Complete Uniform Design specialists » Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog custom clothing and surf club uniform supplier Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:18:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New custom clothing supplier http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/12/13/new-custom-clothing-supplier/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/12/13/new-custom-clothing-supplier/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:57:16 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=192
  • Custom Sports Uniforms dropshipped worldwide Add value to your range for your customers, we do...
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    If your local sports club is looking for an outstanding team uniform and supporters jackets and polos with quality branding at an affordable price then i-teamwear is the way to go.  Check out their website http://www.i-teamwear.com and the large range of products or visit their facebook.com/teamwear page.

    Save time, save dollars, improve your clubs appearance with i-teamwear!

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/12/13/new-custom-clothing-supplier/feed/ 0     Outsource the way to go? http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/13/outsource-the-way-to-go/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/13/outsource-the-way-to-go/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 21:23:30 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=110 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Is outsourcing the way to go for the future, sure great you can have no stress of staff timetables and personality conflicts but you have no control you cannot be sure who is doing the job, you cannot stop a mistake because you do not see the goods until the job is done.

    If you are going to outsource you need to outsource to professionals that have been in the business for a reasonable amount of time, that can deliver within your timeframe.  Professionals that understand the job, that can provide a production approval and do the job to your job sheet specification.. Whoa sounds like you need www.garmentmakers.com or www.completetz.com.au – now these are my preferred garment and decoration suppliers.

    But when I want some artwork or web assistance, well I used to struggle to do my own but now I just go to www.freelancer.com and look at the picture that someone has done for me for a job proof.. Of course now I will manufacture these garments at our factory.  These will be worn by day spa staff at a known Melbourne Hotel, these are non-iron easy care garments, and the girls will look great.

    So if you are going to outsource select carefully and beware of outsourcing to countries like Pakistan and people who just contact you on the web from China, use reliable suppliers and distributors.  Hey you might get some orders through and they are great, but then it all goes pear shaped, goods don’t arrive or arrive hugely late and wrong count.. they smell and they don’t fit – then your customer will be unhappy and you will be in a ‘situation’ or they will do a few jobs for you from Pakistan, you always have to pay upfront and then – boom- they take your money and you get no goods delivered!

    Take care with outsourcing, we are lucky enough to have our own team sewing here in our local factory and to have our own factory in Fiji, we control the pattern design, the fabric, the cutting, the sewing specs and we deliver the best garments to you.

    New too we can now make you a custom bespoke business shirt, top quality fabrics super super looking and delivered to your door.. so the world is full of endless products and endless opportunities.. look for fun you are busy, get the digital camera and load the images that are still sitting on it intw www.completetz.com.au and you can create within minutes a family photobook with stories and page decorations and images.. now you can get back to work and within days the bound book will arrive at your door!  you will love your family photobook and want one for each member so you just reorder your own book is printed delivered and if you want you can have an e-book too!

    3D rendered image of spa top for Garment Makers

    Garment Makers spa uniform

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/13/outsource-the-way-to-go/feed/ 1     I do love wix http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/07/i-do-love-wix/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/07/i-do-love-wix/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:17:25 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=105 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> O yes i do love wix and all the fun things you can do with flash.. creating a website or a presentation or document with wix is fun and fast… sometimes I create the presentation in wix and send the link to the client, I find it easier than creating a powerpoint pdf or even an ebook. Biggest bonux create your website free on wix..but I dont think the SEO is so good.  But another bonus… you can create a rough in wix and then using the fantastic www.freelancer.com you can give someone a brief to create the proper job…!

    Who is not using freelancer.com, I have posted a few jobs and had them done within days while the rest of the businesses locally have been closed for Xmas!

    So todays wix project took about 2 hours to do.. it was fun and I think it is bright and colourful.. www.wix.com/logosRus/cus

    complete uniforms wix site made with flash free

    make a free flash site in minutes then order a uniform online

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2011/01/07/i-do-love-wix/feed/ 0     Fulfilment House operational http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/12/05/fulfilment-house-operational/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/12/05/fulfilment-house-operational/#comments Sat, 04 Dec 2010 21:20:23 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=94 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> At last I have the site set up for resellers and distributors garmentmakers.com and we will be launching at the Promata Uniforms & Workwear trade show in March 2011.  This is great we are custom manufacturing uniforms, high end uniforms, custom suits, dresses, shirts and blouses.  There are so many uniform catalogs and similar styles in all of them but clients what their colours, their cut, and collar etc so custom made uniforms is the best option.  Our minimums will be as low as one on some designs and we will dropship direct to your clients.  Certainly it is nice to grow your business with sales and marketing and leave production to us and your virtual factory.  Our tailors have been making patterns and sewing for over 20 years, all the garments are well structured and stylish.

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/12/05/fulfilment-house-operational/feed/ 0     Back to managing my own SEO http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/11/09/back-to-managing-my-own-seo/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/11/09/back-to-managing-my-own-seo/#comments Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:17:51 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=85 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Fantastic, I have had at least 14 companies from India contact me this week to do my SEO, to write my website, and to update the site.  Brilliant they must have a great grasp of my business to do this so well for me.

