going to have time to focus on supporting students for two websites. PSP was my main focus, and I also have a private student group to support.<\/p>\n

So I decided to set the 2Create courses to \u201cprivate\u201d to prevent new students from enrolling.<\/p>\n

Then once things returned to normal in my personal life, I had to be honest with myself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t doing much with website building or marketing, other than passively using my podcast<\/a> to promote PSP courses.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m making waaaaay more money selling my T-shirt designs than I am with the actual courses that teach what I\u2019m doing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve had about 500 students enroll in my PSP courses. While that\u2019s not bad, it could have been so much better if I did more marketing.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never been comfortable or efficient with marketing my products. It intimidates me. That\u2019s one business hump I\u2019ve never been able to get over.<\/p>\n

I admire people who are diligent with tracking email campaigns and conversions. It all just makes my head spin.<\/p>\n

I\u2019d rather make a T-shirt. ?<\/p>\n

Why The T-Shirt Biz is So Rewarding to Me<\/h2>\n

For a long time, affiliate marketing and AdSense were my favorite and most rewarding ways to earn online.<\/p>\n

However, POD now holds that top spot.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t come from a design background so I\u2019ve had to learn a lot.<\/p>\n

When I worked as an HTML Analyst for American Airlines over 10 years ago, my team lead forced us to use Photoshop, but the company provided us ZERO<\/strong> training.<\/p>\n

I remember staring at the blank Photoshop interface wondering what the heck I was supposed to do with all those tools and buttons as they stared back at me. ?<\/p>\n

I never actually learned much about Photoshop until I quit my full-time job in 2006 to work on this site.<\/p>\n

Fast forward 12 years later, I\u2019m now using Photoshop and Illustrator to create some very detailed art that I never thought I would be able to do.<\/p>\n

To see how far I\u2019ve come, and then to have people buy my designs by the thousands, is incredibly rewarding and slightly addictive. ?<\/p>\n

It also goes to show anyone can do this regardless of your design background.<\/p>\n

I have one T-shirt that has netted over $20,000 in royalties<\/strong>.\u00a0 Yes, from ONE<\/strong> T-shirt design!<\/p>\n

Think Before You Leap<\/h2>\n

With all the income potential, print on Demand is not for everyone. Just like anything else, don\u2019t get into this just because you are in desperate need of money.<\/p>\n

You need the desire to learn the POD business and even something about software if you want to scale your income.<\/p>\n

And for long-term success, you should be thinking of building a brand instead of relying on passive traffic and income like I\u2019ve been.<\/p>\n

Even if you\u2019re a talented designer, you will quickly learn that\u2019s just the beginning. You also have to understand keywords and find niches to design for.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s getting very competitive, so make sure you jump in for the right reasons.<\/p>\n

If I\u2019m honest, I was drawn to this venture for the money, but I\u2019ve STAYED because of my love for the work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When my dad was sick, I was super stressed. I found the creation process to be therapeutic.<\/p>\n

A lot of my success has come because of creative ideas that just haven\u2019t been done, and the creative work is what makes this fun for me.<\/p>\n

On the flip side, you also have to be prepared for theft. That\u2019s been the biggest disappointment of this whole experience. It\u2019s why I use an alias for my POD accounts, and don\u2019t share much of my work.<\/p>\n

As a result of Amazon and other PODs not protecting our work with a wrinkle or watermark, my images have been stolen and re-uploaded to numerous sites.<\/p>\n

Things have gotten a little better since using watermarks, wrinkles, etc., but you\u2019re never going to be able to fully protect your work. As long as it\u2019s online, someone will find a way to grab it if they want it. ?<\/p>\n

I Enrolled in An Art Class<\/h2>\n

One of my goals for POD is to scan hand-drawn work. Then I could \u201cink it\u201d (color it) after importing it into Illustrator, but I had to learn to draw first. LOL<\/p>\n

Up until now, most of my designs have been created through shapes in software. Believe me. You can do a lot with this. That\u2019s what I teach in my PSP Photoshop course<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now I\u2019m doing this more with Illustrator as I improve.<\/p>\n

However, I wanted to learn how to draw free hand. So I enrolled in an art class.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re learning some basic drawing principles and how to shade using graphite, charcoal, and colored pencils.<\/p>\n

Here are some cherries I drew with colored pencils. I was pretty proud of this because I was struggling with shading earlier in the semester.<\/p>\n


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I\u2019m too embarrassed to show my first shading attempt. It was absolutely awful. LOL<\/p>\n

So as you can see, I am now knee-deep in learning about drawing and T-shirt design. It has been a nice change of pace.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s All For Now<\/h2>\n

Anywho, I know most of you did not subscribe for all this print on demand stuff.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I haven\u2019t been blogging much. I didn\u2019t have anything noteworthy to share in this space. However, I wanted to update you on why I took down my 2Create courses since many have asked.<\/p>\n

Those who have enrolled can still access them, but I have no plans to enable them for new students any time soon.<\/p>\n

I DO<\/strong> plan to make updates for the existing students, however.<\/p>\n

By the way, my dad is doing great!<\/p>\n

He is walking again, and his ankles are doing well considering how severely he injured them.<\/p>\n

Other than some initial stiffness when he first stands up, he\u2019s walking well now! We feel so blessed and lucky he came through all that.<\/p>\n

Thanks to all who reached out to inquire about his health. I really appreciate it!<\/p>\n

Hope you\u2019re doing well! Drop me a line below and let me know what\u2019s up with you!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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