我是如何在 24 小時內用 24 美元建立在線 T 卹業務的,第一天賺了 347 美元(以及你如何做到)
已發表: 2021-08-15對於許多企業家來說,他們的第一個在線業務是 T 卹業務。 回到互聯網之前,許多企業家的第一家商店是檸檬水攤,但銷售檸檬水並沒有很好地跨界到數字世界,因此 T 卹商店最終成為在線等價物。
但為什麼要開始 T 卹生意呢?
就像檸檬水攤一樣,任何新手企業家都可以輕鬆上手。 它們可以通過有限數量的基礎設施快速啟動,而且基本上不需要資金——因此它們是任何企業家業務組合中的重要第一步。
由於這些原因,開辦 T 卹業務往往會受到負面評價——任何人都可以做到,不需要任何火箭科學! 但是,這就是為什麼我們認為 T 卹企業是創業生態系統的重要組成部分。 它們就像一個成人禮。 詢問任何現代電子商務企業家,他們在職業生涯的某個階段是否有過 T 卹業務,他們很可能會說是。
他們還會告訴您開展 T 卹業務教會他們的一切。
開辦 T 卹業務是學習如何成為一名企業家的好地方——通過真正成為一名企業家! 你可以閱讀盡可能多的關於創業的書籍和博客,收聽所有的播客,並關注社交媒體上的所有勵志賬戶,但如果你沒有付諸實踐,那麼你仍然不是一個企業家。
通過開始 T 卹業務,您可以將您所知道的關於建立、啟動和發展業務的所有知識付諸實踐,此外您還可以在此過程中弄清楚您不知道的所有內容(可能會超出您的預期) .
當您開始 T 卹業務時,它可能不會為您帶來財富、名望和榮耀,但它會教您關於啟動和運營業務的重要課程,而這些課程是您從書籍和博客中無法獲得的——您可以申請任何未來的業務。 對於許多企業家來說,開辦 T 卹業務奠定了技能、課程和經驗的基礎,這些基礎是他們未來開展的所有其他業務的基礎。
因此,讓我們深入了解您需要了解的有關如何開展在線 T 卹業務的所有信息。
目錄
- 從頭開始開設在線 T 卹店
- 理查德如何在 24 小時內以 24 美元開始 T 卹業務
- 為什麼您現在應該開始在線 T 卹業務
- 誰可以開始 T 卹業務
- 如何立即開始在線 T 卹業務
- 選擇利基
- 尋找 T 卹供應商
- 創建您的 T 卹商業網站
- 創建您的 T 卹設計
- 我應該為我的 T 卹設計版權或商標嗎?
- 我應該為我的 T 卹設計版權或商標嗎?
- 我可以在我的 T 恤上使用受版權保護或商標的設計嗎?
- 開展 T 卹業務的成本
- 開展 T 卹業務需要多少錢?
- 如何在沒有錢的情況下開展 T 卹業務
- T卹生意能盈利嗎?
- 你能賣多少錢賣 T 卹
- 如何獲得您的第一件 T 卹銷售
- 如果您的 T 卹業務沒有任何銷售該怎麼辦
- 在線 T 卹商業成功案例
- T 卹業務常見問題解答
- 如何開始 T 卹業務:快速分步分解
- 您是否需要營業執照才能在線銷售 T 卹?
- 我需要什麼才能開始 T 卹業務?
- 如何在家開展 T 卹業務?
- 如何開展 T 卹業務:分步視頻
- 資源綜述
- 結論
關鍵要點:
- 開辦 T 卹業務很容易——幾乎任何人都可以開辦,而且只需不到 100 美元就可以開始
- 開展 T 卹業務所需的只是 T 卹設計、T 卹打印機/代銷商和銷售產品的網站
- T 卹業務是電子商務企業家的成人禮——很多企業家都是從 T 卹業務開始他們的職業生涯的!
