Check out all the different things wall plaque-style custom signs are great for!

Employee of the month wall plaques: You can formally recognize your employees with an "Employee of the Month" wall plaque. It's a great way to single out one person who has really done an amazing job. These wall plaques also work to motivate other employees who would like to be recognized themselves.

Sales goals wall plaques: When your sales team reaches or surpasses their goals, they deserve a great, big "Job well done!" for their hard work. A wall plaque is something you can hang in the office to constantly remind them of their achievement. And when goals are constantly exceeded, a wall of plaques looks impressive and motivating!

"World's Best" wall plaques: Wall plaques make great gifts for all your loved ones. You can customize engraved wall plaques to say things like, "Wayne Klein: World's Best Husband!" Other "World's Best" ideas include daughter or son, couple (for wedding gifts), grandma or grandpa, mom or dad and even dog or cat!

Team award wall plaques: If you coach a sports team, wall plaques are a great way to motivate. You can give every player a unique plaque recognizing their biggest achievement or skill. Some examples include, "Most Home Runs 2011," "Fastest Sprinter," and "Best Outfielder." This is a great way to give everyone an award for what they do best.

Class award wall plaques: You can design custom wall plaques for a class similar to team award wall plaques. Especially with younger students, class award wall plaques are the perfect way to encourage education. Try, "Best Speller in Mr. Green's Class," "Best at Book Reports," or "Always Colors Inside the Lines!"

Not in First Place Wall Plaques: Just because a team doesn't win first place doesn't mean they shouldn't be recognized. A second, third or even last place team still deserves something to remember their season by. When they don't get a trophy, reward them instead with personalized custom signs. "Best Third Place Team," "Most Effort 2011," or "First Place at Merrimack High School" are great ways to distinguish amazing achievements.

Business Achievements Wall Plaques: You can show off any awards or recognitions your business or organization wins. Maybe you were voted "Best Hair Salon in Charleston" by a magazine. Go ahead and put it on a wall plaque for everyone to see! You can also engrave wall plaques for achievements such as, "Over 300 Cars in Sold 2009," and "Donated over $25,000 to The Humane Society, 2010." Celebrate your company and show off what you can do!

Company or Individual Wall Plaques: You can make a single wall plaque for your entire company and display it in the lobby OR you can create individual ones for each employee. Either way, you can award company–wide achievements, department successes or industry accomplishments with customized wall plaques.

All vinyl banners are rollup banners.

pretty much all banners are vinyl. Because vinyl is durable yet thin, they are all rollup banners. So technically, any banner can be rolled up and easily transported. But if you're looking for rollup banners that roll up into themselves and are extremely easy to both set up and transport, you're looking for retractable rollup banners.

What are retractable rollup banners?

Retractable rollup banners are a two–in–one product. They come with both the banner and the stand. The banner easily rolls up into a slender base that makes transportation easy.

Retractable rollup banners are ideal for many reasons

Retractable roll up banners are popular for these reasons:
* Retractable rollup banners are extremely portable
* Retractable rollup banners are simple for one person to set up
* Retractable rollup banners are sturdy when set up and lightweight when rolled up
* Retractable rollup banners are compact and easy to store
* With retractable rollup banners, there's no need to worry about buying mounting accessories. Rollup banners come with everything!
* Retractable rollup banners stand freely on the table or floor
* Retractable rollup banners look extremely professional

How do I set up retractable rollup banners?

Retractable rollup banners couldn't be simpler to set up. Just pull the banner out of the base– it unrolls like a window shade – and secure the stand. That's it! It's super easy for one person to set up rollup banners. And we even provide you with complete instructions, just in case.

And we have the biggest selection of custom banners around!

We offer four kinds of completely customizable retractable rollup banners. The Metal Horizontal Tabletop Retractor (black) and Metal Economy Retractor (in black or silver) are two popular options. Recently, we added the Bamboo Retractor and the Mini Bamboo Retractor.

Where can I use retractable rollup banners?

