The BlueCotton Blog

Lack of awareness, poor branding, and bad communication can kill a nonprofit very quickly, it’s true. In my experience, however, those aren’t what really puts the nail in the coffin of most charitable organizations that fail. No, that honor goes towards the poor management of funds and resources. […]

Starting a T-shirt business isn’t a matter of slapping some designs on some fabric and selling them. If it was that easy, everyone would do it. There are plenty of places one can – and often does – go wrong. […]

There’s a lot of noise on the web. You probably know that just as well as anyone. Every day, you’re bombarded with businesses and brands that want your attention – eventually, you tune out all but the ones that resonate with you the most. […]

So, you want to start a T-shirt business? That’s awesome, but I’d be lying if I said it would be easy. It won’t – that’s exactly what’ll make it so worthwhile. […]

Unless you’re going entirely for earth-tones and shades of gray, your T-shirts are probably going to end up being pretty colorful. If you don’t have a solid understanding of how to coordinate those colors, that might be a bad thing. While there’s certainly something to be said for tye-dye shirts, trying to put together a design without any knowledge of how color works is bound to end in disaster. […]

So, you want to start designing t-shirts?

That’s awesome! Provided you’ve got the inspiration to create some awesome designs and the determination to see your plans through, you have the potential to do great things! Of course, there are a few things you’ll need to take into account before you get started. […]