Part 1- Saving Time – Helping Customers Make Quick Ordering Decisions
Saving time - Helping customers make quick ordering decisions can sometimes be very frustrating. Is your customer ordering process taking you too much time away from your production time? I want to talk about how you can cut back on the amount of time that it takes...
Learning How To Price Your Embroidery Correctly!
Recently, I was working with one of my Lifetime Students that was not sure how to price her embroidery. She had the misconception that the proven embroidery pricing program that I have created was not for her. She was a home embroiderer and thought that this program...
Quoting Embroidery Designs While Your Customer Waits!
This embroidery tip is all about quoting embroidery designs for your customer while they wait? Do you ever have a customer that brings in designs that they want you to reproduce? Of course, you do. Do they want a price while they wait? Sure they do. Have you ever...
“Next Step In Training The New Embroidery Employee – The Helpers Position!”
In our last article about where to start training a new embroidery employee, I talked about starting them with the finishing process and then moving them into the helper’s position as soon as they were ready. Make sure that they totally understand each and every...
How Do I Train An Embroidery Production Employee?
As a small embroidery shop owner, have you ever had a situation where you needed to train a new embroidery production employee but really had no idea where to start? This can be very frustrating for the small embroidery shop owner that has always worked alone and has...
Back To The Basics To Create High Quality Embroidery Designs!
There are some basic issues that can have a huge effect on the quality of your designs. We need to go back to the basics to create high-quality embroidery designs. Machine Speed Machine speed has a huge effect on the quality of your design. I cringe when I see a...
“Preventing Issues In Embroidery Production Runs!”
Preventing possible issues with production runs is essential when planning your daily embroidery production. Trying to get the best production possible out of every single day is a must if you want a profitable embroidery business! In today's economy, where so many...
System For Embroidering Team Names On Jackets!
I want to share with you how to create a system for embroidering team names on jackets or shirts. This time-saving system that I came up with for embroidering team names on jackets or shirts is very simple and as indicated, it is a huge time saver! I take my list of...
Set Boundaries And Create Your Own Space When Working From Home
As a new embroidery business owner, do your family and friends have the opinion that you should be available for their every need 24/7 because you are working from home? Set boundaries and create your own space when you are working from home. This is very important...
“Do You Have High-Quality Standards Set In Your Embroidery Business?”
Do you have high-quality standards set in your embroidery business or are you focused on just getting the job done? Quality is extremely important if you want to build a business that is going to last no matter what state the economy is in. Many customers are unaware...
Points To Remember When Changing Embroidery Machine Needle
When you change the needles in your embroidery machine there are some points that you want to remember: After you remove your needle from the machine you want to put in a plastic container with a lid, don’t ever just throw it into the garbage. Be very careful that you...
Fixing Embroidery Mistakes!
Do you ever make mistakes when you are embroidering your garments? Have you been faced with an item that a customer brought in and it was not replaceable? Unfortunately, everyone makes a mistake now and then, but you need to know how to save those expensive garments...
A Simple System For Storing Embroidery Information
Creating a simple system for storing embroidery information is very important. There is a lot of information available today and if you are like I was when I first started my business, you have collected everything that you could and put it in drawers or boxes to save...
What To Expect From A Digitizer For Your Embroidery Designs?
Finding a good local digitizer is not so easy in today's market. The embroidery digitizing world has changed in the past few years and trying to find a good digitizer that is located here in the US is not really easy. With all of the competition from outside of the...
The Basics Of Creating An Embroidery Business Plan
A business plan will give you a clear direction on the steps you intend to take in the running of your embroidery business and help you to stay on track so that your business can grow. A key element to writing a great, actionable embroidery business plan is to take it...