我是如何在 24 小时内用 24 美元建立在线 T 恤业务的,第一天赚了 347 美元(以及你如何做到)
已发表: 2021-08-15对于许多企业家来说,他们的第一个在线业务是 T 恤业务。 回到互联网之前,许多企业家的第一家商店是柠檬水摊,但销售柠檬水并没有很好地跨界到数字世界,因此 T 恤商店最终成为在线等价物。
但为什么要开始 T 恤生意呢?
就像柠檬水摊一样,任何新手企业家都可以轻松上手。 它们可以通过有限数量的基础设施快速启动,而且基本上不需要资金——因此它们是任何企业家业务组合中的重要第一步。
由于这些原因,开办 T 恤业务往往会受到负面评价——任何人都可以做到,不需要任何火箭科学! 但是,这就是为什么我们认为 T 恤企业是创业生态系统的重要组成部分。 它们就像一个成人礼。 询问任何现代电子商务企业家,他们在职业生涯的某个阶段是否有过 T 恤业务,他们很可能会说是。
他们还会告诉您开展 T 恤业务教会他们的一切。
开办 T 恤业务是学习如何成为一名企业家的好地方——通过真正成为一名企业家! 你可以阅读尽可能多的关于创业的书籍和博客,收听所有的播客,并关注社交媒体上的所有励志账户,但如果你没有付诸实践,那么你仍然不是一个企业家。
通过开始 T 恤业务,您可以将您所知道的关于建立、启动和发展业务的所有知识付诸实践,此外您还可以在此过程中弄清楚您不知道的一切(这可能会超出您的预期) .
当您开始 T 恤业务时,它可能不会为您带来财富、名望和荣耀,但它会教您关于启动和运营业务的重要课程,而这些课程是您从书籍和博客中无法获得的——您可以申请任何未来的业务。 对于许多企业家来说,开办 T 恤业务奠定了技能、课程和经验的基础,这些基础是他们未来开展的所有其他业务的基础。
因此,让我们深入了解您需要了解的有关如何开展在线 T 恤业务的所有信息。
目录
- 从头开始开设在线 T 恤店
- 理查德如何在 24 小时内以 24 美元开始 T 恤业务
- 为什么您现在应该开始在线 T 恤业务
- 谁可以开始 T 恤业务
- 如何立即开始在线 T 恤业务
- 选择利基
- 寻找 T 恤供应商
- 创建您的 T 恤商业网站
- 创建您的 T 恤设计
- 我应该为我的 T 恤设计版权或商标吗?
- 我应该为我的 T 恤设计版权或商标吗?
- 我可以在我的 T 恤上使用受版权保护或商标的设计吗?
- 开展 T 恤业务的成本
- 开展 T 恤业务需要多少钱?
- 如何在没有钱的情况下开展 T 恤业务
- T恤生意能盈利吗?
- 你能卖多少钱卖 T 恤
- 如何获得您的第一件 T 恤销售
- 如果您的 T 恤业务没有任何销售该怎么办
- 在线 T 恤商业成功案例
- T 恤业务常见问题解答
- 如何开始 T 恤业务:快速分步分解
- 您是否需要营业执照才能在线销售 T 恤?
- 我需要什么才能开始 T 恤业务?
- 如何在家开展 T 恤业务?
- 如何开展 T 恤业务:分步视频
- 资源综述
- 结论
关键要点:
- 开办 T 恤业务很容易——几乎任何人都可以开办,而且只需不到 100 美元
- 开展 T 恤业务所需的只是 T 恤设计、T 恤打印机/代销商和销售产品的网站
- T 恤业务是电子商务企业家的成人礼——很多企业家都是从 T 恤业务开始他们的职业生涯的!
从头开始开设在线 T 恤店
该网站的创始人理查德从一家 T 恤店开始了他的电子商务生涯。 最初只是一个实验,看看他是否可以在 24 小时内建立和推出一个在线商店,但很快就爆炸了,远远不止这些。
果然,他在 24 小时内创建并推出了自己的商店,但他还在博客文章中记录了这个过程,向其他人展示他们也可以这样做。 人们喜欢它! 该帖子被分享了数千次,数十万人阅读了它。 有些人想买他的 T 恤,其他人也想开自己的 T 恤店。
但是,那是几年前的事了,从那时起,电子商务业务发生了很大变化。
现在,开始 T 恤业务变得更加容易! 企业家正在销售更多创意 T 恤设计和概念。 此外,运动衫、球帽、马克杯、手机壳等其他产品也更容易销售。 新企业家不再局限于将 T 恤业务作为他们的第一家商店,还有很多其他选择。
所以,让我们倒退几年,从头开始。 过去是怎样开始 T 恤生意的? 事情发生了怎样的变化?
