Selling posters on Etsy with print on demand
Printing, rolling and posting every Etsy order by hand eats your time and your margin. Print on demand hands that to a printer, so you can spend your time on designs and listings.
Link your listings once and let orders print themselves.
Connect your Etsy shopSet up once
Connect your Etsy shop, then link each listing (and each size option) to the right print file. From then on every new order is picked up, printed and posted, and the tracking is sent to Etsy so your buyer gets the usual updates.
Offer the sizes Etsy buyers search for
Buyers search by size and by frame. Offer A sizes (A4, A3, A2, A1) for UK and European buyers, inch sizes (8 × 10, 11 × 14, 12 × 18, 18 × 24, 24 × 36) for US buyers, and frame sizes such as 30 × 40 and 50 × 70 cm. A designs scale between each other without cropping, so one A-size file covers four listings.
Protect your reviews
Most poor reviews on poster shops are about damage in the post and soft, pixelated prints. Every print here travels in a tube and is checked by hand, and the upload tells you if a file is too small for a size before anything is printed.
Price for profit
Add up the print and postage for each size, Etsy’s transaction, payment and listing fees, and any ads, then set a price that leaves a clear profit on every size, not just the big ones.
Questions
Can I still sell digital downloads?
Yes. Only listings you link to a print file are printed; digital listings carry on as before.
Does my buyer know you printed it?
No. Parcels are unbranded and we never email your buyer.
What file do I need?
A JPG, PNG, TIFF or PDF, ideally 300 DPI at the size you sell. See the resolution guide for exact pixel sizes.
What happens if a poster arrives damaged?
Report it within 50 days with a photo and we reprint it free.
Link your listings once and let orders print themselves.
Connect your Etsy shopRelated guides
- Standard poster sizes in cm and inchesEvery common poster size in one table: A sizes, US inch sizes like 8 × 10, 11 × 14, 18 × 24 and 24 × 36, and European frame sizes like 50 × 70 cm.
- What resolution does a poster need?How many pixels a poster needs: DPI explained simply, a quick formula, viewing distance, and pixel sizes for A4, A3, A2 and A1.
- How to start a poster business onlineStart selling posters and art prints online: pick a niche, make print-ready files, list on Etsy or Shopify, and let a print-on-demand partner print and post.