Awwwww, thank you so much for your kind words and positivity! Please let me know if there is anything specific you would like me to talk about, I'll do my best if it is something I have experience with 🥰
When I made this video, I had 55 sales since July last year (9 month period), it has now been 13 months since I started my store and I now have 130 sales. 75 since making this video! I have been marketing masks on my Facebook in the last month and that seems to have worked for me. Keep up the great work for me. If you qre wanting any specific videos which may be helpful, please let me know. I have another Society6 video coming out very soon, watch this space 😊 Sending good vibes to all of you 😁
@@lurizaninaliaz you're so welcome, kind comments like this make my day and make the hard work all worth it. Stay tuned for more Society6 and print on demand videos. All the very best for your stores if you have them 😁
@@lurizaninaliaz good on you for doing your research. One thing I have learned is it isn't a one size fits all process. I have the most luck on Society6 and have had a few sales via Etsy. Redbubble and TeePublic aren't so good for me and it is hard to tell why. I think the style of artwork plays into where you can do well and also your preferred method of social media marketing (Society6 & Pinterest combo is the winning one for me). It is certainly a supplement to my client income and at this stage the income I have made does not match the energy I have put in, but it is a long game. It works better for me than when I sold art through my website, having the platform handle all the shipping, customer interactions etc allows me to focus on the creating too. I think passive income should be renamed "delayed and not guaranteed income" - But I am hopeful and one thing I learned from publishing my book, persistence and drive is key. You never know how close you are to your dreams. I woke up to $11.90 USD ($18 NZD) this morning, I did the work ages a go and it pays off today, that drives me to keep going :)
13 months for 130 sales is not worth your time. you best look out for a better source of revenue. Besides the 10% commission rate for artists is a joke.
I wish there were more real life print on demand videos like this! I know this is an old video, but I still learned things that, after watching a massive amnt of videos throughout the last yr about society6, I still didn't know! I see you did another one of these so I'm gonna watch that one too. I'd love to know if you still sell on society6 today and how things have gone since 2020! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Apologies for a very delayed response. I have been very busy with a busy toddler. Mum life has been my world for the last two years. I wound down my Society6 shop with the intention to bring it back to life with some changes but didn’t find the time or energy. I have been having a lot of success as a Canva Creator. You can visit my profile at www.canva.com/p/designbycheyney
Since now you have to pay monthly if you have more than 10 designs, is it still worth it? I've seen you had 9 designs on your store so I presume you downsized your portfolio to display only the bestsellers?
Hiya, yes, I went back in to overhaul my store after a long hiatus and everything has changed. I only have a few designs up and haven't had a single sale yet so at this stage it isn't worth me getting a paid account. Let me know how you get on though if you think of it, i'm keen to hear :)
Thanks so much for such an honest video and sharing some examples to see how designs may look. I am thinking about trying out and your video has helped me know what to expect 👍
Just found you excellent advice I'm a Kiwi recently moved to Oz and joined up on S6, I'm an Abstract/Impressionist Artist so kinda just trying it out for prints and maybe some gift ideas. Good info thanks v much have subscribed Kia Ora
Kia ora! Love networking with fellow Kiwis online. Hope you had a good shift across the ditch! Society6 is great :) Best of luck with your S6 journey and thanks for watching :)
I've been on S6 since 2013. Their web sites sucks, and they don't make your sales clickable links so you don't know which exact print you sold! However, between my 2 S6 shops, I make about $1300 per month.
That is a really good income to be pulling in a month on S6, it would be really great to see Society6 offer more sales information, like analytics and where in the world people are buying from huh!?
Yes they are! They flicker about! I feel like they dodge the mouse. When I have used the old studio, I think I double click those pesky mouse-dodging switches 🤣
Haha, same! I have noticed recently that the new artist studio has been a little better with the uploading time compared to a month or two ago so hopefully it's just a matter of ironing out the wrinkles, haha :)
What an amazing video! I just started the POD business and I have a daunting question. I have both Redbubble and Society6, should I focus on ONE platform and market and send audience to that only platform? And which one would you recommend? Thank you in advance, Cheyney!
Interested to hear what you went for here? Apologies for a delayed response. As the saying goes: Where energy goes, energy flows… Did you try both? I had more success on Society6
Hey there! Awesome video :) I just made a Society6 account and was wondering what size you usually upload with for a great quality print/design! Im still trying to figure that part out
Hiya, I my go to for a square design is about 8000px x 8000px exported at 200dpi :) I design mine on Illustrator. What software do you use? I will play around with the size of the artboard a bit but it is generally within 500px of what I mentioned above 😊
@@FemaleAussieJackal Yes, you're right, I am a Kiwi with a New Zealand accent. I think Elyse was saying that they are Australian :) Thank you for watching :)
Something to consider, thank you! This was very helpful with great insights. I am VERY surprised that little zipper pouch was made in the US and not China. Good to know!
