Simple Art Marketing » Print On Demand http://www.simpleartmarketing.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:21:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Print On Demand Services Part 1 http://www.simpleartmarketing.com/blog/2009/09/16/print-on-demand-services-part-1/ http://www.simpleartmarketing.com/blog/2009/09/16/print-on-demand-services-part-1/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:36:15 +0000 Jeremy McKay http://www.simpleartmarketing.com/blog/?p=39 There are many Print-on-Demand (POD) Services  that can be used by you to create affordable prints of your work for prospective collectors, or to create memorable collectibles.  In my getting started course http://www.simpleartmarketing.com/Sell-Art-Online.html,  I recommend using one of these services to establish your first online gallery. You should pick these services depending on your goals and objectives.

If you only wan to sell high quality prints of you work, then Imagekind or RedBubble are the services you should use.  Imagekind allows and encourage you to upload large formats of you work.  Imagekind’s policy is that images smaller than 800×800 pixels will be available for display only. Large high quality photos of your art work best.  The prints your customers purchase will be a beautiful representation of your masterpieces.

Other POD services like Cafe Press and Zazzle, give you the opportunity to print your images on merchandise.  If your art lends it self to coffee cups and hats by all means use these services.  It is a great way to distribute your cards, and designs.  I am workingon a graphic novel and intend to offer plenty of merchandise to my collectors.

There were four POD services reviewed in The Unconventional Guide To Art and Money.  There are probably more POD services available.  Please be sure to leave comments about any  print on demand (POD) services you may have used and your opinion of each, so we can all benefit.

Print-on-Demand
Services		 Fees Display
Customization		 Most
Suitable for…		 Pros Cons
ImageKind Free,
Pro ($7.99/month), and Platinum ($11.99/month) accounts		 Only text is
customizable		 Selling prints of artwork or photos -High-traffic site
-You can get 15% commission on frames
-You determine your profit based on ImageKind base prices		 -Free account limited to 24 images
-Less community-oriented than RedBubble
RedBubble Free Only text is customizable Selling prints of artwork or photos; T-shirts and art cards also available -High-traffic site
-You determine your profit based on RedBubble base prices
-Integrated blog attracts traffic		 -Fewer framing options than ImageKind
CafePress Free for basic shop; premium shop $6.95/month or $59.95/year Premium shop offers different templates Printing images on merchandise, especially humorous, quirky, whimsical or political themes -High-traffis site
-You determine your profit based on CafePress base prices
-You can open unlimited basic shops		 -Very limited options for prints
-Basic shops limited to one product type
Zazzle Free Galleries are customizable Printing images on merchandise, especially humorous, quirky, whimsical or political themes -Rapidly growing traffic
-You determine your profit based on Zazzle base prices
-Earn 15% commission on any sales traffic you send to Zazzle		 -Options for prints are more limited than ImageKind and RedBubble

This is just a short listing and you could spend the rest of the day exploring each of these options or even find new ones. Please share your experiences with me and in Part 2 will begin to explore the details of each service.
Take Care,

Jeremy

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