從頭開始開設在線 T 卹店
該網站的創始人理查德從一家 T 卹店開始了他的電子商務生涯。 最初只是一個實驗,看看他是否可以在 24 小時內建立和推出一個在線商店,但很快就爆炸了,遠遠不止這些。
果然,他在 24 小時內創建並推出了自己的商店,但他還在博客文章中記錄了這個過程,向其他人展示他們也可以這樣做。 人們喜歡它! 該帖子被分享了數千次,數十萬人閱讀了它。 有些人想買他的 T 卹,其他人也想開自己的 T 卹店。
但是,那是幾年前的事了,從那時起電子商務業務發生了很大變化。
現在,開始 T 卹業務變得更加容易! 企業家正在銷售更多創意 T 卹設計和概念。 此外,運動衫、球帽、馬克杯、手機殼等其他產品也更容易銷售。 新企業家不再局限於將 T 卹業務作為他們的第一家商店,還有很多其他選擇。
所以,讓我們倒退幾年,從頭開始。 過去是怎樣開始 T 卹生意的? 事情發生了怎樣的變化?
背景故事
作為一名企業家,我發現什麼都不做很難。 我總是想建造一些東西。 我需要建造一些東西。 這就是為什麼在記錄#TheGreatBuild 項目的過程中,我多次感到沮喪。
一天晚上,當我在等待並且我真的無法繼續推進該項目時,我決定建立另一項電子商務業務。
對於那些可能只是第一次閱讀我的博客並且不知道的人來說,我通過名為 #TheGreatBuild 的博客系列記錄的我的新電子商務業務被稱為 Finch Goods Co。很多人問我這個名字“ Finch”來自以及我為什麼選擇 Finch Goods 作為我新業務的名稱。 說實話,這是我長大的街道的名字。 這是我住的地方,我玩的地方,也是我最初十幾次創業努力的地方,主要是檸檬水攤、蔬菜攤、臨時曲棍球卡當舖和車庫銷售。 Finch Goods Co. 這個名字是對我早期創業時代的致敬。
Finch 也是最近的地鐵/公交車站的名字,在我有車之前,它是我通往世界其他地方的入口。 如果我想去任何地方,我都會經過芬奇站。
由於我對 Finch 的情感依戀,我在 2 月下旬根據那個車站的排版、顏色和瓷磚圖案設計了一件 T 卹。
快進
快進幾個星期到四月的一個晚上。 我正在#TheGreatBuild 項目(Finch Goods Co.)上工作,並且即將啟動。 然而,我被困住了。 一切都準備好了,只是我在等待一些我打算推出的庫存。 我無事可做。
作為企業家,無所事事是一種可怕的感覺。 感覺與進步完全相反——可能是因為它是。 我越來越渴望啟動 Finch Goods Co. 並且無法啟動,我茫然地盯著我的電腦幾分鐘,直到我的屏幕變暗並進入睡眠狀態。 在我屏幕的反射中,我看到了我的襯衫…… Finch。
想起我在襯衫上得到的一些讚美,我想知道人們是否真的對代表他們社區的超本地 T 卹感興趣——一直到他們當地的地鐵站。
驗證
我確信人們對超本地 T 恤的想法很感興趣。我們的城市絕對引以為豪,經過一些粗略的谷歌搜索,我沒有發現類似的東西。 最接近的是一系列帶有各種車站排版的乙烯基牆貼花。 在 Google 上搜索該公司的名稱時,我發現了幾篇關於他們的在線新聞文章。 他們已經經營了 5 年以上的業務,所以理論上,他們做得很好。
一想到要在仍然嘗試推出 Finch Goods Co. 的同時從事一項新業務,這有點令人生畏。 此時我的時間非常有限……因此,我做出了決定; 如果我要建立一個新業務,必須有一些規則:
- 我有 24 小時的時間來構建它——不多也不少
- 一旦上線就必須完全自動化
在這些規則下,建立整個業務本質上本身就是驗證。
是時候了…… 23:59
考慮到這些規則,有幾件事需要弄清楚:
- #1:我打算使用哪個電子商務平台?
- #2:我如何打印 T 卹並以自動方式發貨?
