In January of last year I got into PoD (Print on Demand) and I actually happened to be quite profitable netting a couple hundred dollars in a few weeks time. However in march of the same year I got to learn about cryptocurrency and was immediately obsessed (which ultimately led to me slowly moving away from my PoD days). This year however I'm committed to building up a passive income through PoD.
Print on Demand
Print-on-demand (PoD) is a printing technology and business process in which custom items are not printed until the company receives an order, allowing prints of singular or small quantities. This allows creators around the world to make a passive income simply by uploading their artwork. Other than that they don't have to do anything. Companies like Rebubble and Teespring handle printing, shipping, customer service etc.
Redbubble
Redbubble operates as a global marketplace (primarily on the Internet) and allows its members to sell their art work as decoration on a variety of products. Products include prints, T-shirts, hoodies, cushions, duvet covers, leggings, skirts and scarves. An executive described the company as "a community of artists who upload their artwork in digital form." Membership to the platform is free and Redbubble allows creators to manage their own profitmargins and control the items their artwork is being printed on.
My Goal
My goal with PoD (Redbubble to be more specific) is to produce artwork on a weekly basis thus generating a somewhat 'passive' stream of income and possibly inspire other creative steemians as well. All the profits I get off of the Passive Income Journey posts, that I plan to put out a few times a week, will be invested directly into the journey (advertisement of my products, new equipment, etc.). So by upvoting you're directly supporting my journey. If there's enough support and interest, I will also put up simple tutorials to set up your own designs, generate traffic and sales.
