How to Price Your Custom Merch Designs on Design Yangu (2026 Guide)
Not sure how to price your designs on Design Yangu? This complete guide shows Kenyan designers how to set prices, maximise earnings, and build a merch income stream in 2026.
Unadesign vizuri. You know that. But then comes the question that trips up nearly every Kenyan creative who tries to sell their work online:
Too low and you're working for nothing. Too high and nobody buys. And if you're just starting out on Design Yangu, it can feel like you're throwing darts in the dark.
This guide fixes that. We'll walk you through exactly how pricing works on Design Yangu, what other designers are charging, and how to find your sweet spot — the price where buyers click add to cart and you still walk away making real money.
The base cost — this is what Design Yangu charges to produce the item (printing, fabric, fulfilment). You never see this money; it's handled entirely by the platform.
Your markup — this is what you add on top of the base cost. This is your earnings. Your hustle money. Completely yours.
So when a buyer pays for your design, Design Yangu collects the full amount, covers the base cost, and sends your markup to you. Simple.
The higher your markup, the more you earn per sale. But the higher the total price, the fewer buyers you'll get. Finding the right balance is the whole game.