對我來說,#1 很容易。 除非 #2 迫使我的手轉向另一個方向,否則我會使用 Shopify(Shopify 評論)。 這是我熟悉和喜愛的平台,它是最容易使用的(在我看來),它提供了最多的應用程序集成,我知道我很可能會在那裡找到一家直銷公司來為我打印和運送定制襯衫。
我立即前往 Shopify 應用商店並蒐索“T 卹”。 搜索返回了大約六台 T 卹打印機/代銷商。 在瀏覽了所有這些,他們的集成,他們的 T 卹選項和定價之後,我決定使用 Printful。 Printful 似乎擁有最無縫的集成、最好的襯衫選擇和合理的定價。 如果我決定擴大我的產品供應,他們還可以打印其他產品,如帆布印花和袋子。
隨著我的電子商務平台和 T 卹打印機/代銷商的決定,是時候開始設計了。 現在,多倫多有 60 多個車站,我完全低估了設計所有 60 個車站的艱辛和疲憊。幸運的是,許多設計都有相似的風格。 在接下來的 6 個小時裡,我為車站設計了幾乎所有 60 件 T 卹。
完成所有 60 個設計後,我以為我已經完成了。 然而,我很快意識到很少有人會在不知道 T 恤上的外觀的情況下購買設計。 考慮到這一點,我前往我最喜歡的平面設計市場 Creative Market。 我搜索了“T 卹模板”,很快就找到了一個 8 美元的非常漂亮的模板。
現在我有了 T 卹模板和我所有的 T 卹設計,這又是一個手動過程,將我的所有 60 個設計應用到 T 卹模板並保存每個文件。
完成我所有的 T 卹設計後,是時候建立網站了。 我註冊了 Shopify 的 14 天試用版並開始工作。 我已經為 Finch Goods Co. 購買了一個 Shopify 主題,所以我想我也可以將它用於這個項目。 在為企業命名時,我知道有時需要數週時間,但我沒有那麼長時間。 我決定分配 3 分鐘來命名這家企業。 儘管這很令人困惑(主要是為了我的朋友和家人),我還是決定將這家公司稱為 Finch's。 再次,這是以我長大的街道命名的,這是離我童年家最近的地鐵站,恰好 Finch 站是地鐵線上的第一個站。
我將網站設計得盡可能簡單,甚至保持與 Finch Goods Co 相同的配色方案。最耗時的部分是創建 60 種產品中的每一種並為每個產品上傳正確的照片。 組織是關鍵。
最後,在喝了 5 杯咖啡並連續接近 14 小時之後,Finch's 誕生了:
在我推出和營銷我的新在線商店之前的最後一步是將我的商店與 Printful (Printful Review) 集成。 這是一個足夠簡單的過程。 我安裝了 Printful Shopify 應用程序,並從那裡自動提取了我的所有產品。 那時我所要做的就是將設計文件上傳到每個產品並選擇我要使用的襯衫類型/款式。
營銷
在這一點上,我很累,真的不知道我要為我的營銷做什麼。 然而,我確實記得,就在前一周,地鐵慶祝了它的 60 週年。 我可以利用這個優勢嗎? 我在谷歌上做了一些搜索,看看誰報導了這個事件。 立刻有人吐槽:這是一個非常受歡迎的本地在線博客,他們剛剛寫了一篇關於地鐵系統 60 週年的文章。 我想那篇文章的作者可能想听聽我新發布的襯衫。
我在 Twitter 上找到了作者,並詢問了他的電子郵件地址。 那天晚上晚些時候,我給他發了電子郵件:
一個小時之內,他回答說又問了幾個問題。 已經很晚了,我已經筋疲力盡了。 我決定把我的回答留到早上。 此外,在發布之前,我的 Shopify 帳戶中還有一些事情需要設置。
第二天,我被手機裡的電子郵件叮叮噹當的聲音吵醒了,*叮*……*叮*……*叮*。 無視前幾句後,我終於翻了個身,查看了手機。 令我驚訝的是,這是一堆來自客戶的電子郵件,詢問我的襯衫、運輸和定價……客戶? 我還沒正式上線呢!
我迅速打開我的筆記本電腦,發現我網站的流量激增。 雖然我還沒有“正式”推出,但我的網站已經上線。 然而,我仍然沒有打開結賬功能,所以沒有人能真正買到一件 T 卹。
廣告
我的首要任務是打開結帳並完成測試訂單,以確保一切正常。 在我這樣做之後,我檢查了流量來自哪裡。 事實證明,作者在沒有我的電子郵件回复的情況下繼續發表了一篇關於我商店的帖子!
