Passive, online income is what a lot of people dream about.
The goal is to get an online income that surpasses your job income so you can quit your job and have the freedom to do what you want day in and day out.
Redbubble is one way to help achieve this. Redbubble is a print on demand website that lets you sell your own submitted art work on t-shirts, stickers and other products. In this article we’re going to go over how to succeed with Redbubble.
How Much Money Can You Make on Red Bubble?
Like many other online income sources, results vary. Making money on Redbubble will be different for everyone. It comes down to design quality along with how many designs you put out. Another factor is how much competition you have in the niches you select. Lastly, if you promote your designs outside of Redbubble you are more likely to make more sales so that plays a factor as well. Through doing thorough research I have seen people speaking about how they make 4 figures per month and others say they make about $10 per month. Like any other side hustle, I guess the more you work at it, the better the results you’ll get. There are big creators that make a good amount of money but from the people I saw on Youtube, people were making $50-$100 per month, which isn’t the greatest but it’s more money than you had before.
Avoid Copyright on Redbubble
Before you get started, it’s good to know that every design you make on Redbubble needs to be original. If you post copyrighted designs or trademarked phrases your work can get taken down so make sure you do your home work before starting a design and posting it. The last thing you want to do is spend hours on a design that gets flagged by Redbubble.
What are the pros of Redbubble?
The first thing that sticks out when it comes to Redbubble is that it’s completely free to get started. If you don’t have much money to get started on a side hustle and all you have is time, this may be one of the best side hustles for you. Another pro of Redbubble is that they handle the traffic for you. If you’re dedicated and put designs out the site will do the work for you. On the other hand if you created your own site with your own designs, getting traffic may be difficult and you may need to create paid ads on different social media platforms. Another pro that comes to mind is that once you create a design you can use it for multiple products without having to resize or recreate to fit those other products. If you were to start your own design website, customer service would be completely your responsibility, but with Redbubble they handle all customer service for you which is a big time saver. Another way Redbubble saves you time is by creating product images for you. You don’t have to have the design in your hand in order to take pictures of it.
What are the Cons of Redbubble
The number one thing that stands out to me through doing my research is that Redbubble is extremely strict on copyright and trademark flags or takedowns. I’ve seen a lot of people on Reddit complaining about designs that they designed themselves and have had them taken down because Redbubble thought they were copied. One other con that I saw was that the commissions aren’t the greatest.
How To Be Successful on Redbubble?
So we went over the pros and the cons of Redbubble, if you’re now interested to get started we will now go over how to be successful on the Redbubble platform.
Get a Gameplan
The First thing you want to do is a get a game plan. Don’t go into creating on Redbubble without choosing how you’re going to attack it. Learn the platform to the best of your ability before your get started so you can have an advantage on the competition.
Quantity
Chances are you’re not going to sell a lot on Redbubble with five designs. I’ve realized through my research that many people making significant money on Redbubble post hundreds or even thousands of designs before they start getting sales on a regular basis.
What Sells on Redbubble?
It is very hard to find out what sells on Redbubble because many people hide the designs they make which is understandable. The only way you’ll be able to find out what sells great is by posting a lot of designs and figuring out which of your designs work the best. You’ll start to notice what sells the best for which products and you’ll then be able to duplicate it.
Post Your Redbubble Designs on Every Product
Don’t cut yourselves short. You need to list your designs on every single product you can because you never know where it could be most successful. Some designs could sell better as shirts and other designs can sell better as sticker. You’ll never know until you try.
Consistency
When it comes to making money online, consistency is key. This includes making money on Redbubble. If you’re not consistent you won’t be successful unless you get lucky.
What’s The Bottom Line?
Will Redbubble replace your job income, for most people probably not. Will it give you decent side income if you’re consistent, yes. If you’re someone who enjoys making designs, posting your designs on Redbubble is a no brainer.
Don’t Cut Yourself Short
Redbubble isn’t the only site of it’s kind. There are other sites like Teespring, Zazzale, Society6 and others. If you’re posting your designs on Redbubble you should also list your designs on all those other platforms as well. None of these design sites require you to only use your designs on one site only and you’re free to go and post them wherever you think they will be successful.