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After experimenting with car wraps, I can't imagine selling a helmet wrap without suggesting 3M cast vinyl and cast overlaminate. We've run into several clients wanting us to "wrap" helmets and motor cycle parts. But unless your client is willing to "do it themselves," then you may want to...

Not sure what you're trying to do? The site has some serious flaws. Chris

What really kills us, is trying to "be all things to everyone." Before I get to my list below, our single biggest profit-suck, time-suck, etc, is trying to do what people ask of us without having a really firm grasp on the job scope. We normally receive 2 to 3 new job requests per week that...

I can help you get ranked without paying for "older websites." Contrary to most seo beliefs, age has absolutely nothing to do with a site's rank. If you would like to discuss, please send me a personal email. My site, Lets Go Banners, is usually ranked on the front page of Google for "vinyl...

If you really want to learn how to get a positive ROI from adwords, learn everything you can from Perry Marshall (just google "Perry Marshall.") He also (I believe) released a book about adwords. (You should be able to find it on Amazon, and at your favorite bookstore.) But you can also...

We use Flexi and cs3. I'm an "old-school" Corel die-hard, but if you want to accept files from a lot of the world, get used to cs3/4. Also, our ops guy loves Flexi, and I've found it's very easy to use. Good luck! chris Lets go Banners

Cold calling and "warm calling" are simply the most effective methods of marketing your business. Anyone who tells you any differently is simply ignorant how to do this. By the way, I didn't type "efficient," because phone and in-person calls do take time! Efficient may mean: internet...

Nice, clean site. Are you using Google Analytics to track your goals? I'd add some credibility stuff to your homepage to make people feel more comfortable about sharing their information with you. The BBB logo (costs some $) or customer testimonials with "recognizable" logos to help. Adding...

I owned an SEO company for 4 years before starting Lets Go Banners. I made the mistake of purchasing a $2400/ year phone book ad. We've had THREE call-ins in the last 10 months from that ad. Our organic seo normally generates 3 to 5 qualified call-ins or site conversions per day. Guess what...

I would like to say I love Flexi 8.5. I'm an "old-school" Corel Draw user, and I've found Flexi to be as simple or better than Corel or CS3. But then again, I'm not a "real" designer, and only use Flexi for basic stuff. But our ops manager purchased some Flexi tutorials and is a wiz at it...

We purchased a vj1204 and 24" plotter (with optical sensor for contour cuts) from Sign Warehouse. Living in Hawaii, installation help wasn't an option. We had never printed a sign or banner before and were pretty apprehensive about purchasing the vj and plotter without any help (we did receive...

Wordpress is the direction we're heading, but I have a working understanding and knowledge of Net Objects Fusion. I tried Dream Weaver but quit. It was too hard for me! But our main designer has been selling me on going to WP. I still like Net Objects! Good luck, Chris

You have a nice navigation bar, but you're taking way too much real estate with your logo and text. When people land on your homepage, you have about 8 to 15 seconds (at the most) until they either decide to go further or leave. In my humble opinion, you should try to "hook" your landing page...

I still can't find a good supplier for flag media (when we started two years ago, we could still buy rolls of the flag material from Sign Warehouse, but they since discontinued. Too bad, because we were selling alot of this stuff!) Anyone have any subs or media supplier info? I'd really...

I agree with most of the posts on this thread. There are two levels for the BBB: 1) local/regional 2) website/national We almost purchased the web based BBB package (which, I believe at the time, made it mandatory we joined locally,) just to get the BBB seal on our website, which, again, at...

I signed up for the free 30 day trial for Sign Tracker (after meeting the programmers at the sign show in Vegas last year.) I didn't continue the program, but I think it may have some merit. It's now browser based, (no more excel) and they throw in some really cool tools. We've been using a...

Welcome and Congrat's for having the BAL*'s for doing it! You'll do great! As long as you're willing to market and keep trying, this industry is simply amazing. We started about 2 years ago and are growing. The Sign industry is a "noble" industry that will be around for a long, long time...

I can only say this: The Big Squeegee was the single best investment we ever made. After learning how to use it, it brought smiles to our faces every time we used it!. Seriously- it got us through the first 2 years of our business. We just recently purchased a cold lam, only because we're...

I didn't have time to review all the responses you've received about your post, but we've had really great results with a custom-built Microsoft-Access program that handles almost all our operations and accounting. In fact, we can't believe (in talking with many sign shop owners,) that they...

We finally moved to Hawaii 2 years ago almost to the day and started Lets Go Banners. No regrets! I used to get sick twice a year with sore-throat and other ailments. Although the economy is challenging, at least I don't have to worry about the weather! Good luck! Chris Lets Go Banners dot com