這是他的帖子:
我還收到了一些對與我的 T 卹系列合作和促銷感興趣的人的其他電子郵件。
此外,那天我還收到了一些來自 BlogTO 以及當地嘻哈廣播電台和其他一些當地人的好評。
成本和銷售
我已將這項 24 小時業務的總成本細分如下。 我的固定成本達到驚人的 24 美元。 我的可變成本是每件襯衫印刷 13 美元。 我的營業前 24 小時收入為 347.71 美元,總利潤(前 24 小時內)為 210.71 美元
總成本:
16 美元的字體字體(固定成本)
8 美元的 T 卹樣機模板(固定成本)
印刷 8 件 T 卹需要 104 美元,每件 T 卹 13 美元(可變成本)
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137 美元的總成本
前 24 小時的總收入:
347.71 美元
誠然,在最初媒體報導的銷售額激增之後,銷售額下降了。 事實上,自從第一個 24 小時銷售期以來,我只賺了幾百美元,然而,我什麼都沒做,一切都是 100% 自動化的。 我沒有,而且我不需要登錄任何東西來處理銷售和訂單。
往前走
自從我最初的電子郵件引發了我最初的銷售以來,我沒有為營銷做任何其他事情。 那個博客文章每周繼續提供少量銷售。
我現在大部分時間都花在了我的新項目 Finch Goods Co. 上,所以我幾乎沒有時間做這個項目了。 但是,當我有時間時,我將專注於圍繞我發現的一些關鍵字進行 SEO,我相信這些關鍵字有可能為尋找本地化多倫多 T 恤的人們提供源源不斷的高質量流量。 同樣,我想讓這個項目盡可能自動化,所以 SEO 將成為實現這一目標的最大機會。
因此,如您所見,開展 T 卹業務是了解構建、啟動和發展在線業務的訣竅的寶貴方式。 它對理查德有效,也對你有效。
為什麼您現在應該開始在線 T 卹業務
我們發現在線創業者面臨的最大問題是:
- 他們不知道在網上賣什麼,所以他們花了幾個月又幾個月的時間尋找產品創意,然後放棄
- 如果他們確實找到了一個偉大的產品創意並開始了他們的第一個業務,他們不知道如何正確地營銷他們的產品和業務以增加流量並將該流量轉化為銷售——因此一個偉大的產品或想法被浪費了
開展 T 卹業務有助於這兩個因素。
首先,如果您正在努力尋找要銷售的產品,您將自動擁有一種產品——T 卹。 它使選擇產品創意變得簡單。
其次,在線 T 卹業務為您提供了一種在將一些實時和金錢投入更嚴肅的業務之前開始了解和嘗試在線營銷的方法。
請記住,永遠不要忘記,與僅通過閱讀文章、博客、書籍和播客相比,您從實際創業中學到的知識要多 100 倍。 建立流量和學習轉換流量的真實世界經驗是無可替代的,從 T 卹業務開始可能是最好的起點之一。
誰可以開始 T 卹業務
關於開始在線 T 卹業務的最好的事情之一是什麼?
幾乎任何人都可以開始!
進入門檻要低得多,因為您不必從批發商那裡購買一堆 T 卹,學習如何在上面絲網印刷設計,然後弄清楚如何將 T 卹運送給您的客戶. 哦不,在線銷售 T 卹現在是一個更加簡化的過程,您甚至根本不需要親自看到您的 T 卹。 它們可以製作並直接發送給您的客戶,而無需您動動手指。
這對新企業家來說是個好消息,因為這意味著他們可以開始 T 卹業務並更輕鬆地涉足。
如果滿足以下條件,您可以開展 T 卹業務:
- 你想要一個小項目
- 你想開始你的第一筆生意
- 你是學生
- 你是一個全職父母
- 你做另一份工作
- 你有一些空閒時間
- 你想嘗試營銷
- 你有一個很酷的T卹設計理念
- 你想創業然後賣掉它
- 你想創業然後發展它
- 你想製作自己的商品
- 你沒有多少錢可以花在創業上
- 你幾乎沒有錢花在創業上
- 您想開辦和經營一家只需最少維護工作的企業
- 您沒有能力全職開始和經營在線業務
無論您出於何種原因,幾乎任何人都可以開始 T 卹業務! 繼續閱讀接下來的部分,了解如何以很少的前期投資開始完全自動化的 T 卹業務,並且無需預先購買任何庫存。
請記住,理查德以不到 150 美元的價格開始了他的 T 卹業務,所以這是可能的!
