Don't Do Dropshipping When Starting Your Clothing Brand

[@WRLDINVSN]

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[@lourenstjomita8177]

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[@notTHEIF]

The best thing I learned from this video is that dropdrop shipping has limitations, and with having product on hand, it is easier to connect with customers and to be able to market your brand better by being able to add additional trinkets and gifts to your product. Also wait times don’t take as long as it would if you were to do drop shipping.

[@Fafathafleamer]

My products takes a week to get to anywhere in us. Drop shipping is really easy to scale. All I have to do is press a button

[@pablogonzalez5286]

@@Fafathafleamer Hi but with clothes, or with other product?

[@nicekidd]

Customer Service is key and I was about to do drop shipping until I watch this video. I’m starting a brand from scratch and your videos help a lot. Appreciate you guys for giving up the gems 💎

[@QOrtiz]

That's one thing I've run into, as the Print on Demand serves as a way to not have any overhead, they end up becoming the face and representation of your brand regarding the shipping and service, and as mentioned, if you want to add those personalized touches, you are limited in that factor. Makes perfect sense to figure how you can make it work for your self to get that product. I enjoyed the Pre Order start up idea as well. That way, your friends and family are helping to build your foundation and you can scale up from there by purchasing your own product. Great Points. Peace.

[@brianariggins1860]

The importance of having your shirts on hand as you share your vision. You made it clear that you can start small and then upscale.

[@TwelveGoneApparel]

This was a dope video. To hear that they had a 100,000 orders and fulfiflled every one of them is motivating and shows you the importance pof controlling how your product is presented to customers

[@WenereiWenzino_Tha_DonThompson]

Hey Nic, I'm a guy brand that relies heavily on face to face contact. You're absolutely right about building the trust factor with people whether they're family, friends or loyal customer. I treat loyal customers like family. Thank you for continuing to drop awesome content. You've made me a fan and I am learning a lot. New Zealand Native Living in Melbourne, Australia

[@jajuanmccowan9053]

whats up yall you all have helped me so much please keep giving away that free game far as what ive got from this video.keep my merch on hand preciate you.

[@VainGirlRae]

I learned that it’s better to be more hands with shipping products to maximize profit and customer experience.

[@HFSlither]

They really teaching y’all how to get your brand off the ground and to the sky y’all just gotta watch the video all the way through and (apply the knowledge)💯

[@inspiredbynaturallightbein9488]

I appreciate you all for making this video. Im about to start my own brand this week i've been doing a lot of research. An your channel is the first to give great details an breakdown about starting your own brand. Thank you for confirming that it is better to have the product on hand an a company that can produce more products faster. This was the most game in one video. So now im looking to buy t-shirts in bulk an start my brand. I also i started 2 youtube channels to learn marketing an promotion myself. Good look fellas

[@gmcblaow10x]

I learned that moving your product on your own and having it on hand and pop up shops are more valuable than drop shipping in the beginning It keeps you more accessible to your customers audience and clients

[@ByJayLemonade]

What’s good y’all! Lemonade here , this video was VERY informative! My big take away was having merch on hand because you actually never know who you’re going to run into and it makes the initial impression of the brand so much better! Salute!!

[@jordanstinnette1827]

This was definitely the confirmation I needed! Definitely need to get my studio together to self-fulfill and ship! Thanks so much!

[@beatsbyreup]

Nick and Marlen stay dropping gems. My favorite part is when y’all explained how important it is to get in the streets and have product on hand for the ppl

[@tomykite]

I started watching your guy's videos a few weeks now. I've taken your advice to push my brand more. I've positioned my brand for online content creation. But, the main focus has been in person by attending events where my audience might be in and had a vendor popup at an art walk. I'll be tuning o your channel to help the brand grow! Keep up the great work!

[@asunainori6475]

I liked how you talked about not dropshippinig at first cause the time shipping time, it made me put more to perspective since I was about to do droppshipping. Thanks for a video that helps us little guys starting out our brand.

