Depth behind the tools
Each guide backs a working calculator or checklist with the reasoning — how to price, what to check, and why. We publish guides when there’s something useful to say, not on a content schedule.
Guide
How to price print jobs: costs, margin, and what shops get wrong
A practical pricing method for print and decoration businesses: build the true cost of a job (materials, labour, setup, overhead), choose margin deliberately, and avoid the mistakes — free owner labour, margin/markup confusion, and copying competitor prices.
Guide
Print file preparation: the basics behind clean output
What actually matters when preparing artwork for print and decoration: vector vs raster, resolution at output size, colour modes, fonts, and transparency — explained for the person checking customer files, not the designer sending them.
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