selling your artwork online (USA)

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  • pr2

    People keep asking me about buying prints of my drawings but i have no clue how to go about setting it up.

    It seems i would need some print-on-demand platform (any recommendations?) that's connected to some shopping platform (any recommendations here too?).

    I'm not hoping to make a ton of money here so i would appreciate some recommendations with very little upfront cost.
    And no, i'm not tech savvy so "build your own shopping cart" is the sort of answer that will fly way over my head.

    In an ideal world i would just have a link to my online shop incorporated on my simple art site (the shipping website would be hosted on the print-on-demand platform):
    www.patart.online

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  • pockets3

    wordpress so you get 100% fo sales, keep a small batch of backstock

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  • slappy1

    I started a small Etsy store for car illustrations I do. It gets a surprising amount of traffic considering it's quite niche.

    I have 50 illos up and sell around one or two digital downloads a week ($10).

    I'm really just testing the water. I printed Tshirts using Printify and Printful and the Printful shirts were better quality (DTF). Very easy to link to an Etsy store too with a couple of clicks.

    Sometimes you still need to get involved, but mostly it's pretty smooth.

    I only sell digital downloads though as it's easier. Selling products means two transactions, you get paid from buyer, you get billed from print provider, you pocket the difference. You then have to collate the data for tax purposes.

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    • Also, the quality of paper prints from print on demand suppliers is terrible. A colour photocopier basically. You may want to control this process.slappy
    • looking forward to buy a download of my Merc! Thanks for the input!!pr2
    • It’s coming right after my next commission :)slappy
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  • pr20

    i temporarily settled on www.inprnt.com

    anyone has experience with it?

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    • What is there web traffic like? Did they supply you with and user traffic analytics?utopian
    • I started an Etsy account in July. I'm going to setup a Red Bubble account next month.utopian
    • Both websites offer enormous amounts of web traffic and buyers of art and swag.utopian
    • Not used it but be interested to hear how you get on with inprnt.webazoot
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  • Ianbolton0

    Are there any good UK-based sites for stuff like this? My sister is a photographer and it would be great to have a site where she can post and sell her shots.

    It would be a great to have a site that when you make a purchase it automatically prints and sends the photo/print automatically.

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