What are my options for selling my designs? You have the option to sell your 3D design as a digital file, a finished product (that you print/ship yourself) or a print on demand product (we print/ship the product for you). Please see this link for more details about these options.
Getting Started:
- Register: Before you can start listing items, you must be registered as a seller.
- Add New Item: To begin, sign into your Maker6 account and go to Your Shop > Add New Item.
- If you're still setting up your shop, go to Your Shop > List Items and follow the steps shown below.
First, tell us about the item you are selling. Use the drop-down menu to describe who made it, what kind of item it is, and when it was made. These are required fields.
Step 2: Categorize Your Item
- The first drop-down menu is the top-level category. This will determine where your item appears in various places on the site, including Browse, Categories, and Search.
- You'll then be prompted to describe the item further by choosing sub-categories. These sub-categories are found within and determined by the main category you previously selected.
Step 3: Select Item Type
Mark the button for Physical item. If you’re listing a digital item, please refer instead to our Help article on digital item listings.
Step 4: Select Variations
If you’re listing an item that has different options that don't affect the price, you can use Listing Variations. You can include information like size, color, material, dimensions as well as other options depending on the item you’re listing.
- Try to use all five image spaces in each listing to help your potential buyers get a better feel for your item.
- Click the blue"ADD PHOTOS" icon. You will be prompted to browse your computer for an image file.
- Your images should be between 570-1000 pixels wide, but the height can vary. Images more than 1000 pixels wide or tall may not upload correctly.
- Use your most compelling photo of the item for the first photo, which will be the main thumbnail that shoppers will see in searches.
- You can change the order of your uploaded images by clicking and dragging the thumbnails.
- Click the magnifying glass icon to preview a larger version of the image or click 'X' to remove the image.
- After uploading your images, you can readjust your first thumbnail when previewing your listing.
- Give your item a descriptive title. What would buyers search for to find your item? Add the most searchable words at the front of your title. Titles have a 140 character limit.
- For the Description, make sure to include the size, materials used, how it was made, and any unique features.
- The Shop Section feature allows you to add the listing directly into a specific, customized section of your shop.
- You can also add attributes to your listings: one recipient, one occasion, and two styles.
- You do not need to select a recipient or occasion. If none of the styles work for your item, you can add your own custom styles.
- The attributes are optional and intended to help shoppers find Maker6 items that suit their needs and desires.
- Titles and tags help shoppers find your item when they search on Maker6. Use all tags available to you, and be descriptive!
- Some things to consider when tagging your listing: your item's shape and size, what it's used for, how it was made, color, style, materials, content, and motifs. Think like a shopper: What words would you use to search for this item?
- Then, list the materials used to create this item, separated by commas.
Step 8: Selling Info (items that you plan to print and ship)
- Next, you will add the price and shipping information.
- Price: Enter the price of your item (not including shipping).
- Quantity: You can add a quantity if the item isn't printed on demand.
- Tax: If you have tax settings configured, you can choose whether to collect taxes when this item sells.
- Shipping Info: First, enter the processing time for your item.
- The processing time is the length of time between when your item is ordered when it will be shipped.
- Then, enter the country that you are shipping from.
- Once you do that, you'll be given the option to add the countries you'd like to ship to. This can be exclusively in your country or everywhere around the world!
- Add as many countries to ship to as you'd like, with separate shipping costs for each country. If you'd rather ship worldwide at one rate, use the Everywhere Else option.
- Enter the cost to ship the item alone ("primary shipping cost") and the add-on amount to ship it with another item ("secondary shipping cost" – this is usually less than the primary shipping cost).
If you have a saved Shipping Profile you wish to use, select it from the drop-down menu.
At the bottom of the page you will see a Preview Listing button. Click this to be taken to a page where you can view your item as it will appear when it is live on the site.
- Once you've reviewed your listing, you can adjust the thumbnail provided to highlight the most important part of your listing image. Beside the blue notification box, click "Adjust Photo" to get started.
- After clicking the "Adjust Photo" button, use the blue circular slider to zoom in and out of your listing image.
- Drag your image in the preview box to crop your thumbnail.
- Once you're happy with the adjustments, click "Crop."
- If you're unhappy with the thumbnail after you've saved the changes, remove the image from the listing and upload it again.
To make any changes to your item, please click the gray "Edit" button.
To save your listing for later, click the "Save as Draft" button. This will save the listing as a draft that you can find later by going to Your Shop > Listings and clicking the Drafts tab. Drafts never expire, and there is no limit on the number of drafts you may have. The "listed on" date isn't set and you are not charged the listing fee until the listing is published to your shop.
If you are satisfied with your listing, click the blue "Publish" button to make it public. You will be charged $0.20 USD when you publish your listing.
This listing is now available to shoppers. Tell potential buyers about your new item and share it on Facebook or Twitter.
Please note: it may take a up to 24 hours for listings to be indexed into search results and categories. Typically, though, it doesn't take more than a few minutes.