TEEPUBLIC Important Updates!Pay attention!

 Dear TeePublic Artist,

We know you’re tired of emails like this by now, but we need to announce some changes we’re making to adapt to the rising costs of hosting and facilitating the TeePublic marketplace.

For years, we've been shouldering increased costs without passing them on to artists, but beginning May 8, 2023, TeePublic must increase our existing service fee, a fixed fee charged to artists for each sale they make through our marketplace, which will result in reduced artist earnings for select products.

The service fee increase will depend on your Account Category, which brings us to another announcement: Artisan and Apprentice Accounts. These categories have always existed on TeePublic, but now we’re publicly sharing them. They are not based on the amount of sales an account generates.

What’s the Difference Between Artisan & Apprentice Accounts?

Artisan Accounts: These accounts represent artists who design unique products most likely to interest their customers browsing the TeePublic Marketplace. They may include everyone from top sellers to brand new sign ups just starting out. The service fee increase will be discounted for Artisans, thus resulting in a smaller reduction in earnings. Spoiler: If you’re reading this email, you are an Artisan Account!

Apprentice Accounts: These accounts represent artists who are less discerning about the products they design, which are less likely to interest their customers browsing the TeePublic Marketplace. For example, they may be spamming TeePublic at high volumes, exploring more automated content like vector packs or clip art, or may not have uploaded enough art to differentiate themselves from these types of creators. TeePublic’s service fee will be higher for these accounts because of the additional costs of hosting their designs.

How Will the Service Fee Increase Affect Artist Earnings?

Artisan Earnings: Beginning May 8, 2023, Artisan Accounts will earn $4 on full priced ($2 for discounted) sales of apparel and select home goods. This aligns the earnings for these products with the earnings for Classic T-shirts (the #1 product sold by artists), which were already $4/$2. The impact of this change will be relatively small for most Artisans. Based on 2022 sales, the average Artisan would have seen a loss of only $6 per month.

Apprentice Earnings: Beginning June 1, 2023, Apprentice Accounts will earn $3 on full priced ($1 for discounted) sales of apparel and select home goods. Until then, they will have the same service fee as Artisan Accounts starting May 8, 2023.

We know this may come as disappointing news, and we’re truly sorry. We’re aware that you’re also experiencing the many increased costs of today’s world. Please trust that this wasn’t a hasty decision, and we explored many avenues before determining this as the best path forward.

For more information on these changes, read our new FAQ articles here, and if you have feedback, please share with us via this survey.

Thank you for being a part of the artist community on TeePublic. We only succeed when the artists on our marketplace do, and we’re confident that TeePublic will continue to be a place for you to turn your passion into profits.

Sincerely,
The TeePublic Artist Team

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