Uploading Tips & Tricks for Passive Income on Redbubble

[@Karin6509]

Honestly I'm 1:21 into the video and I just liked and subscribed. Why? I just came from a video that explained submitting art to Redbubble and they only selected a few products that THEY liked, and said that they weren't taking the time to go through and select colors, etc. with the rest. In my opinion that's small minded thinking and limits one's potential. You're there already, why not make the most of it? Your comment about taking a moment to select and customize most or all of the products as it increases opportunities resonates as good business sense to me. I'm in. :)

[@jamesaaronslayton2463]

For the sticker thing, you can save a copy of dark designs where you change the colors to a light design such as black txt or giving the image a colored background or you could give the dark design image a background color and save a copy or version like that. Afterwards when you are uploading you can click to change the image only for the stickers and magnets and it allows you to have the image different only for that product but still be in the same design under the portfolio rather than a separate upload

[@WhisperHub]

Thank you so much for this video - jsut sold my 1st shirt and it was a kids shirt. I would never have known to have it selected if it wasn't for your advice! Thank you!!

[@PassiveOwl]

Awesome :D congratulations

[@simege3367]

This is actually the best video I've ever seen on how to actually edit your artwork on Redbubble. Most of the stuff he went over in this tutorial I didn't even know I about 😀

[@enjolras76]

Thanks heaps Owl!! Loving your no-nonsense offering!!

[@Never-Say-Never]

I am new to Redbubble and found this video soooo helpful. Thank you for the great comprehensive explanation, I have been doing so much wrong, lol. Now I have to go back over about 60 designs, yikes.

[@terra_h4429]

Thank you so so much for the time and effort you put into making these videos! You are amazing.

[@rockinrich8]

The more I stare at the word owl, the more it stops looking like a real word 😂 Thanks for all the advice!

[@tinam.9810]

Came across your video just on time :) Today I've uploaded my first design and needed exactly these tips! Thank you! :)

[@PassiveOwl]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BlackCat_2]

Wow had no idea redbubble didn't offer more sticker options 4 years ago! I just joined in 2022 and choose transparent for my white designs. Thanks for the video. It's super interesting to see how different redbubble was 4 years ago. Heidi

[@candabrel62]

Thank you. I could never figure out how to put designs onto kids stuff. I knew they had those products but they are very hard to find in the upload process. Now I know!

[@anittaesp]

Finally a good video explaining the upload process in details!! Thank you!!

[@Bimyou]

Thanks a lot for your videos, I try to get into RB as a way to get some extra money for college and your tips make me feel a bit more confident about doing this because I was lost

[@dee1realdeal]

Love how this video is straight to the point from the get go - subscribed straight away

[@domb0]

Your videos are great. Good pace and level of detail. Do you mind me asking how many designs you had to upload to be making that £500 a month, and what kind of time did it take you?

[@PassiveOwl]

Thank you for that positive feedback! I think your question is difficult to answer because I wasn't focused on the task at hand the entire time, so I can't give a realistic time estimate. I've also got multiple accounts. The one which shows £500+ p/m has been going about a year and a half and has about 70 uploads, but I've left it without doing anything for months at a time while I worked on other projectsc. Not like I sat down every day to work on it. There was someone in the FB group who made over over $250 in her first month on Redbubble - 15th Feb 2018 payday - with no prior experience (see passiveowl.com and CTRL+F "her first month"). TL;DR - I can't tell you how long it'll take to get to my level. Could be a lot quicker than me if you focus your efforts on it entirely. Everyone is different. I've done this multiple times now though and I've seen 20+ people go from nothing to making money in the past month alone in the FB group, so the opportunity is still there!

[@domb0]

Passive Owl thanks for the reply. I ask because I’m working on other projects too, so I’m most likely going to dabble a little and if I see it working for me then I’ll focus more time on it.

[@PassiveOwl]

Understood. Yes, absolutely give it a go. You'll be reassured once you make your first sale and can put more effort into it once you see it's working for you.

[@larsosejohansen]

Dom B How did it go?

[@effortcivilengineersinteri3784]

@@domb0 did ot work?

