Running a T-Shirt printing business requires you to have an exhaustive stock of designs to suit whatever the client wants. If you are not a graphic designer or you do not have drawing ability, then, you may have to either hire a professional graphic designer or go online for images to use. Hiring a graphic designer may be done on a full-time basis or part-time. There are also freelance graphic designers who will be able to supply you with whatever images you want. Going online requires your ability to search for images that are free for use. It is illegal to use an image that is not available for free and may have you tangled in legal battles for copyright infringements.

How to find Free Images Online

Google and other search engines have facilitated browsers to have any and everything at just the touch of a key on your computer or tablet. This is good; however, it is important you understand images posted on these sites are not all free. They are there for our appreciation, but at a cost for usage. There are some sites that offer free images which if you choose to get them for business purposes of T-Shirt printing is OK. These images are posted on stock photography sites as being available for free usage. There is some stock photography sites that may offer images at a nominal fee to download. This is the cheapest and legally secure way to acquire images for your DTG printing business. While getting permission to use the images, you need to remember, any adjustments to the image will incur copyright infringement issues.

Any image can be had for use once you go about acquiring them the legal way. There is no excuse for flaunting the law as you will be putting your business as well as your customers’  at risk. They will unknowingly be advertising an illegally gotten print, which they paid for. Your business is put at risk, as your credibility is compromised.

The best route to take for getting usable prints for your DTG business is either draw them yourself or engage a graphic designer. Drawing your images can be done using illustrator DIY tutorials. This may take some time, but at least you will not put you or your clients at risk. If you are a starting company, then it is to your advantage to invest in a few purchased images until you have decided the next route to take.

Remembering that your image and credibility in the DTG  business requires quality service, dependability as well as clients trusting you can deliver an honest job for their needs. Never underestimate the power of being able to do the whole job by you. It is both rewarding and profitable. The cost for legal fees far outweighs the cost of engaging a professional designer, buying images you need for a sustained time. The invested credibility of owning your images for your DTG business will increase your profit margin and establish your stability in the market.