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How to Run a T-Shirt Business from Home

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The t-shirt business is booming and everyone is thinking about starting one. If you have been entertaining this idea for a while but do not know where to start, check out these ideas. 


Pick a niche

Selling T-shirts to everyone out there is unlikely to end up well especially if you are just starting out. Instead, concentrate on a selected market or niche. For example, if you plan to sell T-shirts locally, you may do well with logos that feature landmarks of the region. This could appeal to tourists and people who reside in your area equally.


If you’re selling on the internet, choose a specific market by anticipating your ideal customer by age, gender, occupation, or even hobbies. The more detailed you can get, the better you can create products for them. For example, a young female architect who watches anime or a senior golf enthusiast. What appeals to one group won’t necessarily appeal to the other. 


Create designs your customers would love 

T-shirt selling is more than just finding bulk t-shirts for sale and printing some designs on them. Finding designs that sell is the crux of the business and takes a lot of effort. You should find what the members of your selected niche love. 


Find a reliable wholesaler

Choose wholesalers who have a great inventory of top brands like Bella Canvas, Hanes, and Gildan t-shirts wholesale.  When starting out it is better to find a t-shirt supplier who will also do the printing for you. This will spare you from the overhead of having to find a local printer to decorate bulk blank t-shirts. This also frees your hand to focus on creating amazing designs, marketing your shirts, and finding more customers. 


Use the internet

Create accounts on popular social media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, and more. Share your design ideas there to find more customers. Grow a supportive audience by giving them valuable content and leverage that to get more sales. You can also use the social media following to grow your business into a brand. 


Hopefully, this arable give you enough ideas to get started. Remember, it is better to start slow, test the waters, and go all-in when the coast is clear. 



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