Thank you ☺️ I have closed it temporarily to recreate it…eventually. I have just had my first baby so it might be longer than I anticipated to get it back up and running 🤣
When compared as a print on demand marketplace. how would you describe Society 6 vs RedBubble in terms of branding and market placement in the customers mind? Meaning would you say Society 6 is perceived as a more avant-garde/ contemporary digital space and Reb Bubble more fun/wacky popish art. i have looked at the two and my initial perception of Society 6 is that it seems to be more of an art marketplace that is placed on products and Red Bubble are products that have art.That is my initial perception. hopefully I can get the perception of others in the comments
Heya, yeah, my perception is similar. Redbubble for me feels more accessible and society6 seems more exclusive. As in I feel people go to Society6 to get designs that are more elaborate rather than comical. Hopefully this makes sense. Thanks for watching 🥰
I haven’t been doing much print on demand. I am now a Mum and a Canva creator. I had intended on overhauling my store but I haven’t had the chance since having my son.
Hiya, I only know that it is made in the USA because it is physically printed on the label. I am unsure about the rest of the products. You would need to contact Society6 directly to get the information for each product, I don't want to make any false claims :)
@@gifrinstephen7483 my pleasure. Thank you for your kind words :) Feel free to check out my other Society6 videos. I will be doing more soon, I am just waiting for summer to finish because it is too hot for me to film where I usually film, haha. Best of luck with your store :)
So how many artwork do you upload to your store each month in order to make 55 sales in 9 months? And how much do you price each artwork? If you are making $5 per purchase, sounds like you price each artwork for $50?
At the start I uploaded a whole bunch of artwork when I first started but now I usually upload about 2-5 a month. I don't make $5 per sale, I make anywhere from $0.40 for a sticker to $14.90 for a rug. My markup is 20% for Art Prints and 15% for Framed Art Prints and Canvas Prints, you aren't able to set markups for other products. I hope this helps. Apologies for the delay in responding, so had to go in and have a look in my store :)
Heya, I believe they take $1 when you open an account to authorise your bank account. Otherwise they make their money by taking a commission each time you make a sale :) But no fees aside from that. I hope this helps and thank you for watching :)
Design by Cheyney When I decide to put some work up on S6 do they take over any rights of my work? Example would be, could I share my work to be distributed through other similar sites that could sell my work?
@@salparedo no, you are free to upload elsewhere. You retain the rights to your work. I have some of the same work on my Society6 on Redbubble, TeePublic and Etsy too . Just make sure you upload original artwork :) Read the IP information on the Society6 website if you're unsure of anything :)
@@salparedo my pleasure. Thank you for watching and supporting my channel. All the best with your Society6 store. I have another Society6 video coming out next week, keep an eye out for more info 🤗 Have a great weekend 🤗
Hi there hi great vid I’m a nz artist starting out on RB and this crossing my fingers can I ask how many designs do u have loaded and out of RB or S6 what one do you make more on ??
Heya, cool! Love connecting with other kiwis :) I now have 300 designs on S6 and 132 on RB. I do WAY better on S6 so as soon as I realised that, I started putting all of my energy there instead of RB. I have a playlist on my channel with other POD videos where I talk about the differences. Check out my RB video and some of my other S6 vids, I talk about the experience at length :) Best of luck with your store :)
@@DesignbyCheyney thank you so much for the info I will keep uploading a find S6 hard to upload to my picture size doesn’t fit on all of the products do you get organic traffic or you’re driving all of the traffic yourself ?? Iv made 14 sales in 6 weeks but that is all traffic I’ve driven there nothing on society6 can I ask what is a reasonable monthly income from both ??
@@Karlena_Lewin_Studio all this information is packed into my other videos so if you get the chance I suggest you take a good look :) Your image size will need to be bigger if it is not fitting on all products. Are you uploading photographs or vector designs? If you are uploading photographs, ensure you take your photos at the highest resolution, and if you're a designer submitting graphics, up the size of your artboard and export your image at a higher DPI. That should do the trick. In one of my videos I show my exact uploading process, I don't have an issue with image size/quality. I can't remember my exact income form Redbubble but I do say it in my RB video :) For Society6, I currently average at about $50 USD a month. This fluctuates based on season though, Christmas cranks ( $100+ USD Nov/Dec) and then it dies off for a few months. I have a screenshot of my monthly sales in one of my videos.
@@DesignbyCheyney I’m currently busy watching all your videos that sort of income is quite disappointing really I’m a watercolourist and looking for places on line to make some money guess I need to keep thinking
When you make a sale, you don't get notified but if you check your earnings overview page a list of all your 'paid, 'cleared', and 'pending' payments come up - after a sale is made on Society6, your payment is pending for 30 days. All customers have 30 days to return if they're unhappy with their purchase so that covers that period. I usually get my Society6 payout around the beginning of each month. On the earnings page you can see the date of the sale, the design, the product, quantity purchased and the commission. You can go through previous months of sales too. You can't see where in the world things are purchased from. Each sale that I know of has been recorded (for example my cousin told me she ordered masks and I could see the ones she purchased showed up in my sales so I don't have any reason to not trust them. If you like I can happily share a screenshot?
