How to Start a T-Shirt Business
At Transfer Express, our success depends on your success and it is our mission to help you grow your business. We do the printing for you, so your only investment needed before you place an order is a heat press. Once you have a press you are ready to sell.
Get Started and Grow Your Business
When your customer is ready to order, send us your art or use ours, and we will print the best transfer for your job. Once received, all you have to do is apply it to your apparel and make the delivery.
Heat Applied Transfer Advantage
Heat applied transfers are an ideal starting point for a t-shirt business because they remove the usual barriers of cost, complexity, and time. With virtually no learning curve, you can produce professional-quality apparel using simple equipment. No screens, inks, or messy setup is required. Transfers are affordable and available in a wide range of types, letting you choose the right finish for every job, from soft and lightweight to bold and vibrant. Transfers are designed with built-in benefits like easy application, consistent results, and long-lasting wear so you can focus on fulfilling orders with confidence. Best of all, heat-applied transfers make true print-on-demand possible, allowing you to produce exactly what you need, when you need it, even if that’s just one shirt.
Why Choose TXP as Your Source for Custom Transfers
Fast Turnaround
We can help you beat your competition with the fastest turnaround in the industry! If you need names or numbers, they will ship the same day! One and two color custom transfers ship the next day when ordered by 3 pm ET. With our free exclusive upgrade service, Speedy Air, we also have guaranteed delivery options that will have the package in your hands within two days no matter where in the continental US you live!
Free Artwork
Artwork can be one of the biggest challenges to your new or growing business. We have over 5,000 professionally created layouts you can customize with 10,000+ clip art and 180+ fonts all available in our free online designer, Easy View®. With this design tool, even if you are not an artist, you can create artwork, show your customer what it will look like and place your transfer order in a few clicks. And we are always adding new artwork!
Once you sign up for an account, you have full access to Easy View®.
- Pick any layout and change the text, size, color
- See what the design looks like on a t-shirt or other apparel options
- Download the mockup to send to your customer or post on your social media
Education
There are a lot of companies who want to sell to you, but we want to help you! We have a library of educational videos, webinars, post tips and tricks to our blog, and give inspiration through social media.
Service
Our team is trained to help you. When you call, a trained representative is available to help you with your orders, help you apply your transfers or answer any questions you may have.
Quality
Your t-shirt business expects top quality and we will deliver. All of our products are durable and last the life of the garment, independently tested through 50 wash/dry cycles. We have quality control experts on staff to guarantee our work.
So Where Do You Start?
We recommend getting a retail tax ID or resellers license. The license is typically available from your state government. There is a small fee. Often you receive the number instantly.
If you don’t already own a professional heat press, compare our models to find the right heat press for your business.
Purchase a Success Kit to get the transfers you need to create samples to start selling custom t-shirts. It also contains sales tools, catalogs, application tools, and gives you access to Easy View®, our online designer where you can design your own t-shirts.
If you’re not ready to get the Success Kit, order free samples of our screen printed transfers, DTF transfers, and hybrid full color transfers to see and feel the quality and why we’re the #1 choice for custom transfers!
Get Your Free SamplesWEAR YOUR PASSION®
DESIGN, DECORATE, DELIVER®