Distributor Central vs. ASI, Sage, or PPAI

[smdgrfx]

+1 on just getting to know the vendors. I did ASI over 10 years ago for one year. It was worth it to learn alot about different vendors. I now just contact vendors/manufacturers directly. They have never turned me down because I don't have an ASI number. I have a couple of brokers that use me to print their signage now. I usually just tell one of them what I'm looking for and they show me where to get the product. Easy as can be.

 

[Vinylman]

Thanks for the info.

 

[signs2trade]

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another free ad speciality site......

 

[royster13]

What services you buy are up to you......Many folks get by with DC and a 500.00 plotter......Others want all the bells and whistles and get a nice Summa and ASI....

Some folks can make money with either setup...While others can not make money if their life depended on it...

Last year I am sure 95% of what I sold came from 6 vendors....You only need 3,000 vendors if you let your clients become PITAs....If they are not happy with something with 1 of say 20 vendors, they may not be worth keeping as a client....Take the low hanging fruit and cast the PITAs away.....