How to start a business in 2020 without Money

Summary

The website outlines a method for starting a business without money by creating and selling T-shirt designs through print-on-demand services.

Abstract

The article "How to start a business in 2020 without Money" presents an approach for individuals seeking to generate passive income without initial capital investment. It emphasizes the potential of designing and selling T-shirts online using the print-on-demand model. The process involves creating designs with tools like Canva, which is recommended for beginners due to its user-friendly interface and free access. Once designs are ready, they can be uploaded to platforms such as Teespring, Redbubble, and Amazon Merch, which handle printing, shipping, and customer service. The article suggests that successful sales can lead to platform-driven promotions, eliminating the need for self-marketing. Social media promotion, particularly on Instagram and Pinterest, is highlighted as a key strategy for driving traffic and sales. The author argues that lack of money should not be a barrier to entrepreneurship, given the available resources and platforms.

Opinions

The author believes that a lack of money should not prevent individuals from starting a business.
Funding options like loans, grants, and fundraising websites like GoFundMe are presented as viable solutions for acquiring startup capital.
Designing and selling T-shirts through print-on-demand services is touted as a simple, low-risk business model that requires minimal investment.
The article expresses that platforms like Teespring can be instrumental in automating the sales and promotion process once a designer gains traction.
The author's preference for Canva as a design tool for beginners indicates a belief in its ease of use and cost-effectiveness compared to other software.
Social media is considered a powerful tool for marketing and driving sales, with Instagram and Pinterest being particularly recommended.
The author encourages readers to overcome self-imposed limitations and take advantage of the opportunities provided by modern technology and platforms to pursue entrepreneurial endeavors.

An easy method to earn passive income without any cash.

Many people these days want to earn some extra cash and many want to start their own business. But the problem is either they don’t know where to start or they don’t have enough money to start a business. Many people get stopped when they see it takes money to start a good business. But I don’t think so money is a good excuse as there are few options to get money for your business like funding from someone, loans, grants, and fundraising website like GoFundMe. Also, there are some businesses you can start without any cash.

The way I am sharing needs zero investment costs. So those who are afraid of losing their investment or those who don’t have enough money to invest this method is perfect for you. All you need is a laptop and a working internet connection to start a business. The business is to make simple but attractive designs and sell them on T-shirts. There are many people out there who earn more than $1500 per month buy just selling their designs on T-shirts. This business is called Print-on-Demand.

Many people will think that it is a mess and a lot of work to do like designing, printing, and selling them to the customers but believe me there is a very easy method that I am going to share with you in this article to sell your artwork on T-shirts without investing any money.

How to sell your Designs on T-shirts

First Step: Make your own Designs To make your own design all you need is a creative mind and a laptop to work with. You can get inspiration from google/Instagram/Pinterest. Look what kind of designs people love to wear and try to make something closer to those designs. The next question arises from where I can make my designs. The answer is pretty simple. There are many different designing tools available in the market. Some are free to use and some are paid. These are some I can recommend: 1. Adobe illustrator/photoshop: This is a paid designing software which costs around $20 a month. 2. Affinity Designer: This is a paid designing software which costs around $50 (lifetime subscription). 3. Inkscape: This is a free designing software you can download and start using it for free. 4. Canva: This is not software instead this is a website that allows us to create the design. They have free and premium plans. But I think the free version is enough for you as you are just starting. Which one is better? All of them are great but as you are just starting and most of you don’t have enough knowledge to use this software. I recommend you start with Canva it's easy to use and doesn’t require any software to install.

Screenshot from Canva.com

Second Step: Find Platform to Sell your designs There are many platforms on the internet that helps designers to sell their designs on different products like T-shirts, Mugs, Phone Cases, Hoodies, Leggings, Blanket, etc. All you need to do is to upload your designs on the platforms I shared below and when someone bought your design, the platform where you have uploaded your design will print your design and ship the product to the buyer. After completion of the sale, you will receive your product. There are many platforms available on the internet like Teespring, Redbubble, and Amazon Merch. I have tested Teespring myself and I want to share details about that. But I encourage you to upload your designs on as many platforms as you want. Because on every platform the buyers are different. So it’s better to approach as many people as you can. Teespring: Teespring is an e-commerce platform that allows people to create and sell custom apparel. The company was founded in 2011 by Walker Williams and Evan Stites-Clayton in Providence, Rhode Island. By 2014. This platform is based in San Francisco, California, United States. This is an amazing place to sell your design on different products like T-shirts, Mugs, Phone Cases, Hoodies, Leggings, Blanket, etc. The profit of selling a T-Shirt is almost $14 default. You can also change it depending on the value of your design.

Screenshot from Teespring.com

Promote your Products on Social Media

After making some designs and publishing them on different websites that I have mentioned above. Now the next step is to start promoting your designed T-shirts on social media platforms. The best two I found to promote your products are Instagram and Pinterest. Both the platforms are perfect and you will gain a lot of traffic from them if you use the right tags for your posts. Tags related to your product helps you a lot in getting organic traffic. Put your designs on nice mockup like this shown below and share on the internet.

Also, if you successfully sell 2 to 10 T-shirts on Teespring.com then they started promoting your designs on their website automatically. So, you don’t need to do promotions if you successfully sold your first 10 designs.

Also, sharing with your friends and family helps you a lot.

Conclusion

There aren’t many limits to what’s possible with the resources we have today. The only limits are the ones we set on ourselves.

Don’t make excuses that are stopping you from trying! You don’t need to get into the t-shirt business. There are so many ways to make money and actually enjoy doing it.