Code Breaker - Unlocking the T-Shirt Printing Industry's Secrets to Success

The most up to date, comprehensive book you will find if you want to get into the garment printing business. From the creator of One Shirt Away the online video course that teaches you everything you need to know about starting up and successfully running a T-shirt printing company. You will also learn about Direct to Garment Printing, the latest way to future proof your business.This book covers all the combined experiences in his past 25 years from starting up and scaling up from a garage to a six figure a month company that produces printed clothing and corporate uniforms for most household names across the UK.Owner of one of the biggest custom clothing stores in the UK, writer for industry magazines and video blogger, we will take you inside our industry and behind the scenes, show you the pitfalls to avoid so that you can start up a profitable and successful business today.In this book I will teach you - Understanding your business niche from - Corporate uniformsFun / Promo clothing- Building your own clothing brand- School uniform business- Working with drop-shippers - Bare bones start up equipment needed to get going- Setting up a company & Trademarks- Types of businessesKey stages to starting up- Location of your store is key- Business software- CRM Software- The keys to success- Screen printing- Laser printing- Cut Vinyl systems- Print and Cut systems- Sublimation printing- Direct to Garment printing- DTG pricing tips- The Supply Chain- Where to buy T-shirts in the UK- Best brands of T-shirts to print to- How to make your own logo- The principles of printing- Cut vinyl printing principles- Cut vinyl print costs- Laser Transfer principles- Laser Transfer printing costs- Examples of print processes- How to Setup a Roland Cutter GS24- Understanding print positions- How to set up CorelDRAW- How to draw your first logo- Hot Keys guide- Understanding design and flow- Designing a Surf T-shirt- Changing the design direction- DTG artwork preparation- Laser transfer print preparation RIP software for a laser transfer machine - Artwork prep for vinyl- Useful links and resource - The video course module guide