[@MatthewMarcus]

Great video! Thanks for this, Passive Owl. #subscribed Question for ya: what do you do if you want to offer several different colored shirts (contrast) for the same design? Do you create multiple products using the same design and then just change the color for each? I would think that RedBubble would allow the shopper to choose the color contrast they want. Thx for the help!

[@ianlewer2328]

Thanks for the video and all the tips :) Question: When you select a display color, does that limit the buyers options, or are they able to still adjust the color later on when they are making their purchase? I'm guessing that adjusting the colour is just a way to set the image up properly for your storefront, so that it actually looks good.

[@PassiveOwl]

You're welcome :-) Selecting a display colour doesn't limit the buyers options on Unisex/large print clothing products as seen at 1:25 - they can still adjust the colour later and all choices are available to them, but other items where you can set a colour at 6:02 onwards does limit the customer to that one colour, unfortunately. Merch by Amazon automatically set the display image to the best selling colour once you start making sales. I wish Redbubble would implement this feature. It ensures the most popular colour choice gets displayed at all times in the search results.

[@Species710]

I"ve seen shirts on RB where the design covers everything, including the sleeves. Like say, camouflage for example. How do they do that?

[@michaelreyes2794]

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[@dontworryyoullbealright6949]

I think you can increase the scale size

[@felipeondemand]

This is a premium graphic shirt with the design scaled to maximum. This covers both the shirt and the sleeves. But in order to properly work is reccomended only pattern like designs for a good look.

[@TheBigron42]

I liked this video, however, you didn't mention dimensional requirements for the art to be placed on the various items. They want certain pixel dimensions for each item to be sold. Duvets, for instance, require quite a large size file. Thanks.

[@grigori83]

Good video! I see that you are using white text design and am curious how it will be applied to white background products like white t-shirt for example? Will Redbubble automatically exclude white color clothes if the design is white? There’s no option to have different design color for white clothes than to make separate upload for that? In that case if I use black design on white then black t-shirt will be “blank”. Confused and appreciate any advice. Thanks!

[@kjlkjlkjlkjlkj]

Your videos are excellent. Very well thought out with terrific presentation. The voice-overs are excellent. So novel to come across a KZbinr who is well spoken with correct grammar and complete sentences, who is also not yelling at his viewers with no use of slang or juvenile terms. It's been ages since I've come across a video that has not started with, "Hey, what's up guys?!" Give notable consideration to making extra income by getting paid to do voice-overs for others.

[@PassiveOwl]

That's probably the nicest complement I've received here - thank you! It frustrates me no end to have to listen to so much unnecessary commentary in YT vids - a prime example here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZmoc6COfrNoidE - I have nothing against the guy, but wow, that introduction was crazy long and totally irrelevant. Though he seems to be doing very well on Patreon with over 100 pledges compared to my 1 and only, so perhaps he's doing something right after all!

[@user-bh3ew6ii4g]

I absolutely agree with you @Passive Owl and @Matthew Lewiston! You've got a beautiful accent @Passive Owl, and a very easy to listen to voice. I just found your channel, and in probably less than a minute decided to subscribe, for the same reasons that some of these top very positive reviews have mentioned!

[@2getheras]

That is a full course right there. Thank you for your teaching . Just sub to your channel to learn more.

[@00Mass00]

Very nice video! Is it allowed to use brands in designs? Such as BMW, Chevrolet etc?

[@caffeinatedandadventurous3509]

Can you let us know what size/pixel size the artwork you were uploading was? I am having difficulty uploading my art to the wall tapestries, as it is always far too small to fill the entire area.

[@kapstech1491]

Keep up your good work. Is it ok to upload different niche designs and geometric designs on a single redbubble account???

[@MrMick560]

nice video, well produced, i looked at the part where you said to check the box for kids clothes sizes but it wasn't there, has something changed on redbubble since you made the video ? thanks, mick.

[@harborhouse55]

Love this video. I was not sure if I understood Redbubble's 'Product Preview' page and editing. I learned I understood more than I thought, plus a few added tips from you. One question... for example a pillow., When I change the background color, add the image, is the background color what the customer will receive? I'm thinking, yes. But Redbubble's color selection is awful. Which I could find a nice color other than black. Thank you for the youtube videos. They are very informative.

