Marketing With Custom T-Shirts

The heat transfer method is just one of the many ways to print images on custom shirts. And like all the other methods, the heat transfer method does have its advantages and disadvantages. For the advantages, the heat transfer method is best for printing t-shirts with exclusive or unique designs. This means you are only making the shirt once and not mass-producing it. This is an advantage because you can get unique and one-of-a-kind t-shirts without having to meet any minimum shirt number set by the printers. If you just need one shirt, you can get just one shirt.

If you have a slogan or USP (unique selling proposition), would it be appropriate for the custom apparel? This is an extremely subjective question that only you can answer. For instance, for a cleaning company or moving company, it would be very appropriate. But for more of a conservative real estate company, the logo might be enough. Then again, a real estate company might want to stand out with a bold statement, so it really depends on the direction you want to take with your advertising and promotion on custom T shirt printing.

These more advanced t-shirt printing processes now make use of, what else, a computer! If you want to start a custom tee business, knowledge in basic computer operation is a must. What you need to do is print the customer's desired design in a special type of paper with an inkjet or laser printer and using waterproof ink. Then the image is transferred to the shirt. The images are then dried and ironed so they won't come off no matter how many times you use and wash the t-shirt. The quality of the t-shirt itself is also important.

You could use a photo of yourself or the both of you. You can also use the text functionality on your desktop publishing program to write a funny caption or a romantic message.

Choose a Christian t-shirt design or message that suits you: There are literally hundreds of fun, colorful and unique Christian clothing designs. Most designs are inspired by scripture or Bible verses. This allows the wearer (you) to choose the message he/she would like to share. Maybe you are a football fan and would like to share "John 3:16" or perhaps you are a singer and would like to share the power of music in worshipping God; then "Psalm 104 Dance Sing Praise" might be the shirt for you. Chances are that if the message speaks to you, it will be easier for you to share it with others.

If you work with a lot of colors, shading, or gradients. Photoshop is probably best for you. It doesn't have an auto-trace feature but it does have tons of other great tools at your disposal. I would suggest using YouTube and searching for tutorials, there are hundreds of them and they are honestly one of the easiest ways to learn the ropes.

You'll want to establish why you're creating a limited edition T-shirt, so that you can make sure that you give it the attention and consideration it needs. You don't want to submit something that's half finished, or rushed.