Are Import Tariffs Tanking Your Merch Sales? [What to Do Now]

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Learn how you can stay ahead of tariffs by pivoting your small business online! 👉 https://bit.ly/4ksAO23 🚀 💥 Use code WB10 for an additional 10% off your new site Struggling with the impact of the new tariffs? In this video, we’ll break down how the new tariffs by the US administration are affecting small businesses, and share some strategies so you can protect your profits in 2025. Learn about pivoting from physical merch to digital products, explore ways to diversify your supply chain, and use print-on-demand services like Gelato and Printify to stay flexible. No matter what you’re selling, you’ll find actionable tips to adapt and thrive during the tariff negotiations. ____________________________________________ 📌 Handy Links 🟣 Hostinger Tutorials: How To Create a Digital Product: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-create-a-digital-product 🟣 Hostinger Tutorials: How to Market Digital Products: A Practical Guide: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials/how-to-market-digital-products ▶ How to Start Your Digital Business: A Beginner’s Guide: https://youtu.be/8x95t7paZVQ?si=AdXTtsIRcSj5E3aP ▶ How to Create a Website with Hostinger Website Builder (2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8erInwgWgI&pp=ygUhaG9zdGluZ2VyIGFjYWRlbXkgd2Vic2l0ZSBidWlsZGVy ▶ Trump’s Tariff War Explained | Global Recession Coming Soon? | Dhruv Rathee: https://youtu.be/iUn5F52SNuY?si=jqe56_lQ8zr_LtPx ⭐ Created with Jon Youshaei - Trump’s Impact on Creators: https://created.kit.com/posts/trump-impact-on-creators ____________________________________________ 🕒 Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro: New Tariffs & Creators 02:14 - What Are Tariffs? 02:51 - Focus of the Tariffs: Trump and China 03:38 - How to Adapt in 2025 04:26 - Questions for Your Business 05:50 - The “De Minimus” Rule: Does it Still Apply? 06:54 - Creating Digital Products 08:07 - Converting Assets into Downloadables 08:38 - Courses & Memberships 09:32 - Putting Plans into Customers’ Hands 10:51 - Hostinger AI Website Builder 11:45 - Strategies for Physical Merch 12:58 - Leveraging Print-on-Demand Services ____________________________________________ 💥 Navigating Trump’s Tariff Policies: Strategies for Creators Trump’s tariff policies have created a confusing time, especially for creators and small businesses. This video will provide strategies on how to adapt to the challenges of new tariffs by transitioning to digital products and examining your current business model. 📌 Quick and Easy Tariff Breakdown First things first: what is a tariff? We’ll explain how tariffs have been used effectively in the past, and why the Trump administration’s current policies have resulted in so much uncertainty, especially for creators and small businesses. 📌 Key Business Questions In order to adapt, you need to understand what works and what doesn’t. Before diving into strategies, we’ll ask a few key questions to help you get a stronger sense of what is working for you. 📌 Digital Products & Memberships To avoid the impact of tariffs, look to digital products! With almost zero overhead, logistics, and tariffs digital products can add a whole new revenue stream to your business. We’ll tell you ways to adapt your product to the digital realm; whether that be through downloadable content or services and memberships. 📌 Building a Website with Hostinger For a new digital business you’ll need a new digital presence! Hostinger’s AI Website Builder will help you get set up to start selling digital products online without giving yourself a tech headache. Create an online store with 0% commission, so your profits will stay right where you can see them. 📌 Physical Product Strategies If physical products are the core of your business, discover how diversifying suppliers and using print-on-demand services like Gelato and Printify can help you navigate Trump’s tariffs! ____________________________________________ ⭐ Follow Us ⭐ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hostingeracademy Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hostingeracademy/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Hostinger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hostinger/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Hostinger Hostinger Tutorials: https://www.hostinger.com/tutorials ▶ Subscribe for more videos about building your ecommerce business! https://www.youtube.com/c/HostingerAcademy/?sub_confirmation=1 ____________________________________________ Thank you for watching! Let us know in the comments below if you’re planning on using any of the strategies in this video, or if you’d like us to go more in-depth about anything we mentioned today! To start your own ecommerce business Three. Two. Online 🚀 #Trumptariffs #tariffs2025 #whataretariffs #smallbusiness #ecommerce #digitalproducts #printondemand #hostinger #aiwebsitebuilder