[@PassiveOwl]

Thank you Barbara. Assuming your upload is transparent, then the background colour you select on RB will be what the customer receives. You are limited on some of the products but for most of them you can select any colour you want. You just need the hex code for the colour you want to use and you can paste that into RB. I think that's what you're asking? If not, let me know.

[@humble-l2x]

Awesome video! Do you have any tips on speeding up the uploading process? It takes me quite a while to upload and customizing each design. I have close to a thousand pieces of work I have created over the years.

[@PassiveOwl]

Thank you. The RB upload process needs a huge overhaul as it takes way too long. There was at one point a script for mass uploading to RB but people were suspended for using it. I'm also aware of one or two Chrome extensions which can speed things up but I personally don't endorse them or use them. They ask for permissions which I'm not comfortable giving. Investigate and use at your own risk!

[@humble-l2x]

Passive Owl thank you, I have used the script successfully with no issues. I did not automate all the listings. I ran the script for each individual listing. Still faster than doing it manually!

[@kerrypattison-christie1166]

Excellent thanks. Vid not too long at all. Needed all of that advice. Thanks my friend. Keep creating😀✌️✨

[@RealLifePokemon5]

How do you do research to find what will sell or is selling currently well? I'm trying text only because I'm not a designer or artistically talented.

[@PassiveOwl]

Have a look at what's top selling/trending on Redbubble itself to get an idea of what sort of designs do well on the site.

[@Saidderk]

google trends

[@MistrBrownstone]

Great video, very informative, answered a lot of questions I had. Also, I adore your accent! Thanks for the vid

[@pathop]

About kids T Shirt design, I've clicked the option 'Kids Clothes' on Standard Print Clothing, then click : default 'Kids T-Shirt' , but once I've 'save work' It's always baby-one-piece stuff showing up. I can't get the kids T-Shirt option coming up. Any reason? Thx for help.

[@felipeondemand]

Consider look if you design is not marked with only for mature public. Down there close to the design type options

[@etoile3706]

May be its gonna sound like a stupid question but I just started my redbubble account. When you put your design in the middle, using both vertically and horizontally buttons, is it really gonna be in the right middle? Because with some design it doesn't look like it... Thank you, I actually really wanna know.

[@jpwall]

What program(s) do you use to create your designs?

[@jay2thaworld359]

Hey, thanks for the videos! Can you make a tutorial of how you create and save your designs? Also, what is the name of your profile on Redbubble? I'd like to check out your work!

[@PassiveOwl]

Hey there. Yes, that sort of video is on my to-do list. I've got a few RB accounts but I hope you'll understand that I wont be linking my designs because it would be far too easy for people to copy them.

[@jay2thaworld359]

I understand, I look forward to your future content!

[@ralphalfonsealbano3650]

What if you have 1 design in many colors? Do you upload it 1 by 1?

[@wesleypollard9827]

How did you upload just the text vs the text in black or white square, like it is when I upload my jpeg?

[@almostremembered]

Hey there, thanks so much for the content. Just starting my shop but when I upload a design and put it on a bunch of products, my store still only shows like one acryclic book and one v-neck t-shirt? I enabled the design on dozens of items, but the store only shows like one or two...any help? Is there anywhere I can message you? Thank you!

[@paulsheppard1108]

How do you do your art if it's two-sided I'm designing a t-shirt that has a front and a back.

[@Storystein]

This was very helpful!! I'm still in the orienting phase, seeing how it all works and how to get into this world. This video filled me with enthusiasm and good little know-hows, so thanks man :P Subscribed! (Has anyone ever told you you sound like Tom Hiddleston?)

[@PassiveOwl]

Awesome. Cheers. As for Tom Hiddleston, no, I have to say this is the first time I've ever heard that!

[@NeoOnyx]

Thanks for the video, it’s a big help. And yes, I’m taking it all “into consideration” ;-)

[@evangelinehoro]

Which software you use to write text for your products??... could you please help me...

[@KrislynRules]

I have tried setting a default color and RB does not recognize it. For example will upload a black design and set on a white T-shirt, RB puts it on a black t-shirt and vice versa. Tried uploading a white design and picked black t-shirts but when you preview they are on white not the black I choose...Am I doing something wrong?

