The Darker Side of Screen Printing Contract Work
As a custom shop, on occasion you may have a client who brings in shirts he wants you to print. Or perhaps you are considering picking up contract work to...
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Tips For Mixing Custom Inks Without A Pantone System
Custom Colors When customers ask for custom colors, most screen printers head to the lab to try their hand at mixing custom inks without a Pantone system, using some concoction...
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Getting Off The Press: Transition To Management
How can you answer emails, pay bills, order supplies and get screens ready for the rest of the week AND keep up with production on the press? You can’t! Well,...
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A Tip On Managing Customer Expectations
Make it Simple Keep your message clear and straightforward. Make it easy for potential customers to understand the value they will receive from doing business with you. Ever notice when...
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6 Basic Rules To Get More Screen Printing Customers
1. Focus on Exceptional Customer Service This may be the most important rule of business. We’ve all had crappy experiences with vendors. There is nothing worse than feeling like you’re...
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7 Insider Tips To Get The Best Price On Screen Printing Materials
When I started Ryonet, I had NO clue about how handle purchasing for a business. It’s easy to get lost in the debate of how much to sell your own...
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3 Ways That Staying Lean Will Make Your Screen Printing Shop Thrive
(Guest post written by David Vahey, the creator of RyoArt and owner of MediaFly) Look I get it, you got into screenprinting for one of two reasons: you either wanted...
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How To Build A Team That Makes You Love Your Business
We often get asked how to go about finding and building the right team for a screen printing business. This blog post comes from a book we are publishing later...
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Setting Up Your ROQ Press For Success
Let’s assume your ROQ automatic press is installed, and you’re itching to start printing. Before you ever touch ink to your brand new squeegees, you have a bit more work...
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Can The ROQ Do One Stroke Plastisol Printing?
It has come to my attention that there are rumors about the ROQ being incapable of printing with one stroke for each color. It’s a preposterous assumption that such a...
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[Infographic] Running An Eco-Friendly Darkroom (Yes, It’s Possible!)
We’ve all been there…Standing in front of the washout booth, holding your breath as you spray a particularly toxic smelling chemical onto your screen. You know that it’s probably NOT...
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Achieving a Distressed Looking Print
There are several options you can use to achieve the “distressed look”. Most commonly, printers use their design software to create distressed looking artwork. But before Adobe and the ease...
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Using Low Cure To Print Plastisol On Athletic Wear
One of the biggest demands in the printing industry is athletic printing. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when printing on a polyester fabric using low...