[@tylermichelle1273]

I came here because I started a mental health merch brand and I’ve began dropshipping but have made no sales so this is super helpful.

[@hahn6760]

this video is great! straight to the point and dropping gems! appreciate you guys

[@carterm1010]

Very true you have to build the trust with your customers and if you arent seeing the orders go out you probably would have some changes.

[@BusinessShepherd]

I learned that using temps can me a smart move. To be able to use them for high volume orders then switching them to help with design is a smart move.

[@djmaurog]

I dont losse a single video from yall, i love the advice, Sorry for my bad english i am from Portugal. i will start my brand the next month with 38 year old. Wish me luck. Abraço de Portugal

[@traeday.official3204]

The best thing I learned from this video is customer service, and getting your product out in a timely matter so that your customers have a good experience when shopping with you. Thank y’all for the information!

[@ShantelFinance]

The best thing I learned from this video is that dropshipping is not that reliable, rather have the stock in hand and have pop-up stores to build the trust and connection with your customers/potential customers. In-person engagements are very crucial for business growth.

[@iyanajanaae]

The best I learned about this video, Go out there, do it yourself, and get PERSONAL with your brand !! go and do pop up shops, and ship your own products. Amazing video, you guys are always informative!!!. Thank you so much. I’m 20 and ready to start my own clothing business. Thank you for the gems 😭❤️❤️

[@Legacymdccxi]

One of the things that stuck with me was when Marlon was discussing making a presence for your business and connecting with the customer. Not only depending on social media and a website. Also when Nick was taking about the extra fees and loss of profit Margin that comes with drop shipping. These are both my current situations.

[@district120music5]

I’m just starting out and I design as well as freelance graphics. I want to start my own clothing line yet unsure where to get my first product made to market. Was wondering where I should start first

[@Askmonday]

I learned that a good way to build trust is to ship your own orders so that you can have some control of the shipping time and you can add a small personal touch to the packaging

[@lanc3whit3]

I can’t wait til y’all start making 2 videos a week again! We NEED THESE GEMS!

[@monikl3595]

Lack of sales is my issue and lack of finances. Not having the funds to get the inventory and branding packaging to confidently go out and get in front of the consumer to make the sales. What I learned from watching the video is just take that risk. Figure out what I can spend on inventory and just get it. Build my way up to start doing it all inhouse.

[@madisonjoseph8161]

Key takeaway: have a dope network of folks who been there and done that! They help mitigate the learning curve.

[@shelitahebert6162]

From Louisiana myself, love it!

[@Reallyabundant]

What I took from this video is it’s better to have product on hand. For popup shops ,kiosks, better ways to interact with people.

[@kingskulture]

Kings Kulture is Going to be sitting down and chopping it up with y’all … manifesting it now 🏆

[@HFSlither]

The most important thing I got from this video is the answer from the question Selena Spaight asked because this was something I was trying to figure out myself financially not being there I didn’t know if I should stack my bread and wait or start doing preorders. The biggest thing is just the amount of time it takes to get the customer that product but like you said you don’t have to spend $1000 y’all took $120. So now I have to look for blank quality tees/hoodies and find me a local screen print shop and go from there thanks guys🙏🏽

[@bayouboy2921]

I learned and ya'll finally got to me to outsource my production to focus on marketing.

[@bigben1986]

The entire video is super informative especially for us coming up brand starters.

[@charlesbowden7178]

Just started my brand and I learned that drop shipping definitely has its pros and con and I should not rush into drop shipping. And I should take my time and flood the streets of my community with my brand with pop up shops.

[@deeb8126]

I learned the importance of shipping your own products and having them on hand.

