{"id":11859,"date":"2021-03-24T16:33:35","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vexels.com\/blog\/?p=11859"},"modified":"2025-04-30T20:30:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T18:30:28","slug":"choosing-the-best-print-on-demand-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/choosing-the-best-print-on-demand-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing the Best Print-on-demand Platform – Vexels How to Merch #2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In our previous <\/span>blog post about <\/span>How to Merch<\/span><\/a> we dipped our toes into the Print-on-demand business<\/strong> model and how to get started, and how tools like a T-shirt Maker<\/a> and Mockup Generator<\/a> can simplify the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

This time we\u2019ll take a look at some of the <\/span>best Print-on-demand platforms<\/b>, discussing their pros and cons in order to help you figure out which is the best option for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

The POD term is a big umbrella that hosts a growing variety of companies and platforms where sellers can make and sell<\/a> merch with products they don\u2019t print themselves, and every one of them has its big and little differences between each other.<\/p>\n

In our previous post, we barely talked about some of them, and in this article we will go over three Print-on-demand <\/span>sites<\/span><\/i> where you upload your designs and collect royalties without much extra work, and two Print-on-demand <\/span>fulfillment <\/span><\/i>companies, which you integrate into your eCommerce site of preference, like Etsy, Shopify or your own online store for example.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes a Good Print-on-demand platform?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The best PODs usually have a combination of many organic visits (i.e. from Google, not paid), a good seller experience where it\u2019s easy to list your products, and profitable royalty margins from your products.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a Print-on-demand <\/b>company<\/b>?<\/b><\/p>\n

A Print-on-demand fulfillment<\/em> company acts like a white-label, where you integrate or \u2018connect\u2019 the POD platform to your eCommerce store or service, like Etsy or Shopify.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the major benefits a Print-on-demand fulfillment company has is that it allows you to have your own custom domain, and gives you much more control and leverage over your products and royalties than what a Print-on-demand <\/span>website<\/span><\/i> does.<\/span><\/p>\n

These PODs are not<\/span> marketplaces where people go and buy your products; they are the services that sellers use to fulfill their orders purchased by their customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Examples of Print-on-demand fulfillment companies are <\/span>Printful<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Printify<\/span>, and <\/span>Gooten<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is a Print-on-demand <\/b>website<\/b>?<\/b><\/p>\n

A Print-on-demand <\/span>website<\/span> is a website platform where you can upload your designs, create a listing on the platform\u2019s marketplace, where then buyers can find it, purchase them, and ultimately you collect royalties from it.<\/span><\/p>\n

These platforms don\u2019t allow you for domain or shop customization, usually your store would be something personalized like <\/span>https:\/\/www.redbubble.com\/people\/chestify\/shop<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

A great thing about these platforms is that they already have frequent buyers coming regularly to buy; examples are <\/span>Amazon<\/span> and <\/span>Redbubble<\/span>, which on one hand makes it easier to get eyes on your products, yet at the same time you will be facing many more competitors in your niches than you would if you had a standalone store.<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, they are definitely a much easier way to start selling on Print-on-demand<\/strong>, since technical requirements are much lower and the process of listing your products is easier, at the expense of having lower royalties than in a custom eCommerce model.<\/span><\/p>\n

Best Print-on-demand Websites<\/strong><\/h2>\n