Where To Sell Your Tee Designs.
Where To Sell Your Tee Designs.
There are two schools of thought on this topic. One is to sell at as many retailers as possible. The second is to commit to a single retailer. For more in-depth information on Print On Demand retailers and options please read "How To Start Your Own T-shirt Shop" as I have reviewed the most popular P.O.D.'s.Selling Tee Designs At Many Retailers.
Selling at many retailers has one clear advantage. More exposure. Possibly more income at least short term. But it has many disadvantages as well. Variations in quality and price are the big two. Some printers are not as good as others and your name or brand gets associated with who you do business with. The price variation ends up with the scenario where you are competing against yourself. When you combine the quality and price, some things simply cannot be justified and it can hurt you in the long run. People do comparison shopping and they will take notice. Also, this practice spams the search engines, and eventually even design and product name variations will be omitted if the indexing trends continue as they have over the past decade or so. Especially when the image indexing bots start recognizing and remembering designs better.Selling Tee Designs At A Single Retailer.
Committing to one retailer can be extremely beneficial. If you choose to go with the retailer with the best quality then that reputation gets associated with your brand. Less maintenance is another benefit. You have one shop to maintain and watch. Putting all that effort into one place could prove more profitable in the long run. But what if your stuff is overlooked or never found?The Selling Tee Designs Compromise.
To me, the ideal solution is don't offer all of your tee designs at all places. Study the marketplaces and find out which type of designs perform better at which site. Rather than have your Iron Man parody tee at all the places pick one and sell your Science tees at another retailer. In other words, make the designs exclusive to each retailer. You will avoid having the same design on basically the same tee at different quality levels for different prices and you will still get the exposure. Put your best stuff at the retailer that offers the highest quality. Hopefully, this will help you figure out where to sell your tee designs.Trending Tee Design Themes 2016.
Trending Tee Design Themes 2016
So you are wanting to know what tee design themes are trending so you can profit off that data? To determine this we need to look at two important factors. What was popular at the end of 2015? As it is what will set the tone for 2016. And what is coming up in 2016? As that will be what people will be into and searching for.
What was popular that continues over onto 2016 are Political tees (2016 being an election year), science themes, Deadpool, One Punch Man, Rick and Morty and as always Space and Aquatic themes. Game of Thrones designs while a favorite of consumers will be on a decline due to DMCA take down notices. As are Star Wars and Star Trek related themes. But that doesn't stop the craving for Dragons in general.
What is coming up in 2016 will play a big role as to what designs will be demanded and supplied as well. The following movies will have heavy influence such as: Suicide Squad, Deadpool, Doctor Strange, Captain America, X-men (Apocalypse), Zoolander 2, TMNT, Ghostbusters and Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children as they are the main pop culture picks that are highly anticipated. Independence Day 2 might also make its way over to indie based designs.
Also trending are designs that mash up different eras, genres or both. While mash ups are always popular with designers, not every mash up concept is a good one. Skulls and Zombies are always trending but the marketplace is flooded with them. Anything to do with aliens is also on the rise. The niche of Snarky and Sarcastic tees looks like it will be a favorite with the young adult crowd. Non pop culture tees are starting to make a comeback such as the artistic and abstract tees with no particular theme.Hopefully this gives you some idea of what the trending tee design themes will be this year.
Deadly Tacos Tee Design Review.
Deadly Tacos Tee Design by Buby87.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, Sweatshirts and Dog T-shirts. There are many fabric color choices available as well, each depending on what style is chosen. The review breakdown is as follows:McFly Tee Design Review.
McFly Tee Design by Danny Haas.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Tank tops and Crewnecks. Many fabric colors are available but not Black. The review breakdown is as follows:Breaking Bed Tee Design Review.
Breaking Bed Tee Design by Boggs Nicolas.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, Sweatshirts, Posters and Dog T-shirts. Dark Chocolate colored fabric is mandatory. The review breakdown is as follows:Super Meeseeks Bros. Tee Design Review.
The Super Meeseeks Bros. tee design is for Rick and Morty and Super Mario Bros. fans that can't decide which to spot on their shirt.
The concept is a mash up of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Cartoon Network's Rick and Morty character Mr. Meeseeks. This is not the first nor last mashup of these 2 franchises as the Tiny Rick tee variations for example have proven to be popular.
As for the artwork, the coloring is accurate for the Rick and Morty cartoon but the style is a decent marriage of both franchises as it has some strong Mario elements as well. There isn't much in regards to shading but as for most designs it isn't needed anyway. The golf clubs carrying caddy version Mr. Meeseeks is the best Meeseeks reference so it works out perfectly.
Wear this anywhere casual attire is the norm.
Super MeeSeeks Bros. Tee Design by LavaLamp.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Long Sleeves, Sweatshirts, Posters and Dog T-shirts. Black, Charcoal, Silver and White are the fabric color choices are available. The review breakdown is as follows:iFoodie Tee Design Review.
iFoodie Tee Design by Papyroo.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Tank tops and Crewnecks. There are many fabric color options available. The review breakdown is as follows:North Park Tee Design Review.
North Park Tee Design by Theduc.
Is available on T-shirts, Hoodies, Tank tops, Posters, Dog T-shirts and Crewnecks. As for the fabric color options there are many choices but no Black for this particular design. The review breakdown is as follows:
Type Star Tee Design Review.
Episode I: The Phantom Menace: "Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict...."
Episode II: Attack of the Clones: "There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several thousand solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic. This separatist movement, under the leadership of the mysterious Count Dooku, has made it difficult for the limited number of Jedi Knights to maintain peace and order in the galaxy. Senator Amidala, the former Queen of Naboo, is returning to the Galactic Senate to vote on the critical issue of creating an ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC to assist the overwhelmed Jedi...."
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith: "War! The Republic is crumbling under attacks by the ruthless Sith Lord, Count Dooku. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish droid leader, General Grievous, has swept into the Republic capital and kidnapped Chancellor Palpatine, leader of the Galactic Senate. As the Separatist Droid Army attempts to flee the besieged capital with their valuable hostage, two Jedi Knights lead a desperate mission to rescue the captive Chancellor...."
Episode IV: A New Hope: "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet. Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy...."
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back: "It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy. Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth. The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space...."
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi: "Luke Skywalker has returned to his home planet of Tatooine in an attempt to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Little does Luke know that the GALACTIC EMPIRE has secretly begun construction on a new armored space station even more powerful than the first dreaded Death Star. When completed, this ultimate weapon will spell certain doom for the small band of rebels struggling to restore freedom to the galaxy..."