Imagine turning your creative ideas into a profitable t-shirt brand without spending a single penny and earn Rs. 30k-40k per month easily. It Sounds too good to be true, right? But with the power of Blinkstore, it’s not just possible—it’s much easier than you might think. In this blog, we’ll guide you, how you can start your very own online t-shirt brand from scratch with absolutely zero investment. Whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur or just someone with a passion for design, this step-by-step guide will show you how to bring your vision to life and start earning money today.
Before diving into the details, it’s essential to understand the print-on-demand (POD) model. This model allows you to create and sell custom t-shirts without holding any inventory. When a customer places an order, the product is printed and shipped directly to them by the POD service, such as Blinkstore. This means you don’t need to invest in bulk printing or deal with shipping logistics. Let’s diving in.
INTRODUCING BLINKSTORE
Blinkstore is a very popular print-on-demand website in India that allows users to design and sell custom products such as t-shirts, hoodies, phone cases, and more. 10K+ Creators & Brands are Building their Stores on Blinkstore Already. Its headquarters are in Bangalore, Karnataka.
•UNIQUE FEATURES OF BLINKSTORE:
1. Here you get a inbuilt e-commerce store to host,sell anything. You save Rs. 5000 per month by using this.(e-commerce store builder).
2. You can get lots of templates & color hex code from Resources tab. You also get promising support & help team by contact with WhatsApp, Phone call, Email, community or raise your voice and idea by voting.
3. Here you get High-quality DTG, DTF, Sublimation printing.
4. It is a fully customisable Print-On-Demand website, like all owned by you.
5. Blinkstore app is also available on PlayStore. Make your idea and products go live in seconds.
6. You can add Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics to your store and track your visitors and Ad performance.
STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE OF CREATING A ONLINE T-SHIRT BRAND IN BLINKSTORE
STEP-1: CREATE AN ACCOUNT IN BLINKSTORE
You just search blinkstore in Google and get into its official website. Then you just select Continue with Google in login/signup tab and sign into it with your Google account easily.
STEP-2: BUILD YOUR STORE
Once your account is created, firstly you have to set up your online store. Blinkstore makes this process incredibly straightforward as it has a inbuilt e-commerce store and you use its domain freely. You don’t need to integration any e-commerce marketplace.
• Create your Store:
In the first window’s left side you get all tabs of blinkstore. You tap on store and then create a new store. Then you have to choose a store name,choose a professional name and tap on create store.
• Customize your Store Logo:
1. After creating store in Blinkstore, you have to customize it for looking professional. In customize store section, firstly you can change your store title.
2. Then you have to select store logo and favicon. Favicon is a small graphic that represents a website or brand. It’s usually displayed in a browser’s address bar, tab, or bookmark list.
3. Making logo is very easy in Canva. Open Canva, search logo templates, then you select and customise the logo as your need using Canva tools like name,style, color etc. Then save it and select upload your logo & favicon in blinkstore. You choose your prepared logo & favicon and then it will show in your store.
4. Here you can select your store color themes also.
• Customize your Store Banner:
1. After customizing the store logo in Blinkstore, then you go to customize banner section to make your store banner.
2. Here you see banner should be made atleast 1200 X 400px. So again you go Canva,select custom size and input the required size. Then tap create a design. In the editing section you get lots of templates according to the size in the left bar, you can search also as your desire. Then you choose a template, customise it by Canva tools and also upload your logo into it for more professional looking, then save the image.
3. After all, you go to blinkstore on that section, upload your banner image. Then you choose a banner text, you also get option to hide it as your wish.
• Add Social Media accounts:
After visual customizing, you can add your social media links like Instagram, Facebook, X, Youtube or your blog link at about store/social media links section. You can also write something description about your store. After adding link, the social media buttons are available at the main page of your blinkstore ecommerce store. Anyone click here to go to the social media accounts.
• Domain & analytics:
1. In the last settings section, firstly you see your free readymade domain of your store. You can also add & link your custom domain here.
2. Then you get the opportunity to track the growth & traffic of your store using Google Analytics & Facebook Pixel. You just add their tracking & verification code which you get from their official website account. Though blinkstore offer it’s personal analytics option,but here you can get more integration like these Google analytics or facebook pixel for better understanding & detail analysis.
After all your store is ready. You can watch your store by clicking on see live store. You can edit it by clicking on edit store.
STEP-3: DESIGN YOUR T-SHIRTS & ADD TO STORE
After your store is ready, this is the main step where the magic happens. Here, Blinkstore offers an easy-to-use design interface where you can upload your own designs and do various customization using the platform’s tools. Beside of t-shirts, Blinkstore offers 50+ demanding Print-On-Demand product varieties in all standard sizes with 20+ color options hoodies, sweatshirts, crop tops, joggers,phone cases, grips, tote bags, mouse pad, posters, mugs etc.