Retractable rollup banners are great for many purposes. Table top rollup banners are often used at conventions and in upscale retail stores. Rollup banners are also popular for corporate interiors, event promotion, car dealerships, malls and hotel lobbies. Our bamboo retractable roll up banners are popular for in spas and upscale beauty shops as well.

So if you want easy to transport, professional rollup banners, we have everything you want. We'll even give you a FREE online session with one of our in–house graphic designers who will design your banner from scratch. You can even offer live feedback!

And as always, we're available from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

What accessories do should I have for my real estate signs?

We offer FOUR main real estate sign accessories that will assist you in achieving your ultimate objective: Sell more houses!
* Brochure boxes
* Info tubes
* Frames, posts and stakes
* QR codes

Adding these accessories to your real estate signs give them more value by giving buyers more info and more access. You can provide buyers with information that will increase their interest in the property and give them easy access to YOU.

Brochure boxes are a great way to give potential buyers printed information about a house for sale or rent. Brochure boxes can be mounted to your real estate sign stake, frame or post with included hardware. We offer clear, white and black boxes that hold up to 500 flyers. Boxes are waterproof and durable.

Info tubes are another way to make printed info available to potential buyers. They are shatter–proof and weather–proof and come with mountable hardware for attaching to your real estate signs.

Frames, posts and stakes are three different display options for your real estate signs. We offer a complete selection so you can display your real estate sign where and how you want! All of our displays are easy to stick firmly into the ground. We offer posts up to six feet tall and frames as inexpensive as two dollars. You won't find a wider selection anywhere else!

QR codes are small, barcode–like graphics that, when photographed with a smartphone, take users to a predetermined website right on their phone. QR codes are a cutting–edge marketing tool for real estate signs. You can use them to point potential buyers to your company website or even a virtual tour of the house your selling! If you already have your real estate signs printed, you can also order a custom QR code decal. And you can even easily generate a QR code on our website – absolutely FREE! You can read all about QR codes online.

Now you have everything you need to make your real estate signs effective. And remember, all real estate signs ship free AND we'll pay sales tax for you! Plus, we offer substantial quantity discounts. And if you need any help, you can get in touch with us anytime from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

Okay real estate agents, it's GO time for real estate signs!

It's peak season again, as spring is finally here and people like to make their move in the summer months.

Fortunately for you, property sales in the US are up for the third month in a row. Sales are 5.3% higher than in January of last year!

But this market still demands that you work extra hard.

With such a tough market, buyers aren't interested in an old house with no more updates than a coat of paint. They expect homes to be shining and updated. After all, they have the upper hand these days.

So how can you stay successful in this market?

We've worked with real estate agents for a long time. But some of the things we know, you probably do too. For example, you should be dressed to the nines at open houses to reflect a feeling of success. The house should be absolutely spotless and free food is always a good thing.

Essentially, you need to go above and beyond in every way possible to get ahead of the competition. But there's one thing you may not have thought of.

What is the very first thing a potential buyer sees when they pass a house for sale? Your real estate sign.

It sounds simple, but if you want to make a good first impression, you need to have stand–out custom real estate signs. And first impressions always last.

Here are the SIX top things you can do to make your real estate sign effective:

1. Sell your main attraction. If you work for a well–known real estate company, make it clear. Or maybe YOU are the main attraction. You're on the PTA, the town council and you coach little league. A lot of people know you. So sell yourself! Make your name a font size bigger and include a glamour shot.

2. Make sure all your pertinent info is on your real estate sign. Because you only have so much space, consider including a QR (quick response) code on your real estate sign. QR codes are small, barcode–like graphics that smartphone users can photograph to be automatically directed to your website. It's a forward–thinking way to fit everything on your real estate sign – from company information to interior pictures of the house. You can learn more about QR codes here.

3. Include a picture of yourself. Not only does this introduce a feeling of friendliness, but people can actually recall a sign 300% better if it contains a photograph!

4. Use colors. A real estate sign with two or more colors improves reader retention by 78%. That means your potential buyers will spend more time looking at your real estate sign. And colors should be highly contrasting to make it easy to read.