背景故事
作为一名企业家,我发现什么都不做很难。 我总是想建造一些东西。 我需要建造一些东西。 这就是为什么在记录#TheGreatBuild 项目的过程中,我多次感到沮丧。
一天晚上,当我在等待并且我真的无法继续推进该项目时,我决定建立另一项电子商务业务。
对于那些可能只是第一次阅读我的博客并且不知道的人来说,我通过名为 #TheGreatBuild 的博客系列记录的我的新电子商务业务被称为 Finch Goods Co。很多人问我这个名字“ Finch”的由来以及为什么我选择 Finch Goods 作为我新业务的名称。 说实话,这是我长大的街道的名字。 这是我住的地方,我玩的地方,也是我最初十几次创业努力的地方,主要是柠檬水摊、蔬菜摊、临时曲棍球卡当铺和车库销售。 Finch Goods Co. 这个名字是对我早期创业时代的致敬。
Finch 也是最近的地铁/公交车站的名字,在我有车之前,它是我通往世界其他地方的入口。 如果我想去任何地方,我都会经过芬奇站。
由于我对 Finch 的情感依恋,我在 2 月下旬根据那个车站的排版、颜色和瓷砖图案设计了一件 T 恤。
快进
快进几个星期到四月的一个晚上。 我正在#TheGreatBuild 项目(Finch Goods Co.)上工作,并且即将启动。 然而,我被困住了。 一切都准备好了,只是我在等待一些我打算推出的库存。 我无事可做。
作为企业家,无所事事是一种可怕的感觉。 感觉与进步完全相反——可能是因为它是。 我越来越渴望启动 Finch Goods Co. 并且无法启动,我茫然地盯着我的电脑几分钟,直到我的屏幕变暗并进入睡眠状态。 在我屏幕的反射中,我看到了我的衬衫…… Finch。
想起我在衬衫上得到的一些赞美,我想知道人们是否真的对代表他们社区的超本地 T 恤感兴趣——一直到他们当地的地铁站。
验证
我确信人们对超本地 T 恤的想法很感兴趣。我们的城市绝对引以为豪,经过一些粗略的谷歌搜索,我没有发现类似的东西。 最接近的是一系列带有各种车站排版的乙烯基墙贴花。 在 Google 上搜索该公司的名称时,我发现了几篇关于他们的在线新闻文章。 他们已经经营了 5 年以上的业务,所以理论上,他们做得很好。
一想到要在尝试创办 Finch Goods Co. 的同时涉足一项新业务,这有点令人生畏。 此时我的时间非常有限……因此,我做出了决定; 如果我要建立一个新业务,必须有一些规则:
- 我有 24 小时的时间来构建它——不多也不少
- 一旦上线就必须完全自动化
在这些规则下,建立整个业务本质上本身就是验证。
是时候了…… 23:59
考虑到这些规则,有几件事需要弄清楚:
- #1:我打算使用哪个电子商务平台?
- #2:我如何打印 T 恤并以自动方式发货?
对我来说,#1 很容易。 除非 #2 迫使我的手转向另一个方向,否则我会使用 Shopify(Shopify 评论)。 这是我熟悉和喜爱的平台,它是最容易使用的(在我看来),它提供了最多的应用程序集成,我知道我很可能会在那里找到一家直销公司来为我打印和运送定制衬衫。
我立即前往 Shopify 应用商店并搜索“T 恤”。 搜索返回了大约六台 T 恤打印机/代销商。 在浏览了所有这些,他们的集成,他们的 T 恤选项和定价之后,我决定使用 Printful。 Printful 似乎拥有最无缝的集成、最好的衬衫选择和合理的定价。 如果我决定扩大我的产品供应,他们还可以打印其他产品,如帆布印花和袋子。
随着我的电子商务平台和 T 恤打印机/代销商的决定,是时候开始设计了。 现在,多伦多有 60 多个车站,我完全低估了设计所有 60 个车站的艰辛和疲惫。幸运的是,许多设计都有相似的风格。 在接下来的 6 个小时里,我为车站设计了几乎所有 60 件 T 恤。
完成所有 60 个设计后,我以为我已经完成了。 然而,我很快意识到很少有人会在不知道 T 恤上的外观的情况下购买设计。 考虑到这一点,我前往我最喜欢的平面设计市场 Creative Market。 我搜索了“T 恤模板”,很快就找到了一个 8 美元的非常漂亮的模板。
现在我有了 T 恤模板和我所有的 T 恤设计,这又是一个手动过程,将我的所有 60 个设计应用到 T 恤模板并保存每个文件。
完成我所有的 T 恤设计后,是时候建立网站了。 我注册了 Shopify 的 14 天试用版并开始工作。 我已经为 Finch Goods Co. 购买了一个 Shopify 主题,所以我想我也可以将它用于这个项目。 在为企业命名时,我知道有时需要数周时间,但我没有那么长时间。 我决定分配 3 分钟来命名这家企业。 尽管这很令人困惑(主要是为了我的朋友和家人),我还是决定将这家公司称为 Finch's。 再次,这是以我长大的街道命名的,这是离我童年家最近的地铁站,恰好 Finch 站是地铁线上的第一个站。
我将网站设计得尽可能简单,甚至保持与 Finch Goods Co 相同的配色方案。最耗时的部分是创建 60 种产品中的每一种并为每个产品上传正确的照片。 组织是关键。
最后,在喝了 5 杯咖啡并连续接近 14 小时之后,Finch's 诞生了:
在我推出和营销我的新在线商店之前的最后一步是将我的商店与 Printful (Printful Review) 集成。 这是一个足够简单的过程。 我安装了 Printful Shopify 应用程序,并从那里自动提取了我的所有产品。 那时我所要做的就是将设计文件上传到每个产品并选择我要使用的衬衫类型/款式。
营销
在这一点上,我很累,真的不知道我要为我的营销做什么。 然而,我确实记得,就在前一周,地铁庆祝了它的 60 周年。 我可以利用这个优势吗? 我在谷歌上做了一些搜索,看看谁报道了这个事件。 立刻有人吐槽:这是一个非常受欢迎的本地在线博客,他们刚刚写了一篇关于地铁系统 60 周年的文章。 我想那篇文章的作者可能想听听我新发布的衬衫。
我在 Twitter 上找到了作者,并询问了他的电子邮件地址。 那天晚上晚些时候,我给他发了电子邮件:
一个小时之内,他回答说又问了几个问题。 已经很晚了,我已经筋疲力尽了。 我决定把我的回答留到早上。 此外,在发布之前,我的 Shopify 帐户中还有一些事情需要设置。
第二天,我被手机里的电子邮件叮叮当当的声音吵醒了,*叮*……*叮*……*叮*。 无视前几句后,我终于翻了个身,查看了手机。 令我惊讶的是,这是一堆来自客户的电子邮件,询问我的衬衫、运输和定价……客户? 我还没正式上线呢!
