Selling your Art on TeePublic

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I’ve been selling my designs on a Print On Demand website, called TeePublic for several years now.  So, I decided to share my experience with you!

Read on to find out more about selling art on TeePublic and see if it might work for you!

Open a free TeePublic store and start selling your artwork today!

First Impressions of TeePublic

• This POD is very T-shirt focused (it is TeePublic after all).
• Prices are comparatively very reasonable.  Maybe your friends/family won’t pay $30 for your t-shirt but they might be willing to pay $14!
• Caters to branded and/or fan art.  (Personally I avoid this because I’m not willing to have my stuff taken down due to copyright infringement)
• Punny and funny designs also seem to do well.
• Owned by Redbubble.

Ease of Upload

• Very quick and simple uploading process.  Few steps.
• Intuitive tagging (suggestions come up even before you start typing)!
• Must use a .png image for the t-shirts (ie. no background).
• You can upload patterns for some products like pillows or totes, but you can only use one version of the image, you can’t upload a different file for the t-shirt (so in that case there would be no t-shirt for that design).
• As mentioned above, there is no ability to upload multiple versions of the same design to suit a different product type, so keep this in mind.
• You can resize and centre your design easily.

TeePublic Storefront

• Pretty basic. Focus is on the design and T-shirts.
• No models, just images of the products by themselves.

Here is a screenshot of my (old) store front:

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T-shirt product page display:

Products and Pricing

• A fairly small range of products but they are quite affordable.
• Basic t-shirts are $14 for the first 3 days after upload, then they go up to $20.
• T-shirts go on sale for $14 at least 1x per month. (Other products go on sale too)
• A wide variety of shirt styles including hoodies and kids’ clothing are available.
• They also have stickers, totes, tapestries, phone cases, mugs, pillows, notebooks and prints.
• Prices in USD.

Shipping

• Starts at $5.99 to the U.S. and Canada.

Payment

• Paypal or Payoneer payment options.
• Paid monthly on the 15th for previous month’s earnings.
• Affiliate program available, but you have to apply.
• They also have a “refer an artist” program, where you can potentially get paid if you refer someone to open a store and they make sales.

TeePublic Community

• There is a Facebook group but it isn’t very active.
• No obvious forum.
• Ability to follow other designers but not to like their individual works.
• Less sense of community than other platforms such as Zazzle or Redbubble.

Promotional Tools

• You will get an e-mail once a month or so letting you know about upcoming sales.
• In this email are links to download various advertisement templates catered to different social media platforms, which can be used and edited in Photoshop.
• Teepublic advertises their top design picks on the homepage and through e-mail campaigns so if you can get noticed by them, they’ll do the work for you!

Summary

• If your work is very graphic, and especially if you do fan art, TeePublic could be a great option for you.
• Their website and uploading process is simple and easy to use.
• Their affordable prices, especially $14 T-shirts, is an excellent way to entice buyers.

So, what are you waiting for?

Check out TeePublic today and let me know what your thoughts and experiences are in the comments below!
 
Cheers,