Jon Kruse | How to start a clothing company - Part 11
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About Jon Kruse

I run this blog and have a web development company called Double Dragon Studios. Send us an email if you are looking for any web work to be done.

How to Make Your T-Shirt Shop Stand Out and Sell More

Categories: E-commerce|

As web designers and t-shirt addicts we’ve learned a few things about what goes into making a t-shirt shop a killer success. So we put together this article on the details that a lot of people overlook when designing their stores. We hope you find it useful for your clothing line.

Johnny Cupcake’s Do’s and Don’ts for Starting Your Clothing line

Categories: Starting Out|

John Earle, above, started the "Johnny Cupcakes" brand as a joke. Now his cupcake-themed T-shirts, at $40 to $70 each, are flying off the shelves of his store on Boston's chic Newbury Street. Here are some of Johnny's Do's and Don'ts from an article on npr.org. Write some notes down because Johnny knows he's stuff and is an expert at creating a clothing line.

Edgillustrator’s Design Process

Categories: Design|

Hey everyone :] There’s been a lot of people asking how I do my stuff, I normally hate it when people ask me but as a lot of yous have helped me out I thought [...]

7 Creative Ways to Promote Your T-Shirt Store Online

Categories: E-commerce, Marketing|

Pop Culture tees writes about 7 ways you can promote your online store and improve your clothing line. They include everything from traditional advertising and affiliate programs to writing a blog or getting blogs to post about your clothing line.

15 T Clothing Line Pitfalls

Categories: Starting Out|

Starting up a new clothing line is no easy task, especially in today’s economy. So it is essential that you properly plan out your ventures to ensure success. Below is a common list of pitfalls [...]

10 Ways Your Tee Shirt Business Can Improve

Categories: E-commerce|

Looking to improve your monthly tee shirt business sales and conversions? Well you have come to the right place, because today’s article is all about improving your tee shirt business! We have put together 10 [...]

3 Considerations Before Launching Your Clothing Line

Categories: Starting Out|

After 2 years of running Linty Fresh, I’ve learned a lot of things, many resulting from trial and error. Thinking back, these are the top 3 things that were (or would have been) really important to consider when starting my clothing line

Tips for Art/Craft Shows

Categories: Interviews, Store Owners|

Eric Terry, the owner of Linty Fresh, shows you how to prepare for a craft show.

How to ship orders with Endicia

Categories: E-commerce|

I wrote a previous article about how to ship orders in paypal but here is another one by Eric Terry from Linty Fresh. He uses endicia which is free for the first 30 days and [...]

Branding: The Linty Fresh Experience

Categories: Interviews, Store Owners|

Linty Fresh is an up and coming clothing company that have done an amazing job branding themselves. I got the opportunity to ask Eric Terry, the mastermind behind Linty Fresh, a few questions about his brand.

Bigcartel CSS customization: Introduction

Categories: Design, E-commerce|

What is CSS? Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a style sheet language used to describe the presentation of a document. The css of a website basically lets you style the site with background, different fonts, [...]

Interview with Pyknic Clothing

Categories: Store Owners|

Pyknic is an up and coming company with a bright energetic clothing line. While still in college the founders have had huge success with they're line currently being carried at Hot Topic and in 40+ retail stores across the globe.

Giant list of T-shirt blogs and T-shirt sites

Categories: Marketing|

Getting traffic to your site is the most important task in order to have a successful online store. A great way to get traffic is through t-shirt blogs and rating sites. Here's a Giant list of websites you can submit to your site to.

How to package and ship your items with paypal shipping center

Categories: E-commerce|

The first thing you need is envelopes to package your shirts it. I’ve been using uline poly mailers and they are light weight and durable. I got the 9 x 12 size and that’s the [...]

Interview with Jonas Bevacqua Ceo of LRG

Categories: Designers, Interviews, Store Owners|

These days, Jonas Bevacqua, co-founder of the fashion lifestyle brand L-R-G (Lifted Research Group), finds himself driving vehicles with price tags you normally find on houses. So how did the kid from Orange County, California [...]

Top T-shirt Designers

Categories: Design|

Here's a list of the top t-shirt designers. I'm planning on doing a post about all of them with images of their work and a little more info about their style but that will take [...]

Interview With Travis From Rockett Clothing

Categories: Interviews, Store Owners|

Rockett Clothing was formed in Redlands California in 2003. Using party atmospheres and late night films such as “Rollerblade” and “Hell comes to Frogtown” as inspiration, Rockett have forged a clothing culture that they couldn’t be happier with. Their clothing has been worn by David Spade, Fergie, and some homeless dude who claimed he could turn wine into water. Keep on truckin’ dudes. - Stolen from krudmart.com

Seth Gerszberg lecture – Ecko unltd.

Categories: Designers, Inspirational, Interviews, Store Owners|

This is the seventh annual Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture, held on May 4, 2006, at Fairleigh Dickinson University's College at Florham. It was presented by the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies, part of [...]