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  1. Looking for new business- what has worked for you?

    You could always hire a marketing consultant. Sorry that I'm not much help to you, but I try to think "out-of-the-box" as much as possible to try new things when the traditional methods aren't getting the response I'm looking for. When you do something "new" and it works, it won't take long...
  2. Looking for new business- what has worked for you?

    My latest idea is a secret until it gets publicly launched. The last idea I had I shared with a few people, who shared it with a few people..... then I went to register it and get the domains and someone through the grapevine beat me to it by 2 days. I repaid the favor by signing up the name...
  3. 10X inflation in the last 40 years.

    Notice the grocery stores raising their prices? 2 weeks ago I bought a 2 liter of 7-up for $1.19. The other day I go to get another one and it's original price was marked to $1.89, but it was on sale for $1.49.
  4. Obsessed with work

    You know your obsessed with your work when you do it all day long, then go home and think about it or do work related things, then fall asleep and dream about it all night. Last night I was head honcho running machines, cutting, printing, dealing with customers and making deposit trips to the...
  5. Bought a plotter, software, and vinyl. Wondering where to start?

    I wonder how many people sign up for this forum to learn something (this is signs "101")... get bashed and then just give up and never return. Don't give up OP, we all started somewhere, unless we are fortunate enough to have our business handed down to us or we were lucky enough to have gotten...
  6. Bought a plotter, software, and vinyl. Wondering where to start?

    I started "learning" how signage is designed, produced, and sold when I first joined this forum, about 5 or 6 months ago. At first I was all gung-ho, gunna make and sell signs real quick.... it's easy, right? I posted a few designs on here and got ripped apart. These people will tell you how...
  7. Browser

    there isn't one browser that does it all good. I use, in order, Firefox, IE, safari, opera. No mobile internet devices for me other than my laptop which uses the same 4.
  8. Who wants an invitation to Google Plus?

    give btn0763@yahoo.com a try
  9. Wha?

    Now I'm going to go take a Xanax so I can calm back down.
  10. Wha?

    The downside to drop shipping is that the customer will blame you for any problems that happen. You'll get the negative and low scores regardless of who's fault it is. Even if it's an act of God. Say if a tornado hits the delivery truck and kills the drivers and scatters the goods over a 20...
  11. Wha?

    Yes, they want more money in their pockets. BUT, as a volume seller we also know the pains of dealing with customers who can't understand that we have to pay for items to be shipped and that it is expensive. And when a customer orders more than 1 item they want the shipping combined and...
  12. Wha?

    We do over $300k a year in sales on ebay. Ebay has a terrible reputation that it's desperately trying to repair. First the sellers were screwing the buyers, so ebay changed some things.... which opened holes and the buyers started screwing the sellers. So nobody trusts anybody on ebay...
  13. A con Artist Customer

    Everybody wants something for nothing. It doesn't hurt them to ask. We just need the balls to say no. It's hard to pass on a sale or turn friends down but if you don't they'll expect it every time. You're no longer doing business with them, you're just doing them a favor. It's sad when it's...
  14. prepping mirrored chrome

    What do you guys do/use to prep mirrored chrome panels before applying graphics to it?
  15. Light up banners

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  16. if you need a laugh today....watch this video

    it's only funny because it's true
  17. Buying a commercial building - what to consider, ask?

    No worries there, the apartments are completely seperate from the store fronts in these old downtown buildings. It's supposed to get better for buyers this coming year, the double dip... PLUS in Wisconsin we have governor Walker making state workers pay for some of their benefits now so not so...
  18. Buying a commercial building - what to consider, ask?

    Good idea... we don't currently do that, but can be added to future growth decisions and how it would affect them.
  19. Buying a commercial building - what to consider, ask?

    There's 360 acres for sale between Jefferson and Cambridge right on Highway 18. Some sort of sod farm I think. Includes a decent farmhouse and several metal buildings. Just dreamin.
  20. Buying a commercial building - what to consider, ask?

    That's what I'm thinking. We're just out looking at the properties now to see what is available for the price so when we are ready we'll already have an idea of what's what for the money.
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