@@DesignbyCheyney Actually, I think your testimony is good enough --I trust this! Thank you so much for sharing. It's extremely helpful. I'm actually looking to start selling some work on here, but it's all so new to me. Pretty worried about it too haha Another question though! I read that artists/sellers determine the markup from the base price. Do you earn the full amount or are there like surprise fees and deductions?
@@luisagamboa4416 to give you an idea of commission, the least amount of commission I have made is $0.60 USD on a mini art print and the most os $12.90 USD on blackout curtains. The commission doesn't seem to change per product which indicates that your margin isn't impacted by the sales they regularly run. I think you can only change your margins on wall art and canvases and the rest is fixed, I just left mine at the suggested rate. Have you checked out my other Society6 videos? They don't rank as well in search on TH-cam (I'm working on that) but they have some good info around how to upload. You might find them helpful for when you start up your store. I will be creating more Society6 videos soon 😁 Best of luck for your store, I find it really exciting to check my earnings page since you don't get notified, some mornings I wake up to a couple of sales all earned while I sleep 😁
Yes, as long as you took it,, it’s fine :) Not all POD sites let you keep your rights but last time I had a good look, Society6, Redbubble, and TeePublic are all ok. Always check on the site if you’re unsure :)
Hi Sarah, this isn't essential but it is good to see the quality and if people see it and like it, they are likely to ask where you got it and that is another avenue for sales 👌🏼 It was nice to me to order some items to see the quality too, I want to have confidence in the product I am selling to my audience 🥰 Thank you for watching, I have another helpful Society6 video coming out next week, stay tuned 🤗
Thank you for this great and honest video! It helped me a lot! I have a question for you: What is the minimum one-time income on Society6. And what is the maximum one-time income. So I mean what you earn per product sale, your share as an artist on society6. Thanks in advance! :)
I think it ranges between about $0.30 (stickers) and goes right up to about $11 (shower curtain) - This is from memory so don’t quote me on it, but it’s around there ☺️
Hiya, no, you get a commission which is a small percentage of the product asking price. For some products you can set your margin bit for others they are fixed. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching 😁
you only make 10% of each sell. which, in my opinion, is a total ripoff. I don't care if they take care of the printing and shipping. that's straight up thievery. without artists they wouldn't even have a site. they could, at the very LEAST, make it 20-25%. that seems a bit more reasonable.
@@jenns.5791 yes, this is correct. You can only set margins on wall art I believe. If it isn't for you, it isn't for you, there are plenty of ways to sell your art digitally :)
one of the so called founders Andy stole my idea for an art project that he never gave me credit for so obviously I would never buy anything from this website
Hi Gio, I think either would work? I can't see why you couldn't have a personal account linked however, I have mine attached to my business account so that is all I know. Let me know in the comments if you work this out, I am interested to know. Thanks for watching.
Hi Rajan, I use Pinterest, my website, FB, FB groups, Instagram, Ello and Dribbble to promote my designs :) I haven’t done any paid promotion. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching :)
Hi Cheyney, Thank you so much for giving out so much information :) My name is Shweta, I am a Graphic Designer. I have one question, So I do not like to use social media much, I am extremely introverted and I do not have a long list of followers in my bucket. so I just want to know your opinion on, If POD would still be a good option for me. Thank you :)
Hi Shweta, I think POD is still a good option. I am also introverted, which might not come across in my videos. Pinterest could be a good path for you since you don't need to market yourself or have a big following for pins to get good exposure. I have a video coming out soon where I share my marketing strategy for Society6. Ello and Dribbble might also be good places to try :) stay tuned for my video coming out in a few weeks, it will be worth while to you if you do set up a store 😁
Hi, Thank you for an informative video about Society6. So, I recently making account on Society6. But, I have a questions: 1. I'm not an artist, I do learn graphic design in my collage, Can I still sell my artwork on Society6? I make my design from Placeit and Canva. 2. Can I sell my designs that text based with cartoon not painting or any type of art designs? Thank you and sorry for bad English.
Hi there, I am not comfortable answering this question around IP with these programs. My suspicion is no, you may not sell your Canva or Placeit designs because you don't own the commercial rights to the elements or fonts being used in the designs. That being said, I don't actually know. I would check with the platforms to be sure and be very careful about selling things from these platforms unless you pay for the commercial license. I hope this helps.
No, it isn't technically POD but I treat it like POD. I upload digital downloads so the customer printing does the printing. I don't have to do any shipping or handling and I get full margin (besides the cost of the Etsy listing). I do interact with the customer which is basically the only difference between that at my input for Society6.
