How to Start a Real Internet T-Shirt Business Through Cafepress
You can start your own T-shirt business without having to fill your apartment with fabric, paint and boxes. By working with a company online such as Cafepress, you come up with the design and let the company do all the work. You design the shirts, choose the profit markup and do your own marketing. Follow the steps to learn how to start a real Internet T-shirt business through Cafepress.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Set up an account at Cafepress.com. Add your username and password information and fill out a profile to start your personal Cafepress website. A Basic Shop is free but you can pay a small fee each month for a Premium Shop, which gives you extra features you can't get with the Basic Shop.
-
2
Create your design using your favorite design program. Using photos, illustrations and lettering, draw your design and scan it into your computer or create the image in Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft Paint.
-
-
3
Save your image in PNG, JPG or PDF format and upload it into your Cafepress account site. Upload multiple images and delete the ones you don't want. Update your account images as often as you need to.
-
4
Choose the products you want to sell. Pick the T-shirt colors, styles and sleeve lengths that best suit your design. Choose multiple styles and colors and allow the consumers to choose their favorites.
-
5
Allow Cafepress to take care of the billing, printing and shipping of your designed T-shirts. The company will send you a check every month for your profits.
-
6
Market your business the way you would any business. Add a website link to your MySpace or Facebook pages or to your business cards. You are in charge of telling others about your new gig.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
Add your design to other products besides T-shirts. Choose from mugs, aprons, calendars, greeting cards, journals, stickers, posters and much more.
