Teespring is a unique custom apparel, décor, and accessories company founded by Evan Stites-Clayton and Walker Williams in 2011. The website allows users to create customized t-shirt designs (and designs for other items such as coffee mugs), which are then manufactured and shipped by Teespring when orders are received. Users can upload any type of design they want, and can choose to receive profits from purchases themselves or direct them to a charity of their choosing.
Becoming a Teespring affiliate allows designers to earn from their creations without having to worry about production, shipping, upfront costs, or any of the usual risks associated with running a business.
Countless independent creators use Teespring to turn their ideas into products. The process is simple – to become an affiliate/seller on the website, launch a campaign by uploading a custom design for a product (this could be items including apparel, home décor, phone cases, tote bags, mugs, accessories, and socks). Once you’ve fixed on a profit margin and a goal, your campaign is ready.
Affiliates can then work on driving traffic toward their campaign, to entice potential buyers. Once they reach their sales goal, Teespring takes the responsibility for manufacture and shipping. Teespring gives its affiliates the opportunity to earn more than $10 for every item sold.
Affiliates can easily sign up for this program by visiting Teespring’s website, registering themselves, and creating campaigns which they can then promote to meet their sales goal. Users are at liberty to choose any design they like, and set a price of their choosing. Once they reach their goal, Teespring takes care of the production and shipping (they only produce what has already been sold, so there is no extra merchandise), and users earn commission off the sales.
In addition to the obvious advantage of monetary gains, the program offers affiliates a great deal of liberty – they choose the product, and they set the price. They also choose how to market it, and do not have to deal with production or shipping.
Another key benefit of this program is the top-notch analytics which are made available to affiliates. Teespring provides access to conversion rates (organized by date), customized URL parameters, and referral source, allowing marketers to hone their strategies and make them more effective.
Affiliates also receive a boost owing to Teespring’s free advertising – every time a user lands on your campaign but doesn’t make a purchase, Teespring automatically runs a retargeting ad directed at these potential customers.
As a company, Teespring also displays a steady and substantial growth rate (in 2013, Teespring saw a growth rate of more than 50%). The growth rate is only expected to escalate, which is also a bonus for affiliates who wish to earn through the site.
Teespring has its headquarters in California. However, any individual, from any part of the globe, can visit the website and purchase products.
Affiliates are at complete liberty to target any demographic they like, and can choose groups they think will best respond to the sort of product they have created.