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TeespringGo: How to sell anything

Find the solution to your fulfillment needs with TeespringGo—an initiative that unlocks the ability for you to sell anything and everything. You’ll still get all the perks of selling with Spring like order fulfillment and fan support.

Our services

TeespringGo offers two core services: the first is fulfillment and the second is sourcing + fulfillment.

1) Fulfillment service

Spring can help creators fulfill orders for products you’ve already sourced. Send your products to our facility in the US and we’ll work with you to add the product to a listing on your Spring store (and Merch Shelf) so you can start selling.

  • What’s included: Send us your inventory and we’ll store it for you at our warehouse, create product mockups, launch your listing, fulfill orders, take care of your customers, and send you the profits.
  • What it costs: Our service fee is 15% of the product’s selling price (minimum $2). You’ll keep all the remaining profit.
  • What to keep in mind: Ensure you are sourcing products from a reputable vendor—we may require things like safety certifications in order to fulfill your products. Also please note that inventory storage is limited to 60 days from the launch date of the listing or from the last sales date. 

2) Sourcing + fulfillment service

Want to sell something new but don’t know how where to start? We’re here to help. Tell us what you want to sell, and we’ll help you find a trusted vendor to source the product from.

  • What’s included: We’ll help you source a custom product from a reputable vendor, store your inventory, launch your listing, fulfill orders, take care of your customers, and send you the profits.
  • What it costs: Our service fee is 15% of the product’s selling price (minimum $2).

Option 1: Fan fueled listings are a popular choice for TeespringGo products. Not just because they help creators to avoid the risks of paying for inventory up-front, but they enable creators to create anticipation while connecting with their community. When the product is finalized, a pre-sale landing page will be built where fans can pre-order ahead of time. After the fan fueled listing ends, Spring uses the funds generated from pre-sales to pay for inventory. Remember, the listing has to reach the minimum order quantity, otherwise the funds will not cover production and orders will be cancelled.

Option 2: TeespringGo products are not produced on demand, and you may choose to purchase inventory before you can start selling. If this is the option you pick, due to the time and resources it takes to source completely custom products you’ll be asked to provide a deposit upfront before the research process begins. This deposit will go towards the overall cost of your inventory once you place your order. Lastly, remember that inventory storage is limited to 60 days from the launch date of the listing or from the last sale date.

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Creator services you deserve

You spoke. We listened. Your needs as creators will change as your community and engagement grows, so we’re working to provide additional support.

Enhancing support channels

We’ve created brand new social media channels solely for assisting you and your fans. The addition of these profiles aim to streamline support for your community, and also be there for you too—whenever you need it, whatever your query. Learn more about our new profiles below:

Twitter: @spring4fans

Your community can find dedicated support with orders, shipping timelines and more here.

Twitter: @spring_help

Find specialized creator support here. Whether you have a question about the platform, your Spring account, or something else, our team is ready to assist.

Premium services

Strategic partner managers

Our creator management team is here to help you achieve your goals by providing 1-on-1 support for planning, executing, and monitoring all product launches. This way, you’ll have a direct point of contact for all things Spring.

World class design support 

The creative process is crucial to us at Spring. Our kick-ass design team is here to provide you with exceptional support. From concept to design, our team will help bring your ideas to life through a seamless collaborative process.

Custom fulfillment

We’re welcoming any product ideas beyond what we currently offer. We are able to turn those ideas into reality through our custom sourcing and fulfillment services. To do this, we have a network of production partners allowing us to bring almost any product concept into fruition.

To apply for any of these services and check your eligibility, submit your info here.

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Spring brings creators fully branded custom stores

Introducing fully customizable creator branded stores and custom domains. We’re working to get every creator on the platform set up with a custom store to host all their products, seamlessly connecting their social channels. 

Connect or purchase a custom domain 

Custom domains are another way to give your community a flawless experience while browsing products. This new feature bumps up your rankings on search engines, making it easy for fans to find your store, as well as revisit it. Plus, having a unique domain encourages trust. 

