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    I've seen ppl use old ovens to cure their shirts...I remember when I would cure my shirts with a heat gun...It works good, it's just a hassle. An IR gun will help get an even flash.

    Doesn't the ink get on your teflon??? Maybe you should try parchment paper?

    Are you using vinyl as a stencil? Any plans for an exposure unit?

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    For simple text and supplied art ready jobs I don't charge an art fee. But for certain customers (that I know are or will be finicky, I'll say the first 2 revisions are free, then $25/hr with a $10 min (say its a 15 min. revision).

    For art design I charge $25/hr. but the beauty of it is I can make up my hours...Sometimes I can bang something out in an hour and charge for 2 (if the work is worthy) and sometimes I shave hours b/c I don't want to smack a customer with a $150 charge (plus mark up)

    ...my $0.02

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    Start off with some business cards...Use pregnancy to your advantage...Get some Oracal 631 for wall words/images for a baby's room. This way, you can make something for your child to be's room. Take a pic and then you have a nice conversation/transition piece to show other mothers to be you come in contact with...Stir up some business with them since you are more likely to come in contact with a lot of them and they'd feel connected to you.

    Its a good way to bring up business. For example if a friend, coworker, lemaz classmate (spelling?) or acquaintance asks if you're ready for the baby to come, you can bring up how you cut some design or wall word for the babies room and how awesome it is. It's smoother that way vs. trying to force feed sales!

    Start with a niche and branch out from there!

    Other newborn ideas for you.

    -baby on board decals

    -decorated picture frames

    -decorated toy chests

    -personalized stroller decals (maybe use reflective vinyl)

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    Hello from West Chester, PA...I a lot of clothing sales from my website and ebay, with a fair amount of locals. My vinyl sales are mainly from local word of mouth. IMO, people don't really understand vinyl and it's applications. I try to always have a cut sample to give away, and picks (on my phone) to show them different applications. But thats just me, vinyl is side work for me, so I go off word of mouth.