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Why should you open an online store?

It's easy with Printful – no need to spend money on inventory or spend time on fulfillment and shipping

Ecommerce is predicted to reach 17% of all US retail sales by 2022

Apparel remains a global market heavyweight

Physical stores are shutting down

Consumers are looking for unique products

Use Printful to take care of fulfillment and shipping

Free signup, no monthly fees

You only pay when you submit an order, and only for the products you order

Automated order import

Orders you get at your ecommerce store are automatically imported into our system and sent to fulfillment

No need for inventory

Sell custom printed leggings without investing in storage or expensive printing equipment

Our getting started guide

Whether you're an ecommerce beginner or want to level-up your online business, you'll find all the resources you need here. Learn how to launch your store, basic marketing tactics, and strategies to propel your store's growth.

Set up your store and add products

First, choose your ecommerce platform and connect it with Printful. Then, consider your niche and create products that'll appeal to them.

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How to Start an Online Store with Printful

Getting your store up and running is easier than you think! We break it down in bite-sized steps, so you know exactly how to do it. From registering with Printful, connecting your account, and adding your first product.

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Everything You Need to Know to Prepare the Perfect Print File

How do you take your design idea from concept to a file that's ready for print? This blog post explains how to create a print file, and it covers the most common design mistakes that you should avoid.

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Ecommerce Printing Guide: Top 5 Quality T-shirts For Your Store

With 100s of product variants to choose from, how do you know which one is right for your store? We narrowed it down for you in this blog post, where we compare 5 of our most popular, quality t-shirts models.

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7 Ways to Find a Designer to Create Your T-Shirt Designs

With the tech and services that exist today, all you need to launch your store is a design. But what if you can't create designs? This blog post shares 7 ways you can find a designer to help you out.

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5 Printful Policies Your Store Should Copy

There are a few common questions consumers have when shopping online. Like, what's your return policy? Figure out the answers to these questions and develop your store policies with the help of this blog post.

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How to Put Your Brand First with Inside Label Printing

As your online store is growing, you have to think of the new ways how to develop it further. Learn how custom inside labels can help you do that!

Get the word out through marketing

Once your store is live, map out your marketing strategy so you know customers will find and buy from your store.

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How to Write An About Us Page That Rocks – Tips & Examples

An About Us page is more important than you think. If you do it right, it can help you connect with customers and build loyalty to your brand. Follow the tips in this blog post to write a compelling About Us page!

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How to Drive More Sales with Instagram

Instagram is the social media platform where brands of all sizes can connect with their audience. Your store should have a presence there too – read this blog post for tips on how to build engagement and drive sales.

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Email Marketing Strategies for Better Results

When the average person receives 90 emails per day, you better make sure that yours stand out! This post goes over how to create clickable emails with tips about segmentation, subject lines, copy, and A/B testing.

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Beginner’s Guide to Google Analytics for Ecommerce

You should always measure your results. Otherwise, how do you know if what you're doing is working? If you're a beginner in the world of Google Analytics, then start with this blog post to learn the basics!

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5 Ways to Make Your Brand Story Irresistible

A brand story is more than a timeline of your store's creation; it's a chance to connect with your customers and share your beliefs. This blog post covers how to create a story that builds brand loyalty.

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The Ultimate 2019 Ecommerce Holiday Marketing Calendar

Every holiday or major event is an opportunity to grow your brand awareness and drive sales, so use it to your advantage. In order to see results, you need to start preparing your holiday marketing campaigns ahead of time.

Optimize your store for growth

Growing your online store is a long-term project that'll take work. Experiment with more advanced marketing and sales tactics.

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How to Increase Sales with Multichannel Selling

If you sell your products on your online store alone, you might be limiting yourself to new customers. That's why it's a good idea to sell on multiple channels – on marketplaces, social media, and offline. Read this post to learn how to get started.

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How to Build Customer Loyalty and Increase Retention

Repeat customers are essential to your store's success. After all, it's more expensive to find new customers than to encourage your existing ones to come back. Learn how to create loyal customers that keep coming back in this blog post.

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How to Use Free Shipping to Increase Average Order Value

Offering free shipping for your store is a smart business strategy. Customers can't resist it, and it's proven to increase order value and conversions. This blog post goes over how to implement it on your store, and why you should!

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How to Create Effective Facebook Ads on a $50 budget

It's easy to spend money on Facebook ads, but if you don't know what you're doing, you might not see a return. If you're new to the game, then this post is for you. It covers our top 3 low-budget tips.

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10 Email Signup Form Hacks to Double Your Subscriber List

Email is the mightiest channel to stay connected to your audience, so growing your email list is critical from the start. You need to make sure your customers know they get value by subscribing to your list. Here's how.

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10 Tactics To Grow Your Store’s Word-of-Mouth Referrals

Word of mouth is a powerful marketing channel for a simple reason – your customers do the advertising for you. How do you get your customers to talk about you? Start with these 10 marketing tactics.

Printful videos and tutorials

It doesn't stop at blog posts. Check out our video content for even more videos and step-by-step tutorials.