START YOUR PRINT ON DEMAND BUSINESS in 5 easy steps 💸 (Print on Demand tutorial for beginners)

About this video

Kate Hayes breaks starting a print on demand business into five steps. The model: you create a design, put it on products such as shirts, mugs, tote bags and wall art, sync your shop with a provider, and when an order arrives the provider automatically prints, packages and ships it. She claims benefits include starting with $0 because you only pay when items sell, holding no inventory, not handling shipping, and getting set up quickly; your jobs are designs, accounts, listings and marketing. Step 1: choose a sales platform — she recommends beginners start on Etsy for its large built-in audience of shoppers, then later branch to their own Shopify site for more control. Step 2: choose and integrate a provider; she recommends sponsor Gelato, citing, as of filming, over 130 print facilities in 32 countries, over 87% of orders printed in the destination country for lower shipping cost and faster turnaround, free use until you sell, competitive base costs, 24/7 support, a 4.7 out of 5 Trustpilot rating, mockup studio, and features such as sleeve and inner-neck printing. Step 3: do market research on Etsy and Pinterest Trends/Predicts to validate demand, trends, colours and fonts, then create designs in Canva using its library or graphics from Creative Fabrica, Creative Market or Etsy with a commercial or extended commercial licence, sizing the file to the chosen product’s provider specifications first. Step 4: create and publish listings through the provider or the shop, with photos, description, specifications and delivery estimates. Step 5: market via email, one social platform where your target customer is, and collaborations or influencer features/giveaways.

Key takeaways

• In print on demand the provider prints, packages and ships automatically after an order; you handle designs, setup, listings and marketing only
• Start on Etsy to access its built-in shopper audience, then consider your own Shopify website later for more control
• Pick a provider that integrates with your platform and check its print network, base costs, support and mockup tools before syncing
• Validate demand with Etsy and Pinterest research, design in Canva to the product’s exact file specs, and use only commercially licensed graphics
• Market intentionally through email, one chosen social platform, and collaborations instead of expecting sales from listing alone

Episode details: published November 15, 2023 · 14:41 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Kate Hayes’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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