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How to Start a Print on Demand Business

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Joanna Sebastian

Here are some of my recommended platforms and programs I used when I got started on my Print on Demand business. Check back from time to time as I upload some of the best POD suppliers that I use regularly. Dont forget to bookmark the links for easie...

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Creative Elements for POD Designs

Print on Demand Marketplace to Sell Your Designs

Programs or Software to Create Your Winning Designs

Print Suppliers for Your Etsy or Ecommerce Shop you can integrate with

Best Print on Demand Mock Up shops

Website Builders, Hostings and Domains

Creative Elements for POD Designs

Graphic Design Elements and Unique Fonts you can purchase to Help You Create Your Best Selling Designs

This is another creative marketplace where I get some design elements that I use for my print on demand.

Envato Elements: Unlimited Stock Videos, Music, Photos ...

Just like envato, and creative fabrica, this is another graphics creative marketplace where you can get design elements and fonts for your designs.

Creative Market

While creative fabrica is one of the biggest market of creative design elements and fonts, there have been some theft design issues. While it is a good design marketplace, it's always best to check etsy or other marketpkaces for similar designs.

Creative Fabrica - Your number #1 source for premium design elements

Vecteezy has very good seamless patterns which are perfect for All Over Print (AOP) products!

Vecteezy

Another great resource for handwritten fonts and graphic design elements! You can also find some great seamless patterns inside!

Free & Premium Graphic Design Resources | TheHungryJPEG

Print on Demand Marketplace to Sell Your Designs

Here are some Print on Demand Marketplaces where you can sell your designs. Zero investment and the POD Supplier takes care of everything. Commission based and has built in traffic

The best place to sell for print on demand is Merch by Amazon. It is Amazon and traffic is insane! While it is free to join, you have to apply to join.

Amazon Merch on Demand

Zazzle is also a great Print on Demand marketplace to join. I sell a few there even without actively uploading designs. It has the widest range of products you can put your designs on. The learning curve is a bit steep though and takes a while to ge...

Zazzle

TeePublic is a sister company of Redbubble but not as saturated. They have fewer products but easier to navigate into and easier to sell. Note though: your designs have to be original and have completed your about section and upload 5 niched focus d...

TeePublic

Society 6 is also another free POD marketplace that is free to join. If you love designing patterns or a great photographer, they sell well on this platform. It does not have as much traffic as Redbubble or Zazzle but still worth getting into.

søciety6

If you love doing patterns, spoon flower is a great platform for you to sell your designs. Spoonflower is popular for its fabrics and wallpapers. Spoonflower fabrics are also popular on Etsy.

Spoonflower - Design & Shop Custom Fabric, Wallpaper ...

Redbubble is the entry level to Print on Demand without any investment, zero risks. There are different tiers and depending on where Redbubble classifies you there are some fees taken out of your commissions. But traffic is great.

Redbubble

When it comes to traffic, Etsy has one of the biggest shares of traffic next to Amazon, Ebay and Walmart. (We can sell on these market places), Etsy is more favored by customers who wamt customizations. Most POD suppliers make it easy to integrate wi...

Etsy Seller Account

Programs or Software to Create Your Winning Designs

Create your best selling dsigns with these tools

Among the programs I use to create my designs, Kittl is by far my favorite! Most of trendy designs I can do easily with Kittl. It is so easy to use. And if you have no background with graphic designing, all the pre made templates they have are profe...

Kittl - Unleash Your Creative Power

I use Go Daddy a lot too. I switch between Kittl and Go Daddy studio pro app now because it is one of the easiest programs to use especially for beginners. They also have a wide range of graphics that you can use without getting in trouble.

GoDaddy Studio | Make Beautiful Graphic Designs, Logos ...

Next to Amazon, Etsy is where you want to start your POD business because of its huge traffic. Etsy takes out some fees from your sale and 20cents per renewal. So be sure to put at least 50% mark ups. You do get 40 listings free when you sign up here...

Etsy

This is the very first program I used to create my designs. I still use it when Im trying to create a design that I would need heavy editing. There are so many premade templates, can create AI designs and amazing edit features for both your designs a...

Picsart

Another program you can use to create your designs. Learning curve is high for someone with no graphic experience. But for those who do, this is one of the best programs to use.

Adobe Photoshop

Canva is hands down one of the best creative graphics program. I use it a lot for designing my social media posts and creating basic designs

Canva

Did you know that Place it is not only a place where you get great mock ups? You can also create tshirt designs from Place it. In fact some of my designs have been made from Place it and it came out decent. There was one design I made from Place it ...

