Outsource Embroidery Digitizing Reviews

I agree with you Winders....I'm eager to see the screenshot of the lions design from Steve, if it's good and really that cheap may be i end up finally changing my mind and going with Steve ;)

Steve...a potential customer is waiting for you..hurry up!

The lion pics seem to be stock designs....googled it and there it was.....

pls check this link:
http://thettablog.blogspot.com/2011/06/test-your-ttab-judge-ability-are-lion.html

so now do we blame embroiderysplus??

growup guys....the lion pics were sent as estimate requirements....it wasn't a matter of loosing an order of $10,000!!!!

this post is about what quality you get at different prices!!!

every digitizer is good as different areas and its always better to have a few in hand to keep safe....as an embroiderer I have 3 of which I use 2 on regular basis.

for any embroidery company out there, the best way to go about finding a right digitizer is by picking a design and send it to all potential digitizers that you have come across. on your email tell them you are giving this out to several digitizers to see the quality and pricing structure. From the results you can decide by yourself which one works for you. in future when you get spammed with new digitizers service, send them the same design to make and keep updating your results.

Forums can be bias and as mentioned earlier by another member, every embroiderer has different needs so a digitizer might work for me but not for you. So I would say give it a shot with all of them and compare the results.

I have a strong feeling this thread is useless. Seems new users chiming in that are mysteriously pushing one company or another with all the same details and points of view as the digitizers themselves. A good thread turned useless in my opinion.

Customers are smart... Keep in mind, when all the reviews are stellar and from nothing but new users with no other posts, the actual customers won't believe them.

post is definitely going out of topic.....

so if we go back and try again....from the replies that embroiderysplus got.

we can see what artworks were sent to the digitizers for a quote.

the job was given to steve. as widner requested earlier if we could see a scan of the stitchout once ready.

at the same time, the other 3 digitizers can also send sample swatches of jacket back designs with their prices. Finished. after that you can contact the digitizer whose work you liked and negotiate your own rate with them. You have the right to choose your own digitizer.

This thread still serves a small purpose... read between the lines. Some digitizers AREN'T getting a ridiculous amount of attention from these 1 time posters. Those are the real guys that aren't here spamming this forum. Those few reviews are still trust worthy. But yes, in a sea of muck it becomes hard to find the gems.

I would suggest lets end this meaning less ego-based discussion and move ahead, so we don't full up the space with scum that overshadows others reviews, let others decide for themselves. Don't try to force your opinion on them.

Keep this thread going and bumped. It's a very valuable one IMO!

I'd say no one here gives much, if any, credibility to a one-and-done poster. I'll read them, but if they never post again in other areas, I'll put them aside.

SO, all other issues aside, keep the digitizer experiences coming.

The good ones would want it this way I think!

I have only good things to say about Steve at gnizitigid@gmail.com

Very Good Work and you just can't beat his pricing as he is in India a US dollar has high value there. Out of the hundreds of tapes he has done for me, I don't recall but one that was $50 and it was a full jacket back with a huge amount of stitches, he did two for me last night for $10 each and less than 24 hour turn time.

I have worked with him for years now and he has never left me hanging even on edits.
Just remember the time difference.

Good Guy to work with.

Johnny

Killergraphics, you're lucky he is atleast replying to your emails.

He responded to my query after 7 days and promised to do a free design in 24hrs which I am still waiting for after 6 days.....

Read this post:
http://www.digitsmith.com/need-suggestion-29297.html

lol...and there it starts again

Thank you so much..... Jim,

I am only a singer who gets the people together so that they can watch the dance of Bill. He is the one who makes an embroiderer happy.

Bill is the digitizer.

Once again, Thank you for your help and support.... Jim.

Regards,

Shawn

What a joke this whole thread is. %90 BS by first time posters and Steve pretending to be the original poster. That guy has been a snake on all forums since I can remember. All he did was gather a ton more emails from this post to spam

By Steve offering 2 free designs up front, he is exactly right about testing quality. If you do a high quality job for free, the customer will expect the same quality from then on. If it's not, they'll go elsewhere, its that simple.

If you charge for your first one or two designs, and that's fine too as I'm the customer and I'll make the decision to go with you or not, and it's good, I'll continue. But if it's crappy, then I won't, and I'll either hound you till it's the way I want it, or ask for a refund. If no refund, and that happens some times, then you'll have every right to slam that person on forums like this and have the evidence to back it up. They'll either fix it, or get hammered on your opinon of their services.

For reviews,,,,I've used steve many times with no problems and am very pleased. I've used Brent, and will use him again as well, and he is great. Shawn too, that I just recommended. I've also used Qdigitizing.com as well,,,,very good, but they're getting a little big for their britches now as far as pricing goes.

A great thread,,,keep it up.

I don't get the free thing. I mean I do but I don't.

I think I will try that at Ruth Chris's tonight. I'd like a fillet... for free. How do I know it's any good? I mean, if it IS good then I'll come back another time and pay for it, but my first time should be free.

Anytime you try a new dish at a restaurant or a new restaurant period you PAY for it... you don't KNOW it's gonna be good or not, but you still have to pay for it. Granted if it's ATROCIOUS then you can likely complain and get the meal comped. But that is the exception not the rule.

I feel more comfortable dealing with people that are confident enough with their work to charge for it first time. It reminds me of how some organizations deal with bids, they will always chuck the lowest because they are astute enough to realize they are so low for a reason.

It is a goodwill offering in an attempt to gain your business. MAJOR companies do it regularly, "Try us free for 30 days"?

Not an uncommon practice in many fields and it seems not uncommon with digitizers either. Tons of digitizers do it.

I have a hard time doing this because I am generally selling goods that cost me money.

Depends on the nature of your business. Digitizing is one of those that lends itself to that type of deal more easily than others, like yard mowing and computer repair!

And,,,,in this forum, there's tons of folks doing the same job, so it's a buyers market out there.

If YOU come to ME and want ME to pay YOU for something like digitizing,,,,then YOU must convince ME you're worth the time and money,,,,if not,,,,I'll go elsewhere.

The old days are gone, the new is upon us. This is the way of the business now,,,if you want me to try you, what do you have to offer me.

I think it depends on nature of services or products.......but i have also offered free design in past and you will have very less success rate, they come, take free design and goes back to their digitizer to who they use and never come back :)

I get a lot of spam offering first free design.

Obviously I have not subscribed to them but they still manage to get the emails off the internet.

Even after several requests of removing my email from their database I still get their spam emails.

So now I have decided to get them to do as many free designs as I can get out of them and then finally warn them if they send their spam again I will continue to request free designs.

No, these designs are not orders from our customers. They are basically complex breast logos which we hold.

I believe if you wish to send out emails, then you should be prepared to remove the emails when requested. If not, its wasting my time and that is money to me.

I mean in forums and not by email (Email is considered as Spam)

I have 7 years of experience in embroidery design digitizing . I look forward to get online design digitizing work. i can work with you online only for 1$ per 1000 stitch online. if you are intersted to work with me so send me email.

See my design on website http://www.kgncreation.blogspot.com/

Regards
Mahboob Aam Edrishi
KGN EMBROIDERY DIGITIZER