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Turn Your Pet into an Influencer
You can turn your fur baby into a pet influencer overnight with just a T-shirt.
At Spreadshop, we’ve seen many shop owners create an audience for their pets with merch. Custom merch allows you to connect with animal lovers and share your pet’s cuteness with the world.
Funny videos and adorable photos posted to Instagram are only elevated by branded material, like merch. See how others have made their fur babies a star thanks to Spreadshop!
Nothing Wrong With Being Cute
Your pet’s cute. You know it, and your followers know it. But how can you use that to your advantage when it comes to your merch line?
Photos of your pet just aren’t enough if you want them to be a pet influencer. Cute illustrations and graphics are where it’s at. Take Mila The Chi, for example. You can find illustrated versions of the chihuahua on stickers, mugs, totes, etc., in her shop. These are the kind of designs that will appeal to a wider audience.
If you’re not a designer, consider hiring a professional through a service like Fiverr. You can pick from hundreds of artists to fulfill design requests at different rates. It’s well worth it to pay $20, $30 for a design that’s quality and will sell.
Personal Stories Sell as a Pet Influencer
We’ve established that your pet is cute, but there’s more to your pet than that. They have certain quirks, odd habits, and a relationship with you that’s completely unique. You’re a part of that story, so why not tell it?
Jahnnalee and the Furry Kiddos are the perfect example of this. Jahnnalee is the mastermind behind viral videos of her chihuahuas Gizmo and Starleena and cat Cashmere. She has merch designs that don’t feature her likeness, but designs like the one above just feel more personal.
Comedy, cuteness, and camaraderie are some of the themes of their content. And the merch line shows what you can do when you’re a pet influencer.
Different Kinds of Pet Influencers
Puppies and kitties get a lot of attention on the internet, but there are other pets that need the spotlight. We’ve seen household pets like birds and bunnies go viral, along with unusual pets, like skunks and porcupines.
Buddy the Birdy is a Canadian cockatiel that’s brought smiles to viewers’ faces ever since he was rescued. He’s living his best life, as evident from his merch line. You can find designs with him rocking shades and a gold chain that says “Buddy.” The coolest cockatiel we know, for sure.
Find the Right Followers
To find success with your pet’s content and merch line, you need to have some kind of niche. This is going to set you apart from every cute pet on the internet. And there’s nothing more niche than what Melon and Finn are doing.
Melon be smellin, and Finn be sniffin. That’s the concept of the videos that have gone viral on TikTok and more. Their owners give them all kinds of things to sniff – goat cheese, candy canes, asparagus – and their reactions gauge whether they like it or not. A gag reflex is a no-go. If they don’t react and just walk on by, it’s alright with them.
Their merch features illustrations of them reacting to smelling different things, as well as cute drawings. It’s the kind of merch that makes them stand out as pet influencers.
Want to turn your pet into a bonafide influencer? Make them their own custom merch with Spreadshop. It’s FREE!
Make Money Gaming: Sell Merch!
If you’re a gamer, merch might not seem like a money making option. But it’s a way to monetize your gaming passion AND build your own brand right from your bedroom.
Spreadshop has helped creators of all kinds turn a profit. It’s FREE and easy to use. Upload designs onto hundreds of products. If anything’s challenging, it’s coming up with merch designs.
Here’s some inspo to help you come up with designs for your merch shop!
Be the Face of Your Brand
If you have a dedicated audience, they’ll support you; whether that means paying for a livestream or buying your merch. And they followed you because of who you are.
Use your personality to your advantage. Offer a design in your shop that capitalizes on your likeness. We’ve seen many shop owners find success with similar designs.
Don’t have design experience? Use a FREE design tool like Canva, hire a designer through Fiverr, or ask friends to see if they know a designer looking to get experience. Professional, quality looking designs are key to making merch sales and earn money gaming.
Gamer Graphics
Being a gamer gives you so many different design opportunities. You can play around with things like consoles, controllers, and gamer phrases when it comes to your merch. We particularly love when shop owners embrace a retro feel with their designs.
When you upgrade to a premium/pro plan on design tools like Canva, you have access to all kinds of graphics. You can even alter the coloring and style of some of them to better suit your branding.
If you want to think more outside the box, use quotes or phrases you’ve heard in the gaming world. These can be things that only gamers would understand, like the headaches of multi gamer play or the struggles of Minecraft. If it’s more specific, it will really speak to your target audience. And ultimately that’s the goal.
Have an Official Logo
If you don’t already have a logo, now’s the time. Even if you want your merch line to appeal to people in the gaming world, you still want it to feel specific to you. A logo is a great identifier for people. Whenever they see it, they’ll associate you with it.
A logo can be a great first design to lead your merch drop. It introduces you right off that bat and can help establish your brand. PRO TIP: We recommend launching 1-2 new designs a month. This way, people will have a reason to keep coming back to your merch shop.
Make money gaming when you launch custom merch with Spreadshop!
