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WHO I AM

2014

2015

2017

#1

2018

2019

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WHY MERCH?

your bank account

revenue stream 1

revenue stream 2

revenue stream 3

revenue stream 4

revenue stream 5

experimental

the fuutuuure

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GOALS

  • attractive, boutique, on-brand�
  • not £££�
  • long-term?�
  • not just CS fans�
  • market research�
  • 🌊🌊🌊🌊💰

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LORD OF THE THINGS

“not just CS fans”

👍

👍

£££

£££

😬

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DESIGN

  • specialists > generalists�
  • unique > scalable�
  • GET PROOFS / PRINTS / TESTS...

2. MOCK UPS

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DESIGN

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DESIGN

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DESIGN

😱

😱

😱

😱

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DESIGN

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TIMESCALE

notebook�designs

July�2018

Oct�2018

Aug�2018

Sept�2018

USBs�ordered

sent

received

poster tests order

full order

received

mock-up

full order

received

pin designs

full order

more designs

received

SHOP LAUNCH

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SHOPFRONTS

  • options!�
  • dedicated page / integrated into site / part of larger shop�
  • integrations, scale, physical stock keeping�
  • feel

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SHOPFRONTS

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/weatherfactory

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PRICING

  • LOL�
  • keystone pricing�
  • market research�
  • SHIPPING

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THE NUMBERS

  • ~£7k set up (incl. stock, store listings, my time)�
  • estimated profit from selling all our base stock comes to ~£7.7k�
  • £4k+ in Mth 1�
  • 0 marketing

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THE NUMBERS

Screenshot taken on 3rd July 2019

£4.5k profit

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NOT JUST £££

  • actual marketing?!�
  • giveaways�
  • Kickstarter rewards�
  • cross-promo�
  • subscriptions

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TAKEAWAYS

  • creative + admin�
  • whatever you want it to be�
  • mostly fans, but new audience too�
  • many streams feed the mighty river 🌊🌊🌊🌊💰�
  • future opportunities!

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