The Art of Selling Your Designs Online
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As an artist, an illustrator, or a designer, you want to show your work on sites that actually have interested customers. This is why we took the time to make a little research to give you a list of the best sites to sell designs online.
Whether you sell t-shirt designs, art prints, design graphics, or other merch, these internet sites, we believe, are your best option.
There is no need to build your own online shop, especially if you are not sure how to do that. These websites allow you to reach a big market because they are already customer-focused. There are many websites that can sell your designs or even make them and deliver them like POD (print on demand) sites.
In this post, we will be focusing on sites to help you sell your art online. This mainly means art prints and graphic designs but if you are more focused on t-shirt art designs, you can go to our Guide to Selling T-Shirts on Merch by Amazon or our Best Print on Demand Sites for T-Shirt Business for websites more specialized in selling t-shirt designs online. You can also read about how to use Placeit to customize your Spring store.
1. ENVATO MARKET
2. THIS IS A LIMITED EDITION
This site specializes in art prints, canvas prints, and unique-designed products like pillows, mugs, phone cases, and more. Fill out its Artist Application if this looks interesting to you. Sell art print online easily!
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3. DESIGN CUTS
They offer high-quality assets to make your products at discount prices. You can sell graphic designs, but they have to choose you as one of their selected designers.
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4. THREADLESS ARTIST SHOP
The artwork is sold by online voting and social networking because it’s open for public review to the Threadless community. More votes mean artwork may be sold more easily. You can open your own artist shop for free.
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5. BIG CARTEL
With 16 years of experience, this is a great option. It allows you to create and customize your own store. It gives you all the professional tools you need such as tracking and social networking so you can promote your work, not just upload it. The price ranges from $29.99.
6. ETSY
Etsy focuses on handmade goods, vintage products, art crafts. With a 30 million user base global audience. You can list an item for four months or until it sells. More on Etsy on our How to sell art on Etsy post.
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7. SOCIETY 6
For affordable art prints, products are made and shipped for you (POD), while taking a small percentage of your profit. A vast range of products. Set up your store for free.
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8. ZAZZLE
Zazzle an online marketplace for free that lets you create your online store for tons of design products. They give you high-quality tools to help you make sales.
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9. REDBUBBLE
Set your own profit margin, join an artist group, and participate in a creative challenge on Redbubble. Join for free.
10. NOT ON THE HIGHSTREET
Costs £199 (UK-based) to join and you pay 25% commission to join a marketplace for 2 million visitors each month. It’s a very exclusive site with a tough application process which means that if you do get in, you are considered a high-quality designer.
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11. PIXAPP
Sell images and design to a global customer base. You can earn up to a 90% commission on your artwork.
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12. INPRNT
An online gallery for art prints with quite an exclusive group of artists. Getting in is no easy process. Your work has to be upvoted by other artists for you to become one on the site.
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13. BOUF
This is again, a very selective group. This website specializes in home decor and garden.
14. CAFEPRESS
Set your own customized shop with no upfront fees. You can sell your design products or print stationery in this market just take a look at what others are selling at Cafepress.
15. GRAPHIC RIVER
You can upload vectors, textures, infographics, logos, and more. You can also use mockups to give your designs more context.
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16. SAATCHI
Around 65,000 artists from all over the world sell their designs here. Buil a community, attendant, to art fairs and promote as an artist.
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17. SELLFY
Easily create a standalone online store to sell digital and physical design products online. Customize the looks, add your own branding and domain.
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So there it is, sell your artwork online choosing the right marketplace for your designs.
Review these sites and choose the best option for you. Show your artwork, and sell it on as many online marketplaces as you want.