I have been wanting to get on more POD stores for a while. My main store of course is Fine Art America and my website directs to them. FAA is a great platform and there focus is mostly fine art prints of which have all been stellar and spot on color reproductions. I wanted to be able to print on more items though, and while FAA does have items like tote bags and throw pillows, it is still hard to get a following there. There are so many artists on FAA, that newcomers get lost in the crowd. I have done searches using my tags and still don't pop up in the searches, so I know it is going to be difficult to get found by the random buyer there. I do promote my site quite a bit and I attribute those random sales to that. Most of my sales there are custom commissions which I have printed through them because of the quality of the end product. That quality though comes at a price though and FAA isn't cheap. In fact their pricing may even deter some potential customers and their shipping is pretty expensive I find. I do like that I can have my own website through them and they have a lot of tools for marketing. Another nice thing about FAA is the uploading process is simple and efficient and I rarely have trouble with the website itself. Here is a link to my website that is linked to my FAA profile, www.beckysdigitalart.com. One unique item that FAA has that the other PODs don't is the weekender tote bag, http://beckysdigitalart.com/products/zentangle-inspired-art-wolf-colored-becky-herrera-weekender-totebag.html. It is a really cool larger tote bag that could double as a beach bag or overnight bag.
Moving on, the next POD I have been on for awhile is Society6. Society6 caters to the younger crowd and has ton of different options for their product lines. While you can get your typical fine art prints at Society6, they really shine in the unique products that can have art printed on. They have t-shirts, hoodies, iPad, Phone and laptop cases and skins, mugs, tote bags, pillows throw blankets and more. They are also a bit cheaper, so it is easier on the budget. They have sales very frequently and also offer free shipping occasionally, which is a huge bonus. The profit margins are decent, but not spectacular. I do like that they recently revamped their uploading process because it used to be a huge pain uploading various resized and cropped images to fit the various products for sale. That being said, I have had huge issues with their site being randomly down, displaying incorrect pricing, not being able to upload or having all my tags and info disappear. I attribute this to the introduction of the new uploader, but I have had issues with incorrect pricing and not showing new items in the past. I still like Society6 and will continue to use them. I took a long time for me to get my first sale on their site, but it finally happened! Hopefully as I get more items up I will be found more easily in the searches.
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| Mug |
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| A Line Dress |
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| Drawstring Bag |
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| Hoodie |
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| Women's Scoop Neck Tee |
Thanks for stopping by!
--Becky Herrera
www.beckysdigitalart.com
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