如何立即開始在線 T 卹業務
好吧,讓我們進入細節。
這是您現在可以開始在線 T 卹業務的方法:
- 你需要一個利基
- 您需要 T 卹供應商
- 你需要一個網站
- 你需要T卹設計
而已! 只需三個主要步驟。
讓我們進一步深入。
選擇一個利基
在開始您的在線 T 卹業務之前,需要考慮一件重要的事情——您的細分市場。
選擇利基對於在過度飽和的 T 卹行業取得成功絕對至關重要。 如果你不專注於你的利基市場,你的 T 卹設計和營銷可能不會吸引你的核心受眾,你也可能不會在市場上脫穎而出。
什麼是利基?
利基是一群因共同利益而聚集在一起的人,這些人通常是更大市場的一個子集。
可以這樣想:世界上的每個人都有興趣,這些興趣將它們(有意或無意)分類為利基。 利基足夠具體,可以容納大量的人,同時又不會太大或太寬。
例如,選擇“女性”作為細分市場就太寬泛了。 女性對許多不同的事物感興趣,她們的年齡、活動水平、地理位置各不相同,並且擁有不同的技能和價值觀。 “女性”是一個市場,但不是一個利基市場。 “攀岩的女人”更具體,但不會太寬泛。 世界上有很大一部分人口符合這個利基市場的描述,但又沒有太多限制。
為什麼選擇利基?
選擇您的利基市場的目的是定義您的 T 卹會吸引的目標人群。
如果您沒有利基市場,那麼您將有太多的人嘗試銷售,這可能會變得勢不可擋且徒勞無功。 定位廣告活動變得困難,您的品牌可能會變得沒有方向,並且沒有可識別的熱情來推動您的業務。
利基市場對他們的興趣充滿熱情,因為他們對他們感興趣! 如果您滿足他們的興趣,那麼他們的社區很可能會將他們的熱情擴展到您的業務。
尋找 T 卹供應商
一旦你知道你的目標利基是什麼,你就需要採購你的產品! 沒有要銷售的產品,企業就什麼都不是。
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因此,在這種情況下,您需要找到 T 卹。
幸運的是,那裡有很多(我們的意思是很多! )T 卹供應商。 您可以在各個國家/地區找到供應商,銷售各種材料、各種價位的各種 T 卹。
但是您需要將搜索範圍縮小到符合您特定標準的供應商。
您希望您的 T 卹是特定款式(短款還是長款?)、特定顏色(中性色或亮色?)、特定面料(棉質或混紡?),或者滿足特定規格(環保-友好還是吸汗?)。 如果是這樣,您就必須找到能夠滿足您設定的標準的供應商。
如果價格對您來說是一個重要因素,您可能希望專注於尋找位於製造成本低的地區的 T 卹供應商,因此生產產品的成本也會很低。 如果快速發貨是您的首要任務,您可能希望與在大多數客戶居住的地點設有履行倉庫的供應商合作,以便他們更快地收到他們的產品。
最重要的是,對於新企業家,我們建議與提供直銷的 T 卹供應商合作。
什麼是直銷?
這是 T 卹供應商為您處理製作、印刷、包裝和運輸 T 卹產品的整個過程。 他們處理所有後端工作,因此您可以專注於創建 T 卹設計、營銷 T 恤和幫助客戶。 它使您的業務開始和運營過程變得非常簡單,這也是您無需預付資金即可開始 T 卹業務的方式。
當您與 T 卹代銷商合作時,當客戶向您購買一件 T 卹時,您只需從他們那裡購買一件 T 卹! 大多數 T 卹代銷商與最流行的電子商務平台(如 Shopify)集成,因此整個過程可以完全自動化,這意味著您不必將客戶訂單轉發給您的代銷商。 訂單將從您的網站直接發送到您的代銷商!
