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  1. Are These Legit Orders - Or Is It A Scam?

    Great customers. Make sure to give them open 60 day credit accounts before they order....:Big Laugh Seriously, it's a scam that strains credulity. I openly wonder the financial return a scammer get by targeting sign shops. Targeting the elderly at least provides the opportunity of some cash...
  2. Copyright question

    Our shop did a job 8 months ago for a motorcycle service shop that wanted logos for all the major brands they service on an illuminated awning. They are along a busy state road. Shop was not an official dealer, just ordered parts from these brands when needed. I was asked to "collect" the logos...
  3. Its worse than I could have imagined.......

    Lots of great comments. I think the "free design" world happens when the commodity work that rolls of printers and vinyl plotters gets confused with custom. Different types of projects need presented and sold differently. If you're selling channel letters just like you sell banners and stickers...
  4. Business valuation

    Unfortunately this is your situation. People are liking these comments for a reason. Having successfully sold a business in the past, this is what learned really matters: 1. Assets (i.e. "stuff") - equipment, real estate, data, websites, and yes art and client files. Make a list of every...
  5. Wood rot

    Yea anything not touching the ground is usually carpenter ants. Had a bunch of them in my house here in pa. We fixed up an abandoned house and one of the interior doors (interior!) was destroyed by carpenter ants. Same thing with some redwood fascia and soffit. Termites come up through the...
  6. Flexi 12 (cloud) will not cut compounded shapes like Flexi 8.6

    We weld object before cutting, either right inside flexi cloud or illustrator first. Worked just fine, did one today. Any kind of strange behavior I like to call SAI, they usually have somebody on the phone < 5 minutes answering my question with a live session support agent. I've been around...
  7. Shop management software

    Are you process driven? How do you currently track employee production time? Sometimes computers are great, and sometimes an employee/manager just needs to fill out their not optional daily work sheet. Its amazing what can be organized, tracked and managed with a few practically free spreadsheet...
  8. In your opinion, what's the most important aspect of good on-premise signage?

    With signs there is always a goal. Sometimes the client knows it, sometimes they need help figuring it out. The job of the designer is to make sure all aspects of design (placement, colors, sizing, layout, ect) push the interaction with the reader towards the goal. Giant digital image of...
  9. Screen printing question

    That's a spot color job with white or discharge underbase, case closed. Have your pricing ready for the moment they call. It doesn't change on what their feelings are. Bundling in setup is the way to go. It's basically just shop time (coat/burn screen = 10min,20min,30min ect. of shop time)...
  10. Customer stolemmy vehicle wrap design.

    This. Only option is to send the guy a bill. Make it passive aggressive, congratulate him on the growth of his business and growing his fleet. He won't pay it, but it's a signal that you don't want him coming back to your shop. If he does the bill is waiting for him. Don't give people steals...
  11. Anybody remember this old cutter?

    Lots of memories with 4b. I remember when my dad bought that thing. Makes the funkiest noises. There is a guy we work with sometimes that makes awnings that loved them. After we upgraded he took it. He's got a 4b graveyard, like 5 or 6 of them. Even rarer he's got some gerber branded...
  12. Old Shop with New Future in the Works

    Thanks for all the comments. Signs365 is exactly what I am looking for. After watching the business for a while it quickly set in that digital really couldn't be our thing. Unless it is a few standard products, I really don't see us cranking out tons of little stuff. The wholesalers are...
  13. Old Shop with New Future in the Works

    Hi there everybody! I've read this forum on and off the last few months. I'm currently working with my father, attempting an upgrade on our sign shop located in a small suburb outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The project is quite the challenge, and I look forward to reading more about the biz here...
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