what's going on guys John Santos and in this video we're gonna be answering your
questions that you recently left in the communities tab thank you guys all for
submitting them and if you're not aware we have a clothing line giveaway that
just went live on this channel go ahead and check out the most recent video
which gives you guys all the details so let's just jump into this one the first
question comes from CEO said and he asks can you give a few tips on how to get a
logo design also what do you think about paying someone to design your clothing
alright so this is all about designing clothing and I think it's a great tie-in
to the giveaway since you guys will need those clothing designs in order to
really take advantage of the credits and everything else coming your way so let's
start off with how to get a logo design alright there's multiple ways to go
about it but ultimately guys it's gonna be up to you the Creator the person
that's really that really knows about the brand to set the direction alright
you can't just assume that somebody will fully understand your concept without
you putting in that groundwork alright which is why I feel that logos sometimes
should probably be thought of a little bit further down the line after you
figure out exactly what the brand is about because a logo will essentially
give meaning to that brand alright so I think you should really start with a
good brand name a brand name that you guys can stand behind and a mission and
the vision for that brand before you start to really think about the type of
logo that needs to be associated with it once you guys set the direction as that
owner as a founder of that company then you'll be able to either start sketching
things out yourself or work with a graphic designer to kind of help them
see that vision and help them come up to something that you'll also be able to
use and now to answer that second part of your question which is essentially
should you pay people for clothing designs I feel that if you're not an
artist or maybe graphic design isn't your forte I really do believe that you
should be working with a team of artists to bring your ideas to life once again
it is completely your vision especially if this is your company and not a
graphic artist this company you're gonna need to set the direction for the
designs and you're gonna need to figure out exactly why you're designing that
alright so when you bring on graphic designers they they're gonna complement
that and they're gonna enhance those those ideas and visions but the last
thing you kind of want to do is just let some let a bunch of random people set
design for random ideas because that's what
generally happens with most clothing lines is most people just put on random
designs and try to sell them and they don't really have any any real meaning
or substance to them so when it comes to working with graphic designs I have
linked a couple of different resources down below that you guys can use whether
it's about creating ideas or whether it's about you know enhancing an idea or
a design there's gonna be resources down below that will help you guys in that
process the next question comes from Jessica Jessica thank you for taking the
time and commenting on this I appreciate your you subscribing to this channel so
the question is how do you know when somebody is legitimately representing a
company that way you don't get scammed and if you're buying clothes from
wholesale should you give a wholesaler your home address appeal box or send it
directly to a printing company's address alright so this is once again is a
two-part question and let's start with answering the first
one which is essentially how do you know when someone is legitimately
representing a company I assume that you're talking about purchasing
wholesale or some other blanks from from a certain company maybe overseas or a
company that you're not able to really vet and you're wondering you want to
make sure that you don't get scammed by some somebody online that's saying oh I
got these amazing products by here right that's the thing about buying online and
that's why it's very crucial for you guys to find the right suppliers that
are gonna either sell you direct or have a US presence and that's something that
I always ask and there's a video linked about buying wholesale which I'll link
right up above here and I'll throw it right down below but essentially I
highly recommend that you guys watch that when it when it comes to really
sourcing from suppliers you need to know that you're dealing with the right
person before you give them thousands of dollars and they run off with it and
then you never see anything or you give them thousands of dollars and they give
you a product that wasn't anything that you ordered and trust me all of those
things happen so in order to avoid some of those things you're gonna really want
to ask for the credentials of the company in terms of what their title is
and it obviously will help a lot if they're using a company's extended
domain name like the company like the brand or the products they're selling
but then it's also important to know that just because they have a website
and a half products and now somebody's trying to sell you something
it's also important to know that they may not even be the owners of those
products and they may just be resale or selling from companies that they're
sourcing from locally so that kind of that's essentially the problem and the
issues with a lot of things on Alibaba which is another video I'll link up here
too it's an old classic but yes in order to vet people you're gonna need to make
sure that you'd place a sample order a small order of those products in order
to ensure that they're coming from where they say they're gonna be coming from
alright so if somebody isn't willing to let you buy whether it's five or six
products then don't do business with them because why would you spend two
thousand three thousand dollars on on an order if they don't want to sell you two
