by Jerry | Business Strategies, Vinyl Cutting
Choosing your first vinyl cutter is one of the most important decisions an aspiring sign maker faces. A professional quality plotter can make your dreams realities. A bad equipment decision can lead to frustration and failure. The most common start-up sign shop mistake is buying based only on speed, force, and price. Ten years ago, […]
by Jerry | Business Strategies, Product Reviews, Tips and Tricks, Vinyl Cutting
ORACAL 651 is the top-selling plotter film in America. That position is well-deserved. ORACAL 651 is the Wilt Chamberlain of sign vinyl. It was so good, it changed the rules of the game. When 651 came to market in 1996, calendared vinyl was considered suitable only for short-term graphics. ORAFOL’s ground-breaking entry introduced high gloss […]
by Jerry | Business Strategies, Wide Printing
Unless you live in a cave in Utah, you’ve probably heard by now that you can save up to 15% on your car insurance by switching to a company represented by a computer generated reptile. If you’re in the sign business and you want to save some real money, consider switching to EnduraINK PRO. EnduraINK […]
by Jerry | Business Strategies, Dye Sublimation, Garment Decoration, Start a Business
If you’re one of the entrepreneurs considering a garment decoration startup. you may be overwhelmed with the different methods the market has to offer. We’re here to help you cut thought the clutter. If you’re on a small budget, please hop over to our T-shirt printing options in the under $5,000 article. If your ambitions […]
by Cynthia | Business Strategies, Tech Support, Tips and Tricks
This year has been a particularly active one for severe storms, especially in the southern and southeastern US. Whether it’s caused by climate change, global warming, or flying monkeys is a matter of debate. But it’s clear that we are experiencing lots of powerful storms: and they’re affecting sign industry equipment. What’s the connection between […]
by Jerry | Business Strategies, Wide Printing
Busy sign shops with large format printers produce stunning vehicle wraps, banners, commercial window graphics, backlit signs, wall wraps and more. To produce all those cool graphics printers drink ink. To use the SIOPS business model, Ink is one of the inputs, for which pretty prints are output. The benefit of managing your inputs and […]