You have to promote. Nothing promotes like FREE items. Give away free shirts with your website and such on it.
Please I REALLY need help for my TShirt Brand...
Hello everybody.
I started a webstore and developed a tshirt brand that is about entrepreneurs.
Basically all the designs i have done are for the niche of hustling/motivation/entrepreneurship/CEO etc ...
I just finished everything to do and now as nobody knows my brand i dont really know how to have at least my first 10 sales WITHOUT spending on that hundreds and hundreds of dollars on ads. (i want to mention that i have a very limited budget) (300-400 max$)
I have tried Facebook conversions with the max. bid, but so far ive spent 15$ and NO VISTOR at least went to the store. So it means those $15 of 400 max that i can spend went on air.
If you have any ideas on how i can promote my known-by-nobody store in a way so i could have at least some sales i would appreciate them a lot !
Thank You. Chris.
I started a webstore and developed a tshirt brand that is about entrepreneurs.
Basically all the designs i have done are for the niche of hustling/motivation/entrepreneurship/CEO etc ...
I just finished everything to do and now as nobody knows my brand i dont really know how to have at least my first 10 sales WITHOUT spending on that hundreds and hundreds of dollars on ads. (i want to mention that i have a very limited budget) (300-400 max$)
I have tried Facebook conversions with the max. bid, but so far ive spent 15$ and NO VISTOR at least went to the store. So it means those $15 of 400 max that i can spend went on air.
If you have any ideas on how i can promote my known-by-nobody store in a way so i could have at least some sales i would appreciate them a lot !
Thank You. Chris.
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Spending money on ads is no guarantee of sales. I've had best results being where the consumers are: Etsy, eBay, etc--as opposed to trying to get them to me. YMMV
One tshirt costs me 13$. I cannot give them away for free.You have to promote. Nothing promotes like FREE items. Give away free shirts with your website and such on it.
The problem is getting started.
I need somehow to get my first 10-30 sales.
I already have plans on how to increase the loyalty and boost the sales.
I have so many new design ideas.
But the problem is gettig those first sales, so i could cover my expenses...
Entrepreneurs aren't typically big spenders. They're entrepreneurs because they buy low (and sell high). If one of them likes your shirt, they will likely be looking for a way to make it themselves for less. Good luck!
Couldn't agree more with this, the level of traffic they can drive to you is unbelievable! And it's in their best interest to help you sell because you only pay once you have!Spending money on ads is no guarantee of sales. I've had best results being where the consumers are: Etsy, eBay, etc--as opposed to trying to get them to me. YMMV
you seem like you are almost giving away their secrets
it is akin to making designs showing how to do magic tricks and trying to sell to magicians
maybe a re-thought of direction/audience is in order
it is akin to making designs showing how to do magic tricks and trying to sell to magicians
maybe a re-thought of direction/audience is in order
i'd like to see these $13 shirts. I can put a 15x15 vynil in glitter and regular mixed with a shirt under 2x and still come out $6-$8 max cost. WTF are you putting on them rhine stones? Sheesh. If someone is making them for you then you will not likely profit so much. there is only so much and so high you can sell a single shirt for. Remember that you aren't nike and for $20 you can buy a real nike shirt. So your shirt has to look better and cost less to sell.
Well, one spends time or money to get the shirts printed. I spend time, but not everyone is able to do that. As to price ... it depends on what you are selling and to whom. If your product is unique and really hits its target market, mid-twenties pricing is not a problem. If one is selling just another version of what others have, then price becomes much more important. Profit per unit versus volume ... there's not a one-size-fits-all answer, but it is a damn good question.i'd like to see these $13 shirts. I can put a 15x15 vynil in glitter and regular mixed with a shirt under 2x and still come out $6-$8 max cost. WTF are you putting on them rhine stones? Sheesh. If someone is making them for you then you will not likely profit so much. there is only so much and so high you can sell a single shirt for. Remember that you aren't nike and for $20 you can buy a real nike shirt. So your shirt has to look better and cost less to sell.
I'm not one of those 7 days T-Spring designs that are promoted heavily on Facebook for a quick buck.Entrepreneurs aren't typically big spenders. They're entrepreneurs because they buy low (and sell high). If one of them likes your shirt, they will likely be looking for a way to make it themselves for less. Good luck!
