Jri
Member
I'm adding a shop to my website to sell illustrations that I have done, primarily on T-shirts as a sort of mini 'brand' attached to my work.
For the most part, items will be DTG printed and stocked by me - so I'll be handling all shipping from my office at home. This extra effort means that the cut I take from what I sell will be significantly better than if I were to use a service such as Society6 or Zazzle and I feel that I will get much better overall control. My reasons for not using these print on demand services are numerous, but mainly:
- You are limited to their stock (basic brand T-shirts for example, nothing high end), which I feel ultimately compromises the product that I am selling.
- The amount they charge is often prohibitively high, particularly if you want to add on a decent share for yourself. This is silly for things like budget T-shirts
- Their items are not shipped under plain cover, often containing promotions for Zazzle, Society6, CafePress etc...
- Those sites are geared towards funnelling you toward their marketplace as a whole, not necessarily just to your products.
While my primary drive will be to sell work on my website, I have also been considering putting the designs online on the major print on demand sites - just so that I have a sort of online presence there too. This could be a useful alternative for me to link to during any store down-time that I experience and could snare the odd extra sale. Alternatively, I don't really want to dilute what I am offering with what I consider to be cheap 'sell your art through us' sites.
Does this seem sensible?
For the most part, items will be DTG printed and stocked by me - so I'll be handling all shipping from my office at home. This extra effort means that the cut I take from what I sell will be significantly better than if I were to use a service such as Society6 or Zazzle and I feel that I will get much better overall control. My reasons for not using these print on demand services are numerous, but mainly:
- You are limited to their stock (basic brand T-shirts for example, nothing high end), which I feel ultimately compromises the product that I am selling.
- The amount they charge is often prohibitively high, particularly if you want to add on a decent share for yourself. This is silly for things like budget T-shirts
- Their items are not shipped under plain cover, often containing promotions for Zazzle, Society6, CafePress etc...
- Those sites are geared towards funnelling you toward their marketplace as a whole, not necessarily just to your products.
While my primary drive will be to sell work on my website, I have also been considering putting the designs online on the major print on demand sites - just so that I have a sort of online presence there too. This could be a useful alternative for me to link to during any store down-time that I experience and could snare the odd extra sale. Alternatively, I don't really want to dilute what I am offering with what I consider to be cheap 'sell your art through us' sites.
Does this seem sensible?