T-Shirt Business

What It is:

Designing and selling custom T-shirts (often through print on demand).

Outlook:

Very popular at this time. "No Kings" protest marches. Use these events and promote them by making and selling t-shirts.

The t-shirt industry had global sales of $1.79 trillion in 2024.

Margins are high (make for -$10, sell for -$20).

Startup Cost:

• Free to minimal if using on-demand services (Printful, Printify, Teelaunch).

• $150 for a ChromeBook.

• A store or shop on Amazon or eBay is free.

• Packing is minimal.

Skills Needed:

• Design and creativity skills.

• Niche storytelling (funny, thought-provoking, theme designs)

How To Start:

• Choose a niche audience (a local winning sports team, a fundraiser)

• Create designs and test-market them.

• Set up a shop on eBay, Shopify, Amazon or other ecommerce sites.

• Experiment with printing methods (screen, heat transfer, direct-to-garment)

More information available here and for the next week, buy for $0.99!