Customize T-Shirts for Cash with Direct to Garment Printers

If you're looking for a niche business opportunity that can turn into a very real moneymaker, you're not alone. A few major technological advancements have made custom T-shirts a really attractive business op for just about any entrepreneur. The introduction of direct to garment printers and the falling prices for all brands of new and used commercial embroidery machines have lowered the entry barriers into what used to be an expensive and difficult business for entrepreneurs.

The Attraction of Custom T-Shirt Design Shops

Back in the 70s, most malls had custom T-shirt shops - a place where you could go, leaf through vinyl iron-on transfers, pick out a T-shirt and walk out with a customized T-shirt, still warm from the iron-on press. The price of those steam presses, store rent and the cost of inventory made starting your own custom tee franchise prohibitively expensive for most people.

A few years ago, the Internet created its own version of the shopping mall custom T-shirt shop - print-to-order garments. Many of these websites have become really popular among crafty artists and designers - but they put a serious crimp in the earnings potential for designers and business owners because they supply the materials and the labor. You pay premium prices for the apparel they print, and your price is limited to a few dollars per shirt. They offered a quick and very cheap entry point into selling custom T-shirt designs - but the profit potential was seriously limited.

Custom T-shirts - Affordable Business Opportunity with Huge Potential

Digital to garment printers and commercial embroidery machines have lowered the financial bar to starting your own custom T-shirt design business, online or at home.

Unlike typical print to order machines, which print your design on a vinyl transfer, direct to garment printers print your design directly from the computer onto your chosen fabric, making them much closer to higher quality - and higher-priced - screen-printed designs. Many companies that sell direct to garment printers offer great prices, lease opportunities or very reasonable payment terms so that you can get started in business for very little money.

For those who want to also sell monogrammed or embroidered garments, many of the same companies also sell all brands of new and used commercial embroidery machines at reasonable prices or with flexible credit terms. Commercial embroidery machines give you the ability to create your own designs and set the machine to create it on the garment of your choice.

Decorated T-shirts - whether printed or embroidered - sell at an incredibly attractive markup. You can get as creative as you like, choose your desired quality of garment and sell your decorated shirt for double your cost or more. Some of the better-known custom T-shirt designers in the business can command upwards of $100 for their signature works of T-shirt art.

Direct to garment printers and commercial embroidery machines don't require a lot of space, making custom T-shirt creation an ideal home business even for those with limited space. For pricing information, check online for manufacturers and distributors that offer a DTG printer or commercial embroidery machine for sale. You'll be surprised at how inexpensive t-shirt printers and commercial embroidery machines can be.

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