Although I declared RedBubble as the supplier of my line of Chinese t-shirts, I’ve decided branch out to Zazzle, another print-on-demand company similar to RedBubble. Zazzle is based out in California and carries a large inventory of products including t-shirts (with many different styles), buttons, bags, hats, and a whole slew of other stuff. Currently they are the largest print-on-demand company in the business.
I decided to give Sinotology a presence on Zazzle purely for business reasons. Right now, as I’m starting out, I’m trying to see if my ideas will fly. This means I need to get my Chinese designs out there to as many people as possible, and because Zazzle has the largest customer base, expanding to Zazzle will give me more exposure. Also, RedBubble doesn’t ship to all countries. If someone from one of the countries RedBubble doesn’t ship to wants to buy my shirts I can direct them to the Sinotology Zazzle store.
RedBubble will remain my primary supplier. Although Zazzle has a large selection of different types of shirts, RedBubble has a lot more American Apparel, which is really the only thing I’m interested in. As a matter of fact I’m not even going to promote the Zazzle store except in this blog post, or if people ask for it. So if you want to see the designs on other shirt styles or on other gifts like bags, hats, and buttons, now’s the chance to check it out.
Oh, and have a happy new year everyone!