Redbubble vs. Society6 vs...?

[jarzebiny]

Can anyone share their opinions on platforms for selling your art? Mainly I'm interested in selling prints! I only know of Society6 and Redbubble. Are there any other platforms you can recommend?

I have an Etsy and I can print my own stuff but I'm kinda tired of the actual production/shipping side of it, and Etsy isn't really ideal for this kind of art, I think. I really just want something smooth and simple with nice quality products!

Please let me know what your thoughts are on that I appreciate it! Thank youuuuu

[Raven_C]

I have redbubble too. I also have INPRNT. Just like redbubble, they take care of all the prints for you. I haven't ordered any test prints myself, but many illustrators use it and vouch for INPRNT's quality. You have to be approved to get an account, but it's not a difficult process. It's not a market front like redbubble, so you have to do all the promotion/advertising yourself to drive people to your shop. Also, they mainly do prints -- no tshirts, mugs, etc as far as I know.

[kytri]

I used to use Society6 but have since switched to TeePublic after they invited me. I haven't bought prints but I've ordered shirts from both and find the quality to be similar.

The main difference I've found is that I make more money on TeePublic, I never sold anything on Sociaty 6 that I didn't drive there myself but on TeePublic it does happen from time to time. Mostly people buy t shirts and stickers.

Their pricing structures are different. On Socity6 I made 10% of whatever the base price was. So if someone buys a $24 shirt I'd get $2.40. They frequently do 10-20% off sales and if someone buys a 20% off shirt for $19.20 I'd still get $2.40.

Teepublic's base price is also about $24 and if someone buys it at that price I get $4. They also frequently mark shirts down to $14. If someone buys a shirt at the sale price I get $2.

So assuming the shirt is on sale I get less per sale but the price is lower so more people can afford it and I'm more likely to sell them.

[fleohr]

I think in January of this year I started making t-shirt designs for sites like redbubble (don't try to search them, they are too ugly to be seen hahaha, I was just starting how to use illustrator that time). The one I like most is Threadless, but mostly because there are design contests where I can share my art and gather some following, and you can also create your own shop there, if they like your design, they will put it in their official shop + $1k + commission (it doesn't have to be the most rated art, tho). Oh and they featured the designs they like on their social media as well

The only bad part is that it seems no one buy those prints or maybe my art is too poorly made to someone actually buy it , I haven't updated that site since I started my comic tho, but I'll try it out later

On Teepublic I think I sold 3 t-shirts so far, without any promotion, they also have a facebook group where you can promote your stuff, and it seems that fanart (especially marvel) sells more, but you have to deal with DMCA

[mariusthered]

im on red bubble but i stopped putting stuff up because nothing seems to happen with it. so far i have sold nothing but had three ideas nicked. I would like to find a better place to sell merch but so far ive not had the time to look into it.

[Kotopopi]

Hi! This year I made an article about this topic on my website with the different options you have (included print on demand, but it goes beyond that). If you wanna have a look to get ideas is here: https://kotopopi.com/where-and-how-to-sell-your-comics-merchandise/
I personally picked Redbubble for the peace of mind and also 'cause I wanted to test and see which items would perform better and I'm not unhappy about the quality and the service (even if my margins are low and their website interface suuuucks with the BIG "S"), but the real issue with POD is that you don't have much choice in terms of what items an artist needs.
For exemple pins and buttons are a must-have (they sell spledidly) but no POD website does them.
Anyway, hope my article is helpful and good luck

[jarzebiny]

@Raven_C @kytri @fleohr @mariusthered @Kotopopi

Ahhhh thank you all for the feedback! In a bit of a hurry this morning so I can't read through it all just yet but I'll look at all your input later Thank youuu!