Shirts Don't Sell Themselves

So, my life has been a whirlwind since my last post.... I went on a bank closing at the end of June for my real-life job, squeezed in a 5 day Puerto Vallarta 4th of July Weekend Bachelor Party Extravaganza, followed that up with a Beach Volleyball Tournament and Pool Party charity fundraiser in Dallas, the next day was the World Cup Final with Spain finishing it in dramatic fashion, and I just returned from an all day Guadalupe River float followed by a Ghostland Observatory concert in New Braunfels.  My body is tired, my liver is shot, and it's really hard to find time to peddle these shirts.  It's even harder to find time to write on this damn blog, it's exhausting.  Freaking Perez Hilton, how does she do it?

Again, I do have a real-life job, so I find myself packing shirts and sending emails till 1 in the morning.  I'll squeeze in a tweetling or facebook update during the work day and try to send some links to boutiques to see if they'd like to sell any Shirts by Guy.  I've got 126 followers and 395 fans as of right now, which is still not nearly enough, but it's a start.  I mean, I just don't understand.....I clearly assumed the Buying Manager for all major department stores would be browsing my site and immediately want to order 5000 shirts each for all Louisiana stores.  This is how the internet works I thought....overnight millionaires.  No?  What?  It's not 1998?

I've also recently placed a large order of old and new stuff to prepare for football season because as much as I like selling these suckers wholesale in bulk, the boutiques that sell them don't plan ahead that well for impulse items like these for their stores.  I've been in touch with several stores about this fall, but I know there will be a lot more come August 15th or so, and they will want me to ship them shirts immediately.  I hope I estimated my inventory correctly.  I have a couple of new ideas and designs in the works, but I'd like to unload some inventory before I pull the trigger on my next venture.  I'm trying to work out some deals with some larger stores for exclusive shirts just for them, so stay tuned!  All you girls that own boutiques, get your orders in NOW please!  Shreveport, Monroe, Lake Chuck...... let's do this. 

Got a couple of charity events/fundraisers coming up that I'll be sure to post on here!  I've donated some shirts to Nest Fest in Bossier City, LA, which is thrown by Lauren's Nest Egg, a charity that helps people escape homelessness.  If you are in the Shreveport area on August 14th, and want to get involved...check out this page for more information. 

Now, click here to get ready for football season.....

First Week Update: Carry On People.....Nothing to See Here

Well, the first week has gone pretty well, so thank you very much.  I mean, let’s be honest, I still have a lot (crapload) of inventory left at the house, but, overall, this has been pretty fun.  I’ve mailed shirts from California to New York to London.  I’ve sold to stateside Brits, an NFL football player, a midget, and lots and lots of friends.  Some people have approached me about buying wholesale GEAUX shirts this fall and others want me to design vintage shirts for their organization.  I even had one dude cuss me for having $25 t-shirts.  My favorite request, though, was to host shirts on my site to raise money for causes and charities.  I’d love to do something like that, if anyone out there has anything they want to support or shirt ideas for this type of thing, contact me at shirtsbyguy@gmail.com and hopefully we could set something up where a large portion of the proceeds get donated to the right cause.  (Please note:  This is not a scam.)

Good stuff everybody.  This has been an experimental run that I’m figuring out as I go.  I’m dabbling in Facebook Advertising, Google Adwords, eHarmony.com Dating, and everything in between.  It is driving a lot of traffic to the site which is good news.  I think when I have a lot more products for sale I’ll start to see these ad campaigns generate some revenue.  So, nearly a week in, and there haven’t been many surprises.  Things are pretty steady.  

I decided to have FREE PRIORITY SHIPPING through the end of the World Cup for all the soccer shirts, so order NOW and you’ll get them within a day or two.

Let’s see…..if you’re not yet into the World Cup, here’s quick video of a pretty crazy goal.  

SHIRTS by GUY Website Soft Launch

Well, after about 6 weeks of waiting and sitting on enough inventory to bankrupt a 3rd World Country, the Shirts by Guy website is finally here!  A HUGE step up from the old site, thanks to Brian and Nick at Gatorworks.

I haven't fully decided how this site will operate, but I'd like to initially offer seasonal shirts for a limited time and pretty much piggyback on whatever the hell is going on in the world.  Feel free to comment on here or email me at shirtsbyguy@gmail.com with suggestions for a shirt or complaints about my drunk behavior.

World Cup kicks off in 8 days, so get your shirts and wear your favorite country's colors with pride as you sneak around the pub with your pint of Smithwick's trying not to get ICED. 

Follow @shirtsbyguy on Twitter and Become a Fan on Facebook!!!

Ok, that is all.  Now, buy some damn shirts....

guy

PS:  Don't worry.  LSU, the classic GEAUX shirts, as well as other college football shirts are coming this summer!