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Originally Posted by mattschoch |  | | | | | | | | | if you want a legit business i recommend screen printing.
transfers are ok for small orders, but not near as nice of quality as screen printing | |  | |  | |
Although I agree that screen printed shirts are of a higher overall quality than transfered shirts, both have their pros and cons. You can do things with a heat press that you can't do (affordably anyway) with screenprinting - and vice versa. It's the ongoing debate of what's the best, most cost effective, highest quality, quickest, and professional way to decorate apparel and other tangible goods.
Screenprinting is a artform to some degree. Anyone can do it, but not anyone can do it well.
You can teach a monkey to heatpress a design onto a t-shirt. It's a great way to start and see what works for you. Very easy to learn, somewhat easy to master, not to expensive to start and easy to make money doing. No screen washing, reclaiming, bulk ink orders and storage, large equipment, dryer purchases, etc. You can start making money the day you get your equipment and make customers happy with their personalized 1 piece orders.