Start a Print-on-Demand Store business while you keep your day job

You do not run the day-to-day of this business, Actionist does. Here is how it works: you pick the niche and set your direction, the agent plans every task and works through them, and brings you only the moments that need a human.

1. 01

   You pick the niche and set your direction

   You choose the niche, the product types you want to sell, and the aesthetic that will appeal to buyers in that community. That creative direction is the only heavy thinking you do. Everything after this, Actionist plans and runs around your schedule.

   →A clear brief Actionist can plan and act against.
2. 02

   Actionist maps the whole business into tasks

   Actionist breaks the business into a plan: the stages to launch, the tasks under each stage, and the subtasks under each task. You see the full scope in one place, from setting up the Shopify store to writing the first listings to running the first email campaign.

   →A complete task plan for the business.
3. 03

   It works through the plan in the background

   Actionist schedules the tasks and works through them, around the clock, so progress continues while you are at your job. It sets up the store, researches your niche, writes the listings, uploads the products and schedules the social content.

   →A live store with products, copy and a content calendar, without you driving each step.
4. 04

   It assigns you the tasks only a person can do

   Some steps need you: opening the bank account, approving the design direction, reviewing a listing before it goes live. Actionist assigns those to you with everything you need ready, then picks up the rest of the plan once you are done.

   →A short, clear to-do list just for you.
5. 05

   It asks before anything that matters

   Before Actionist publishes a product, sends a social post, or runs an email campaign, it stops and asks you to approve. You choose how hands-on you want to be per task, from approving every move to letting routine marketing run.

   →You stay in control of every customer-facing move.
6. 06

   You keep your day job and check in

   You run this around your job. Check the board when it suits you, approve what is waiting, and message Actionist over Telegram or Slack to nudge or change anything. The store moves forward between your check-ins.

   →A store that grows around your schedule.

This is the plan Actionist builds to launch and run the store: every stage, task and subtask. The work is split across your agents, from setting up the store to writing listings to running the marketing. Only a handful of tasks and approvals stay with you.

TaskStatusAssignee

›Set up the business5 tasks · 16 subtasksIn progress

EAOA🙂

›Choose your niche

Waiting

🙂You

Research the top 3 niches to consider

Done

Compare competitor stores in each niche

Done

You pick the niche to start with

Waiting

›Open a business bank account

To do

🙂You

Choose a bank that suits your setup

To do

Apply with your documents

To do

Add the account details to your tracker

To do

›Set up your brand basics

In progress

EAExecutive Agent

›Set up payment processing

Done

OAOperations Agent

›Build the product and sales tracker

Done

EAExecutive Agent

›Build the store5 tasks · 14 subtasksScheduled

DACA🙂

›Create the first products5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

SAEADATA+1

›Launch the marketing5 tasks · 15 subtasksScheduled

SACA

›Handle orders and customers4 tasks · 12 subtasksScheduled

OASA🙂

›Optimise and grow4 tasks · 12 subtasksScheduled

OATAEA🙂

An example plan for this business. Yours adapts to your niche, your product range and your pace.

Here is what a week actually looks like once the store is running. Your agents keep it moving every day. You step in for a handful of moments, the ones worth your judgement, and the rest of your week stays yours.

This is your store and your customers. Actionist asks before it does anything that reaches a buyer or touches money, and it keeps a record of every action so you can see exactly what happened.