我迅速打开我的笔记本电脑,发现我网站的流量激增。 虽然我还没有“正式”推出,但我的网站已经上线。 然而,我仍然没有打开结账功能,所以没有人能真正买到一件 T 恤。
广告
我的首要任务是打开结帐并完成测试订单,以确保一切正常。 在我这样做之后,我检查了流量来自哪里。 事实证明,作者在没有我的电子邮件回复的情况下继续发表了一篇关于我商店的帖子!
这是他的帖子:
我还收到了一些对与我的 T 恤系列合作和促销感兴趣的人的其他电子邮件。
此外,那天我还收到了一些来自 BlogTO 以及当地嘻哈广播电台和其他一些当地人的好评。
成本和销售
我已将这项 24 小时业务的总成本细分如下。 我的固定成本达到惊人的 24 美元。 我的可变成本是每件衬衫印刷 13 美元。 我的营业前 24 小时收入为 347.71 美元,总利润(前 24 小时内)为 210.71 美元
总成本:
16 美元的字体字体(固定成本)
8 美元的 T 恤样机模板(固定成本)
印刷 8 件 T 恤需要 104 美元,每件 T 恤 13 美元(可变成本)
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137 美元的总成本
前 24 小时的总收入:
347.71 美元
诚然,在最初媒体报道的销售额激增之后,销售额下降了。 事实上,自从第一个 24 小时销售期以来,我只赚了几百美元,然而,我什么都没做,一切都是 100% 自动化的。 我没有,而且我不需要登录任何东西来处理销售和订单。
往前走
自从我最初的电子邮件引发了我最初的销售以来,我没有为营销做任何其他事情。 那个博客文章每周继续提供少量销售。
我现在大部分时间都花在了我的新项目 Finch Goods Co. 上,所以我几乎没有时间做这个项目了。 但是,当我有时间时,我将专注于围绕我发现的一些关键字进行 SEO,我相信这些关键字有可能为寻找本地化多伦多 T 恤的人们提供源源不断的高质量流量。 同样,我想让这个项目尽可能自动化,因此 SEO 将成为实现这一目标的最大机会。
因此,如您所见,开展 T 恤业务是了解构建、启动和发展在线业务的诀窍的宝贵方式。 它适用于理查德,也适用于你。
为什么您现在应该开始在线 T 恤业务
我们发现在线创业者面临的最大问题是:
- 他们不知道在网上卖什么,所以他们花了几个月又几个月的时间寻找产品创意,然后放弃
- 如果他们确实找到了一个伟大的产品创意并开始了他们的第一个业务,他们不知道如何正确地营销他们的产品和业务以增加流量并将该流量转化为销售——因此一个伟大的产品或想法被浪费了
开展 T 恤业务有助于这两个因素。
首先,如果您正在努力寻找要销售的产品,您将自动拥有一种产品——T 恤。 它使选择产品创意变得简单。
其次,在线 T 恤业务为您提供了一种在将一些实时和金钱投入更严肃的业务之前开始了解和尝试在线营销的方法。
请记住,永远不要忘记,与仅通过阅读文章、博客、书籍和播客相比,您从实际创业中学到的知识要多 100 倍。 建立流量和学习转换流量的真实世界经验是无可替代的,从 T 恤业务开始可能是最好的起点之一。
谁可以开始 T 恤业务
关于开始在线 T 恤业务的最好的事情之一是什么?
几乎任何人都可以开始!
进入门槛要低得多,因为您不必从批发商那里购买一堆 T 恤,学习如何在上面丝网印刷设计,然后弄清楚如何将 T 恤运送给您的客户. 哦不,在线销售 T 恤现在是一个更加简化的过程,您甚至根本不需要亲自看到您的 T 恤。 它们可以制作并直接发送给您的客户,而无需您动动手指。
这对新企业家来说是个好消息,因为这意味着他们可以开始 T 恤业务并更轻松地涉足。
如果满足以下条件,您可以开展 T 恤业务:
- 你想要一个小项目
- 你想开始你的第一笔生意
- 你是学生
- 你是一个全职父母
- 你做另一份工作
- 你有一些空闲时间
- 你想尝试营销
- 你有一个很酷的T恤设计理念
- 你想创业然后卖掉它
- 你想创业然后发展它
- 你想制作自己的商品
- 你没有多少钱可以花在创业上
- 你几乎没有钱花在创业上
- 您想开办和经营一家只需最少维护工作的企业
- 您没有能力全职开始和经营在线业务
无论您出于何种原因,几乎任何人都可以开始 T 恤业务! 继续阅读接下来的部分,了解如何以很少的前期投资开始完全自动化的 T 恤业务,并且无需预先购买任何库存。
请记住,理查德以不到 150 美元的价格开始了他的 T 恤业务,所以这是可能的!
如何立即开始在线 T 恤业务
好吧,让我们进入细节。
这是您现在可以开始在线 T 恤业务的方法:
- 你需要一个利基
- 您需要 T 恤供应商
- 你需要一个网站
- 你需要T恤设计
而已! 只需三个主要步骤。
让我们进一步深入。
选择一个利基
在开始您的在线 T 恤业务之前,需要考虑一件重要的事情——您的细分市场。
选择利基对于在过度饱和的 T 恤行业取得成功绝对至关重要。 如果你不专注于你的利基市场,你的 T 恤设计和营销可能不会吸引你的核心受众,你也可能不会在市场上脱颖而出。
什么是利基?
