# Print on Demand > Print on Demand (POD) as a business — the no-inventory model where custom products are made and shipped after a customer orders. Covers the model, providers (Printful/Printify/Gelato), selling channels, economics/margins, getting started, and pitfalls. Synthesized from vendor and third-party guides. > Covers: POD as a business (2026 snapshot): what it is and how the model works, selling channels (Shopify/Etsy/Amazon Merch/TikTok), a providers comparison (Printful vs Printify vs Gelato), economics & margins, products & design, getting started, pitfalls & risks, and market trends. Vendor-attributed; pricing/stats time-sensitive. > Not covered: Live/current vendor pricing (re-verify against source sites); non-POD ecommerce; per-platform API/integration specifics beyond an orientation. - [LLM Wiki](/raw/print-on-demand/README.md) - [Print on Demand Knowledge Base](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/index.md) - [POD Economics and Margins](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/economics-and-margins.md) - [Getting Started in Print on Demand](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/getting-started.md) - [How Print on Demand Works](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/how-pod-works.md) - [Print on Demand Market and Trends](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/market-and-trends.md) - [POD Pitfalls and Risks](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/pitfalls-and-risks.md) - [Print on Demand Overview](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/print-on-demand-overview.md) - [POD Products and Design](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/products-and-design.md) - [Selling Channels for Print on Demand](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/concepts/selling-channels.md) - [Change Log](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/log.md) - [Print on Demand Providers Comparison: Printful vs Printify vs Gelato](/raw/print-on-demand/wiki/syntheses/providers-comparison.md)