Archive for February, 2008
What does a Direct to Garmet (DTG) T-Shirt Printer look like when it’s working?
Direct to Garment (DTG) t-shirt printing is pretty much the norm for online custom t-shirts retailers these days. Companies like Cafepress and Zazzle officially dropped the heat press for DTG printing recently and Spreadshirt has also increased their DTG printing. You can watch one in action in this video and even rock out to some [...]
T-Shirt Subscriptions - Review of Top Monthly T-Shirt Services
If you love surprises and growing your t-shirt collection then a monthly t-shirt subscription might be right for you. Below is a breakdown of available monthly t-shirt subscription services. If I missed one please let me know. Also, if you have subscribed to any of these services please give us your feedback to share with [...]
Zazzle Recruiting Cafepress Shopkeepers - Unethical or Good Business?
Zazzle has been growing and changing rapidly lately and striking partnership deals left and right. They have wasted no time spending their (unconfirmed) second round of funding. The site has undergone a major face lift and Zazzle finally started listening to users who demanded changes to certain policies regarding the image licensing and the commission [...]
Red Bubble T-Shirt Review - Since when are T-shirts a Tasty Snack?
Red Bubble is an “art gallery and creative community” with t-shirts that are “designed by your neighbors”. You can submit or buy art on wall art, posters, t-shirts and greeting cards. Members can join groups and communicate with those who have similar interests. There really is some amazing stuff on the site and lots [...]
Etsy Cooperative Print Advertising - Subsidized!
Print advertising can be extremely expensive and not always the best idea for small t-shirt companies or businesses. But this might change with Etsy’s announcement of cooperative national print advertising.
Print advertising in a magazine can help you reach specific audiences because they have highly defined readerships. Magazines also aren’t disposed of as fast as [...]
Emptees T-Shirts and Talk - Updates and the New API
You can’t beat tees and talk and that is what Emptees is all about. Right now it appears there about 400 designers and about 1700 total members.
Talk is broken down into four types: general chit chat, hype which seems to cover folks self promotion of t-shirts and companies, and there is exchange, and news. [...]
Submitting Crappy Designs to T-Shirt Competitions - LaFraise.com Speaks Out
There are unspoken t-shirt competitions before the t-shirt competitions even begin. Designs must make it past a gatekeeper before your submission goes public. Many sites require that you meet some written AND unwritten standards before your design can be viewed or voted on by the public. So I have often wondered how companies deal with [...]