利基是一群因共同利益而聚集在一起的人,这些人通常是更大市场的一个子集。
可以这样想:世界上的每个人都有兴趣,这些兴趣将它们(有意或无意)分类为利基。 利基足够具体,可以容纳大量的人,同时又不会太大或太宽。
例如,选择“女性”作为细分市场就太宽泛了。 女性对许多不同的事物感兴趣,她们的年龄、活动水平、地理位置各不相同,并且拥有不同的技能和价值观。 “女性”是一个市场,但不是一个利基市场。 “攀岩的女人”更具体,但不会太宽泛。 世界上有很大一部分人口符合这个利基市场的描述,但又没有太多限制。
为什么选择利基?
选择您的利基市场的目的是定义您的 T 恤会吸引的目标人群。
如果您没有利基市场,那么您将有太多的人尝试销售,这可能会变得势不可挡且徒劳无功。 定位广告活动变得困难,您的品牌可能会变得没有方向,并且没有可识别的热情来推动您的业务。
利基市场对他们的兴趣充满热情,因为他们对他们感兴趣! 如果您满足他们的兴趣,那么他们的社区很可能会将他们的热情扩展到您的业务。
寻找 T 恤供应商
一旦你知道你的目标利基是什么,你就需要采购你的产品! 没有要销售的产品,企业就什么都不是。
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因此,在这种情况下,您需要找到 T 恤。
幸运的是,那里有很多(我们的意思是很多! )T 恤供应商。 您可以在各个国家/地区找到供应商,销售各种材料、各种价位的各种 T 恤。
但是您需要将搜索范围缩小到符合您特定标准的供应商。
您希望您的 T 恤是特定款式(短款还是长款?)、特定颜色(中性色或亮色?)、特定面料(棉质或混纺?),或者满足特定规格(环保型)友好还是吸汗?)。 如果是这样,您就必须找到能够满足您设定的标准的供应商。
如果价格对您来说是一个重要因素,您可能希望专注于寻找位于制造成本低的地区的 T 恤供应商,因此生产产品的成本也会很低。 如果快速发货是您的首要任务,您可能希望与在大多数客户居住的地点设有履行仓库的供应商合作,以便他们更快地收到他们的产品。
最重要的是,对于新企业家,我们建议与提供直销的 T 恤供应商合作。
什么是直销?
这是 T 恤供应商为您处理制作、印刷、包装和运输 T 恤产品的整个过程。 他们处理所有后端工作,因此您可以专注于创建 T 恤设计、营销 T 恤和帮助客户。 它使您的业务开始和运营过程变得非常简单,这也是您无需预付资金即可开始 T 恤业务的方式。
当您与 T 恤代销商合作时,当客户向您购买一件 T 恤时,您只需从他们那里购买一件 T 恤! 大多数 T 恤代销商与最流行的电子商务平台(如 Shopify)集成,因此整个过程可以完全自动化,这意味着您不必将客户订单转发给您的代销商。 订单将从您的网站直接发送到您的代销商!
Dropshipping 是听起来好得令人难以置信的事情之一,但这是一个久经考验的过程。 几年前,Richard 开始他的 T 恤业务时,使用 Printful 代销他的 T 恤,从那以后它变得更好了! 现在, Printful 是世界上顶级的代销服务之一,他们在美国、加拿大、澳大利亚、墨西哥、西班牙、日本和拉脱维亚等国家/地区拥有遍布全球的仓库,因此客户可以快速收到订单。 他们还在全球范围内发货,他们提供大量不同的产品,因此您可以代销的不仅仅是 T 恤,如果您想帮助将您的产品创意变为现实,他们有一个团队可以与您合作来创建您的设计。
他们是提供全方位服务的直销服务,并且一直在添加新产品,因此在开始您的 T 恤业务时,他们是我们的最佳推荐。 如果您想了解更多关于它们的信息,请查看我们的 Printful Review。
但是,如果您想探索所有选项,请查看以下 T 恤代销商:
- Printful (Printful Review)
- 口袋
- 古腾
- 风筝
- 可穿墨
- 放大器
- 打印光环
- 打印
- 衬衫猴
- 对讲机
- T 恤和儿子
- 发球台
或者查看我们的直销供应商目录,了解更多供应商。
一旦您选择了 T 恤供应商,您就可以进行下一步。
创建您的 T 恤商业网站
您可以在许多可用的平台上出售 T 恤。
像 Teespring 这样的市场最近变得流行起来,但是,如果您想了解更多关于数字营销和品牌的信息,这样的选择并不理想。 选择像 Teespring 这样的市场平台意味着您的产品存在于 Teespring 平台上,因此您无法选择品牌自己的网站、深入了解您网站的分析或实施复杂的转换优化策略。
像 Teespring 这样的电子商务市场有一定的时间和地点——它们肯定有一些优势,比如能够快速吸引流量和销售——但如果你想真正了解电子商务的诀窍,我们会推荐下一个选项…
即选择托管电子商务平台。 如果您真的想建立品牌或了解更多关于数字营销、网站优化和销售策略的知识,那么您需要使用更具可定制性的选项,例如 Shopify、BigCommerce 或 Squarespace。
有很多托管电子商务平台,但我们的首选是 Shopify。 它们几乎是所有在线业务的最佳选择,而且由于它们是游戏中最大的参与者,因此您合作的任何 T 恤代销商都极有可能直接与 Shopify 集成,因此您可以实现销售流程的自动化。
在 Shopify 上设置您的网站也非常容易。 您不需要知道如何编码,甚至不需要知道如何设置网站——Shopify 会引导您完成整个过程。 它们旨在帮助对在线业务一无所知的人快速轻松地建立在线业务,但它们也足够强大,可以随着业务的增长而扩展。 Shopify 可以开设任何规模的在线商店,无论是当地的夫妻店,还是财富 500 强公司——它们几乎适合任何企业。
因此,对于您的 T 恤商店,我们建议在 Shopify 上进行设置。 您可以利用他们的 14 天免费试用在提交之前开始使用。 但是,如果您想探索所有选项,请在做出选择之前查看我们对所有最佳电子商务平台的汇总。
创建您的 T 恤设计
一旦您有了 T 恤供应商,并且您知道要在何处开店,就该确定您希望 T 恤的外观了。
您的 T 恤设计是您业务中非常重要的一部分——它们本质上是将您与所有其他 T 恤商店或零售商区分开来的原因,因此值得为您的 T 恤设计付出努力。
这些是您的选择:
- 创建您自己的 T 恤设计
- 从艺术家/创意人那里购买设计
- 委托艺术家/创意为您创作设计
根据您的预算和设计理念,这些选项之一可能比其他选项更适合您,因此请仔细考虑。
创建您自己的 T 恤设计
如果您是艺术家或创意人士,您可能想要创建自己的设计或已经拥有可以打印在 T 恤上的设计。 如果是这样的话,那就创造你自己的 T 恤设计吧!
