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	Attracting the Right Customer For Success Success begins with being customer-centric and attracting the right customers. When we attract the right customers we not only love doing business with them because we have common values with them, but we also open ourselves up to a lot more business as those customers will be your best salespeople... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Monday, March 30, 2020
	The best ways to Market your Small Business There are lots of hot marketing terms like Click Funnels, A/B Split Testing, Retargeting, etc. These are all great and have their place if you have lots of extra time and money, but to me, there are 4 key strategies all small businesses should be focusing on. So let’s dive into the best ways to... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Thursday, March 19, 2020
	Key Principle to Success - Believe! “If you can dream it, you can do it!” Walt Disney Entrepreneurs and small business owners are a different breed for sure. When faced with the knowledge that over 85% of their peers are going to fail in the first year, they do it anyway. The secret they know is that the 15% who succeed believed... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Thursday, March 19, 2020
	Contracts and COVID-19 As if your life couldn't become more complicated and doing business weren't difficult enough, the world is in crisis and your bottom line is in serious jeopardy. Many garment decorators will be stuck with fulfilled orders that clients no longer want (Like shirts for next week's marathon that got... By Scott M Ritter, Written Wednesday, March 18, 2020
	Guaranteed Profits for Screen Printing or Embroidery If you are reading this, you probably already have a pricing structure that you are using, but you are not satisfied with the profits your company is making. So how did you come up with the prices you've been charging? Did you create your pricing system by checking a competitors price list, then -... By Scott M Ritter, Written Tuesday, September 6, 2016
	Sublimation Ghosting Busting Ghosting mainly occurs in sublimation when the ink is still active even after you have opened the heat press as the transfer paper could have slightly moved during this process. When opening the heat press, the substrate and paper might move slightly resulting in the image to be slightly skewed... By Aaron Montgomery, Written Sunday, February 12, 2017
	Different Graphics Outputs for Different Imprint Processes Why Graphic Layers Don’t Matter for Screen-Printing, But Do -BIG TIME- for Cutting Artwork sent to production for different processes needs to be prepared differently. Recognizing these forms of output and their different requirements will help us in Cutting, Direct print, Sublimation, and in a... By Clay Barbera, Written Tuesday, August 9, 2016
	Screen Printing on Umbrellas There are some items that are easier to print than expected if you understand the potential problems before you start. Umbrellas are really easy once you have the proper items in place and work out the procedures. The first thing to realize is umbrellas are usually made of nylon. When nylon is... By DrPrint, Written Thursday, October 6, 2016

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