5. A unique real estate sign size will make your sign stand out in a crowd. We offer two distinctive sign frame sizes as well as a complete range of frames and posts.

6. Don't overcrowd your sign. A real estate sign with excessive text just looks cluttered and potential buyers will look away. Keep it simple (QR codes can help with this).
And it's easier than you think to design a real estate sign with all these elements.

We offer a FREE one–on–one online design consultation with one of our expert graphic designers. You can even provide real–time feedback as they create your real estate sign from scratch!

Here at TheSignChef, we're just as proud of our troops as you are! That's why we specialize in creating customized "Welcome Home" custom banners for your loved ones in the military.

For your custom "Welcome Home" banner, we offer:
* Any design, fonts and graphics you want
* Any size you desire
* A comprehensive array of installation accessories and instructions
* Two–sided banners
* ...And more!

PLUS, family members of soldiers enjoy free shipping and no sales tax!

What should I put on my vinyl banner?

You can put anything you want on your vinyl banner! Some people keep it simple while others include photos of the homecoming soldier with his or her kids, a quote or saying that represents how they feel, a military branch's logo, a patriotic background or a "Support the Troops" ribbon. And whatever you choose to include on your sign, the price will remain the same. Most companies hike up prices for, say, printing photographs, but we make it a point not to. So go ahead and design your banner any way you want!

And speaking of designing your banner...

You might not know how to begin. We can't all be as artistically talented as our expert graphic designers! That's why you get a FREE one–on–one online consultation with one of our in–house graphic designers. You can give them real–time feedback as they design your custom banners from scratch. A super professional–looking banner will really welcome your soldier home!

So get ready to celebrate your soldier with a custom vinyl banner from TheSignChef. If you need any assistance at all, we're available from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

We always make high quality custom banners and signs

Making signs and banners quick is great, but you wouldn't want a banner to arrive at your front door only to have it fall apart two days later. So how do we make quality signs and banners quick?

We've been doing this for 25 years!

We've been designing, building and shipping signage for 25 years, so we have experience making quality signs and banners quick. Over the years, we've learned how to maximize efficiency without sacrificing quality. And only a sign company with 25 years of experience knows how to do that.

We make banners quick – but how fast?

Once you approve the proof of your banner – meaning you are 100% happy with the design – your banner will ship in just 24–48 hours. Talk about making banners quick!

We can make banners quick and high quality because of three main reasons:
* Our builders are specially trained to build signs and banners quick. We only hire the best of the best to make your banners quick. They put 110% effort into building your signs and banners and they know how to do it efficiently.
* We recently remodeled our workshop to make it more efficient. Now everything has its place and the building process is much smoother. Because we're even more organized, we're able to make your banners quick.
* We have lots of tools that help us keep track of everything from materials to shipping. All our programs were created in–house so they were made specifically to keep us working efficiently and to minimize mistakes.

So now you know how we can make your signs and banners quick without sacrificing the high quality our clients are accustomed to!

If you have any questions, we're available from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

All vinyl custom banners are roll up banners

Basically all banners are vinyl. Because vinyl is durable yet thin, they are all roll up banners. So technically, any banner can be rolled up and easily transported. But if you want for roll up banners that roll up into themselves and are extremely easy to both set up and transport, you want retractable roll up banners.
What are retractable roll up banners?

Retractable roll up banners are a two–in–one product. They include both the banner and the stand. The banner easily rolls up into a slender base that makes transportation easy.

Retractable roll up banners are ideal for many reasons

Retractable roll up banners are popular for these reasons:
* Retractable roll up banners are extremely portable
* Retractable roll up banners are simple for one person to set up
* Retractable roll up banners are sturdy when set up and lightweight when rolled up
* Retractable roll up banners are compact and easy to store
* With retractable roll up banners, you don't need to worry about buying mounting accessories. Roll up banners come with everything!
* Retractable roll up banners stand freely on the table or floor
* Retractable roll up banners look very professional

How do I set up retractable roll up banners?