    I will keep testing and training myself and do it myself.  It will come together, infact I think it is coming together.  A business sort of similar to mine but with limited online presence recently emailed me complaining that when they search google for Byron Bay Embroidery they get Complete Uniform Solutions delivering embroidery to Byron Bay schools, sports clubs and businesses daily!

    I am taking this as a compliment that updating and driving my own content and search adwords is working.. o yes I have got the RSS link on here working I believe now for those that want to feed to this web bloggy site.

    What I do need to work on is link building apparently.. but I feel like if I clutter my internet site with weblinks I am creating more traffic on the high way and there will be congestion and pollution.. is this too extreme.  Does anyone consider the link building to be essential?

    Also finding that I am running so many personal projects, juggling work and children and staff!!! and then running so many work projects that the brain needs help.  I have searched for lots of different ways to deal with this without expending large amounts of dollars (hello free ware I am a fan) and I think I do like ‘the brain’ currently using the 30 day free trial to track staff christmas party planning and gifts for everyone.

    One larger recent project of completely redesigning cricket shirts for the Warratahs a local cricket club started with the simple shirt below and grew to a fully sublimated cricket polo shirt incorporating named collars, more than 20 logos from various suppliers and sponsors.  I used ‘the brain’ open source to assist our staff at Complete Uniforms track the stages of the job and client approvals etc.  fantastic

    Heading to 7am I am about to go wake the boys, get them ready for school and organise my day in the factory.. wish me luck…

    East Cricket Sports Polo - custom designed polos

    custom designed polo from Complete Uniform Solutions

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/11/09/back-to-managing-my-own-seo/feed/ 0     Word Press New Theme http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/04/17/word-press-new-theme/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/04/17/word-press-new-theme/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:24:41 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/04/17/word-press-new-theme/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Okay here I go again Saturday afternoon, kids are eating lunch and I think I will try and update the wordpress theme on our blog. This is what you call juggling your work with motherhood. Hope this works and hey if I make a mistake on the way don’t worry I will get back to it and fix it, but certainly welcome any suggestions!

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2010/04/17/word-press-new-theme/feed/ 3     Happy new Year http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/12/31/happy-new-year/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/12/31/happy-new-year/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:09:55 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/12/31/happy-new-year/ Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Happy New Year.. so finally we have renamed ourselves, worked out our new logo and relocated. we will update our wordpress and impress you with our new range of customised products for business and personal use. Complete Uniform Solutions, competing for your embroidery and printing business!

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    ]]>     http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/12/31/happy-new-year/feed/ 0     The Changing Shape of Business http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/05/31/the-changing-shape-of-business/ http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/2009/05/31/the-changing-shape-of-business/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:20:47 +0000 Complete http://www.gentlegiants.com.au/blog/?p=39 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Well hello I am back at last.  This long absence has been to due to the changing shape of business.

    Those of you that know our company, Gentle Giants Clothing or know it as Gentle Giants Sportswear & Uniforms will be familiar with our recent expansion via the purchase of  Summerland Corporate Uniforms, Lismore.  This has enabled us to now offer two extensive retail showrooms with efficient service, build our client portfolio and it has kept us busy.

    It is now 6 months running both businesses.  We have had to create new accounting systems and train staff etc.  All the things that are necessary to keep things running smoothly.  BUt importantly we are now looking at moving to larger premises and rebranding.  So now I need to consider company names, logos and websites. 

    Our business names have in the past been what they were when we purchased them.  No changes.  Now five nearly six years on for Gentle Giants, a manufacturer of school uniforms, sports team apparel and surf club clothing we need to get creative. 

    Coming up with names was not so hard, finding names and domains that were available has been tricky. I think we are nearly  there so be prepared for the surprise as we relaunch ourselves.

    My considerations for name were mainly that it was memorable and directed people to what we do.  We custom manufacture uniforms. We offer unique and complete uniform solutions.  We work with organisations to make sure their staff look good and reflect well on the company.  We work with schools to design develop and deliver quality school uniforms etc etc.

    The great rules we have to consider now with our logo design are:

    * not to use more than 3 colours

    * keep it simple, stupid

    * fonts must be easy enough for Grandma to read

    * logo must be recognizable

    * a unique shape or layout

    * ignore what your spouse says

    * confirm it is appealing to more than 4 people

    * make sure it is recognizable in one colour also

    * make sure it is recognizable when resized

    * make it look timeless

    * consider the places the logo will be used

    * a connection with what it represents

    * a photo is not a logo

    * the logo hould be solid

    * the logo  should invoke feelings of confidence

    * the logo should be functional

    * the logo should be balanced

    * avoid bright neon colours

    Gosh there is a lot so perhaps to make sure I get the right logo with the best possible artwork I will need input and advice.  Anything I have missed off the list of considerations please let me know.   This logo must present well on my signs and especially on my website.  We have a whole rebuild happening there to reflect our changing business.  

    Send me some comments re logo designs so I can get it right.

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