to three products in order for you to see the quality and fit alright and even
then it's still a little bit up in the air if you're gonna get that same
quality and fit so overall dealing with overseas
suppliers can be a very tricky thing and I highly recommend that you proceed with
caution make sure that they have an established website or credentials
second thing you could do is make sure that they're able to sell you samples
and third thing is make sure you verify where those samples are coming from as
soon as you get the package they'll have an address you could try to like prosper
efference Google to see if it's coming from a factory location or a
distribution hub or if it's coming from somebody else outside in the countryside
you know like you never know but at least you could start to kind of bet
suppliers that way and then the second part is what address should you give the
suppliers well if you're ready to start printing and if your timelines are a
little tight then ship it directly to the printing companies address a lot of
time printing companies will let you guys keep your products there as long as
you're ready to print within a few days or maybe a week or two max so that's a
great place and address to send it to if it's coming overseas though that's also
something that you're gonna need to know if it's coming from overseas you're
gonna also you're gonna want it shipped somewhere where you could verify it and
where you can sign off for it especially if it's a couple thousand dollars you're
gonna want to at least inspect those products before the factory receives
them and then they just start printing stuff for you and then at that point
it's too late to turn anything around whether it's a bad product and then you
get a good printing because it's a bad product with good printing chances are
you're not gonna be able to sell it because we're not comfort
with the actual product so I hope that answer some questions always try to use
your own address when it comes to shipping products so you can actually
vet those items and then once you establish that relationship and you know
the quality is on par and decent you could ship it directly to the
manufacturer that's gonna be printing your garments this next question comes
from Jamal Jamal appreciates you for reaching out the man he says in 2019 how
has printful improved as a fulfillment company I want to launch my brand but I
see a lot of poor reviews and yes printful has evolved from the first time
that I essentially created a video which I'll also link up here if you guys want
to reference that for those you guys that may not know what printful is it's
essentially a print to order type of business model where you guys upload
your designs and they are able to print the product and ship it out to a
customer now when a company like this type of service starts they're gonna
they're gonna really make sure that everything is legit and everything is
like customer service and everything is growing right everything is like on
point now as a company is growing I think I really do believe that they're
going through some growing pains which means that they're trying to keep up
with the demand but they're actually letting a lot of things slide like
they're letting either quality control or customer service or even basic
communication to their printing partners I think they're having some issues with
that and I and I strongly feel that as soon as they work those things out
they're gonna be a great fulfillment company but for the time being something
that I'll recommend everyone do if you're interested in getting with
printful is make sure that you use printful and some of these online
suppliers some of these like print to order online suppliers as a way to get
your ideas out meaning that you have a method of actually printing and easily
bringing some of these garments that you may not be able to get your hands on
whether it's bella canvas or american apparel it's all about using the catalog
that they have available and then putting some of your ideas on to an
actual garment once you guys get those ideas to the actual garment you're able
to actually show people what your brand is gonna be about you're able to be the
photography for it and everything else that you need to actually launch the
brand once you get launched I think printable is a great way to start but I
don't think it's gonna be something that you should ever really consider
long-term for a lot of multiple guys a lot of reasons why you shouldn't
consider it long term especially mainly because of the margins and then also
because of the very shoddy quality that you may get so the biggest thing I
recommend is that you guys find a supplier locally to you there's a lot of
print-on-demand companies that are coming out and they're gonna be able to
service your needs locally so you're not having to try to figure out if a
customer across the country received the product the way it was supposed to be
received when it ships from the other side of the country make sure that you
start with printful as a way to actually get your idea out but then you start
looking for suppliers are gonna help you guys actually grow and stay with you
through that growth thank you everyone for submitting your questions the
questions that I pulled from we're from the communities tab where I mentioned
the clothing line giveaway if you have a question that you like me to answer just
comment right in that tab yes make sure you do that head on over there comment
leave your question so I could answer in the future QA and more importantly guys
head on over to the giveaway which I'll link right over here right now
alright so just enter your details and enter by reading the details right in
this area right here make sure you leave any questions that you may have about
the giveaway and the comments down below I look forward to helping you guys build
your brands and businesses in 2019 and I'll see you guys on the next one bye