[@oldschoolfootball]

I have about 30 designs and never sold one. It's so frustrating. Redbubble doesn't seem to be showing my designs. What could be the problem?

[@Karin6509]

Very helpful. Thanks!

[@MrIngenious__]

Thank you so much. It was very helpful!

[@emilystreit2973]

You could just enable the transparent sticker so there is no white border

[@samsamo1191]

if I have many designs about 1 theme, can I write the same description for all designs, but with different titles? Or it's not good for SEO

[@spongycat5366]

very helpful, thanks

[@jinnijeon699]

i selected the 'totebag' option however only the small tote is an option when i go onto my design however on other people's designs the medium and large option is available. How do i enable all the size options rather than just one??

[@DavidMadvaliev]

Thank you for the instruction, i wish you to have succes on everything that you do!!! Thank you! :)

[@freshforever8868]

Hello when you edit the background color does it save it as that specific color ?

[@PassiveOwl]

Yep.

[@tourobaba]

Yes, a video on markups! Please

[@PassiveOwl]

I'm on it. Next vid will be that.

[@AGOODSAMARITAN1804]

@@PassiveOwl I just found your video and I think you're totally awesome Sir. New subscriber and the bell hit. ☺

[@fastbacktina]

That was extremely helpful. Thank you VERY much! :-)

[@DSD-u2m]

I did all this with my perfect design and was looking good, but after clicking save it was creating my design and after completion I got a message on screen - Your account is suspended. Any help from your side, please.

[@NineNaiLs08]

what size does your design file have to be and in which format?

[@WolfChika13]

Is there any way to adjust the designs on kids clothes?

[@bwxhiker]

I'm having trouble on the standard print clothing. It wont let me edit each shirts position separately. If I find a good position and size on tee shirts then its will make it off on the women's tanks or v necks. So you can only edit one shirt and it makes it default for all on standard print? Wish I would have watched this video before I spent 30 minutes tweaking shirts that never changed lol!!!

[@PatMcDonald41]

Excellent, thank you

[@alicenwonderland3813]

Alright dude good video. Now how do I edit the products after the initial upload ... no one has a damn step my step video how to use this platform.. it’s not at all intuitive to me. It’s just really confusing to navigate ... can you help .? Thanks mate :)

[@PassiveOwl]

Do you mean edit the design or just the tags/description?

[@Apheli0nne]

hey my mans I wanna get into this but I can't design for shit. would it be worth it to pay someone on fiverr to make some cool artworks and then upload them to redbubble?

[@PassiveOwl]

Yup! Just be careful because there's a lot of crap on Fiverr. It'll all be worth it when it pays off, though. I've definitely had more bad designs than good, but the good ones have paid off 1000x what I lost on the bad ones. Hang in there.

[@shoppersdream]

Nice, thanks

[@lilmamma807]

How do I change the color of the text?

[@simonweinmann3294]

Would it be better to create the writing in white or in black?

[@PassiveOwl]

Dark colours sell better so white text generally, but it depends on the content really.

[@RD-mb5qf]

Visit Dopestorex's shop, for cool artwork on awesome products! www.redbubble.com/people/Dopestorex/shop?asc=u

[@alice.L.]

Dude how the hell u got that design even bigger?like i have a4 sized design and this time it still looks small on shirt at 100% wtf

[@AnnaMillen]

Do you have any suggesting for software for text and text manipulation? I have Corel painter essentials 5 and it practically has zero text functions.

[@PassiveOwl]

Anna Marie Have you tried GIMP? If you want something super easy/web based then I highly recommend MerchDesigner. It’s free, too - kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJmmZH9_pMeim68

[@AnnaMillen]

Passive Owl OMG, thank you so much!!! 💕

[@stonepaws1950]

thank you, this was really helpful

[@mattycon7570]

Can someone please explain to me what the mark up does/means?

