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Merch as a Fundraiser For School Sports

Looking for a fundraiser for your school sports teams? Merch is a school fundraiser that everyone will love. Selling custom merch is a fun and easy way to raise funds for all the sports teams at your school.

Spreadshop is a print on demand (more on that later…) merch site that allows you to start selling merch in mere minutes. Put your team logo and any kind of team design on hundreds of customizable products.

Merch allows you to be true to your school and raise money for your sports teams. It makes for a more interactive school fundraiser and helps students show their school spirit. Here are 3 reasons to sell sports themed merch for your school fundraiser!

1. It’s Completely Free

Yep. It’s true. You can set up your very own merch shop with Spreadshop at absolutely no cost. And merch is more than just T-shirts these days! We have hundreds of customizable products.

Spreadshop gives you the power to build your brand and promote your sports team at no charge to you. You don’t have to be a software wiz to use our platform. We make it easy with customizable templates so you can find the best way to showcase your merch.

If you want to set up shops for multiple sports teams in your school district, that’s no problem! You can host up to 10 shops with one Spreadshop account. This way, you won’t be juggling multiple emails and misplacing passwords.

We make the payment process easy, too. You can link to your checking account or PayPal for seamless payouts. Use that money however you please! Put it towards new equipment, a team trip, etc.

2. Fundraising is Easier Than Ever

School fundraisers are notoriously painful. Parents loathe the yearly tradition of bugging their friends and family to buy peanuts or subpar chocolate. Merch makes the fundraising process painless.

You can sell hundreds of products through Spreadshop without the headache of fulfilling orders. We cover production and shipping for all your merch. We print when there’s demand, hence print on demand merch. T-shirts and other merch only gets made after someone places an order.

You won’t have to worry about excess inventory. And you can set the prices for all of your products. Anything you set beyond our base price goes directly into your pocket to help your sports team.

3. Team Spirit For the Win

Merch is not only a great school fundraiser but a great team builder. You can instill school spirit among your team and your student body with custom apparel. We see this all the time with other fans and groups.

Think about people who rep a tee from their favorite band or local sports team. It’s a way to express what they’re passionate about and connect with other fans. Merch will do just that for your school sports team, no matter what sport it is.

Wear your merch before games or for team events. Take your school spirit on the road with you. Rep reusable water bottles when you’re on the go, put a sticker on your car. The options are endless when it comes to merch.

Start fundraising for your school sports team with custom merch today. Open your own Spreadshop at absolutely no cost!

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Turn Your Pet into an Influencer

You can turn your fur baby into a pet influencer overnight with just a T-shirt.

At Spreadshop, we’ve seen many shop owners create an audience for their pets with merch. Custom merch allows you to connect with animal lovers and share your pet’s cuteness with the world.

Funny videos and adorable photos posted to Instagram are only elevated by branded material, like merch. See how others have made their fur babies a star thanks to Spreadshop!

Nothing Wrong With Being Cute

Your pet’s cute. You know it, and your followers know it. But how can you use that to your advantage when it comes to your merch line?

Photos of your pet just aren’t enough if you want them to be a pet influencer. Cute illustrations and graphics are where it’s at. Take Mila The Chi, for example. You can find illustrated versions of the chihuahua on stickers, mugs, totes, etc., in her shop. These are the kind of designs that will appeal to a wider audience.

If you’re not a designer, consider hiring a professional through a service like Fiverr. You can pick from hundreds of artists to fulfill design requests at different rates. It’s well worth it to pay $20, $30 for a design that’s quality and will sell.

Personal Stories Sell as a Pet Influencer

We’ve established that your pet is cute, but there’s more to your pet than that. They have certain quirks, odd habits, and a relationship with you that’s completely unique. You’re a part of that story, so why not tell it?

Jahnnalee and the Furry Kiddos are the perfect example of this. Jahnnalee is the mastermind behind viral videos of her chihuahuas Gizmo and Starleena and cat Cashmere. She has merch designs that don’t feature her likeness, but designs like the one above just feel more personal.

Comedy, cuteness, and camaraderie are some of the themes of their content. And the merch line shows what you can do when you’re a pet influencer.

Different Kinds of Pet Influencers

Puppies and kitties get a lot of attention on the internet, but there are other pets that need the spotlight. We’ve seen household pets like birds and bunnies go viral, along with unusual pets, like skunks and porcupines.

Buddy the Birdy is a Canadian cockatiel that’s brought smiles to viewers’ faces ever since he was rescued. He’s living his best life, as evident from his merch line. You can find designs with him rocking shades and a gold chain that says “Buddy.” The coolest cockatiel we know, for sure.

Find the Right Followers

To find success with your pet’s content and merch line, you need to have some kind of niche. This is going to set you apart from every cute pet on the internet. And there’s nothing more niche than what Melon and Finn are doing.

Melon be smellin, and Finn be sniffin. That’s the concept of the videos that have gone viral on TikTok and more. Their owners give them all kinds of things to sniff – goat cheese, candy canes, asparagus – and their reactions gauge whether they like it or not. A gag reflex is a no-go. If they don’t react and just walk on by, it’s alright with them.

Their merch features illustrations of them reacting to smelling different things, as well as cute drawings. It’s the kind of merch that makes them stand out as pet influencers.

Want to turn your pet into a bonafide influencer? Make them their own custom merch with Spreadshop. It’s FREE!

Make Money Gaming: Sell Merch!

If you’re a gamer, merch might not seem like a money making option. But it’s a way to monetize your gaming passion AND build your own brand right from your bedroom.

Spreadshop has helped creators of all kinds turn a profit. It’s FREE and easy to use. Upload designs onto hundreds of products. If anything’s challenging, it’s coming up with merch designs.

Here’s some inspo to help you come up with designs for your merch shop!

Be the Face of Your Brand

If you have a dedicated audience, they’ll support you; whether that means paying for a livestream or buying your merch. And they followed you because of who you are.

Use your personality to your advantage. Offer a design in your shop that capitalizes on your likeness. We’ve seen many shop owners find success with similar designs.

Don’t have design experience? Use a FREE design tool like Canva, hire a designer through Fiverr, or ask friends to see if they know a designer looking to get experience. Professional, quality looking designs are key to making merch sales and earn money gaming.

Gamer Graphics

Being a gamer gives you so many different design opportunities. You can play around with things like consoles, controllers, and gamer phrases when it comes to your merch. We particularly love when shop owners embrace a retro feel with their designs.

When you upgrade to a premium/pro plan on design tools like Canva, you have access to all kinds of graphics. You can even alter the coloring and style of some of them to better suit your branding.

If you want to think more outside the box, use quotes or phrases you’ve heard in the gaming world. These can be things that only gamers would understand, like the headaches of multi gamer play or the struggles of Minecraft. If it’s more specific, it will really speak to your target audience. And ultimately that’s the goal.

Have an Official Logo

If you don’t already have a logo, now’s the time. Even if you want your merch line to appeal to people in the gaming world, you still want it to feel specific to you. A logo is a great identifier for people. Whenever they see it, they’ll associate you with it.

A logo can be a great first design to lead your merch drop. It introduces you right off that bat and can help establish your brand. PRO TIP: We recommend launching 1-2 new designs a month. This way, people will have a reason to keep coming back to your merch shop.

Make money gaming when you launch custom merch with Spreadshop!