Printable Wall Art....So I'd never heard of this (I live under a rock apparently) and was wondering what peoples thoughts were about it.

[randarrington]

@NessIllustration I can see that. I kinda think of "passive" as doing a piece of artwork and figuring out how it can be leveraged to create a revenue stream. You always have to feed the fire . Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge!!!!

[NessIllustration]

@randarrington Yes exactly! That's my favorite way to work I've always had several revenue streams, but up until this year they were all separate and required different art. It was like having 3 full-time jobs! I've completely restructured this year so that instead of creating 3 pieces of art and selling each one once, I can create one piece of art and sell it 3 times This is so much more efficient, and allows me to spend more time on each piece. When setting up revenue streams, it's good to think about how they'll fit in with each other.

[randarrington]

@NessIllustration THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!! That's honestly such a beautiful thing. I want to be like you when I grow up!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!

[K.Flagg]

I feel like it really depends on what you are offering. I don't think its a good idea for really detailed fine art. I don't offer digital downloads of my art because #1 yes it could be misused and uploaded on other sites. This happens on Etsy all of the time. #2 I want to control how my art is presented. I want to know that when people are seeing my art that the colors are correct and its presented on nice paper. But I have considered opening a second shop where I just upload a bunch of simple designs that I'm not emotionally attached to, that people can use in whatever way they want because it is a very popular thing now with so many people making their own products for fun at home using fancy printers for tee shirts and stationary, decal/sticker cutters, CNC machines, ect.

[NessIllustration]

@K-Flagg Very true, it doesn't work for everything!

[LouD]

Another option for passive income could be a print-on-demand dropshipping service. When a customer buys a print on your website or Etsy, the order is forwarded to a company who handles all the printing and shipping. You are limited to the paper and sizes they offer but I think it would be more quality control than the customer’s home printer. The printing company charges more per print than if you do it yourself, but you can also charge the customer more than you would for a digital download.
I’m looking in to this option as a step before I invest in products that may never sell. This way, if nobody buys a print, it doesn’t cost me anything. If anyone has used companies like Printful or Printify, I’d love to hear your experience!

[randarrington]

@LouD LOVE IT!!!! I didn't know about that option either!!!!

Thank you so much for sharing that information!!!!!!

[NessIllustration]

@LouD I've used Printful before and liked them. I recommend ordering a couple sample prints so you can check if you like the quality, as well as check their packaging and overall experience. That's what I did, and their matte prints came out really great. They had this velvety texture that was incredible and felt luxurious. My print shop did horribly bad, crashed and burned But I was only out about $40 and a month of my time so it was no big deal, like @LouD said.

[LouD]

@nessillustration Thanks so much for sharing! Good to hear that you like the quality, and I would definitely order some samples. Seems like a relatively safe option for the proof-of-concept stage. And if the shop doesn’t work out, my whole family will be getting sample prints for Christmas

[randarrington]

Love love love!!!!! Thank you all for being so engaged and offering such great solutions. Hopefully I'll feel like I have a print to sell some day and will certainly be using all of this data. THANK YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!