Print on Demand companies allow you to sell printed products with your own artwork or photography online without covering the printing cost first. Generally they allow you to create a store where you sell products with your designs, and they usually also have a public marketplace where all products by contributing artists are sold as well. Items are only printed once a customer buys them. You earn a mark-up or commission, but they handle the printing, shipping, etc.
- Spreadshirt
- Another well established print on demand company, mainly for apparel. They have shops for both the UK and North America (US and Canada). Their American storefront is at Spreadshirt.com (linked above) and their UK site is at Spreadshirt.org. Unfortunately, you have to set up a shop in both if you want to sell in both markets.
- Image Kind
Image Kinds is mostly art oriented, and was acquired by CafePress several years ago but run is still run separately.
Deviant Art is primarily a social art sharing site with a focus on fan art, but they also allow you to sell prints and number of other printed items through their Print Shop. Artists earn 20%, though you can pay for a premium account and set your own prices (and get your own products at base price). You can find out more about selling prints on their FAQ page.
- Customized Girl
- Customized girl offers a wide range of shirts, pants, shorts, and gift--and not just for girls, but for men and kids too (though I imagine women and girls are their main audience). They have been selling custom clothes and gifts for many year, but just recently began to offer storefronts. The storefronts are fairly simple--just your logo with products below. Commission rates vary from 10 -15% depending on the product. Customers can add customization to any of your products.
- SmugMug
- This site has a program for photographers selling printed products with their photos. It doesn't look like it has a marketplace--it's probably more tailored for professional photographers offering photo gifts to their customers, though I know of people who sell art through them as well. Though it seems like they have a higher profit margin than most sites, so if you can promote yourself this might pay more.
- Printfection
- Printfection's focus is apparel, and they have a good selection of styles and colors. They also have a few other items like mugs, bags, and such. See my full review of this site here.
- Lulu
- Primarily for book printing.
- Tone Threads
- This is a POD specifically for musicians. You can sell through your own shop/site or through BandCamp.com.
- Boom Boom Prints
- A print on demand shop aimed mainly at baby and kids clothes and room decor.
This site offers a set commission rate of $3 to $6.50 per item on T-shirts, Phone Cases, and Prints.
- Oarttes
- POD site focusing on full bleed, artistic t-shirts.
- Print All Over Me
- As the name suggests, this site features items that can be printed completely, all over every inch.
- Deny Designs
- A site primarily focused on home and decor design. They are looking for artist but don't give many details about commission rates, how the site works for artists, ect
- Screened
- An eco-conscious service for selling T-shirts and Tote Bags. They have a very long print area for their shirts. (Though not as much as CafePress's ALL OVER t-shrits...but those cost a lot more).
- PrintMojo
- NOT technically a print on demand service since they do screen printing and embroidery and you do have to actually buy the T-shirts, but they print them, store them, and sell them for you.
- Yersies
- They mainly sell shirts and offer some features like puffy print and stitched designs (text or their pre-made designs only) as well as regular design printing.
- T-shirt Monster
- Canadian based - nice range of T-shirts.
- My Soti
- UK based POD offering t-shirts (men's, women's and childrens), posters, and lap-shades. You set your own mark-up.
- Combotique
- POD based in France (I've linked to the UK storefront so you can read in English) offering a wide selection of shirt styles, plus mugs, bags, and badges. You can set your own profit margin, but it can't exceed 5 £ per shirt.
StickerMule
Sell Stickers and skins in various shapes and sizes.
- Spoonflower
- Spoonflower sells fabric, wallpaper, and decals...and if you sell through them you get a flat 10% commission. You have to buy at least a $5 swatch for each design you sell to proof it. After that selling through them is free.
Galloree.com
Has a nice selection of shirts, and a smaller selection of gifts. You set the mark-up. There doesn't look like there's a public marketplace, so it's all on you for promotion.
