In this scenario, we look at how artists, brands, and creators can convert digital art and intellectual property (IP) into premium merchandise. droplinked provides:

•  Hassle-free shipping and fulfillment, everything is handled on your behalf

• Admin Console to Design, Publish, and Track Performance

• Explore high-quality merchandise blanks customizable and ready-to-sell on-demand

Step 1

Navigate to droplinked.com and log in with your account. If you haven’t signed up yet, click on 'Start Selling’.

Step 2

Go to the Products page, click Add Product, and select Print-on-Demand.

Step 3

On the Product page on POD Design under the Product Catalog choose a blank item that you would like to customize. 

Tip: On the POD catalog there are ratings based on the Ptoduct quality that will assist you in selecting blanks.

Now it’s time to get creative! Click Design Maker to start designing the selected product.

Select the Printing method that you would like to use for the product and then you can start designing.

On the design maker modal, you have the following section: The Tools section is your playground. Here you can:

• Upload File: Here you can upload artwork.

• Product: Select the variant of the product that you want to create

• Add Text: You can Insert text elements.

• Add Clipart: You can Choose from a variety of clipart options.

• Layers: All these elements show up in this section, where you can manage their order and visibility. 

Once you finalized the design Click Save to generate the mock ups:

Note: Make sure everything is properly aligned and sized for a professional look. You can also add more mock-ups as you want.

Step 4

Once you save the design the variants will be generated. The product cost indicates the product wholesale cost with includes the printing cost and you can mark up the retail price that you want to sell the product. Also, You are able to set the cover image for each variant.

Step 5

On the General Information you will see the main product name and description, you can update it as you want to display it in your store

Step 6- Publish your product

to make it available to customers, or save it as a draft for further refinement. Your product will go live on your storefront, ready for customers to buy.

Info: you also have the Product tile option that will be activated once you publish the product, it will allow you to embed the product on third-party websites which will help to increase your sale. 

By following these steps, you can effectively transform your artwork and IP into premium merchandise, leveraging print-on-demand services for efficient production and distribution.