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Stop trying to do it all and delegate
When I started mediocore about 2 years ago I wanted to do everything. I wanted to design the shirts and website, screen print everything, and do all the marketing myself. This is how a lot of self employed people think when they start a business. They don’t trust others and they want to do it [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...We are on Facebook!
26. February 2010
I just signed up for a page at Facebook. I know I am behind the times but at least I am starting now. I think it will be a good way for store owners to connect with each other. You can post in the discussions section, upload photos of your products, or just post a [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Sometimes you don’t need Internet Marketing
16. February 2010
I am fortunate enough to help a lot of clothing companies create awesome sites with my company Double Dragon Studios. While I am in there putting in all the code I also get a chance to look at all their web statistics. The one thing that surprised me the most was how little internet marketing [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...New Comment System + Feedback System
4. February 2010
I decided to use Disqus which is a comment replacement system for Wordpress and other blogging platforms. In addition to all basic functionality, it is also well integrated with Facebook Connect and Twitter. I want to make this more of a community and promote sharing of all the information posted on this site. Please post [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...how to set up artwork for screen printing
14. December 2009
Ray from Lowdtown wrote another good article about setting up your artwork for screen printing. I put in two comments below. What I’m real confused about is the printing method. I’m just about to have a real small launch and I don’t do ANY designs. I’ve hired an artist to do my designs, but if I’m [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...How many shirts should I print?!
13. December 2009
This question comes up a lot and I think it really needs an article about it. I remember printing my first shirt, live every week like it’s shark week, and I was asking the same question. I asked people what sizes I should order and I also unwisely asked what size people wanted to buy. I [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Fail Fast, it’s the quickest way to succeed
6. December 2009
I’m sure most of you are scratching your heads like I did the first time I heard about this concept but after reading this article by business week it should make more sense. Fail Fast, Fail Cheap Get your idea into the marketplace, and learn from customers by Doug Hall The development of a [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Glamour Kills Interview
27. October 2009
I was very pleased to be able to interview the seriously cool and visionary dude behind Glamour Kills, Mark Capicotto. He has done amazing things with his brand and the success he is now enjoying should ignite the spirit and desire in all fledgling tshirt designers and fashion entrepreneurs! It can be achieved! Glamour Kills have just put out their summer line and it is immense! So enjoy the interview below and have a look at just a very select cross-s3ection of the new threads available!
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, 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.
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, 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 : )
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, 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 [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Interview with David Murray of SEIBEI
30. August 2009
David Murray is the man behind Seibei, an awesome, quirky and extremely unique brand that has gained a large fan base for good reason! David, a self-taught illustrator with a college degree in Japanese Literature, began the brand in 2004 by screen printing and designing his tees, but it was in 2006 when Seibei really [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Interview with Paper Root
23. August 2009
One of my personal favorite new brands out there is Paper Root. That was one of the reasons I wanted to interview them. Paper Root is a unique brand, one of my favorite things about them is they focus more on the art. They aren’t constrained by anything. I love how you never know what [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Make Your T-Shirt Packaging Memorable
20. August 2009
When you ship out shirts to your customers, it’s your last chance to make a positive, professional and lasting impression. Beyond the obvious – shipping good product that’s neatly folded and arrives without being all beat up – there’s a lot you can do to go above and beyond and make your customer’s purchasing experience [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Interview with Eric Terry of Linty Fresh
20. August 2009
Want to start your own business or run your own brand? Then you’ll enjoy this interview with Eric Terry, the owner of well known indie tee shirt brand Linty Fresh. We were fortunate to interview Eric, who gives great advice and insights into Linty Fresh, branding and the industry. Linty Fresh continues to be successful [...]
how to start a clothing line, tshirt business, clothing company, t-shirt blog, shirt design, continue reading...Interview with The Printed Mind
15. August 2009
We wanted to do an interview with a young and upcoming brand. The Printed Mind has only been around for 5 months, but already has made a name for itself with strong products and attention to detail. Check out http://www.theprintedmind.com INTERVIEW WITH LEVI, THE PRINTED MIND: 1. Before The Printed Mind, you were doing Word. [...]
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11. March 2010
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