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- Hayoth0
You need to look at your competitors like threadless.com then figure out your payment structure based off a lot of research into your operating costs, the market and value of your product.
You (yourself) should be making about 30% when it's all said and done, and that is light because apparel is one of the highest marked up industries.
Your payment structure for the designers needs to vary on quantities sold because obviously the more you sell the less it is to produce.
The threadless model to me is the most unique because in some cases they community decides what gets printed. They also create partnerships to create art for tv shows, etc. Is that an avenue you want to approach?
Then you need to decide what part of the market you want to be in.
Do you want to sell budget designed tees?
Do you want to market your self as premium artwork tees? Limited edition, etc.
For me, I don't see a niche in what you are trying to do. Have you tried approaching this from a problem solution perspective?
- Threadless won't be a direct competitor - we're more ben harper than justin beiber - their shirts are mostly hipster, black, and trendy. We are full color.canoe
- I'd love to find a POD that allows me to buy 100 shirts in advance in order to get a breakcanoe
- I'd like to change the vernacular from designer to brand... it's best understood this way.canoe
- I think we will have specials that may have different prices, but the foundation is 30/shirt and building traffic from social media sources.canoe
- plus $2 S/Hcanoe