Selling your arts designs on either Etsy marketplace or Redbubble website can be very challenging as a beginner. Most times, you find it difficult choosing which print on demand platform to start from and market your designs to earn passive income. Learning from successful POD sellers online is the best way to go if you really want to be successful with POD business. So are you one of the newbies looking for which better POD platform to start with but do not know which one to choose between Redbubble and Etsy marketplace? Then continue reading because I am about to give you a review from personal experiences on which of the website you can easily start with and make your first sales. Print on demand is surely a profitable online business if you actually follow the right steps to start and manage your store. But as a beginner, there are some dos and don’ts you must have to follow or avoid in other to get a good result with your online store.
If you are looking to start your print on demand business from scratch and build a good marketing strategy around your store, you must have to consider which platform is better to choose. Here I will give you comparative details on which of the platform to choose base on feedback from our Facebook paid group members. Some of the questions inquired by our readers from the paid group are answered properly in this article for simple comparison.
What is good about Redbubble?
One of the most important pros of Redbubble is that, it is easy to fit your art designs on all products listed on the market place. Once you upload your art design in jpg format, you do not need to tweak it on products. Redbubble will suitably fit the art on all the products you selected. It is very easy and simple. Redbubble has a global audience you can sell your arts printed on high quality products and tshirts too.
So is it worth it to sell on Redbubble?
Redbubble is a good way to make money with your art designs provided you know how to find what is trending and how to design a good-looking art that will sell to your audience. You also need to have to sizable fan base on your niche to make marketing a bit easier. Unless if you would want to pay to advertise your product. Having a large fan base around you niche is one of the easier ways to sell your arts quickly to them using Redbubble so you should consider building your fan base now if you plan to use Redbubble in future.
Is Redbubble good for Artist?
Yes sure, Redbubble is save and good for artist who are gifted with designing skills. If you are a creative or illusion artist and good in graphic designing, you can sell your art printed on high quality products to people globally. Although you do not really need to be a good designer to start selling your designs on Redbubble. You could outsource your designs or just use good writing fonts to make a caption or quote that pulls attention. Just follow what people are looking for and make an attractive design to sell. Redbubble has quite a large audience and visitors searching for arts to buy on the website. Once the art is fitted on the product they want to buy, then they will surely spend to get it.
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These are few of the good reviews we have for Redbubble which you must consider before selling your artwork on their platform. Build a good number of fan base around your niche, search for what is trending, make an attractive design and upload on Redbubble. Select your desire products and advertise to your fan base. Just be consistent and you will see great results. So over to selling on Etsy marketplace platform.
Is it worth it to sell on Etsy Marketplace?
Etsy is growing to be one of the best POD platform for both sellers and buyers online. It is regarded among the most popular print on demand marketplace on the internet. If you are looking to start a brand and grow it with something unique to offer, then Etsy is surely a place to be. Just make sure you scale up the price of your products to cover your cost and get a little profit, and then you are good to go. You may need a business license to sell on etsy especially if you are concern about trust and planning to grow your brand in the States. Although it is not necessary to have a license before you start selling on etsy. But having one will surely boost your authority.
How much does it cost to sell on Etsy?
You will be charged $0.20 to publish a listing on etsy marketplace. Then you pay 6.5% transaction fee with shipping price inclusive, once an item is sold. A listing last for 4 months or when the item is sold off. Whichever comes first.
So our Verdict Selling on Etsy and Selling on Redbubble
Based on reviews collected form individual experiences, we will advise that, if you have zero fan base but want to get results quickly with your print on demand business, then you should consider selling your design products on etsy marketplace. Do not waste your time with Redbubble. I opened a redbubble shop and could not even find my own products by search the keywords. I guess it has to take a long period of time for my store to start appearing on their search result. And also the quality of the final products are usually a disappointment when I asked some of my friends to order my products to support my shop. The products they received was low quality compared with the price.
On the other hand, with Etsy and Etsy Ad, using the right keywords and titles, your listings have a pretty good chance of appearing on their store when searched. I will definitely advice you go with etsy platform to build your store because it is preferable.
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Etsy is good in my opinion because you get natural traffic from people browsing in its open marketplace. They also have an advert campaign which you can opt in for that only charges you if customers click on it so if you do not get sales the first time, you will get brand recognition which increases the sale probability if they see your ads again in future. Nevertheless, if something positive comes out of selling our products on redbubble, we will surely update you guys too.
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