What Do Like Best About The Sign Biz?

[Speedsterbeast]

Ok, the pet peeve one is going well.
But let's end the week on a positive note (not that venting about peeing Calvin doesn't have a positive effect on our well being)

What are some of the things that make this the life to lead?
(cue sound effects of criickets chirping...)


To start:

-After 12 years in industrial sales- I love having more than a spreadsheet of numbers to show for a days work.

-Using my creativity in ways few people can make a living at.

-Customers who say "Whatever it costs, go ahead with it" and actually meaning it.

-Being able to pick up my Martin and play a tune or two while my printers running.

-The obsene amount of assistance, wisdom, and hunour found on Signs 101

 

[randya]

Art...

From typography to design to hand made signs and pretty much everything in between.
Just some incredible art.

 

[Ken1f]

Golf on Thursdays.

 

[Jim Doggett]

Regular paychecks

 

[signmeup]

The groupies.

 

[Carl Crabtree]

The diversity & the fact that after almost 40 years in the business, I still look foward to coming to work every morning.

 

[Jillbeans]

• The smell of paint and turpentine
• The customer who says "I don't care what you do, just make it look good"
• Going to pinstriping meets and hanging out
• when something turns out as I'd expected
• d!cking around in Corel
• new referrals from pleased or favorite customers
• wall jobs with my friend and mentor, Bill (about once every 18 months now)
• being well known in my community because of making a lot of signs
(and getting kidded sometimes)

 

[Mike F]

-Learning something new every day and constantly improving myself
-Putting out quality work that I know is going to be seen by tons of people every day
-Getting paid to do something I enjoy

 

[Gino]

Going home.

 

[Circleville Signs]

The freedom (and stress!) of owning my own business...

The artistic side of life!

Being able to tell PITA customers to get the f#*k out of my shop...

Being good enough at what I do that I can tell PITA customers to....lol

Teaching my kids about the sign business...

Watching my son make a new (for him) kind of sign....

Watching my daughter to everything in her power to avoid real work

And last, but certainly not least, knowing that even though I am in no way, shape or form a rich (or even comfortable) man, that I am happy in my profession, my marriage, and my family

 

[SignManiac]

All the money you can make by just drawing things on your computer.

 

[Ponto]

The freedom (and stress!) of owning my own business...

The artistic side of life!

Being able to tell PITA customers to get the f#*k out of my shop...

Being good enough at what I do that I can tell PITA customers to....lol

Teaching my kids about the sign business...

Watching my son make a new (for him) kind of sign....

Watching my daughter to everything in her power to avoid real work

And last, but certainly not least, knowing that even though I am in no way, shape or form a rich (or even comfortable) man, that I am happy in my profession, my marriage, and my family

...contentment!!! ......good on ya'
JP

 

[Pat Whatley]

The fact that even though technology and hacks have killed a major portion of the fun of this industry there is still more than enough left to make me feel like I'm goofing off and getting paid for it most of the time.

 

[Sign_Boy]

Everyone here on 101

 

[andy]

My collection of solid Gold money transportation wheel barrows... I hear there's a new tandem model out these days especially designed for Yard sign manufacturers.

 

[petepaz]

The groupies.

nice one!
and don't forget the Paparazzi
those guys drive me nuts when i try to leave the shop. that's why i work so late...i wait till they fall asleep in their cars

 

[petepaz]

there are many things i like about the business (a bunch already mentioned ) but one of the main things is when you are out with your friends or family and you go by something you did or a truck goes by you worked on. it feels good to show them what you do and it's out there for everyone to see

 

[Sign_Boy]

The fact that when I go to the clubs I can make it rain

 

[petepaz]

The fact that when I go to the clubs I can make it rain

they still let you in with that monopoly money?

 

[Speedsterbeast]

E-Mailing Invoices

 

[Si Allen]

Hmmmmmm ....

44 years of getting paid to have fun and travel around and look down on tiny people ( from about 100 feet up in the air).

Also the happy look on customer's faces when they see the finished work.