Great video and your products are amazing. I have a quick question. Do I have to pay for listing my products? So far all I know is the 1 dollar verification fee
Thank you much for this video it was really helpful. İ ve started my society6shop recently @soumia's art you can check it out x) i didnt tell anyone of my family or friends about it, i just hope it works Wish me luck
All the best of luck! I have followed your store and particularly like your gradient pieces. Stay tuned for more Society6 videos, I have one about promoting using Pinterest coming up in the next few weeks :) Let me know when you start getting some sales too :)
Hi Nadra, Society6 takes care of all of that for you. They will deliver the item to the buyer. As an artist contributor, you upload artwork to the platform and drive traffic to your store via social media channels, or print, or word of mouth, or however you want to do it and Society6 takes care of the rest. When you make a sale, you don't know the customer or have any access to their information, not even which country they purchase from. So it is very hands off for the artist contributor in terms of manufacturing, shipping, handling, processing payments and customer care. I hope this helps :) Are there any other questions you need answers to?
Where did you spend the money on the ad? I haven’t paid for any advertising but my time is worth money, so in that sense, anytime I invest time, I am inevitably investing money. I find my sales get a little boost when I interact with the community and comment on other user’s artwork I like, get amongst FB groups, follow up someone who has bothered to comment on my work etc. The market is saturated but people are able to stand out with good work and good key wording. You want to get on the first page for your chosen keyword. All the best in the lead up to Christmas, I hope you make some good sales and that your ad spend pays off. Stay tuned for more vids. I have one in my print on demand playlist that I uploaded a few weeks back about how I market my products on Placeit and Pinterest, this is the formula that seems to work for me. Check it out. Thank you for watching 😊
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This video is so amazing! I can’t wait to hear yours about how your make ends meet being a graphic designer!! Thank you for being here!! 💥💥💥
Awwwww, thank you so much for your kind words and positivity! Please let me know if there is anything specific you would like me to talk about, I'll do my best if it is something I have experience with 🥰
Design by Cheyney I really will!! Thanks! 💚💚💚
When I made this video, I had 55 sales since July last year (9 month period), it has now been 13 months since I started my store and I now have 130 sales. 75 since making this video! I have been marketing masks on my Facebook in the last month and that seems to have worked for me. Keep up the great work for me. If you qre wanting any specific videos which may be helpful, please let me know. I have another Society6 video coming out very soon, watch this space 😊 Sending good vibes to all of you 😁
@@lurizaninaliaz you're so welcome, kind comments like this make my day and make the hard work all worth it. Stay tuned for more Society6 and print on demand videos. All the very best for your stores if you have them 😁
@@lurizaninaliaz good on you for doing your research. One thing I have learned is it isn't a one size fits all process. I have the most luck on Society6 and have had a few sales via Etsy. Redbubble and TeePublic aren't so good for me and it is hard to tell why. I think the style of artwork plays into where you can do well and also your preferred method of social media marketing (Society6 & Pinterest combo is the winning one for me). It is certainly a supplement to my client income and at this stage the income I have made does not match the energy I have put in, but it is a long game. It works better for me than when I sold art through my website, having the platform handle all the shipping, customer interactions etc allows me to focus on the creating too. I think passive income should be renamed "delayed and not guaranteed income" - But I am hopeful and one thing I learned from publishing my book, persistence and drive is key. You never know how close you are to your dreams. I woke up to $11.90 USD ($18 NZD) this morning, I did the work ages a go and it pays off today, that drives me to keep going :)
13 months for 130 sales is not worth your time. you best look out for a better source of revenue. Besides the 10% commission rate for artists is a joke.
I wish there were more real life print on demand videos like this! I know this is an old video, but I still learned things that, after watching a massive amnt of videos throughout the last yr about society6, I still didn't know! I see you did another one of these so I'm gonna watch that one too. I'd love to know if you still sell on society6 today and how things have gone since 2020! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Apologies for a very delayed response. I have been very busy with a busy toddler. Mum life has been my world for the last two years. I wound down my Society6 shop with the intention to bring it back to life with some changes but didn’t find the time or energy. I have been having a lot of success as a Canva Creator. You can visit my profile at www.canva.com/p/designbycheyney
Since now you have to pay monthly if you have more than 10 designs, is it still worth it? I've seen you had 9 designs on your store so I presume you downsized your portfolio to display only the bestsellers?
Hiya, yes, I went back in to overhaul my store after a long hiatus and everything has changed. I only have a few designs up and haven't had a single sale yet so at this stage it isn't worth me getting a paid account. Let me know how you get on though if you think of it, i'm keen to hear :)
Thanks so much for such an honest video and sharing some examples to see how designs may look. I am thinking about trying out and your video has helped me know what to expect 👍
Just found you excellent advice I'm a Kiwi recently moved to Oz and joined up on S6, I'm an Abstract/Impressionist Artist so kinda just trying it out for prints and maybe some gift ideas. Good info thanks v much have subscribed Kia Ora
Kia ora! Love networking with fellow Kiwis online. Hope you had a good shift across the ditch! Society6 is great :) Best of luck with your S6 journey and thanks for watching :)
I've been on S6 since 2013. Their web sites sucks, and they don't make your sales clickable links so you don't know which exact print you sold!
