How To Make Money Selling Print on Demand T-Shirts [3 Key Tips]

by Michael Essek   ·   Updated: June 5, 2020

Can you make money with Print on Demand? The answer is yes.

I’ve been making money selling Print on Demand T-Shirts online for over 6 years.

In my first month (August 2013) I made just $50.

But for the past 3-4 years, my average monthly income from Print on Demand has been between $9,000 – $15,000.

As you can see from the graph below, it took me a while to reach numbers like that:

So if you’re looking for a ‘get rich quick’ scheme then you’ve probably already gathered that this isn’t it.

Three years is a long time – though I’m pretty sure that if you followed my steps and advice you could reach these numbers (or much better) within 2 years or even less.

So what’s the secret?

No secrets really, but there are a few key principles to making money from print on demand that have helped me, and I think they will help you.

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Parody, Fair Use and Mash-Ups: More Copyright Info For T-Shirt Designers

by Michael Essek   ·   Updated: May 27, 2020

Last week I published a basic introduction to Copyright for T-Shirt designers.

This week we’re going to dig a little deeper and focus on an area that causes particular confusion: Parody and Fair Use.

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Copyright and T-Shirts: An Introduction To Trademark And Intellectual Property For T-Shirt Designers

by Michael Essek   ·   Updated: April 10, 2017

There is a lot of confusion around ‘copyright’ in the world of selling T-Shirts online.

• Is it ok to create designs based on Movies, TV Shows or Bands?
• What if I want to draw a celebrity, and sell that on a T-Shirt?
• Do I need to register my work to make sure it is copyrighted?
• What about Trademarks and Intellectual Property?

In this blog post I will clear up these questions and more, so that you’ll have a clear idea of what is ok (and what is not ok) when it comes to creating designs for T-Shirts, and selling them online.

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