如果您想创建自己的 T 恤设计但不确定如何制作,请查看 Skillshare 上的课程以了解如何制作自己的设计。 您可以在纸上创建设计,然后将它们扫描到您的计算机上以制作数字文件,或者您可以从一开始就创建数字设计。
购买 T 恤设计
如果您不想创建自己的设计,但又不想聘请设计师来创建它们,您可以在 Creative Market、GraphicRiver 或 Designious 等网站上从创作者那里购买设计。 有很多不同的选项可供选择,在大多数情况下,您甚至可以对设计进行小的编辑,以根据您的需要进行定制。 但请记住,您需要购买商业许可选项才能将设计包含在您销售的 T 恤上,并且您必须遵守许可规则。
还要记住,这些市场对任何人开放,因此其他人可能会使用相同的设计并销售带有设计的自己的产品——因此它们不会是您或您的企业所独有的。
聘请 T 恤设计师
最后一个选择是聘请一位可以为您设计 T 恤的设计师。 这可能是三者中最昂贵的选择,然而,它可能会给你带来很好的结果,并确保你的设计比从公共市场购买它们更加定制。
如果您想聘请设计师,请尝试以下服务:
- 运球
- 比安
- 五福
- 加班
- 自由职业者
- 埃兰斯
平面设计师将能够采纳您的设计理念并将其变为现实,这样您就可以销售您想要销售的确切类型的 T 恤。 那里有各种各样的设计师,所以无论你想要抽象的 T 恤设计,T 恤都会很酷的字体,在你的 T 恤上打印插图,在你的 T 恤上打印图案,或者任何你能想到的—您很可能会找到完美的设计师来创造您正在寻找的东西。
为了让您的 T 恤设计从一件到另一件保持一致,请为每个设计与同一设计师合作。 它将有助于为您的 T 恤赋予某种外观,从而帮助您建立一个可识别的品牌。 另一方面,如果您想要更多不同的选择来保持新鲜有趣,请为每个设计与不同的设计师合作,为您的客户提供更多选择! 这是您的 T 恤业务,因此您可以随心所欲。
寻找 T 恤样机
设置 T 恤商店的另一部分是创建产品图片以将您的 T 恤销售给您的客户。 您可以随时从您的 T 恤供应商处订购样品,这样您就可以亲自查看您的 T 恤并在模型上拍摄(Printful 允许您以折扣价打印样品,以便您可以这样做!)但如果您是在时间或预算有限的情况下,还有另一种选择。
使用 T 恤样机让您的 T 恤设计栩栩如生 - 无需亲自购买或拍摄 T 恤!
如果您像 Richard 一样即将推出产品而没有时间订购 T 恤并等待它们到货,或者您想保持较低的启动预算而不订购样品,那么这是一个不错的选择你的 T 恤。
T 恤样机使您无需亲眼就能将 T 恤设计变为现实。
如果您正在寻找免费的 T 恤样机选项,Printful 的样机生成器是您的最佳选择。 它可以在模型上创建 T 恤样机模型、模型上的 T 恤样机,甚至是生活方式 T 恤样机。 It's a super quick, budget-friendly option and it's the option Richard chose when he was getting his product photos ready for his t-shirt store.
You can also purchase t-shirt mockups for a nominal fee (usually less than $10) from sites like Creative Market, Fiverr t-shirt mockups, GraphicRiver T-Shirt Mockups, and Design Bolts—50 T-Shirt Mockups if you can't seem to find what you're looking for on Printful's Mockup Generator.
There are literally hundreds of t-shirt mock-up templates available online, both free and paid, so you should be able to find something that works for your business and your budget!
Should I Copyright My T-Shirt Designs? Should I Trademark My T-Shirt Designs?
First of all, what are copyrights and trademarks?
- Trademarks apply to identifying elements of a brand such as a logo
- Copyrights apply to literary and artistic works such as designs, books, and video
Should I Copyright or Trademark My T-Shirt Designs?
The super common questions of whether to copyright your t-shirt designs or trademark your t-shirt designs can be answered simply: In our opinion, no.
If you're wondering whether you should copyright your t-shirt designs or trademark your t-shirt designs, we suggest not doing so. 为什么? The short answer is that you automatically own any copyrights to designs you've created without having to officially register that copyright, and trademarks are expensive, time-consuming, and don't give you benefits in all jurisdictions.
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Plus, when you register a trademark you have the obligation to defend that trademark, so you have the responsibility to hold people/businesses accountable if they infringe on your trademark which can lead to taking legal action (aka, more time and money) in future.
Copyrights and trademarks may be a good fit for you if you have something really important to protect, in which case seek advice from local counsel, however, for the average person we don't suggest pursuing official copyrights or trademarks.
Can I Use Copyrighted or Trademarked Designs on My T-Shirts?
Again, the answer is likely no.
If you want to use copyrighted or trademarked designs on your t-shirts, you need to have express written permission from the owner of the copyright or trademark. Printing copyrighted or trademarked material on your t-shirt without the owner's permission could possibly lead to legal action, which can be costly and time-consuming.
