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Printavo — Decoration-shop organization
Printavo
Printavo focuses on software and information for managing a print or decoration shop.
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PBusiness & decoration
SBusiness & decorationEducator
STAHLS’ — Heat application and apparel decoration
STAHLS’
STAHLS’ offers apparel-decoration products and educational resources.
HYBusiness & decorationEducator
Hope Yoder — Embroidery business and practical projects
Hope Yoder
Hope Yoder’s site connects decorated-product projects with business-oriented learning.
Guide
Budget for Product Photography
Shopify
A reference for planning a photography brief and comparing quotes.
Guide
Offer Product Customization Clearly
Shopify
Use this guide to organize personalization choices and the information required to fulfill them.
Guide
Build an Ecommerce Business Plan
Shopify
Use the overall workflow to connect product selection with day-to-day operations.
Guide
Sell Your Own Artwork Online
Shopify
A reference for organizing an offer around artwork and the products made from it.
Guide
Evaluate White-Label Products
Shopify
Use this guide to compare ready-made products that could fit your own brand.
Guide
Understand Product Profit Margin
Shopify
A reference for distinguishing sales revenue from the amount left after costs.
Guide
Plan Ecommerce Shipping
Shopify
A reference for mapping the steps between a completed order and delivery.
Guide
Use T-Shirt Mockups Well
Shopify
Mockups can help compare placement before a finished sample is available.
Guide
Design a Useful Unboxing Experience
Shopify
A packaging reference for balancing presentation with the practical delivery of a product.
Guide
Develop a Tote Bag Design
Shopify
Use the examples to explore layout while keeping a real bag’s printable or stitchable area in mind.
Guide
Plan Ecommerce Product Photography
Shopify
A reference for deciding which photographs a product page needs.
Guide
Write Clear Product Descriptions
Shopify
Product copy should help a buyer understand the actual item and order process.
Guide
Define Your Target Audience
Shopify
Use this guide to make product and messaging decisions more specific.
Guide
Create Merch for a Real Audience
Shopify
A useful starting point for connecting merchandise to a community or brand.
Guide
Build an Online Selling Checklist
Shopify
Use the selling workflow to organize the decisions behind your first offer.
Guide
Plan a Print-on-Demand T-Shirt Range
Shopify
A focused reference for turning shirt artwork into a small product range.
Guide
Check Print-on-Demand Unit Economics
Shopify
Use the guide to identify the costs that affect an outsourced product.
Guide
Compare Print-on-Demand Providers
Shopify
A provider comparison is most useful when you bring your own product requirements.
Guide
Choose a Print-on-Demand Product
Shopify
Use the product examples to compare practical options for your audience.
Guide
Plan Your First Online Store
Shopify
Use the setup guide to turn a decorated-product idea into a launch checklist.
Guide
Understand Print on Demand
Shopify
Compare outsourced fulfillment with a shop that decorates its own stock.
VideoBeginner
How to Price Custom T-Shirts the Right Way (Stop Losing Money!)
Stahls' TV™
Dave from STAHLS' lays out a step-by-step pricing formula that decorators use for custom t-shirts, built so each job covers its costs and still turns a profit. The examp…
VideoBeginner
How to Best Heat Press Patches, Emblems & More Onto Any Apparel
Stahls' TV™
If you sell, order or apply heat-seal patches and emblems, this STAHLS' video has Josh showing ways to heat press patches, logos and emblems onto different kinds of appa…
VideoBeginner
Heat Transfer Vinyl 101
Stahls' TV™
New to heat transfer vinyl? This STAHLS' primer explains what HTV (also called iron-on) is: a single-color vinyl on a carrier, sold in rolls or sheets, used to add desig…
PodcastIntermediate
Printavo PrintHustlers Podcast
Printavo
Printavo, the maker of print-shop management software, has published this show since 2017 for owners of screen-printing and decorated-apparel shops. Most episodes are lo…
Podcast
Apparelist Podcast
Apparelist
The podcast of Apparelist, a trade publication for the decorated-apparel industry. Episodes range from short interviews with shop owners, suppliers and industry experts…
Podcast episodeIntermediate
How We Built a Headwear Brand | The Atonal Headwear Story
Printavo · Printavo PrintHustlers Podcast
For shop owners tempted to launch their own hat or apparel line alongside customer work. Nathan from Relentless Merch tells the story of starting Atonal Headwear while r…
Podcast episodeBeginner
Bonus Episode - Josh Ellsworth on How to Utilize the Best Decoration Method to Create the Perfect End Product
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
Not every decoration method suits every garment. In this short bonus episode, Josh Ellsworth joins Apparelist's Cassie Green to explain why the blank you are working wit…
Podcast episodeBeginner
BONUS EPISODE: Buyer Beware: What Happens When You Purchase Cheap Equipment
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
Tempted by a low-priced press, printer or machine? This short bonus episode looks at what can go wrong when a decorating business buys cheap equipment, the red flags to…
Podcast episode
The Power of AI, Artwork Visuals, and Stellar Mockups
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
For shops and online sellers who show customers artwork before anything is made. Luka Filipovic, CEO of Dynamic Mockups, talks about how AI tools and product visualizati…
Podcast episode
Discounts: Are They Good or Bad for Your Apparel Decorating Business?
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
Thinking about running a sale or offering a discount to win a big order? Jesse Poteet of Startup Screen Printing talks through the upsides and the pitfalls of discountin…
Podcast episodeIntermediate
Putting the Price Tag on Profit with Nick Gawreluk of Print Profit
Apparelist · Apparelist Podcast
For decorators who are selling steadily but are not sure the numbers add up. In this short interview, Nick Gawreluk of Print Profit discusses what gets in the way of hea…
BookBeginner
Cricut For Dummies
Kerri Adamczyk
A beginner's guide to Cricut die-cutting machines: choosing a model for the materials you plan to cut, setting it up, and using the Design Space app and design library.…
BookBeginner
Do-It-Yourself Screenprinting: How to Turn Your Home Into a T-Shirt Factory
John Isaacson
The whole process of making and selling a screen-printed T-shirt, told as an illustrated graphic novel. It covers building a screen, burning an image, test prints, pulli…
Book
Screenprinting: The Ultimate Studio Guide from Sketchbook to Squeegee
Print Club London
A fully illustrated studio manual on screen-printing techniques, materials and processes. Step-by-step tutorials cover basic and advanced methods, and workshop sections…
BookBeginner
Embroidery in 10 Lessons: Step-by-step instructions for first-time stitchers, plus 10 designs for denim, shoes, linens and more
Juliette Michelet
Ten short lessons for first-time hand stitchers. They cover transferring a motif so it sits exactly where you want it, starting and finishing neatly, the essential stitc…