Better ways to earn money with print-on-demand t-shirts than using a plugin like Printful, Printify, Gooten, or Gelato. The best way to make money online. Use Threadless Artist Shops to sell merch for your brand. All made on demand.
POD Plugin Alternative: Build Your Brand Hassle-Free on Artist Shops by Threadless
Are you selling your art online using a POD Plugin like Printful or Printify? By switching to Artist Shops, you'll get your own fully customizable e-commerce store for your brand, along with access to the Threadless marketplace and its millions of customers.
Artist Shops provides the best free platform for you to earn the most. Focus your time on creating your art, building your brand, and sharing it with the world. We'll do the rest!
Artist Shops lets you focus on making and sharing art, leave everything else to us
Artist Shops vs Typical POD Plugins
Typical POD Marketplaces
I.e. Printful or Printify
Artist Shops
by Threadless
Costs
POD Plugins require you to set up a wallet and pay them for your merch sold. They also require an Ecommerce platform like Shopify which charges monthly fees.
Threadless has zero out-of-pocket expenses and no monthly fees. You only stand to earn with each sale.
Customer Service
You're responsible for your own customer service and at the whim of your POD Plugin's customer service team to help you answer your own customer's questions.
Threadless handles all of your customer service for you and is backed by our 100% Happiness Guarantee. Refunds and replacements are on us.
Ease of Use
Most POD Plugins have a convoluted process of setting up products in one tool and importing them into your Ecommerce platform.
With just a single file, you can make your design available across hundreds of products all through a single interface.
Product Limits
Most Ecommerce Platforms have limits on how many products and SKUs you can offer.
With Threadless you can make each of your designs available across thousands of garments, colorways, and size options.
Marketplace Access
Your only presence is in your own shop, with zero access to other distribution opportunities.
In addition to your branded store, your art could also be displayed in the Threadless marketplace giving you access to millions of Threadless customers.
Offline Retail Opportunities
Your only sales channel is typically your own shop with no offline opportunities.
Threadless partners with Artist Shop owners to license their work to a growing collection of dozens of offline retail partners.
Marketing Support
You are on your own to run promotions and market your brand.
You can still run your own promotions and also leverage Threadless's 20 years of e-commerce experience by letting us manage them for you.
Years Experience
POD Plugins are relatively new and unable to replicate Threadless's tenure or experience.
Threadless started in 2000 and pioneered the art-based t-shirt business model.
Customer Satisfaction
Product quality is guaranteed. If your customers are not satisfied for any reason, we will gladly replace or exchange items free of charge.
Shop Support
Whether it's helping to customize your shop, assisting with design placement, or answering questions in real-time — we are here to help.
Open your Artist Shop Now
How Artist Shops Work
We keep it simple so you can focus on making and selling your art
Upload your designs
Choose from 100s of products and add to your store
Spread the word and collect your cash
One Size Does Not Fit All
We believe your Artist Shop should be a seamless extension of your brand
Your online store should be uniquely yours. Your logo, your colors, your brand. That’s why Artist Shops are fully customizable. From adding lifestyle photos to your homepage to emailing your customers just to say “thanks!”, your Artist Shop is truly your own.
Sell Your Art On 100's Of Products
With Artist Shops, you can sell hundreds of custom one-off apparel, home decor, and accessory items. Choose specific products and styles to sell, or sell it all! Our editing tool makes customizing your products easy. No minimum order size, unlimited designs, unlimited possibilities.
It’s your shop; you choose to control prices or let us manage pricing and promotions for you. There are no minimums, no shipping costs, and no worries when it comes to customer service (we’ve got you covered). You even save money when ordering your own items, paying only the product cost (plus free shipping when you hit a certain price). With no production fees, it’s all profit!
Example Price
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Product Cost
=
Your Profit
T-shirts
$27.81
$17.81
$10
Tanks
$30.53
$20.53
$10
Long Sleeve T-shirts
$39.86
$27.86
$12
Zip Hoodies
$58.99
$39.99
$19
Crewneck Sweatshirts
$49.89
$34.89
$15
Bucketfeet Shoes
$68.75
$51.75
$17
Slim Phone Cases
$30.20
$19.20
$11
18" x 24" Art Print
$45.63
$31.63
$14
18" x 18" Throw Pillow
$40.43
$28.43
$12
Shower Curtain
$85.84
$65.84
$20
4' x 6' Rug
$143.10
$123.10
$20
Queen Duvet Cover
$141.45
$121.45
$20
For example, if you choose to set your own prices and sell 100 t-shirts in a week at the example price, that’s an extra $1,000 in additional weekly income in your pocket (or $52,000 per year)!
Join 200,000+ Artists Selling Their Art Online
“I love seeing photos of different beings in my shirts from all over the p l a n e t - it’s seriously gratifying to see digital art become physical so easily! Being able to upload the design once and apply it to dozens of different products is super fun and easy. And they’re always working on new products, which is super exciting to me.”
“It's hard to keep all sizes in stock when you are self-producing. Which is exactly why I thought this was such a great opportunity to do this collaboration with Artist Shops.”
