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  1. Nuke the Fax?

    I understand Magic Jack can have problems with some older faxes, but at $20 a year... I think I'll be replacing our two Vonage lines with Magic Jack later in the year. We have a $5 a month ad-on to the 1800 number that emails faxes to us.
  2. Lost a nice client... saw that one coming!

    They will be back wasting your time again after Susie Q drops the ball. I have a policy to run a mile when anyone mentions the word "networking". It's a bunch of people all sucking on each others time and not producing a thing...except empty coffee cups.
  3. Hubby & Wifey in the work place?

    I run this business with my wife as my partner, she does sales and financial, I do design and production. It works. It's safe to say if we didn't have this combination we would never have made it through the worst of the recession. It can be great.... but before you make the decision realize...
  4. Retractable Banner Stands!

    I second the Decolite, we use it for all our stands
  5. chrome vinyl

    stick some crop marks printed on white vinyl over the chrome ones.
  6. Vinyl as paint mask?

    At that scale why not try to hand paint like a mural? Your only issue then is to draw the lines. That is a lot of vinyl to throw away.
  7. Anybody having an issue selling vehicle wraps in the Midwest?

    How about partial wraps? When the cost of a full wrap is causing a customer problems we try to work it into a partial that in many cases is as eye catching as the full. I think the main issue is the perception that when business is slow you spend less on promotion.
  8. New site for HVAC contractor

    Nice site, a lot of Meta tags for the SEO, (has me googling a couple of them). I also like the hidden service area section. I'm taking notes!
  9. * Need to find true black ink *

    This issue has been around for a long time in the litho print world. Thats why you see color balanced viewing stations and spectrometers for sampling color density. The fact is it will always be a compromise. You print on your machine (that has a bias) you view under lighting (that has a...
  10. Worst digital of the month

    Got you to stop for 10 minutes.
  11. which printer is better, mimaki,mutoh,roland?

    I say Roland because they seem to be more dependable (and I have one), but really all of the printers are mature enough in development that they will give you what you need. with few problems. Each has slight advantages, all will do the job. The real decider is your local supplier and...
  12. what do you pay for electricity?

    Ha! Ontario Hydro... $1300 for two months. Had the Air on solid over the summer and this covers the business too, but I almost fell off my chair. And they are saying at least another 20% hike next year. I'm getting a roland solar powered printer
  13. double sided banner question.

    should be strong enough, you can also put an X of tape in the middle to stop ballooning. The grommets will also help hold it together... or you could just use double sided banner...? I can't see why the two sides can't be printed as one long banner and hinged on one side...even if its the...
  14. double sided banner question.

    Usually we don't fold down the edges on this. Just print the two sides butted together, fold, hem then grommet. If you do fold over the edges you can end up with a crazy amount of vinyl at the corners. I guess the same applies to tape.
  15. Impossible to cut?

    :thumb: I also have to second the thing can't last on the outside of the glass. The first time you clean it half the fine lines will be gone. This is a print on clear thing.
  16. Pole Banner Printing, 1 vs 2 sided

    Okay, turn your single sided banner over, print on the back and tell me its as good. The benner you print on with your Eco-Sol inks IS treated to better hold solvent inks.
  17. need high res map

    I know what you need, We do them for customers all the time. there is really no alternative but to draw a map. We use the google map as a template, sometimes even keeping the same colors. There are a lot of tutorials out there, particularly for illustrator.
  18. noob to the entire industry here. Let the flaming begin. :)

    That is EXACTLY what conspiritors would tell you to do. Must be hiding something!
  19. noob to the entire industry here. Let the flaming begin. :)

    Welcome, Why 2 years before you open your shop, is this a part time thing? I do like your honesty though. Don't knock the calvin market, I see a couple of those every week.
  20. Promotion Ideas

    See the signage thing is the easy part. This is the classic mistake of startup sign shops. The ability to go out and sell said signage is the key. If you are hungry enough the best and cheapest way is to cold call and burn shoe leather. It is hard (and I'm terrible at it), but it works...
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