Selling your artworks online is still a prolific business. Creative professionals have been selling their work online but lately, there’s an increase in art sales on the Web. In one article, it has been reported that global art sales skyrocketed, reaching a staggering $65.9 billion in 2013. Now, a number of high-end art galleries are emerging and even Amazon is joining the bandwagon. The downside to this is that you need to shell out a large investment in order to succeed in the business.
But of course, you can opt to build your own website to share your works or run your own marketing and promotional campaign via social media and other channels, although you’ll probably gain more online exposure with the help of the following online marketplaces. It’s time for you to get your art out there.
Enjoy!
Threadless
Threadless is a popular place to get unique shirt art prints. It also lets you sell your art differently than the others. Instead of setting up shop on the site, you can just submit your designs for one of the site’s design challenges. Your work will then be scored by other people and if they like it, Threadless will turn it into a shirt design and will do the rest of the job to get your art out there.
Big Cartel
This site offers only 5 listings under their free plan (you need to pay between $9.99 and $29.99/month to continue your subscription), but it offers one thing most art eCommerce platforms don’t: CSS customization of your shop. If this matters a lot to you, then this is the perfect place to put up your wares. You also get to keep your earnings and you can take advantage of their iOS app which lets you manage your shop on the go.
RedBubble
RedBubble provides artists the opportunity to sell their art on various products while doing the heavy lifting for them. Artists can set the price of their goods by adding to the base price, while retaining ownership of their work sold there. Joining is free, so you really have nothing to lose!
College Art Online
For all art students and professionals, this one’s for you. With College Art Online, you can set the price of your own art and they will only take 5% commission fee out of each sold piece. It’s easy to set up and maintain an account, and you can display as many art pieces as you want. Best of all, the site supports art graduates of the last 3 to 5 years!
Society6
Besides letting you sell prints and canvases, Society6 lets you sell your art via a variety of merchandise such as tote bags, smartphone cases, clothing, mugs, etc. Just like RedBubble, you can set how much profit you’ll earn from each item by raising the base price. The site will handle production, packaging and shipping for you, while you focus on your art. Rest assured, you’ll retain all rights to your designs.
Hey Prints
Do you love creating posters? Then this is the place for you! At Hey Prints, your poster will be printed on Epson Enhanced Matte Inkjet Paper for a high-resolution turnout, and the posters will be available in 3 different sizes. You can set your own retail price on top of the base price, and Hey Prints will handle the shipping for you.
Displate
Selling your art on paper or canvas is too common, so why not sell them as metal posters on Displate? Registering an account is completely free and you get to set your own prices. You can even earn some extra cash when you promote other artists on the site, and 5% commission goes to you when someone purchases an artist’s work that you promoted.
INPRNT
INPRNT sells Giclée prints of art pieces. If you’re into this, the site will require you to submit at least 3 pieces of your artwork for review. Once your art is approved, INPRNT will get in touch with you so you can start setting up shop. Every time your art is bought, you’ll get 50% of the sales. INPRNT will handle the shipping and you get to maintain ownership of your artworks.
Storenvy
Storenvy isn’t just an ordinary art-centric online shop because you’ll definitely love the fact that it lets you run the first 500 listings for free. You’ll also get store analytics, layout customization for your online shop, inventory, and order-tracking services, all for free! If you like to set up your own domain, just add an extra $5 a month, and you’re all set. After all, you’re getting the other essentials for free, right?
Vango
Vango gets 20% commission so you can feature your product on their app, which lets potential buyers see how your artwork looks on their wall. You can start selling your art at $100 or $250, and gradually raise the price as you sell more pieces on the site. You’ll handle the shipping for your own work, but Vango will cover the fees for you.
