How To Make Money With A 3D Printer

Are you struggling to make extra bucks without any high school degree and prior experience? Worry not, as it is not something impossible anymore. It’s time to invest in a 3D printer by which you can set up your own business. We say invest because we’re about to show you how to make money with a 3d printer!

You can make substantial returns on this investment of yours as the statistics depict that the 3D printing market will cross the figure of $37 billion by 2026. Read this blog to learn the five ways to make money after buying a 3D printer and CAD software.

5 Ways to Turn Your 3D Printer Into Money Making Machine

1.     Sell personalized 3D printed products

With some basic design and CAD skills, you can sell personalized 3D printed products on multiple online platforms like Shopify or your WordPress website. Here’s a easy to follow guide for Setting Up Your Own Shopify Store. There are a lot of products where people want personalization like jewelry, accessories, art supplies, toys, pet accessories, cell phone cases, and many more.

Start with market research and find a less competitive niche. Find the unique selling point (USPs) for your business and then either look for designs on 3D designs on Etsy or design by yourself. Then, all you need to do is list your products and market them to get the orders. In this way, you can set up your own 3D printed products business.

2.     Become A 3D printing content creator.

Not only you can sell your products on your online store but you can record the manufacturing process and upload it on social media channels like YouTube, Instagram, etc, or create a 3D printing-oriented blog. Check out our Beginner Guide to Social Media Marketing to get started. Later, you can monetize your content and generate dollars, or you can use these channels as an organic marketing tool as well.

You can try different types of content, such as product reviews, software demonstrations, troubleshooting 3D printer issues, or 3D product printing demos. Figure out which of your content is most liked by your audience and follow that path.

3.     Sell 3D designs

You can also make your 3D designing skills a way to generate passive income by selling 3D designs on online platforms. If you are good at digital design, there are multiple free and open-source designing platforms such as FreeCAD, Blender, and OpenSCAD where you can make designs.

After that, digital files of those designs are created and uploaded to online marketplaces for 3D printing designs like Cults3D, TurboSquid, CGtrader, and MyMiniFactory. Every time a user downloads your design, you will get paid for it.

4.     Offer 3D printing service.

Some industrialists or businesses want to launch something new in the market. You can offer them a 3D printing service by printing a prototype of their product. By doing so, they can have a descriptive idea of the product before they go into mass manufacturing.

This type of 3D printing service is mostly availed for the prototyping of medical equipment architectural scaled models. However, you might need to make a significant investment in growing such a business, and technical skills in designing and printing are required as well. But the return on the investment will be worth all your efforts.

5.     Offer 3D Printers Repairing Service.

With a 3D printer at home, you can get familiarised with its spare parts, software, and other technicalities. With enough command in troubleshooting 3D printer issues, you can offer this service to people. Many people and businesses seek help to fix their 3D printing concerns and here you can offer them consultation or repair service and get paid for it.

Conclusion

So, making money while sitting at home doesn’t sound like a sham anymore because all you need is some consistency and effort. In this blog, we have discussed how you can make use of a 3D printer and set up your own business. So, if you find that it’s the right domain for you, start your money-making journey today.

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