Making money go further is likely to become a necessity in the very near future for many businesses, but promotion of your business can not stop, it is an essential part of any company who wish to maintain growth, so how can we save money on a promotional T-shirt run. Here are a few tips on saving money when ordering promotional wear.

• Use a white T shirt. White T shirts are cheaper, they are also easier and quicker to print than coloured T shirts. To achieve bright coloured prints on Black T shirts a white underbase is required adding to your set up costs. White T shirts can be printed in vivid colour and make use of water based inks at no extra cost, water based ink is ideal for large print areas as it is soft to touch and can be ironed, large designs do not cost extra.
• Keep the design simple, every colour in your design adds to the cost of production, one or two colour designs are the most effective and memorable, it could be worth your while investing in a good logo design, it may save money in the long term, the extra costs of reproducing a complex design on vehicles and signage are worth considering.
• The number of print positions on a shirt. This is where you can easily double the cost of your promotional Tshirts. Do you really need to print the sleeves and the more popular than ever web address on the hem of the t shirt? A front and back print is more than enough to get your message across, and a strong brand should be found easily on the web if promoted correctly.
• Take a good look around at whats on offer, get a full breakdown of prices, screen printers have a bit of a reputation for forgetting to mention additional charges such as screens and artwork. Many screen printers have good offers on larger print runs especially on white T shirts, we always have them in stock and they present no print production problems.

Remember, single colour large T shirt graphics can be extremely effective, katharine Hamnett is testament to this. We always give the first screen free of charge on orders of more than 10 shirts, so even a short run of T shirts does not need to break the bank. Cheap T shirt printing does not have to mean poor quality T shirt printing, less can be more, good design is key.