I make a brand. And all of my designs and products stand behind that brand. I don't care how much or low do the people spend. If they want to buy, fine, if not then i wont bother too.
It gets me angry seeing people selling one dollar useless things for 30 and 40$ .
My products aren't worse in any way. I'm sure there exists an audience for them
The reason they cost $13 is because they are Canva 3001, which are slim fit and pretty high quality. (i ordered one for myself and i liked it).i'd like to see these $13 shirts. I can put a 15x15 vynil in glitter and regular mixed with a shirt under 2x and still come out $6-$8 max cost. WTF are you putting on them rhine stones? Sheesh. If someone is making them for you then you will not likely profit so much. there is only so much and so high you can sell a single shirt for. Remember that you aren't nike and for $20 you can buy a real nike shirt. So your shirt has to look better and cost less to sell.
Yes they are made for me by Printful. And the thing is that i do not sell Nike-like tshirts. My tshirts are X products and Nike's thsirts are Y products. I want to remember you that the tshirts are custom printed with designs that truly represent an entrepreneur's life.
I have multiple friends that have seen on me one of my designs and they liked it by saying that to me. I'm pretty sure thos who will like to buy , WILL buy my tshirts. One of my competitors is selling their tshirts for 25-35-40$.
Mine are all $25.
It's not about quantity in my case, it's about quality. If i wanted i would have chosen the $8.95 tshirts (the cheapies ones that had Printful) or just made some ****ty designs in T-Spring for 6-8$ too.
But instead i built a brand. Because branding is what i believe in.
I could sell 1-2$ China t-shirts of course maybe. But whats the sense if i'm selling to "true" entrepreneurs if they dont have even money for a thsirt that represent them.
My point is that not every entrepreneur should buy a tshirt, but if he likes one he will not regret by paying a higher price for it.
And that's what i'm trying hardly to create, a brand with profesional designs with hig quality tshirts.
Period
I like that you have a visionThe reason they cost $13 is because they are Canva 3001, which are slim fit and pretty high quality. (i ordered one for myself and i liked it).
Yes they are made for me by Printful. And the thing is that i do not sell Nike-like tshirts. My tshirts are X products and Nike's thsirts are Y products. I want to remember you that the tshirts are custom printed with designs that truly represent an entrepreneur's life.
I have multiple friends that have seen on me one of my designs and they liked it by saying that to me. I'm pretty sure thos who will like to buy , WILL buy my tshirts. One of my competitors is selling their tshirts for 25-35-40$.
Mine are all $25.
It's not about quantity in my case, it's about quality. If i wanted i would have chosen the $8.95 tshirts (the cheapies ones that had Printful) or just made some ****ty designs in T-Spring for 6-8$ too.
But instead i built a brand. Because branding is what i believe in.
I could sell 1-2$ China t-shirts of course maybe. But whats the sense if i'm selling to "true" entrepreneurs if they dont have even money for a thsirt that represent them.
My point is that not every entrepreneur should buy a tshirt, but if he likes one he will not regret by paying a higher price for it.
And that's what i'm trying hardly to create, a brand with profesional designs with hig quality tshirts.
Period
The only help I can give is to encourage you to not give up! Even though I don't know your product, I believe there is a market for it. Why? Because just a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine posted pics of himself wearing a t-shirt with big, block letters spelling out ENTRE PRE NEUR. And he is. He has a mortgage company and a couple of other companies including a modeling agency and just started his financial planning company.
He is not the kind of guy who says he's an entrepreneur when what he really means is "unemployed." He's actually out there doing it. Successfully. And from the evidence I've seen, these are the type of people who will be interested in your product.
Don't lose hope!
He is not the kind of guy who says he's an entrepreneur when what he really means is "unemployed." He's actually out there doing it. Successfully. And from the evidence I've seen, these are the type of people who will be interested in your product.
Don't lose hope!
Successful entrepreneurs call themselves "business owner" and "founder".He is not the kind of guy who says he's an entrepreneur when what he really means is "unemployed." He's actually out there doing it. Successfully.