However, between my 2 S6 shops, I make about $1300 per month.
That is a really good income to be pulling in a month on S6, it would be really great to see Society6 offer more sales information, like analytics and where in the world people are buying from huh!?
How many did you upload to S6?
that bag is so nice!!!! this is getting me excited
Thank you 😊 Glad you’re excited. Best of luck with your store!
Those toggle products on and off switches are a pain on there as well.
Yes they are! They flicker about! I feel like they dodge the mouse. When I have used the old studio, I think I double click those pesky mouse-dodging switches 🤣
Design by Cheyney glad it isn’t just me having issues with them.
Haha, same! I have noticed recently that the new artist studio has been a little better with the uploading time compared to a month or two ago so hopefully it's just a matter of ironing out the wrinkles, haha :)
Beautiful light - and interesting content 😊👍🏼💚
Thank you so much for your kind words :)
Thanks for the overview and advice! Super helpful! 😁👍👍
You’re welcome, glad it was helpful for you 🥰
wow! thank you so much on all of the knowledge you share with us!
it's absolutely not obvious.
love you.
Haha, you're welcome, glad the content is useful for you. Stay tuned for more!
What an amazing video! I just started the POD business and I have a daunting question.
I have both Redbubble and Society6, should I focus on ONE platform and market and send audience to that only platform? And which one would you recommend?
Thank you in advance, Cheyney!
Interested to hear what you went for here? Apologies for a delayed response. As the saying goes: Where energy goes, energy flows…
Did you try both? I had more success on Society6
Actually my RedBubble account got suspended for no reason, no copyright @@DesignbyCheyney
I'm trying to get started selling my art online and this was very useful, thank you so much! ❤️
You’re so welcome ☺️
did you started? i'm thinking the same !
Hey there! Awesome video :) I just made a Society6 account and was wondering what size you usually upload with for a great quality print/design! Im still trying to figure that part out
Hiya, I my go to for a square design is about 8000px x 8000px exported at 200dpi :) I design mine on Illustrator. What software do you use? I will play around with the size of the artboard a bit but it is generally within 500px of what I mentioned above 😊
How do I sell my framed watercolor paintings and acrylic on Society 6
as an australian I LOVE!! your accent
That is a new zealand accent NOT Australian
Hi Elyse, awwww, thank you:) Very sweet of you to say.
@@FemaleAussieJackal Yes, you're right, I am a Kiwi with a New Zealand accent. I think Elyse was saying that they are Australian :) Thank you for watching :)
Something to consider, thank you! This was very helpful with great insights. I am VERY surprised that little zipper pouch was made in the US and not China. Good to know!
Yes, me too, and the quality is superb!!
Thanks so much for your information ❤
Thank you for watching 🥰
this is a good video, but when I took a look your shop in society6, some item doesn't exist again, what happen?
Thank you ☺️ I have closed it temporarily to recreate it…eventually. I have just had my first baby so it might be longer than I anticipated to get it back up and running 🤣
When compared as a print on demand marketplace. how would you describe Society 6 vs RedBubble in terms of branding and market placement in the customers mind? Meaning would you say Society 6 is perceived as a more avant-garde/ contemporary digital space and Reb Bubble more fun/wacky popish art. i have looked at the two and my initial perception of Society 6 is that it seems to be more of an art marketplace that is placed on products and Red Bubble are products that have art.That is my initial perception. hopefully I can get the perception of others in the comments
Heya, yeah, my perception is similar. Redbubble for me feels more accessible and society6 seems more exclusive. As in I feel people go to Society6 to get designs that are more elaborate rather than comical. Hopefully this makes sense. Thanks for watching 🥰
@@DesignbyCheyney Thanks for the response. just diving into it
Thanks so much. Love from Fiji
Bula! You’re most welcome 🤗
Good honest info! Thanks! 😊
You're welcome. Thank you for watching 😎
This was really helpful. Thank you😄👍
You're welcome 😊 Glad you found it to be helpful. All the best with your Society6 store and thank you for watching!
Thankyou so much this video !! It is super helpful !!!!
You are most welcome, thank you for watching, I am glad it is helpful for you :)
almost a full 2 years later, would love to know what you're making now! Follow up video?
I haven’t been doing much print on demand. I am now a Mum and a Canva creator. I had intended on overhauling my store but I haven’t had the chance since having my son.
You mentioned the the zipper pouch was made in the USA. How can you tell where their other products are made?
Hiya, I only know that it is made in the USA because it is physically printed on the label. I am unsure about the rest of the products. You would need to contact Society6 directly to get the information for each product, I don't want to make any false claims :)
I loove the video you have a very nice point of view!
