We recently connected with Michael Ransome and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Michael thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. We’d love to hear about a time you helped a customer really get an amazing result through their work with you.
Recently this up & coming female MC SWITCHEZ ( she haz this song called ONSIGHT on apple musik itz FIRE) she got our signature VIBEZ PERIOD shirt & while we have been getting sales here & there .. seeing that ON SOMEONE FOR THE 1st time was DOPE made me fill really good inside
Michael , love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?
Hiii .. im VIBEZ .. owner – designer of VIBEZ PERIOD
( www.vibezperiod.com )
we make EVERYTHING $25 graphic T Shirts – hoodies – socks – hats – drinking glasses – dog jackets – shorts EVERYTHING .. but super trendy we have things that say PANDA in blk & wht to go with your Dunkz .. sweat suits that match your sneakerz from last year & the ones that you just got .. whole fits that say DATE NIGHT & slides & hats that say WIT BAE that when you & bae walk in anywhere someone is bound to say .. omg I love your outfit where’d you get it .. we’re making culture & conversations pieces all at once ( we have over 500 items now ) & i own alot of the clothes my self we have a hat that says WAP INSPECTOR .. i meet a fine ass girl who just walks up to me and says .. I Love your hat damm near every time I wear it.
I started VIBEZ PERIOD because I was getting custom shirts just for me & I noticed alot of ppl would say .. hay I like your shirt where’d you get it .. like in 2020 when covid hit i had ( still have ) this shirt that says 2020 SURVIVOR & ppl would always say they liked that shirt where’d I get it
( that shirt and shorts to match are available on our website )
so i figured I should start a clothing line since everyone liked my shirtz & they were all Original ideas.
Our tag line is ..
YOU KNOW THA FOCKn VIBEZ .. PERIOD
I think the thing that sets us apart from everyone else is
1. Price we don’t have one item over $100.00 & over 300 t shirts for $25
2. its trendy & its now but 5 yrs from now it will still be in style
3. we have things in JITz – PARENTS sizes so whole family can put on together
4. you haven’t seen our designs & styles anywhere else EVER so you really standout with them on
And thats the thing we’re most proud of .. we know you’ve never seen our stuff anywhere else ever
Can you share a story from your journey that illustrates your resilience?
LOL .. I thought that I had some pretty good ideas & ppl were already asking me for it we started this on April 4th 2023 .. the 1st 3 months .. NOTHING NOT ONE SALE .. LOL .. then month 4 had some success .. then month 5 had more success than the month before & every month a lil bit better than the month before is this gonna happen every month probably not but it wasn’t that long ago when it was ZERO so we’re excited about the growth and we APPRECIATE EVERY LIKE ON I.G. EVERY RT ON TWITTER EVERYONE WHO VISITS OUR PROFILE ON TIC TOC we are fully aware that there are A MILLION THINGS TO LOOK AT & DO ON THE INTERNET ( even YOU READING THIS ARTICLE right now ) and we our sooo APPRECIATIVE of any & EVERYONE who stops JUST to look at us Thank You
How did you build your audience on social media?
( I know this isn’t normal .. & it’s Truly A BLESSING ) ok the important thing to keep in mind is that I’m new to social media & I never owned a business and did all the marketing before
Ok so way back when I only had 10 shirts .. one day I got on IG & it said .. YOU HAVE 100 NEW FOLLOWERS ( witch is the most that it would say .. but it could be more ) so lets just say it was 11am .. so I was like kool ..
30 min later it said the same thing .. so ME BEING NEW TO SOCIAL MEDIA & NOT KNOW WHAT THE HELL WAS GOING ON .. I SAID THIS THINGS BROKE .. LOL .. BECAUSE I ONLY HAD 10 SHIRTS .. it did this ALL DAY EVERY TIME I GOT ON IG .. IT SAID .. you have 100 followers ( until 9pm that night ) .. I convinced myself it was BROKE & that I should leave IG alone .. LOL .. the next day when I got on IG it said I had 5,000 followers .. convinced that it was broken I logged out & back in it .. LOL .. it still said I had 5,000 followers .. so I went to the mall to look at clothes & in these stores I would bring it up & the 1st person said .. yeah this not broke you got 5,000 .. how long you been doing this & when I said three weeks .. he looked at me like I was made of clear blue water & Beyonce & Rihanna was swimming naked inside of me ..LOL .. right there I said .. oh this isn’t normal and I might have something here .. & then he said .. let me see these shirts & I showed him & he said .. these shirts are dope af .. every store I went in had a similar reaction
( TO THIS HOUSTON MAGAZINE )
yall had also found me waaay in Tallahassee fla and reached out to do the 1st interview around this time .. LOL .. try to see all this from my perspective I’m new / DONT UNDERSTAND social media .. I get 5,000 followers in a day on IG ( I only had 10 shirts ) some magazine wants to do a interview on us in Houston & when I tell people I have 5,000 followers on IG & only 10 shirts they look at me like im a walking PANCAKE .. LOL ..
I’d love to give any up & coming Entrepreneurs some advice .. but I cant .. I didn’t know what the fock I was doing .. I’ve just been BLESSED
Contact Info:
- Website: www.vibezperiod.com
- Instagram: @VibezPeriod
- Twitter: @VibezPeriod
Image Credits
the female MC in the VIBEZ PERIOD shirt her name is SWITCHEZ all the other pictures feature me VIBEZ ( all hats & t shirts our .. ours & available at www.vibezperiod.com