My First 6 Months Selling AI Designs on Multiple Platforms

The Growtharo
The Side Hustle Club
5 min readDec 12, 2023

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I would like to know if this can work.

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Six months ago I started an experiment — selling AI-generated images and designs on print-on-demand platfroms and stock photo websites.

I was curious if this could be my next side income.

So, I made research, watched some videos, and it seemed so easy.

It seemed promising at first, especially when my very first image sold after only 20 days!

But how has it panned out after half a year of work?

Where I Sell My AI Designs?

I set up accounts on Etsy and Redbubble, which are print-on-demand platforms, as well as on three stock photo sites: Adobe Stock, 123RF, and Freepik.

Over six months I uploaded more then 500 AI images total across all the platforms.

However, before I begin uploading, there are two key points that I should keep in mind when selling AI images.

It is important to know that not all stock photo platforms are open to accepting AI-generated images.

Furthermore, even if a platform does allow for these types of images, it is still necessary to label them as “AI Image” or “Made by Generative AI” in order to maintain transparency.

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The Growtharo
The Side Hustle Club

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