This section of the forum is for discussing the business and finance issues of the t-shirt industry. Which business structure to use (sole proprietor, LLC, S Corp, etc), how to handle billing, where to register your business and get the proper licensing, etc.
Limited budget due to unemployement/credit crunch.
I am trying to start a business, want a decent web site but cant make one for sh*t.
In addition, i wish to sell on ebay but these b*stards are charging 40p per listing. I have over 100 items to sell, this will cost me in the region of £50+ to list + a % of the buy it now price of every item.
What do you guys suggest? from UK by the way
Last edited by Solmu; March 15th, 2009 at 01:12 AM.
hey Check out wix really easy to use i just started my buisness to and i can tell you that it is great and when your done making your website write free domain in google and you can make a .co.nr address ! All for Free !
eBay store...? and use something like godaddy premade templates to make website... pretty easy and can be customized alot, had a girl do it for me for an old website ... or have Lindsey do it haha
worked meaning what?? Generally the FREE stuff doesnt get you that far in means of money. Yea, LOTS of people have those free stores/websites and yea, they make some money. but i dont know anyone who has been able to quit their jobs doing it. Usually, if you want a to start a business with the idea of making it your only source of income, then you have to go all in or none. Thats the great thing about being a business owner. If you are passionate about what you do, there should be no doubt in your mind that you can make it work.
My husband quit his rather lucrative truck driving business (he owned it) to become a professional photographer. Now, photographer, especially wedding photography, is a market that is VERY VERY saturated.. especially now with the whole digital age and anyone with a decent camera and a mac claims themselves as a professional. But guess what, we jumped in. Yea, i was nervous, but we bought more equipment, built an awesome website and created a professional look right from the start.
About 8 months later and out of the 9 months left in the year for 2009, there are only about 10 or so weekends that arent booked. Meaning, just about every weeked for the year of 2009 is booked with a wedding or some other photoshoot. You HAVE to be passionate, you HAVE to put money into a business to make it a real business, and you HAVE to do your research on the market you are selling to.
Lindzzz has a good point about you gotta put it all on the line or else you won't end up anywhere..
Ask yourself the following:
Am I willing to do anything to make my dreams come true?
Whats a vacation or holiday?...
8-5 work day/ Try, when you wake up till you can;t work no more and than fall asleep at work with x acto knife..
Putting all your money on the line than spending any money you make from biz to put back into biz so it grows...
Do you have a GF? Ya say bye bye too all that...
Hang with friends every night and drink... ya Hah.. OK..
bandages for cuts? Try duck tape and paper towels..
Now pick out 3 things from what I said, can you live without them? Than damn kid, your not wanting it bad enough because I did all of the following plus some...
Any successful businesses person will back this up : )
As for website and all that crap, well you don;t need alot to start a biz honestly start little by little and reinvest in it
Hey, thats not REALLY true if your GF is in on it with you.. I was in on the photography businessa nd i have to say, without me it might not be where it is.
I been without a girl for 2 1/2 years woohoo, but since my last girl i grown so much : )
From loosing everything i worked for because I was giving up everything I did to move with her to NYC and telling "all Clients" I am done ... To do better business than I ever did with the factor of restless nights and loosing man friends...
yea, when you start a business, you DEFINITELY have to be upfront with whomever you are with. You will have to make a LOT of sacrifices with your time AND your money. ALL of the money you make for the first 6 months usually goes RIGHT BACK into your business. Most business owners don't take a paycheck for up to a year.
Yea but i dont think this guy is like going to quit his job i think he just might be an Adult or whatever just trying to start a little business thats all
Well. How do you know this. Getting a business off the ground is getting a business off the ground. Starting a small side business is something differnt. Why don't we let the OP say that
How to get business off the ground? 