[@Iampoetryshow]

Mannn, oh man. If I would have saw this video a year ago when I first started. This would have saved me a lot of time. I started out using Printful, which is a print on-demand service and fulfillment center. The cost to hold my products, ship my products, and especially for the products I let them produce was a lot in the sense that my profit margins were low. Plus there an extra cost to add the little flyers/stickers/keychains all the little free bees that helps push my brands Narrative. I’ve been watching you guys for quite a while and I even did the workshop with you all! Btw I’m Everkesia from “ I Am Poetry” brand! ☺️ which was amazingly helpful for me. Thank you guys for that. But yeah back to the drop shipping, I’ve done waayyyy better profit wise just having it on hand and being able to ship it myself. Now I’m actually able to hit up pop-up shops and have those in-person opportunities to expand and reach new audiences.

[@Tboootyy]

Been doing drop shipping and not a huge fan. Been on the fence about doing in house because then we can show more love by putting stickers etc. Its a good idea. Thanks for the videos

[@MynameisMyName8126]

What I learned from the vid is that having product on hand puts you in position to make interactions with potential buyers even if they don't cop from you. Brand awareness helps future sales. 💯

[@Taydiggss.]

Tru Family Clothing 🔒 The most important piece of game y’all put out in this video and a few others is 1 have product on hand! you never know when or where an opportunity will present itself & 2 get outside! take your brand to your customer to create and relationship with them most importantly but to also get direct feedback‼️ appreciate ya

[@FreedomLocs]

One key thing I've learnt from this video is CONTROL (having your merchandise in hand). Then you could: enhance customer experience and then cut out the middleman (dropshipping) and increase your profit margins. Thanks for VSN ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@MikeGinn]

I'll be honest, drop shipping has limitations but is great for those that don't have the funds to buy supplies and/or have the ability to make their own or know manufacturers. That said, I love the info you guys keep dropping and my favorite part of this video is the great point about having product on hand to give to influencers.

[@foreverfearlesswear]

What stood out to me the most was that you guys said that preorders can take up to 4-6 weeks but if done right you’ll never have to do a preorder again so that’s kind of the reason you guys prefer bulk because you can get orders and ship the product as soon as the next day. I gotta work on that.

[@denisharris9169]

You guys answered some great questions. I was wondering about this issue myself. Glad I caught these gems. 🙏🏾

[@HFSlither]

Dropshipping has limitations you don’t have control over the quality, customer experience you have to pay extra to pay someone else to ship when you could be takin the lil extra bread. Flexibility but the most important thing about dropshipping to me is missing out the opportunity to give your product to rappers, entertainers etc. So taking on the challenges of shipping your own orders just have so many pros and allows you to really have control over your brand and allow you to do things the way you want your brand to be known for and represented as. ✌🏽Leverage!

[@danielleellisii2138]

Yeessir, drop that knowledge on em. I agree dropshipping ain't the way off the bat. Someone recommended to me but I'm like nah I would like to ship next day and control My packaging experience and make it unique for my customers.

[@kzkzkdkdks6510]

The best thing I learned is that you can easily manage your partners into other areas in the company that needs working on (when the sales go down a bit), like designing etc.

[@vincionyou]

Im 14 seconds in, I wanna say my reason for drop shipping is to build the audience and throw the money into actually getting it from a manufacturer

[@BucketHat_T]

I really needed this video. It’s actually crazy. I’m starting my brand this year and my family just asked me to do the attire for the next family reunion in 2024. Also I have been wanting to do events and pop up shops for a while now. I’m now going to be hands on with everything to build a connection with the community. Love the vids 💯

[@imarandomgirl]

As a new brand I should definitely start with shipping my own orders. There's not a reason for me to invest those funds into a drop shipper when I could easily ship the orders myself. This means I can invest more money into marketing and product for the time being.

[@gregoryherbert931]

Wonderful! Love it, well put together.

[@UKNWCRTZ]

Very true having product in your hands is always going to be beneficial and make people actually want to try it out. Love y'all man fingers 🤞 for them free t-shirts.

