What the market actually charges for screen setup
Published 2026 rates put screens at $15–$35 each. Here is how that lands on a real quote, and why the same fee ruins a 12-piece order and vanishes on 200.
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DTF or DTG: the real cost per print at each quantity
Published 2026 ranges put DTF at $3–$8 a print and DTG at $5–$15 at low volume. Where the two cross, and what changes on light garments.
What embroidery digitising should cost you
Published 2026 rates run $1–$4 per thousand stitches, with most designs landing between $10 and $85. How to read a quote and when to bring it in-house.
What a supplier integration actually gives you
PromoStandards, SanMar, S&S. What syncs, how often, and which parts still need a person — including the daily file most shops do not know exists.
Moving to new web-to-print software without losing a month
What to migrate, what to leave behind, and the order to do it in. A sequence that keeps you trading while the switch happens.
What a 3-colour screen print job really costs you
Screens, makeready, reclaim and the press time nobody bills for. A line-by-line cost model you can check against your own week.
Choosing a heat press without buying twice
Clamshell, swing-away or draw. Platen size, even pressure and the specification that decides whether your transfers actually cure.
Where do you draw the line on fixing customer artwork?
Ten minutes free, then it is billable. How to set that line, publish it, and hold it without losing the account.
Quoting faster without underpricing the job
Most shops lose work to slow replies, then lose margin rushing the ones they win. A quoting method that is quick because it is decided in advance.
Running a school team store that actually closes on time
Two weeks open, hard close, no exceptions. The rules that stop a spirit-wear store turning into six weeks of one-off orders.
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