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 questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from
video I’m going to answer questions from one of my youtube viewers Christian hey
one of my youtube viewers Christian hey
one of my youtube viewers Christian hey Christian thanks to the question is 16
Christian thanks to the question is 16
Christian thanks to the question is 16 years old he has a t-shirt company that
years old he has a t-shirt company that
years old he has a t-shirt company that he wants to launch and it’s not quite
he wants to launch and it’s not quite
he wants to launch and it’s not quite sure how to do it and wanted my advice
sure how to do it and wanted my advice
sure how to do it and wanted my advice on kind of how to get started should he
on kind of how to get started should he
on kind of how to get started should he had a website etc so Christian to answer
had a website etc so Christian to answer
had a website etc so Christian to answer your question what I would do I try to
your question what I would do I try to
your question what I would do I try to make sure I start without spending a lot
make sure I start without spending a lot
make sure I start without spending a lot of money and it’s easy to spend money
of money and it’s easy to spend money
of money and it’s easy to spend money right anybody can go out and spend money
right anybody can go out and spend money
right anybody can go out and spend money on any business idea if it gave you a
on any business idea if it gave you a
on any business idea if it gave you a million bucks i’m sure you can find a
million bucks i’m sure you can find a
million bucks i’m sure you can find a million different ways to go and spend
million different ways to go and spend
million different ways to go and spend it but as an entrepreneur it’s not about
it but as an entrepreneur it’s not about
it but as an entrepreneur it’s not about how much resources you have is more
how much resources you have is more
how much resources you have is more about how resourceful you can be so i
about how resourceful you can be so i
about how resourceful you can be so i would try not to spend money until i’m
would try not to spend money until i’m
would try not to spend money until i’m making money and that’s kind of a one of
making money and that’s kind of a one of
making money and that’s kind of a one of the golden rules of entrepreneurship at
the golden rules of entrepreneurship at
the golden rules of entrepreneurship at least for me is not to spend money until
least for me is not to spend money until
least for me is not to spend money until i’m making money so don’t go out and
i’m making money so don’t go out and
i’m making money so don’t go out and spend a lot of money on a really
spend a lot of money on a really
spend a lot of money on a really expensive website or create tons of
expensive website or create tons of
expensive website or create tons of inventory which a lot of entrepreneurs
inventory which a lot of entrepreneurs
inventory which a lot of entrepreneurs will do especially in your kind of
will do especially in your kind of
will do especially in your kind of business so they’ll create tons of
business so they’ll create tons of
business so they’ll create tons of inventory and then it’s sitting in your
inventory and then it’s sitting in your
inventory and then it’s sitting in your garage and you can’t sell it and you’ve
garage and you can’t sell it and you’ve
garage and you can’t sell it and you’ve wasted all your money so I’d launch a
wasted all your money so I’d launch a
wasted all your money so I’d launch a simple website with some designs put
simple website with some designs put
simple website with some designs put them up and try to start selling just
them up and try to start selling just
them up and try to start selling just the designs that you have so don’t go
the designs that you have so don’t go
the designs that you have so don’t go out and you know Creek huge inventory
out and you know Creek huge inventory
out and you know Creek huge inventory and actually have physical product you
and actually have physical product you
and actually have physical product you can print on demand to print really
can print on demand to print really
can print on demand to print really limited quantities so you’re not
limited quantities so you’re not
limited quantities so you’re not spending a lot of money and you start
spending a lot of money and you start
spending a lot of money and you start bumping up interest in your product so
bumping up interest in your product so
bumping up interest in your product so you have your simple website won’t and
you have your simple website won’t and
you have your simple website won’t and start marketing it start talking to
start marketing it start talking to
start marketing it start talking to people who are in your industries are
people who are in your industries are
people who are in your industries are talking to people who are in your age
talking to people who are in your age
talking to people who are in your age group you think might be interested in
group you think might be interested in
group you think might be interested in buying your teacher I try to create
buying your teacher I try to create
buying your teacher I try to create guest posts with bloggers who are you
guest posts with bloggers who are you
guest posts with bloggers who are you know in the design field or might have
know in the design field or might have
know in the design field or might have potential customers for you and just
potential customers for you and just
potential customers for you and just start spreading the word get some
start spreading the word get some
start spreading the word get some feedback to see if people like your
feedback to see if people like your
feedback to see if people like your designs if they have other ideas for how
designs if they have other ideas for how
designs if they have other ideas for how the designs could be better and you know
the designs could be better and you know
the designs could be better and you know your initial few designs may not be the
your initial few designs may not be the
your initial few designs may not be the ones that make you rich right there may
ones that make you rich right there may
ones that make you rich right there may be the ones that come later down the
be the ones that come later down the
be the ones that come later down the road so you don’t want to blow all your
road so you don’t want to blow all your
road so you don’t want to blow all your money on those first two designs say oh
money on those first two designs say oh
money on those first two designs say oh this isn’t going to work and then shut
this isn’t going to work and then shut
this isn’t going to work and then shut down your company all right so try to
down your company all right so try to
down your company all right so try to get the feedback try to start building
get the feedback try to start building
get the feedback try to start building up cementum online and offline with your
up cementum online and offline with your
up cementum online and offline with your peer groups people who
peer groups people who
peer groups people who and potentially influence some buyers
and potentially influence some buyers
and potentially influence some buyers for you get their feedback Orleans in
for you get their feedback Orleans in
for you get their feedback Orleans in design and as sales start coming in you
design and as sales start coming in you
design and as sales start coming in you may not be making a lot per sale because
may not be making a lot per sale because
may not be making a lot per sale because you’re printing on demand your printing
you’re printing on demand your printing
you’re printing on demand your printing really limited quantity so the profit
really limited quantity so the profit
really limited quantity so the profit margins aren’t great but you’re also not
margins aren’t great but you’re also not
margins aren’t great but you’re also not carrying huge inventory and when you see
carrying huge inventory and when you see
carrying huge inventory and when you see that these products are certain to sell
that these products are certain to sell
that these products are certain to sell then you’re able to maybe make slightly
then you’re able to maybe make slightly
then you’re able to maybe make slightly bigger orders invest a little bit more
bigger orders invest a little bit more
bigger orders invest a little bit more on your business because you have money
on your business because you have money
on your business because you have money coming in so really really really try
coming in so really really really try
coming in so really really really try not to spend money until you have money
not to spend money until you have money
not to spend money until you have money coming into your business take the
coming into your business take the
coming into your business take the feedback from your customers and use
feedback from your customers and use
feedback from your customers and use that to continue to grow hopefully that
that to continue to grow hopefully that
that to continue to grow hopefully that helps Christian thank you for watching a
helps Christian thank you for watching a
helps Christian thank you for watching a YouTube videos for those of you who are
YouTube videos for those of you who are
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watching I’d love to see the thumbs up
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question or if you have any other thoughts for Christian some advice for
thoughts for Christian some advice for
thoughts for Christian some advice for him feel free to leave a comment under
him feel free to leave a comment under
him feel free to leave a comment under the video I usually try to respond to as
the video I usually try to respond to as
the video I usually try to respond to as many of those as I can so thank you and
many of those as I can so thank you and
many of those as I can so thank you and stay tuned for next episode
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