Consistency is key—your brand is already ‘legit’, but a custom store URL allows you to really start owning an online space you can be proud of. Making a lasting impression for every single fan that lands on your store is crucial, creating pathways from your social platforms. 

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Your sleek, customizable social store 

Custom stores give you the ability to make your store personal to you and recognizably ‘yours’. With the innovative new store editor, you’re now able to edit the appearance and update branded elements of your store simply. Edit your banner, logo, text, buttons, navigation bar, and footer, as well as add social media icons. Learn more below.

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Spring is here

The world is changing fast, and so are we. Our move to Spring represents our purpose—to be the link between creators and commerce. Create and sell products with industry leading social platform integrations. Simply, Create with Spring. Sell on Social. 

Moving from Teespring to Spring focuses on supporting, elevating and propelling creators forward. Design products and create a custom store, connect your social accounts, promote your launch, and share your products with your community. Get the profit you deserve while we handle production, shipping, and customer support for you. 

How we’re evolving

You’ll be noticing a few changes, including a host of new services. From print upgrades and partnering with 99designs, to improving our customer service experience for fans and scaling up support.

Our dedication to you and the 2,400 creators signing up to the platform daily is the driving force behind our evolution. The team, driven by new marketing VP Les Green spoke with creators directly to understand improvements needed. Starting with quality, service, and the digital platform itself, we’re creating the new home of 360 degree social commerce innovation. See some of the features we’ve implemented so far:

Sell downloadable, digital products:

Spring recently launched the ability to upload and sell digital content on the same platform as selling physical products. Creators can now offer any digital product imaginable to fans globally; from e-books to photo filters and audio files to wallpapers. 

Custom stores: 

Creators now have access to what we call custom stores. Now is your chance to make your space fully creator branded, including the ability to connect a custom domain.

Product Quality:

As we evolve to Spring, we are improving our overall product quality. Every creator deserves to sell products they can be proud of. We’re partnering with premium apparel supplier AS COLOUR to ensure we’re sourcing responsibly and using top grade materials—providing the perfect canvas for your designs, rolling out to creators over the next 90 days.

World class design support:

Spring has partnered with 99designs to offer design services to all creators on the platform through a referral program connecting you with a 99designs expert designer helping you to bring your ideas to life.

Creator Service updates:

Our evolution as Spring means we’ll be rolling out improvements to our day-to-day support services including a host of new social support channels for creators and their communities. On top of this, other premium services are being introduced, such as strategic partner managers, design support, and custom fulfilment opportunities. Learn more here.

A significant moment

Spring’s CEO, Chris Lamontagne, says “our shift to become Spring is a significant moment for our company. We have been on this journey for the past couple of years,  learning from our early ecommerce experience to putting a flag in the ground for creators. We see amazing creators starting meaningful businesses on Spring every day and our new identity allows us to become a place where they can create, build and scale with us.


Redefining the brand has been a 6+ month process that was centered on a core thesis of the simplification of value proposition. Moving from Teespring to Spring with a focus on supporting, elevating and propelling creators forward.”

To get the full brand experience, explore the new site below or experience the rebrand in color here.

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If at first you don’t succeed, try digital. Robert McEwen on his e-book

Creators can upload an e-book to sell with just about any content and following. Downloadable e-books are one of the most versatile digital products and applicable to any industry. We’ve seen tons—vrom how-to guides, poems, fiction, e-zines (digital magazines), sheet music, and many more. Aspiring writer Robert McEwen shares how publishing his children’s story book as a downloadable digital product has been game changing. 

From 100’s of hardback books… 

Beginning his writing hustle and publishing his first ever story book for children in 2014, Robert felt inspired by the virtues and life lessons he teaches his son—such as honor and courage. He printed several hundred and hosted several readings at children’s book shops, selling copies and spreading the word. Although this was an enriching experience, Robert found it challenging to reach communities further than his hometown. Plus, printing and publishing a book is a huge investment, with financial risk involved. 

