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i'm with Pat on this one...if you've got more than 15minutes into the design you have 'proposed' you are in the wrong business. put some work into it before you just throw things out there. if you think that what you put up there is a professional representation of your business...you are in the...

hmmm? maybe so much for getting back to an ad agency but i would say we are all very deeply involved in the advertising business...just sayin'

these threads are very dangerous in my eyes. it is important that everyone goes through the motions of determining their shop rate, there is no way that anyone can price these items for anyone ensuring that they are profitable. we simply do not have enough information. so we can all rattle off...

as a consultant i have worked for hundreds upon hundreds and have learned something from all of them...of course the more ppl you are exposed to is a benefit because you either learn better ways of doing things or things that should be avoided these lessons are very hard to come by working in a...

time multiplied by the hourly rate you need to make to make a profit + materials + markup... shaking my head with sguy555

great post(s) SignManiac. i really believe that if the noobies new the history of our craft, understood the advancements and the changes that have taken place. they would have a new understanding for the seriousness some of us feel for our trade.

what is sad here is that someone is hurt and feels that this forum has added to that hurt. i am sorry for that.

i am sorry to see you leave Sign-Man but don't blame you a bit that was a pretty big slap

and the same touchy feel good koombaiya pollyannas reply with this same crap, if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all, everybody started at the beginning don't you remember holding a crayon and writing backwards abc's ...blah blah blah...

yes you could cut those on a cnc router. i dont think the price you were quoted was out of line you are dealing with expensive technology that needs to be paid for...dont like the price hack up that sheet into more manageable pieces and get busy with the scroll saw.

well since this post went this direction lol myself i have decided that i will answer general questions most of the time if the person asking isnt a complete tool. but as far as teaching or telling anyone how to flat out do something that i have invested many years into learning how to do...

hmmm? what is that old stereotype about our industry....

i would say this (signs101) is your greatest resource. ask away let's see if we can answer some questions for you

i made a sign that sounds somewhat similar for the portland jailblazers store. originally they wanted an a-board but we ended up making them a upside down t board for lack of a better description. with locking casters so that they could move it easier. and for the changeable information we had...

can we PLEASE remove wholesale pricing from the public view

i love making signs for churches...i usually get to be a little creative and use materials that i dont get to use on everyday projects...and i get to take money from churches. sounds like you are limited to post and panel construction but you can do some low cost things to 'dress' it up a...

lol on many points. first of all the US dollars are rolling in and have been for some time in fact it is the only currency you see used in cuba. there are many airports out of the US that fly to cuba plane loads full of tourists from all over the world and if you think for a moment that these...

it already is a resort destination for the rest of the world just not the U.S

i agree Smaniac, everytime i go to a third world country i come home not feeling so bad about the taxes i pay. and yes Venezuela (and Guyana) have an amazing amount of old cars in various states of disrepair...it is amazing what people are capable of making work when they have to...

there are industries that tv is a great means of marketing...for the type of clients we should be targetting in this industry there are many more effective ways of reaching them consistently and at much lower cost. to the OP have you thought about who you are trying to reach with this...