How to Create and Sell Print on Demand t shirts on Etsy (2025) Step by Step Tutorial

Creating and selling Print on Demand (POD) t-shirts on Etsy is a great way to start a business. The first step is to sign up for an Etsy account and look into the different POD services available. Then, decide what type of designs you want to create and source a quality POD service to fulfil your orders. Once you have your designs ready, upload them to your Etsy shop, create listings and set your pricing.

It's important to ensure that your designs are of high-quality and that your customer service is top-notch. Promote your shop on social media and other marketing channels to boost your visibility. With the right combination of quality designs, competitive pricing and excellent customer service, you can start to make money from selling POD t-shirts on Etsy. ‎
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[HelmetVanga]

The confusing part seems to be that where to start first. Do we create a t-shirt on Printful first and connect to Etsy. Etsy seems to have the built in Canva or do we create the shirt on Etsy first and connect to Printful.

[HelmetVanga]

once the design is finished whether art or photo which usually has a background. How does Etsy want the image with or without background? If it does not have a background, it is been heard that Etsy crops ½" from the side to display for different operating systems like IOS, windows, android, etc.