Well im starting a clothing line, well im halfway there and still going till im ready to start selling in march or april... I live in Dallas which is really good cause there is alot of oppurtunity here. well i thought i was going to live here atleast till my clothing line opened and i got a little exposer here in dallas.....well i just found out that i'm moving in 2 weeks to a smaller city...well it's about 30,000 population and there's like two city close by that have a good 100,000 poplulation each..i'm going to say with all the other little cities around too a total of 300,000 plus population, nothing compared to Dallas...well can anyone give me advice to what i can do to market my company and make good money living in a smaller town. what can i do "marketing wise" to help me grow in such a smaller city..........PLEASE HELP....THANK YOU
Re: I have a problem....Moving to a smaller City!!!
With a smaller population, you might want to run some ads in the local papers. And depending on what type of business you're going for, you can try some type of grassroots advertising by having a bunch of stickers printed. You can hand them out or put stacks in local shops where you think your demographic might be located.
Re: I have a problem....Moving to a smaller City!!!
I think another important factor is are you printing yourself or outsourcing your printing. Are you offering print services or just selling shirts.
If you are offering print services than I would think you would need to target your area you are living in and the surrounding areas, but If you are just selling products you can do that from almost anywhere thanks to the internet
Also driving to surrounding areas and marketing your product to retail stores is an option.
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Re: I have a problem....Moving to a smaller City!!!
well, if it comes to it i wanna open a clothing store...or like a little shop in a mall. (like those shops in the middle of the mall ) something like that
oh yeah i already have my domain name and website, the thing is i dont know how to fix it up. and the artist that does my designs said he could do it but it's a little pricey....
so i was thinking just wait till i get a few bucks that way i can afford to get a web designer, to fix it up
Last edited by Rodney; January 31st, 2008 at 08:29 PM.
Re: I have a problem....Moving to a smaller City!!!
If your web-designer is a little pricey and you want to work within a specific budget, you might want to post your project on a site like eLance.com and see what feedback you get.
Re: I have a problem....Moving to a smaller City!!!
You'll be fine! You may even find that the need is greater in a small town. I'm in a town of about 10,000 and I just opened...there are 4 similar businesses in the same town and we're all staying busy. You'll find your niche once you get there! Good luck!
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