If you’ve been a reader of my blog for any amount of time you have seen some of my articles highlighting the awesome service that Printful provides for all artists, entrepreneurs, and hobbyists looking to create merchandising of their original ideas. Not only do they provide you with high-quality print on shirts, stickers, mugs, and many more products, but they also provide awesome services like mockup generation, background removal tools, and even a promo maker!
In the past some of these services were only included in their premium membership and were available for a fee, however great news abounds, and starting May 11 these features are now completely free and will no doubt take your print-on-demand business to the next level.
A quick recap on Print on Demand. Print-on-demand is a business model where products are manufactured only after they are ordered by customers, which eliminates the need for large upfront investments in inventory and storage. This helps business owners, solopreneurs, and artists of all fan bases and sizes by minimizing risk and reducing overhead costs associated with stocking and storing products. Additionally, it allows for greater flexibility in offering a wide range of customizable products, from shirts to mugs, to pillows to stickers, and everything in between, and further allows you to cater to diverse customers and markets.
Hopping back on the good news trend! Printful has also announced a new pricing structure that makes print-on-demand even more accessible. By lowering the price of most DTG (Direct-to-Garment) t-shirts and hoodie bestsellers you will be able to make more money out of your designs and continue offering high-quality products to your audience. They have also changed the shipping rates for t-shirts and hoodies to be more consistent with the market and allow you to properly charge for the mailing of your print packages. Simply log into your Printful store dashboard and change up the prices in your store to better reflect these new awesome prices and let that money roll in.
As an artist myself I make consistent use of the suite of products and services that Printful has to offer. Whether I am using the quick shop integration for my Storenvy store, or the myriad of products to merchandise and display my art. Printful has become invaluable for me as an artist to make a sustainable living with my art. They even offer canvas affordable canvas printing that looks awesome and allows me to create galleries and show exhibitions of my digital art pieces. Yet if that is not enough for you to get excited about Printful and the awesome services they offer, here are 5 reasons why Printful is invaluable for artists in the digital era.
1- No Upfront Costs: Printful allows artists to offer their designs on various products without the need for upfront investments in inventory or printing equipment. This lowers the financial barrier to entry, making it easier for artists to start selling their creations. No need for buying 100’s products and storing boxes upon boxes in your kitchen only to end up selling a couple, now you only pay for what you actually will sell and because Printful takes care of mailing as well you don’t even have to store them in your home, studio or rent out storage space. The buyer places their order and in a couple of weeks, it will arrive safely and securely to their mailbox. Printful also has amazing customer service and in my experience, if something happens to that package along the way they are more than happy to replace it or help you track it down.
2- Wide Product Range: Printful offers a wide range of products, including apparel, accessories, home decor, and more. Artists can showcase their designs on multiple items, appealing to different customer preferences and expanding their market reach. If you’ve been thinking about designing your own backpacks, your own pillows, or even your own line of sportswear. Printful has your back! Printfull has so many products that you could literally put together a whole house with just products from Printful, now imagine decorating your home and the houses of your fans and followers with your awesome art. That is a dream come true.
3-Customization and Personalization: Printful allows you to customize and personalize products with your designs straight from your favorite digital program, even a high-resolution picture can be printed by Printful, and if that’s not enough they also offer a capable text interface that you can use to add captions to your awesome art, and they even have high-quality clip-art that you can add to really make your designs pop.
4-Global Reach: Printful handles international shipping and logistics. This enables you as an artist to reach customers worldwide without the need to manage shipping processes yourself, expanding your customer base and potential sales opportunities. From Puerto Rico to Europe, Printful can send your packages anywhere in the world, and because they have fulfillment facilities in all major countries you nor your customer will have to pay hundreds of dollars for shipping. Affordability, ease of access, and creativity are some of the defining characteristics that Printful has to offer.
5-Passive Income Potential: Once you set up your designs on Printful and integrate them into your store website of choice, you can earn passive income as products are sold. This means that you can continue generating revenue from your designs while focusing on creating more art or pursuing other passion projects. Money keeps flowing to your wallet so you can focus on what really matters, having fun and creating art that resonates with your heart.
Printful provides artists with a convenient and cost-effective way to monetize their creativity, reach a wider audience, and build a sustainable business around their art.
If you haven’t set up a Printful account yet, then now it’s the time to do it as Printful is also offering a consistent embroidery service policy that applies to all geographies which makes it that much easier to offer embroidered products such as hats, patches, and even sweatshirts. Allow your art to speak for you and reach new heights with creative high quality designs, with Printful you are the Lead Artist of your own merch brand.
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