Can small businesses thrive online alone?

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The million dollar question and many variables. 💣 Exactly how it may feel when searching for hours continuously. I know how it feels, I spent a year doing research on many different avenues. But the truth is, with computers, phones📱, iPod, iPad and many other electronic devices🔌, online shopping🛒🛍 has become the future and the way of ordering products your want or need.

Online presences is HIGHLY recommended for small business, though (if possible) have a location open to the public, whether by appointment only or open for just a few hours. Having visual, physical and talking with the general public, helps keep communities thriving as well.

Now, what's a "small" business, well this is another million question, though my opinion on small is those mom and pop stores, businesses with only 1 location, a business that is a legal entity, but only the owner and one or two employees working from home🏡. These types of small business, work hard to try to thrive in a chain store world🗺.  Though the internet has made ordering easier, not all businesses are available online. Honestly, small businesses should make a big presence online, though it takes patience, time, effort, $$ and research, this could very well pay off for you. 

There is cost effective way to start and very low cost sites you could get started on. 

Now remember, don't go with the first site you see, compare sites, the fees, look at examples. You don't want to list your paintings with a clothes fashion site, or list ballcap hats with drills and tools. Take the time to lookover each site and see the differences with each one before deciding on the first one and then wonder why you're not getting sales. 

I am a small business owner, and in the beginning I spent a year researching. I wasn't sure whether to do by appointments only, online or both. My online store opened at the beginning of 2015, and here it is 2019 and now working towards a public location. Big tees printing, did a lot of traveling for shows, events, and more, but after listening to customers, and the whispers, the decision to now do by appointments and soon to open a public location for the local community. Over the years online has been a great mentor (yes, a mentor) which all business can and could use online for mentoring, not just for selling and buying. 

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Have you bought a decal/sticker and need to add or remove it. We got you.

Instructions for adding and removing vinyl decals and stickers.
Big tees printing LLC

Things you will need.

Rubbing alcohol or NON-AMMONIA glass cleaner

A (clean, soft, dry) rag

Squeegee or credit card

Masking tape

Tape measure (if needed) to center

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP

Wash the surface with soap and water.  Spray the surface with Isopropyl/Rubbing alcohol or NON-AMMONIA glass cleaner and wipe dry.

NOTE:  Painted surfaces should be allowed to dry for 1 week prior to application.

Measure where you want your decal to be.  Use two or three small pieces of masking tape to hold the entire decal in place.  Adjust it until placement is perfect.

Using one long piece of masking tape, tape down over the small pieces to create a hinge.  Lift the decal toward the hinge and slowly remove the entire backing liner.  Make sure to keep holding the application tape away from the surface.

FOR LARGE DECALS:  Tape across the center of the decal to make a hinge.  This will allow you to work with one half at a time.

While holding the application tape away from the surface, use a squeegee or credit card to help in application.  Starting from the side with the tape, work away from the tape and gently squeegee the decal down.

FOR LARGE DECALS:  Lift one side of the decal toward the hinge, remove the backing liner up to the hinge and cut it.  Squeegee the decal from the center outward.  Remove the masking tape, remove the remaining backing liner, and again squeegee from the center outward.

Use your squeegee and apply pressure from the middle to the outward sides in all directions.  This will aid the decal’s adhesion and remove any air bubbles.

NOTE:  The decals have a pressure sensitive adhesive-the harder you squeegee the better the decal will stick.

Gently remove the application tape to view your decal by peeling it back over itself.  Do not pull upward or the decal will lift.  If you see vinyl start to come up then lay it back down, squeegee, wait a few minutes, and try again.

NOTE:  Tiny air bubbles trapped under the vinyl will disappear in a couple of weeks.  Large air bubbles can be popped with a pin and pushed flat with your finger.

REMOVAL:  To remove old vinyl graphics, warm the vinyl with a hair dryer or heat gun.  Then peel the vinyl from the surface with your fingers. Remove all adhesive residue with Goo Gone or a similar adhesive remover. ( This takes patience.)

The New Google+ page for Big tees

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The new updated Google+ page with the latest products available.

Bulk orders are now accepted

Big tees printing has added BULK orders to the order form.

We can create any lettering for all businesses, and do this in bulk ordering.
Do you have signs for your business that need updated, rubbed off lettering or starting a new business and want your name put on the windows and doors. THINK... BIG TEES PRINTING......

With a variety of lettering available you can have your name stand out.
Everything from us is custom made to fit you.

Big tees is now on Merchantcircle.com a local sponsor

 

 

Our website is now online

Our website is now online, however we are still adding product to our store, go ahead and stop by.

www.btgraphics.xyz

Yes our name stand out, just like our product. We are running sales our decals with free shipping and bulk orders sales buy 10 get your 11th one free.
Bookmark our page and stay update with the latest sales and new products that we add.

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