TeePublic is one of the best places where you can sell your designs. I don’t earn there as much as I earn on Threadless but TeePublic has the best uploader — very fast, easy to use, you can submit your art and start selling on all products in minutes. Until recently, I didn’t know that…
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How to protect your art
If you create designs and submit them to online stores like Redbubble or Teepublic, you will soon find out that there are a lot of thieves. They will steal your designs and try to sell them in their own stores. Luckily, there’s an easy way to deal with them. You have to send a Notice…
[Continue Reading]Books to read in 2021
I finally got my Kindle two weeks ago. I didn’t keep track of how many books I read in 2020, but I would guess around 10. I want to read many more this year. Here’s a list of 7 books to start. I will keep adding to this list when I hear about another one…
[Continue Reading]5 newsletters that I read
I thought I would share newsletters that I like. They are not about design or art, I read them for inspiration. Ali Abddal’s Sunday Snippets – Ali is a doctor but does a lot of other things: has a YouTube channel, writes a blog, runs a Podcast, he also created a few courses on Skillshare,…
[Continue Reading]No sales? Read this.
I belong to a few Facebook groups for designers and there’s one topic that keeps coming up, though it’s usually asked in various ways: “No one buys my designs. Am I doing something wrong?” “How to get customers?” “I uploaded 5 designs already and no sales! Why?” “Is it even possible to sell anything? Does…
[Continue Reading]What tools do I use?
There are 2 things that a designer needs: a graphic tablet and a graphics editor. Here’s what I use: GRAPHIC TABLET I bought my graphic tablet 9 years ago and it’s been serving me well. It’s a Wacom Intuos. The one that I have is no longer available, but you can get a new version….
[Continue Reading]Can you make money on Threadless?
Artists often ask me: can you make money on Threadless? I’ve been selling my art on Threadless for 5 years. So I can answer that.
[Continue Reading]Useful gifts for artists and designers
I drew a cat in a gift box and it made me think that I could write a short note about gifts because I am asked about it sometimes. First, I think it’s better to save money than buy gifts this year. Covid-19 is in no way over and the worst is yet to come….
[Continue Reading]7 websites that send me money
In March of 2012, I quit my job. I had a three-month notice period but my boss feared that a mistreated employee might sabotage the company so he told me not to come to work anymore. Then an assistant accompanied me to the kitchen and watched closely while I retrieved my teacup, and that was…
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