Day 1:
So today is the day I decide to do it. I just announced my venture on Facebook and already I'm getting some feed back. Very exciting! The idea here is to document my t shirt venture every step of the way. I will need to know how to blog, design, market, sell and well... everything else associated with starting a small retail business.
Fast forward to Day 365:
Well I have to say this has been of the most enjoyable 1 year ventures that I have done along with the master mind behind it all, Bob! We have had our ups and downs, the frustrations of learning how to do things, what works, what doesn't, how to get our name out there, how to create designs people will buy, where to sell them, Facebook, Twitter and even Tumblr gave us a hassle. But we kept pushing through, trying different things, learning from mistakes and eventually starting to get into a routine and understanding of the basic skills needed.
Year in review...
- Day 16 we started on Facebook with 36 likes
- Day 21 we made our offficial entry into the Manchester Roller Derby logo contest
- Day 29 we revealed a sneak peek at the new brand
- Day 48 & 50 showed us our first glimpses at Rootbeer Explosion t shirt
- Day 51 showed us our first glimpses at Grape Grenade t shirt
- Day 69 we released the name of our brand SODA BOMB APPAREL
- Day 84 & 100 brought us the first views at our first shirt... First Edition
- Day 151 showed us a Superman inspired design for our church youth group G4
- Day 154 we had 54 likes on Facebook
- Day 150 & 158 showed us a design we did advertising Texas Barbecue for a friend
- Day 159 brought us the official Soda Bomb Apparel logo
- Day 193 brought us the first bottle cap for the First Edition Limited Release shirt
- Day 194 showed us a design we did for our family vacation with friends
- Day 197 we had 74 likes on Facebook
- Day 198 brought us the packaging for our shirts... our logo cups
- Day 206 brought us the behind the scenes printing of the First Edition Shirt
- Day 220 we were officially open for business in our online store
- Day 223 we had 96 likes on Facebook
- Day 229 brought us the Red Logo Shirt
- Day 240 brought us the Our Lady Shirt
- Day 249 we were given our first Shout Out on Geek Shirts blog
- Day 256 we had 125 likes on Facebook
- Day 290 brought us Sugar Stache Shirt
- Day 295 showed us a design for our son's indoor soccer team called Winnisquam FC
- Day 300 we had 136 likes on Facebook
- Day 307 we announced that a portion of the final proceeds in the Sugar Stache shirts will go to the Movember charities
- Day 308 we announced you could get the Sugar Stache shirt at Lucky's Barber Shop & Shave Parlor
- Day 312 we had 140 likes on Facebook
- Day 319 brought an awesome review from Indie Minded blog
- Day 323 brought us our first official Soda Bomb Photo Shoot with Memories Frozen in Time
- Day 330 brought Soda Bomb to the Davis Flea Holiday Market with I want a pony!
- Day 332 brought Soda Bomb to a new store The Altered Bee in Bristol
- Day 344 brought an awesome review from Geek Shirts blog
- Day 345 brought the introduction of the 6 pack flavors collection and the contest to find the 6th flavor to be announced tomorrow
- Day 359 brought us a sneak peek at the new SBA mascot
- Day 363 brought us a sneak peek at the revamped Grape Grenade design
- Day 365 we have 159 likes on Facebook and 97 followers on Twitter!
And here we are on day 365... we have had 2 awesome reviews, 4 seperate t shirt designs for SBA, 3 separate t shirt designs for friends, our shirts in 3 different market locations and we are getting 2-3 new followers every couple days.
2012 New Year's Resolution... Start a T Shirt company...
2013 New Year's Resolution... World domination one Soda Bomb at a time!
Hope your day is 'Da Bomb!
Sue :P
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