I'm amazed. Having been so busy for the last couple of years, I haven't been doing some of the things I keep meaning to. So the other week, I added Google Analytics to a few of our sites as an experiment. One of these was this blog.
Amazing insight into who reads this. So hello to readers from Sale & Shenzen, Rochdale, Stanwell, California, Washington, Fareham, Canterbury, Poplar, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Blantyre, Leeds, Rawtenstall, Rotherham, Leeds and Lillehammer, Barnstaple, Maidstone, Ipswich, Norwich, Stafford, Birmingham, Bristol, Hydrabad and Alesund to name but a few of the locations, and a big hello to all the other readers in places too numerous too mention.
Hope it's not too boring......
what's new at a discount print house - the trials and tribulations of small business.......
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
hold that thought..
Well, we decided to hold off buying the Canon production machine for the moment, having got wind of a new machine due on-market in the next couple of months. However, the new software etc goes in over the next couple of weeks.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
forgot to say...
A few other things have been happening.
We've just ordered a new Canon light production digital print station to go into Cotton Street. It arrives this week for a 2 week trial, but we think it will work well if the reports are anything to go by.
Also, we have the installation and trialling of our new bespoke workflow software to handle enquiries / orders through production to delivery. I think it will be a learning curve.
Having been given a bum steer re accountacy software (MYOB Professional) thanks to someone who's opinion I respected, we have been advised by our accountants to move to Sage, which is happening soon.
We have also looked at production layout software from Metrix, an Australian company, which gives you automatic layout for print, but we're not sure as our requirements are becoming ever more sophisticated and possibly a fast designer will make more sense of it than software.
We've just ordered a new Canon light production digital print station to go into Cotton Street. It arrives this week for a 2 week trial, but we think it will work well if the reports are anything to go by.
Also, we have the installation and trialling of our new bespoke workflow software to handle enquiries / orders through production to delivery. I think it will be a learning curve.
Having been given a bum steer re accountacy software (MYOB Professional) thanks to someone who's opinion I respected, we have been advised by our accountants to move to Sage, which is happening soon.
We have also looked at production layout software from Metrix, an Australian company, which gives you automatic layout for print, but we're not sure as our requirements are becoming ever more sophisticated and possibly a fast designer will make more sense of it than software.
Sore head time again...
Friday night came round, and what a night. We went out, ostensibly to say farewell to Lynne, a student placement from RGU. However, we had decided to offer her a part-time job with Rocket and Paradox, as she had done really good work, and the rest of the team think she's great. So we just went for a drink anyway.... Five, Korova and 99 ending up home early morning with beer vision, and can Lynne drink... kept up with the rest of the team...
I have published a comment to the previous post. I don't usually, but I thought this one quite funny, especially as we almost doubled our print trade in February, and have just had an enquiry in from a major brewers (an existing client) to design and supply 1600 bound menus to some of their pubs. I think it may be from a competitor:) but who knows... they didn't have the nerve to leave their name.
I have published a comment to the previous post. I don't usually, but I thought this one quite funny, especially as we almost doubled our print trade in February, and have just had an enquiry in from a major brewers (an existing client) to design and supply 1600 bound menus to some of their pubs. I think it may be from a competitor:) but who knows... they didn't have the nerve to leave their name.
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