I started selling on Society6 in 2022. What’s nice about selling on Society6 is that it is passive income meaning you just really need to upload your designs and people will purchase your designs and Society6 does the rest of the work. I will explain more about how Society6works and what the experience of selling on Society6 is like in this blog post keep on reading below!
This blog post contains affiliate links to my Society6 designs meaning I get a small commission if you purchase from my links. Thanks for supporting a small business.
Selling on Society6 - What is it?
Society6 is an online marketplace where artists can upload their artwork, which is then printed on a variety of products such as art prints, home decor, furniture, phone cases, apparel, and more. It provides a platform for independent artists to monetize their designs by making them available for purchase on different items.
When a customer buys a product featuring an artist's work, Society6 handles the printing, packaging, and shipping, while the artist earns a percentage of the sale. Artists can choose which products they want their designs to appear on and set their own profit margin for art prints, but for other products, the profit margin is fixed by Society6.
The platform is popular with people looking for unique, creative, and trendy designs across various product categories, and it serves as a convenient way for artists to reach a broader audience without having to handle manufacturing and logistics.
What Products Can You Sell on Society6
There are lots of products and different categories of products that are sold on society six so there are really a lot of options for different types of products that you can sell as an artist.
I recommend that you do your research and really decide what your art would look best on. You don't need to sell every single product that Society6 offers. Instead sell the products that make sense for your artwork and the customers who are interested in your art.
I also recommend testing the product quality to ensure that it meets your standards.
Here is a list of all of the different products that are offered on Society6
1. Wall Art:
Art Prints
Framed Prints
Canvas Prints
Tapestries
Posters
Wall Murals
2. Home Decor:
Throw Pillows
Throw Blankets
Rugs
Shower Curtains
Wall Clocks
Curtains
Furniture (benches, side tables, bar stools, etc.)
Duvet Covers
Comforters
Towels
Pillows and Pillow Shams
3. Tech Accessories:
iPhone Cases
Samsung Galaxy Cases
Laptop Sleeves
Laptop Skins
iPad Cases
iPad Skins
4. Apparel & Accessories:
T-Shirts
Leggings
Hoodies
Socks
Tote Bags
Backpacks
Face Masks
5. Stationery:
Notebooks
Stickers
Wrapping Paper
6. Furniture:
Coffee Tables
Credenzas
Bar Stools
Side Tables
Benches
7. Bedding:
Duvet Covers
Comforters
Pillow Shams
Bed Sheets
8. Lifestyle & Outdoor:
Yoga Mats
Water Bottles
Travel Mugs
Picnic Blankets
9. Kitchen & Dining:
Cutting Boards
Coasters
Serving Trays
Coffee Mugs
Again, you don't need to sell all of these products, just choose the products that are going to make sense and work best for your artwork and your customers who are interested in purchasing from you.
Click the button to see the products I offer in my Society6 store!
What I love about selling on Society6
I really love that. It is a print on demand website meaning all I have to do is upload my designs and follow the instructions on their website and Society6 does the rest of the work. Society6 does the marketing the advertising, they create the products, and do the printing. Society6 handles all the payments. They handle any refunds or exchanges if those happen, and they also handle the shipping, they ship all of the products, and package them and send them off to whoever ordered them from all around the World.
I find that selling on Soceity6 really feels like passive income because all I have to do is upload my design and Society6 does the rest of the work.
I also love that Society6 has a variety of different products. They are also constantly updating and adding more products to their collection every year.
Society6 also has an affiliate program meaning you can share your affiliate links and receive an extra commission if someone makes a purchase from one of the links that you share. This is a great way to receive extra income and to share your links on your blog post in your Pinterest on your social media or to just share your product design with your friends and family.
Things that I don't love about Society6
Since Society6 does a lot of the work, you only receive a small percentage of sales as an artist usually just a few dollars. This kind of sucks because some of their products are a couple hundred of dollars. But again, the trade-off is that this is passive income and you don't really need to do a lot of the work Society6 is doing most of the work.
In 2023 Society6 recently changed that you have to pay $15 a month to receive more analytics or to upload additional designs. Originally you could upload an unlimited amount of designs and now to be able to upload an unlimited amount of designs. You have to pay the $15 a month.
Personally, I don't make a ton of sales on Society6, so right now I am choosing not to pay the $15 a month. I just take whatever sales that I make on Society6 as a nice bonus.
If you are like me and choose not to pay the $15 a month on Society6 and just have a free account like myself then you were able you'll only be able to upload 10 designs.
10 designs doesn't seem like a lot but remember one design can be listed on so many different products that I have listed earlier in this blog post. Even with 10 designs, you have the potential to sell hundreds of different items.
If you have any other questions about selling on Society6 or what selling on Society6 is like feel free to contact someone from Society6 by visiting their website below.
You can check out my Society6 store by clicking on the button below.