2009-06-02T21:06:51-04:00 Selling your clothing line to boutiques. A three part series. true 0 591 Selling your clothing line to boutiques 1219 3 2009-11-21T16:28:03-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/selling-clothing-line-boutiques/ 990 2009-06-02T21:05:45-04:00 A great article by Ben from fright rags about the legalities of copyrights and licensing. true 0 581 The truth about copyrights and licensing 1219 3 2009-11-21T16:28:05-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/truth-copyrights-licensing/ 684 2009-06-02T21:03:47-04:00 Why you should hire a professional instead of screen printing your own stuff. true 0 571 Why you should pay a professional to print your shirts 1219 3 2009-11-21T15:37:54-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/pay-professional-print-shirts/ 824 2009-03-16T18:27:33-04:00 An interview with the founder of Glamour Kills about starting a clothing line true 0 291 Interview with Mark of Glamour Kills 1219 3 2009-11-21T17:30:42-05:00 http://www.shredclothing.com/ 566 2009-03-11T03:51:37-04:00 How to Art Direct for t-shirt designs true 0 288 How to Art Direct 1219 3 2009-11-21T15:19:01-05:00 http://www.shredclothing.com/art-direction/ 792 2009-02-27T21:16:49-05:00 How to chose the right business partners for your new company true 0 277 Choosing the right business partners 1219 3 2009-11-21T14:47:46-05:00 http://www.shredclothing.com/choosing-the-right-business-partners/ 462 2009-02-27T21:13:15-05:00 Contact an artist properly and get them to work for you. true 0 276 How to properly contact an artist 1219 3 2009-11-21T15:44:32-05:00 http://www.shredclothing.com/how-to-properly-contact-an-artist/ 561 2009-01-27T16:57:39-05:00 Endorsing bands is a great way to get exposure for little or no money at all. true 0 239 Sponsoring Bands: the secrets to get great advertising for the cost of a few shirts 1219 3 2009-11-21T17:30:47-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/how_clothing_companies_sponsor_bands/ 548 2009-01-12T22:38:19-05:00 Johnny talks and you listen! true 0 228 Johnny Cupcakes Do's and Don'ts for starting your own business 1219 3 2009-11-21T13:57:20-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/johnny-cupcakes-dos-and-donts-for-starting-your-own-business/ 1009 2009-01-12T22:30:29-05:00 Here is a video tutorial from Eric Terry about shipping orders with Endicia true 0 227 How to ship orders with Endicia.com 1219 3 2009-11-21T17:30:56-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/how-to-ship-orders-with-endicia/ 474 2009-01-12T22:28:05-05:00 I go over some programs that I use to design the CSS in bigcartel true 0 226 Bigcartel CSS customization tutorial 1219 3 2009-11-21T17:35:36-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/bigcartel-css-customization-introduction/ 581 2009-01-12T22:25:58-05:00 I sit down with Linty Fresh to ask him a few questions about his brand. true 0 225 Branding: The Linty Fresh Experience 1219 3 2009-11-21T11:33:48-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/branding-the-linty-fresh-experience/ 459 2008-12-21T21:06:16-05:00 The rules to get your t-shirts reviewed by bloggers and how to increase your traffic and sales. true 0 208 How I became one of the top online t-shirt companies by being a nice guy 1219 3 2009-11-21T15:10:13-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/how-i-became-one-of-the-top-online-t-shirt-companies-by-being-a-nice-guy/ 890 2008-12-21T21:03:32-05:00 A list of 16 word of mouth techniques that will increase your traffic and most of them are free. true 0 207 Sixteen word of mouth techniques to increase your traffic 1219 3 2009-11-21T14:37:34-05:00 http://www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com/sixteen-word-of-mouth-techniques-to-increase-your-traffic/ 505 I posted this on www.howtostartaclothingcompany.com and thought some of you guys might be interested. I just finished the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419593331?ie=UTF8&tag=jonkruse-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1419593331">“Word of Mouth Marketing”</a> by Andy Sernovitz and it was a great read. Here are a few bullet points to get you started on word of mouth advertising. I’m going to make a full post later on how companies like Johnny Cupcakes, Threadless, and Linty Fresh have used word of mouth to great success. <ol> <li>Look on the web for people talking about you.</li> <li>Decide who will join those conversations. Start today.</li> <li>Create a blog.</li> <li>Make a new rule: Ask “Is this buzzworthy?” in every meeting.</li> <li>Come up with one buzzworthy topic keep it simple.</li> <li>Put something on your site that will remind them to talk to a friend.</li> <li>Let your talkers sign up for a private newsletter.</li> <li>Pick one easy way to track down word of mouth.</li> <li>Put a tell-a-friend form on every page of your website.</li> <li>Put a special offer in an easily forwardable email.</li> <li>Add a small gift and word of mouth tool to every package you sell.</li> <li>Have a private sale for your talkers.</li> <li>Apologize for mistakes and solve problems fast.</li> <li>Partner with a charity.</li> <li>Do something unexpected.</li> <li>Be nice.</li> </ol> Do something worth talking about! I would recommend this book to anyone out there trying to find inexpensive ways to spread the word about their company. You can get it at Amazon for under $17. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1419593331?ie=UTF8&tag=jonkruse-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1419593331">Word of Mouth Marketing: How Smart Companies Get People Talking</a> 2008-12-10T18:31:30-05:00 16 cheap and free ways to increase your clothing stores traffic and get more sales. true 0 195 Sixteen word of mouth techniques to increase your traffic 1219 1 2009-11-21T17:11:37-05:00 1586