How to start a Clothing Company

Screenprinting vs. Direct to Garment Digital Printing(DTG)

I wrote this article for my blog, Tee Spotter. I review and write about clothing lines and similar topics. I figured this would be a good resource to post here. @Tee Spotter on Twitter Hey all. I’ve been thinking about writing this article for a while now and after asking for feedback, some people had [...]

Don’t start a clothing company

Let me first say that starting a clothing company has been an amazing experience for me personally. I have met tons of amazing people in this industry and had tons of positive customer feedback and I wouldn’t change anything. This post is just meant to make you cautious about getting into this industry. First of [...]

Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish. RIP Steve Jobs

20% OFF Discount Code for Thread’s not Dead

I have an exclusive discount code for the readers of my blog. Use the code “HOWTO20″ for 20% off Thread’s Not Dead. Threads not Dead is an e-book written by Jeff Finley of Go Media with the help of many big names in the clothing industry (including myself). What if the most prolific and influential [...]

The facebook comment widget rocks

Allowing customers to comment on your products is a great way to get them involved more in your company. In the past users had to sign into your e-commerce site to leave comments. You would get an e-mail to verify your username and it all took a time and was a little bit annoying. Today [...]

Characteristics of Successful Clothing Company Owners

I haven’t written an article in a while and thought it was about time to get back into it. I see a lot of people entering into the clothing game and I can usually tell by the type of person they are if they are going to succeed or fail. I get a ton of [...]

Jonas Bevacqua found dead

An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for the co-founder of an Orange County-based clothing company found dead in his Laguna Beach home, authorities said. Jonas Bevacqua, 33, helped found LRG, or Lifted Research Group, in 1999 with Chief Executive Robert Wright. Bevacqua also was the Irvine company’s creative director. “Jonas was a mentor to an astonishing [...]

Denzel Washington’s 2011 commencement speech

I started watching this speech and it is pretty bad in the beginning but I let it keep going while I made some food. At 6:45 is when it starts getting good and I would advise you to fast forward to this point. Denzel Washington talks about putting yourself out there and not being afraid [...]

Storenvy Review: Storenvy falls short of its promises

I was excited for storenvy when it was released but it has fallen short of what they originally promised. Here is what the creators had to say when storenvy was released. “Storenvy doesn’t want to be just another online store system. There are hundreds of them out there already and have some of the same [...]

Stop emailing me!

Let me start out by saying I don’t mind getting email and I like helping people out….. but most of the emails I get are all the same. It’s usually someone that stumbles across my site then proceeds to email me with something like the following, “Hey I’m starting a clothing company, how do I [...]

I’ve almost reached 1k comments on this site

I was checking my stats today and am 14 comments shy of reaching 1k comments. That’s an average of 5.3 comments per post. Thanks for all the feedback guys.

Bigcartel just got better – ecommerce analytics

Bigcartel just introduced this new feature to allow google analytics on your store. This isn’t anything new but now you can get e-commerce data which is amazing news. What this will allow in google analytics is for you to see exactly where your sales are coming from. So now that you can track where your [...]

Webinar with Ben of Fright Rags

How to start a clothing line – webinar with Ben of Fright Rags from Jonathan Kruse on Vimeo.

Online Webinar Thursday, March 3 at 1:30pm (EST) with Ben of Fright Rags

Ben has written a couple articles for me in the past and is one of the most insightful clothing company owners I know. If you’re serious about starting a clothing company don’t miss this great opportunity. Also check out his clothing company Fright Rags This is what Ben gad to say: I get emails all [...]

New Threadbird site plus Free Shirts

Threadbird 2.0 is now live! http://www.threadbird.com What’s New? - We print more than just t-shirts! We offer Offset Printing (Business Cards, Postcards and More), Stickers, Buttons and Screen Printed Posters! - More information on all products. Each product has its own page that shows available sizes, information about the product, available colors and pricing! We [...]

Stats for 2010

I never thought that when I started this site it would get so much attention or have such a following. I started it in 2008 and last year alone I reached over 139,000 people. I didn’t even know there were 139,000 people that wanted to start a clothing company. I just wanted to thank everyone [...]