Make sure you use all the social media sites for maximum exposure.
Hello everybody.
I started a webstore and developed a tshirt brand that is about entrepreneurs.
Basically all the designs i have done are for the niche of hustling/motivation/entrepreneurship/CEO etc ...
I just finished everything to do and now as nobody knows my brand i dont really know how to have at least my first 10 sales WITHOUT spending on that hundreds and hundreds of dollars on ads. (i want to mention that i have a very limited budget) (300-400 max$)
I have tried Facebook conversions with the max. bid, but so far ive spent 15$ and NO VISTOR at least went to the store. So it means those $15 of 400 max that i can spend went on air.
If you have any ideas on how i can promote my known-by-nobody store in a way so i could have at least some sales i would appreciate them a lot !
Thank You. Chris.
Buying from a T-shirt wholesaler, that high quality ringspun 3001 only costs about a dollar more than a Gildan shirt. The print and shirt combined cost you $13 because Printful makes money off of selling you both the printing services and the shirt.The reason they cost $13 is because they are Canva 3001, which are slim fit and pretty high quality. (i ordered one for myself and i liked it).
Yes they are made for me by Printful...
But that said, if you are buying very low quantities, or doing more of an on-demand fulfillment sort of thing, then that is not a horrible price to pay.
Yes, you could buy the blanks yourself for ~$3 and do your own printing ... but then you would need thousands of dollars of equipment, space to put it, and time to learn how to use it. For some people at some points in life, that is the correct path, for others not so much.
All that blather aside, if you get to the point of wanting to print 50 or 100+ units of a design, check out your local screen printing options, as your costs will be lower. But no point doing that until you have proven demand with a low risk option like Printful.
First of all, thank you for encouraging me !The only help I can give is to encourage you to not give up! Even though I don't know your product, I believe there is a market for it. Why? Because just a couple of weeks ago a friend of mine posted pics of himself wearing a t-shirt with big, block letters spelling out ENTRE PRE NEUR. And he is. He has a mortgage company and a couple of other companies including a modeling agency and just started his financial planning company.
He is not the kind of guy who says he's an entrepreneur when what he really means is "unemployed." He's actually out there doing it. Successfully. And from the evidence I've seen, these are the type of people who will be interested in your product.
Don't lose hope!
The idea i have didnt come out of nowhere to me.
I read a lot of entrepreneurship books and stuff. And there was an idea in more books that i have seen.
In order to be succesfull you need constantly everyday to remind yourself about your success. Wearing a tshirt that you know its about you, what you do believe in, what you are doing is a very special feeling ( i experienced this after i ordered myself one tshirt and worn it at my university).
So in 1 sentence: tshirts dedicated for entrepreneus are not made because they offer a solution to a physical problem. These tshirts provide an emotional feeling that BOOST an entrepreneur's confidence. Thats my goal. To make an entrepreneur or any other money maker more special, to believe in himself more and more by everyday.
I didnt say this is a 1Billion dollar niche.
But i like this niche, thats why i will make it.
Im just not that good at making sales funels and marketing strategies online, due to lack of experience. Thats why i wrote here. But i will find anyway a solution. I dont have any other choices. I dont believe AT ALL in 9 to 5.
All of us cant be who we want to !
That's right !Buying from a T-shirt wholesaler, that high quality ringspun 3001 only costs about a dollar more than a Gildan shirt. The print and shirt combined cost you $13 because Printful makes money off of selling you both the printing services and the shirt.
But that said, if you are buying very low quantities, or doing more of an on-demand fulfillment sort of thing, then that is not a horrible price to pay.
Yes, you could buy the blanks yourself for ~$3 and do your own printing ... but then you would need thousands of dollars of equipment, space to put it, and time to learn how to use it. For some people at some points in life, that is the correct path, for others not so much.
All that blather aside, if you get to the point of wanting to print 50 or 100+ units of a design, check out your local screen printing options, as your costs will be lower. But no point doing that until you have proven demand with a low risk option like Printful.
I study in Denmark and live in Moldova. Buying a press thats costs some thousands or even 1-2K is IMPOSSIBLE for me at the moment ...
