Find ideas that sell, then let AI create the designs
The idea engine scans what shoppers are searching for and which trends are rising on social media, then sends you a short daily digest. Pick an idea and AI creates the design and a product draft. Prefer to hand off the whole process? Automated Production runs it for you.
Retro scuba t-shirt
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Sign language heart t-shirtNiches picked on a hunch, months without sales
Most POD sellers pick a new niche on instinct: a joke that comes to mind, a hobby, an anniversary. Sometimes it works, but often nobody is searching for it. That is the most common reason sellers spend months designing without making sales. The idea engine replaces guesswork with data: it shows what people are searching for and which trends are rising, and it also generates the design for the idea you choose. The final call is still yours.
- What shoppers are actually searching for
- Trends rising on social media
- A short daily digest in one place
- AI generates the design for the idea you pick
From trend to product draft in five steps
- 1Scan
The engine scans shopper searches and topics gaining traction on social media.
- 2Copyright and policy check
Ideas that carry brand, character or copyright risk, or that could violate Etsy, Amazon or eBay policies, are filtered out before they reach your list.
- 3Daily digest
Every day you get an easy-to-scan list of ideas. For example, bowling shirts as bowling league season opens, or cat designs as a cat trend takes off.
- 4Pick
You skim the list, skip what doesn't interest you and mark the ones you like.
- 5Design and product draft
AI generates the design for the idea you picked and a product draft is prepared. You can upload your own design instead. Nothing goes live until you approve it.
Short enough to read with your morning coffee
The daily digest is a short list of ideas, not a long report. Every idea is backed by shopper searches or a topic rising on social media. You pick the idea you like; AI generates the design and you move on to a product draft from the same screen. No separate research tool, no notes to keep.
- A short list that is easy to scan
- Ideas with copyright or platform policy risk are left out
- Design and product draft in one step
Or let Custombull handle every step from idea to live listing
Automated Production goes one step beyond the idea engine. You set a monthly product quota for a store; the system finds ideas from trend and news sources, generates the design with AI, prepares the mockups and listing copy, runs a copyright check and uploads to Etsy with your approval or on auto-publish.
- $25 or 63 credits per block of 100 products
- Monthly quota between 100 and 5,000 products
- The same topic is not produced over and over in the same store
One idea, a small collection
Say that as the school year approaches, funny quotes about teachers start trending. The same idea can become a t-shirt, a sweatshirt and a tote bag. You pick the products from the catalog and apply variants from your saved color and size templates. One idea turns into several listings.
- T-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, tote bags
- Kids and youth sizes are in the catalog too
- Save a variant template once
What happens after the idea
The idea engine is connected to everything else in your dashboard.
Let ideas, designs, mockups, listings and publishing run for you on a monthly quota.
Copyright checkOnce the design is ready, check it separately for similarity to known brands and characters.
MockupsAdd sale-ready AI mockups to your draft.
Listing SEOYour Etsy title, 13 tags and description are scored and a better version is suggested.
Quick publishGet finished products up for sale fast.
Sales analyticsSee which seasons are strong year over year and plan ideas around your calendar.
BeginnersThe easiest place to start if you don't know what to sell yet.
Manual research vs. the idea engine
| Manual research | Custombull idea engine | |
|---|---|---|
| Where you look | Many sites, tabs and notes | A daily digest in one dashboard |
| Time | You have to search again every day | The digest arrives ready every day |
| Copyright and policy risk | Often noticed too late | Ideas are screened for copyright and platform policy |
| From idea to listing | Design, product and listing are prepared separately | AI generates the design and a product draft is prepared |
| Final decision | Yours | Still yours |
Prepare once, transfer to all your platforms
A product born from an idea isn't tied to one store. Prepare it once, and with your approval it's transferred to your other connected platforms too.
Listings are prepared, and the copyright check and get-ready-to-sell tools are available.
AmazonProducts are transferred to your Amazon store, and sales show up alongside your other channels.
ShopifyProducts arrive as drafts first and go live when you approve.
eBayProducts are transferred in bulk and SKUs are preserved.
TikTok Shop and Walmart are in early access. Turkish marketplaces such as Trendyol and Hepsiburada are coming soon too.
Which plans include the idea engine
| Free | Bronze | Gold | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 | $29.99 | $99.99 |
| AI tools | No | Yes | Yes |
| Monthly bonus credits | No | 100 | 400 |
| Connected stores | 3 | 5 | 10 |
No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Figures come from Custombull system records, September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Does the idea engine publish products for me?
The idea engine suggests ideas and prepares the design and product draft for the idea you choose; the draft doesn't go live until you approve it. If you want the whole process run for you, Automated Production uploads products to Etsy with your approval or on auto-publish.
Can I be sure the suggested ideas carry no copyright risk?
Ideas go through a copyright check and a platform policy check before they reach your list: ideas that carry brand, character or copyright risk, and ideas that could violate Etsy, Amazon or eBay rules, are filtered out. Once the design is ready you can run a separate copyright check; it tells you the reason for any risk.
Where do the ideas come from?
From shopper searches and trends rising on social media. The engine scans them and presents them as a short digest.
How often does the digest arrive?
Every day, so you catch a rising trend before it's too late.
What products are the ideas for?
Ideas are prepared for printed products in the catalog, such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies and tote bags.
I don't make my own designs. Is it still useful?
Yes. AI generates the design for the idea you choose. You can also upload your own design, or work with a designer and add them to the dashboard as a team member.
Is it included in the Free plan?
AI tools are included in the Bronze and Gold plans. You can start on the Free plan and upgrade anytime.
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