E-book Category: Business
E-book Title: Complete Guide to Running a T-shirt Business
Book Description: Dear Friend,
There may be a thousand different fashions out there today, but there is no denying that the one thing everyone can agree upon is the t-shirt. The t-shirt market is currently extremely hot! With just a bit of ingenuity and solid guidelines you could easily embark upon a satisfying and rewarding career by beginning your own t-shirt company!
This is a booming industry with an unlimited amount of income potential. There's no need to sit back and watch your opportunity for success pass you by when there is something you can do about it.
The ideas for t-shirts are virtually endless. The sky is the limit when it comes to the number of different things you can put on a t-shirt. From wise to funny, whatever you have to say can go on a t-shirt. Chances are, you already have a few ideas in your head that would make excellent slogans for t-shirts.
Now You Can Start Your Own Successful T-shirt Business
T-shirt Profits: The Complete Guide to Running a Successful T-shirt Business shows you everything you need to know about starting your own t-shirt company from the ground up. In this guide you will:
- Discover exactly why this industry is currently on fire and how you can benefit from it
- Discover how to define your niche and profit from it
- Find out how much time you need to devote to your t-shirt business
- Discover critical elements to help you get your business off the ground in no time!
- Learn when to design yourself or when to hire someone else
- Learn how to set up your business structur the right way for unlimited success
- Find out where to get money to start your business
- Learn all about the t-shirt production process and how to find a manufacturer
- Find out how many t-shirts to start your business with
- Discover resources for wholesale t-shirt blanks, including eco-friendly t-shirts
- Find out the right printing method for your t-shirts
- Calculate how to price your t-shirts to sell like hotcakes
- Learn the difference between the wholesale and retail markets
- Find out proven strategies for working with retailers
- Learn how to promote your t-shirt business like a pro
- Discover effective methods that will save you hundreds on shipping costs
- Discover how to start a t-shirt company for free
- Learn the steps you can take right now to turn celebrities into raving fans
- Learn how to use email marketing to gain more customers
- Discover the secret to selling thousands of t-shirts to home shopping channels
- Find out if you need a sales representative or distributor
- Learn how to contact the media and get featured in top magazines
- Discover how to promote your t-shirts with blogs
- Find out how to set up your online store and get huge amounts of traffic
- Learn how to write a press release
- And much, much more!!!!
If you have ever dreamed of starting your own business and you have an appreciation for t-shirts, whether they are serious, funny, zany or just downright weird, this is the guide for you!
Regardless of whether you have absolutely no experience in producing t-shirts, this guide will literally take you by the hand and walk you step-by-step through the entire process, from conception to marketing and everything in between!
Check out the massive table of contents:
Chapter 1 - Coming up with a marketable idea
Size of T-shirt Market
Market Observations
Some Things to Consider
Defining Your Niche Chapter 2 - Before Starting Your Business
How Much Time Is Necessary?
Retail or Wholesale?
Adding New Designs
To Hire or Not to Hire
Hiring Designers or Designing Yourself
Do You Need a Business Plan? Chapter 3 -Setting Up Your Business Structure
Business Structures
Business Licenses and Paperwork
Trademarks, Patents and Copyrights
Pros and Cons of Registering
Coming Up With a Business Name
Bookkeeping
Financing Your Business Chapter 4 - Manufacturing Your T-shirts
Choosing the Materials of a T-Shirt
Buying Blanks vs Finding a Manufacturer for Private Label
Manufacturing in the United States vs. Overseas
How Many T-shirts to Manufacture
Re-labeling Your T-shirts
Where to Purchase T-shirt Blanks
Eco-friendly T-shirt Blanks Chapter 5 - Printing Your T-shirts
Printing Costs
Types of Printing
Printing On Your Own vs. Outsourcing Chapter 6 - Pricing Your T-shirts
How to Price for Retail
How to Price for Wholesale
Cost of Goods Sold Chapter 7 - Storing and Shipping Your T-shirts
How Much Room Is Necessary?
Shipping Supplies
Shipping Methods
Should You Hire a Fulfillment House? Chapter 8 - Selling Your T-shirts - Retail
Your Website
Craft Websites
'Print on Demand' T-shirt Websites
Local Events and Fairs Chapter 9 - Selling Your T-shirts - Wholesale
What You Need to Sell Wholesale
Retail Stores
Cable Shopping Channels
Catalogs
Dropshipping
Trade Shows
Should You Hire a Sales Representative?
Should You Work with a Distributor? Chapter 10 - Marketing and Promoting Your T-shirts
Your Website
Characteristics of a Good Website
How to Get Traffic to Your Website
E-mail Marketing
Contests and Giveaways
Coupons
Product Reviews
Celebrity Endorsements
Partnerships
Postcards, Flyers and Other Advertising
Writing a Press Release
Pitching Your Story to the Media
Finding Media Contacts
Media Kits Chapter 11 - 10 Tips for Success in the T-Shirt Business
Appendix - Resources
Web Hosts
Email Marketing
Logo Designers
Payment Processors
Legal Issues/Business Forms
Online Store
Online Postage/Shipping
Online Communication Tools
Printers
Press/Media Lists
Fashion Resources More... | 
