Ryan Kasparian (from coveredin.ink) took the leap to his own consultancy in 2020 after a storied 20+ year career in screen printing. Cutting his teeth in Chicago’s bustling Culture Studio and Denver’s high-tech Denver Print House, Ryan’s experience...
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The Weekly is Printavo’s weekly newsletter by Printavo’s content creator Luke Gardner. Focused on the custom apparel industry, The Weekly takes a microscope to the topics that matter: from sales and marketing strategies that work for print shops to...
How To Make More Money Screen Printing in 2022 (Part 1 and 2)
Coming from The Weekly? Click here to start where you left off. The goal of a business is to make money. More specifically: to make profit. There are lots of great second order effects that come with that: people get paid and have nice lives, customers get nice...
$0 to $500k in Screen Printing Sales: Printing on Main Street
Vlad from Printing on Main Street joins us to discuss how he grew his shop from a single heat press into something much bigger. Vlad joined us at PrintHustlers Conf 2021 and his story was the talk of the town. We knew we had to get him on the podcast ASAP. Printing on...
5 Ways Print Shops Mess Up Their Prices | Screen Printing Price Mistakes
Coming from The Weekly? Click here to keep reading where you left off. Pricing is very difficult. Data collection, order flow, differential calculus. Is your temperature rising yet? Pricing for consistent profit in this world is tough. We’ve written about cheap...
The Worst Screen Printing Customer Stories
The value of screen printing isn’t particularly apparent to the average American. You can walk into any big box store and purchase a competently printed t-shirt that could easily last for the rest of your life with just minimal care, and you’ll...
Where’s The Ink? | Avient Corporation on Screen Printing Ink Shortages in 2021
Wilflex. Rutland. Union. MagnaColour. All under one company: Avient. Avient Corporation is the massive company that controls the majority of the screen printing industry's ink. With a deep technical expertise and a worldwide reach, Avient has raised the bar for the...
Sign Up For The Weekly | Printavo’s Screen Printing Industry Newsletter
The Weekly is Printavo’s weekly newsletter by Printavo’s content creator Luke Gardner. Focused on the custom apparel industry, The Weekly takes a microscope to the topics that matter: from sales and marketing strategies that work for print shops to...
Shop Tour: Laser to Screen in Action at Screen Printing Select
If you've ever seen a computer to screen machine in action, you know that it's amazing technology.The team at Screen Printing Select were looking for consistency, speed, and quality. Based in Lancaster, PA and rapidly growing through fulfillment, DTG, and a laser...
Growing By Acquiring Screen Printing Shops | Tom Rauen Interview
It's no exaggeration to say that everything Tom Rauen does is extreme. Whether it's running ultramarathons, investing in real estate, purchasing print shops to become part of his own printing network, or gaining attention in the press – Tom goes big and gets an...
5 Signs It’s Time To Buy An Automatic Screen Printing Press
When should you buy an automatic screen printing press? There are five common signs that your business is ready for an automatic screen printing press. We’ve seen these signs pop up again and again among the Print Hustlers community. Though your shop could have a lot...
Screen Printing Ink | Types of Ink, Who Makes Ink, and Where to Buy Ink
“What is the best screen printing ink?” This is one of the most common questions I get when I’m talking to screen printers. It’s also one of the most loaded questions I get! The truth about screen printing ink is this: most inks that you can...