{"id":11324,"date":"2020-10-28T13:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/blog\/?p=11324"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:14:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T10:14:53","slug":"start-selling-t-shirts-online-with-no-inventory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/start-selling-t-shirts-online-with-no-inventory\/","title":{"rendered":"Start Selling T-shirts Online With No Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11324\" class=\"elementor elementor-11324\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04a9da2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04a9da2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b725b0\" data-id=\"1b725b0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d9f5c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d9f5c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"442\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-1.jpg 630w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-1-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e9a30c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e9a30c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this blog post you\u2019ll learn about selling t-shirts online without inventory, and saving time and money in the process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With sellers earning more than $10,000 per month and starting out with zero investment, there are a few ways and methods to get you rolling.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While 2020 hasn\u2019t been the best year for a lot of things, it certainly has been an interesting one for Merchers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merch by Amazon expanded its operations to new markets, currently including the US, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and Japan, while other POD platforms have included face masks as part of their product portfolio.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd5094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cd5094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wait wait, what are \u201cPOD\u201d platforms?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b319fbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b319fbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201dPOD\u201d stands for \u201cPrint-On-Demand (platforms)\u201d, and it\u2019s a business model where the company has the production power to create Merch products like t-shirts, PopSockets, phone cases, and other items while sourcing the designs from third-party designers, i.e. Merchers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b5f866 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b5f866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"872\" height=\"570\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-2.jpg 872w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-2-300x196.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/blog-post-1-2-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 872px) 100vw, 872px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f08fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f08fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another way to put it would be:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No upfront costs to get started<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No inventory management<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No storage<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No printing machinery to buy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No customer support<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No packing products on your own<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No shipping worries<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the bread-and-butter of online t-shirt selling in 2020.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And lets get this straight right off the bat: <\/span><b>you can make money online selling t-shirts without having any inventory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Otherwise what\u2019s the point of this blog post anyway?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ca6ff95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ca6ff95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ddfb3c\" data-id=\"0ddfb3c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66355fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"66355fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to start\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dd09d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8dd09d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We covered lots of newbie tips on this extensive guide on How to Sell T-shirts Step-by-step, so that would be a great place to start.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than that, you can get started in less than 24 hours after you read this post.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-975232b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"975232b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-756bada\" data-id=\"756bada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3ec1a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3ec1a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Basics\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d57d208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d57d208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3 main aspects that can make or break your Merch business:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#right_platform\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choosing the right platform<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Research\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing the right research<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"#Designs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the right designs<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cbe0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"e3cbe0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"right_platform\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4e113c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4e113c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Choosing the right platform<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-795236d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"795236d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the main focus of this article being \u201cselling t-shirts without inventory\u201d, we will take a look at a few companies that provide the inventory, manufacture the products and do the customer support for you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the most part, you won\u2019t have to pay for access or usage of such platforms, except with the case of Shopify or other website managers with paid features.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this in consideration, let\u2019s start out with a brief review of the main Print-on-demand platforms which are free to use:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-80f4192 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80f4192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b6ac54\" data-id=\"5b6ac54\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7f3aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"de7f3aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/merch-by-amazon-logo-oxhozuh9fiorjpp7vhiq9b65aihyhnz039fwwbvlbe.png\" title=\"merch-by-amazon-logo\" alt=\"Merch by Amazon Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa6c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8fa6c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Merch by Amazon\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b350d18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b350d18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest and most widely used print-on-demand platform, Merch by Amazon started its operations back in late 2015 and it hasn\u2019t looked back ever since.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As of October 2020, their available products are T-shirts, Premium T-shirts, V-neck t-shirts, Hoodies, Sweatshirts, Zip Hoodies, Raglan Shirts, Long sleeve shirts, tank tops, PopSocket grips, iPhone cases and Samsung cases. These come in various colors, and with productive extensions like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=productor+for+chrome&amp;oq=productor+for+chrome&amp;aqs=chrome.0.69i59j0i22i30i457j0i22i30j69i60.4301j1j1&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Productor for Merch by Amazon<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> your work can only get easier.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Where to start with MBA<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start selling on Merch by Amazon, you first need to request an invitation to the program.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just applying doesn\u2019t guarantee you\u2019ll get accepted!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We found out that the best way to be welcomed into the platform is to show you really mean it and sell yourself and your business properly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, you may set up a new Instagram account or Facebook page where you\u2019ll feature a few of your products with mockups and link to them in your application form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62963ac elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"62963ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mockups.vexels.com\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\" Mockup Generator\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/mockups.vexels.com\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Mockup Generator\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreate awesome Merch mockups with Vexels Mockup Generator\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728db7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"728db7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merch by Amazon has a Tier system, where sellers start out with only 10 product slots available and make their way up to 100,000 products based on sales and account performance (how well it\u2019s selling).