Because I want to write stuff down

[captain_slinky]

Enjoying a carefully weighed-and-measured 15 carbs worth of Popcorm while watching Pokemon with Molly and putting plans in to motion :)

Moral Dilemma: Should I try to monetize my hobby of 1980's Saturday Morning history??? If it becomes a "Job", will I soon come to hate it???

I love the wheeling and dealing aspect of getting this going - helping friends get recognition, making new friends, reconnecting with old contacts, it really has my blood pumping!

Comments

[sasjhwa.livejournal.com]

Make money till it is no longer fun or it is not fun but you are making so much money you seriously consider a McDuck brand money bin in the back yard. :-)

[aurora77]

If you make it a no-maintenance sort of thing, it won't be a real burden. There are places that will print stuff like T-shirts and tote bags and the like on demand, so you just have to post the stuff and let people buy it. There's a few options out there. I don't know much about any of them though. Looks like you can learn more through these sites:
http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/sell-products-online/
http://www.selltees.com/

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty good idea... but the profit margin on printing dozens of shirts in advance is so tempting ;)

My standard way of doing this in the past has been to find out how much they cost at the most, usually like $15 each for an order of 5 shirts. I then say "Hey, who all wants one of these cool shirts for $15?" and start taking orders, usually I get about 20 to 25 people responding *instantly*. The more I order, the more discounted they become - under 5 is $15 each, 5 to 20 are $12 each, 20 to 50 are $10.25, 50 and up are $9 each, etc. So I take all the "Extra" money and pump it in to printing extra copies of the shirt and make it to the next discount level. The more I sell, the more I make and the more I earn off of late comers who say "Ooh ooh me too please!"

It's quite a rush :)

[sasjhwa.livejournal.com]

Just remember to honor copyright. :-p

[captain-slinky.livejournal.com]

There's such an ill-defined copyright when it comes to limited-run clothing. like on http://www.teefury.com... my "Doctor Pooh" shirt that has a very distinctly Disney Winnie The Pooh dressed up as a VERY distinctly 4th Doctor, with the Doctor Who logo rip-off above - that one's been reprinted by about 10 different shirt companies I know of over the last 5 years!