I have some slogans I want to put on t-shirts and sell over the net. How do I start when I have nothing.?
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what are your slogans ?
Start with a Patent, then accept the fact that people are going to rip off, clone, or sell 'like' items. Just make sure that you are staying one step ahead of them with new product innovation. It would also help if you have something that could set you apart from them, service, quality products, etc.
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If you do not have any money to get started and you want to try it on your own, I would start with an ebay store. Try them out to see if they sell first. If you start to see that your opportunity could be huge, you can get a patent or trademark but it will cost you a lot. You can ask family and friends to help you get started. Have a business plan for they to look over. This will help you SELL your idea to them. If you want your own website, try YAHOO sitebuilder. It will cost you $8 - 11 a month. Building the site is the easiest part. It is a step by step process. You can download sitebuilder for free and start building a website without purchasing a domain. The marketing and advertising is the hardest part. Finding a website is like finding a needle in a haystack. Learn SEO to save money on advertising.
I see stores like that on www.cafepress.com all the time. You might try there.
To protect your claim to slogans you will have to copyright them.
Make sure that you put the copyright symbol nest to your slogans.
You will either have to learn to make your own website or hire someone.
A cheap way to get started would be to use http://www.cafepress.com/ they will produce and ship for you. Just be careful how you do the setup so that you can get your profit without your client seeing how much you earn.
Though the hardest thing will be to drive traffic to your website. Of course this will depend on your market.
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