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A popular tip to tier up quickly is to get people you know to buy a t-shirt from you at zero-earnings (making your revenue $0) so Amazon\u2019s algorithm detects there\u2019s interest in your products and unlocks your next tier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019re in, it\u2019s all about good keyword research and filling up your slots to keep tiering up!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcd81f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcd81f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eefa64a\" data-id=\"eefa64a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55beac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55beac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/redbubble-logo-vector-oxhp0w2t0w48g46lrxrt11ol1xcn1k49kfjc3ebukc.png\" title=\"redbubble-logo-vector\" alt=\"Redbubble Logo\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85c5452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"85c5452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Redbubble\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cab859 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cab859\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Australian POD platform is another very popular option to make money online selling t-shirts, apart from other products.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s open to sign up for free, and it has a massive array of products to sell with your designs, besides the classic t-shirt designs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are products like face masks, posters, pillows, clocks, tablet covers, and a bunch of other products missing from Amazon\u2019s portfolio, and it\u2019s safe to say that today, Redbubble\u2019s product portfolio is one of the most complete in the market.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other main difference between Merch by Amazon and Redbubble is that, artistically, Merch by Amazon tends to have simpler, more keyword-driven products, whereas Redbubble is a place more fitting for creative and artistic expression. Learning this difference between the audiences will be a key factor in your Merch journey.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-77ab0cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"77ab0cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd6a134\" data-id=\"cd6a134\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a13aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"75a13aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/New-Project-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11350\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb93eea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb93eea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Etsy + Printful<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a5845 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a5845\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another big player in the POD business is Printful, a POD platform that works seamlessly with other marketplaces like Etsy, and with ecommerce integrations with the likes of Shopify and Woocommerce.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This option does require a bit more of an initial investment depending on which platform you\u2019re selling, but on the flip side, it also has the potential to yield much profitable results.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/print-on-demand-etsy\/\">Etsy print on demand<\/a> has the advantage of customizing your online shopping experience, and it caters to a specific audience that is more likely to buy a product than just strolling through your listings.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an option for more seasoned Merchers, and for those who are doing it full time, since it demands a bit more work than the previous two platforms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would you pick Etsy? Because you are probably an advanced Mercher with more polished techniques and can get more dividends than that Amazon can get you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another reason would be the style of designs; the majority of the audience is women with interests in arts and crafts, which may be a great opportunity if that\u2019s your specialty!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6093430 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6093430\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-168b93d\" data-id=\"168b93d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeea953 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eeea953\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"442\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/online-shopping.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11331\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/online-shopping.jpg 630w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/online-shopping-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-982e2cd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"982e2cd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca71d47\" data-id=\"ca71d47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242d2bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"242d2bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Research\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605d28d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"605d28d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Doing the Research\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-060b3e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"060b3e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most successful Merchers will tell you that keyword research is the most essential part of the creative process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this case, we\u2019ll talk mainly about Merch by Amazon, since this concept can be applied to other platforms too.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Finding and feeding a Niche<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many ways to go about it, with the one we recommend the most being \u201cstart where your passion lies\u201d, since creating based off something you are already passionate about and familiar with will help you across the Design and Publishing process.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you\u2019ve decided on your topic or \u201cniche\u201d you want to dive in, it&#8217;s time to take it to the Amazon.com search bar and look for your chosen term.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is where you want to look for the amount of results; less than 1000 is a good niche with not that many designs to compete against, where searches with more results will generally be more difficult to compete in and break sales in.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A popular way of finding low competition niches is to cross-niche, which is exactly what the word implies: cross niches to get new niches. A very simple example could be \u201cCoffee Nurse\u201d or \u201cWine Nurse\u201d, where you cross popular food and drinking categories with the \u2018Nurse\u2019 category. This concept can be applied to other popular meals, hobbies, and professions you are into.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6be31f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6be31f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"530\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cross-niche-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cross-niche-1.jpg 900w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cross-niche-1-300x177.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cross-niche-1-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afb154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9afb154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another great way to get ideas and boost sales is to find and follow trends which, if done correctly, can be a fast and profitable way of tiering up. As many trends usually are based on popular media and have high impact, it\u2019s very important that you make the right research and trademark checks to make sure you are not infringing on registered material.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab2d5fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab2d5fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d87cefc\" data-id=\"d87cefc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19d47a elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"a19d47a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"Designs\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-747ca41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"747ca41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Using the right designs<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080bf7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"080bf7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the platform and your niche locked in, Design is the last major hurdle Merchers have to deal with, and for that we have a few suggestions.