4 Tips to Become a Successful Digital Artist
We know being a digital artist can be difficult, but there are some key things you can do every day to be successful.
You need to capitalize on what makes you and your art unique. Take the time to build your own website or personal portfolio that highlights your best work. Use socials to your advantage to not only gain followers, but supporters, too. Continue to grow in your field so you can keep up with the competition.
Here are 4 things you should do if you want to be a successful digital artist!
Showcase Your Art
Socials are fine when it comes to showing off your latest project, but having a portfolio allows you to tell a bigger story. Potential customers and hiring agencies want to see what you’ve done to become the successful artist you are today.
Website platforms like Squarespace make it easy by offering portfolio templates. You can break it down by different styles or categories – it’s up to you! Write a few sentences about each piece; why you created it and what it means to you. These details paint a better picture of who you are as an artist.
A portfolio also allows you to build on your aesthetic. Add colors and elements that reflect your art style. Make sure you have your portfolio highlighted in your social bios and on your resume if you’re actively applying for jobs.
Have a Social Presence
It’s nothing new. Everyone knows you need to be active on socials if you want to get your name and art out there. But it’s important to decide which socials work best for your audience.
If you want to create tutorials or make longform vlogs, YouTube is the place to be. Even though YouTube has hopped on the short video trend with Shorts, there’s still an audience for these longform videos. While TikToks and Reels can pop off and disappear in a matter of days, YouTube content gives your art a longer shelf life.
TikTok and Instagram are essential places to be if you want to see success as a digital artist. Instagram is still the spot if you want to create a page that’s visually appealing. Incorporate Reels and make sure you’re using tags that relate to your niche. And it can’t hurt to respond to other artists’ posts! That’s going to up your engagement rate and push your page to the right audience.
Turn Followers into Fans
Having thousands of followers is great, but how many of them are actually true fans? True fans are the ones that will comment on your posts and support you by taking a paid course, or buy your official merch.
Create content that speaks to your target audience. You won’t become a successful digital artist if you’re chasing numbers. Ask your followers directly what they want to see from you. Would it be beneficial to them if you showed your process? Consider doing a Q&A to answer questions related to being a digital artist.
This is going to help you grow your brand and it’s also important to continue to grow as an artist.
Never Stop Learning
It’s important to continue to grow and learn if you want to be a successful digital artist. Keep an eye on what new software is out there. Follow other artists to see what tools they’re using to make creating art easier for them.
Don’t get stuck in a rut. It’s important to be active on socials and interact with your audience. Find ways that you can expand on that. Offer a FREE newsletter for your supporters with insider tips and incentives. People want to feel like they’re part of something special. So give them that.
Making merch is a great way for people to support you. They can buy your custom art on all kinds of apparel. Plus, you can get a percentage of the profits! Spreadshop makes it easy for you to make money as a digital artist.
Raise Money For Your Local Animal Shelter
Looking to raise money for your local animal shelter? Try merch! Print on-demand platforms like Spreadshop allow you to make custom merch at no cost to you.
We know raising funds can be tough, and merch is a great incentive to attract donations. Supporters can get something extra AND feel good about helping a good cause.
Merch allows you to build your brand and connect with people in your community. Keep your mission in mind when it comes to the marketing of your animal shelter. See how merch can play a big part in your fundraising!
Something Extra
Raising money for your local animal shelter is tougher than ever. Costs are rising at the grocery store and at the pump, and families don’t have as much extra cash. Merch is a great “get” to help attract donations.
And merch is more than just T-shirts now. Spreadshop has 230 products that you can upload your personal designs onto. Put your shelter logo and other fun designs on tote bags, water bottles, stickers, sweats, etc.
And make sure you let people know that 100 percent of the profits will go towards helping your shelter. That way, they’ll feel even better about buying your merch!
Turn Your Shelter into a Brand
Merch is more than just a great way to raise money; it can turn your shelter into a full-blown brand. Having your logo and colors on merch is a great way to solidify your message and connect with potential partners.
We’ve seen many animal shelters capitalize on their name and likeness with their merch. People are more likely to donate to a cause they feel connected to. Creating merch with your branding builds a stronger sense of community and forms a connection with potential supporters.
It’s going to boost brand recognition, overall. The more people see your logo and your colors, the more likely they are to remember you.
Monetize Your Shelter
Ad campaigns work well for large corporations, but local animal shelters don’t have that kind of cash. Merch is a useful promotional tool that costs a fraction of big budget ad campaigns. And Spreadshop does all the heavy lifting for you! We’ve got payments, production, fulfillment, and shipping covered. All you have to do is upload your designs.
Merch is a personal promotional tool to raise money for your animal shelter. Get followers involved by doing giveaways on your social media. Ask people to follow you and comment for the chance to win merch. Photos of volunteers and supporters at events in your merch makes for authentic marketing material. This kind of content is going to be beneficial on multiple fronts. You’ll increase social engagement, draw attention to your animal shelter, and bring awareness to new merch!
Raise money for your animal shelter with merch. Open your own shop for FREE!