Dropshipping 是聽起來好得令人難以置信的事情之一,但這是一個久經考驗的過程。 幾年前,Richard 開始他的 T 卹業務時,使用 Printful 代銷他的 T 卹,從那以後它變得更好了! 現在, Printful 是世界上頂級的代銷服務之一,他們在美國、加拿大、澳大利亞、墨西哥、西班牙、日本和拉脫維亞等國家/地區擁有遍布全球的倉庫,因此客戶可以快速收到訂單。 他們還在全球範圍內發貨,他們提供大量不同的產品,因此您可以代銷的不僅僅是 T 卹,如果您想幫助將您的產品創意變為現實,他們還有一個團隊可以與您合作來創建您的設計。
他們是提供全方位服務的直銷服務,並且一直在添加新產品,因此在開始您的 T 卹業務時,他們是我們的最佳推薦。 如果您想了解更多關於它們的信息,請查看我們的 Printful Review。
但是,如果您想探索所有選項,請查看以下 T 卹代銷商:
- Printful (Printful Review)
- 口袋
- 古騰
- 風箏
- 可穿墨
- 放大器
- 打印光環
- 打印
- 襯衫猴
- 對講機
- T 恤和兒子
- 發球檯
或者查看我們的 Dropshipping 供應商目錄,了解更多供應商。
一旦您選擇了 T 卹供應商,您就可以進行下一步。
創建您的 T 卹商業網站
您可以在許多可用的平台上出售 T 卹。
像 Teespring 這樣的市場最近變得流行起來,但是,如果您想了解更多關於數字營銷和品牌的信息,這樣的選擇並不理想。 選擇像 Teespring 這樣的市場平台意味著您的產品存在於 Teespring 平台上,因此您無法選擇品牌自己的網站、深入了解您網站的分析或實施複雜的轉換優化策略。
像 Teespring 這樣的電子商務市場有一定的時間和地點——它們肯定有一些優勢,比如能夠快速吸引流量和銷售——但如果你想真正了解電子商務的訣竅,我們會推薦下一個選項…
即選擇託管電子商務平台。 如果您真的想建立品牌或了解更多關於數字營銷、網站優化和銷售策略的知識,那麼您需要使用更具可定制性的選項,例如 Shopify、BigCommerce 或 Squarespace。
有很多託管電子商務平台,但我們的首選是 Shopify。 它們幾乎是所有在線業務的最佳選擇,而且由於它們是遊戲中最大的參與者,因此您合作的任何 T 卹代銷商都極有可能直接與 Shopify 集成,因此您可以實現銷售流程的自動化。
在 Shopify 上設置您的網站也非常容易。 您不需要知道如何編碼,甚至不需要知道如何設置網站——Shopify 會引導您完成整個過程。 它們旨在幫助對在線業務一無所知的人快速輕鬆地建立在線業務,但它們也足夠強大,可以隨著業務的增長而擴展。 Shopify 可以開設任何規模的在線商店,無論是當地的夫妻店,還是財富 500 強公司——它們幾乎適合任何企業。
因此,對於您的 T 卹商店,我們建議在 Shopify 上進行設置。 您可以利用他們的 14 天免費試用在提交之前開始使用。 但是,如果您想探索所有選項,請在做出選擇之前查看我們對所有最佳電子商務平台的匯總。
創建您的 T 卹設計
一旦您有了 T 卹供應商,並且您知道要在何處開店,就該確定您希望 T 恤的外觀了。
您的 T 卹設計是您業務中非常重要的一部分——它們本質上是將您與所有其他 T 卹商店或零售商區分開來的原因,因此值得為您的 T 卹設計付出努力。
這些是您的選擇:
- 創建您自己的 T 卹設計
- 從藝術家/創意人那裡購買設計
- 委託藝術家/創意為您創作設計
根據您的預算和設計理念,這些選項之一可能比其他選項更適合您,因此請仔細考慮它們。
創建您自己的 T 卹設計
如果您是藝術家或創意人士,您可能想要創建自己的設計或已經擁有可以打印在 T 恤上的設計。 如果是這樣的話,那就創造你自己的 T 卹設計吧!
