Set Up Custom Merchandise with Printful Print-on-Demand Service
Print on Demand with Printful: Complete Setup Guide
Printful is a print-on-demand service that handles production, packing, and shipping of customized products. You only pay for production costs after making a sale, reducing overhead expenses for your business.
Setting Up Your Printful Integration
- Connect to Printful
- Open Custom merch panel and click Connect
- Create a store page if needed
- Allow permissions and link your Printful account
- Add Products
- Click "Add product" in Printful or Custom merch panel
- Select from Printful's catalog
- Customize products and set pricing
- Submit to sync with your store
- Configure Payments
- Connect Squarespace Payments or third-party processor
- Add billing method in Printful for fulfillment costs
- Set up sales tax rates based on customer location
- Optional: Submit resale certificates to reduce tax costs
- Set Up Shipping Printful automatically creates flat-rate shipping options if you:
- Have no existing shipping options
- Sell in AUD, CAD, EUR, GBP, or USD
Managing Your Store
Order Fulfillment:
- Orders automatically sync between platforms
- Printful handles production and shipping
- Track orders in both Squarespace and Printful
- Customers receive automated notifications
Product Management:
- Edit product details in appropriate platform:
- Title, Description, Pricing: Squarespace
- Design files: Printful
- Variants: Cannot add new ones, only hide existing
- Images sync from Printful but can be customized in Squarespace
Returns:
- Review Printful's return policies
- Set store policies accordingly
- Process refunds through Squarespace
Important Considerations:
- Shipping costs vary by destination
- Mixed orders (Printful + regular products) need special attention
- Cannot transfer Printful products between Squarespace sites
- Contact Printful support for product-specific issues
This integration combines Squarespace's commerce tools with Printful's fulfillment capabilities, creating a streamlined solution for selling custom merchandise online.