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Stages of Business are Like Stages of Flight in an Airplane
Author: Andrew Hartley
Flying an airplane can be likened to running a business. At some points in the life of a business, during the startup and initial growth for example, it is necessary to “hand fly” the business - you as an entrepreneur (pilot) must “control” the business directly and make large changes to its direction. In an airplane this is during takeoff and climbout and only lasts a few minutes. In business, it may last a few years. (more…)
Act Like you Have $100,000 at Stake
Author: Dennis Harting
Many people attempt to improve their lifestyle by opening a business in their spare time. The additional income is helpful while the tax advantages of owning a business make it a better option than getting a second job. Many of these individuals strive to grow the business so that they can eventually leave their profession. As admirable a goal as this is, most fail to get there. The vast percentage are lucky if they earn some extra income. It is safe to surmise that most ’side businesses’ close up without ever yielding a profit. (more…)
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Cafepress: Dark Printing Tuned/Dark Shirts Out of Beta
That’s the official word from Cafepress
:Direct Print improvements and transitionsWhen we opened our doors in 1999 print-on-demand printing options for T-Shirts were limited to Heat Transfer. Then, a little over two years ago we introduced a revolutionary new method for printing on T-Shirts and other garments: Direct Print. For the first time we were able to print ink directly on a shirt; it was as close to screen printing as you could get without actually screen printing!
We launched it in Beta while we worked to fine-tune the process, and we continued to offer Heat Transfer because our new process was great for some designs, but not others. We knew that improvements in Direct Printing quality would one day make Heat Transfer unnecessary.
Continued investments in refining the Direct Print process have led to amazing increases in quality, increased customer satisfaction scores and a decreased demand for Heat Transfer, telling us that we’ve reached that day!
As a result most garments (see FAQ below for exceptions) are now offered in Direct Print only. And, we’re so impressed with the levels of quality Direct Print is turning out that we’re removing all Dark T-Shirts from Beta!
The best news of all is that these changes require no work on the part of Shopkeepers, Heat Transfer has been removed as an option.
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J.J. Jackson is President of Land of the Free Studios, Inc. and Cafepress “Top Shopkeeper”. He has been selling t-shirts on-line since 2004 and is the owner of the T-Shirt Entrepreneur, a site dedicated to helping people get involved in the T-shirt Economy. He is also the owner of Funny When Wet T-shirts, American Infidel Tshirts, Uber Gamer T-shirts as well as many other online t-shirt and gift stores.