Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

Constructive criticism

posted about 1 month ago by Backfire

Really need some advice on where to go with my company now. Have one design out at the moment, sales are flowing, not as great as i had hoped but its not dead, just need some pointers on what i could improve on and if you think i am doing anything wrong.

Thanks and tell me to shut up if im not suppossed to put this sort of thing on here.

www.bkfre.com
www.myspace.com/backfireclothing

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  1. Tee shirt designer LitoQ - Daniel Quintana

    LitoQ said about 1 month ago

    post nudes of that blondie model ;) that outta boost your sales!

    nah but seriously, you could spruce up the storefront a bit more but looks like a decent start to me... I cant see the myspace here from work however

  2. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

  3. Tee shirt designer collisiontheory - aj dimarucot

    collisiontheory said about 1 month ago

    Oh my my my! I say get the pic of the chick on myspace and use that as a banner ad. Place it on all the t-shirt blog sites and you'll surely get the traffic. And oh yeah try to put up more designs.

  4. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    I have just put that as the dp on myspace, do i ask the t shirt blogs to put me on or do i just put a comment on the blogs???

    We are just in the process of getting more designs done.

    Cheers for all the help and keep it going.

  5. Tee shirt designer Simply Complicated - grant tucker

    Simply Complicated said about 1 month ago

    its not too bad, just take more time and work on the design of the site more, maybe the myspace too but I haven't seen that yet.

  6. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Yeah, need to do a real nice website but im not amazing at html, anyone good at web design for a good price??

  7. Tee shirt designer dougie - Doug Hindson

    dougie said about 1 month ago

    As long as you've got stuff like this you'll be alright...

  8. Tee shirt designer collisiontheory - aj dimarucot

    collisiontheory said about 1 month ago

    backfireclothing said: I have just put that as the dp on myspace, do i ask the t shirt blogs to put me on or do i just put a comment on the blogs???

    We are just in the process of getting more designs done.

    Cheers for all the help and keep it going.

    I mean place an ad on t-shirt sites..like on ads on here: http://tcritic.com/. And please use that girl!

  9. Tee shirt designer Truman325i - Andy Meyer

    Truman325i said about 1 month ago

    I totally need to find some slutty girl to wear my stuff for pictures.

  10. Tee shirt designer Tender Branson - Tyler

    Tender Branson said about 1 month ago

    I like the background of the site, like the colors, but the site and myspace could both use an upgrade.

    Also, in most cases when I see independent stores, the ones that are usually succeeding are the ones that are really in touch with their customers and get them involved. Like Johnny Cupcakes for example, he updates a blog daily and keeps his customers in the loop.

    Do little things that make your customers feel special, send candy when they order stuff.. or little toys that go along with the product you are selling - I personally love when companies do this and you can get this stuff for pretty cheap.

    You have a lot of diamonds in your designs - check out this novelty company, they have diamond rings (or diamond bouncy balls they are awesome) that are just little extras - even if someone throws it away.
    http://rinovelty.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=products.search&field=products.search&q=diamond&Go=

    Find a place that sells cheap bow ties and send bow ties with shirts.

  11. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Ahhh cheers for that site and shes our official model so we will have plenty more pics of her coming =D

  12. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    I know, the myspace and the website need an upgrade, but i need to find someone affordable who can do that for me as i do not have a clue, the gift with every shirt is an awesome idea and i would love to have a blog but id prefer to have a blog on the actual site rather than a blogspot or blogger so i will have to wait until i have a proper site until that is done.

    Thanks guys and keep the ideas coming.

  13. Tee shirt designer LitoQ - Daniel Quintana

    LitoQ said about 1 month ago

    backfireclothing said: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=278416798&albumID=1070212&imageID=12551167

    You should enjoy this then Lito

    oh not for me sir, Im happily married to a lil blonde hottie of my own ;) but appreciate the thought none-the-less

  14. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Lol

    Any more pointers guys???

