Setting Up Your Print-on-Demand Store
In this article I’ll be showing you how to make a professional print-on-demand store in just 30 minutes. We’re going to go from A to Z covering every step along the way, including choosing a home run product, creating a design that can sell really well, building a professional Shopify storefront, as well as managing the supplier side and working with a great supplier that can automate fulfillments and reduce returns, ultimately automating your business more or less.
Understanding Print-on-Demand Business
The idea here is that print-on-demand is a very popular business online. A lot of people are doing it, but in order to set it up right, it’s really critical that you choose a really good product that’s going to sell well, and you set up your advertising correctly. Once you do those things, everything in the middle kind of falls into place. You should be having a fairly autonomous business, a fairly hands-off business more or less.
The Concept and Benefits of Print-on-Demand
With that being said, we have a lot to talk about in this video. Now, before we get into it, I want to mention that print-on-demand, much like dropshipping, is a very popular style of selling online because it allows for a lot of flexibility and scalability with very little risk for the actual business owner.
Introduction to the Giveaway
So, what you’re doing is essentially creating the storefront, designing it, creating the designs of the products, and you basically just manage the marketing aspect of it. Once you have people buying the product, they pay you and then some portion of that, maybe if you have 3x margins, one-third of that would go to the supplier.
Giveaway Details
So, in order to be eligible for this giveaway, you need to be 18 years or older, you have to create a Shopify print-on-demand store using Gelato, and then at the very end, once you make a single sale, it could even be technically a sale of your own, you could order a sample if you want, but just any sale at all, you need to send us a screenshot of the sale that you made, a screenshot of the order confirmation, then we’ll randomly select the winners, we’ll confirm that they use the correct link, and we will contact you by email for your prize.
Getting Started with Shopify
So, with that being said, all you have to do to enter is to use our affiliate link. And so, the way we’re tracking that is by going to the landing page right here.
Creating Your Shopify Account
We’re now on Shopify, as you can see on the top left. This is Shopify’s official website, and we are going to create our Shopify account.
Setting Up Your Store
We can name our store, choose business details, and set up our store address to get started with our Shopify store.
Adding Products to Your Store
The next step is going to be to add products. Let’s go to our dashboard and add our first product.
Customizing Your Products
Now we can add details like title, description, price, variants, and customize our product page to make it attractive for customers.
Designing Your Store
Now, let’s go back to our dashboard and customize our store’s theme to give it a unique and appealing look.
Choosing a Supplier
After setting up our store and products, the next step is to find a supplier to fulfill our orders. We’ll explore supplier options and place an order for our products.
Customizing Your Store’s Theme
And now we can start customizing our theme. So, let’s click on sections, and now we can see all the different sections of our theme that we can customize.
Adding Branding Elements
Let’s begin with the header. We’ll add our logo to create a strong brand identity. Then, we’ll move on to the footer, where we can add important information like copyright details.
Personalizing Product Pages
Now, let’s customize our product pages. We’ll adjust the title, description, price, and variants to make them appealing to potential customers.
Exploring Free Themes
To enhance the look of our store further, let’s explore free themes offered by Shopify. We’ll select a theme that aligns with our brand aesthetic and add it to our store.
Adding Design to Products
Once our store’s theme is set up, we’ll focus on adding designs to our products. This step involves creating unique designs that resonate with our target audience.
Setting Up Suppliers
After designing our products, we’ll move on to setting up suppliers. We’ll search for reliable suppliers who can fulfill orders efficiently and maintain product quality.
Placing Orders
Once we’ve selected a supplier, we’ll place orders for our products. This ensures that we have inventory available to fulfill customer orders.
Finalizing Store Setup
With our store theme customized, products designed, and suppliers set up, we’re ready to finalize our store setup. We’ll review all aspects of our store to ensure everything is in place before launching.
Conclusion
Setting up a print-on-demand store requires attention to detail and careful planning. By following these steps, you can create a professional and successful online store that attracts customers and drives sales. Good luck with your print-on-demand venture! So, that’s how you set up an online store from scratch. It’s a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it in the end. I hope this was helpful, and I wish you the best of luck with your online store!
