What Can UV DTF Add to Your Business?

What Can UV DTF Add to Your Business?


UV DTF gives you more than another product.

It gives you more opportunity.

Think about the businesses around you.

That pizza place on the way home.

The gym down the street.

The realtor you know.

The contractor who already orders shirts from you.

They all have one thing in common:

They have a logo.

And that logo can go on a whole lot more than a shirt.

Cups. Tumblers. Water bottles. Pens. Keychains. Decals. Signs. Gifts. Giveaways.

That’s where UV DTF gets exciting.

You can do the apparel with DTF.

You can do the hard goods with UV DTF.

Now you’re not just the person making shirts.

You can become the person helping brand the whole business.

If You Already Sell Shirts...

Think about your last 5 shirt customers.

What else could you have sold them?

A contractor might need crew bottles, toolbox decals, tumblers, hard-hat decals, keychains or pens.

A school might need teacher cups, student water bottles, name decals, fundraiser items or coach gifts.

A salon might need mirror decals, cups, product labels, signs or client gifts.

That customer already trusted you with their logo.

What else could you help them brand?

Buy Some Blanks and Start Playing

One of the easiest ways to figure out what sells is to buy a bunch of inexpensive blanks and have some fun with it.

Don’t make it complicated.

Grab a few:

  • Tumblers

  • Cups

  • Water bottles

  • Keychains

  • Pens

  • Acrylic blanks

  • Pencil boxes

  • Clipboards

  • Small signs

  • Storage containers

Then make different stuff.

Some will sell.

Some won’t.

That’s okay.

The point is to start seeing the possibilities.

And you do not have to charge top dollar for everything.

Sometimes the goal is just getting your work out there.

Schools Are Full of Opportunity

Schools are a perfect example.

You can make things affordable and still create products people actually want.

Maybe:

  • Student name decals for tumbler lids — $2–$5

  • Water bottle name decals — $3–$6

  • Teacher keychains — $5–$8

  • Pencil box names — $4–$8

  • Clipboard names or designs — $8–$15

  • Teacher tumblers — $15–$25

  • Small desk signs — $10–$20

  • Classroom bin labels — $2–$5 each

You can even keep the pricing lower for schools if you want.

That’s your choice.

Maybe your kid brings a personalized tumbler to school.

Another kid wants one.

Then a teacher wants one.

Then someone asks if you can put names on all the lids for the class.

There are opportunities everywhere once people start seeing what you can do.

Now Think About Businesses

This is where it gets even bigger.

A contractor might want:

  • Hard-hat decals — $3–$8 each

  • Employee name decals — $2–$5

  • Crew water bottles — $15–$25

  • Tumblers — $20–$30

  • Toolbox decals — $5–$15

  • Equipment decals — priced by size

  • Branded keychains — $5–$10

  • Pens for estimates or customers

  • Customer thank-you gifts

A landscaping company could brand crew bottles, equipment, toolboxes and manager tumblers.

A mechanic shop could do toolboxes, cups, signs and employee names.

A gym could do bottles, tumblers, challenge prizes and locker decals.

A realtor could do closing gifts, keychains, tumblers and client gifts.

A restaurant could do cups, window decals, tip jars and promotional items.

The options are everywhere.

People Want Cool Stuff

That’s really what it comes down to.

Businesses want their stuff to look cool.

Kids want their names on things.

Teachers want personalized classrooms.

Parents want custom gifts.

Companies want their logo on everything.

And UV DTF gives you a way to offer that.

You don’t need to carry 100 products.

Start with 5 or 10 blanks.

Make some samples.

Take pictures.

Give a few away.

Put them in people’s hands.

Let people start asking:

“Can you make me one?”

That is when you know you’re onto something.

But You Still Have to Show People

You can have the best product in the world.

Best transfers.

Best pricing.

Best customer service.

But if nobody knows about you?

You’re not going to grow.

So give samples.

Walk into businesses.

Call people.

Bring somebody a tumbler with their logo already on it.

Stop at that pizza place you’ve driven past 100 times.

Talk to the gym owner.

Call that contractor.

Let your kids bring something cool to school.

Get uncomfortable.

One conversation can turn into one customer.

One customer can turn into shirts, cups, tumblers, decals, gifts and repeat orders.

You already have the tools.

DTF gives you apparel.

UV DTF gives you hard goods.

Now go show people what you can do.

Stop asking, “What can I put UV DTF on?”

Start asking:

“How much of this business can I help brand?”

That’s where things start to change. 🍍

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