SCREEN PRINTING

Turning Your Screen Printing Hobby into a Business
Turning Your Screen Printing Hobby into a Business

Screen printing makes an excellent hobby. If you’re creatively inclined, making a design and reproducing it on a shirt can be a very satisfying feeling. It’s even better when you share your work with friends and family! After awhile, you may find yourself wanting to spread your designs to an even wider audience.

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Type of Pallet adhesive. The right pallet adhesive goes a long way towards ensuring tight registration and quality prints.
Which Type of Pallet Adhesive Should You Use?

To get a crisp, clear screen print, you need to make sure your substrate will stay in place each time the squeegee strokes across the screen. That means using a pallet adhesive to hold your print materials in place.

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Make Your Screen Printing Business Stand
Make Your Screen Printing Business Stand Out from the Competition

Just like most other types of businesses, the field of screen printing is rife with competition. To succeed, you need to attract and retain customers. But how can you do that when other screen printing shops are offering similar services?

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Finding the Right Technique for Quality
Finding the Right Technique for Quality Manual Screen Prints

In the world of screen printing, a hot debate surrounds technique: Should you push or pull your squeegees on your manual screen printing machine? Some printers will argue that the best technique for manual screen printing is to pull your squeegee down the screen toward you in the traditional screen printing manner, while others will argue that pushing the squeegee away from your body is best.

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Tips for Reducing Downtime
Tips for Reducing Downtime at Your Screen Printing Shop

Despite your best efforts, a little downtime now and then is inevitable at your shop. Here are some ways you can keep it to a minimum! If your presses aren’t running, your screen printing shop isn’t making money. Whether from machine malfunctions or problems with a print job, downtime happens in a print shop. By […]

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3 Tips for Smart Market
3 Tips for Smart Market Research at Your Screen Printing Business

Whether you’re starting a new screen printing business or looking to expand your existing shop, the importance of conducting careful market research can’t be overstated. Market research gives you a picture of the landscape in which your business will operate, from the economic conditions of the industry to the demographics of your customers and the performance of your competition.

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Adding Custom Can Koozies to Your Screen Printing Shop’s Product Line
Adding Custom Can Koozies to Your Screen Printing Shop’s Product Line

Koozies — those insulating foam can and bottle holders — have become a mainstay at backyard barbecues, summer holiday picnics, tailgates and sporting and musical events. For consumers, koozies help keep drinks colder by insulating them from warm air and warm hands, and by wicking away condensation. They also help set apart cans and bottles from the crowd, so everyone can keep track of their own drinks at social gatherings. 

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7 Tips for Reducing Turnaround
7 Tips for Reducing Turnaround Time at Your Screen Printing Shop

One of the best ways to keep your screen printing customers happy and returning with additional business is to produce their orders as quickly as you can without sacrificing quality. Reducing your turnaround time is a good way to separate your business from your competition, since many screen printing orders are highly time sensitive.

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Vacation Decoration
Vacation Decoration: Screen Printing for the Resort and Hospitality Markets

The travel and hospitality industries are always booming, and where people are vacationing, touring, eating and drinking, they’re buying t-shirts, bags, glasses and more customized with their destination’s logo. Nearly every locale has destination spots, whether you’re in a tourism hot spot or located near a local amusement park, microbrewery or annual music festival site. For screen printers, that means the hospitality and tourism markets provide ample business opportunities. Once you’ve located local tourist hot spots, there are a few strategies you can use to successfully pitch your products to potential clients.

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Building a Fanbase
Building a Fanbase: Tips for Creating Loyal Customers at Your Screen Printing Business

Businesses invest a lot of time in attracting new customers, often to the detriment of their existing customers. One of the best growth strategies for your screen printing business is to focus on building a loyal base of customers. Not only do loyal customers provide you with regular sales, they’ll also sing your praises and recommend your services to their friends and colleagues.

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How to Maximize the Effectiveness
How to Maximize the Effectiveness of Your Screen Printing Business’s Email Marketing

In today’s digital world, email marketing is a must for businesses large and small – and screen printing businesses are no exception. Email marketing is quick, easy, affordable and measurable, making it an invaluable addition to your existing marketing efforts. Sending out regular emails that your target market finds interesting and valuable is a great way to stay at the front of your customers’ minds and give your sales a boost.

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How to Prevent Scorching to Keep Your Screen Prints Looking Sharp
How to Prevent Scorching to Keep Your Screen Prints Looking Sharp

Screen printing requires heat. Every screen printer knows that applying the right amount of heat for the right amount of time results in a crisp screen print that’s fully bonded to your substrate. Sometimes, however, heat can prove the enemy. 

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