How to Create Your First Print on Demand Product on Shopify with SenHub

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Creating your first print on demand product with SenHub on Shopify takes about 20–30 minutes from start to live listing. This tutorial walks through every click — from picking a product in the catalog to writing a description that converts. By the end, you’ll have a product live in your store and ready to sell.

Make sure you’ve already installed SenHub Global POD before starting this guide.

What You Need Before Starting

Don’t have a design yet? The section below covers your options.

How to Get a Design (If You Don’t Have One)

Option 1: Canva (Free)

Canva has hundreds of templates for t-shirts, mugs, and tote bags. Search “t-shirt design” or “mug design” in the template library.

Option 2: Adobe Express (Free tier)

Adobe Express works similarly to Canva. Good for cleaner typographic designs.

Option 3: Buy a design (Commercial license required)

Option 4: Hire a designer

For your first product, Canva is the fastest path. Keep the design simple: a strong graphic, a clear phrase, or both.

Canva design editor showing a print-ready t-shirt design with transparent background

Step 1: Open SenHub in Your Shopify Admin

  1. Log in to your Shopify admin
  2. Click Apps in the left sidebar
  3. Open SenHub Global POD

You’ll land on the SenHub dashboard showing your product catalog and any existing products.

Step 2: Choose a Product from the Catalog

Click + Create new product or browse the catalog directly.

For your first product, a t-shirt or mug is the best choice:

To pick a product:

  1. Browse by category or use the search bar
  2. Click a product to see its details: print area, available colors, sizes, base price per variant

What to check before selecting:

Click Select this product when you’ve made your choice.

SenHub catalog view showing t-shirt options with base prices and color variants

Step 3: Upload Your Design

Inside the product editor:

  1. Click Upload design or drag and drop your file into the upload area
  2. Accepted formats: PNG (recommended), JPEG, SVG
  3. The file should be at least 150 DPI — 300 DPI or higher is recommended for best print quality

After uploading:

Common issues:

SenHub design editor showing uploaded design being positioned on a t-shirt mockup

Step 4: Select Colors and Sizes

After placing your design:

  1. Click through each available color to see how the design looks
  2. Deselect any colors where the design doesn’t look good (e.g. a yellow design on a light gray shirt may not pop)
  3. Select all sizes you want to offer — for apparel: XS through 3XL covers most customers

Tips:

Step 5: Set Your Pricing

SenHub shows you the base cost for each variant. Now set your retail price.

Pricing strategy for POD:

The formula: Retail Price = Base Cost × 2.5 to 3.0 (minimum)

Example for a t-shirt:

You can set:

Click Apply pricing once set.

Step 6: Generate Mockup Images

SenHub’s mockup generator creates product photos automatically. These are the images customers will see in your Shopify store.

  1. In the mockup section, SenHub generates flat-lay or model mockups
  2. Select which mockup styles to use
  3. Download or directly push to your product listing

On mockup quality: The auto-generated mockups are acceptable for listing. For higher conversions, consider adding lifestyle photos — real people wearing or using the product. You can order a sample and photograph it yourself, or use paid mockup services like:

SenHub mockup generator showing multiple color variants of a t-shirt design

Step 7: Push the Product to Shopify

Once you’re happy with the design, colors, sizes, pricing, and mockups:

  1. Click Push to Shopify (or Publish to Store)
  2. SenHub creates the product in your Shopify store with all variants
  3. A confirmation message shows the product was created successfully

Go to your Shopify admin → Products to see the new listing.

Step 8: Optimize the Listing in Shopify

The auto-generated product title and description from SenHub are generic. Replace them.

Write a Better Product Title

Generic (bad): “Unisex T-Shirt”

Optimized (good): “Nurse Life T-Shirt — Funny Gift for Nurses, Nursing Student Graduation Shirt”

A good title includes:

Write a Converting Product Description

Structure your description like this:

[Hook — speak to the buyer's identity or emotion]
This shirt is for nurses who know that "just one more patient" is never just one more patient.

[Product details]
- Ultra-soft 100% cotton blend
- Available in 8 colors, sizes XS–3XL
- True to size — order your normal size

[Print & shipping info]
Printed on demand in the USA. Production time: 2–5 business days.
Standard shipping: 3–7 business days within the US.

[Gift use case]
Makes a perfect gift for nursing school graduation, Nurse Appreciation Week, or birthdays.

Fill in the SEO Fields

Scroll down to the Search engine listing section:

Add Tags

Tags help with Shopify’s internal search and make it easy to create collections:

nurse gift, nurse shirt, nursing student, nursing graduation, funny nurse, healthcare worker

Step 9: Preview and Go Live

Before your product goes live:

  1. Click View on the product page to see the customer-facing listing
  2. Check that all images loaded correctly
  3. Verify pricing, variants, and shipping information are visible
  4. Add the product to a relevant collection (e.g. “Gifts for Nurses”, “Funny T-Shirts”)

When everything looks right, make sure Active is selected in the product status — it’s live.

Step 10: Order a Sample

This is optional but highly recommended for your first product:

  1. Go to the product in your Shopify store and add it to your cart
  2. Use a discount code to reduce the price, or pay full cost
  3. Ship it to yourself
  4. When it arrives, assess: print quality, fabric feel, size accuracy, packaging

This is the only way to truly know what your customers receive. If something’s wrong, you want to find out before 50 orders go out.

What to Do After Your First Product Is Live

FAQ

How long does it take to publish a product with SenHub?

The first product takes 20–30 minutes including design creation. Subsequent products take 5–10 minutes once you have a design ready.

Can I edit a product after it’s published?

Yes. You can update the design, pricing, and colors in SenHub and re-sync to Shopify. Note that if you change the design after orders are already placed, existing orders will still use the original design.

Does SenHub provide product photos automatically?

Yes — SenHub generates mockup images automatically when you create a product. For better-converting listings, supplement these with lifestyle mockups from Placeit or your own sample photos.

What resolution does my design need to be?

Minimum 150 DPI, recommended 300 DPI. For a standard t-shirt print area of approximately 12 × 16 inches at 300 DPI, your file should be around 3600 × 4800 pixels.

Can I sell the same design on multiple products?

Yes. In SenHub, you can apply the same design to t-shirts, hoodies, mugs, tote bags, etc. This is a good strategy — create one design and publish it across multiple product types.

Done with your first product? Read our guide on the best print on demand products to sell on Shopify to know what to add next, or check out the full SenHub Global POD review to understand all the app’s features.

Get SenHub Global POD — Free on the Shopify App Store