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You can make money with Teespring, but you have to know what you are doing and how to best use the resources for your advantage. The amount of money you can make from producing shirts through Tesspring depends on your process and how much time you are willing to put into getting your designs out there for the world to see. There are several different ways to be successful with this type of business, but you need to be willing to work hard and spend time getting good at the marketing end of things as well. There are some aspects that a first time maker wouldn’t consider, so let’s take a look at some of those aspects.
Explore the market for what you want to create
A quick search of Teespring will show you just what kind of competition you will have for the t-shirt that you want to create. The more the merrier, but it may be harder to sell a t-shirt that is very similar to something that is already being produced. Your best bet is to create something that is unique within a popular genre. Creating something that fits in with the current trend but stands out from what is currently on the market should be your goal. Knowing what you are up against will make your campaign much more successful in the long run. It is also important to have a reasonable price compared to your competition. Chances are if your customer can get something just as good somewhere else for cheaper, that is what they are going to go with.
Set a reasonable campaign goal
Don't set your goal too high, especially if it is your first campaign. If you don’t reach your goal, you will not get paid, and the t-shirts will not get printed. And you are allowed to surpass your goal, so the sky really is the limit in that sense. It is important to set yourself up for success, not failure. Setting a goal that is both achievable and profitable are the main goals of correctly using Teespring.
Spread the word
Social media plays such a huge role in this process. The success of a campaign largely depends on the amount of exposure that you get for your campaign. This will require some shameless advertising to your friends and family, but you can also get the word out through paid Facebook ads and other pages willing to get your design out there. In this business it is all about who you know, as your connections play a huge role in just how successful your campaign can be.
This cannot only be a financial investment, but also a time investment. Your shirts will only do as well as you want them to, and you need to be willing to put in the time and effort that is required. Putting the time in to make sure that the word is being spread will make or break your campaign.
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Target - Target - Target
Just like selling anything, the more you narrow in and create the perfect match for your customers, the better chance you'll have of success.
This is one of the reasons many marketing use spaces such as Facebook, because the focus in an target their exact audience, at least very close to it. Not only could you target ad's, but even narrow it down to your perfect customer.
You probably won't sell many Green Bay Packer T-shirts to Chicago Bear fans.
I know it's an extreme comparison, but it's something you always need to keep in mind if you want to find some success. Often sports fans are regional as well. They key is to go where the buyers are.
Tap New Trends
While this might seem obvious, many marketers over-look this, or I should say they miss out.
My family and I are huge Walking Dead Fans. Our DVR is set to record every episode and we can't wait to watch the latest installment.
Millions of people tune in every week for the latest Zombie killings. Think you could sell a few Zombie t-shirts? Maybe make them funny. Your own unique design. Plus, it would be easy to target fans on places like facebook.
What about celebrities? Seems there is always a celeb that does something wrong, says something wrong or gets caught doing something wrong. Of course you don't want to use any one's face or name, but what about a spoof? One that might poke fun at what happened?
What about a winning sports team?
Important point here is that, once you've designed a few t-shirts, it wouldn't take long to whip a new one up and get it out there fast, to take advantage of a trend. You have a HUGE advantage because you could have a new shirt up and for sale in a couple hours, much quicker than some big corporation or company. You could beat them to the customer every time.
Wash Rinse and Repeat
Here's another way to ramp up your earnings with what you've already learned. When you find a winning design that sells out, it's a proven design and campaign.
Why not run it again? What about a variation? Different colors? Instead of reinventing the wheel, with a successful campaign, you have what most people would call, "Money in the bank". You could also run successful designs on other advertising platforms. This is how people make the big money, they find something that works and roll it out everywhere they can.
You'll have some losers
Selling t-shirts through teespring is like selling anything, sometimes you'll have a dud. While I hope every campaign is a huge success for you, it's likely you might have some that don't work. The important thing here is not to give up and learn what didn't work.
Studying the losers can give you ammunition for future campaigns that could improve your success rate. They say it took Edison 10'000 experiments to get a working light bulb. While you probably don't have the cash to run 10,000 campaigns, the point is, you might have to push through the losers to get to the winners.
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