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How I started my clothing company Part 4 (Marketing and Promoting)

Promoting a clothing line cost a lot of money. However, the fact that I have very little to no money to spend on promotions did not stop me, I had to find ways around that. These costs can run into the thousands for just one year. Some of the things I did to get my brand out there was a Pop-Up shop events. 

So far my primary promotional outlets has been blogs and social media since it is free and it meets my target audience. I have used websites such as Tumblr , Twitter , Facebook and Instagram . The most popular site that gets heavy traffic and has a lot of following is my Instagram page which is can be found by search @DAZEDANDCONFUSED_APPAREL The Instagram page has 28k followers and is still growing . The Facebook page has more than 4k followers and counting, it can be found by searching DAZED AND CONFUSED APPAREL  The twitter account has about 50-60 followers so far and con be found @FOREVER_DAZED. The tumblr blog has over 250 followers  and can be found here WWW.HEARTBROKENASSHOLE.TUMBLR.COM. Collectively I have reached 34k people free of charge just by using blogs and social media.

I have yet to write a press release to send to the local newspapers and magazines . I mentioned before I use my skills that I have learn in college to help me with my business. My English Career Writing Class that I am currently enrolled in at Cuny NY City College of Technology has helped my writing skills tremendously, and I should be able to draft a press release.  I also plan on purchasing ads in newspaper , magazines on websites that has my target audience. I will also sponsor events that caters to my target audience. In addition,  I will try to get a celebrity endorsement, or get the most popular person I know to wear my clothing by giving it to them for free. Finally, I will create a LinkedIn Profile to showcase my work.

This series well elaborate on how I started my clothing company with very little resources and finances, you can be navigate to the different by clicking on the links: Part 1(Intro)Part 2 (Nailing Down The Basics) Part 3 (Making The Clothes), Part 4 (Marketing And Promoting).

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How I started my clothing company Part 2 (Nailing down the basics)

After I finished my Packaging and designing class I decided to put everything that I have learn thorough out my college career.  I started to do a lot of research on how to start a small business.  First thing I had to figure out what am I going to call my clothing line. I had to dig deep to find a name that is catchy and means something to me. I chose the name Dazed And Confused Apparel.

I choose this name because at one point of my life I felt a little lost and i did not know what exactly i wanted to do with my life. I knew I wanted to go to college but I did not know what exactly to major in. I chose the name Dazed And Confused Apparel because it is about finding yourself as a person, and discovering who you are and what is your purpose in life. Most people spend their whole life finding their purpose in life, i felt this is fitting because since I am constantly growing as a person and I am discovering who I am.

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After i chose the name of my clothing company the next step i took was designing my logo. I took everything i have learn in one of my design class to create my logo. I did some brainstorming on what i wanted my logo to be,  whether i wanted it to be very detail or abstract,  I had to dig deep again to chose my logo . I decided to use a owl to be my logo because I though it was fitting. The owl is sacred to the Greek goddess of learning, and since I am currently a student and I love learning as much as possible. Wisdom , Mystery , Transition, Messages, Intelligence, Mysticism, Protection, Secrets are all symbolism of the owl.

My next step I did was to Straighten out my legal obligations . First of all, I had to do a bit of research . I had to decide on my business structure (LLC, partnership, corporation, etc.). In the US, I need a tax ID number, a business license, and I also filled out a DBA (doing business as) form from my bank so that you can accept checks written out to my company’s name. Normally people may want to consider hiring a lawyer to either act as a consultant or be available on retainer should you need them. However, I took my time and Google every word I did not understand. I would strongly recommend anyone to follow this step because 1) It is legal 2) the tax I.d number comes in handy when ordering wholesale apparel and some wholesalers give a further discount on blank t-shirts with a tax I.D number.

This series well elaborate on how I started my clothing company with very little resources and finances, you can be navigate to the different by clicking on the links: Part 1(Intro)Part 2 (Nailing Down The Basics) Part 3 (Making The Clothes), Part 4 (Marketing And Promoting).

 

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