It's awesome that you're working hard to be successful within this industry, and I like a couple of your designs. One issue though is that you should be careful using trademarked designs. For example, a lot of your shirts have the word
"Entrepreneur"
on them. Unless you have permission from Entrepreneur Wear, Inc to use their trademark, you might want to change those designs. If you search USPTO.GOV, the registered trademark information is
Serial Number 85942923
Registration Number 4690619
Keep working on your brand while simultaneously keeping yourself protected from adverse actions. You don't want to be like the Karda....ans
Tomas
"Entrepreneur"
on them. Unless you have permission from Entrepreneur Wear, Inc to use their trademark, you might want to change those designs. If you search USPTO.GOV, the registered trademark information is
Serial Number 85942923
Registration Number 4690619
Keep working on your brand while simultaneously keeping yourself protected from adverse actions. You don't want to be like the Karda....ans
Tomas
You're probably not going to like this, but generally speaking, CEO's and high rank execs don't normally wear T-Shirts. If they do, they do it to blend in, or at home, on a jog etc... (wait, not a jog... they have a specific ensemble for that. Lol!)
In my experience, CEO's wear "purpose built activity clothing". (So much so that we often secretly laugh our butts off about it behind closed doors...)
You all know the type...
Hops on Harley Davidson.... must have leather jacket, pants boots, sunglasses and a skull-cap or "skid lid 1/2 helmet"...
Hops on crotch rocket, Hyabusa, and must have pants, riding shoes, armored jacket, and Bluetooth full helmet even armored backpack... and all must match the bike colors.
Bicycle? Nope... not unless they look like an Olympic athlete (spandex, teardrop helmet, bike shoes, etc...)
Golf? Same...
Jog? Only with "running shoes" and a running branded ensemble.
I think you're fighting an uphill battle as a t-shirt fits virtually none of their expected attire. But I have a good idea that will work for you to reach several of them. I'll share that. They're not really hard to find.
So the guys are right. Social media it up! You gotta. That's all there is to it. But CEO's aren't on Facebook so much. They're active on www.linkedin.com . So go there, find a "local networking mixer" and go to it. It will be free, just put on your CEO hat and remember, you're one of them. They tell you their product, you tell them theirs. If it resonates, you'll sell a few t-shirts.
You then connect with them on linked-in and you can post updates on your business to your network... (3 CEO's on Linked in represents about 2000-3000 other executives that will see your post.)
My network on LinkedIn now represents about 7 million folks who are all extreme techies and tech executives like me. (But that's 11+ years in Linked in. And 25 years in technology.)
Social media is always how you reach anyone... just know the right social media platform to reach who you want)
Good luck!
In my experience, CEO's wear "purpose built activity clothing". (So much so that we often secretly laugh our butts off about it behind closed doors...)
You all know the type...
Hops on Harley Davidson.... must have leather jacket, pants boots, sunglasses and a skull-cap or "skid lid 1/2 helmet"...
Hops on crotch rocket, Hyabusa, and must have pants, riding shoes, armored jacket, and Bluetooth full helmet even armored backpack... and all must match the bike colors.
Bicycle? Nope... not unless they look like an Olympic athlete (spandex, teardrop helmet, bike shoes, etc...)
Golf? Same...
Jog? Only with "running shoes" and a running branded ensemble.
I think you're fighting an uphill battle as a t-shirt fits virtually none of their expected attire. But I have a good idea that will work for you to reach several of them. I'll share that. They're not really hard to find.
So the guys are right. Social media it up! You gotta. That's all there is to it. But CEO's aren't on Facebook so much. They're active on www.linkedin.com . So go there, find a "local networking mixer" and go to it. It will be free, just put on your CEO hat and remember, you're one of them. They tell you their product, you tell them theirs. If it resonates, you'll sell a few t-shirts.
You then connect with them on linked-in and you can post updates on your business to your network... (3 CEO's on Linked in represents about 2000-3000 other executives that will see your post.)
My network on LinkedIn now represents about 7 million folks who are all extreme techies and tech executives like me. (But that's 11+ years in Linked in. And 25 years in technology.)
Social media is always how you reach anyone... just know the right social media platform to reach who you want)
Good luck!
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