Hey friends, Dave here with transfer express and today i want to talk about everything you need
to start your own t-shirt printing business now whether you're looking to start your own
business from home or adding apparel printing onto your already existing business or if you're
just looking to bring your merch production in-house this video is for you now there are so
many ways that you could get into starting your own t-shirt business from screen printing
presses to buying direct to garment printers or even sublimation printers but today i'm going
to be talking about the easiest to learn retail quality results lowest cost highest profit method
and if i could hit the reset and go back in time this would be the method that i would start with
over a decade ago that's right we are talking about screen printed heat transfers not only do
they look and feel and wash just like a traditional screen printed t-shirt
but they are super simple to print and fit into any business model or initial investment so let's
jump in to cover everything you need to get started printing your own t-shirts and profiting
if you are new to transfer express, we are the world's largest supplier of screen printed and
digital heat transfers, heat presses, custom designs, apparel and advice to help grow your
t-shirt business! if you haven't already, subscribe! we are kicking out new videos
just like this one every single week. now, you're probably thinking dave is about to tell me that
i need thousands of dollars to invest or i need to toss my profits aside for the first
couple years while i'm building my business and that cannot be farther from the truth
in all reality you could be up and running producing your own t-shirts with just
a few hundred dollars and making profit right away with that low initial investment you could pay a
little bit to make back the investment but also put money aside and pay yourself for your time
very very easily now i'm not talking about cheap amateur results here either you will be printing
off the shelf retail quality t-shirts right out of the gate without that huge learning curve of
how to use a screen printing press or pull in squeegees or making sure the emulsion's right
all that will take care of don't worry about it so what is the catch this sounds too easy
surely there's some kind of expensive equipment or something i need to buy right wrong the first
thing you're going to need is a computer and chances are you've probably already got one we
don't need a top of the line macbook pro from 2021 any moderately new computer that runs fine will
work just fine ideally your computer is going to be your resource for running orders editing your
website or etsy store and be a tool for you to use for shipping buying postage early on your computer
makes ups and the post office love you if you tend to be shipping a lot it's also smart to keep your
financial records all in one spot trust me any invoices or expenses are super handy to save
and come tax time it's gonna make everything so much easier than running around trying to track
everything down keeping it all in one folder as soon as you gets it it's just so easy to go back
and get it the last duty your computer will be tasked with will be your marketing or social media
but a lot of that could be handled on your phone just fine especially if you're talking about tick
tock or instagram the photos that you'll be taking with your phone will look perfectly fine and we
actually have a video on how you could do that super easy and simple and get quality results
that will link right here and in the description below the next piece that you need is a heat press
now heat press is going to be the backbone of your t-shirt printing business and is going
to be the only equipment that you need to print custom screen printed transfers he presses range
from a couple hundred bucks all the way up to a few thousand similar to this hotronix auto clan
behind me but it all depends on your budget and your business plan for what's right for you with
a decent volume of orders you could pay off the most expensive press in just a month or two and
then all of that extra profit is going right back into your pockets there's even financing available
which makes all of these higher end presses even more affordable as you pay them off over time
but you could get started no problem with a much more affordable heat press in the 300 to 500 range
or even a little bit more than that if you're expecting to grow presses like the 9 by 12 pink
craft press that we offer just over 300 makes it a super affordable option to just get started with
or our stahls clam basic line that fits in that 400 to 700 range depending on what size you want
for your business for printing any t-shirts you could use easy view online designer at
transferexpress.com where you don't even have to be an artist or have any graphic design experience
or even a powerful computer to create your own professional looking designs and t-shirts using
one of the thousands of customizable layouts clip art or fonts that are available in easy view and
that are free to use in just a couple clicks you could order your screen printed transfers
of your artwork that ship out as quick as the next business day so that's why we say when
you're printing on demand you are printing when you need it they arrive that week then bam you're
loading the t-shirt onto your heat press placing the transfer and pressing for only four seconds
that's it you get a retail quality screen printed t-shirt one thing that makes it super easy is all
of the videos and guides that are available online right here on the transfer express youtube channel
like this one we have linked right here that's all about custom sizing and how to size your
artwork for your t-shirts or this one too that talks about how to nail perfect placements every
time and just as easy as that you could be creating those retail ready t-shirts
right out of the gate if you have any questions or tips that you learned while you were starting your
own t-shirt business that you want to share just let us know down in the comments section below
we're pushing out new videos like this one here on the transfer express youtube channel so if you're
not already subscribed what are you waiting for come on click the button as always we are
happy to help in any way we can for the apparel decorating community if you need to reach us you
can always call or email info transferexpress.com but until next time i'm dave happy pressing