hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question
video I’m going to answer a question from one of my YouTube viewers
from one of my YouTube viewers
from one of my YouTube viewers Kix who started a new clothing line and
Kix who started a new clothing line and
Kix who started a new clothing line and one of my advice they wrote in saying hi
one of my advice they wrote in saying hi
one of my advice they wrote in saying hi how’re you doing I’m trying to start a
how’re you doing I’m trying to start a
how’re you doing I’m trying to start a clothing company with my friend but a
clothing company with my friend but a
clothing company with my friend but a budget is really low can you help kicks
budget is really low can you help kicks
budget is really low can you help kicks so a couple of things for you kicks
so a couple of things for you kicks
so a couple of things for you kicks starting the clothing line is definitely
starting the clothing line is definitely
starting the clothing line is definitely capital intensive and you want to try to
capital intensive and you want to try to
capital intensive and you want to try to make sure you’re not spending a lot of
make sure you’re not spending a lot of
make sure you’re not spending a lot of money until you’re making money so my
money until you’re making money so my
money until you’re making money so my advice to you is dream big have this big
advice to you is dream big have this big
advice to you is dream big have this big vision if we want to go but start super
vision if we want to go but start super
vision if we want to go but start super small and start going to customers who
small and start going to customers who
small and start going to customers who you think have a need and get them to
you think have a need and get them to
you think have a need and get them to place some orders before you’re actually
place some orders before you’re actually
place some orders before you’re actually spending any money and I know it’s hard
spending any money and I know it’s hard
spending any money and I know it’s hard cuz you don’t have samples to go in and
cuz you don’t have samples to go in and
cuz you don’t have samples to go in and show them and you’re using you know
show them and you’re using you know
show them and you’re using you know paper or using a computer or laptop to
paper or using a computer or laptop to
paper or using a computer or laptop to show them designs but it’s super
show them designs but it’s super
show them designs but it’s super important to go out and get some orders
important to go out and get some orders
important to go out and get some orders and make sure you’re on the right track
and make sure you’re on the right track
and make sure you’re on the right track before you start spending a lot of money
before you start spending a lot of money
before you start spending a lot of money on different designs that flame out and
on different designs that flame out and
on different designs that flame out and it happens all the time we spend a ton
it happens all the time we spend a ton
it happens all the time we spend a ton of money creating your samples or create
of money creating your samples or create
of money creating your samples or create an entire line and you produce it and
an entire line and you produce it and
an entire line and you produce it and you try to sell it and nobody wants to
you try to sell it and nobody wants to
you try to sell it and nobody wants to buy it and that’s that’s the problem you
buy it and that’s that’s the problem you
buy it and that’s that’s the problem you want to avoid so you want to make sure
want to avoid so you want to make sure
want to avoid so you want to make sure you’re on the right track and you can
you’re on the right track and you can
you’re on the right track and you can sell whatever you’re going to make so go
sell whatever you’re going to make so go
sell whatever you’re going to make so go and start talking to customers and get
and start talking to customers and get
and start talking to customers and get them to place orders before you make
them to place orders before you make
them to place orders before you make anything and make that a goal of your
anything and make that a goal of your
anything and make that a goal of your business it’s a lot tougher to get it
business it’s a lot tougher to get it
business it’s a lot tougher to get it started but you’re much more likely to
started but you’re much more likely to
started but you’re much more likely to be successful because when you do launch
be successful because when you do launch
be successful because when you do launch you’ll have paying customers in hand
you’ll have paying customers in hand
you’ll have paying customers in hand ready to buy from you the best way to do
ready to buy from you the best way to do
ready to buy from you the best way to do this I think is go after the business
this I think is go after the business
this I think is go after the business market and what I would try to do is
market and what I would try to do is
market and what I would try to do is talk to companies who are local to you
talk to companies who are local to you
talk to companies who are local to you you can get access to who are aggressive
you can get access to who are aggressive
you can get access to who are aggressive on the marketing may be a little bit
on the marketing may be a little bit
on the marketing may be a little bit edgy and could see working with you to
edgy and could see working with you to
edgy and could see working with you to create something that could help promote
create something that could help promote
create something that could help promote their business so I don’t know what you
their business so I don’t know what you
their business so I don’t know what you sell in the fashion business but said’s
sell in the fashion business but said’s
sell in the fashion business but said’s t-shirts I go and try to find a company
t-shirts I go and try to find a company
t-shirts I go and try to find a company who again is it a little bit edgier it’s
who again is it a little bit edgier it’s
who again is it a little bit edgier it’s been a lot on marketing and offered to
been a lot on marketing and offered to
been a lot on marketing and offered to create a custom t-shirt line for them
create a custom t-shirt line for them
create a custom t-shirt line for them that can help expose their business to a
that can help expose their business to a
that can help expose their business to a greater audience and that way when
greater audience and that way when
greater audience and that way when you’re doing with the business instead
you’re doing with the business instead
you’re doing with the business instead of dealing with consumers a you have
of dealing with consumers a you have
of dealing with consumers a you have somebody who is probably going to be
somebody who is probably going to be
somebody who is probably going to be businessperson for you and they’re
businessperson for you and they’re
businessperson for you and they’re making much bigger orders so you might
making much bigger orders so you might
making much bigger orders so you might sell 100 t-shirts you might sell a
sell 100 t-shirts you might sell a
sell 100 t-shirts you might sell a thousand t-shirts and that’s from one
thousand t-shirts and that’s from one
thousand t-shirts and that’s from one customer instead of trying to make one
customer instead of trying to make one
customer instead of trying to make one sale here one sale there to individual
sale here one sale there to individual
sale here one sale there to individual consumers so it’s a great way to get
consumers so it’s a great way to get
consumers so it’s a great way to get cash flow positive start building money
cash flow positive start building money
cash flow positive start building money into the business and then you can
into the business and then you can
into the business and then you can expand it and later go after the
expand it and later go after the
expand it and later go after the consumer market but I’d see if I could
consumer market but I’d see if I could
consumer market but I’d see if I could start off going after the business
start off going after the business
start off going after the business market the last thing I would do is also
market the last thing I would do is also
market the last thing I would do is also try to model success so there’s a ton of
try to model success so there’s a ton of
try to model success so there’s a ton of fashion guys who’ve made it big started
fashion guys who’ve made it big started
fashion guys who’ve made it big started from nothing and look at what they did
from nothing and look at what they did
from nothing and look at what they did to be successful so again if your
to be successful so again if your
to be successful so again if your t-shirts look at Johnny Cupcakes which
t-shirts look at Johnny Cupcakes which
t-shirts look at Johnny Cupcakes which has an actual store look at Threadless
has an actual store look at Threadless
has an actual store look at Threadless which is all online and see if there’s
which is all online and see if there’s
which is all online and see if there’s something that you can model from them
something that you can model from them
something that you can model from them and other companies that you look up to
and other companies that you look up to
and other companies that you look up to look how they got started how they make
look how they got started how they make
look how they got started how they make extra money now doesn’t really concern
extra money now doesn’t really concern
extra money now doesn’t really concern you but how do they go from nothing to
you but how do they go from nothing to
you but how do they go from nothing to those first few orders to you know
those first few orders to you know
those first few orders to you know having a full-time business they can
having a full-time business they can
having a full-time business they can support themselves off of those are some
support themselves off of those are some
support themselves off of those are some lessons there that you can learn to help
lessons there that you can learn to help
lessons there that you can learn to help great business so I hope that helps
great business so I hope that helps
great business so I hope that helps kicks good luck sounds exciting if you
kicks good luck sounds exciting if you
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