  15. Tee shirt designer heroes - rich

    heroes said about 1 month ago

    dont use semi naked girls your a clothing company not a porn site

    sorry just my opinion

    the tee is the third thing u notice in that pic and thats a bad thing in my eyes

  16. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Nice to hear everyones opinion, they all count

  17. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    bumpppp

  18. Tee shirt designer dougie - Doug Hindson

    dougie said about 1 month ago

    heroes1985 said: dont use semi naked girls your a clothing company not a porn site

    sorry just my opinion

    the tee is the third thing u notice in that pic and thats a bad thing in my eyes

    well, it does attract more traffic to your page, regardless if they want to stare at the model or not...

  19. Tee shirt designer Simply Complicated - grant tucker

    Simply Complicated said about 1 month ago

    LitoQ said:
    backfireclothing said: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=278416798&albumID=1070212&imageID=12551167

    You should enjoy this then Lito

    oh not for me sir, Im happily married to a lil blonde hottie of my own ;) but appreciate the thought none-the-less

    good save lito haha

  20. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    bumpady bumppp, anyone else got any tips for me or any problems with backfire at all??

  21. Tee shirt designer basil - Basil Vargas

    basil said about 1 month ago

    i wann buy the shirt cause of her.
    try getting more shirts asap, 1 boy and 1 girl shirt isnt much of a choice, but overall it's going good

    backfireclothing said: Yeah, need to do a real nice website but im not amazing at html, anyone good at web design for a good price??

    i do myspacers and websiters

  22. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Yeah dude, we are getting our next design printed atm and we are hoping to have 5/6 designs altogether by late september.

    Send me an email about a web design

    Cheers dude.

  23. Tee shirt designer LitoQ - Daniel Quintana

    LitoQ said about 1 month ago

    treydeuce said:
    LitoQ said:
    backfireclothing said: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=278416798&albumID=1070212&imageID=12551167

    You should enjoy this then Lito

    oh not for me sir, Im happily married to a lil blonde hottie of my own ;) but appreciate the thought none-the-less

    good save lito haha

    haha nah, she dont even check emptees... I really feel that way, dude, shes hot

    peep game son:

    < / hottie thread-jacking >

  24. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    OK your wife ftw =p

    But back to any more tips, problems or pointers for backfire?

    Anyone??

  25. Tee shirt designer William - William

    William said about 1 month ago

    not to impressed. looks like what everyone else is doin. be unique

  26. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Cheers dude, your too nice.

  27. Tee shirt designer cbass99 - cbass99

    cbass99 said about 1 month ago

    maybe some more designs would help :)

  28. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Yeah dude more designs are coming, getting them printed atm

    Would anyone suggest any good ways of promoting other than myspace/blogs/giving out stickers etc

  29. Tee shirt designer cbass99 - cbass99

    cbass99 said about 1 month ago

    cool looking forward to seeing them.

  30. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Cheers dude

  31. Tee shirt designer Johnny Cupcakes - Johnny Cupcakes

    Johnny Cupcakes said about 1 month ago

    Here's my two cents. No more diamonds. Everyone and there mom are using diamonds. You will be categorized as 'one of those' companies.

    Also, I was never a big fan of when people add the word 'clothing' at the end of their names. But that's just me.

  32. Tee shirt designer basil - Basil Vargas

    basil said about 1 month ago

    Johnny Cupcakes said: Also, I was never a big fan of when people add the word 'clothing' at the end of their names. But that's just me.
    amen
  33. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Yeah, when we first did our design it said backfire clothing on it, but then when the tees were printed, i decided not to have clothing on it as it looks kind of corny, basically we are known as Backfire, not Backfire clothing, it just started as clothing.

    On another note, the diamonds are gone, they will not be on another design, as you said, its just too common and we need to be unique, cheers johnny and monuments.

    Any more tips guys would be ace =]

  34. Tee shirt designer Backfire - Olly Martin

    Backfire said about 1 month ago

    Anymore suggestions?

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