Turn Tumblr into a Print-on-Demand store with AddMerch

Tumblr is a fantastic way for people to post their content in a stylish, simple way. Now thanks to AddMerch, you can use AddMerch to add a way for you to sell images on T-Shirts and other merchandise, right from within the pages of your tumblelog. It only takes a few minutes to set up and is absolutely free to use. In fact you make money whenever someone buys your image on a product, you just need todecide how much.

An Example

Here is an example of Tumblr being used as a Print-on-Demand store:

Link:

Punchlinez - The Ten Second Comedy Club

Click on the "Buy the T-Shirt" link under each post to see AddMerch in action, inside Tumblr.

Of course it doesn't have to be dedicated designs such as the example ones. You can use photos, illustrations, designs or whatever you like. Use the Image Guidelines for best results.

Instructions

Registration and Settings (AddMerch.com)

  1. Register here: http://www.addmerch.com/start-using-addmerch/
  2. Once you hit register, you will be redirected to the authenticate page.Click Authenticate Now to continue.
  3. Confirm your Authentication, make sure you select save my details.
  4. You are now redirected to the settings page to complete your preferences and fine tune the way that AddMerch works. Use the configuration guide to explain the options. Save your settings.
  5. Copy the page code from the bottom of the settings page. The page code looks similar to this - <script src="http://app.addmerch.com/js/addmerchv1.js?partner=00000"></script>

Setting up Tumblr

  1. Open a new browser window and log in to your Tumblr Dashboard. Click on the Customize link in the right hand dashboard menu.
  2. Click on "Theme" at the top of the Customize screen and then click "Use Custom HTML"
  3. Paste the AddMerch page code from step 5 above. Place it directly after <body> in the theme's HTML. Do not change anything else, and click the "Save Changes" button on the top right of screen.

Putting the AddMerch button in your Tumblelog

You have choices as to how you want the AddMerch button on your page in relation to your images for sale. You can either create in image post and then a separate text post for each image that follows with the button code, or you can create a complete text post with the image as well (as in the example above), its up to you and has no impact on how AddMerch functions. Which ever way you go, the steps are the same:

  1. Go to your Tumblr Preferences and set your editor to Plain text/HTML. This only needs to be like this whilst you are adding your Button Code post.
  2. Copy the Button code from the bottom of the AddMerch settings page. The button code looks similar to this: <script type='text/javascript'>
                          var addmerch_conf = {
                                                                 image_url: 'Your Image URL Here'
                                                             };
                          AddMerch.generateLink(addmerch_conf);
                 </script>
  3. Paste the button code into you Text post as plain HTML and insert the URL of your image that you want on your merchandise. You can also use advanced options in the button code.
  4. Save your post

Be careful to not edit and save the button code posts with Rich Text Editor as it will destroy the javascript.

Advanced Customization

You can completely customize the AddMerch button and the Merch Detail Screen that appears. Follow the Customization Guides here and here to find out how. The example above has a custom button and some minor changes to the Merch Detail display.

Start Selling your Merchandise

You are now ready to sell your images as great looking merchandise to the fans and followers of your Tumblr pages. Let us know when you use AddMerch with Tumblr, so we can give everyone a link to see.