Embroidery Digitizing - The Digitizing Side of the Embroidery Fence (Part II of II)

For all you Embroiderers out there:

With all that being said from the last post (Part I)...a look on the embroiderers side as to whether its better to use an outside digitizing company, hire an on-staff digitizer or learn the process yourself.

The truth that no salesperson when you bought the digitizing software will tell you, but that you very quickly find, is that the learning curve to get up to digitizing at a commercial (professional)level of quality is HUGE. And, worse, there's no place to learn the art, save for a few books and online classes. And make no mistake, it is an ART and some people, if they're honest, just aren't cut out for this art.

On the positive side of this, if you have the time to dedicate, the artistic ability to apply and the where-with-all to stick to it, you can master the digitizing side of your embroidery business. But do you want to?

Maybe not, "Do you want to?" BUT "Is it a wise use of your time with regard to running your business"? As you know, you're not making money if the machines aren't running. As an embroidery business owner you will wear many hats and juggle many balls. Do you have the time to wear the digitizing hat also or would your time be more effective doing production, marketing, customer service or management and leaving the digitizing to the pros?

You could hire and/or train a staff member to digitize but be sure you have enough work to warrant and sustain this person full-time, year around. A good digitizer commands a decent salary. It's not cost efficient if you don't have enough digitizing to do. If your training, realize that it will be awhile til they're up to speed.

That leaves us back again to using a reliable digitizing company that will be there when you need them and allows you to talk directly to your digitizer. You don't have to provide health benefits or vacation pay. You pay them only for the work that is done and you get the very best digitizing from an experienced professional to provide your customers with the best quality possible.

Do your homework, figure out what's best for your company! If you need great digitizing now, call NeedleUp Digitizing, 303-287-6633

You didn't think I'd pass up that opportunity, did you?