Sell T-shirts and Merchandise Online
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
If you are looking for a new way to make money on your site you may want to consider selling t-shirts and other merchandise. Many people have made a good income selling t-shirts on their sites, including collegehumor.com, which pulls in $200,000 a month from t-shirts alone.
Of course you shouldn't expect to make that much money by designing a t-shirt, but it's clear that there is a big market for it. There are a lot of free sites that will print and ship your shirts so you won't have to do any work.
Cafepress is by far the most popular print-on-demand service online. They print shirts, books, bumper stickers, and more. The base price for a value t-shirt is 8.99. By marking the price up to 15.99, you can make a profit of $7 every time you sell a shirt. You can mark up a shirt to whatever price you want. Owning a basic shop is free but they put a limit on the number of designs you can have. They have an option to have a premium shop for $5 a month with no limit to what you can sell.
Spreadshirt is similar to cafepress except they specialize in t-shirts. Like cafepress they have a base price for each product which you can mark-up. A unique thing they offer is the ability to create your own designs right on their site. They also have a gallery of t-shirt designs that you can use on your own products in your shop, which is great for people like me who don't know much about graphic design.
Zazzle is a print-on-demand service that has some interesting merchandise you can sell, such as (real) postage stamps with your design, calendars, postcards, even aprons. They are community-based with message boards, journals, and more to help you spread the word about your merchandise. It's also 100% free with no premium membership. You receive 10% of everything you sell.
Selling custom t-shirts is the perfect way to make a little money and promote your site or business. Any promotional items usually make a good impression on potential customers, especially something useful like t-shirts or beer koozies!
Posted by Crystal 6:49 PM
5 comments:
- At August 16, 2007 1:08 PM triathlontraining said...
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Great ideas! I own a triathlon training products company (among other things) and you've given me some ideas. Thanks!
- At August 16, 2007 3:47 PM T-ShirtTalk.com said...
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All three of those companies have advantages and disadvantages. Each also seems to gear towards a certain type of design. It is a good idea to examine each of the marketplaces before you submit your designs to see if your creations would be a good fit. :)
- At August 17, 2007 1:28 PM Anonymous said...
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Good points you make there! I like your blog & I'm glad I found it.
Keep up the great job!
- John
SiteFever.com - At November 4, 2007 11:52 AM Anonymous said...
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Cafepress will not pay to paypal, wheraz Zazzle will pay to your paypal acount.
Tolver. - At April 18, 2008 12:14 AM Shan Lee said...
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Cafepress is pretty dependable with deliveries.
