Screen printing as a hobby or business? Questions questions questions!
A lot of people want to get into screen printing but don’t know where to start. As we’ve already stated earlier in this blog, that’s what we’re here for. But sometimes before you get started you should take a second and figure out exactly what it is you’re wanting to do with screen printing. Are you all business? Wanting to buy two automatics and a conveyor dryer right off the back? If so what’s your business plans? Do you already have an established line of customers you’re taping into that will be there once you get up and running?
You see, screen printing can be inexpensive to start or outrageously expensive (expensive startup can mean huge profits!) but it’s always important to have a plan. Don’t just jump in, do some research, develop a strategy. If you’re just in it for the hobby of it and anything you sell is just bonus that’s great. There are many large productions shops operating today that started out with very humble goals, and even more shops that started out as a hobby and stayed a hobby. Success is all relative and what matters is the plan you devised from the beginning and whether you are achieving what you want. So take your time, do your research, and plan for the future.
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I run a screen printing shop that has been up and running for about a year. Looking back on it, I think that it might be a good idea to start out as a print broker first.
Hook up with a couple screen printing shops that will pay you a commission for selling screen printing. As you get comfortable with the process of selling and understanding print work, you will begin to develop contacts and customers.
This will allow you to buy equipment when you are ready (if you still want to work in the industry) and ease into it with a little more stability.
Just a suggestion 🙂
For some people it is good to start brokering out their screen printing, however a lot of people don’t like to wait on other people to dictake their turn around time, quality, and cost. Bringing Screen Printing in house does have the potential for higher profits, more control, and faster turn around times.