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words 😁
@@DesignbyCheyney No Problem!
@@mustardprophet5996 😎
Hi.
The prints in the tees looks good!
Please tell me what kind of file you're uploading? ( PNG, JPEG, Vector,....) also the quality of the file.
Hiya, I upload .png files at 150dpi, hope this helps :) My art board is around 8500px x 8500px
@@DesignbyCheyney Many Thanks for the information. You're doing so good and you're so enthusiastic. Wish you All the best! Loves Gifrin 🤗
@@gifrinstephen7483 my pleasure. Thank you for your kind words :) Feel free to check out my other Society6 videos. I will be doing more soon, I am just waiting for summer to finish because it is too hot for me to film where I usually film, haha. Best of luck with your store :)
@@DesignbyCheyney Sure!. Happy that I've found something valuable..
Haha, Happy days ahead!
Thanks for your kind wishes :)
So how many artwork do you upload to your store each month in order to make 55 sales in 9 months? And how much do you price each artwork? If you are making $5 per purchase, sounds like you price each artwork for $50?
I will need to look up my margins and get back to you :)
At the start I uploaded a whole bunch of artwork when I first started but now I usually upload about 2-5 a month. I don't make $5 per sale, I make anywhere from $0.40 for a sticker to $14.90 for a rug. My markup is 20% for Art Prints and 15% for Framed Art Prints and Canvas Prints, you aren't able to set markups for other products. I hope this helps. Apologies for the delay in responding, so had to go in and have a look in my store :)
I liked your video .Do we have to pay some charges while selling in society 6 ?
Heya, I believe they take $1 when you open an account to authorise your bank account. Otherwise they make their money by taking a commission each time you make a sale :) But no fees aside from that. I hope this helps and thank you for watching :)
Great video!!!!! Thank you for the tips.
Thank you for stopping by. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Watch this space, more videos to come :)
Hello, How many different arts did you have uploaded when sale 130 in 13 months?
Heya, definitely over 100 :)
Hi, How long did the auto Eng subtitle shown up after you publish your video?
Hey, I have no idea sorry, I didn’t do anything deliberately 🤷🏼♀️
@@DesignbyCheyney Hi, is it shown up right away or takes some time? Thanks
I think it shows up straight away 🤷♀️
Such a great video ! Thank you !
Thank you for watching and leaving a positive message :)
Great information, thanks so much!!
You are most welcome. I have another Society6 video coming out later next week, stay tuned :)
Thank you for doing this video. This really answered a lot of what I needed to know.
You are most welcome, my pleasure! Any questions left unanswered?
Design by Cheyney When I decide to put some work up on S6 do they take over any rights of my work? Example would be, could I share my work to be distributed through other similar sites that could sell my work?
@@salparedo no, you are free to upload elsewhere. You retain the rights to your work. I have some of the same work on my Society6 on Redbubble, TeePublic and Etsy too . Just make sure you upload original artwork :) Read the IP information on the Society6 website if you're unsure of anything :)
Design by Cheyney thank you so much Cheyney, I also have dreams one day of making a children’s book using my dog as a main character.
@@salparedo my pleasure. Thank you for watching and supporting my channel. All the best with your Society6 store. I have another Society6 video coming out next week, keep an eye out for more info 🤗 Have a great weekend 🤗
Thank you! I loved your video
Yay, thank you so much for watching 😁
You’re so genuine thank you
Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words :) Cheyney
Hi there hi great vid I’m a nz artist starting out on RB and this crossing my fingers can I ask how many designs do u have loaded and out of RB or S6 what one do you make more on ??
Heya, cool! Love connecting with other kiwis :) I now have 300 designs on S6 and 132 on RB. I do WAY better on S6 so as soon as I realised that, I started putting all of my energy there instead of RB. I have a playlist on my channel with other POD videos where I talk about the differences. Check out my RB video and some of my other S6 vids, I talk about the experience at length :) Best of luck with your store :)
@@DesignbyCheyney thank you so much for the info I will keep uploading a find S6 hard to upload to my picture size doesn’t fit on all of the products do you get organic traffic or you’re driving all of the traffic yourself ?? Iv made 14 sales in 6 weeks but that is all traffic I’ve driven there nothing on society6 can I ask what is a reasonable monthly income from both ??
@@Karlena_Lewin_Studio all this information is packed into my other videos so if you get the chance I suggest you take a good look :) Your image size will need to be bigger if it is not fitting on all products. Are you uploading photographs or vector designs? If you are uploading photographs, ensure you take your photos at the highest resolution, and if you're a designer submitting graphics, up the size of your artboard and export your image at a higher DPI. That should do the trick. In one of my videos I show my exact uploading process, I don't have an issue with image size/quality. I can't remember my exact income form Redbubble but I do say it in my RB video :) For Society6, I currently average at about $50 USD a month. This fluctuates based on season though, Christmas cranks ( $100+ USD Nov/Dec) and then it dies off for a few months. I have a screenshot of my monthly sales in one of my videos.
