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.
Software · 37 articles
Software: The systems that run a print shop.
Quoting, orders, stock and getting a shop off spreadsheets. 37 articles.
Software articles
Questions to ask a vendor that the demo will not answer
Demos are built to succeed. These are the questions that find out what happens on a bad Tuesday, and what it costs to leave.
What to automate first in a print shop
Not the design tool. The order of operations that removes the most administration for the least disruption, and how to tell what is actually costing you.
Shopify, WooCommerce or a dedicated web-to-print platform
Shopify suits most sellers and launches in an afternoon. WooCommerce suits shops already on WordPress. Neither was built for decoration — here is where that shows.
What print shop management software actually does
Quoting, job tracking, scheduling, proofing, invoicing. Which parts genuinely save time, which are features nobody uses, and what to keep on paper.
What to measure in a print shop
Nine numbers that tell you what is actually happening. Where each one lives, how often to look, and what to do when it moves.
Giving your team the right access
One shared login is how orders get changed by accident and nobody knows who did it. What each role needs to see, and what it should not.
Making reorders effortless
A reorder should take a customer thirty seconds and you almost nothing. What has to be stored, and why most shops re-do work they already did.
The integrations a print shop actually needs
Ten connections worth having, in the order they pay back. Which remove real work, which are nice to have, and what breaks when one goes down.
Storing artwork so you can find it in two years
Customer logos, separations and digitised files are an asset. How to organise them, what to name them, and why folders by job number fail.
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