Shop Hacks

Automatic Shipping Refunds

Automated shipping bill auditors eliminate the wasted hours spent digging through tracking numbers and arguing with carriers.  Once connected to your UPS or FedEx accounts,...

Centered Transfers Every Time

Fold the shirt cleanly down the middle and hit it with a quick press to burn in a center crease. That crease becomes your absolute...

Piping or Ziploc Bags to Fix Mistakes

Use a small piping bag or a Ziploc with the corner clipped to push ink exactly where it’s missing when a print comes out of...

Leave-Behinds for Pitch Meetings

Leaving a sample shirt behind turns a quick meeting into an ongoing thread. The garment becomes a physical anchor that keeps your shop in the...

Bring Samples to Meetings

Carry a finished sample shirt into every prospect meeting. Put it in their hands so they can feel ink weight, fiber texture, and the difference...

Cold Call Credibility

Cold calling in person gets easier when you remove the outsider frame. Walk in like you’re already part of the neighborhood fabric. Drop a simple...

Get Bulbs Cheaper

Buy the exact bulb model number and run a direct search across industrial lighting suppliers. Price gaps are massive, with identical metal-halide or exposure bulbs...

Routine Exposure Calculator

Metal halide bulbs drift as they age, and your exposure times drift with them. A quick exposure calculator check every 2–3 months keeps you ahead...

Upgrade Shop Lighting

Bright, efficient hexagon LED fixtures instantly change how a shop feels and functions. Swapping out old drop-ceiling tube lights removes the dim, yellow cast that...

Epoxy Floors for Easy Ink Cleanup

Epoxy the floor before a single piece of equipment touches the space. It locks out ink from porous concrete and stops stains that never come...

Four Eyes Are Better Than Two

A two-eyes review system is one of the simplest ways to prevent expensive mistakes in a print shop. Instead of letting a salesperson send a...

Increase Sales with an Outside Perspective

Shops eventually hit a wall where the old way of “winging it” in sales stops working, and that’s when bringing in a sales consultant becomes...