Deep down inside, we all want to be number 1 in someone’s eyes. When it comes to SEO, we mean it literally. Getting your merch store to rank at the top of search engine results pages (SERPs) can boost your traffic and help you convert new leads into customers. This may seem like a herculean task, but it’s not impossible if you avoid common SEO mistakes that could exile you to page 35. Nothing good happens on page 35. TrustRead more
Posts filed in: Features & Announcements
Want to know how about the latest Artist Shop features? The latest products you can sell your designs on? Updates on celebrity couples? Here, we can help you with two of those three things! Whether you own an Artist Shop and want to know about new features you can use in your Artist Shop, or you’re thinking about opening one and want to know what cool new stuff you can do with them, we’ve got the latest features & announcements right here. We’re constantly adding to this ecommerce platform and creating new ways for you to use an Artist Shop, new canvases for you to sell your art on, and working on ways to make Artist Shops better. Check in to see the latest Artist Shop features and announcements, and all the new ways you can sell your products.
10 Answers to the Question “How Do I Get More Sales?”
After you’ve spent all that time making your homepage look awesome, tweaking your shop’s SEO, and setting up all of your social media accounts, it can feel discouraging when your products aren’t flying off the shelves like you want them to. So what’s an Artist Shop owner gotta do to get more sales? That’s the question of the century. Back in 2017, our team shared 8 Reasons You Might Not Be Seeing Sales, offering tons of advice that’s still helpfulRead more
The Anatomy of a Perfect Instagram Post
Whether you run your own Artist Shop sales or Threadless manages your promotions for you, a sale can only be successful if you promote it. We know, promoting yourself might feel like it goes against your instincts as an artist. Or maybe you’re just not comfortable putting yourself out there in that way. But nowadays, promotion on social media is essential to growing your art business. To make it easier for you, we’re going to break down how to promoteRead more
5 Sweet Design Ideas for Double-Sided T-Shirts (NEW!)
We’re heading into uncharted T-Shirt territory. We’re ecstatic to announce double-sided printing is now available for most styles of T-Shirt in your Threadless Artist Shop! Our artists have long requested alternative print locations for garments, and we’re thrilled to offer this game-changing new feature. Double the print area means double the space to showcase your creativity! The ability for artists to add front, back, and crest prints to their tees exists exclusively within Artist Shops. No other print-on-demand brand offersRead more
Mental Health Charities You Can Support Today
What first comes to mind when you think of good health? A balanced diet? Regular exercise? Those things are certainly important, but a person cannot obtain good health without also taking care of their mental wellbeing. Unfortunately, people often neglect their own mental health because of the stigma and internalized shame associated with mental illness. The irony is that mental illness is more common than you might assume. According to the CDC, mental illnesses are among the most common healthRead more
What’s New? 6 Ways We’ve Made Artist Shops Better for You
We’re committed to being a trusted partner for your art. That’s why we’re always cooking up something new for Artist Shops. In recent months, we’ve launched multiple features and updates to improve your experience selling art on our platform. We understand that it’s easy to miss announcements about these new improvements, so we want to make sure they land on your radar. Here are six ways we’ve recently made Artist Shops better for you. 1. New Feature: Custom Department NamesRead more
Make Your Shop Size-Inclusive with the New Scoop Neck Tee
At Threadless, we want shoppers with all body types wearing the incredible art made by our Artist Shops community. Every customer deserves the same shopping experience of finding a unique, stylish article of clothing they know will fit them comfortably. We’re now one step closer to size-inclusivity with the launch of our new feminine-cut Scoop Neck Regular Tee! It’s available exclusively in sizes 1X–4X (equivalent to women’s sizes 14–28). If you’re an Artist Shop owner, you can—and absolutely should—add thisRead more
New Product Update: Add Ultra Premium Masks to Your Artist Shop!
The holidays are upon us, yet the global pandemic rages on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommend that everyone wears a cloth face covering while out in public to protect themselves and their neighbors. In other words, everyone must get more comfortable wearing face masks. We want to help you and your customers accomplish this goal. Add our recently launched Ultra Premium Face Mask to your Artist Shop today! This new addition to the Threadless catalogRead more
We’ve Increased Your Artist Shop Earnings—Again!
We’re ecstatic to announce that if your Artist Shop is opted into Managed Pricing Promotions, you’ll never earn less than 10% of the sale price during promotional events! In fact, oftentimes you’ll earn more. Whenever we run a sale or promotion in your shop and/or the Threadless Marketplace, you’ll now receive higher minimum earnings across the board when the promotional price of an item drops below the base fee. This will significantly increase your Artist Shop earnings! Who inspired thisRead more
Threadless Causes: Making a Difference with Your Artist Shop
Willpower, collaboration, perseverance. It’s going to take that and a whole lot more to reshape the world to be as inclusive and socially aware as we all envision. However, it isn’t always obvious how we as individuals can leverage our unique skills to enact tangible change in our own communities and beyond. That’s why we are excited to present Threadless Causes, an incredibly easy way for you—the artist—to raise funds for the initiatives you support, from Suicide Prevention to HumanitarianRead more
New Product Update: Introducing Greeting Cards!
As you may have heard, Greeting Cards are now available in your Artist Shop! While we’ve all received cards in varying degrees of banality and awesomeness, how can YOU make amazing Greeting Cards that will delight your customers and fans and prompt them to purchase? While you have your art game on lock, we’re here to give you some general ideas that may prompt moments of design clarity as you populate your Shop with new or tweaked designs perfect forRead more
We’re Just Getting Started: Threadless Community Action Plan
To Our Artists and Friends: Well, here we are. It’s weird and unsettling to say the least, particularly for independent creative folks. For the last 20 years, Threadless has helped humans express their emotions, individualism, and rebellion through art and design. UPDATE as of June 1st: We’re excited to announce the extension of one component of our Community Action Plan – the ease of getting your Artist Shop online by simply emailing your logo to start@threadless.com. From there, our teamRead more