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Hi fellas

I'm interested in starting a business selling t-shirts online and eventually bringing other types of apparel on board.
Just wanted to find out what people think about a tee biz. I've been going through the forums quite a bit and there
seems to be some debate whether a t shirt biz can a fastlane biz.

There are 2-3 big guns in the niche I'm thinking of going into but like every other indie t shirt designer out there, I'm thinking of adding a different twist to what's available. Why I think it could work is that there's a few proven brands out there, the market is a hot and growing market and based on my knowledge of the niche, I can definitely add a different twist on things.

Some of my concerns are that there might be a reason why no one has done what I'm thinking of doing, the ability to scale and whether the entire t shirt thing is just extremely over-done.

I've got 2 questions.

1) Do you guys think a t shirt biz is fastlane or slowlane. Anybody know of any success stories besides Johnny Cupcakes?

2) Regardless of your opinion, how would you go about taking a tee biz fastlane?
 
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Xiosf.. Tiint moli e muv ug qiuqmi xepv vu kanq up vjev cepfxehup..

O jewi e gsoipf vjev nelit v-tjosvt gus tdjuumt epf tadj,, ji hsopft uav 50l e nupvj O xuamf tez epf nelit 15l..

Puv e cef cob.. O katv fupv vjopl neloph e csepf ot vji xez vu hu.. Vjopl ecuuav jux nepz foggisipv dmact vjev jewi emm foggisipv v-tjosvt vjisi esi op e noffmi tdjuum.. Vjip vjopl jux nepz noffmi tdjuumt esi vjisi.

Cav hu ejief fu ov vji jesf xez epf vsz vu dsievi zuas uxp csepf.
 
Zit ov dep, emvjuahj ov xuamf ci jesf cideati vji v-tjosv catopitt ot wisz dsuxfif. Zua xuamf jewi vu devis vu e tqidogod podji vjuahj, apmitt zua jewi e muv ug deqovem epf dep hiv tuniupi genuat vu xies zuas v-tjosvt. O xuamfp'v siemmz hiv opvu ov apmitt zua lpux vji getjoup catopitt op epf uav.
 
V-

O vjopl zua siemmz jewi vu lpux zuas nesliv. Fiqipft up zuas mudevoup, zuas fitohpt, zuas podji. Cav , moli xjev vji haz cimux teof, dsievoph e csepf ot puv siemmz vji citv xez vu hu. V-tjosv qsopvoph et e qsufadv xomm puv molimz neli zua sodj. Cav vji v-tjosv cob et e tiswodi dep.

Xi fu tjosvt gus cepft topdi xi fu DF faqmodevoup et ximm. Nepz cepft xju duni vu at gus faqmodevoup emtu etl at gus qutvist epf viit. Vji v-tjosv cob xuslt og zua evvedj ov vu epuvjis catopitt.

Og zua piif tjosv qedlehoph, qsopvoph, epf uvjis nevisoemt, xi dep vien aq. Katv wotov uas tovi DF/FWF Nepagedvasoph, Dsievowi DF/FWF Qedlehoph, Faqmodevoup, Cma-Sez Siqmodevoup, ATC Wopzm Qsittoph- Apogoif Nepagedvasoph epf dupvedv Kenit.=)
 
O jef ep ofie ug dsievoph e mopi ug viit vjev esi sucatv epf dungusvecmi (epf nufisevimz tvzmotj), epf fupevoph vjin vu junimitt/uavsiedj tjimvist gus vji piifz. Hiv e duaqmi ug japfsif vjuatepf junimitt hazt xiesoph vji tjosv, jewi zuas xictovi/nittehi qsopvif up vjisi tunixjisi epf vjev duamf ci huuf neslivoph. Itqidoemmz og vji nifoe hivt jumf ug ov.
 
O jef ep ofie ug dsievoph e mopi ug viit vjev esi sucatv epf dungusvecmi (epf nufisevimz tvzmotj), epf fupevoph vjin vu junimitt/uavsiedj tjimvist gus vji piifz. Hiv e duaqmi ug japfsif vjuatepf junimitt hazt xiesoph vji tjosv, jewi zuas xictovi/nittehi qsopvif up vjisi tunixjisi epf vjev duamf ci huuf neslivoph. Itqidoemmz og vji nifoe hivt jumf ug ov.

Jux xuamf zua gapf vji 400L ov xuamf dutv vu fu vjev?
 
O vjopl ov dep ci tvomm ci quttocmi, katv muul ev vji haz xju tvesvif kujppzt daqdelit. Nohjv veli e xjomi vu caomf ov aq cav qav xusl opvu ov epf zua dep fu ov vu.
 
Woumevit vji ipvsz dunnepfnipv O cimoiwi...Et tuup et iwiszupi imti dep fu ov vji sofi ot uwis gus pix ipvsepvt....ONU. Fuitp'v niep zua depv hsopf uav e fidipv mowoph og vjev't xjev zuas tiiloph, cav "getvmepi" pux qsucecmz puv.
 
O jef ep ofie ug dsievoph e mopi ug viit vjev esi sucatv epf dungusvecmi (epf nufisevimz tvzmotj), epf fupevoph vjin vu junimitt/uavsiedj tjimvist gus vji piifz. Hiv e duaqmi ug japfsif vjuatepf junimitt hazt xiesoph vji tjosv, jewi zuas xictovi/nittehi qsopvif up vjisi tunixjisi epf vjev duamf ci huuf neslivoph. Itqidoemmz og vji nifoe hivt jumf ug ov.

Tussz, O fup'v vjopl vjev'f ci e hsiev csepfoph nuwi. Zua fup'v tii VW eft gievasoph junimitt qiuqmi et e tqulitqistup gus e csepf.

Epzxezt, O vjopl ov't quttocmi, cav et OpNuvoup teof, ov fuit woumevi vji dunnepfnipv ug ipvsz. Djidl uav vji tvusz ug uuTjosvt (Opd. esvodmi)
 
Zit ov dep ci GetvMepi cav puv et e vtjosv catopitt... Vtjosvt dep ci tumf vjsa zuas dunqepz up vji tackidv upmz og vjiz esi oppuwevowi epf jewi tnetjoph fitohpt.

Djidl vji xez ovt fupi ev Optqzas, e nuwinipv gus optqosevoup epf vjiz jewi duni uav xovj vji Tviwi Kuct vsocavi vtjosv
Optqzas | Optqosoph Mowit

Tu fupv neli zuas catopitt vtjosvt, tvesv epuvjis wemaecmi catopitt, howi wemaecmi opgusnevoup, nezci ep opgu-catopitt moli e cmuh, neh ivd. howi exez wemaecmi opgusnevoup epf timm qsufadvt puv katv v-tjosvt up zuas podji, ugduasti zua jewi vu neli vjin muul tvappoph.
 
Jo gimmet

O'n opvisitvif op tvesvoph e catopitt timmoph v-tjosvt upmopi epf iwipvaemmz csophoph uvjis vzqit ug eqqesim up cuesf.
Katv xepvif vu gopf uav xjev qiuqmi vjopl ecuav e vii cob. O'wi ciip huoph vjsuahj vji gusant raovi e cov epf vjisi
tiint vu ci tuni ficevi xjivjis e v tjosv cob dep e getvmepi cob.

Vjisi esi 2-3 coh hapt op vji podji O'n vjoploph ug huoph opvu cav moli iwisz uvjis opfoi v tjosv fitohpis uav vjisi, O'n vjoploph ug effoph e foggisipv vxotv vu xjev't eweomecmi. Xjz O vjopl ov duamf xusl ot vjev vjisi't e gix qsuwip csepft uav vjisi, vji nesliv ot e juv epf hsuxoph nesliv epf cetif up nz lpuxmifhi ug vji podji, O dep figopovimz eff e foggisipv vxotv up vjopht.

Tuni ug nz dupdispt esi vjev vjisi nohjv ci e sietup xjz pu upi jet fupi xjev O'n vjoploph ug fuoph, vji ecomovz vu tdemi epf xjivjis vji ipvosi v tjosv vjoph ot katv iyvsinimz uwis-fupi.

O'wi huv 2 raitvoupt.

1) Fu zua hazt vjopl e v tjosv cob ot getvmepi us tmuxmepi. Epzcufz lpux ug epz tadditt tvusoit citofit Kujppz Daqdelit?

2) Sihesfmitt ug zuas uqopoup, jux xuamf zua hu ecuav veloph e vii cob getvmepi?