• Designing of T-shirts:
1. First you go and click on products tab in the left side bar of blinkstore main window. Then click on design product. Here we use tshirts as products, so you select what type of t-shirts you want to like men t-shirts, full sleeve, half sleeve, DTF etc and price will be according to that. Eg. We use Men t-shirts DTF which is starting from Rs. 299+shipping.
2. After selecting t-shirts, in the next window click on Add Design button and choose your prepared designs before. How you make free AI generated exciting & trending designs in minutes,full tutorial blog & videos are available in our site. Link in bottom useful links section of this blog. You can make from that or search free t-shirts design template on Canva and download from there. Use high quality image design for better printing quality.
3. After adding design, you choose the color of t-shirts and which color the customer will see at first. You can also design both side of t-shirts just the price will increase slightly.
• SEO & add to store:
1. After customizing, press Continue and very next slide, you set your relevent product title & catchy short description. You can take inspiration from SNITCH website’s product description & title link in the useful links section.(Not sponsored) You must copy your title and paste it in the description for your SEO, it will make your reach more & more probability in showing to Google easily.
2. Then choose your profit amount as your demand, some taxes are added with the all over price also.
3. Use some relevant keywords as tags according to your t-shirt design and add to your store. Then press publish product. Now your product is shown in the store. You will get options by which you can use the same design for all others products of Blinkstore. You just select the products to add in your store or can skip the option.
STEP-4: CONFIRM YOUR PAYMENT LAYOUT
Once your product & store are ready, you confirm your payment details to transfer your profits safely to your account. You just go to payout tab from left side bar of blinkstore main page. Here you can see your all orders number and profits amount. Below this you click on edit payment details. Here you input your name & UPY payment URL. On left side of edit payment options, you click on request button of payable payout tab when you get some profits. Then a Google form is open where you input your store, email & payout page screenshot file. Thus blinkstore will know about your profit margins and send your profit to your payment URL.
STEP-5: LAUNCH & PROMOTE YOUR STORE & PRODUCTS
With your store set up in blinkstore, it’s time to launch and start promoting it. Since you’re starting with zero money, focus on free marketing strategies:
• Use Mockup Generator:
1. Before marketing & promotion you have to create your proper eye catching promotional images to showcase your t-shirts like it is worn by a model or futuristic, aesthetic looking of your t-shirts. As starting with zero money mockup generator is best thing you can use for promotion.
2. Open mockup generator from the left side tab of blinkstore main page and sign in to it by your Google account.
3. Then you upload your design and see every prepared eye catching model’s wearing, aesthetic looking t-shirts are available with your design.
4. Choose your free styles and download it. Then use it as your promotion material.
• Social media:
Leverage platforms like Instagram, Facebook, X or youtube to showcase your designs. Use your blinkstore e-commerce store & product URL link along with relevant hashtags to reach a broader audience.
• Family & Content Marketing:
Ask your friends and family to share your store link. Word-of-mouth can be powerful specially in many big festive season like Durga Puja, Eid or Christmas. You can also start a blog or create content that drives traffic to your store. For example, write about fashion trends, t-shirt design tips, or the story behind your brand in blinkstore and paste your store URL with it.
• Discount & coupons:
Discount & coupons are very much promising tricks to grab a large number of customers’attention. At blinkstore main window, in the left side bar, you get a coupons option. Click on it and you tap on +create coupon. Then in the next window, you can fully customise your coupon. Eg. you can select name or auto generated, expiry date, whether it is on specific product or for all, flat or percentage discount and much more. Then you can share it in many social media platforms.
PRO TIPS FOR SUCCESS BY BLINKSTORE
REFINE YOUR DESIGN & NICHE: Identify your target audience by tracking your progress and create designs that resonate with them. Once you’ve found success in t-shirts,expand your brand into other blinkstore products like hoodies, other appeals, phone cases, mugs etc.
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY: Always Focus on creating high-quality designs that stand out.
ENGAGE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE: Interact with your customers on social media or email and respond to their feedback. Provide a strong 24X7 support and discuss with them to introduce new ideas.
KEEP LEARNING: Stay updated on the latest trends and design techniques to survive in the industry and make a perfect brand. Later, you can collaborate with influencers or create paid ad to promote your brand.
USEFUL LINKS
Blinkstore: https://blinkstore.in
Snitch: https://www.snitch.co.in
Canva: https://www.canva.com/en_in/
AI t-shirts designs blog: https://tarikulh.in/how-made-50-unique-t-shirt-designs-for-print-on-demand/
CONCLUSION
Starting an online t-shirt brand with zero money is looking something tough. But thanks to platforms like Blinkstore. With Blinkstore, the dream of starting your own t-shirt brand is more achievable than ever. By following this step-by-step guide, you can launch your brand today and start building a business around your passion for design. Remember, consistency is key—keep experimenting, learning, and growing. Your brand will thrive and reach even globally. So, why you hesitate till? Sign up on Blinkstore and take the first step towards creating your online t-shirt brand today! What’s your opinion? Tell it in the comments and many demanding blogs check out our sites continuously.
