And, one of the oldest and most well-known companies in the print on demand world is CafePress.<\/p>\n
CafePress began in 1999 and lets you upload your designs to hundreds of products you can sell.<\/p>\n
However, there are lots of other companies like CafePress<\/strong>, and you can likely make more money with some CafePress alternatives and expand your POD business.<\/p>\n So today, I'm covering the best sites like CafePress you can use to take your POD business to the next level!<\/p>\n Some CafePress competitors are massive marketplaces where you can sell your designs to an existing audience.<\/p>\n In contrast, some of the best websites like CafePress are actual POD companies that let you make money online<\/a> by selling products on your own website or blog.<\/p>\n When picking the right POD provider for you, first decide if you prefer selling on a marketplace or your own standalone store<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Next, think about artist margins and how many products you want to be able to upload your designs to.<\/p>\n Once you know what's most important for you, you can choose the right alternative to CafePress to power your side hustle<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you want to run your own ecommerce store and have control, one of the best CafePress alternative out there is Sellfy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n The advantage to selling with Sellfy instead of CafePress is that you have more control over your online store and brand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Sellfy is a standalone ecommerce platform, and it also lets you upload designs to POD products like:<\/p>\n This is a smaller POD catalogue than CafePress, but Sellfy also lets you sell digital products, physical products, and charge for subscriptions.<\/p>\n Using Sellfy is also very intuitive, and you can launch a store in about 5 minutes<\/strong>. I played around with the POD editor and store design tool and found both to be very user-friendly.<\/p>\n Plus, there's a free plan that covers up to 10 products, and other Sellfy plans start at just $29 per month.<\/p>\n You don't pay transaction fees either, so I think artist margins are some of the highest when you sell on Sellfy.<\/p>\n I've also used and tested Sellfy myself as an alternative to CafePress, and the drag-and-drop store builder is very easy to use. Overall, I think this is the best option if you want to run your own store instead of selling through a marketplace.<\/p>\n Redbubble is one of the most popular sites like CafePress, and this Australian-based company began in 2006.<\/p>\n With over 700,000 artists on the platform and millions of monthly visitors, Redbubble also gives CafePress a run for its money in terms of size.<\/p>\n As an artist, opening your own Redbubble shop is free.<\/p>\n From there, you can upload your POD designs to products like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n The Redbubble design tool is pretty simple, and once you upload a design, you pick the products you want to sell on your storefront.<\/p>\n Redbubble's default artist margin is 20%<\/strong> but you can tweak this to be higher or lower depending on your preferences and competition with other sellers.<\/p>\n For payments, Redbubble pays artists on the 15th of every month as long as you have $20 or more in your balance.<\/p>\n Overall, Redbubble is one of the most popular alternatives to CafePress, and it certainly has a more modern design and is easier to use.<\/p>\n If you want more control over building your brand, selling Printify products through Etsy<\/a> is better than CafePress.<\/p>\n Printify<\/strong><\/a> is a POD company that lets you upload your designs to dozens of different products, just like CafePress.<\/p>\n However, unlike CafePress, Printify lets you integrate your POD products on your own website or marketplaces like Etsy.<\/p>\n This is actually what I experimented with for one of my college side hustles<\/a> where I tried to make money with memes<\/a> by selling funny mugs.<\/p>\n What's cool about Printify<\/a> is that you have more\u00a0control\u00a0<\/em>over where you're selling<\/strong>.<\/p>\n For example, Etsy is just one sales channel, but nothing stops you from also launching a Shopify store<\/a> and selling your POD merchandise there as well.<\/p>\n In terms of Printify products, options include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Printify is also free if you run up to five stores, and you can set your own margins wherever you sell to turn a profit per sale.<\/p>\n Zazzle is another popular website like CafePress where you can sell POD products to a marketplace of millions of monthly buyers.<\/p>\n If you prefer sites like Redbubble<\/a> because you sell on a marketplace, Zazzle is definitely for you.<\/p>\n Creating a Zazzle store is free, and you can upload your designs to products like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n You get to set your margin as well, and Zazzle also lets you make money as a Zazzle affiliate or manufacturing partner.<\/p>\n Overall, it's an incredibly flexible POD marketplace, and its monthly traffic usually surpasses CafePress so there are more monthly buyers.<\/p>\n Like CafePress, Society6 is another popular POD marketplace where artists can make money by uploading their designs to various products.