Without Systems You Don't Own a Business, You Are the Business

Danny Gruninger

“Just remember: products make money, but a system will make a fortune.” When I began my screen printing journey roughly 10 years ago, one of the most obvious set backs was the lack of standardized systems utilized in this industry. Every shop does essentially the same tasks but usually in drastically different ways. After spending […]

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Prepping For The Holidays: You're Already Late!

Ryan Cole

You’re already late (not really) Preparing for the holidays in a screen printing shop can be a little stressful since it’s typically a slower time of year. Depending on what type of printing you do, spring and fall are generally the busy times of the year you should be taking advantage of. “Putting some hay […]

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The Art of the Flash Sale

Jessie Gould

Flash Sales: A Risk with a Reward On one hand, you could gain a ton of new customers. On the other hand, you could end up working with a deficit and damaging customer relationships. Welcome to the world of flash sales. Flash sales are promotions that run for no more than a few hours, often […]

Pricing Hack: How to Use “Good, Better, Best” to Appeal to Every Buyer

Jessie Gould

It’s true what they say: “One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” But in the pricing world, that cute little idiom takes on a whole new meaning. Every print shop owner knows that your customers might adore your products, but there will always be someone who thinks your prices are too high. But this doesn’t […]

The Beating Heart of Customer Service

Marshall Atkinson

Have you ever examined the basic core expectations of customer service in your shop? From your customer’s point of view how do you think your shop rates on these fundamental ideas? This is important, as how you treat your customers and the lens that they view your business is an incredibly critical component to long […]

Sandilake: Chum for the Sharks or a Breath of Life?

Ryan Moor

“What if we could close the circle and build a story for the shirt?” The T-Shirt has always been a part of our story at Ryonet. They are the canvas of the print, the billboard of this generation. Screen printers bring stories to life on t-shirts. Your prints share a message, create pride, and build […]

What’s in a Name? 3 Tips on Choosing Your Business Identity

Ryan Moor

Is it time to make your screen printing venture official? Before choosing your business or domain name, here are three things you need to think about. 1. Does it Reflect Your Niche? Your business name is the first interaction your customers have with you. What kind of impression do you want to make? Your name […]

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3 Questions You Need to Answer Before Becoming A Screen Printer

Ryan Moor

So you want to open your own screen printing business? Well, listen up, because there’s more to making it in screen printing than just the act itself! At Ryonet, we recommend that, as a first step to developing your business plan, you take the time to think critically about your mission, vision and values. Why? […]

Best Practices For Screen Printers in Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Jake Franks

First and foremost, cancer sucks, a lot. Anything and everything we can do to better ourselves and work for a solution to fight and eradicate cancer is an endeavour worth fighting for! Enter: Breast Cancer Awareness (BCA) Month. This is a very important month dedicated to communities coming together to improve awareness and raise money […]

Should I Consider An Automatic Screen Cleaning System?

AR Department

When reclaiming more than 150-200 screens per week you might consider an automatic screen reclaim system for a number of reasons. For most, automating this process could result in a significant increase in your shop’s efficiency. Let’s have a look at what all you could save: Reduced Labor Instead of employing 1 or more team […]

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Screenprint Production

Marshall Atkinson

Arguably one of the best business reads of all time is Stephen Covey’s classic book “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. If you haven’t read this work, get a copy…especially if you are not as effective as you would like to be. It is Amazon’s #1 bestseller in business books every year. So if we […]

Uses for a Film Printer & How it Could Positively Impact Customers

Jake Franks

Have you ever thought about what else you could use your inkjet printer for when it’s not printing film? An inkjet printer, like the Epson T3270, is great for film output. But did you know it is also a phenomenal tool for other kinds of graphic printing? Applications like stickers, posters, indoor banners, banner-stands, photos, […]