I Made That! How to Make Money Making Personalized Stuff

Customer Reviews

Lots of good information for beginners

2007-07-19
I got this book so I could learn about T-shirt printing and sublimation.

Lots of great info on regular transfer printing on fabric, but not as much info on sublimation as I was hoping for.

A lot of good advice on running a T-shirt business and tips for attracting customers and keeping them by producing a quality product.

Great book, very informative.

2007-03-08
She is very good about specifics and how to's. The best part is sending the forums address for issues. Wonderful resource in an everchanging market area.

Best book for newcomers to heat transfer printing

2005-07-28
Haven't finished yet, but this is an inspiring book with great info.

Great information resource

2005-03-20
After years of experimenting for great results I finally figured out most of the things in this book. However, I STILL learned a few tricks from Cindy. If this book had been available I could have saved hundreds of dollars in failed experiments. Well worth the small investment cost for this book for those serious in perusing this craft/art.

Real life how-to help and tutorials

2004-10-30
I bought this book shortly after it came out and felt an immediate connection to the author. Cindy writes from the heart. She gives a small section of information about what brought her from failed business to failed business (and yes, failed marriage too) to finally realize, by trial and error what she was missing from the formula.

She provides solid overviews of how to plan out the start up of a new business and shares the reasons that many businesses she tried failed and gives suggestions on what to do to avoid buying before thinking things through.

An entire section of her book gives step by step tutorials with many photos that clearly and simply make the production of personalized items like t-shirts, mousepads, puzzles, and all sorts of heat transfer personalized or custom made products. She even had a section on refillling cartridges even though she said it's really tough and didn't really recommend refilling.

I found every thing she wrote to be truthful and apparently from the heart of someone who's been down the road that many of us are now going down.

She stresses planning and asking questions and also gives her email address and invites all who have the book to write her for additional support when there are questions that come up later. I've written with her about what printer models are the ones to buy since they keep changing and she has been very helpful and nice in her emails.

I read what the person said in a review just now about how there was no information that would help them start and run a business. I don't know if that person read the right book or what. I found this book very helpful, motivational, and extremely informative.

If you're looking for a book about how to start a business and run it on a day to day basis with things like accounting or taxes, this isn't it. What this is, is a book that will teach you how to make personalized items and troubleshoot when things go wrong. It has a glossary that gives most of the terminology used with transfers and puts everything in plain, easy to understand English. I've read it several times because it always seems to bring me new information each time.

I recommend this book to anyone who asks me how I got into doing this business.

So Thankful That I Found This Book!

2004-04-13
This book, along with the companion Web site will provide you with most everything you'll need to know to become a successful personalized products business owner.

Why work for someone else when you can run your own personalized products business?

Inside, you'll find information on:

* Equipment setup options for your new business
* What supplies to buy so you can create commercial quality products
* Detailed instructions to get you started off on the right foot
* Trouble-shooting tips to help you move past any roadblocks you may encounter
* Links to great Internet resources for supplies and support... so your profit margin will actually include profit!
* Step-by-step tutorials with clear photos that will show you exactly how it's done

Best book to start a business 2004-04-12
I wish I had had this book when I first started my Heat Transfers business. It would have saved me an enormous amount of time in shortening the learning curve. It has both basic info for the beginners, as will as advanced info for the experts. The 'How To' sections are well laid out, has lots of photos, and it covers all aspects of producing personalized gifts including T-shirts, coffee cups, tiles, various garments and comes complete with an accompaning CD full of links to free art, supplies, and step-by-step tutorials. It even tells you how to set up a business plan and works for home-based or store-front businesses. I highly recommend this book for crafters, hobbiests, and professional Heat Transfer people.

I wish I had it when I started 2004-04-12
If I had this book when I started, it would have saved me hundreds of dollars in wasted shirts, inks and paper and many hours of frustration.
There is so much info in it to let not only a newbie but a seasoned digital printer know what and where the pit falls are, what is the best equipment to buy that it will pay for itself with the first order of shirts. It covers, printers, inks, bulk units, problem solving with the equipment, shirts, color shifting of certain types of inks, how to test to see if your inks will last or not, etc. I cannot tell you how strongly I recemmend this book. If you want to avoid the wasted time and money that most people lose, then please, BUY THIS BOOK. Thank you Cindy. Not only for me but for everyone who has wanted an information source like this.
God Bless You
Don

Great Book 2004-04-12
Any one even thinking of doing trnsfer ,this is a must have for all. From beginner to expert there is something for everyone