Opportunity Knocks With A Sledgehammer (to the tune of $50 000)
Hello Tee Peeps
Okay, I’ve been a little absent from the Bub of late, however, there is a very good reason (I have a note!)...
Selling tees on the Bub taught me a very important lesson- that if you can come up with cool product, and then build a targeted community around it, you’ve got yourself a great business model.
So I did.
With the money I made from my JOKE tee shirt, I went and bought myself two sewing machines and a roll of fabric. Then I started a blog, and slowly built up a community around it. Finally I launched an online clothing company (Black Milk), which has been really successful.
It’s a lot of fun. :)
Anyway, the reason I’m dropping y’all a line is to ask a favour, and to offer one:
I’m hoping to open a shop in central Brisbane soon, and if I do I’ll probably be stocking RedBubble gear in it (I’ll certainly use art from the Bub for the walls!).
I just need a little help opening it.
Brisbane Marketing is running a competition where local fashion designers compete to win A FULLY FITTED OUT SHOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CITY RENT FREE FOR 6 MONTHS.
We’re talking about a $50 000 prize package. Damn!
The competition is simple, the designer with the most votes gets the shop.
I’m thinking it should be me, and hoping you’ll agree! – VOTE
Cool, huh?
:)
jL
p.s. You can vote once a day every day…
p.p.s If you own the JOKE shirt, congrats, it’s now a limited edition collector’s item.
Tracy Wallace
What a prize! Congrats on your new business venture. Good luck with it :)
Mark Stafford
Cheers James – as a buyer of your tees, I know that your stuff is good, which is why you’ll be getting loads of votes from me. Good luck!
Azzurra
awesome goodluck…...all the best x
Cathie Tranent
The very least I can do is vote!! Well done!
starvingartist
Voted, good luck.
Scott Robinson
Done, good Luck.
Vinko
Voted. Good luck jl – and good luck with your other ventures!
Matthew Stewart
Voted and done James! Good luck mate, I’ll try and vote once a day for you.
Tania Donald
good on you James! i’ll vote for you : D
zomboy
great work James – great to see someone take positive steps forward!
jumpy
im on it, good luck
Diesel Laws
Wow. James, you are an inspiration. Great work. Loving the black wet leggings too, not for me of course but ladies look great in them!
Tom Douce
I knew there had to be an amazing reason y u hadn’t uploaded a shirt in a while. Congrats James. I will be voting everyday for sure!
Colleen Milburn
I’m off to vote – good luck, and big congrats on becoming upwardly mobile!!!
Colleen Milburn
Well, I WAS off to vote but can’t work out how to do it! I went to Menu, Competitions, etc. Any pointers?
Faizan Qureshi
Wow, great work James. I’m impressed!
BYRON
man your tees rock!, I just put the Arkham Asylum shirt in my shopping cart, waiting for the next big payday… probably xmas when I buy myself 30 or so RB tees.
Colleen Milburn
Yay, I got it to work! Good luck, James!!
Jordan Busson
Brilliant! I’ll be voting for ya.
Damian Harding
good luck, i’m voting
Karin Taylor
Well done James, congrats!
I am reading a friends Frankie mag, that’s where I heard aboutit and wondered if it was the same James lillis. Very inspirational, wishing you much success, cheers k
Matt Simner
Voted – great to see a success story :)
tiffatron 28 days ago
hey james i tried to vote but couldn’t actually find a vote button…...?
every time i clicked on black milk it just came up with bio etc.
in the words of an infamous redhead…”please explain?”
James Lillis replied 28 days ago
All finished now… but thanks anyway!