How Designers Can Earn Money

If you have talent in creating graphic designs by assembling images, typography or motion graphics? Then why wait, the current online world offers infinite possibilities to graphic designers. In that, one of the most profitable  option is creating designs for t-shirts. Selling T-shirt online using an E-commerce website is growing day by day. So this article will help you to get some useful information about the market opportunities and guide you in starting your own online business.

How to Create Your Own T-shirt Design

Creating designs for the t-shirt is becoming one of the most popular channel for design developers. Even if you’re an illustrator or graphic designer or typographer, the reflection of having your design on the t-shirt is a pretty good idea.

• Explore Your Design concept
• Create a Mock-up of your Design Over Plain Tshirt Templates
• Keep Things Simple in Your Design
• Colour Means Everything

 Develop Your Designs in Proper File Format

 Different types of  graphic file formats are used in this Industry. Generally, the average person will not able to open design files with the extensions like AI, EPS and PSD.  These type of file requires a special software program, so develop your designs in a proper file format by coordinating with your printing supplier.

 Build Your Own Online T-shirt Selling Store

Use Preferable Printing Technology

 There are different types of printing technologies that are used to print on tshirts. Some of the popular printing technologies are,

• Direct to Garment (DTG) Digital Printing
• Screen Printing &
• Heat Transfer Photo Printing

• You must market your designs to increase your website sales
• The sales rate is based on number of people visiting your website and visit is based on your marketing.
• Below some general tips are listed out for preparing basic marketing plan.

• Define Your Customers
• Choose Your Targets
• Plan Your Budget
• Create Your Ad Content
• Track & Monitor Your Ad Campaigns

Measure Profits 

• Measuring profits is the most important objective for any kind of business (both online and offline)

• You can find out the gross profit of a business by deducting cost of sales from turnover
• You can find out the operating profit by deducting the expenses from the gross profit