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# Product Creation

Turn your ideas into products with our simple creation process. This guide will walk you through each step, from generating excel files to publishing to Printify.

### Step 1: Generate Your Product Excel

1. **Choose Your Groups**
   * Select a product template group
   * Pick an image group
   * 💡 *Tip: Organize your images and templates beforehand for smoother workflow*
2. **AI Content Options (Optional)**
   * Toggle AI content generation for titles, descriptions, and tags
   * Add your Gemini API key for unlimited generations
   * Adjust custom prompts for further optimization
   * Append original description to the AI generation description
   * 💡 *Tip: Using your own API key removes generation limits*
3. **Get Your Excel File**
   * System creates spreadsheet with all combinations
   * Includes AI-generated content (if enabled)
   * Optionally review and edit any titles, descriptions, or tags

### Step 2: Optimize Your Content

#### Understanding AI Content Generation

The AI looks at two things:

1. Your product image
2. Your template title

**Example:**

```
Image shows: Father holding hands with son
Template title: Premium T-shirt
AI creates: "Father & son premium T-shirt"
```

#### Best Practices

* ✅ Use clear template titles
* ✅ Make sure titles match your products
* ❌ Avoid blank or irrelevant titles
* ❌ Don't use long titles

#### Excel File Editing

Edit these columns as needed:

* Product titles
* Descriptions
* Tags

### Step 3: Create Products

#### Upload Process

1. Select your edited (or unedited) Excel file
2. Choose your Printify shop
3. Toggle "Publish to Store" (Optional)
4. Start bulk creation

#### Important Notes

* ⚠️ Printify Product Creation Limit: 500 products/minute
* ⚠️ Printify Publishing Limit: 200 requests/30 minutes
* ⚠️ Do not delete any columns from your generated excel file. Printify requires titles, descriptions, and tags for every product. Deleting a column will cause product creation to fail.
* ✨ Auto-publishing available if enabled
* 📊 Real-time progress tracking

### Tips for Success

* Plan your product groups before starting
* Double-check your template titles
* Review AI-generated content before publishing

### Troubleshooting

If you encounter issues:

* Change your browser. We have been notified that some browsers are having issues with image uploading and product creation.
* Contact support if you have any other issues.

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