If you're not sure whether a design you want to use is copyrighted or trademarked, reach out to the owner to see if it's in the public domain or if you can use the design on your own products. If you can't find the owner or when in doubt, don't use the design. It's not worth any legal ramifications for infringing on a copyright or trademark.
It's worth remembering that copyrights and trademarks can extend not only to images and works of art, but to fonts, icons, illustrations, memes, quotes, and sayings, as well as brands. Just because you don't know the source of a quote, image, meme, illustration, or something like an icon or font character seems too simple to be copyrighted or trademarked, it doesn't mean that it's free game to use.
The general rule of thumb here is if you haven't created it , then don't use it on your products .
This extends to your product photos and marketing materials, too. If you haven't paid for a t-shirt mockup, or used a t-shirt mockup that you know is free to use, or worked with a model to create your product photos, then don't put your t-shirt design on an image and use it on your site.
People own the copyright to their own images, even if they're on Instagram or Pinterest and even if you don't know who the original source is, so don't overlay your t-shirt design on someone else's image and then upload it to your site because that's also likely an infringement on someone's copyright.
This might seem confusing or like a lot of information but again remember:
- Don't use a design, image, illustration, font, or icon on your t-shirt if you haven't created it
- Don't use a design, image, illustration, font, or icon on your t-shirt if you didn't purchase the commercial rights to use it
- Don't use a design, image, illustration, font, or icon on your t-shirt if you didn't commission a designer, artist, or creator to create them for you for commercial purposes
- Don't put your designs on images that you don't own or haven't created (even if the images come from Instagram or Pinterest or Google and/or you don't know who the creator of the image is)
- Don't use quotes that you haven't created (yes, quotes are copyrighted work, even sometimes if they come from unknown sources)
- Memes can be copyrighted works, too
- Don't use copyrighted or trademarked brand slogans, images, logos, or assets of any kind
- When in doubt, err on the side of caution and don't use a work that isn't yours
- If unsure, try to contact the owner/creator of whatever asset you want to use in your design
It's better to be safe than sorry in the matters of copyright and trademark infringement, so conduct your own due diligence and contact qualified professionals if need be.
Check out these online legal resources for qualified legal advice, if need be:
- Lawtrades (USA)
- Clarity (Worldwide)
- Ownr (Canada)
- Rocket Lawyer (USA, UK, Spain, France, The Netherlands)
The Cost of Starting a T-Shirt Business
If you're new to ecommerce or just starting a t-shirt business for the first time, you might be wondering how much it costs to start a t-shirt business.
让我们进入它。
How Much Does it Cost to Start a T-Shirt Business?
T-shirt businesses can be started on a very small budget, especially if you're working with a t-shirt dropshipper to supply your products.
These are the main costs:
- The cost of setting up your website (an ecommerce platform like Shopify costs $29/month but remember that they offer a 14-day free trial)
- The cost of making your t-shirt designs (this can be free if you make them yourself)
- The cost of t-shirt product photo mockups (this can be free if you use the Printful Mockup Generator)
- The cost of marketing (this can be free if you use social media)
- The cost of your t-shirts (if you use a dropshipper, you only have to purchase t-shirts once a customer has actually placed an order, meaning you don't have to purchase any inventory upfront
How Can I Start My Own T-Shirt Business with No Money?
To start a t-shirt business with no money or very little money, you'll need to create your own t-shirt designs, use a dropshipper like Printful so you don't have to purchase any inventory upfront, and you'll have to make your own product photos.
You can make your own product photos for free by using Printful's Mockup Generator. All you have to do is upload your t-shirt designs to one of their t-shirt mockups and you'll have a product photo-ready in seconds!
You'll also have to have some sort of website to sell your t-shirt on, which will be hard to find for free. Shopify offers a 14-day free trial, but after that, you'll have to commit to a paid plan (which costs $29/month).
Alternatively, you could use WordPress.org if you can figure out how to set up your own self-hosted website, but you'll have to pay for hosting (we recommend Kinsta. Read our full Kinsta Review here to find out why). You could also use a site like Carrd (Carrd Review), which may not give you all the ecommerce functionalities that a Shopify site would, but it costs $19.99/year instead.
Is a T-Shirt Business Profitable?
Yes, t-shirt businesses can be profitable! Like any business, you control the expenses that cost your business money and the prices you charge your customers, so all it takes is some basic bookkeeping and smart business financial strategies to make your t-shirt business profitable.
If you want your t-shirt business to be profitable, minimize your expenses and make sure your t-shirt prices cover all your expenses. Don't forget to leave room for profit to be leftover!
If you use a t-shirt dropshipping supplier like Printful, they will tell you the recommended retail price (RRP) for each product, so you'll have an idea of how much to charge for each item and how much profit you'll make from it. This is a great guideline to go off of, but still keep your own expenses in mind! You're in control of your expenses and product prices—so make sure you have a good handle on those so you can keep your profits in good standing.
For business pricing strategies, check out this post.
How Much Can You Make Selling T-Shirts?
There's no limit to how much you can earn selling t-shirts! How much you earn will be directly impacted by how many t-shirts you sell and what your product prices are, so keep those factors in mind.
If you want to earn a lot selling t-shirts online, set some goals! Market your products and your store so you can get more traffic to your site because the more people you have landing on your site, the more products you're likely to sell. And by keeping your prices at a point where you can cover all your business expenses and still have profit left over, the more likely you'll be to earn even more.
These are the considerations it takes to run a business—any business, not just a t-shirt business—so this creates a great learning opportunity. If you're a new entrepreneur, these are great questions to be asking and important things to be implementing on your site, so pay particular attention to the lessons you learn here.