[@tatihogwarts96]

Hello I started my redbubble yesterday, I am having difficulties with socks and where to place the design since the model is weird

[@PassiveOwl]

Hey! It depends on your design but personally for socks I just set the design style to "offset grid" by going to the socks and clicking edit > choose pattern > offset grid. I scale the design down or up depending on what suits it and you can't go wrong as your design ends up all over the socks. If you're designing something unique specifically for socks, there is a template for you to design over here: 1ii65ybkkbx4be3w81ausxw1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Sock_Artist_Template_Final-1080x1003.png - hope this helps :)

[@tatihogwarts96]

@@PassiveOwl thank you very much ❤️

[@tatihogwarts96]

@@PassiveOwl I made my first sale today 😀 It took me a day for a sticker

[@PassiveOwl]

Woohoo 🎉🎉🎉 congratulations! And hopefully many more for you. I’m in the process of making a video right now about the importance of sticker sales too.

[@VincNttt]

I tried uploading my design using canva, but it appered to be too small. how should i enlarged the pixels to meet the Redbubble requirements?

[@j0yfulblessings]

If you use a large template (like "poster" and then download your final version as a high quality print, it should have a much higher resolution than just "saving as".

[@infobridge1419]

How do I promote my designs

[@AGOODSAMARITAN1804]

This was awesome ...

[@juostudios6216]

How to see my items that i make?

[@benjidoowood1413]

ace video. me still learning lol.take care

[@readyon3506]

how to write those words on the t-shirt ?

[@ldt1854]

are products need to be advertised or its a huge platform with trffic

[@PassiveOwl]

RB advertise for you. Just make sure you tag well.

[@nzshareman]

Can i edit work after submitting design i just realised the phone cases are not all correct ?

[@nzshareman]

It's ok Figured it out : Hover over your account image top right Manage Portfolio Click Cog of the work you want to Adjust/Edit

[@hiromamoru9144]

Hey is Public Domain Pictures and Public Domain Artworks allowed to be uploaded on Redbubble? I was thinking about using those since I'm not that good of a artist I can only draw anime pictures that I see then it comes out slightly different.

[@PassiveOwl]

Hiro Mamoru Not quite sure what you mean but I’m thinking probably not. Can you clarify what you’re referring to when you say public domain pictures and artworks?

[@hiromamoru9144]

Here is a explanation on Pixbay talking about what Public Domain is:pixabay.com/en/blog/posts/public-domain-images-what-is-allowed-and-what-is-4/ and on Quora someone mention that it is okay to use Public Domain Pictures on Redbubbe I just read about it recently: www.quora.com/How-can-I-avoid-a-copyright-infringement-on-Redbubble

[@PassiveOwl]

I see. Different images will have different rules. Some are free for commercial use, some aren't. It really depends on what you're using and why so can't give a blanket answer. Make sure they're free for commercial use. A site like Pexels, for example, state their public domain images are public domain according to the CC0 license and free to use commercially - www.pexels.com/public-domain-images/

[@karoel1]

The Problem ist that it take sooo much time to create any product. On other sites it goes 10 times faster

[@PassiveOwl]

karoel1 Yup. Their system needs updating. It’s annoying, but they also have a huge amount of traffic. They’re the second best POD site to Amazon so there’s not much we can do other than continue using it and hope they improve the interface and take some inspiration from TeePublic.

[@landofold]

Could you just use royalty free art?

[@PassiveOwl]

Depends on the terms, but generally yes.

[@RealLifePokemon5]

Choosing a usenames important?

[@PassiveOwl]

Generally no if you're uploading an assortment of stuff, but if you're trying to create a brand then something memorable is useful.

[@tere1198]

Thumbs up!

[@akashm2151]

Hey hi passive owl what's your px ration

[@PassiveOwl]

Here you go -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJ-odYt_oLyZpc0 😁

[@robhanley900]

sqware :D hehe I kept laughing. Thanks so much for the great content!

[@RJMartinez]

Good video❤️

[@robhanley900]

Hows redbubble been treating you since this comment RJ?

[@heroofthyme4237]

I hear you don’t make much money on red bubble

[@saqibnazir9382]

If you are not a designer and you are looking for ready-made designs for POD sites, then visit: www.tee-designs.com

[@Moodboard39]

Is pretty dumb to have white design and implement white shirt . You can't see anything . That's stupid