Print on demand (POD) lets you set up your own online store and sell products without holding any stock or owning any equipment. When your customer places an order, the product is printed and shipped directly to them. You set the retail price, keep the profit and never touch a product. Most UK POD platforms (like Printful and Printify) only let you sell merch. Linkaprint goes further — you can sell merch like hoodies and mugs, plus professional print like business cards, flyers, leaflets, banners, stickers and 100+ more products, all fulfilled by Tradeprint, the UK's largest trade printer.

Yes. Linkaprint gives your store access to Tradeprint's full catalogue, including business cards in every stock, finish and size. Your customers configure their options, see live pricing, upload artwork and checkout on your site. You submit the order to Tradeprint with one click — they print and ship directly to your customer under your brand. No stock, no equipment, no minimum orders.

Trade printing is wholesale printing sold to resellers (print companies, agencies, designers) at trade prices. Print on demand is a fulfilment model where items are printed only after an order is placed. Linkaprint combines both: you get trade wholesale prices from Tradeprint, add your own markup, and sell to your customers using a print on demand model. You never hold stock — every order is printed on demand and shipped directly.

Printful is an excellent platform for selling custom merchandise. Linkaprint is the UK-based alternative that lets you build a store selling merch plus professional trade print products Printful doesn't offer — business cards, flyers, leaflets, banners, stickers, booklets and more. Everything is fulfilled from the UK by Tradeprint at wholesale trade prices, so your margins are higher and your customers get faster delivery. If you want to run a print on demand UK business with the widest product range, Linkaprint is the stronger choice.

No. That's the entire point of print on demand. You set up your store, list products with your own pricing, and your customers order directly from you. Tradeprint handles all the printing and delivery. You never touch a product. All you need to run your business is a WordPress or Shopify store and a Linkaprint subscription.

Both work equally well. Linkaprint is available as a WordPress / WooCommerce plugin (from £35/mo) and a Shopify app (from £49/mo). The features are identical — choose whichever platform your store already runs on, or whichever you're most comfortable with.

It depends on the markup you set and the volume of orders your store generates. Linkaprint gives you wholesale trade prices from Tradeprint — typically 40–60% below what your customers would pay on the high street. You set your own retail price on top. For example, if 500 business cards cost you £15 at trade price and you sell them for £35, that's £20 profit per order — and you didn't print, pack or post a thing. With a steady flow of customers, your print on demand store can generate strong recurring income with minimal overhead.

Yes. Every order your customers place is printed and dispatched from the UK. Tradeprint is based in Dundee, Scotland and is part of the Cimpress group (which also owns Vistaprint). Delivery options include Express, Standard, Saver and Sameday — so your customers get fast, reliable UK delivery under your brand.