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Design yourself<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most basic way to get t-shirt designs is to make them yourself, although it\u2019s not the most reliable, unless you are an experienced designer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78f402 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f78f402\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"442\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/thinking.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11335\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/thinking.jpg 630w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/thinking-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cd206 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4cd206\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fact: most Merchers are not designers.\n<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a2090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37a2090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are two ways to design t-shirts yourself:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With software (requires time, learning, and product investment)<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without software<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><b>In the case of designing with software <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">yourself, the main options are <\/span><b>Adobe and Affinity products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With any of these, it\u2019s highly recommended that you have at least a basic level of experience, as they may turn out to be more complex than originally thought, and this may lead to frustration that keeps you from creating and uploading products fluently.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Youtube videos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">about these softwares are a great resource to get the hang of them.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another reason why designing t-shirts yourself with software can become a complication is the <\/span><b>software licensing<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which we are aware it may be more restrictive in the case of Adobe products, since it requires a dedicated investment to make the most out of it, but it will be the most complete design suite you\u2019ll ever need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, Affinity software requires much less investment and brings up the necessary tools to create T-shirt designs much like Adobe products do, despite not being up to their level.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It makes sense to design t-shirts yourself if:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You already have the software<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You already are at least an OK designer<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can handle keyword research and design creativity on your own<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arguably the easiest way to design t-shirts yourself is to design them with an online t-shirt maker or some kind of platform that allows you to easily put the pieces together and come up with a great design in no time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main reasons for this are:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No need to pay for software<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Easy to do even if you don\u2019t know anything about design software<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Available effects and designs that would otherwise be impossible (or at least extremely hard) for you to achieve on your own<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best thing about T-shirt makers is that, since their purpose is to design t-shirts, they already come with the needed functionalities and resources integrated. Like ai design generation, background removal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/image-vectorizer\/\">image vectorizer<\/a>, premade templates, text effects, editable graphics and so much more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b221eb elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"2b221eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/designer\/\" class=\"elementor-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-label=\"T-Shirt Maker\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/designer\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tT-Shirt Maker\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93535d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b93535d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Outsourcing Designs<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other way to get t-shirt designs to sell is to outsource them. For this you have a few options:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hiring a designer<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy t-shirt designs from t-shirt design libraries and platforms<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><b>Hiring a Designer<\/b><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are plenty of options of freelancer marketplaces where you can hire a designer, like Fiverr, Upwork, and Freelancer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ll most likely be paying on a per-design basis, and when it comes to Merch, you\u2019ll want to produce as many designs as possible to keep your offer fresh and relevant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the best case scenario, you would strike up a partnership with a designer, create winning designs, and keep working together. We have found this isn\u2019t the most common case for Merchers who are just starting out though, as becoming successful takes time, and initial lack of success may lead to frustration and throwing the towel.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it\u2019s good to hire a designer:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you can afford one, and<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you can take care of the keyword research<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\u2019ve already had some success to avoid \u201ctrying things out\u201d<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><em><b>Buying t-shirt designs on design libraries and platforms<\/b><\/em><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next level in acquiring t-shirt designs is to get them from design libraries and platforms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there are plenty of platforms with graphic designs already, very few grant the user Merch Licenses to sell products with such designs.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a29e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6a29e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"529\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rapper-santa.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11333\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rapper-santa.jpg 900w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rapper-santa-300x176.jpg 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/rapper-santa-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-252eab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"252eab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common form of acquiring designs this way is through <\/span><b>subscriptions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that grant you access to the library. Nearly all platforms also allow for users to purchase individual licenses to the graphics.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the best platforms to outsource design you\u2019ll find Vexels, with not only t-shirt designs that are ready to download and sell, but also with other designs for Merch and tools created exclusively for the benefit of Merchers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The main advantage this design libraries have is that designs are ready to upload as is and you don\u2019t have to worry about design at all.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as you outsource the printing and shipping process of a t-shirt, you do the same with the process of designing it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it\u2019s good to get designs from libraries:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are just getting started<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you are already selling and need to grow your product portfolio<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you want or need to optimize your Merch productivity<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff4fd72 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff4fd72\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4118977\" data-id=\"4118977\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45412 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c45412\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In conclusion\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f54e013 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f54e013\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling t-shirts online without inventory is a great way to make money online, and it\u2019s much easier to start out than you\u2019d think.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By knowing What to sell (the right designs), Where to sell (the most adequate platform), How to sell (proper keyword research), and applying these concepts the right way, you\u2019ll be able to make sales in no time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this blog post you\u2019ll learn about selling t-shirts online without inventory, and saving time and money in the process. 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