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Just for fun...has anyone made a video on the entire sign/decal process?

Stacey K

Stacey K

I like making signs
MacD said:
Don't forget you have to have some form of receipt. You have to create a job ticket for billing or accounting purposes. Have to save file in your system and have some way to find it again.
People think you are their secretary. Come in 4 years later and want a few more. What you don't have my file/artwork you just did it.
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You are 100% right! This is the reason we have minimums...no matter what it is there is at least 15 minutes of "bookwork" involved.
 
Stacey K

Stacey K

I like making signs
Geneva Olson said:
Me and my boyfriends son in law want to create a youtube channel on what goes on in our shop. Mainly because I think we have an interesting little crew around here. And my boyfriend is so deadpan funny with the stuff he comes up with. I hate the videos where people with wrap a mirror and they get it to a point and then video the last part and say, "it just wraps itself".

I always say there's a minimum to a decal. it's $25. no matter what size. Then I will put you in on a print run.
We had a police officer who came in and wanted reflective decals for his motorocycle and helmet. He tried to influence us with, "i'm a police officer so you can cut me a deal." While I'm nice, money is money and reflective is expensive, hard to come by right now, and tears up a blade. This dude wanted me to give him a deal on about 4 stickers out of reflective when that would have been the only thing on that print run. nope, sorry, not even for a police officer.
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I have the same rule on the decals! And depending on the job and the person it jumps to $50.
 
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Proofread People

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Stacey K said:
Again - this is just out of curiosity. I have a storefront and get many, many requests for small walk in decals, the majority of which I turn down. It's a small town and I feel that sometimes "word gets around" that I'm too expensive or "lazy" or "too busy". It's sometimes difficult to explain to people the reason "why" and that it's not just a press of the print button and a $2 charge. I was considering making a video of the process and explaining how the pricing is generally set-up, why there is a minimum charge and what that charge includes and posting it on my FB page for something fun. We have a couple businesses in the area that do some videos on certain things and I always find it fascinating that there's more to a process that meets the eye. I get motivated to share more on FB because of Patriot Works and all of his homemade videos.

Kind of like a "where does my decal come from" kind of video.

Do you think people might find this interesting if done in a positive way or is this a waste of time?
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Idk, the video would be probably 3 min? Have to think how long are people's attention span these days? So the customer might think it will only take 3 min. Only people like us understand how many micro steps its takes to step things up. I always say, it's not like a vending machine, you put a nickel in and it comes out...they look at you like, huh?
 
Boudica

Boudica

Back to "educational purposes"
Proofread People said:
BTW, how is everyone's work week going? Today is Wednesday and I say, everyone wakes up around 4pm and decides, I need my job by the weekend so when can I pick up my order. *rolls eyes and sighs here comes the circus.
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Well, at least they are realizing it on Wednesday! Our customers usually figure out they need something for the weekend on Thursday afternoon - or Friday morning. :doh:
 
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