chevycamaro
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I am making 7 18x24 aluminum signs for a towing company how much should i charge them using Oracal 651 all red
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how much should i charge
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legacyborn
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We use this formula
(materials x 1.5)+(shop rate x time it takes to produce including design)
Or 1.5m+rt=Price
There are a number of good threads here for finding out your shop rate. I would also suggest getting Signcraft's Sign Pricing Guide. (Free with Subscription) this is how we went about finding a good shop rate for us.
(materials x 1.5)+(shop rate x time it takes to produce including design)
Or 1.5m+rt=Price
There are a number of good threads here for finding out your shop rate. I would also suggest getting Signcraft's Sign Pricing Guide. (Free with Subscription) this is how we went about finding a good shop rate for us.
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scarface
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I'd be around $226 for all 7
Craig Sjoquist
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One way to get your pricing in check with your profits... what are other service contractors charging ..lets say $75 per hour.
Lets say about 3 hrs per panel
That's...sales, layout/setup, doing the job, delivery, business
Another is to ask sign shops in your town
Square foot pricing can help in general price
just plain value, what's it worth, how easy or tough etc. what needs.
Lets say about 3 hrs per panel
That's...sales, layout/setup, doing the job, delivery, business
Another is to ask sign shops in your town
Square foot pricing can help in general price
just plain value, what's it worth, how easy or tough etc. what needs.
thesignexpert
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The Free Aluminum Price Calculator has them at $294.00 with Calendared film and $346.00 for Premium (Cast) film.
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visualeyez
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Wow, we get $45 ea. for 18x12's and $75 ea. for 24x18's. That's .080 with one color cast or reflective. We get white blanks with 1.5" corners, cut, transfer, apply, drill, sell.
I'd get $500 for this without a blink, but we have a solid local reputation for architectural signage and such.
I'd get $500 for this without a blink, but we have a solid local reputation for architectural signage and such.
chevycamaro
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Ther is a guy here in town (San Antonio , tx ) that said $20 a sign I thought that was to cheap. Thanks to all for reply
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scarface
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Deff around $32 at the lowest is what I'm coming up with. $77 for 1....
chevycamaro
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Another 2 shops i called were in the 35 to 40 range
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scarface
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well shoot, I'm on the money then, now get the job! lol
chevycamaro
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So i charged the guy 30 for each sign.
Brandon708
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Yes for .080 but I think he is talking about .040
Althought I could be wrong because he didn't say.
I think the $32-$40 range is good. Maybe on the lower end of that scale since he is getting 7
Pat Whatley
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.040 - $40 each
.080 - $52.50 each
Both prices based on that quantity.
.080 - $52.50 each
Both prices based on that quantity.
Biker Scout
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I didn't get to chime in on the other posts... but I thought I had something of value to offer to Mosh.
Best advice I ever got from an old sign painter... "Price it till they holler, then back off a dollar"
Don't worry about Tom, Dick and Harry's sign operation's pricing structure... worry about your own.
You want to make real money in this business? Make real profits? Start producing a quality product in a timely fashion. Actually fill out the entire shop overhead form in Sign Craft's price guide... and set your pricing structure according to what your shop is capable of making per hour.
When you say you letter a truck for $75? You've just lost money... big time.
Second best piece of business advice I ever got... from the moment you wake, everything you do or don't do has an hourly rate attached to it. As a business owner, you can potentially make money every hour of the day. So, when you are lettering a truck that takes two hours, (Realistically now, from computer time to clean-up) You shop should be making at least $60 - $120 per hour. That number obviously depends on your true hourly rate, as discussed above.
Let's say your shop rate comes in at $80 per hour... that truck should have been a minimum $160, just for being in your shop. (Do you have liability insurance to have vehicles in your shop? That's an expense that needs to be factored in as well) Now, you still get to charge a minimum of an hour for computer design time... another $80. Plus materials with an appropriate mark-up, say, $4 per sq. ft. if it's cut vinyl, and $8 if it's printed. Don't know how large of an area you consider "Lettering a Truck" is, but if it's just the doors, and nothing else, your between $48 to $96 depending on how you did it. Then you actually still could, if you wanted to... charge an install fee to cover your worker's labor costs as well. Say, half of the shop rate at $40 for install. (Your worker should make between $10 - $15 per hour)
Let's add that up, shall we...
I'm getting $376 on a pair of doors, digitally printed. That may or may not be too high for your region, but this at least gives you an idea of what you "could" make if you really had a product "worth" $376.
Now you have room to allow the customer to negotiate a discount... and you can actually honor that request and still make money. Now if they have a fleet of trucks, you can actually work up a reasonable quote that's good for both parties.
Best advice I ever got from an old sign painter... "Price it till they holler, then back off a dollar"
Don't worry about Tom, Dick and Harry's sign operation's pricing structure... worry about your own.
You want to make real money in this business? Make real profits? Start producing a quality product in a timely fashion. Actually fill out the entire shop overhead form in Sign Craft's price guide... and set your pricing structure according to what your shop is capable of making per hour.
When you say you letter a truck for $75? You've just lost money... big time.
Second best piece of business advice I ever got... from the moment you wake, everything you do or don't do has an hourly rate attached to it. As a business owner, you can potentially make money every hour of the day. So, when you are lettering a truck that takes two hours, (Realistically now, from computer time to clean-up) You shop should be making at least $60 - $120 per hour. That number obviously depends on your true hourly rate, as discussed above.
Let's say your shop rate comes in at $80 per hour... that truck should have been a minimum $160, just for being in your shop. (Do you have liability insurance to have vehicles in your shop? That's an expense that needs to be factored in as well) Now, you still get to charge a minimum of an hour for computer design time... another $80. Plus materials with an appropriate mark-up, say, $4 per sq. ft. if it's cut vinyl, and $8 if it's printed. Don't know how large of an area you consider "Lettering a Truck" is, but if it's just the doors, and nothing else, your between $48 to $96 depending on how you did it. Then you actually still could, if you wanted to... charge an install fee to cover your worker's labor costs as well. Say, half of the shop rate at $40 for install. (Your worker should make between $10 - $15 per hour)
Let's add that up, shall we...
I'm getting $376 on a pair of doors, digitally printed. That may or may not be too high for your region, but this at least gives you an idea of what you "could" make if you really had a product "worth" $376.
Now you have room to allow the customer to negotiate a discount... and you can actually honor that request and still make money. Now if they have a fleet of trucks, you can actually work up a reasonable quote that's good for both parties.