How long have you been in the Sign Business?

[Sign Prophet]

I have been in the electrical sign business for 13 years. Just starting out on my own but it is starting to pay off.

 

[Fitch]

16 years - I was a Corporate Banker and learnt from the SOHK. Just said "yep I can do that" to whoever would pay me money. Then went away and learnt.

Funny how the dominant time spent in the "industry" seems to be posted by experienced fully fledged sign folks.

Where are all the "newbies"... man I thought the majority would have been 2 months -3 years judging by some postings...Hehehehehehehehehe

 

[Sign_Boy]

Started in '99 was in and out of it for a while then 4 years ago I started up on my own

 

[Bill Binns]

Since 1989. Started with GraphiCad and an SP2 w/ the heat tip.

 

[Jon Aston]

I started in 1986, as a part-time, general laborer. Started my consulting practice in 2004.

 

[John L]

1983. I started with nothing and have most of it left.

 

[yahhoo]

since 1981...29 years...i guess i obviously don't charge enough..hehe
Motion Picture Signs Ltd.

 

[petrosgraphics]

got out of college in "75", just wanted something to do for the summer... never left...

had a history lesson of what the sign business was like in the 30s, 40s, 50s, by some
old time sign painters.... so much for my degrees.... i have always found it ever changing
but somehow the same......variation of the same theme.......

 

[Sign Up Graphics]

Sign Up Graphics

14 years

 

[Carl Crabtree]

Been fulltime since 1974. I wanted ta be an international playboy, but being poor & ugly ruled that out!!!

 

[Deaton Design]

If Im correct in my ciphering, its over 30 years. I saw a guy who was a really good at hand lettering doing some signs near my house, and that did it. Took years to get halfway good at hand lettering,but finally ended up making some money at it. Started using vinyl about 16 years ago. Started with a little 15" vinyl express cutter, then moved up to a summa d60. Still do some handwork on my wood signs. Delving more and more into the digital end of things, but not enough to buy a printer yet. Im 53 now, so maybe I wont be doing this a whole lot longer.

 

[deegrafix]

33 years. Started in '77 screen printing and hand painting. Bought the Gerber 4b in '86 for 10K, (can you believe it?) and haven't had a boss bossing me around since. I guess I qualify as a geezerette....

dee

 

[smdgrfx]

Started doing motorcycle graphics in 1996 as a custom motorcycle shop. In 2003, I shut the doors on the motorcycle shop and went full time signs only. Thinking about pushing back into motorcycles by offering sportbike wraps...

So 14 years...and still learning.

 

[jgolo]

8 here

 

[rm25x]

Guess I am the biggest rookie, only 1.5 years under my belt so far. Learning more every day though.

 

[matsuru2]

2yrs

 

[artbot]

mine is strange. my mom was a pro/breadwinner artist in the family. she got me started pro at 12 years old. now 42 years young, ...that makes 30 years.

 

[Rustyrussell]

Since 1989

21 years

 

[High Octane]

12 years for me....8 for the shop I started at and 4 on my own

 

[SignManiac]

Six months for me. This is the easiest business money can buy. Everything you need to know is right here. I have a towing company and got tired of being ripped off by sign guys. Now I letter my own trucks and the money I save, I can use to buy one of those cheap printers. Then I can sell diamond plate logos for $50 and make beer money for the weekends! This is such a cool job.