Fishcakes Wiki:T-Shirt Shop

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T-Shirt Shop

This page contains information about setting up a T-Shirt Shop including ecommerce solutions, manufacturers and suppliers.

Ecommerce

• WordPress Plugins: WP e-Commerce section.
• Open Source Software: e-Commerce section.

Fulfilment Solutions

Cafe Press

• cafepress.com — an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products. Very comprehensive and usable but could look better. USA only with international shipping.
• Products — Apparel, Prints and Cards, Mugs and Ceramics, Fun Stuff, Kids and Baby, Home Decor. View All Products.
• Product Pricing — they have base prices which you then markup for profit. See Pricing Policy page. All in US$.
• Shipping — shipped from US only. See Shipping page.
• Affiliates — earn cash from click-throughs. see Affiliate page.
• Images — upload 300dpi+ PNG files not over 4MB. Download design template file for each product type. See
  • Download Image Templates
  • Beginners Image Workshop
  • Images for Black Garments Guide
  • Photoshop Guide
  • Illustrator Guide.
• Shop Design — see Search Engine Optimisation.

Spreadshirt

• spreadshirt.net — an online marketplace that offers sellers complete e-commerce services to independently create and sell a wide variety of products. Very nice site with Personal T-Shirt maker. German company with UK, USA and other European distributors.
• Products — T-Shirts; Men's Longsleeves; Jackets; Ladies'; Ladies' Longsleeves; Brands; Shorts; Football Shirts; Socks; Juniors: Baby Shirts, Baby Bib;; Caps; Gifts: Apron, Teddy Bear, Santa Hat, Mug;; Underwear; Accessories: Badges, Belts; Stickers. See Assortment page.
• Product Pricing — set commission for each product (£0-£10). See Types of Commission. paid quarterly but must have made at least £35. Free for basic site, but €10/month for Premium shop.
• Shipping — local to USA and European countries.
• Affiliates — see Affiliates page.
• Images — accept vector and pixel images. See:
  • Images Overview
  • Pixel Guides
  • Vector Guides and Template Download
• Shop Design — See also Guardian T-Shirts.

Others

• zazzle.com — custom t-shirts and products. USA with international shipping rates to other countries. US$ only.
• printmojo.com — custom screen printed t-shirts. USA with int shipping. US$ only.
• printfection.com — printed t-shirts and products. USA with int shipping. US$ only.

Manufacturers and Suppliers

Printers

• indigoclothing.com — UK fulfilment company including screen printing for cards and clothing. Based in London worth further research!
• craftcreations.co.uk — greeting card blanks and accessories.
• dolphin-printers.co.uk — family-run business printing a wide range of products.
  • 37 Nuffield Road, Nuffield Industrial Estate, Poole, Dorset BH17 0RA
  • Tel: 01202 673 048 — Fax: 01202 661 500
  • Email: info@dolphin-printers.co.uk — Sending Artwork: dolphinprinters@btconnect.com

Trade Bodies

• baolink.com — linking retail buyers and vendors worldwide.
• giftware.org.uk — GA (Gift Association), the national trade body for the UK gift and home industry, which is worth around £10 billion, representing over 1500 companies.
• spauk.co.uk — the Digital & Screen Printing Association is dedicated to the promotion and improvement of the printing industry, offering a point of reference and resources.

Competition Analysis

Retail

• airsideshop.com — Airside Studios' online shop.
• artgroup.com — Limited Edition prints, Canvas and paper prints, Pre-framed pictures, Greeting cards by famous artists and brands such as David Hockney, Vogue, Robbie Williams, Habitat, Disney, etc. Nice shop site.
• artmeetsmatter.com — everything from cards to cardboard furniture by Penguin, Royal Court Theatre and others. Very nice shop site.
• charitycards.co.uk — variety of greeting cards with % of proceeds to charity. Includes variety of categories plus personalised bulk orders.
• brimstoneprint.co.uk — retail shop for Christine Chesire publishers below.
• fivedollarshake.com — award winning, handmade greetings cards. Ugly site but nice cards.
• foreverfriends.co.uk — Hallmark retail shop.
• janiewilson.co.uk — colourful handmade greeting cards. Site under construction.
• nobleworksinc.com — humour greeting card publisher. Good site with shop and free ecard facility thehornyrabbit.com.
• petraboaseshop.com — a mix of products, from handmade greeting cards, babies t-shirts, flocked photo albums and stationery to bold printed kitchen textiles and lampshades. Nice products.
• souluk.com — contemporary cards and associated products for sale in retail stores and limited selection for online sales.
• swankclothing.co.uk — clothing shop.
• threadless.com — allows designers to submit designs then get $500 per print run.
• ubershack.com — retail site of Sweet Pea Designs (below). Nice site with nice products, very interesting as seems to have taken design aesthetic from cards and put together shop of similar products from other retailers for click-through sales.

Trade

• abacuscards.co.uk — publisher of cutesey greeting cards. Accept submissions from artists in specific categories.
• carltoncards.co.uk — publisher of range of greeting cards. Very nice Flash website.
• christinecheshire.co.uk — printer and publisher of high quality greeting cards and fine art prints. See also Brimstone in retail section above.
• graphiquedefrance.com — calendars, posters and print publisher.
• henhouse.co.uk — small UK greeting card publisher.
• henrybutler.co.uk — photographic print cards publisher. Splash page only.
• paperhouse.co.uk — greeting card publisher.
• sweet-pea-designs.co.uk — desinger's site for nice greeting cards. See online ubershack above for retail sales.

Resource Links

• stevenlean.com — blog info links.
• t-shirtforums.com — online community.
• t-shirtjunkies.com — blog.
• t-shirtlinks.com — links site.
• www.t-shirtcountdown.com — listing site.