When you’re creating passive income through print on demand, you want to be able to show your potential customers what your products look like. You can order your product(s) yourself and photograph them, but that comes at a hefty cost and you’ll need storage space to hold them. Alternatively, you can use free mockups to show what your product looks like.
What is print on demand?
Print on demand, sometimes called POD, is where you can sell your custom designs on different types of products.
Instead of ordering a lot of items in different colors and sizes and holding inventory (with significant financial outlay), these items are printed on demand from third-party providers.
The “on-order” bit means that when an item sells, it triggers an order from your supplier, who takes care of everything else for you.
What are mockups?
Mockups are exactly what they sound like – they are a design replicated on a product to show how it will look once printed.
This is one of the free templates available at My Etsy shop.
Creating free mockups is a cost-effective way to show what your products look like.
Create mockups with Freepik
Free mockups Freepik I really liked it for a number of reasons.
Among their huge stock of images, you’ll quickly find their collection of mockups, neatly organized into their most popular categories: apparel, digital, social media, and custom packaging all for personal or commercial use.
However, searching for something more specific, including free templates, can be handled easily, thanks to powerful search optimization.
Once downloaded, a PSD and JPG file will be provided for you to open in Photoshop and start your mockup journey. Only basic knowledge of industry standard software is required, dropping your design into the custom layer. You will then be free to make any changes you want.
Plus, you can try Freepik’s new 3D Mockup Baker, a free Photoshop plugin that will take your designs into the third dimension!
Premium members will benefit from access to premium form templates, prioritized support, and no attribution required.
Create mockups for free with Printful
Printful is one of my favorite print on demand companies for many reasons, but the main reason is that while you are creating your product, they will also create free mockups for you to use in your listings.
You can choose from a wide range of mockups, including lifestyle shots, flat layers, items on hangers, and many more.
They will be automatically imported into the store of your choice.
Use Canva to create mockups
I love Canva, which I describe as a drag-and-drop editor for photos and videos.
In the left menu, go to Images and find Mockup.
If you don’t have a Canva pro account, you’ll be limited to mockups that don’t have a crown attached to the right button.
You can also narrow your search by searching for specific mockups.
Top Tip – If you can’t find a free version of what you’re looking for by searching for “mockups”, you can also search for “blanks”.
Then upload your created design, with a transparent background, and place it in the correct area of the image.
Now you have a completely free mockup to use in your listings.
Paid mockup ideas
Check out Creative Fabrica for a great look Mockups!
If you can’t find exactly what you’re looking for, you can purchase mockups from Creativity Market.
I used to These mockups are from Creative Market For my prints on Etsy.
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I know what you’re thinking – where do you start? How are designs made? How to choose a supplier? Where do you list your items for sale?
The good news is that I cover all of these topics and more with my print-on-demand series:
