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Lowdtown is Closing Down – Clearance Sale
Ray at lowdtown has written some awesome articles for this site and I thought it was only right that I help him when he needs it. Here is his post he wrote This post has been a long time coming, but it should definitely clear everything up for those confused with the state of Lowdtown. First of [...]
Continue reading...How to Design for the Apparel Market
30. December 2009
I saw this great article by Jimiyo and had to share it. Art Doesn’t Sell In my experience as a designer and curator, there is a truth about the apparel world that has become apparent. If my hunch is correct, this probably spans the whole world of art: Artsy fartsy doesn’t sell in a mass consumer market. I don’t [...]
Continue reading...Storenvy: Free online store review
17. November 2009
oday I’m reviewing a new e-commerce store system called storenvy which offers a free stores to everyone. It is most similar to big cartel which charges $10- $20 a month for it’s services but also includes a bunch of social networking stuff to get your site seen.
Continue reading...Guide to Starting a Clothing Company
16. November 2009
2 Years ago I started up a clothing company that I slowly began to doubt and eventually I abandoned it even though it generated pretty good profits for a time. Since then I have been planning a new business and have been constantly re-evaluating my ideas and designs. The bottom line is I learned a lot from starting a company even though it wasn’t entirely successful. I also have learned a lot from reading through these forums. I wanted to write to this to give a complete guide to every aspect of starting a company. This is going to be a lengthy guide but if you are new to this I think you have a lot to learn from my mistakes and experiences.
Continue reading...How to be a good client
10. November 2009
1. clear your mind of any image you have built up. A designer cannot read your mind so the finished product will never ever look exactly how you see it. And they will not spend the next year revising the design over and over in the hope that it might. Put your ideas in the designers hands, and be excited to see something completely unique by a creative professional. 2. look carefully at your chosen designers work, develop their brief in accordance with their personal style. stop asking me to draw sexy chicks. 3. Remember that a professional designer is not a way for you to exercise your artistic frustrations, They are not just a pair of hands for you to feel creative with. A professional designer does so because of an ability to come up with ideas not just realize them, and their ideas may well be better than yours.
Continue reading...Ask top store owners questions about anything!
5. October 2009
Hey guys so I’ve been talking with a few friends about doing interviews and I thought it would be cool to throw it to you see what questions you want to ask. You can ask specific questions to a certain store owner or throw it up to everyone. I thought it would be really cool to hear the different perspectives from everyone.
Continue reading...Ten Things You Must Do When Starting Any Clothing Brand
5. October 2009
There is no doubt about, times are tough right now. It seems like whenever you fire up your laptop or even the TV there is some sort of broadcast of a new business or organization crumbling that will somehow affect your daily life or business. With today’s economy owning or starting a clothing line could get tricky and require bringing in the big guns. Don’t worry though! There is a lot you can do as a clothing line owner to really market yourself. There are many different ways to really bring new website visitors to your brand you just have to think outside the box and sleep a little less. Here are some sure fire ways to further your reach online.
Continue reading...Bullshit Detector – for websites
25. September 2009
So I've run into a lot of people talking the talk, gloating about how well their company is doing, or trying to get me involved with their project. If I don't know you I will be skeptical and look at a few things that will let me know if you are full of shit : )
Continue reading...Networking for clothing lines
14. September 2009
What is networking? Why is networking important? Why am I writing this and how does it have to do with Too Legit? All of these questions will be answered in the following Facet of Legitimacy. Let’s say that you need to find a job. You spend hours and hours and come up with a resume that [...]
Continue reading...Creating a Good Brand Description
30. August 2009
Describing your brand properly is a necessary skill for building a successful clothing line. Not only does it help clarify what your company is all about, it also shows that the people behind the brand are knowledgeable on what they’re selling and know how to present a great idea. Your brand profile should be included [...]
Continue reading...Do’s And Don’ts: Getting Your T-Shirts Reviewed
15. August 2009
The genesis for this article was an email I received a few days ago from a new clothing line (who shall rename nameless) that was also sent to about a dozen other blog owners in the industry. I know this for a fact because it the author of the email used CC instead of BCC, allowing myself and all the other addressees to see exactly who he had sent it to.
Continue reading...The Importance of Taking Professional Looking Pictures of your Clothing Line
8. June 2009
So the moment has come, either through word of month, a blog post or even possibly an ad you placed. A customer is on your site and is browsing your clothing line to see what you have to offer. After a few minutes your potential customer exits your page but with nothing in their shopping [...]
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- Feedback! Tell me what you think about this site
- How To Get Your Cool T-Shirts Reviewed by a T-Shirt Blog
- Ask top store owners questions about anything!
- Costs of starting a clothing company
- The truth about copyrights and licensing
- SEO - Secrets the high priced consultants aren't telling you
- Branding: The Linty Fresh Experience
- How to advertise and market your clothing line
- Why You Should Pay A Professional To Print Your Shirts
- grandmamoose: Hi Jon, Am going to attempt to do some tee's...
- brendan: Hi Jon,any further progress into a an arti...
- jonkruse: Here is my advise, read the articles on this websi...
- D.J. Williams: Well i hope everything turns for the best for you....
- yodude711: i can definitely relate to this quandry - how many...
4. March 2010
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