What are the best alternatives to print-on-demand sites like redBubble and Society6 in terms of income earned by user?
Lots of great suggestions in this thread. At the end of the day the “best alternative” is very subjective. For many artists the best alternative would be the most profitable one. But like Michael mentioned, you may or may not have the traffic / following for a standalone business at the moment. So that might not be the best alternative for you.For example, let’s assume that your “best alternative” is the most profitable one. So the question then becomes, which platform gives you the highest returns (aka profit margins)?Profit Margin (in this context) = Your Profits / Sale PriceI created this handy calculator in order to find your profit margins on various different platforms.POD Profit Margin Calculator (Excel)Platform Suggestions:Cafe Press – Arguably the most well-known, largest user base. Kitchen sink of offerings (mugs, shirts, baby clothes, you name it). Very pop-culture and universal themes.ImageKind – Mostly art related substrates (prints, canvas, books), but has established a few other items like mugs, calendars, mousepads & iphone skins. No clothing. Very art oriented, but with fewer fringe art options.Red Bubble – Very hangable art related with an emphasis on quality imagery. Art prints, canvas prints as well as calendars, greeting cards, some clothing and iphone casesSociety 6 – Very similar to Red Bubble with even more fringe types of artist. No calendars or mugs.Spreadshirt – Smaller than Zazzle and Cafepress – 90% clothing, some accessories. No art prints.Zazzle – Also a kitchen sink with high volume of traffic, similar to Cafepress with slightly fewer product types offered, but better quality production. Shoppers are more about pop-culture than art.Big Cartel - Build a free online store, sell in-person, and run a creative business with Big CartelEtsy - Shop for anything from creative people everywhereStorenvy - Buy directly from the world's most awesome indie brands. Or open a free online store.ArtfireCargohMeylah
What are some best online marketplaces to sell art and crafts and buy affordable art?
If you want to sell your art and craft products and expect to get quick response and healthy amount then you should definitely go for etsy marketplace. This is one stop solution for art and crafts seller. Etsy is an e-commerce website focused on handmade or vintage items and supplies. These items fall under a wide range of categories, including art, photography, clothing, jewelery, food, bath and beauty, quilts and toys. Many sellers also sell craft supplies such as beads, wire, and jewelery-making tools. All vintage items must be at least 20 years old . It follows in the tradition of open craft fairs, giving sellers personal storefronts where they list their goods for a fee of US$0.20 per item.ON BOARDING PROCESSIt is very easy to make your own store on etsy. You can directly make a store or if you have existing ecommerce website then integrate with etsy and start selling.Direct from ETSY marketplace : You just need to follow basic steps to register and wait for approval to start selling on etsy .Click here to open your store and start selling direct from etsy marketplace https://www.etsy.com/in-en/sell?...Different pricing plans offered by etsyIf you have existing e-commerce website then you should go with integration softwares to integrate your e-commerce store with etsy marketplace.Click here to get best integration partner Easy way to Sell on Etsy | Fast Onboarding | Bulk Product Upload | Live Order Notification(Seller Policy) Click here https://www.etsy.com/in-en/legal...FOR BUYERS : Etsy is the best platform where you get arts and crafts product at reasonable rates and they have tried and tested sellers both in quality and durability so you don’t need to waste time whether you are a seller or buyer.Just go on etsy and start selling or buying.If you still have some queries and need more clarity please ping us on Skype or Whatsapp: +91-6306673385. Our Support team available 24*7.For Support >> Contact UsTeam CEDCOMMERCEHope that helpedthanks
What are some good dropshipping websites?