[@m.s.emusikgroup7677]

People definitley wanna see the product in person always best to be outside with the people and have product on hand and network good gems fellas👌

[@raisingraelynn1437]

My biggest take aways from this video are for 1 that you have to get yourself out there! Go to your customers do pop up shows go to events not only because it’s the best way to increase your brand awareness and because it’s easy to gain a new customer presenting a product to them directly than it is to ask them to go online and by from a brand new brand and also that no matter your circumstances you can’t be afraid to take the risk and get going no matter if your starting with virtual no money you have to make it work with what you have if you’re serious about your brand and if your dedicated to seeing your vision through even small growth is still growth and with consistency that will lead to major success!

[@ContagiousCo]

Facts!!! I tried print on demand and u will miss out on so much. No pop ups, giveaway latency and things like that

[@efdartworld]

Thanks for sharing some great tips, blessings to the team 🙏🏾

[@LeezySince96]

I Learn so much from yall!! Look Out For my line dropping this year! ART NOT WAR©️

[@JusNickC]

Let’s Goooo!!! Gotta always have product on hand so you can trap out the trunk at any time if you ever need to. Lol

[@axgpodcast]

Let’s goooo!!! 2K away from 60K I cannot wait too see y’all hit that! Also I love the gems y’all keep giving us so much I hope I can get that 100 t shirts!!!

[@curationus]

Been watching y’all’s videos for the last about year and literally every video we’ve taken a tip and used it successfully in our brand. Right now we are right at the cusp of building the brand still and having unstoppable momentum. We have about 6K followers and been using FB/IG ads and influencers. The 100 t shirts will help us follow another strategy that you all talked about in one of your videos the “High/Low” strategy. We could price point those T shirts low and possibly build our mailing list because if I’m correct two successful young men said a mailing list is more important than followers! This would be a great way to start our ‘23 year off strong and get ahead of that momentum! 🤞🏽🤝

[@Honey_1012]

@5:15 to @5:28 I totally agree! I sell makeup from home and have my inventory and I am able to make each makeup pack personal with a free gift and free bag that cost next to nothing but my customers have recommended me to other people and I sold out within two weeks. I'm ready to own my own clothing brand, soon lol.

[@tansielscreations5374]

Love the Gems y’all drop

[@antoniomanning6264]

Dope video Big Dawg, this actually teaches patience and getting out there to do the work. Build up your trust with customers while stacking up on your 🍞 to be able to come back better and stronger for your Brand.

[@Itsdannib_]

Key notes I got from the vid Connect ppl to your product By pop ups and events do not rely solely on social media… Shipping your own product will build your customer service and create a large profit margin. Having a team internal you can scale up and down as needed.

[@corneliusparks8590]

I learned the best thing to do is to have product on at all times to give to people all have product

[@nicolecolemansexton5623]

This right here just let me know I was thinking the right way. Pop-up shops will be what I think will work for me in this area. This will also help me work on my social networking skills to grow my brand. #buildingfamilywealth! Thanks for the knowledge. God bless 🙌🏾

[@bando584]

Experience is what will get your brand to elevate or downgrade consistently. Leaving a customer with a experience they felt good about will bring them back over and over again ( Speed and quality ) is a major key and having your product in hand is the fastest way to get market because once it leaves your hand to the customers then they will market your brand by wearing it.

[@niklasfink3810]

the best part about the video is the part where you answer the facebook questions. i tried to join the group but i habe no acess to it

[@Jasmine_ag]

yes! that makes perfect sense to not drop ship

[@axgpodcast]

Definitely a lack of sales or should I say consistent sales is holding me back

[@axgpodcast]

Yes, it’s all about customer experience! They want their product sooner not later

[@bayouluxxeevents]

Some important things I learned in the video is the customer experience is heavily dependent on shipping time which is one of the cons of using drop shipping. It’s also better to have product in hand when encountering possible customers allowing you to convert that potential sale into a successful sale. 💜

[@Fafathafleamer]

My clothes get shipped in a week with my drip shipping brand.

