What is Redbubble?
Redbubble, based in Melbourne, Australia, is a popular print-on-demand service. Independent artists will design and sell items using their print-on-demand service. T-shirts, mugs, and coasters are among the 60+ items that artists can customise.
Artists may use the rectangular area on the front and back of their shirts to print on. Some products allow you to customise the design's size, background colour, and repeat. Additionally, Redbubble has partnered with a number of well-known brands, including Rick and Morty, Adventure Time, and others, to allow you to create and sell fan art!
When you get your first client, Redbubble sends the order to one of their third-party printers, who then starts working on it. The manufacturer is determined by the customer's location: the order is sent to the facility nearest to them.
Redbubble Reviews
Redbubble is popular among artists because of its simple store setup and access to their established customer base. Redbubble is a shopping experience, which means that the product is shown alongside thousands of others for customers to shop.
According to Redbubble seller ratings, the service is useful if you don't have a lot of time and don't want to deal with the technological aspects of eCommerce. It's also a decent place to go if you want to make fan art. But let's take a closer look at the sale on Redbubble.
Designing on Redbubble
At Redbubble, you can build from over 60 different items. You can upload your first design after you've set up your shop. In the sRGB colour space, Redbubble accepts JPEG, PNG, and GIF formats. This will create all 60+ items with your design and give you the option to activate or disable each one individually.
In the case of clothes, Redbubble offers a rectangular design area in the centre of the fabric. Within the parameters, you can also select the fabric colour and size of the pattern. You can also create a repeating pattern that fills the room. This functionality, however, is not available on all items.
Making Money on Redbubble
The Redbubble website allows you to create an online shop. Your items will be shown alongside thousands of other artists' products in your store and within the product category. The order is then sent to one of Redbubble's global network of 3rd party printers if your product is selected to be purchased. According to their website, the order which ‘sometimes comes in various packages and arrives on different days' as a result of this.
Redbubble’s Profit Model
Artists who make money on Redbubble receive an average margin of 17% of the retail price; but, depending on their markup, they will earn anywhere from 10% to 30%. Redbubble uses the following pricing model:
Base Price
The base price includes Redbubble's subscription fee as well as the cost of production. This varies depending on the distribution address, taking into account local output, material prices, and taxes in relation to the production and delivery countries of different artists. To put it another way, the overall cost is determined by the delivery address.
Margin of the Artist
The artist margin comes next. This is the amount of money you earn from a sale. The margin is the actual monetary sum, while the markup is the percentage of the base price. This is set to 20% by design. Artists, on the other hand, make an overall profit margin of 17%, according to their website. For the artist's margin, Redbubble provides the following model:
The retail price is then calculated as the percentage of the base price and the artist margin. To understand how to make money on Redbubble, they give the following example (their entire support section is in USD):
The base price for large framed art prints going to the United States is US$125.00.
For large framed art prints, you set a 20% markup. You get a $25.00 artist margin if you take 20% of the $125 base rates.
The selling price is $150 since the base price is $125 and the artist margin is $25.
Getting paid
The pay period at Redbubble starts on the 15th of every month. In other words, you are paid your whole day's earnings. They also have a payment threshold in place. Since it's a little confusing, here's Redbubble's explanation:
As of May 2019, we are paying artists on the 15th of every month whose earnings have reached $20, €20, or £20. If your earnings do not exceed $20, they will continue to accumulate until they do, at which point you will be billed on the next payment period. If your earnings fall below $20, you will be credited once a year in January if you receive at least $2, €2, or £2.
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