After Redbubble, TeePublic is Charging Fees Now Too!

Is it that bad? Let’s find out!

A few weeks ago, Redbubble announced they would start charging fees on the earnings of creators. And quite absurd fees, I might add.

I’ve written an article about it here:

Redbubble has a New FEE Structure!

And today, I received an email from Teepublic, titled “Important Updates to TeePublic”.

Because I know that Teepublic is owned by Redbubble… my first thought was: “oh no… there we go.. now it’s Teepublic’s turn..”

And, little spoiler: I was (partially) right.

Here’s a part of the original mail:

For years, we’ve been shouldering increased costs without passing them on to artists, but beginning May 8, 2023, TeePublic must increase our existing SERVICE FEE, a fixed fee charged to artists for each sale they make through our marketplace, which will result in reduced artist earnings for select products.

Lovely. After earning less on Redbubble, will we now be earning less on TeePublic as well?

Let’s analyse the mail before giving our verdict.

The service fee

The service fee increase will depend on your Account Category.

There are 2 different account types:

• Artisan Accounts
• Apprentice Accounts

What’s the Difference?

Artisan Account

Artisan Accounts represent artists who design unique products that customers are specifically browsing for on the TeePublic Marketplace.

For example, I already know that I’m an “Artisan”, because I (for most designs) have a very specific niche — and because in the mail they wrote “If you’re reading this email, you are an Artisan Account!” :)

The service fee increase will be discounted for Artisans, thus resulting in a smaller reduction…