How to Get Your First T-Shirt Sales: Marketing Your T-Shirt Business
Once your t-shirt business is up and running, it's time to get some traffic!
These are some tactics you can use to drive traffic to your t-shirt store so you can get your first sales…
Build an Audience
Don't underestimate the power of social media! Platforms like Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok are free to use and by simply posting great content, you can build up an audience around your t-shirt business. If you aren't sure what to post, check out your competitors to see what they're doing and not doing so you can fill in the gaps.
Sell to the Audience You Already Have
If you're already on social media, then you already have an audience (no matter how small!) so share your products on your social channels. This might not grow your business, but it might get you your first sale.
Sell to Your Friends & Family
Most entrepreneurs got their first sales from their friends and family—so reach out to yours and get them to shout you out to their social media followers!
Find Your Niche Online & Hang Out There
Where do your customers like to hang out online? Do they congregate in certain Facebook groups, in specific subreddits, on Discord channels, or particular websites or social media channels?
Find out where they hang out and make your presence known!
Don't be spammy, but rather try to make genuine connections with the people there. Eventually, they may become your customers.
Pay for Ads on Social Media
If you have the budget, throw up some ads on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, or TikTok and see how they go! Make sure that you know your niche well so you can target them as accurately as possible.
Work with Influencers (& Micro-Influencers)
Influencers are a powerful way to get your product in front of your target audience, so make use of it!
Working with influencers requires some kind of budget, but if you don't have a marketing budget right now, you could always send your t-shirt to an influencer no-strings-attached and see if the influencer wears your shirt in one of their posts, or recommends it to their followers. There's no guarantee they'll share it with their followers, but it might be worth a try! It's worth reaching out to micro-influencers too (influencers with less than 50,000 followers) as they can often have very engaged followings, even if they are small.
Optimize Your Site for SEO
SEO is one of the best organic marketing tactics you can use on your site, so make sure you optimize it. Plus, SEO is free and once you learn the ropes, it's easy to implement so there really is no downside.
Check out our post on SEO Optimization for Ecommerce Stores to learn what you can do to boost the chances of your t-shirt store landing on the first page of Google search results.
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What to Do if Your T-Shirt Business Isn't Getting Any Sales
If this is your first t-shirt business then it's possible that you might have difficulties getting some sales at first—but, don't get frustrated. Every business goes through these growing pains.
To get more sales coming in when you aren't getting any, all it might take is some small edits or changes to get the ball rolling! It's a learning process, so don't get too discouraged.
Here are some ideas…
Regroup
First, try to identify the problem. It could be anything from poor product photos, expensive shipping fees, a confusing website, poor-quality t-shirt designs, overpriced t-shirts, lack of exposure, poor SEO, inauthentic content, an unconvincing brand story, or a combination of any of these factors.
Take a hard look at every aspect of your business and figure out what changes can be made. Figure out what's not working so you can fix it!
Retarget
Next, ask yourself if you're targeting the right market.
Re-examine your chosen niche and figure out if your t-shirt products directly add value to it, or if you've begun to stray away from your niche in any way. Or, perhaps you've been marketing to the wrong niche entirely and need to pick a new one, or narrow-in even further.
Figuring out whether you're targeting the right niche might take some time but finding out where your brand fits in the market can be the difference between getting no sales, and getting a lot of sales. So, it's worth your while!
Remarket
It's easier and cheaper to sell to current customers than it is to acquire new ones. You have a t-shirt business and people typically wear more than one t-shirt in their day-to-day lives so that means you have the opportunity to sell more than one of your products to your customers.
Utilize that opportunity!
Create an incentive for your customers to purchase again from you whether that be a stellar unboxing experience, a packing insert with a discount code for their next order (Printful enables you to send branded packing inserts), or create fun new products often so your customers can get excited about them. Do what you need to do to make your audience want to purchase from you again.
Online T-Shirt Business Success Stories
IconSpeak
This is perhaps one of the most clever t-shirt designs created in recent memory.
Before you travel, pick up a t-shirt from IconSpeak to help you communicate with the locals no matter where you are. Languages may not be universal, but oftentimes we can figure out what others are trying to say based on pictures, and the t-shirts from IconSpeak come with 39 of the most essential travel icons so you can break through any language barrier and get directions to wherever you need to go.
Including universally recognizable icons for Wi-Fi, coffee, food, lodgings, and washrooms (to name a few), the IconSpeak t-shirt can be one of the best things you wear on your travels.
IconSpeak started just by selling t-shirts, but they've expanded to selling other products like tote bags, phone cases, hats, and more!
健身鲨鱼
Did you know that Gymshark started off selling t-shirts? The brand's founder, Ben Francis, started printing t-shirts himself in his mother's garage when he was just 19 years old and since then, has grown the brand into something much more—a fitness clothing empire valued at over 1 billion British Pounds.
While Gymshark sells more than just t-shirts at this point and is a fully-fledged direct-to-consumer brand and one of Shopify's most successful stores, selling t-shirts is how the brand started—proving that starting a t-shirt business can lead to something much bigger and better.
Point 5cc
Another brand that started by the founder printing t-shirts by hand, Aydian Dowling started Point 5cc as a t-shirt brand that shares trans-positive messages.
Dowling originally started selling t-shirts with the intention of raising money for his own gender-affirming surgery and planned to close up shop when his goal was reached. However, after a few months, he built up a community of customers so supportive and enthusiastic that he's kept Point 5cc up and running ever since.
Due to all the support, Dowling also set up a non-profit that supports transgender people in need, showing that t-shirt brands can contribute to a mission and community far bigger than themselves.
More inspiration for t-shirt brands can be found here:
- Kickstarter T-Shirt Campaigns
- Redbubble Popular
- SnorgTees Best Sellers
- Teespring
- Zazzle Popular
T-Shirt Business FAQs
Still have questions about how to start a t-shirt business? Check out these FAQs.
