{"id":1493,"date":"2012-07-11T17:47:11","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T17:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1493-why-open-a-shapeways-shop-you-design-we-do-the-rest.html"},"modified":"2017-04-17T12:49:00","modified_gmt":"2017-04-17T16:49:00","slug":"why-open-a-shapeways-shop-you-design-we-do-the-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/why-open-a-shapeways-shop-you-design-we-do-the-rest","title":{"rendered":"Why Open a Shapeways Shop? You Design, We Do the Rest."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"\/gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\">Shapeways gallery<\/a> is full of amazing 3D printed products designed by individuals all around the world. Each time the one of their products sells they earn money while Shapeways takes care of the financial transaction, fabrication and distribution to the customer. A sweet deal for designers as they can simply do what they do best&#8230; design.<\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:24469 --><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"serendipity_image_center\" width=\"640\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Shapeways_shop_640.jpg\" title=\"Sell Your 3D Printed Designs on Shapeways\" alt=\"Sell Your 3D Printed Designs on Shapeways\"><\/p>\n<p>Opening a <a href=\"\/betashops\/faq_s_shops\" target=\"_blank\">Shapeways Shop<\/a> is free and anyone can do it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3dprinter.net\/shapeways-shop-profit-guide\" target=\"_blank\">3DPrinter.net<\/a> recently posted a great article on how and why to open a Shapeways shop. 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