Looking for a great passive income idea, then you are in the right place you can make while you are sleeping your print on demand T-shirts will be making money.
This is one of the easiest methods for beginners to start with and make their online business empire.
Is POD Dead?
No Absolutely not. This is kind of a “survival of the fittest” game where if you have knowledge about the market, about the audience and current trends and how to capitalize for your business then you are the hero in this business model.
Creating Designs
Here is a list of four three tools that you can use to make your designs for absolutely free.
You can use these apps by yourself and start making your own print on demand designs.
1.Canva
I am a huge fan of Canva and I genuinely use Canva myself. You can start a free 30 day free trial and take advantage of the trial and start making as many designs as you can.
2.Photopea
Here is another tool that is a competitor to Photoshop, you don't have to download anything you can use in your browser.
It’s completely free and lightweight and has all the features of Photoshop and has a lot of free stylish fonts by default.
This is a great tool where you have complete control over the designs.
3.Placeit
This is a paid tool and has limited things you can do with it, you can use this tool to create amazing mockups for your designs.
It has a lot of fonts and some customizable options and it’s an easy to use tool.
If you have some budget you can buy a premium plan and start using it flawlessly.
These are some bonus tools if you want to create minimalist text designs that most of the people buy.
1.Printify
Using this is super simple, add some text and customize the design color and other basic transition effects.
Note: You cannot save the design that you make in this app you can only publish it on their store
2.Printful
This one is the same as the above mentioned tool and it has some extra bunch of options you can use to customize your design.
Design Outsourcing
Once after getting some sales and you have made some money, it's time to scale into a larger business.
Here is a bonus tip if you want your designs to stand out and want to make more sales.
You can find graphic design freelancers on Fiverr for as low as $10 and you can hire them and make some outstanding designs.
Best websites to Sell
Redbubble
This is the best website and a popular website that has been in the market for years. I have personally used this website and made some money.
You need to upload your designs to the products on the website.
They take care of shipping and supply it to all over the world and you get paid for the sales you make.
Redbubble has 70 unique product types where you can apply your design and make more money.
It also has anti-piracy watermarks to protect your designs and also has 24/7 support.
Printify
This is also another best print on demand website that will be really helpful if you are using Shopify to sell your products.
The process is simple. First you sign up for Printify and connect your Shopify account with Printify and upload your designs and the rest of the things will be taken care of by Printify.
This platform is really helpful to build your own brand and this platform has over 300 unique products to put your designs.
Printify also provides a free mockup generator that you can use to attract your customers.
Teespring
This is another cool website that I have used a bit where you can design your own products on the website.
Then Teespring takes care of production, shipping and customer service where you will get money that your designs deserve.
You can also connect your social media accounts like YouTube and share your products with your audience, this is a really helpful feature.
Here are some tips that will help you to boost your print on demand journey sales:
1.Sell emotions to customers
👉 Always connect with your customers using their emotions like happiness,jealousy,humor and sadness.
👉 Make designs that connect with the customers heart this will increase the chance to buy your products at ease and your conversion rate.
👉 Here are some of the free Skillshare courses that can help you to set up your account and learn more about the selling platforms.
Get all these course for free by signing up the free 2 months trial on Skillshare
📙 How to quickly start a print on demand Merchandize with Zero Experience - https://www.skillshare.com/classes/How-to-Quickly-Start-a-Print-on-Demand-Merchandise-Business-with-Zero-Experience/1020147220
📙 Etsy, Printify & Printful - Start a Succesful Print on Demand Business as a Complete Beginner - https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Etsy-Printify-Printful-Start-a-Succesful-Print-on-Demand-Business-as-a-Complete-Beginner/484074970?via=browse-rating-print-on-demand-layout-grid
📙 POD (Print-On-Demand) For Beginners - https://www.skillshare.com/classes/POD-Print-On-Demand-For-Beginners/1404402802
📙 Create your own Successful Print on Demand Business today- https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Create-a-Successful-Print-on-Demand-Business/1024418526
Conclusion
Here is a challenge: go and start from today head up to Canva.com and sign up for a free 30 days trial and start making more designs you can and upload your designs in any 2 of the platforms.
Will you do it?
One day or day one ? You decide
Start uploading your designs in all the platforms after getting sales in a single platform and start leveraging it to use social media channels like Facebook and Instagram to showcase your designs and products.
Be active on these social media platforms and build an audience which will take this business model to a whole new level in the future.
I know a lot of my personal friends who make a living out of this print on demand business, utilize the opportunity and start making money.
Happy Earning!