How Do I Start an Online T-Shirt Business? Quick Step-by-Step Breakdown
- Pick a niche market
- Pick a t-shirt supplier
- Create your t-shirt designs
- Build a website
- Drive traffic to your site
- 进行第一次销售
- Build an audience
- Continue building your t-shirt brand & business
We cover these steps throughout this post, so scroll up to each section to find out more.
Do You Need a Business License to Sell T-Shirts Online?
This can vary depending on where you're located, but in general, most businesses whether online or not, need a business license. In some areas, however, you may not need to apply for a business license until your business reaches a certain revenue threshold.
If you operate a business without the proper license you may be subject to fees or fines. Obtaining a business license should be fairly easy in most areas, so check the necessary authorities in your area to find out where to get a business license.
We're not qualified professionals in this area and business license requirements will depend on your area or region, so conduct your own due diligence and consult the relevant authorities in your jurisdiction for more information.
- USA: US Small Business Association
- Canada: Canadian Government Website
- UK: UK Government Website
- Australia: ABLIS
What Do I Need to Start a T-Shirt Business?
To start a t-shirt business, you need these things:
- A website (like Shopify)
- T-shirt designs
- A t-shirt printer or dropshipper (like Printful)
- Product photos (t-shirt mockups)
- A marketing plan (like our 52 Week Marketing Plan)
You don't need a lot to start a t-shirt business—basically just t-shirts and a website to sell your t-shirts on. It's possible to start a t-shirt business with the bare minimum and working with a dropshipper like Printful makes it even easier to do that.
How to Start a T-Shirt Business at Home?
To start a t-shirt business from home, work with a t-shirt dropshipper so you don't have to stock any inventory or ship any orders.
A t-shirt dropshipper makes starting and running a t-shirt business from home super easy, so if that's your plan then we recommend working with a dropshipper like Printful.
How to Start a T-Shirt Business: Step-By-Step Video
Learn how to start a t-shirt business in this step-by-step video!
Resource Roundup
These are the resources we mentioned in this post so that you can find them easily and build your own online t-shirt store, fast!
- Build your t-shirt store with:
- Shopify (use their 14-day free trial)
- Check out these other Shopify resources:
- Shopify 应用商店
- Printful Shopify App
- Shopify 主题商店
- Shopify Review
- Build your t-shirt store on a self-hosted website with these resources:
- WordPress.org
- Why Use WordPress for Ecommerce Stores
- Kinsta (Kinsta Review)
- Carrd (Carrd Review)
- The Best Hosted & Self-Hosted Ecommerce Platforms
- 12 Open-Source Ecommerce Platforms
- Choose a t-shirt printer/dropshipper:
- Printful (Printful Review)
- Spocket(Spocket 评论)
- 古腾
- Kite.ly
- Inkthreadable
- Amplifier
- Print Aura
- 打印
- Shirt Monkey
- Tee Talkies
- T-Shirt & Sons
- Teespring
- Find more dropshippers and learn more about dropshipping here:
- Finding Dropshipping Suppliers + Free Dropshipping Supplier Directory
- Dropshipping 101: What is Dropshipping?
- 直销供应商名录
- Use these t-shirt mockup and product photo generators:
- Printful Mockup Generator
- Fiverr T-Shirt Mockups
- GraphicRiver T-Shirt Mockups
- Design Bolts 50+ T-Shirt Mockups
- Create t-shirt designs with these resources:
- 创意市场
- 图河
- Designious
- 200 多个免费和高级图形设计资源
- Or hire freelance artists to create t-shirt designs for you:
- 运球
- 比安
- 五福
- 加班
- 自由职业者
- Elance
- Take these Skillshare courses to learn more:
- A Staple of Branding: How to Start Your Fashion Company by Jeff Staple
- Hey, Cool Shirt: Designing Effective T-shirt Graphics by Chris Delorenzo
- Skillshare
- Get business license information here:
- USA: US Small Business Association
- Canada: Canadian Government Website
- UK: UK Government Website
- Australia: ABLIS
- Get legal advice and resources here:
- Lawtrades (USA)
- Clarity (Worldwide)
- Ownr (Canada)
- Rocket Lawyer (USA, UK, Spain, France, The Netherlands)
- Check out these t-shirt business success stories:
- IconSpeak
- 健身鲨鱼
- Point 5cc
- Get more t-shirt business inspiration here:
- Printful's Customer Success Stories
- Kickstarter T-Shirt Campaigns
- Redbubble Popular
- SnorgTees Best Sellers
- Teespring
- Zazzle Popular
- These resources from us might make building your t-shirt business even easier:
- How to Start a T-Shirt Business Webinar
- 500 Ecommerce Niches Guide
- Build a Better Brand: Ecommerce Branding Guide
- 直销供应商名录
- Clothing Suppliers Directory
- 制造商名录
- 批发供应商名录
- How to Find and Work with Private Label Suppliers
- Private Label Suppliers Directory
- START: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Getting Started in Ecommerce
- One Page Ecommerce Business Plan
- 52 Week Marketing Plan
- 在 SERP 中获取在线商店的电子商务 SEO 策略
结论
你有它。 Richard built a new t-shirt business in 24-hours with only $24 and was able to generate over $300 in sales in the first day. He did it with the bare minimum on a tight time schedule, and you can do it, too!
Granted, a t-shirt business alone may never make an entrepreneur rich and famous. However, as we pointed out before, we firmly believe that a t-shirt business serves its purpose in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, even if that purpose is just to practice for something bigger and better.
Now it's your turn. If you've been thinking about starting an online business but have been stuck in the “I don't know what to sell” stage for more than a few months, then we are challenging you to build a t-shirt business, for no reason other than to start. Start building something, start marketing something, start converting something. Just start something.
开始。 去!
