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Don’t Miss this Hot Topic–How To Price!

Ted — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 06:13:03 +0000

One of the most frequently asked questions we get is “how much should I charge?” If you’ve been wondering that yourself, there may still be time to sign up for the Great Garment Graphics webinar at 2pm EDT on Tuesday Oct 4th. Learn how to price, what to consider when pricing and how to quote [...]

Fundraising with Transfers Webinar Today

Ted — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:37:29 +0000

In case you still haven’t discovered this site, www.greatgarmentgraphics.com is an excellent source of how-to information on all things heat press related. Today there is a FREE webinar on Fundraising Ideas Using Custom Transfers. In this webinar, Meghan Biro will teach you: • How to run a profitable fundraiser for both you and the organization. • Options [...]

Intl Apparel Decorating Summit October 19 & 20

Ted — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 09:00:09 +0000

If you’re heading to New Orleans for the SGIA Expo 2011, we have a special event you can attend at the Marriott River Bend Ballroom, right across from the convention center. It’s called the International Apparel Decorating Summit at SGIA. Stahls’ CAD-CUT® Direct is bringing together industry experts from around the world to show you the latest in [...]

Pre-Ordering and Retro Trends

Ted — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0000

From my seat in front of the television it seems that the fans bought into the concept of pre-ordering the retro “Under the Lights” jerseys that debuted in Ann Arbor for the University of Michigan’s first ever night game. I saw a lot of fans wearing the new retro look jerseys that sold for about $80 [...]

How To Sell More T-shirts in 23 Days–Day 23

Ted — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:00:47 +0000

Day 23–REPEAT, REPEAT, REPEAT Even if you’ve read all my suggestions over the past 23 days, and believe that you actively market your business and work your customer base on a daily basis, don’t fall into the trap you think that EVERYONE out there already knows who you are, what you do, what you sell. If [...]

How to Sell More T-Shirts in 23 Days–Day 22

Ted — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:00:11 +0000

DAY 22–TAKE 10 MINUTES A DAY If you’re like most business owners, you’re busy everyday with all kinds of small details. When do you have time to work on marketing ideas or find new customers? My advice? Set aside 10 minutes each day to spot a local business that you would like to gain as [...]

How to Sell More T-Shirts in 23 Days–Day 21

Ted — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:00:28 +0000

DAY 21–USE SOCIAL NETWORKING Even if you don’t have a website for your business, there’s no reason why you can’t have a Facebook page. You’ve probably heard good and bad things about making a Facebook business page, but there’s no reason to be afraid of looking into this powerful marketing tool. If you really don’t [...]

How to Sell More T-Shirts in 23 Days–Day 18

Ted — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:00:45 +0000

Day 18–ADD YOUR TAG TO EACH SHIRT This may have been mentioned before in a list of things to do, but it deserves its own posting. If you are not doing this already, you are missing future sales opportunities. You may think that your customers will remember where they purchased their shirts, but it’s always [...]

How To Sell More T-Shirts–DAY 15

Ted — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:00:55 +0000

Day 15–CAPITALIZE ON THE SAFETY MARKET If you’ve always wondered how you could get into the lucrative safety market, the answer is just as close as your heat press. It’s so easy to add a bit of reflective material to item. How many times have you seen people out jogging at dawn or dusk and [...]

How To Sell More T-Shirts–Day 14

Ted — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:00:53 +0000

Day 14–You’re Not Selling T-Shirts, You’re Building Relationships! Another thing you may have heard before, but how many of you take the time to actually WORK on your customer relationships? Do you have what you would call a relationship with your customers? How do you build one? Here are some ideas: 1) Visit your larger customers [...]