Helpie FAQ

Here is a list of favorite t-shirt websites that has the coolest designs to inspire me with new ideas and creativity.

• Threadless – Choose from hundreds of original designs from artists all over the world.
• Tee Public – The world’s largest marketplace for independent creators to sell the highest-quality merchandise bearing their art.
• TeeTurtle – Our mission is to create products that bring people together, promote self-expression, and foster genuine moments of delight.
• SpreadShirt – A global print-on-demand platform for clothing and accessories, allowing individuals to create, buy, and sell personalized apparel & accessories online.
• Stylin Online/b> – Online retailer that describes itself as the "largest pop culture clothing super store on the web".
• 80's Tees/b> – Shop for retro shirts from your favorite 80s movies, TV shows, cartoons, and more.
• Crazy Dog T-Shirts/b> – With our huge library of unique & humorous tees, and trendy & stylish shirt designs, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
• Design By Humans – Discover apparel and accessories from independent artists, content creators, and your favorite brands.
• SnorgTees – Has the one of the coolest selection of original, funny, comfy, and all around awesome t-shirts.
• BustedTees  – On a mission to bring the world of pop culture to life through our vibrant designs.
• TeeFury  – 24hr TEES: find your favorite pop culture tees, with a brand new limited edition design every 24 hours.
• RiptApparel  – 24hr TEES: support indie artists and rock your individuality with nerdy cross-over t-shirts!
• ShirtPunch  – 24hr TEES: their treasure trove includes horror t-shirts, anime t-shirts, and fandom t-shirts.
• The Yetee  – 24hr TEES: find a new amazing shirt every 24 hours, by amazing artists from around the world.
• OtherTees  – 24hr TEES: focus mainly on pop culture designs related to your favorite comics, movie, tv show or any other geeky stuff.
• Qwertee  – 24hr TEES: we work with some of the finest artists/designers in the world to bring you an amazing new design every day of the year.
• Once Upon A Tee  – 24hr TEES: inspired by pop culture, featuring designs created by independent artists from around the world.
• Dracula Byte  – 24hr TEES: Heavy Metal game designs on t-shirts.
• Neato Shop  – An online marketplace created by the folks behind the popular blog Neatorama, offering a wide variety of artist-designed shirts.

You can buy blank t-shirts from various wholesalers. Some requires a seller’s permit account, some you can buy directly online.

• PressHall – Started as a blank shirt online seller for decorators who uses heatpress printing, now has many more options, brands, accessories. A great place for buying directly.
• BulkApparel – Blank tees will always be popular and their selection of wholesale blank t-shirts meet all of one’s necessities when looking for a blank shirt. A lot of brands.
• JiffyShirts – Probably the most popular website to buy blank shirts online. Their pricing is comparable, but a few more cents more than some other websites.
• S&S Activewear (wholesaler) – The most popular wholesaler when it comes to blank apparel for any decorators in the apparel industry. This is must have vendor!
• SanMar (wholesaler) – If you are looking for certain brands that you cannot find on other sellers, this is the seller for you. They carry popular premium brands here.
• AlphaBroder (wholesaler) – Another great blanks vendor for t-shirts, hoodies, bags, hats, and so many more options from different brands.

One of the easiest and more affordable way to start printing t-shirts is using a heat press machine with transfers.

• TransferExpress – Custom screen-printed heat transfer for any project. Their transfers are fair priced and the printing holds up pretty well. I've used them many times.
• Heatpress Nation – They offer the best selection of heat press transfer machines, vinyl cutters, sublimation systems, accessories and supplies at the lowest prices guaranteed! I buy my HTV (heat transfer vinyl) here.
• SupaColor – My favorite to DTF (direct to film) heat transfers to use. Full colors, bright vibrant whites, easy hot-peeling, and holds up after even after 70+ washes. I highly recommend.
• ProWorld – Don't have a design? They have a huge collection of ready-to-print designs. All you need to do is just press! Sublimation, HTV, equipment, and more.
• Siser Easyweed Vinyl – This is my favorite HTV (heat transfer vinyl) because like the name said, it’s very easy to weed. I like the sticky backing, peels hot or cold.
• STAHLS – Your one-stop-shop source for all things related to heat transfers products to decorate your apparel. A lot of option. They even sell equipment & accessories.
• HeatransferWarehouse – Your main source for all heat transfer products with many selection, various brands, equipment, the best stock, and great service. Everything you need to decorate your garments.

The printing industry has change drastically in recent years. Now you can print-on-demand (POD) to sell your merchandise online. This method allows you to be hands off, not hold any inventory, only pay when ordered, and they take care of fulfillment. Research and choose the platform that best fits your needs.

• Printify – My favorite to use for apparel POD vendor. Less expensive, alternative to Printful.
  • Pros: huge selection of printers, great pricing, many integrations.
  • Cons: limited branding options, different quality from different vendors.
• Printful – The leading POD vendor most popular and familiar to people.
  • Pros: user-friendly, great quality, 20% discount on samples, no subscription.
  • Cons: pricing – which may lower your profit margin.
• Sellfy – Besides print-on-demand, you can also launch an entire online storefront!
  • Pro: storefront, built-in marketing tools, order confirmation, no transaction fee.
  • Cons: their most top tier plan can be $99/mo, sometimes slow uploads.
• Gelato – Great platform to fulfill your merch with a variety of products in their catalog.
  • Pros: many locations for faster shipping, mobile app for insight, fair pricing.
  • Cons: better benefits with subscription, no embroidery and engraving.
• Redbubble – A platform known by artists to display their graphic on merchandise.
  • Pros: big community, marketplace, wide range of products, anti-piracy protection.
  • Cons: base prices changes without warning, less control/flexibility, tiers.
• Spreadshirt – Another great place for artists to sell worldwide with many products.
  • Pros: existing marketplace, artists earn their own commissions, eco-friendly.
  • Cons: custom designs can get pricey.
• Zazzle – One of the forerunners of print-on-demand marketplaces. It has the second largest existing audience of any POD marketplace.
  • Pros: large customer reach, marketplace, sell gifts & stationery.
  • Cons: uploading process can improve, need better user-experience.
• SPOD – Another print-on-demand fulfillment service with focus on concern about sustainability. It offers a library of 50,000 free designs to create your artwork.
  • Pros: simple shipping, sustainable production, intuitive dashboard.
  • Cons: no custom branding.
• FineArtAmerica – They primarily focus on wall art, posters, and prints. Other types of products are offered, but this community is not really an apparel crowd.
  • Pros: fast-growing marketplace, great for photographers, marketing & sales tools.
  • Cons: not as much traffic as some other marketplaces.

When I first started selling online, I used to buying postage one-at-a-time at the post office. What a waste of time! Please use these software for syncing, automation, and batch printing.

• Ordoro – My favorite shipping software to streamline your fulfillment. Sync from all your selling marketplace and automatically email tracking. The all-in-one platform helps growing merchants run their online businesses.
• ShipStation – Giving you access to the world’s top carriers. Find the lowest shipping rate for parcels packages of different sizes and destinations and save these shipping options for future orders.
• Shippo – Probably the best pricing shipping software compared to others. It’s an out-of-the-box experience for platforms and marketplaces to offer shipping as a default feature for customer.
• Shipping Easy – ShippingEasy is the easiest online shipping, tracking, and customer marketing platform for e-commerce sellers. Integrate from over 50 stores and marketplaces, reduce costs with the lowest available rate.