<\/p>\n Selling on Society6 is free, and you can add your designs to products like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Society6 also gets a few million visitors per month, so while it's not as large as Redbubble or Zazzle, it still has decent sales volume.<\/p>\n Your margins can be lower than a lot of sites like CafePress, which is a downside.<\/p>\n This is because Society6 pays artists 10% royalties on many product categories, so you can only set your prices for art and canvas prints.<\/p>\n But, Society6 is still a nice CafePress alternative, and there's no harm in listing your designs on several marketplaces to maximize exposure.<\/p>\n Society6 also pays you monthly in PayPal cash<\/a>, and transactions take around 30 days to clear and actually deposit in your account.<\/p>\n If you have a strong social media following, Teespring is one of the best CafePress alternatives you can try.<\/p>\n Teespring, now rebranded as Spring, lets you sell a variety of POD products through your own storefront or through social media.<\/p>\n That's right: creators can integrate their Spring products on platforms like<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Plus, product variety isn't bad on Spring, and you can sell over 180 physical products or digital products to your fans.<\/p>\n Spring custom storefronts are also rather sleek, and overall, this is a better choice than CafePress if you want to leverage your social media following.<\/p>\n Selling on Spring is also free and you set your own margins.<\/p>\n If you want to make money with Amazon<\/a>, selling your print-on-demand designs through Merch by Amazon could be the right choice.<\/p>\n You have to request access to join Merch by Amazon, but the obvious perk of this program is that you're selling your products on Amazon's massive marketplace.<\/p>\n You get to set your own list pricing, and Merch by Amazon products are also prime-eligible, so you have a competitive edge when it comes to shipping compared to CafePress.<\/p>\n In terms of what you can sell, Merch by Amazon products include<\/strong>:<\/p>\n This is less selection than CafePress, and Merch by Amazon really shines for apparel.<\/p>\n However, if you get into the program, you can take advantage of Amazon's existing traffic and Prime shipping, which are two huge perks.<\/p>\n Teepublic is a slightly more premium print on demand marketplace that specializes in apparel.<\/p>\n And, unlike most websites like CafePress, Teepublic sets the same prices for a lot of merchandise.<\/p>\n This helps limit pricing competition between sellers, and since products are slightly more expensive on Teepublic, you usually earn a few dollars per sale which is more than most POD sites.<\/p>\n Teepublic also has a catalog of roughly 70 products and gets a few million monthly visitors, so it's a healthy marketplace with a decently sized audience.<\/p>\n Ultimately, if you want to make more money per sale, I'd try Teepublic over CafePress, especially if you're selling apparel!<\/p>\n As mentioned, there are lots of POD options out there, which can be overwhelming if you're figuring out where to sell.<\/p>\n But, choosing the right site that's similar to CafePress doesn't have to be rocket science.<\/p>\n Here are a few tips to help you with the decision making process<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Personally, I've spent the most time experimenting with Printify<\/a><\/strong> and Sellfy<\/a><\/strong>, but again, you can always try several options to see what works best for your business.<\/p>\n I hope this list of sites like CafePress helps you accelerate your print on demand business and ultimately make more money each month.<\/p>\n POD is cool because it eventually lets you earn passive income, and the income ceiling is incredibly high.<\/p>\n Just remember that many successful POD sellers upload dozens or hundreds of designs before generating meaningful revenue, so don't be discouraged if your first designs don't catch on immediately.<\/p>\n Best of luck in your POD selling efforts!<\/p>\n Looking for more ways to make money online? Checkout<\/strong>:<\/p>\nThe Best Sites Like CafePress<\/strong><\/h2>\n
1. Sellfy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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2. Redbubble<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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3. Printify + Etsy<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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4. Zazzle<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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5. Society6<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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6. Teespring (Spring)<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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7. Merch By Amazon<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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8. Teepublic<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Tips For Choosing A CafePress Alternative<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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