How to Start Print on Demand with Shopify: First Product Setup

How do you start print on demand with Shopify? Connect Printful, design a shirt inside it, and send the finished product to your store. Printful prints and ships each order, and you can make the design in its editor without a separate design program. ✅ START YOUR SHOPIFY FREE TRIAL: 👉 https://shopify.pxf.io/R033Gv The demo store here is Trailside Studio, and we're making one hiking shirt from scratch. ─── STEP 1 — SET UP SHOPIFY Open the link and follow the sign-up steps until you reach your dashboard. You can build during the trial, but launching requires a paid Shopify plan. ─── STEP 2 — INSTALL & CONNECT PRINTFUL Open Apps, visit the Shopify App Store, and search for Printful. Install it, then create a Printful account or sign in. When the Printful dashboard appears inside Shopify, the connection is done. ─── STEP 3 — ADD YOUR PRODUCT In Printful, open Stores, select your Shopify store, and click Add Product. If your account uses the newer layout, look under My Products for Create Product. Search for the Bella+Canvas 3001 t-shirt, select white, and choose the sizes you want to offer. Use DTG printing, which prints the design directly onto the fabric. ─── STEP 4 — DESIGN THE SHIRT In the design editor, choose the front of the shirt and open the text tool. Type your text (ours is "trail days"), pick a bold font and dark green text, then resize and center it inside the print area. Keep it readable. A simple design that reads from across a room beats a shirt filled with tiny details. ─── STEP 5 — MOCK-UPS, TITLE & DESCRIPTION Continue to mock-ups, which are preview pictures of your finished product. Choose a clear front view so shoppers can actually see the design. For the title, something like "Trail Days hiking t-shirt." Keep the supplier's accurate fabric details and size guide in the description, then add a short sentence explaining the design. ─── STEP 6 — SET YOUR PRICE Look at Printful's product cost, then check the shipping rate for you