Print on demand vs dropshipping comes down to when the product exists. A print on demand seller prints each item after a buyer pays, using artwork the seller owns. A dropshipping seller ships a finished product pulled from a wholesaler's shelf. That timing difference decides who controls the design and where margin hid
How does print on demand work from the moment a buyer checks out to the moment the parcel lands on their doorstep? The order moves through six steps: checkout on your store, routing to the supplier, a print file check, production, packing, and carrier handoff. Most custom apparel clears production in two to three busin
Print on demand is a fulfillment model where a supplier prints and ships each item only after a customer buys it. You create the designs, list them in your store, and never buy stock upfront, so your risk is design time rather than unsold inventory.
That shift in timing rewires the whole operation. No cartons stacked i
