So you are creating custom items with a POD company, what next?
Let's get your designs created! There are quite a few ways to get designs, here are just a few;
Canva is FREE, yes FREE and you own all the rights to your images. Canva is a great tool, not only for designing images for your products but also for social media posts and logos! They have thousands of stock images, fonts, and elements to add to your designs. If you don't see something you like, you can upgrade to the paid version which is only $9.99 a month, this gives you access to even more content, pretty much anything you are looking for can be found in their library!
Etsy is a great way to find super cute designs for your products. There are thousands of artists who created unique images for your products!
* Be sure to check what their Copywrite rules. You are looking for something that says's you have the rights for commercial use. If it says "personal use only" DO NOT USE IT.
Creative Market is a super cute place to get awesome premade designs and fonts. These can get pretty expensive though so I suggest starting with Canva first! You will have the choice to buy different levels of licensing, personal, commercial, and extended commercial, choose between commercial and extended commercial and read the restrictions of the two before purchasing. Once again, DO NOT BUY THE PERSONAL LICENSE.
Fiverr has thousands of artists to choose from and they have a range of prices. Find someone you like and reach out to them about creating a custom piece!
Be sure to always search your phrase to see if it is trademarked to save yourself some stress down the line.
You can search your trademark here.