Integrate Sage with Your OnSite 7 System

The best software systems for businesses are entirely integrable and are able to perform all necessary duties for your business from one customized program. They should help consolidate and streamline your business. This is precisely what ShopWorks aims to do in providing additional applications like ProofStuff to help give you the assistance you need on a daily basis.

Similar to ProofStuff, SAGE is another entirely integrable software solution for businesses that works seamlessly with your OnSite 7 system, including sign business software and apparel ERP. This program allows the user to search an updated database containing more than 850,000 SAGE Promotional products from more than 4,3000 suppliers and contains unparalleled information services and features. It can be an excellent tool for expanding your business and cutting time with menial tasks.

When you integrate SAGE, the module eliminates hand entering product or vendor information. Instead, it automatically pulls up all relevant pricing, vendor, and product details and information for you when you enter the SAGE product ID number. This saves time and money in the long run.

Here are the steps that SAGE uses to help streamline your business:

1. First, SAGE can source “SAGE Promotional Products” online, allowing you to enter dozens of criteria to search through more than 850,000 products.
2. After you have selected a product, you copy the product ID and paste it into your OnSite system. All related product pricing, details, and vendor information is automatically transferred over with no tedious data entry necessary.

Best yet, it is free to integrate SAGE for customers who have a Technical Support Contract.

ProofStuff — Making Good Customer Service Easy

ShopWorks has several options available when it comes to choosing the right sign business software. One particularly useful web application we offer is ProofStuff. ProofStuff is used for proofing — much like the name says! In short, this application makes it easy for you to upload proofs for your client’s approval. Instead of having to print out proofs, contact the client, arrange a meeting, and then seek their approval, ProofStuff allows your client to view beautiful images of the proofs online and at their own convenience.

ProofStuff is a great option for providing streamlined customer service. It is an integrated part of the OnSite 7 system. Every order is easily monitored by your employees, making it simple for an employee in one department to make changes or add notes to the order. The best part about ProofStuff is the way it brings your proofs to life. The depicted images are not dull and lifeless. You can expect full-color images that perfectly portray every detail of the proof.

Your clients will appreciate the ability to stay up-to-date with the entire ordering process. ProofStuff is programmed to send friendly email reminders to clients, which ensures they will not miss a single step of the design process. Once they give their approval, the application will seamlessly move the order to the next phase — production and, of course, shipping.
To learn more about how ProofStuff and our entire suite of OnSite 7 software can benefit your business, contact us today at ShopWorks and arrange for a demonstration.

Spring Clean Your System

Spring Clean Your Software: Organizing Your Computer Files

If you didn’t purchase a reliable business software right when you started your business, it is likely that you still have files either in hard copies or on your computers that aren’t organized and logged like the rest of your business. These files take up space, and if you’re not careful, you may end up losing information by accident.

Take time during spring-cleaning to glance over your files and consolidate information, update your records and add any information you want to keep onto your apparel software system. This will help free up space and make searching for older information much easier in the future.

This also helps you streamline your office, since you can dispose of any old files and free up physical space as well, allowing you and your workers to be more productive and to utilize your space to the best of your ability. While you are spring cleaning, you may also want to consider either investing in higher training for your employees or investing in extra, easy-to-integrate programs from ShopWorks, such as ProofStuff.

6 Reasons Why Custom Shirts Bring Customers

Commercial screen printing businesses offer customers the ability to order shirts with various designs on them. Many of these businesses offer shirt templates that they can customize with names, logos, and other information. However, these designs are often limited to template designs. Other companies offer templates and the ability for customers to design their own custom t-shirts using a variety of graphics within a design program, or they can upload the design of their choice. Offering customers the ability of designing and making their custom t-shirts often brings more business.

  1. Customers often have a design in mind before seeking out a business to make them shirts. This is generally because their order serves a function, such as team shirts for a 5K or fundraiser shirts.
  2. Customers will want to have a custom logo on their shirts. This is especially true for career or company-related shirt orders.
  3. Many customers like the idea of designing their own custom t-shirts. Adding graphics and other items of choice to the shirts is the kind of personal service that many customers are willing to pay for.
  4. Corporate clients will like the fact they can use their logo on any shirts they create. Adding names to each shirt is also appealing.
  5. Businesses can use custom images to advertise. They can create logos for their store or design a shirt with a picture of their business location.
  6. Special occasion shirts are more personal when custom graphics are used. Customers can add names and pictures of their loved ones.

For more information about apparel software for your business, contact us at ShopWorks.