To unlimited digital e-books

Robert needed to rethink his approach and explore other avenues. With the introduction of digital products on Teespring, Robert saw his chance. Distributing his children’s book by sharing a simple URL on social media meant no risk, no expense and allows him to spread the word worldwide. Plus, he benefits from high profits with zero expenses incurred, and freedom to release more e-books which are easily accessible with instant delivery to all fans (or readers). Creating his e-book digitally also opened up the opportunity to collaborate with illustrators worldwide to work on the cartoon-like imagery, complimenting his writing and enhancing the product. Young Spartacus: Virtues Of a Warrior is compatible with a kindle, a tablet, and mobile device and accessible to all readers easily and quickly.

For writers and authors, selling downloadable e-books makes for an incredibly innovative way to test and experiment with their work. By sharing online, creators can very simply gage their popularity, measure engagement, track sales, and get fast feedback. Start by arranging your content into .pdf or .jpeg format, test it out on your devices, then upload it to the Digital Launcher. Designing a book cover and selecting a few sneak-peek pages is also a good idea for your product preview images shown on your digital listing.

Digitally publish (upload to the digital launcher 😉) your e-book ready to start sharing in 2021 and head to Robert’s store to check it out.

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Revolutionizing fitness: How Champsworth’s gym went digital

Fans will be preparing globally for 2021 over the coming weeks by planning their fitness and wellness goals. With gyms closing and social distancing in place, health and fitness creators are finding perfect opportunities to help their communities achieve the same results independently indoors.

LA based creator and fitness instructor Champsworth Online & Uncensored is living proof of how digital products are game-changing for his industry. Stick with us and find out how.

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Fitness creator Champsworth Online & Uncensored shares how after his gym closing, he dropped a digital fitness program for fans to work out at home.

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Keep calm, drop a digital fitness plan, carry on

After Harris Martin, founder of Champsworth Online and Uncensored discovered the chance to continue earning by offering his services and content digitally. Having to close and re-open his gym several times forced him to consider other options. Not being able to train clients or deliver fitness plans face to face meant digitizing his content and profession meant keeping his hustle moving, setting him up to keep profits going in the new year.

  • The ability to keep fans (and himself) active social distancing restrictions and regulations changing regularly
  • Guiding and encouraging clients to achieve their goals independently through his thorough content without being physically there with them 
  • An opportunity to keep generating income and continue doing what he does best—helping his followers become better versions of themselves, despite the obstacles of 2020
  • Instant delivery. With a simple download, fans can get going right away while they’re feeling motivated, without any excuses.

In it together and getting fit from home 

What’s so smart about the content included in the program is it’s tailored not only for individuals with real goals and determination, but it’s designed specifically for working out at home. His content taps into his entire community’s needs (and beyond), from beginners to fitness fanatics—plus, no weights are needed and no goal set is unreachable. 

The downloadable fitness program bundle includes 9 workout videos, a nutrition plan, biweekly weigh-ins, and fitness examinations. Above the fact that Harris is able to share his expertise and positivity through his product, promoting on social media platforms such as Instagram has reaped insane success so far. 

The digital fitness bundle gives fans a sense of community in sharing their fitness journeys, tips and experiences together on social media. Harris and his fans are going through the same experience right now, so launching a digital product was the perfect way to adapt, stay fit, and keep connected. The Digital Launcher was everything he needed to make his gym, services and concept accessible to anyone.

We’re obsessed with the tenacity of this creator and everything he’s achieved (despite the obstacles) with determination to make his digital fitness program not only keep himself afloat, but support others. Thank you to Harris for sharing his story. Find Champsworth Online & Uncensored on Instagram, or head straight to his store. 

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Why your post shipping cut-off game plan should be digital

That time of year has come around already. US fans are now past the standard delivery shipping cut-off dates, and have until December 18th for rush shipping or 21st for super rush shipping if they’d like to get their orders in time for the Christmas Holiday period. From now onwards is the perfect time to really push your hustle with digital products. 

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Make your digital products unmissable for fans right up to Christmas

The benefits of digital products are boundless, but the opportunity to promote your digital products right up to the Christmas holiday (and during it) is second to none. With instant delivery and no shipping or logistics to worry about, there’s every reason to continue dropping new digital products and promoting on social platforms. Here’s a few ideas.

