[EkthorAstro]

Hello:
I would like to start by thanking you all for all the wonderful information in this great forum. Thanks to the information in this forum I was able to legally have my business setup. This question is more of an advice sort of thing than a procedural question.

My business is mainly a custom brand t-shirt store. The designs are made by me and I'm still working on a printer since I need all sorts of print sizes, from standard DTG to All Over Dye Sublimation. I have a facebook, twitter, instagram and other social media sites for my brand. I have a few designs and I have people interested; however, it's been an issue to convince people to share the sites since I have to actual material printed. Would it be advisable to order a short run and give away a few shirts before actually going live or should I both things at once. I'm inclined to just do a short order for some of the designs to establish a fan base before going on with bigger orders but would appreciate you guys input and experience. Thanks in Advance.

 

[68whiskey]

Do the short run idea and distribute it to people who socialize/network a lot or are established in a similiar industry. Since our theme was nightlife we distributed to DJs , photographers and bartenders which helped out a lot