@@DesignbyCheyney I’m currently busy watching all your videos that sort of income is quite disappointing really I’m a watercolourist and looking for places on line to make some money guess I need to keep thinking
@@Karlena_Lewin_Studio potentially POD sites are not the best market for you then. Etsy is great for watercolourists :)
May I ask though, how transparent is Society6 with reporting sales of items? Just so you can keep track of sales?
When you make a sale, you don't get notified but if you check your earnings overview page a list of all your 'paid, 'cleared', and 'pending' payments come up - after a sale is made on Society6, your payment is pending for 30 days. All customers have 30 days to return if they're unhappy with their purchase so that covers that period. I usually get my Society6 payout around the beginning of each month. On the earnings page you can see the date of the sale, the design, the product, quantity purchased and the commission. You can go through previous months of sales too. You can't see where in the world things are purchased from. Each sale that I know of has been recorded (for example my cousin told me she ordered masks and I could see the ones she purchased showed up in my sales so I don't have any reason to not trust them. If you like I can happily share a screenshot?
@@DesignbyCheyney Actually, I think your testimony is good enough --I trust this! Thank you so much for sharing. It's extremely helpful. I'm actually looking to start selling some work on here, but it's all so new to me. Pretty worried about it too haha
Another question though! I read that artists/sellers determine the markup from the base price. Do you earn the full amount or are there like surprise fees and deductions?
@@luisagamboa4416 to give you an idea of commission, the least amount of commission I have made is $0.60 USD on a mini art print and the most os $12.90 USD on blackout curtains. The commission doesn't seem to change per product which indicates that your margin isn't impacted by the sales they regularly run. I think you can only change your margins on wall art and canvases and the rest is fixed, I just left mine at the suggested rate. Have you checked out my other Society6 videos? They don't rank as well in search on TH-cam (I'm working on that) but they have some good info around how to upload. You might find them helpful for when you start up your store. I will be creating more Society6 videos soon 😁 Best of luck for your store, I find it really exciting to check my earnings page since you don't get notified, some mornings I wake up to a couple of sales all earned while I sleep 😁
perfect thanks
You’re most welcome 🤗
Do Society6 asks for some kind of exclusivity from the artist work?
No, as long as it is your original work, I believe it can be uploaded to other platforms. I hope this helps 🤗
@@DesignbyCheyney thank youuu!!! Very helpful information
@@danielaurias2314 you’re most welcome 🤗
Can I post pictures I took if they are also on Instagram but they are my pictures to sell on Society 6?
Yes, as long as you took it,, it’s fine :) Not all POD sites let you keep your rights but last time I had a good look, Society6, Redbubble, and TeePublic are all ok. Always check on the site if you’re unsure :)
Design by Cheyney ok thank you!
My pleasure 😊
Do we have to purchase our own products to wear and promote them
Hi Sarah, this isn't essential but it is good to see the quality and if people see it and like it, they are likely to ask where you got it and that is another avenue for sales 👌🏼 It was nice to me to order some items to see the quality too, I want to have confidence in the product I am selling to my audience 🥰 Thank you for watching, I have another helpful Society6 video coming out next week, stay tuned 🤗
Thank you for this great and honest video! It helped me a lot! I have a question for you: What is the minimum one-time income on Society6. And what is the maximum one-time income. So I mean what you earn per product sale, your share as an artist on society6. Thanks in advance! :)
I think it ranges between about $0.30 (stickers) and goes right up to about $11 (shower curtain) - This is from memory so don’t quote me on it, but it’s around there ☺️
They deduct $1 to your paypal to get verified? Will they return that?
Hiya, from memory, yes 😁 It was so long ago I can't remember super clearly but I think so.
I've been on society 6 for 2 years and haven't made more than 5 dollars the whole time
Are you on any other POD sites?
Uhm can i know,,we get the money same as our product price or not
Hiya, no, you get a commission which is a small percentage of the product asking price. For some products you can set your margin bit for others they are fixed. Hope this helps. Thank you for watching 😁
you only make 10% of each sell.
which, in my opinion, is a total ripoff. I don't care if they take care of the printing and shipping. that's straight up thievery. without artists they wouldn't even have a site. they could, at the very LEAST, make it 20-25%.
that seems a bit more reasonable.
@@jenns.5791 yes, this is correct. You can only set margins on wall art I believe. If it isn't for you, it isn't for you, there are plenty of ways to sell your art digitally :)
one of the so called founders Andy stole my idea for an art project that he never gave me credit for so obviously I would never buy anything from this website
Oh dear, you clearly have some bright ideas 😄 I hope you keep those good ideas to yourself and build something even bigger and better 🥰
do i need buisness or personal paypal account for society6?
