Starting A Skateboarding Business On A Budget
Author: Dana Bradley

If it was up to many skateboarders, they would do nothing else
but spend eight hours per day skateboarding. Many people
consider skateboarding more than just a weekend hobby. Many
skateboarders enter competitions and other events to earn
money. But how does one make this a full-time career? There are
a handful of alternatives for a skateboardprenuer.

A skateboarder who has artistic talent can design tee-shirts
for skateboarders. All one has to do is purchase a small to
medium order of tee-shirts to start out with. Start out with
white and black tee-shirts and have it professionally screen
printed or if you have a computer, you can purchase software
very inexpensive and design it yourself. Think of a price that
is high enough yet affordable enough for your clients. For
example: if it cost $7 to have your designs professionally
screen printed and $2 per wholesale tee-shirt that's $9. In
order to make a profit from each shirt, the recommended retail
price of your tee-shirt should be $14 - $18.

Technology of today allows an entrepreneur to sell their goods
online. You can have your online store up and running in less
than 72 hours. Take the tee shirt that you designed and have
then professionally photographed specifically for the internet.
You can save money and purchase a disposable camera and take
photos yourself but you will not receive the same quality as a
professional photo. If hiring professional local models are
beyond your budget, recruit your friends or place a free ad in
your local news paper for volunteers. In most cases, you may
find a few professional models who will pose for free just to
build their own portfolio.

As a new online business owner, you can have still photos of
your tee-shirts or you can hire professional models wear your
tee-shirts while holding a skateboard. This will give your
website visitors an idea of how your tee-shirts will look on
them.

A Skateboardprenuers' Website & Store

Imagine every time a visitor enters your online store they see
a flash animation of a young man skateboarding. While you are
getting your tee-shirt designs together have a professional
graphic designer and web designer to sprinkle a bid of flash
onto your site. You do not have to go overboard with the flash
because many people still do not have high-speed internet.
Remember, less is more when it comes to flash animation.

Starting any business takes hard work and dedication. If you
manage your time efficiently, you can spend a lot of time doing
what you love, which is skateboarding. A skateboarder who has a
successful business whether its online or off-line is in a
better position than someone who has a dead-end job or a
skateboarder who isn't earning any money at all.


About The Author: If you are considering starting a business
there are several websites that offer merchandise that will
keep you up to speed with the latest skateboard gear such as
http://BuySkateBoardGear.com.