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Digital products like audio files & photo filters are delivered to fans instantly, meaning you can continue your holiday hustle right up until Xmas ✨

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  • This is your chance to sell your content in the form of an e-book. Release your own exclusive zine like Lovette Artistry or create christmas check-lists and holiday themed recipes (because this season is for eating).
  • Push your latest e-comic for followers to enjoy over the break like Lindo Yes.
  • Consider fans who are late to the game buying Christmas gifts—this year,  home improvements and decor is huge (since we’re spending so much time indoors). Upload your coolest images to the Digital Launcher so fans can download and start using them as printable posters.
  • Entertainment and activity themed creative digital products are booming this year. Check out Studio Knit’s knitting guides and patterns or uh.meg’s ingenious idea of selling her own custom brushes for fans to download and start using on Procreate.
  • Audio files such as ringtones, music singles, podcasts and audiobooks 
  • Digital calendars and planners fans can use to set goals and keep organized in the New Year 

Celebrate festivities virtually with your community 

Fans will love celebrating the festive season with you by purchasing your digital home decor, crafts, activities, and entertainment. The variety of products to drop up until Christmas are endless. For example, why not encourage your community to shop sustainably and consciously by providing a set of digital e-cards for them to forward to family and friends.

With instant delivery, no carbon footprint, and less paper waste, fans can spread festivities virtually, without any waiting time or shipping costs to consider. Another extremely simple digital product to create and sell to fans are holiday themed Lightroom photo filters and presets. Bonnie Rzm has the ball rolling already, releasing several classic holiday photo aesthetics for fans to apply to their images such as Snowfall and Chilli.

Holiday themed digital wallpapers for fans devices are popular—Caroline Manning has nailed it with her Drippy holiday wallpaper bundle. Also, consider taking it up a notch and creating a holiday themed iOS design pack of widgets and wallpapers. Entertain fans in the next few weeks by releasing products such as digital how-to guides, craft tutorials, photo filters and downloadable coloring books. Deliberately Creative and Printables Lane have both dropped Christmas themed printable coloring books. 

Ready to start creating and sharing brand new digital products with your community? Head to the Digital Launcher below to begin.

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The custom domain you never knew you needed for your brand… until now.

As the constantly evolving leader in creator commerce, we’re introducing another way to give your community the best experience possible. By connecting a custom domain, you’re quite literally levelling up your brand. Here’s why.

Enhance your brand identity

A custom domain provides your community with a seamless, fully branded experience. Consistency is key—your brand is already ‘legit’, but a custom store URL allows you to really start owning a space for your products that you can be proud of. Connecting your own domain means fans needn’t leave your website to visit your store, making everything discoverable in one place.

Making a lasting impression for every single fan that lands on your storefront is crucial, creating seamless pathways between your social platforms and store. Above all, the aim is for you and your content to stand out and look flawlessly professional.

Put yourself on the map 

This new feature bumps up your rankings on search engines, making it easy for your community to find your store, as well as revisit it. Plus, having your unique domain encourages trust. Fans are more likely to click on your promotional campaigns if they’re able to draw a clear connection between you and your store. 

Choosing a domain for your store

Choosing a domain name is easy and it’ll be an obvious choice for most creators. If that’s not you, there’s just one rule—consistency is key. Make sure your domain reflects your identity and online brand across all your other platforms. Think about the name your fans know you by. It’s important to use wording they will recognize right away. What’s the easiest name for your fans to type into their search bar and remember? 

For example, if your Instagram social handle is @TheCreator and your YouTube URL is https://www.youtube.com/thecreator, your domain name should be https://www.thecreator.com

Find out how to connect a custom domain to your store by visiting the custom domain guide or head straight to the stores section of your dashboard to get started.

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Don’t miss the YouTube X Teespring livestream event kicking off on Cyber Weekend

On Cyber Weekend next week, Teespring is teaming up with YouTube to offer you livestream shopping for your fans. Between the 27th-30th November, this interactive event gives creators the perfect opportunity to maximize their reach and connect with communities globally. As we move even further into the virtual world and with the arrival of digital products, Cyber Weekend is set to be HUGE this year. 