USE THIS DROPSHIPPING & WHOLESALING LIST TO FIND PRODUCTS TO SELL ON YOUR STORE If you found my answer useful please upvote Thankshttp://www.dropshippedproducts.com/ ($3 Blind Dropship Fee Applies per order)http://www.hotbuy4u.com/ ( Products here linger near retail, but profit is here)(blind)http://www.sav-on-closeouts.com/ (Bulk Party Supplies and they offer blind dropping)http://www.vertexairsoft.com (Blind Dropshipping at no additional cost)http://www.marcmart.com (Blind Dropshipping with no fees attached)http://www.sextoyclub.com ($2.75 per Dropship Order on Name Brand Adult Toys)https://www.chinavasion.com/ (Distributor from China offering worldwide blind drop)http://www.megagoods.com (Blind Dropshipping at $1.50 per order)http://jupiterwholesale.com/ocar... (Blind)http://www.composoon.com Dropshipper from China with no fees)http://www.VisolProducts.com (Approval required, but no fees.)http://www.EdgeWholesale.com (Blind dropshipping with no extra fees)http://www.novatechwholesale.com/ ( No fees on orders over $100)http://www.wholesalechristiangif... ($1 fee after dropship account approval)http://paulparkman.com/ (Blind dropshipping) Use coupon code dropship123 at checkouthttp://www.wholesalemarine.com (Packaging will incude their info if dropshipped)http://www.snedcowholesale.com/ (Blind Dropshipping Available at no additional fee)http://www.noveltieswholesale.com/ (Free Dropshipping at no charge)http://www.ahidistribution.com (Blind Dropshipping No Charge)http://www.cablewholesale.com (Blind Dropshipping with your logo)http://www.teledynamics.com (Blind Dropshipping available)http://www.jacklevysales.com (Blind Dropshipping)http://www.urbanload.com ( Blind Dropshipping available)http://www.animaintl.com (Additional fees are added to ds offers)http://www.emporiumuk.biz (Blind dropshipping available)
Is it illegal to steal money from drug dealers? The dealers cannot call the police or file a report for being robbed because they are criminals. What happens when dealers get robbed of money or drugs? Does it happen?
True story. Many years ago, a friend of mine who had a bad coke habit paid a large sum of cash to his drug dealer, in expectation of receiving coke. This was a person he considered a “friend” with whom he had made many similar deals in the past. Well, the dealer was experiencing cash flow problems so spent my friend’s money and did not deliver any coke. He promised that when some other deals went through he would have more cash and would make good. My friend, being an addict, did not like the idea of waiting for his drugs so he broke into the dealer’s apartment and took his high-end stereo, and let him know he could have his stereo back when he got his coke. He assumed as many might that of course a drug dealer is not going to involve the police in such a dispute. But he assumed wrong — the dealer promptly called the cops who got a warrant and searched my friend’s apartment and found the stereo. They then went to my friend’s work location and took him out in cuffs. My friend told his story but of course the drug dealer denied being a drug dealer and the cops did not even bother searching his place for drugs, which in any case they probably wouldn’t have found since he was not an idiot. My friend ended up with a burglary conviction on his record, which cost him the high-paying financial service job that funded his coke addiction, along with any chance of similar future employment. He later committed suicide in despair. Moral of the story: drug addiction is bad and makes people do very stupid things, and drug dealers are probably not people who should be relied upon to act honorably, so it is best to avoid drugs and drug dealers altogether. But in any case, theft is theft in the eyes of the law and the fact that the “victim” is a scumbag drug dealer or that the stolen property was ill-gotten are not legal excuses if you are caught.
How can a non-technical founder hack together a prototype in 1 week?
A PPT, a moqup or a pitch are not a prototype. Since it doesn't solve the problem in any way.I love to answer this question since I'm not that technical, I don't have a CS degree, but I know my tools.Of course it would depend on the nature of the product but here are my best shots of tools you can use to hack together a prototype in 1 week:Tumblr: you can publish and hack based on the different kind of content you need.Unbounce: to sell your product as a marketing guy.Mail: your mail to start connecting people.Mailchimp: you can manage mail caimpaings and start collecting emais.Squarespace: extremly powerfull tool for just $8/m.Wordpress: there are thousands of plug-ins to run on WP, which I think it could help you create a less powerfull but very close version of your Web App.E-commerce: use any commerce platform (Shopify, Big Cartel, Spree, etc.) if you need to sell something physical.Video players: for distribution of your content.Social Networks: to have Adquisition of your Value Proposition.PayPal: to recieve payments.GoDaddy: to buy your domain name.Just think about this: it doesn't matter what product you are building, in technical terms, your user needs to do one of this things: find, post, buy, consume. That's it. And there are a lot of tools to help people do that.For example, let's say you want to build a system for buyers and re-sellers of used cars. Yes, of course you can make a pitch, a PPT, go to a Hackathon, and test your idea. But you don't need to test your idea, you just know that people need that service. They're already doing it. And yes, you would want to build a Web App on Ruby on Rails, where everyone has their own profile, ranking systems, comments, etc. But if you think about it, you just can buy a Domain, put it on a Tumblr, install a so-so beautiful theme, add a PayPal button and start saying: "I'll post your used car for $5.00 dollars. No monthly, just initial fee." And then, you could start sending e-mails, posting it on Facebook: "For buying super cheap cars, go here: usedcars.com" and then you could even add a pasword and charge $1 dll for the password. And there you go: you have a startup that connect sellers with buyers.If you need more information or help, just send me a message.