- Shirt City
- Shirt city offers three different printing products. In addition to shirts they offer hats, undergarments, and a nice variety of gifts including, mugs, colored dog shirts, lanyards, bags, mousepads, buttons vinyl decals. They don't seem to offer paper products (like stickers or cards).
- MagCloud
- Create your own magazines for 20 cents a page (you can add your own mark-up after that). Your book is listed in their marketplace and can be ordered in single quantities.
- EnGreet
- The just sell greeting cards. People can customize the cards and send them directly to their recipients, or order them to resend. You earn 20% commission.
- RedBubble
- RedBubble offers t-shirts, prints, and greeting cards.
- Card Gnome
- They only offer cards. Their cards are customizable, printed with organic ink on recycled paper, and mailed directly to the recipient. You earn $0.75 on most cards, $0.50 on discount cards.
- Greeting Card Universe
- Sell cards customers can customize and send directly to their recipient. You earn 15% - 20% (I think...percentage varies based on volume ordered).
- Lollypins
- Pins only! Artists receive a 15% commission.
- Inktastic
- You can sell a nice variety of shirts, gifts, stuffed animals, stickers and skins here. They have the best variety of baby and children's clothes I've seen, plus they have maternity. You earn 30% commission.
- Minted
- This is not actually a print on demand service, but worthy of mention. Like Threadless you can submit designs which are voted on, and if yours is chosen you can win prizes and also receive 6% commission. They also have a photographer program where photographers can set up a shop where their customers can buy prints, cards, etc. and they recieve a 10% commission.
- Fine Art America
- Sell art online through Fine Art America. Set your own prices and keep 100% of your profits. I believe they only do posters and canvas art, with various framing options.
- Selling On Society6 | Society6
- Society 6 allows you to sell a small set of products: art prints, iPhone cases, iPhone, iPod, iPad and Laptop skins, Tote Bags, T-shirts, Hoodies and Throw Pillows. On all but the Art Prints the commission is set for you.
- Teespring - Crowdfunded Custom Apparel
- Teepring is sort of a combination between a traditional print on demand shop and quick-starter--just for t-shrits. You set up a design on a t-shirt (just one, as far as I can tell) and then set the goal for how many t-shirts you want to sell, and then they print them when you reach that amount. The profit margins are much higher for these shirts than for a traditional POD. This seems really good POD for someone who has ONE t-shirt design, and a good way to promote it.
- Wordans
- You can sell apparel and iphones through this shop.
- Arts Now
- ArtsNow is a POD based in Hong Kong. I used this service several years ago and at the time they had poor shipping practices (things arrived poorly packaged and damaged), inconsistent quality, and had some labeling issues that could make it illegal to sell their clothes in the United States. See my full review of this site here.
Custom Drop-Shipping Sites
These are similar to Print on Demand in that they but generally you have to provide the online storefront.-
- Threadless
- You
can submit graphic designs and text slogans to Threadless and if any of
yours are chosen you can earn $2,000 in cash, a $500 store credit, and
$500 more any time the shirts are reprinted.
- Vida
- Vida sells ethically sourced* dresses, scarfs, shirts, and pocket squares...artists get 10% commission. They require exclusive rights to sell your design in the selected product
category that you create, but you are free to sell that design on products outside of that category (for instance, if you design for a top, you may
continue to sell that design for all product categories other than tops. They also support a social impact program which
provides a crash course in basic literacy, specifically basic reading,
writing, and Math skills designed for those who have never received
schooling.
- Good Joe
- $1 of every shirt sale goes to artists, and $1 goes to charity. They accept artwork submission on a number of themes.
- Minted
- This is not actually a print on demand service, but worthy of mention. Like Threadless you can submit designs which are voted on, and if yours is chosen you can win prizes and also receive 6% commission. They also have a photographer program where photographers can set up a shop where their customers can buy prints, cards, etc. and they recieve a 10% commission.
Sandelei
This site is exclusively for flip flop sandals. Designs must be approved before inclusion.
Physical Art Venues
These are venues to sell actual, physical art pieces.-