An event you won’t want to miss…

Take this moment to really push promotion of your new, groundbreaking digital products. Shout about the fact your fans can download instantly without leaving the stream, and triggered alerts in-chat for every purchase allow you to give shout-outs 😏 

  • Live merch alerts give you the chance to connect with your fans in real time. That said, 74% of followers online say they’re more likely to purchase and download a digital product by watching a video.
  • With global lockdowns still prevalent, your community will have time to support, watch live, and shop.
  • Livestreaming virtually replicates the real-life shopping experience fans would get walking around shops.
  • Grow your community—creators that plan to host livestreams with the shopping feature over Cyber Weekend are Marble Runs (1M subscribers) and TagBackTV (800K) among many other huge creators.
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Your livestreaming Cyber Weekend timeline

To take part in this event and use live merch alerts, you’ll need to set up the Teespring x YouTube merch shelf integration first. Find out how and apply if you’re eligible here. Not to worry if you haven’t got access yet, you can still kill it with sales and promotions via your livestream using the strategies below. 

  • Black Friday—while your fans are excited and raring to go, plan a physical merch drop on Black Friday and announce a discount code especially for those who tune into your stream to use on their purchases over the weekend. Remind fans about your shipping cut-off dates if they’d like to receive their products by Christmas. NOW really is their time to get their orders in! 
  • Cyber Monday—the clue is in the ‘cyber’. It’s digital product time. Keep your sales going and introduce another exclusive discount code for livestream followers and get them hyped over your brand new digital content. No shipping cut off dates to worry about here, or waiting at all for that matter. Fans can download and start using. 
  • Giving Tuesday—because you should also use peak sales period to give back. Set up a charitable donation through your merch sales on Giving Tuesday. Pick your favourite charity, making sure your fans know that a proportion of each sale will be going to a good cause.

Head to your dashboard to set up your Cyber Weekend promo-codes or check out the blog with more guidance on how to get the most out of your sales this year.

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Holidays from home: keeping cosy and digital

As we near the end of an unusual year, creators aim to wrap up 2020 on a positive, united note with their communities—what’s more, it’s all happening from home. With thousands supporting their favorite creators throughout unpredictable times, product sales have kept many afloat throughout the year.

Now, we’re coming through with the top trending products (both physical and digital). Check out our HOLIDAYS FROM HOME inspo collection. We’re turning everything traditional about the holidays on its head, celebrating one message: Merry Weirdmass ✨

Trend to get ‘all over’—Comfort is key. 

We’re forecasting cosiness and comfort this year for fans worldwide over the holiday season. Spotted our brand new drinkware products in the video? Keep your eyes peeled, they’re coming soon for all creators to create and sell. 

Go for head-to-toe all-over-prints (AOP) and create something a little different for fans. Bundle coordinating products together in your listings and jump on AOP sweatshirts and *new* AOP joggers. Imagine Christmas jumpers with a twist—get trippy with your patterns using loosely themed Christmas symbols in your designs and color palettes. Tie in accessories such as cool socks, fanny packs, and face masks. 

Trending products to launch this holiday season

  • AOP Joggers 
  • AOP sweatshirts
  • Socks 
  • AOP leggings
  • Fanny packs 
  • Face masks

Promote your new “out there” pieces by planning content to post on social platforms, celebrating a sense of individuality and weirdness your entire community can wear together. You’ll need to keep shipping cut off dates in mind, however, the beauty of your unique all-over print designs is they can be worn all year round. Continue pushing them into the New Year!

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Downloadable, digital entertainment

Digital products can be created and offered to your community beyond shipping cut off dates for instant delivery right up until Christmas. Communities will jump straight onto festive themed products, helping them enjoy the holiday season with family and friends within the comfort of their homes. Allow followers get into the holiday spirit on their social media feed by offering photo filters to apply to their images. Launch audio digital products like ‘Christmassy’ ringtones or limited edition holiday themed downloadable music tracks to play in the background during festivities. Upload festive wallpapers applicable to all devices too for fans to enjoy daily.

Head to the Digital Launcher to start uploading your content to sell now.

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