Printful Drop Ships Custom Printed Products

What is Printful?

Printful is an eCommerce, print-on-demand, drop shipping service for custom printed products. It is also a global, tech-oriented company that integrates with online stores and offers an API. Shirts, wall art, hats, mugs, totes, leggings, pillows, phone cases, socks, dresses, skirts, towels, and blankets can all be sold with your company's branding.

Their mockup generator tool, sample runs, and volume discounts are three of many features that make this service a win! Are you wondering if anyone is using Printful? Well, the answer is YES!

How Does Printful Work?

Here is a simplistic, six-step view of how Printful works:

Step One: Setup your Printful Account (it's easy)
Step Two: Setup your eCommerce Store (Shopify, Esty, etc.)
Step Three: Integrate your Printful Account with your eCommerce Store
Step Four: Market your eCommerce Store
Step Five: Customer Places an Order and Pays You (using PayPal, Braintree, Stripe, Shopify, Gumroad -- whichever payment options and platforms you offer)
Step Six: Printful Charges You, Fulfills the Order with your Branding, and Ships directly to your Customer

Shopify

Printful integrates seamlessly with the Shopify eCommerce platform. Connect the two accounts, upload your artwork, and you're ready to sell. Their services also work with WooCommerce, Big Cartel, Storenvy, Tictail, Bigcommerce, Gumroad, ShipStation, Ecwid, Amazon, Inktale, Etsy, Weebly, and eCommerce platforms from other companies.

Affiliate Program

Printful has a robust affiliate program that pays out a 10% commissions for nine months after a referred customer's first order!

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