Bear Grips Pro ShopsPrint on Demand Through Redbubble vs a Branded Shop of Your Own
- Print on demand through Redbubble means listing a design inside a public marketplace shared with millions of other artists.
- A hosted, branded shop keeps the storefront, the link, and the customer relationship under the seller's own name.
- Both models are true no-minimum print on demand: one item prints and ships at a time.
- Bear Grips Pro Shops focuses the model on 63 apparel products from $19.88, with free US shipping built in.
"Print on demand" covers two very different setups depending on the platform. On Redbubble, print on demand means an artist uploads a design that gets listed on a Redbubble-branded product page inside the larger marketplace, where a buyer discovers it mostly through Redbubble's own search. On a hosted platform like Bear Grips Pro Shops, print on demand means the same no-inventory, no-minimum production model, but the shop itself carries the seller's own name, logo, and link. Both are genuinely no-minimum, print-per-order models. The difference is who the storefront belongs to.
Is Redbubble really print on demand?
Yes. Nothing is produced until a buyer orders it, there is no inventory, and no minimum quantity is required to list a design. That part of the model is standard print on demand, the same core mechanic used across the industry. What differs from a hosted shop is where that design lives: a Redbubble product page sits inside the Redbubble marketplace, surrounded by other artists' designs and subject to Redbubble's own search and discovery, rather than a page a business controls and links to directly.
The practical difference for a business versus an individual artist
| Redbubble (marketplace POD) | Bear Grips Pro Shops (hosted POD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Where the design lives | Redbubble.com marketplace page | A shop under the business's own name |
| How buyers find it | Redbubble search and browse | A link the business shares directly |
| Minimum order | None | None |
| Inventory required | None | None |
| Product range | Apparel plus stickers, phone cases, wall art | 63 apparel products only |
An individual artist without an existing audience benefits from Redbubble's marketplace traffic. A gym, team, or small business that already has an audience benefits more from a link that keeps that audience inside a shop with the business's own name on it.
Bear Grips Pro Shops: Custom Apparel for Your Team. No Minimums. Free Shipping.Where the no-minimum model matters most
The no-minimum part of print on demand is what makes either model viable for testing a design without financial risk. A gym can add one hoodie design and see if members buy it before adding a second. Bear Grips Pro Shops runs that same one-at-a-time model across 63 apparel products, from the Airlume Cotton Tee ($19.88 VIP) up through the Champion Performance Hoodie ($45.88 VIP), with free US shipping built into every price so there is nothing added at checkout.
Choosing the right print on demand setup for a business
An independent artist building an audience from zero and wanting exposure to Redbubble's existing shopper base has a real reason to start there. A gym, studio, coach, or small business that already has members, customers, or followers to send to a shop is generally better served pointing that audience to a branded storefront at shops.beargrips.com instead of a marketplace listing they have to compete for attention on. See the full alternative overview for the broader comparison.
Point Your Audience to a Shop With Your Name On It
Same no-minimum print on demand model, under your own brand. Free to start, 63 products from $19.88.
Start FreeFrequently Asked Questions
Does print on demand always mean a public marketplace?
No. Print on demand describes the production model (no inventory, print per order). It can run through a public marketplace like Redbubble or through a hosted, branded storefront like Bear Grips Pro Shops.
Is there a minimum order either way?
No, on both models. One item can be ordered at the same per-piece price as a hundred.
Which model is better for an existing audience?
A hosted, branded shop generally keeps an existing audience (members, customers, followers) inside a page with the business's own name, rather than sending them into a marketplace with unrelated designs.
Does Bear Grips Pro Shops sell non-apparel print on demand items?
No. The catalog is 63 apparel products (tees, hoodies, joggers, leggings, hats). Marketplaces like Redbubble carry a broader mix including stickers and wall art.
