What is Printful
Printful is a Print On Demand Company, that was founded in 2013.
They were one of the first companies that had integrations and cohesive mockups available for designers and sellers.
This way they made it easy for people to sell designs on various products on different platforms and marketplaces.
They found a gap in the market and used it to help millions of people to start and grow their businesses.
This is one of many reasons that made them the leading print-on-demand provider in the industry today.
How does Printful work
The most popular way is to use Printful integrations and open a shop on the popular marketplace, or build up a shop on your platform like Self-Hosted WordPress with Woocommerce or use a hosted solution like Shopify.
Add your designs on preferred products and sync these generated mockups to your store. Customers will be able to look at designs and purchase what they like.
When you make a purchase, you get paid and Printful integration will help you to fulfill orders faster.
Printful will get customer information and order details like product, size, and design.
You will need to check that all is well and pay for the order. This can be also automated, but if you are a beginner you may want to check at least twice before placing your order. This way you will avoid some mistakes and profit loss.
After you place the order, the product will be made and sent directly to your customer.
How to Get Paid with Printful as Print on Demand Seller
Printful is print on demand company, not print on demand marketplace or Print On Demand site. This means that you will get paid by customers on the platform or shop you are at, not by Printful.
This is why you have to add a decent profit margin to your products before you list them for sale on the marketplace or in your shop.
The company has made a very good video on the topic. Use it and learn how to price your products & designs profitably.
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Is Using Printful Free?
Using the Printful interface is free.
You pay for products and shipping Printful fulfills, once your customer places an order in your shop.
They have paid memberships available for people who sell a lot and want more features and discounts.
Printful Memberships and Fees
Printful has evolved and added a huge amount of features.
Memberships include some of the features for people who sell big amounts and need discounts.
Printful Growth
The company is very generous with their memberships as you can see once you sell $12k+ you will get a Printful Growth membership for free for one whole year!
This way you can save 20%-30% on product pricing and 7% on branding!
Printful Business
Once you hit $60K+ You will get a Printful Business Membership for a Year!
With this membership, you can save 22-33%.
On branding, you will save 9% and get free digitalization on embroidery items, which too will save you a lot of money especially if you sell a lot of embroidered items, which are a hot trend right now.
Even if you are not a superpower seller, you can take advantage of Printful Growth Membership by signing up for a free 14-day trial first.
Subscription is $24.99/ month and is paid monthly, not yearly.
Amount of Products Printful has
The company has expanded its collection over the years. They update their product collection carefully from time to time. They keep things that work for sellers answer to current market demand and drop out less popular items.
Currently, Platform has 300+ products available for you to design in the following categories.
Printful’s Product Categories
- Mens Apparel
- Womens Apparel
- Kids & Youth Apparel
- Hats
- Accessories
- Home & living
- Pet Products
Men’s Apparel
You can expect to find in the men’s apparel section:
- shirts
- jackets
- pants
- shorts
- underwear
- swimwear
Women’s Apparel
You can expect to find in the women’s apparel section:
- Sports bras
- Shirts
- Jackets
- Pants
- Shorts
- Dresses
- Skirts
- Swimwear
- Robes
Kid’s Apparel
These products you can expect to find in the kid’s apparel section:
- Shirts
- Jackets
- Hats
- Pants
- Swimwear
- Baby Bodysuits
Both accessories and home & living categories have a wide range of subcategories.
Accessories
- Embroidered Patches
- Set of Pin Buttons (5)
- Bags
- Hair Accessories
- Sports Accessories
- Tech Accessories
- Face masks
Home & Living
- Puzzles
- Wall art
- Home Decor
- Drinkware & Coasters
- Stationery
- Aprons
- Towels
- Beauty products
Latest arrivals on Printful
Latest arrivals in the home decor category.
Kitchen
Table runner. Image source: Printful
Table napkins and table placemat sets. Image source: Printful
Drinkware
Printful has also added a few new Drinkware items like glass can/can glass(?) and wine glass.
Image sources: Printful
Christmas related products
Christmas stockings and gift wrapping paper.
