I agree the test phase is where most people quit. It takes grit to push through that part without proof that it's gonna work.

■ Your video feels like it's speaking directly to me. I've reached this exact stage with my Shopify store. I uploaded 130 designs in one month and launched Facebook ad campaigns, but only got two sales with no profit. I sell my t-shirts for €29.99 in the European market. I also previously launched several designs in the United States, but the CPM was high and the competition was fierce. However, I will not give up; I will keep fighting 💪🏻💪🏻

Thanks! Great information for getting started.

I like when people in this space admit that stage 2 is hard and heart breaking. Been at this a couple years and have quit at stage 2 several times.

Stuck in the middle making mistakes but its all a learning curve.

Thank you for this information. It's really helpful to just hear this step-by-step.  I just ran my first test ad, had three sales, and now I'm trying to make sense of the data in terms of the next steps to take.  I really appreciate all the information you share in your videos!

Definitely in the middle section. Everything is built. I had an okay ad test but I am not sure I can trust the data. There was some issues with my pixel and I also think i may have added clicks on accident.

Thanks for this content ❤ I am in the middle section 🙂

Hi Shimmy, I like your store! It looks great!!

Im in the middle and scaling only 3 sales so far though one was a friend so basically 2 lol

Well, thank you Shimmy! I am at the test phase and second guessing everything!! Feeling overwhelmed and frozen. Too many unknowns, lost momentum, not sure where to start.

I'm laughing because everything you've said so far is absolutely what I've been experiencing. I am now in the test phase ... and its scary...and exhilarating at the same time...

I'm currently in the testing phase. I launched a catalog campaign that was profitable and generated sales at first, but then performance started to decline, which honestly puzzled me. Right now I'm testing different creatives, product mixes, and strategies to understand what the data is telling me before I scale. I'm treating this stage as a learning process rather than chasing growth too early.

yo I got a question, I started with meta ads and yesterday I launched my mockup test for the weekend but none of my budget has been spent yet? I verified my payment method, email, did everything FB asked me for and more since I googled it. I also started running a engagement campaign this morning but same issue, 0 spend, not sure why? do I just wait it out or what do I do? Thanks if you reply.

I have no clue how many designs I should make. I've made like 70 designs now in about 2 months. I have a regular job and school, and it's really hard to pump out more. From what I hear from all the YouTube print-on-demand gurus, it almost sounds like, "Pff, make 100 a month, every month."
The question is, what is a reasonable amount of designs where you can stop spending so much time creating designs and start focusing more on sales?
Probably a dumb question. 😅