Retractable roll up banners couldn't be easier to set up. Just pull the banner out of the base– it unrolls like a window shade – and secure the stand. That's it! It's so easy for one person to set up roll up banners. And we even provide you with complete instructions, just in case.

And we have the biggest selection of roll up banners around!

We offer four types of completely customizable retractable roll up banners. The Metal Horizontal Tabletop Retractor (black) and Metal Economy Retractor (in black or silver) are two popular options. Recently, we added the Bamboo Retractor and the Mini Bamboo Retractor.

Where do people use retractable roll up banners?

Retractable roll up banners are ideal for many purposes. Table top roll up banners are commonly used at tradeshows and in high–end retail stores. Roll up banners are also popular for corporate interiors, event promotion, car dealerships, malls and hotel lobbies. Our bamboo retractable roll up banners are popular for in spas and high–end beauty stores as well.

So if you're looking for easy to transport, professional roll up banners, we can give you everything you want. You can even have a FREE online consultation with one of our in–house graphic designers who will create your banner from scratch. You can even offer live feedback!

Plus, we're available from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

latest materials and equipment to ensure a top-quality product and client support encounter! That is the reason our clients come back to TheSignChef.com—again and again!

9. No Cost Shipping and Zero Sales Tax: No matter where you live in the United States TheSignChef.com will ship your sign absolutely free—with no sales tax! The additional savings, combined with our many other service features, will (cause you to grin

Here at TheSignChef, we make our signs and banners fast. Why? Because our customers need their signage in a timely manner so they can get their message heard. And we always put our customers first.

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We also make high quality custom banners and signs

Making signs and banners fast is great, but you wouldn't want a banner to arrive at your front door only to have it fall apart the next day. So how do we make quality signs and banners fast?

We've been doing this for 25 years!

We've been designing, building and shipping our products for 25 years, so we have experience making quality signs and banners fast. Over the years, we've learned how to maximize efficiency without sacrificing quality. And only a sign company with 25 years of experience knows how to do that.

We make banners fast – but how fast?

Once you approve the proof of your banner – meaning you are 100% happy with the design – your banner will ship in just 24–48 hours. Talk about making banners fast!

We can make banners fast and high quality because of three main reasons:
* Our builders are specially trained to build signs and banners fast. We only employ the best of the best to make your banners fast. They put 110% effort into building your signs and banners and they know how to do it efficiently.
* We recently remodeled our workshop to make it more efficient. Now everything has its place and the building process is much smoother. Because we're even more organized, we're able to make your banners fast.
* We have many programs that help us keep track of everything from shipping to materials. All our programs were developed in–house so they were made specifically to keep us working efficiently and to minimize mistakes.

So that's how we can make your signs and banners fast without sacrificing the high quality our clients are accustomed to!
If you have any questions, we're available from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.

We do most everything in our custom signs workshop:
* Designing (we have two full time, in–house graphic designers)
* Printing
* Mounting
* Shipping

And now we can do more because we have a new baby...

A Gerber Baby, actually! But he's not quite as cute as you're imaging. Because our new "Gerber Baby" is a Gerber 200 Dimension Router. Well, at least we don't have to put up with changing diapers and loud crying (although we can hear it in our offices all through the day)!
Our router Lets us do all our custom cutting in–house. Most sign companies can't afford a router and must outsource all custom cutting, which slows down the process.

What is custom cutting?

Custom cutting is how we create uniquely shaped signage as well as 3–dimensional letters and two sided engraved signs.

But because we do it in–house, your custom signs are created faster and more economically.

And that's not all that's in it for you

Our new router can slice and dice virtually any sign material including plastic, wood, metal and composites. We've already created some custom signs with it and the reviews have been overwhelmingly positive!

So if you need a custom–cut sign, don't hire a sign company that will give the job to someone else. Let TheSignChef build your sign in our very own workshop with our specially trained builders!

Oh, and our customer service department is also in–house. In fact, they're available for you from 9am to 9pm seven days a week.