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Plain-language guides for people who sell custom products and the makers who make them.
Alternatives to print on demand and marketplaces
Printful alternatives for custom and personalized productsPrint on demand works for printed designs. If your products are engraved, embroidered or finished by hand, here are the alternatives and how handing orders to a maker works.Printify alternatives when quality needs to be consistentPrintify connects sellers with a network of print providers, so results depend on the provider. Here is what to consider if you want more control over who makes your products.Redbubble alternatives for sellers who want to own the customerMarketplaces like Redbubble print and sell your designs but control the customer and the production. Here is how selling in your own store with a maker behind it compares.
Guides
US-based print on demand: what “made in the USA” actually meansA US warehouse or US supplier does not automatically make a product Made in the USA. What to ask a supplier, and how to find US makers for custom products.How to start a laser engraving businessA practical outline for starting a laser engraving business: choose a niche, price your work, find customers, and add steady orders from other sellers.How to start an embroidery businessHow to start an embroidery business: machines, digitizing, pricing by stitch count, finding customers and taking orders from other sellers.Etsy production partners, explained for sellers who outsourceIf someone else helps make your Etsy items, Etsy expects you to disclose them as a production partner. A plain-language overview and what to check in Etsy’s own policy.When to outsource custom orders (and what to keep)Signs it is time to hand custom orders to a maker, what to keep in your own hands, and how to test the idea with one order before you commit.
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