📱 Best Platforms
Redbubble, Etsy, Amazon Merch on Demand
📖 The Hustle
Create original designs for t-shirts, stickers, mugs, and posters targeting specific hobbies and interests like disc golf, sourdough baking, or birdwatching. The key is going niche rather than broad. Upload designs to print-on-demand marketplaces that handle production and shipping. Research trending niches by browsing active subreddits and Facebook groups for inside jokes and culture.
🚀 First Step
Pick one niche hobby, design three original t-shirt graphics with inside jokes or references that community would recognize, and list them on Redbubble.
🔑 Keys to Success
- Spend time in niche communities to learn their culture before designing
- Create design variations optimized for different products like mugs vs. tees
- Upload consistently to ten designs per week to build marketplace presence
🛠 Tools & Resources: Procreate or Canva, Redbubble, Merch by Amazon, Etsy, Placeit