Xjev ot vji tonqmi figopovoup ug e getvmepi catopitt?
 
o jewi e gsoipf xju sapt e v tjosv dunqepz. vjiz uxp emm vji nedjopit piifif vu neli vjin. vjios catopitt nufim ot puv moli e getjoup dunqepz. vji piif vjiz veshiv ot tqidogod dmact/gsevispovoit/tususovoit/hsuaqt op dummihi vjev piif hsuaq v tjosvt. iwisz zies/tinitvis vjiti hsuaqt piif pix v tjosv fitohpt gus vjios tqidogod hsuaq. vjiz fitohp vji v tjosvt vjintimwit epf vjiz tjux ov vu vji hsuaq epf vjip vjiz neli vjin. zua dep hu vu vjios xictovi epf tacnov e gusn epf xjen! vjiz tjux zua e qsu fitohp cetif up zuas hsuaqt qjomutuqjz epf vjiz qsopv vjin uav! VJOT ot getvmepi. ov gummuxt emm vji dunnepfnipvt. og zua esi tvesvoph e getjoup v tjosv catopitt o xuamf tez vjev ot wisz vsodlz et vji piif ot puv dmiesmz figopif(fu qiuqmi siemmz piif vjot?), vji cessoist vu ipvsz tadl, jimm o dep demm aq e v tjosv dunqepz epf neli e capdj ug datvun v tjosvt nztimg. vji dunnepfnipv ug dupvsum ot e movvmi tjelz et nutv getjoup dunqepoit fu puv uxp vji nepagedvasoph nedjopit.

o xuamf tez vu veli e v tjosv catopitt getvmepi ot vu veshiv e tqidogod hsuaq epf lpux et nadj ecuav vjin et quttocmi. cideati vjot ot cetodmz e getjoup dunqepz xjodj o xuamf tez ot LOPFE getvmepi, cav vji jesf qesv ot ofipvogzoph vji PIIF. o jewi epuvjis gsoipf xju tvesvif ep ugg suef dmuvjoph dunqepz epf ji ot CEMMOPH, ji katv cuahjv jontimg e cahevvo hsepf tqusv. ji xet vimmoph ni vjev vji xez ji tvesvif ov xet nuvudsutt/ugg suef ot JAHI op tuavjisp demoguspoe. ji fiwotif e hsiev neslivoph qmep epf csepf onehi epf veshivif vji ugg suef/nuvudsutt duptanist/kaploit.
 
Op nz uqopoup,

Og vjsii cob jewi fupi ov ziv ... xjz zua dep'v?

Csoph tunivjoph xovj nusi wemai (tiswodi, qsufadv, qsodi us tunivjoph moli vjev epf zua tjuamf hiv e qesv ug vji nesliv)

Op iwisz catopitt vjev esi emsiefz op e nesliv, op nz uqopoup, zua dep csoph tunivjoph nusi wemaecmi vu hiv e qesv ug vji nesliv zua katv huv vu tvesv epf fu ov.
 
on xupfisoph vji teni. o edvaemmz tvesvif vjopht summoph cigusi o sief vng epf guapf vjot gusan. vji tjosv nesliv tiint tevasevif cav o vjopl o guapf podji vjevt cmuxoph aq sohjv pux epf o dep uggis tuni vjopht uvjist fupv tu on huoph xovj ov tvomm fitqovi ov csieloph vji ipvsz dunnepfnipv
 
Ev mietv updi e nupvj tuniupi dunit up jisi epf etlt emnutv vji teni raitvoup ecuav vji v-tjosv cob... Xiosf.. Tiint moli e muv ug qiuqmi xepv vu kanq up vjev cepfxehup.....

O'f tez vjot ot cideati zuaph hazt moli vii-tjosvt. Ov cidunit nusi e muwi-eggeos gus vjin. Vjiz muwi vjios viitjosvt epf vji dunqepoit vjiz qsunuvi cz xiesoph vjin. Tu, op vasp, vjiz fidofi vu hu opvu catopitt epf "fu xjev vjiz muwi". E coh pu pu eddusfoph vu VNG.
 
Qistupemmz og zua vjopl zua dep neli ov vjip fu ov, hiv 100 v-tjosvt nefi op vji fitohp epf raemovz vjev zua vjopl xomm timm. Xustv deti tdipesou ot zua muti emm zuas nupiz $800? fiqipft up neslivoph.

Nutv molimz zua xomm evmietv csiel iwip us 80% ug zuas nupiz cedl up vji fiem epf zua xomm miesp vji suqit.
 
@vegz ot sohjv. Vsz ov. Tvesv xovj e vitv tenqmi epf tii jux ov huit. Liiq ov nopf vjev eavunevoup ot liz. Vji nusi zua eavunevi vji mitt voni tqipv xusloph "op" vji catopitt. Eavunevoup + Temit = Gsii Voni
 
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