Best Print On Demand Sites To Make Money With (For Artists - Use These Print On Demand Services)

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The creator gives a beginner-friendly rundown of print-on-demand marketplaces where sellers can leverage a platform’s existing audience instead of building one on Shopify first. He claims he has sold over $150,000 in royalties, about to hit $160,000, with Merch by Amazon, and probably over $200,000 to $300,000 in royalties across print-on-demand sites in total. His top pick is Merch by Amazon, which requires requesting an invitation and, he says, can take three months to a year for approval, but Amazon handles printing, shipping, and customer service with no inventory risk, and had recently added Japan. While waiting, he recommends uploading to no-invitation platforms: Redbubble, with a wide catalog from stickers and t-shirts to phone cases and wall art where even simple text-based designs can sell; Etsy, where a third-party provider like Printful can be connected and premium prices charged, but sellers must handle customer messages; TeePublic, with simple signup and no customer service; Spreadshirt, which he says performs similarly to Redbubble for him; Teespring, which he notes was partnering with YouTube and TikTok but requires driving your own traffic; Zazzle, with organic traffic and some unique products; and Society6, with its own customer base. He advises uploading the same designs to all platforms, then focusing most effort where a platform’s audience responds best. He says all are free to join except Etsy’s small listing fee.

Key takeaways

• Apply to Merch by Amazon first because approval can take months, and sell on no-invitation platforms while you wait.
• Leverage each marketplace’s built-in audience and fulfillment instead of starting by building your own Shopify audience from zero.
• Upload the same designs across Redbubble, TeePublic, Spreadshirt, Zazzle, Society6, and Etsy, then concentrate on the platform where sales are strongest.
• Expect different workloads by platform: Merch by Amazon, Redbubble, and TeePublic handle customer service, while Etsy sellers must answer customer messages themselves.
• Simple and text-based designs can sell, not just detailed artwork, especially on arts-oriented marketplaces like Redbubble.

Episode details: published September 25, 2020 · 13:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are RJ Martinez’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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