How to sell your first design on Redbubble

Redbubble puts your artwork on shirts, stickers, mugs, and dozens of other products - you upload once, they print and ship every order. No inventory, no money down.

Set up your shop

Create an account, pick a memorable shop name, and fill in the bio and avatar - empty profiles sell less. Add your PayPal or bank details right away so payouts are never delayed later.

Upload smart

Upload one high-resolution design (at least 7000 px on the long side is a good habit) and Redbubble fits it to every product type. Adjust the placement per product - a design sized for a poster usually needs recentering on a phone case.

Tags decide your traffic

Redbubble search runs on titles, tags, and descriptions. Use all the tag slots with phrases buyers actually type - the niche ones matter most, because broad tags drown you among millions of designs. Funny niche stickers are the classic first seller.

Know the margin

Redbubble sets a base price per product and you add an artist margin on top - the default is around 20 percent of base. Note that newer accounts are placed in tiers and some tiers carry an account fee deducted from earnings, so check the current tier terms.

Getting paid

Payouts run monthly to PayPal or bank transfer once you pass the minimum threshold. The compounding move is volume - shops with hundreds of niche designs earn steadily while single-design shops wait.