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We all want to make money, and making mistakes in any business can be detrimental to the overall success of the business. With tight margins and stiff competition, many commercial embroidery quotes have really thin profit margins built-in, and having to redo work or discard items can become costly for your business. 1. Underquoting Underquoting […]

Are you missing deadlines? Do you find your production team always rushing to get orders out? Is your sales team taking more orders than your production team can handle? These are tell-tale signs that you are not keeping an accurate production schedule. What is a production schedule and why is it important? A production schedule […]

Can you imagine paying $31,180,000 for PrivateJet.com? The top 10 most expensive domain names sell for over 10 million USD each. Businesses that covet these domain names see the name of their website as one of their most important branding assets. They are willing to pay up for these domain names to lock them in. What […]

Is your pricing matrix done correctly? Mark Coudray, a strategist in the print industry, thinks this might not be the case. He talks about what’s wrong with pricing matrices and how if you’re not careful, taking on more orders makes you less money. What does he mean exactly? Let’s get a good view of this […]

What is HTTPS and SSL? Have you ever noticed that some website URLs start with http://, while others start with “https://” with a lock sign? What does it mean? HTTP refers to the protocol or language used by your browser to communicate with a server. Typically, when you open a page, the browser will make […]

The formula for profit is simple: price – cost = profit. The question is, how can you price your product for profitability? Let’s look at two common pricing strategies: Markups and Margins. What is Markup? Markup is the difference between price and cost. In other words, markup is your profit. Let’s say that Jane runs […]

Proofing is a necessary part of every job you run in your print shop. The question is – are you doing it right? Who proofs your jobs, and do they have the right training or knowledge? There are a number of small things that you should think about when it’s time to proof – that’s […]

It can be very frustrating to deal with misprints when you are making a T-shirt. Not only can it cost you time to correct them, but having misprints can also cost you money. However, there are several steps that you can take to reduce the number of misprints you have. Step 1: Set Up Regular […]

Previously we talked about  knowing how to say “No” to your customers. It is equally important to know when to say “No”.  While it’s great that your business is flourishing with a lot of orders coming in, there is a threshold to the number of orders you can handle at once. To maintain the quality […]

We find it hard to say “No” to customers, even though we know that we’re getting ourselves into difficult situations. It’s because of the fear of losing customers and gaining the reputation that we don’t “value their business.” While it’s good to do everything in your power to improve customer experience, you can’t do it […]