I Started a T-Shirt Brand from Pakistan with $0 Inventory (Full Cost Breakdown)

I launched Arisfe — a US-facing T-shirt brand — from Pakistan, holding exactly $0 of inventory. This is the honest launch breakdown: the exact 4-piece stack (domain, hosting, WooCommerce store, print-on-demand fulfillment), what each piece actually cost, how the 10 original designs were built for Q4, and the trademark check that forced me to pull 2 designs after launch — plus the 2-minute free USPTO check I now run on every phrase before it goes on a shirt. 🛍️ The store: https://arisfe.com WHAT I COVER: • The 4-piece stack that lets one person in Pakistan run a US apparel brand • Why print-on-demand means $0 inventory (and what Printful takes per shirt) • 10 original designs: Heritage collection + Q4 collection (Christmas, Thanksgiving, more) • The trademark lesson: 2 designs pulled after a free USPTO TESS check found live conflicts — rebuilt as "Grateful Harvest" and "404: Sleep Not Found" • Full cost table: what launching actually cost out of pocket • 3 things I'd do differently (start gateway paperwork on day one) FREE TRADEMARK CHECK (2 minutes per phrase): 1. Go to uspto.gov → Trademarks → Search (TESS) 2. Search your exact phrase + close variants 3. Look for LIVE registrations in Class 025 (clothing) 4. LIVE + Class 025 + your phrase = do not print it. Pick another phrase. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 $0 inventory — the honest version 00:25 Welcome to the real build (Arisfe) 00:50 The 4-piece stack: domain, hosting, store, fulfillment 02:45 The 10 designs: Heritage + Q4 collections 04:45 The trademark lesson (the part gurus skip) 07:00 The real costs — full breakdown table 08:45 3 things I'd do differently 09:30 Next episode: the payment gateway maze 💬 Building something similar? Tell me your niche in the comments — I read every one. New episode every Saturday — product showcases alternate with these build-in-public lessons. Subscribe for the payment-gateway episode next. #PrintOnDemand #TShirtBusiness #SideHustle Voiceover generated with AI text-to-speech.