Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
I've been subbing some of my work to the odd person here and there
But how do you know the good from the bad? Just cos they are cheap doesn't mean they are bad and just because someone charges premium rates doesn't mean they are good
I'm looking to try find a new supplier for my digitizing.... I've even got a job right now that needs digitized so thought I'd come on here and try find someone new or at least get some advice
I know people say best to do it yourself but at the moment I just don't have the time to learn.... or even the money to try and learn
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
Recommendations from other.
Most will do one design at no charge as a trial. If not, they should have samples you can download and run.
We do most of our own but when we get backed up, I send a couple designs a week to artworksource dot com. They are reasonably priced, I can get a person on the phone when needed and that person speaks the same language I do and of the hundreds of designs they've done for us, I've never had to send one back for edit. Plus, I can get the native wilcom EMB file so if minor edits are needed later I can handle them myself. And on top of that I get overnight turnaround 99% of the time.
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
I've had a few emails already so thought I'd just reply on here
If anyone is wishing to do a sample to see how good there work is then please feel free to do it using my own logo..... I've already got it digitized properly so I've got something to judge it on rather than using a job logo that I've nothing to base it on
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
It is a good idea to have different digitizers send samples of the same design so that you can compare. However, because designs for different materials [light knit, fleece, leather, etc.] and/or items [caps, flat goods] have different requirements, a good digitizer will also need you to tell them what you will be stitching the design on.
Pathing, densities, stitch lengths, underlay, stitch direction, etc. can vary depending on where you wish to stitch the design.
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
I want best quality but without paying over the odds, found that in the past when i've had a small breast logo done it's been ok but when i've wanted the same logo for a jacket back i'm being quoted 4 times the amount i first paid to get it redone for a jacket back which puts it way out the profit margin on the job so i end up knocking the work back
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
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Originally Posted by John Wilson
I want best quality but without paying over the odds, found that in the past when i've had a small breast logo done it's been ok but when i've wanted the same logo for a jacket back i'm being quoted 4 times the amount i first paid to get it redone for a jacket back which puts it way out the profit margin on the job so i end up knocking the work back
Why dont you give strawberry a try.......
im also doing your design and shall be uploaded to you soon......
I want your feedback on my design compared to the rest that you get....
__________________ www.powerstitch.com FEB OFFER: Any left breast logo @ $10.00
Re: Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad?
It certainly is not unreasonable to pay more for jacket back setup than for left crest. And it is rare that a design can be enlarged that much without being re-done. And the amount of detail work in most full size designs justifies the additional cost.
Would you charge the same to embroider the full size design versus the left crest?
Our prices to the end consumer are based on flat rates for left crest, cap and full front/back. We do that to simplify the quoting and sales process and make it easier for the customer to understand. In some rare cases we lose a little but by and large we do OK and the digitizing department is slightly profitable.
Noone wants to pay by the hour. Paying by the stitch is also not just given the auto features in most digitizing software. Paying a flat rate for left crest or back is a good tool from a marketing perspective but also unjust to one party or the other in many cases. It is very difficult to find a pricing system that works in all cases.
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Originally Posted by John Wilson
I want best quality but without paying over the odds, found that in the past when i've had a small breast logo done it's been ok but when i've wanted the same logo for a jacket back i'm being quoted 4 times the amount i first paid to get it redone for a jacket back which puts it way out the profit margin on the job so i end up knocking the work back
Online Digitizing... How do you know who's good and who's bad? 
FEB OFFER: Any left breast logo @ $10.00 