Hi Gio, I think either would work? I can't see why you couldn't have a personal account linked however, I have mine attached to my business account so that is all I know. Let me know in the comments if you work this out, I am interested to know. Thanks for watching.
@@DesignbyCheyney thank you
Paypal
How do you promote your designs
Hi Rajan, I use Pinterest, my website, FB, FB groups, Instagram, Ello and Dribbble to promote my designs :) I haven’t done any paid promotion. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching :)
does society6 provide free marketing?
No, not unless you are featured. I haven't been featured that I am aware of...
Hi Cheyney, Thank you so much for giving out so much information :) My name is Shweta, I am a Graphic Designer. I have one question, So I do not like to use social media much, I am extremely introverted and I do not have a long list of followers in my bucket. so I just want to know your opinion on, If POD would still be a good option for me. Thank you :)
Hi Shweta, I think POD is still a good option. I am also introverted, which might not come across in my videos. Pinterest could be a good path for you since you don't need to market yourself or have a big following for pins to get good exposure. I have a video coming out soon where I share my marketing strategy for Society6. Ello and Dribbble might also be good places to try :) stay tuned for my video coming out in a few weeks, it will be worth while to you if you do set up a store 😁
Super authentic
Thank you for watching and for your nice comment 🥰
Hi, Thank you for an informative video about Society6.
So, I recently making account on Society6. But, I have a questions:
1. I'm not an artist, I do learn graphic design in my collage, Can I still sell my artwork on Society6?
I make my design from Placeit and Canva.
2. Can I sell my designs that text based with cartoon not painting or any type of art designs?
Thank you and sorry for bad English.
Hi there, I am not comfortable answering this question around IP with these programs. My suspicion is no, you may not sell your Canva or Placeit designs because you don't own the commercial rights to the elements or fonts being used in the designs. That being said, I don't actually know. I would check with the platforms to be sure and be very careful about selling things from these platforms unless you pay for the commercial license. I hope this helps.
You are amazing creamy
😆
etsy is not print on demand though
No, it isn't technically POD but I treat it like POD. I upload digital downloads so the customer printing does the printing. I don't have to do any shipping or handling and I get full margin (besides the cost of the Etsy listing). I do interact with the customer which is basically the only difference between that at my input for Society6.
NZ i miss you
Aw, NZ misses you too! 😄
Great video and your products are amazing. I have a quick question. Do I have to pay for listing my products? So far all I know is the 1 dollar verification fee
Heya, thank you so much. No, you don't have to pay to list :)
Thank youuu
You are so welcome. Thank you for watching :)
Thank you for sharing, it is very illuminating!
Thank you for watching, I am glad you found it useful :)
Thank you much for this video it was really helpful. İ ve started my society6shop recently @soumia's art you can check it out x) i didnt tell anyone of my family or friends about it, i just hope it works
Wish me luck
All the best of luck! I have followed your store and particularly like your gradient pieces. Stay tuned for more Society6 videos, I have one about promoting using Pinterest coming up in the next few weeks :) Let me know when you start getting some sales too :)
How can we deliver product to buyer??
They will deliver a item themselves or we have to deliver item to buyer ?? Please tell me ma'am
Hi Nadra, Society6 takes care of all of that for you. They will deliver the item to the buyer. As an artist contributor, you upload artwork to the platform and drive traffic to your store via social media channels, or print, or word of mouth, or however you want to do it and Society6 takes care of the rest. When you make a sale, you don't know the customer or have any access to their information, not even which country they purchase from. So it is very hands off for the artist contributor in terms of manufacturing, shipping, handling, processing payments and customer care. I hope this helps :) Are there any other questions you need answers to?
@@DesignbyCheyney thankyou so much ma'am for this information
Subscribed
Thank you Nick. Is there any videos in particular you would like to see me put out about Society6?
peace be upon you.
Thank you
UGh. The market saturated. will never make back my ad spend
Where did you spend the money on the ad? I haven’t paid for any advertising but my time is worth money, so in that sense, anytime I invest time, I am inevitably investing money. I find my sales get a little boost when I interact with the community and comment on other user’s artwork I like, get amongst FB groups, follow up someone who has bothered to comment on my work etc. The market is saturated but people are able to stand out with good work and good key wording. You want to get on the first page for your chosen keyword. All the best in the lead up to Christmas, I hope you make some good sales and that your ad spend pays off. Stay tuned for more vids. I have one in my print on demand playlist that I uploaded a few weeks back about how I market my products on Placeit and Pinterest, this is the formula that seems to work for me. Check it out. Thank you for watching 😊
''society sucks''
Oh dear.
I had bad experience with red bubble like society6 , they closed for no reason and is it reliable.
Sorry to hear that you had this experience
Thank you. I have a redbubble but im having difficulty finding my own work when i search on there.
Considering society6. Thank you for sharing
Yes, key wording can be tricky with a saturated marketplace. Best of luck with Society6 🥰