Earning with T-Shirt Design Strategies

Jul 31, 2024

Notes on Making Money with T-Shirt Designs

Key Points

  • Income Examples:

    • Byron: $38,711
    • Another individual: $28,896
    • Jazman: $2,493
    • A different seller: $40,200

  • Business Model:

    • Focus on selling digital files of t-shirt designs rather than physical products.
    • No need for shipping or inventory management.

Setting Up Your Etsy Account

  • Create an Etsy Account:
    1. Search for Etsy on Google.
    2. Click on "Sign In" and choose to continue with Google.
    3. Follow prompts to set up your shop (e.g., name it "Design Elites").
  • Skip Initial Questions:
    • When prompted, skip unnecessary questions for a smoother setup.

Utilizing Etsy’s Loophole

  • Research Successful Shops:
    • Use sites like Allura to analyze Etsy shops and their earnings.
    • Example: "Epoca" made $28,896 by selling t-shirt design packs.
  • Selling Digital Designs:
    • Sellers offer downloadable packs of designs instead of physical t-shirts.

Generating T-Shirt Designs

  • AI Tools:
    • Use ChatGPT for generating design ideas.
    • Use Leonardo AI for creating images from prompts (limited to 8 images at a time).
    • Runway ML allows batch generation of up to 1,000 images at once (paid service).
  • Design Ideas:
    • Gather diverse ideas (e.g., retro cars, psychedelic themes) to create a broad range of designs.

Uploading Designs to Google Drive

  • Store Designs:
    • Upload all generated images to Google Drive to facilitate customer access.
    • Create a Google Doc with a download link to your Drive folder.
  • Document Template:
    • Include a thank-you note and access link in your Google Doc to send to customers upon purchase.

Finalizing Your Etsy Listing

  • Add Digital Files:
    • Edit your product listing to include the PDF with the Google Drive link as the download file.
  • Potential for Expansion:
    • Resell the same PDF on platforms like Redbubble and Zazzle.
    • Consider creating a subscription service for regular design packs.

Subscription Setup

  • Subscription Plans:
    • Use PayPal to set up subscriptions for customers to receive new design packs monthly.

Conclusion

  • Training and Additional Resources:
    • Link to further training for autopilot business models.
    • Example of a successful autopilot business model from the speaker's daughter.