Redbubble is a global marketplace where independent artists upload designs onto everything from t-shirts to phone cases to wall art, and shoppers browse redbubble.com to find one they like. That model works well for an artist selling a one-off design to strangers. It works less well for a gym, a coach, or a small business that wants a shop with its own name on it, sent to its own members and customers rather than buried in search results next to millions of other artists. Bear Grips Pro Shops is built for that second case: a hosted, branded storefront with a 63-product apparel catalog, all-inclusive per-piece pricing from $19.88, and free US shipping on every order.
Redbubble is a print-on-demand marketplace, not a business storefront platform. An artist creates an account, uploads designs, and those designs appear on Redbubble-branded product pages inside the larger marketplace alongside every other artist on the site. Three things follow from that setup:
That is a reasonable model for an independent artist selling designs to strangers who happen to search Redbubble. It is a different job than a gym or small business that already has an audience and wants to send that audience to a shop that looks and feels like the business, not like one listing on someone else's marketplace.
For a business with its own name, logo, and existing audience, a branded storefront generally converts better than a marketplace listing. A member who already trusts a gym's brand is more likely to buy from a shop at that gym's own link than to search for it inside a marketplace full of unrelated designs. Bear Grips Pro Shops gives every vendor a hosted storefront at signup, with the business name and logo front and center and no marketplace competition on the same page.
| Redbubble (marketplace) | Bear Grips Pro Shops | |
|---|---|---|
| Storefront | Profile page inside redbubble.com | Hosted, branded shop under your name |
| Discovery | Redbubble marketplace search | A direct link you share with your audience |
| Pricing model | Seller adds a margin over Redbubble's base price | Seller sets the full retail price and keeps the margin |
| Product focus | Apparel plus stickers, phone cases, wall art, home goods | 63 apparel products (tees, hoodies, joggers, leggings, hats) |
| Shipping | Typically calculated at checkout, separate from the item price | Free, built into the item price |
Redbubble's pricing runs on a base-price-plus-margin model: Redbubble sets a base production cost for each product, and the artist adds a margin on top, which becomes their earning per sale. Shipping is typically calculated and charged to the buyer at checkout, separate from the listed price. Bear Grips Pro Shops runs a flat per-piece price that already includes printing, packing, and free US shipping, so the number a vendor sets as retail is the number the buyer pays with nothing added at checkout. VIP tees start at $19.88, the Comfort Soft Hoodie is $36.88, and embroidered hats run $25.86 to $29.86. A vendor can open a free account at shops.beargrips.com and compare that flat model directly against a marketplace margin.
Redbubble is a strong fit for an independent artist who wants to reach strangers browsing a public marketplace, sell non-apparel goods like stickers and wall art alongside apparel, and does not need a dedicated branded storefront. A gym, studio, coach, or small business sending its own audience to its own shop, with a name and logo the audience already recognizes, is generally better served by a hosted platform built for that job. See the full head-to-head comparison and the pricing breakdown for the details.
Free to start. Your name, your logo, your link. 63 products from $19.88, free US shipping on every order.
Start FreeNo. Redbubble is a public marketplace where independent artists list designs on Redbubble-branded product pages. Bear Grips Pro Shops is a hosted, branded storefront built for gyms, studios, and small businesses.
No. Every vendor gets a hosted storefront at signup with a shareable link, no separate site or marketplace listing required.
No. The catalog is 63 apparel products (tees, hoodies, joggers, leggings, and hats). Redbubble carries a wider range including stickers, phone cases, and wall art.
Free to start with 3 live products. Self-Service VIP is $59 a month for 200 products at the lowest base prices, and Done-For-You VIP is $105 a month with full white-glove setup.
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