How to run your printing press & signage business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
A print job goes from brief to first draft, changes and delivery, and the client usually pays half up front. Jobs get lost between the designer and the machine.
TheCEOApp tracks every print job step by step.
Every job, step by step
Move each job through brief, first draft, changes and delivered.
Priced the way you print
Price flyers by the copy, banners by the square foot and signs by the piece.
Half now, half on delivery
Record the deposit and the balance on the client's name, with a WhatsApp reminder.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example flyers (A5, 1000 copies), flex banner (per sq ft) and roll-up banner, and services like design and installation. Suggestions for a printing press & signage come up as you type, so you don't start from a blank page.
Then record a sale by tapping the items, scanning a barcode or simply saying it out loud. The receipt goes to the client on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by copy, sheet, ream, sq ft and piece. Start with the biggest unit you buy in, say how many smaller ones fit inside, set a price for each and sell in whichever unit the client wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out.
Track each job from start to finish
Every job moves through your own steps (typically 5 days), with the deposit, costs and profit beside it:
- Brief
- First draft
- Changes
- Delivered
Tools printing press & signage businesses use most
- Jobs, step by step: Track each job from deposit to handover, one step at a time, with costs and profit.
- Appointment bookings: Clients pick a day and time on your service pages; you get the request in the app with their name and phone.
What every business gets
- Record a sale in seconds: Type it, scan it or just say it. The receipt goes to the customer on WhatsApp with your logo.
- Know who owes you: Part payments, balances and polite reminders, so debts don't get forgotten.
- Stock that adds up: Stock goes down as you sell, with alerts before you run out and a count of what was lost or damaged.
- Your own online shop: A shop page with your products and prices that customers order from on WhatsApp.
- Designs and documents: Flyers, price lists, invoices and quotations in your brand colours.
- Ceopay business account: Receive transfers, pay suppliers and bills, and save, from the same app.
The app calls your customers clients and your products products, so it reads like your business.
Get started
- Go to theceoapp.com (or get the app on Google Play or the App Store) and create your account.
- Choose "Printing press & signage" as your kind of business. The app sets up the right words, units and tools.
- Add your products and prices, then record your first sale.
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days, with no card needed.
Questions people ask
- Can a printing press track jobs?
- Yes. Each job moves through brief, first draft, changes and delivery.
- Can I price banners by the square foot?
- Yes. Set the unit to square feet.
- Is there an app for printing press & signage businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for printing press & signage businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a printing press & signage?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.
TheCEOApp for printing press & signage: everything in one page