如果您想創建自己的 T 卹設計但不確定如何製作,請查看 Skillshare 上的課程以了解如何製作自己的設計。 您可以在紙上創建設計,然後將它們掃描到您的計算機上以製作數字文件,或者您可以從一開始就創建數字設計。
購買 T 卹設計
如果您不想創建自己的設計,但又不想聘請設計師來創建它們,您可以在 Creative Market、GraphicRiver 或 Designious 等網站上從創作者那裡購買設計。 有很多不同的選項可供選擇,在大多數情況下,您甚至可以對設計進行小的編輯,以根據您的需要進行定制。 但請記住,您需要購買商業許可選項才能將設計包含在您銷售的 T 恤上,並且您必須遵守許可規則。
還要記住,這些市場對任何人開放,因此其他人可能會使用相同的設計並銷售帶有設計的自己的產品——因此它們不會是您或您的企業所獨有的。
聘請 T 卹設計師
最後一個選擇是聘請一位可以為您設計 T 恤的設計師。 這可能是三者中最昂貴的選擇,然而,它可能會給你帶來很好的結果,並確保你的設計比從公共市場購買它們更加定制。
如果您想聘請設計師,請嘗試以下服務:
- 運球
- 比安
- 五福
- 加班
- 自由職業者
- 埃蘭斯
平面設計師將能夠採納您的設計理念並將其變為現實,這樣您就可以銷售您想要銷售的確切類型的 T 卹。 那裡有各種各樣的設計師,所以無論你想要抽象的 T 卹設計,T 卹都會很酷的字體,在你的 T 恤上打印插圖,在你的 T 恤上打印圖案,或者其他任何你能想到的—您很可能會找到完美的設計師來創造您正在尋找的東西。
為了讓您的 T 卹設計從一件到另一件保持一致,請為每個設計與同一設計師合作。 它將有助於為您的 T 卹賦予某種外觀,從而幫助您建立一個可識別的品牌。 另一方面,如果您想要更多不同的選擇來保持新鮮有趣,請為每個設計與不同的設計師合作,為您的客戶提供更多選擇! 這是您的 T 卹業務,因此您可以隨心所欲。
尋找 T 卹樣機
設置 T 卹商店的另一部分是創建產品圖片以將您的 T 卹銷售給您的客戶。 您可以隨時從您的 T 卹供應商處訂購樣品,這樣您就可以親自查看您的 T 卹並在模特身上拍攝(Printful 允許您以折扣價打印樣品,以便您可以這樣做!)但如果您是在時間或預算有限的情況下,還有另一種選擇。
使用 T 卹樣機讓您的 T 卹設計栩栩如生 - 無需親自購買或拍攝 T 卹!
如果您像 Richard 一樣即將推出產品而沒有時間訂購 T 卹並等待它們到貨,或者您想保持較低的啟動預算而不訂購樣品,那麼這是一個不錯的選擇你的 T 卹。
T 卹樣機使您無需親眼就能將 T 卹設計變為現實。
如果您正在尋找免費的 T 卹樣機選項,Printful 的樣機生成器是您的最佳選擇。 它可以在模型上創建 T 卹樣機模型、模型上的 T 卹樣機,甚至是生活方式 T 卹樣機。 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. 為什麼? 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.
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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!
健身鯊魚
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
- 進行第一次銷售
- 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 應用商店
- Printful Shopify App
- Shopify 主題商店
- 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 評論)
- 古騰
- 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?
- 直銷供應商名錄
- 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:
- 創意市場
- 圖河
- Designious
- 200 多個免費和高級圖形設計資源
- Or hire freelance artists to create t-shirt designs for you:
- 運球
- 比安
- 五福
- 加班
- Freelancer
- 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
- 健身鯊魚
- 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
- 直銷供應商名錄
- Clothing Suppliers Directory
- 製造商名錄
- 批發供應商名錄
- 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 中獲取在線商店的電子商務 SEO 策略
結論
There you have it. 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.
開始。 去!