Image sources: Printful
Special Products on Printful
Drinkware
The drinkware section has multiple interesting products like mugs, glasses, bottles, travel mugs, tumblers, etc.
Tech Accessories
In tec accessories category you can find cases for phones, cases for laptops, mousepads, and cases for Airpods.
Stationery
They have notebooks, journals, stickers. In my opinion, holographic stickers are something special.
Image source: Printful
Home Decor
In the home decor section, special items are candles and beauty products that have also been added lately.
Embroidery
Printful has a wide range of products available with embroidery options.
Embroidery is a technique where your design is embroidered on a product.
The company offers embroidery on hats, apparel, bags, and home & living items.
They professionally digitize all embroidery graphics by converting your design graphic into a stitch file that the embroidery machine can process.
Image source: Printful
Two main types of embroidery they have:
- Flat embroidery—the thread is embroidered flat onto the product
- 3D puff—a foam insert gives the embroidery a raised look
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Printful Product Pricing
Product pricing may be higher than some competitors.
This is what is included in product pricing.. and consider whether it is worth it to do it yourself.
- Storage
- Blank products
- Fabrics
- Sewing equipment
- Printing equipment
- Color
- Employees
The work included:
- Cutting
- Sewing
- Quality Control
- Packing
- Shipping
- Customer support
And there is probably even more work included, that I don’t know about.
Printful Shipping times and pricing
You can view shipping times and pricing on their shipping page.
Shipping time and price depend on:
- The product weight and size.
- From what facility product is shipped
- To what destination country the product is shipped
- The amount of products that are shipping together.
Printful Integrations
Printful has a huge number of integrations and makes it easy for you to scale and expand.
Learn more about Printfuls Integrations.
Website builders
- Shopify
- Woocommerce
- Wix
- Webflow
- Big Commerce
- Big Cartel
- Magento
- Shift4Shop
- Nuvemshop
- Bandzoogle
- Square
- Squarespace
- Ecwid
- Prestashop
- Launchcart
- TikTok Shop
Marketplace
- Etsy
- Ebay
- Amazon
- Storenvy
Printful’s Help and Resources
Printful’s resources for sellers are great.
- Blog
- Newsletter
- Academy
- Youtube Channel
- Podcast
- Guides
- Help Center
Social Media Channels
Active Facebook Group
Other Tools and Resources
- Free graphics
- Etsy Calculator
- Production Footage
Printful Customer Service
From my personal experience, they are very good and very helpful. When I have had issues or questions they were always providing help and answers.
- Live chat
- App chat
- Email support
- Report problem *
To report a problem with an order you will have to open the order on your Printful Dashboard and click Problem Report.
If you want to do it on the Printful app, follow the same steps, but tap Report a problem instead.
Ease of Use
Printful’s interface is the best in the industry. It is easy to use and is super beginner-friendly.
Sign Up
Signing up with Printful is easy especially if you happen to use your Google, Apple, or Facebook account, but you can do that also using your email.
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Setup
Printful will guide you through the account setup process and store setup.
Upload
Uploading graphics to the platform is easy.
Features
Designer tool
Even if you are not a designer and even if you don’t have access to designing tools they have their own.
As a Printful seller, you will have access to their clipart images, quick designs, premium graphics, and background removal tool.
Mockup Generator
With the mockup generator, you can have product images for customers to see without necessarily needing to purchase items and take photos.
Branding
Pros
- Free to use
- A huge amount of popular products
- Printing and storing facilities around the world
- Clear and fair shipping pricing
- In house printing
- Easy-to-use Interface
- A bunch of high-quality resources
- Great customer support
- Good product quality
Cons
- Product pricing is quite high
Best for
Printful is best for beginners who are just starting out, because it is so clear, easy to use, has no bugs in the system, and is always evolving.
It is also a good platform for those who are growing. With print, there are many ways to scale and expand.
You can open more shops for your existing brand, or build more brands. You can also get a membership to make a bigger profit while selling more items.
Printful is also great for anyone who values their time more than money.
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