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Embroidery Digitizing & The Digitizing Business

Whether you're just starting to digitize, or you've been digitizing for years, this series of articles is for you!

In this section we answer questions about what digitizing software to use, how to solve problems with that software, where to find artwork, and much more.  And if your starting or expanding your own digitizing business, we'll show you ways to set up a website, how to advertise your embroidery designs, and more.

We've made digitizing our full-time business for several years now and can answer a lot of your questions, but if you have questions not already answered here, please click into the DISCUSSION FORUMS and ask away! 


Inspira Auto-Digitizing Software
Inspira Auto-Digitizing Software A member wrote to ask Holly about "Inspira" digitizing software and I told her the answer would make a great article for everyone. So here's the gist of the email question and Holly's answer . . . Click Here!
Digitizer's Survey
Digitizer's Survey We are considering adding a new feature to the ATW website but first, we need to ask a few questions of the digitizers that use our site to find out if this feature is something we should add or not. If you are a digitizer, please click here and take about 3 minutes to answer our survey. Thanks! . . . Click Here!
"Most Important Advice" For Newbies Who Recently Purchased Embird...
"Most Important Advice" For Newbies Who Recently Purchased Embird... "You promote Embird tutorial videos, does this mean this is your primary software you used to create all your designs? If so, what is the most important advice for newbies who recently purchase Embird?" . . . Click Here!
Where To Start With Digitizing?
Where To Start With Digitizing? "I'd like to learn to digitize, however I don't know where to start. I own Embird. Should I purchase Embird digitizer or a different program? How difficult is it?" . . . Click Here!
Digitizing Programs: Are They All Like This?
Digitizing Programs:  Are They All Like This? Here's part of an email I received this morning and my answer to it... "I've been learning to digitize since about a year ago using PSW 2.0 software. I recently bought a new SWF machine and switched to their digitizing software. Are these software packages difficult or is it just me?" . . . Click Here!
Learning To Digitize With Viking Professional Series Software
Here's a question from my email about learning to digitize... "I have the Viking Professional series and one of my goals is to be able to digitize. . . . Click Here!
How To Register Your Copyright
Are you registering your copyrights? While you do own copyrights to your work, you can't file a suit against someone until you've REGISTERED those copyrights.&nbs . . . Click Here!
Review Of Generations Embroidery Digitizing Software
Here's a forum question posed a while ago... "Do any of you have or use Generations Digitizing software? I attended a workshop and have it on a month trial. I just wa . . . Click Here!
Take Control Of Your Photos!
Graphics for web often need to be adjusted before adding to the page. Here are 4 videos showing how to CROP, RESIZE, ADJUST BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST using PainShopPro, and how to COMPRESS the image usi . . . Click Here!
Corporation, LLC, or Sole Proprietor?
Q: "Would you recommend doing any incorporating or setting up of an LLC to launch our business under vs doing it as a sole proprietorship?" A: SPAN class=953043 . . . Click Here!
Profits: Short-Term vs Long-Term
I had to laugh when I heard this because I had the same experience with AOL and WISHED I had recorded the conversation... FONT . . . Click Here!
Creating Pictures Of Your Embroidery Designs
There are many choices when creating pictures of your embroidery designs suitable for display on the internet or on packaging for retail. Here are short videos showing 3 possibilities.../STRO . . . Click Here!
Tablet-PC vs Drawing Tablet
There are two ways to use a "tablet" for drawing or digitizing... One is to buy a "tablet pc" -- it's a notebook/laptop pc with a screen you can write on with the special pen. The other way is to . . . Click Here!
Laptop Computer Desk
Lower back ache?  Shoulders hurt?  Are you hunched over your desk while digitizing? Holly had sore shoulders and a sore back from leaning forward in her chair while digitizing for hours . . . Click Here!
Becoming A Professional Digitizer: Is Selling Through A Mall A Rip-Off?
I receive an email like this every few days.  The writer is asking about getting started in selling designs. My advice follows... "I have digitized a set of designs t . . . Click Here!
Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-5 of 5... Follow-Through
"Marketing consists of a message, a medium, an audience, a strategy, and follow-through." You've made it to the last article in this series and you may be wondering exactly what is "follow-through . . . Click Here!
Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-4 / "A Strategy"
So far we've covered the message, medium, and audience... now let's move on to "Strategy". You can spend a LOT of money on advertising and get ZERO results. Or you can spend a little on it . . . Click Here!
Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-3 / "An Audience"
How many people are seeing your ads? When you advertise you need to know how many people are seeing your ads.  In the off-line world that number always came from the circulation s . . . Click Here!
Adding A ZERO To Your Business: Part-2 "The Medium"
Marketing consists of a message, a medium, an audience, a strategy, and follow-through. In part-1  we covered "the message".  Here I'll talk about "the medium".   . . . Click Here!
Adding A Zero To Your Business: Part-1 "The Message"
Adding a zero to your business can make all the difference in the world! How can that be you ask?  A zero is nothing right? That's true, but it depends where you add the zero.&nbs . . . Click Here!
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