Customizable Templates: Mockups, Videos, Logos & Designs - Placeit

Print Suppliers for Your Etsy or Ecommerce Shop you can integrate with

These are all the suppliers I have used. No quality and shipping issues encountered with them

Pop Customs is a supplier in Hongkong with great customer service. As in they reply to you even late at night. It fully integrates with Etsy, great quality, fast production and amazingly low prices. Thr best thing here are their embrodiery, print plu...

POPCUSTOMS: Dropship on-demand products, design & development services for E-commerce

Kin Custom is produced in China but all materials are sourced from the US. What makes them different is their sustainable materials which are sourced in the US. The price is a bit steep but the quality is excellent. So if you sell with Etsy, you have...

Kin Custom: On-Demand Print and Dropship, Made Easy

Interest Print integrates with Shopify but I use them also with Etsy for my customers from Australia. They have a fulfillment centre in Australia, US and China. In some products Interest Print is cheaper especiallly for satchel bags, hoodie blankets,...

InterestPrint:Print-On-Demand AOP Clothing, Shoes, Jewelry, Drinkware & Bags

When it comes to shirts, hoodies, sweatshirts and jewelries, Awkward styles is my go to because of its amazing print quality and reliability. Their shirts are relatively cheaper than others. And if you dont have POD jewelry in your shop, you are miss...

Awkward Styles

Printify is the largest network of Print on demand suppliers and the widest array of products. It’s like having a one stop shop that connects you to different suppliers depending on the products. The best thing about Printify is their network so you ...

PRINTIFY

The OG of Print on demand. They have the largest print on demand supplies and have a world wide fulfillment centres. Unlike Printify where you have to deal with different Print suppliers, Printful does everything themselves. Customer service is great...

Printful

Gelato is my top 3 Print on Demand supplier. Gelsto meets my 3 requirements, excellent quality and reliability, multiple fulfilment centres and awesome customer service. This POD supplier makes it easy for me to sell all over the world with multiple ...

Global Print On Demand Platform | Gelato

Best Print on Demand Mock Up shops

A good mock up makes a great difference, it males your designs pop and convert them into sales

One of the best sellers when it comes to mock ups. Their mock ups really converts into sales!

Whole Shop Mockup Bundle, Entire Shop Bundle

One of my favorite places to get my mock ups from

TheMockupShoppe - Etsy

Another great mock up shop

Ultimate Mockup Mega Bundle - High-quality mockups of popular shirts like Bella Canvas, Gildan, and Comfort Colors.

Another best bundle mock ups

Simplemocks - Etsy

A whole array of tshirt mock ups that actually gets results

MockupVisualife - Etsy

Canva also has a mock up feature in case you did not know

Free T-Shirt Mockup Generator | Canva

creating videos for POD shops are tricky, thank goodness for Place it’s video mock ups!

Customizable Templates: Mockups, Videos, Logos & Designs - Placeit

One of the best comfort colors mock ups plus they have flat lay video mock ups too

I love this mock uo shops because of their video mock ups

sondersquare - Etsy

Creative fabrica also has some good tshirt mock ups. If you subscribe to Creative fabrica, you get unlimited font and graphic downloads including the mock ups.

Creative Fabrica - Your number #1 source for premium design elements and mock ups

I cannot stress this enough for Print on Demand Newbies, mock ups convert. Do not skimp on mock ups or try to do them from AI, real customers want real mock ups from real people. Here is one of the best mock up bundles from Etsy, from different kinds...

WHOLE Shop Bundle Mockup Bundle | Full Lifetime Access Store Shop Pass | Entire Shop Sale Mega Mockup Bundle | Gildan Sweatshirt Mock Ups

Website Builders, Hostings and Domains

Buy a domain or get a new one. For a beginner E-commerce store you can get your own domain name for as low as $1.99. Domain.com offers domain name registration, web hosting, website building and other services. It can hel those who want to start their own POD business by providing them with a platform to create and sell your custom products. It also integrated with POD compa...

Buy Domains | Domain Name Search & Registration

Hands down, Shopify is the best POD store you can get, it integrates seamlessly with most Print on Demand suppliers than all other website builders. the Shopify app has a plethora of apps that can help you with customizing your products the way you n...

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As business owners, we should never put all our eggs in one basket. We cannot soley rely on Etsy, Amazon, Redbubble or other Marketplaces. We will always be at their mercy. All POD owners should have their own ecom/POD store. The king of POD website ...

Shopify

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If you’re looking for a domain registrar that offers affordable prices and a wide range of services, BigDaddy might be a good choice for you. They offer 24/7 customer support and a 30-day money-back guarantee1.

GoDaddy: Domain Names, Websites, Hosting & Online ...