How does the partner program works?

To join the partner program and start operating a website with POD products, here’s a step-by-step guide:

  1. Select a Plan
  • Sign Up: The first step is to choose a plan that suits your business. There might be different tiers available with varying benefits and features.
  • Buy Plan: Once you select your plan, buy it by clicking here or submit your application to join the program free plan.
  1. Receive Login Details
  • Login Information: After your application is approved for Free Plan or You Buy the plan upfront, you’ll receive login details for the WordPress admin dashboard. This is where you will manage your website.
  1. Log into the WordPress Admin Dashboard
  • Access the Dashboard: Log into the WordPress admin dashboard using the login credentials.
  • Familiarize Yourself with the Dashboard: Here, you will find the tools and options to operate your website.
  1. Explore Installed Themes and Plugins
  • Themes: Inside the dashboard, you will find pre-installed themes for your website design. You can explore and activate a theme of your choice.
  • Plugins: The necessary plugins for running your store will already be installed. They are vital for managing products, order fulfilment, and website functionality. Please familiarise yourself with them to ensure everything works smoothly.
  1. Locate POD Products in the Product Section
  • Product Listing: Navigate to the Products section of the dashboard, where you will find a list of Print on Demand (POD) products that have already been uploaded for you to sell. These products are ready to go, and you can start offering them to your customers immediately.
  • Pricing: The products will be listed with a base price, which the fulfilment partner will charge you for each item sold.
  1. Set Your Prices
  • Add Your Margins: You must set your selling prices. The price you charge your customers should include:
    • The base price charged by the fulfilment partner.
    • Your desired profit margin.
    • Shipping costs.
    • Any taxes applicable to your region or business.
  1. Understand the Duplicate Products (Product with and without “(copy)”)
  • Two Versions of the Same Product: You will notice each product listed twice in the product section. One listing is the actual product for the front-end sale (without the “(copy)” label), and the other listing, labelled with “(copy)”, is for fulfilment purposes.
  • Product without “(copy)”:
    • This is the product that customers will see and purchase from your website.
    • It is the product listing will be visible on your store’s front end.
  • Product with “(copy)”:
    • This is the internal product used to place the order with the fulfilment partner.
    • You will not display this version to customers; it’s for backend processing.
    • When a customer orders a product, you will place the corresponding order through the “(copy)” version with the fulfillment agency.

How to Place an Order Directly with Printful – an On Demand Printing and fulfillment provider

Once you have successfully amended the prices, you are ready to receive orders from your customers on your WooCommerce store. After confirming an order, the next step is to place the order with Printful, our on-demand printing and fulfillment provider.

This guide will walk you through the process of placing an order directly with Printful. Please make sure to read the disclaimers before proceeding.

Let’s say you have received an order for a Men’s Rash Guard Product on your website. The Order will appear in the Woocommerece—Orders Section, as shown in the Picture below, at the price at which you have listed the product.

Once you have received and verified the Order, go to Products— All Products and click on the ‘View’ option next to the Men’s Rash Guard Product (copy). This will open the Men’s Rash Guard Product’s Copy file, which is a private file containing all the necessary details about the product, as shown below.

When you click on the View option, the Men’s Rash Guard Copy Page will open, as shown below. You’ll find a straightforward link, CLICK TO PLACE ORDER. This link allows you to place an order directly from your website on the Printful website. It’s that Simple.

The Link will lead you to the Printful Men Rash Guard ordering Page. You do not need an account at Printful.com to open this page or place an order. (Though it is suggested that you have an account at Printful.com to manage the orders.) Once there, you will notice a general warning message on top. This message is standard, and you can Ignore it. Now select the options as per the Order received on your website, like Color, Size, quantity, etc. you will notice that the price shown is the price at which the printful will supply you the product and estimated delivery charges (delivery charge displayed will be of your location/country and not that your customer location, we will select the Actual shipping charges on next page.) after selecting all the required options click continue to checkout. 

Continue to checkout link will lead you to the shipping page, as shown below. You will provide your customer’s shipping address here, NOT YOUR ADDRESS. Since this is a dropshipping model, the Printful Fulfilment Department will ship the Product directly to your customer’s address.
Fill in the address; in the order No (optional) column, you will enter the WooCommerce order no; this is for your customer reference and is easy for you to trace the order at Printful later on. The email column will have your email. This ensures that you receive all the updates on the status of orders as and when they change. The phone number is that of your customer’s. Once completed, click calculate shipping.

The ‘click-to-calculate shipping’ link will provide you with the actual shipping cost to the customer’s Address and any taxes payable. This is the Price you will pay to Printful for the fulfillment of the Product ordered. (Please note that this price is much less than what you charged your customer.) Now click continue to review and pay.

Review the Billing and Shipping Address on the Payment page, select your payment method, and check the shipping cost and taxes. Once satisfied, click on the button. Pay securely now. You have successfully placed the order, and once Printful receives it, you can easily follow the order fulfillment; we suggest you create an account at printful; it’s free and will help you monitor your store, payments, shipments, etc. Click to create an Free Account. 

If you sign up using the link  we both get $5 to spend on cool stuff, like a custom printed t-shirt, embroidered hat, or an enamel mug.