Discuss the fun task of marketing a t-shirt shop. Where to advertise, link building, word of mouth, press releases, search engine marketing, keyword advertising, magazines, etc.
the cd is being mixed right now.... i was going to just do track per track for the songs...but at the last minute decided to have a dj mix it and tweek the few curse words and make it official..... i'm prolly gonna go with slim line cases and inserts..... i was going to do booklets and have the artists bio's in there...but after pricing it out...crazy..... plus once it's done i'm gonna do a digital download also (i think)...
on a side note... my laptop crashed on me on sunday and luckily i was able to reboot it and get my info off.... i did back it up 3 days before but i did alot on the catalog after that...... so the harddrive cooked and i managed to get a newer HP with 1gig ram and 100 gig of storage for 300.....so i'm trying to "find" the programs that i dont have now.....
as for amp fiddler..... he is a detroit pioneer that has worked with slum village/prince/george clinton/etc..... my photographer made that happen for me...... i'm thinking of using the larger pic as the main image when you open the catalog.... that might give it a good look...
Nice, sounds like things are going good for you except the laptop thing. let me know when the cd is done. It sounds like it is going to be a good one. You need to hook me up with you photographer. You seem to have some pretty big non celebrates artist.
Yes, a real photo is always so much better than a computer representation. They can only ever give a an idea of how it will look for real, never use them as guides for exact colours etc.
I agree, with all your tips, and I'd like to add something more:
1. HAVE FUN!
2. BE CREATIVE
3. COVER BOTH THE FUNNY ONE AND THE STUDIO POSE
I recently had a photoshoot for our bags and tees and we didn't have much tim since the launch of our store was imminent (1st August 2008) they came out pretty good, but apart from that, we had fun!
So... I think FUN is important for transmitting vitality to people.But there's another point: you gotta remember that, as other people have highlighted in this thread, a online t-shirt store counts on pictures to show the products... so shoot funny and outdoor or in a indoor set, but then shoot also in studio, with the right light, front and back. Here are some pics of our store... as you can see they're not all the same... Enjoy
on a side note... my laptop crashed on me on sunday and luckily i was able to reboot it and get my info off.... i did back it up 3 days before but i did alot on the catalog after that...... so the harddrive cooked and i managed to get a newer HP with 1gig ram and 100 gig of storage for 300.....so i'm trying to "find" the programs that i dont have now.....
B, I just bought a 500gb external hd (Maxtor) for under $100, I think the sale is over now, but there were other good deals similar. I think I can set it up to backup automatically ever so often for me. (Not sure yet). What happened to you just made me think of this thing I just bought... wondered if it would have helped you out. Best wishes and......
i have an 80 gig that i had for a few years.... i was able to dump my old files on that....but i did lose a few files.... luckily i still have my .psd for my shirts....
Re: Photo Shoot thread - Post your promo photos 
