Thanks for sharing. I like! One of my own current side hustles involves creating and selling t-shirts, hoodies, caps, etc. just like you. And also like you, I had ZERO luck trying to sell them in my own store (Shopify, WooCommerce). However, when I listed them on popular DTG-type sites, they started selling, and now sell several hundred $ per month. I'm talking Teepublic, Redbubble, Spreadshirt, etc. I didn't initially want to go that route because I thought making $2 or $3 per shirt sounded pretty crappy when I could have my own store and maybe make $15-$25 per garment. And also have control over my client base. But hey, a few hundred $ per month at $2-3 per shirt profit is almost infinitely better than $ZERO per month at $20 profit. I dunno, maybe give it a try? :-)
If you are interested, I'd also recommend that you check out Michael Essek's YouTube channel (no affiliation, just like his stuff). He is a very successful t-shirt designer who sells books and materials to help people design stuff like this, but he also dispenses a LOT of free advice on his YouTube channel, if you are lucky he'll even critique your design on his show and give you advice on how to improve! Check https://www.michaelessek.com/ or on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@MichaelEssek
