Do you feel like sometimes you are frantically trying to sew out customer designs? Juggle digitized files, get products out and sell all at the same time? Here are tips for better embroidery management!
1. Write Out Your Workflow - Step By Step.
Often times, you end up running (or sewing) with your head cut off because there are so many aspects of the job you need to handle. Take a second to write out your step by step process. Even if it feels redundant. For instance, first comes sales input, then customer size approval, ordering garments, digitizing artwork, sewing out a sample, proofing to customer, hooping, sewing, cutting backing, folding, and finally shipping. When you can isolate different stages you can begin to run a cleaner business.
2. Make Sure Customers Have a Better Understanding of Embroidery.
Customers are used to seeing how "easy" it looks to embroider a hat at that island in the mall. They expect to order garments and think a simple button does all the work. Not so fast! Embroidery is delicate. There are limitations. It is slow. There are stages, and a simple button does not do all the work. Spend time in your sales process educating your customer on embroidery so they understand how logos will actually look when sewn. Get them to understand you have to "assign" a thread to every pixel of their artwork, and it is not as easy as one would think. When you have better-educated customers upfront, they are easier to work with!
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https://www.printavo.com/blog/tips-for-better-embroidery-workflow-management