[@isaacwhitehead8518]

My favorite part of the video was if you do the preorder method you should use it with close friends and family members because it’s easier to communicate about the time delays

[@carterm1010]

I learned its better to communicate with customers

[@WonderfulWrldOfBRVO]

I tried this option first and failed for these exact reasons. If you don’t have products available in person it does make it a lot harder. Trying to get people to your site isn’t the hard part but trying to make a sale in person through online is the hard part. I’m now starting over with products on hand and once I have my products finished I pray I can have a better story.

[@izabrani.clothing1182]

What if you got no money behind you so dropshipping feels like your only option?

[@danac7188]

Key take away from this video was having that connection with your product, seeing it for yourself and giving it that “TLC” for your customer. You don’t want to start a business doing drop shopping because imagine getting lucky and having tons of orders for your first drop, now the customers have to wait a certain time period to receive it. That can cause many concerns and complaints to where they won’t return and even turn away the next customer by “word of mouth” with the negative review.

[@cd2539]

What I learned from this video is to just buy a about a dozen t shirts and start selling. Also if you just starting you need to have product on hand.

[@NDN_REV]

Drop-shipping is not for me... Though it has its benefits. I'd rather have inventory on hand for a drop, this way I know what I got, how long it would take to print them up and next ship. This way, I'm accountable for any hiccups (I call it). :) Dope video brothers!!! BTW - You guys got to get back to the factory with GID peeps and do a "Now" video!!!

[@Reallyabundant]

My brand isn’t growing for a lack of sales. In Dallas it seems like there’s a lot of places to post up and setup but it’s very limited.

[@gawwdthebrand9829]

Yes, lack of sales is the reason I'm not growing.

[@CedMontana573]

I learn that drop shipping can be expensive and time consuming. It’s better to ship items yourself to save time and money.

[@1zzyduzit]

My brand isn’t growing cuz of lack of sales. I’m doing my first pop up shop this weekend. Hopefully it’ll boost it🤞🏾

[@theBRACEYshow]

I’ve never had to do nothing on my own so I just need to really figure out what it takes to ship on your own honestly and I think immma be good bro haven’t started yet but im definitely going to get right when I touch back down.

[@theBRACEYshow]

Also just picking out a good manufacture to get product from I can handle the rest 💪🏾

[@elizabethmurry4429]

I like the idea, but I don’t have the capacity to ship my own products. I’m not sure if this strategy works for everyone.

[@gozonemarketing]

Good keep up ❤

[@thewrightmindset]

Great advice

[@greendotxx]

I need help on understanding where do I get these shirts made , and logo

[@SheldonWilliams]

Which blank are you using for the new hoodie?

[@vincentfoy7476]

How do you go about this process when you dont have a lot of space. I really want to go this route but I have small children and limited space and I really dont want to have things get ruined. Any advice?

[@sweetvenom9294]

💎💎💎 was dropped for sure. I can use the t-shirts for promotional purposes to help our brand....

[@Mastermindmarquis]

Mann Dat Hoodie Heat 🔥👁️🌎

[@kendragraves5679]

What company is good to start with to buy in bulk

[@shikiwyd]

Which better dropshipping or clothing brand

[@kye9466]

I did drop shipping and a friend of mine showed support and bought 2 shirts from my business. When I saw the quality of the shirts I was so upset and embarrassed! I’m not saying that all drop shipping services are bad but to me quality is very important. So as I’m working on changing and restarting my brand I’m going to handle shipping and everything. Sure it takes time etc but I want to leave a good first impression with my customers!

[@cp553]

I do print on demand and you have to make sure you get samples of your product before listing it.

[@kye9466]

@@cp553 Yeah thats the truth. I'll admit, the main reason i couldn't do that is because of cost. It was just less expensive for me to do a bit at a time than to keep ordering samples.

[@ironwill6859]

My brand's not growing because a lack of capital. I'm trying to get funding/grants so I can grow my business. I want to do drop shipping as well as have product physically on hand. Right now I only sell my product that I have on hand.