So, you want to start your own t-shirt line? Where do you start? What if you don’t have a lot of capital? We would like to introduce a program that we have been working on and it just might fit your niche! Here are some great steps that may take your idea “out of your mind… and into business!”
Step #1: Create a name for your line.
Believe it or not, your company names gives you direction and inspires others to look at your product!
Step #2: Create a logo (estimated $75+)
Create it yourself, or we can help or we can refer you to someone. Know what your budget is and go from there.
Step #3: Create a custom hang tag (design & print est $50-$75)
Adding your logo to the finished product is important. Hang tags are an inexpensive way to look professional. You also have the option of having your logo custom printed inside, but does cost more.
Step #4: Package it nicely. Wrap it in tissue, seal it with a logo label (1000 for $100 includes the design)
Professional presentation adds value to your product, it’s a basic part of business. You can purchase a ream of tissue (488 sheets for around $40, wrap your product nicely, seal it with a logo label and you have the look and feel of someone who has been in business for much longer.
Step #5: Create carbon less order forms with your logo (wholesale to retailers) Carbon less order forms are easy to create and you do not have to commit to hundreds.. in fact you can do as few as 10, but again, this provides you with a certain look.
Step #5b: Create a great website w/ shopping cart (retail) we work with some amazing web designers, my personal favorite is http://www.porchpuppyonline.com, the owner is known for working with small businesses on a budget OR
Step #5c: Create a retail sales slip (one-on-one retail sales or trunk shows) maybe you want to do boutique trunk shows or home shows, again, creating an order form that’s not hand written and that enables the client to keep a copy adds credibility.
Step #6: Start with a limited number of designs (we suggest 5)
It’s not about over extending yourself… its about pursuing your dream!
Step #7: Let us create samples (est 5 for $125, be sure to have them made in you and your families sizes), these will be used for web photos, sales fliers, sales kit, trunk shows, etc). From personal experience many years ago, I started out as a wanna be designer… had to get 4 dozen of the same design and I had no guarantees that it would sell… I still have some of those shirts. It is my vision to help others not make the same mistakes I did. It’s better to invest in one-of-a-kind and make your sales from that with minimal out-of-pocket expense.
Step #8: Create a drop ship program. We set a retail price with or without shipping, YOU market the product (wholesale or retail), we produce the order ON DEMAND, tag it, package it & blind ship it for YOU.
Drop Shipping is the future and we want to be one of the leading businesses producing amazing results and enabling people young and old to live their dream. Watch for Holt’s Designs… he’s 16 years old and launching his own t-shirt business all using designs he has hand-drawn himself!
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