I had a customer email me today for a $10 sign and he attached a copy of the font style he wanted me to match. That never happened when I was painting everything. Another line under that, "It ain't going to happen this time either!!"
What is the minimum amount that you will do a letter style match for? I'm talking about searching your font collection and maybe even drawing the letters. Come on, how much?
Posted by Jason Davie (Member # 2172) on :
I charge $50 hr. to design. You have a $10 sign?? I didn't know there was such a thing.. haha
Posted by Steve Nuttle (Member # 2645) on :
What is a $10.00 sign? Maybe magic marker on cardboard? Just kidding. Our shop time is $65.00/hr and if we have to search that's what gets added on. We try to stay away from that sort of thing. If the have a True type on disk or a name we may try to exactly match. Otherwise we tell them we will get as close as we can and when they come in to look at the layout most love what we've done and that is that.
Posted by Jean Shimp (Member # 198) on :
If they don't want to pay $100 - $150 for a (real close)match then I would give them something similar. I have tried to match Mac fonts and you could spend hours on editing. Funny how they can come up with font identifications if they try hard enough.
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
This has to be a joke RIGHT!
How do you allow the customer to control the value of your work? or Shop Time.
$10.00? Please...Why post the question. Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
I said $10 because I thought some people might have trouble comprehending any amount over that!
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
That's very Interesting!
To Comprehend or Comprehendsible,Comprehensive????
Now back to your question!
Turning your customers style VIA E-Mail into Artwork for the whole ten dollars!
(One Sign?) or a contract of 10-20-30-40-50-60-70-80-90-100 units or more?
I think I would hang up the phone or tell them of the time worth to convert it....
It's your value on this one.
5-60 minutes still your shop hours worth and anything over is that much more....
I just spend $10.00 worth of of time! typing to this. Sorry Man! But......... Posted by Si Allen (Member # 420) on :
If that is your opinion of the people who take the time and effort to answer your question, I doubt that anyone will ever try to help you again!
There are many other Bulletin Boards where you would get flamed, spammed and gereally abused over a stupid remark like that!
Posted by Roy Frisby (Member # 736) on :
Come on guys, I'm pulling your leg. lol
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Lets see...... A 10 % prosthetic fee added to the advice? I have an artificial leg..... you go pullin on that Buster....you might get sumthin! No..Im just pullin YER leg. Man...this signs gittin pricey..aint it?
The only place you can waste more time is lookin for clipart. My new sign software has a nice builtin font viewer...makes it real easy. I would not charge extra....if the font is right there...otherwise....$55 per hour. Posted by Carl Wood (Member # 1223) on :
Ten Dollar Sign? Yeah, I've done several in last few days - a couple for friends - 1 or 2 for the 10 bucks in between big jobs - ye - I'll take that gravy...........pays for lunch for me & my 2 girls, anyway.......
Posted by John Martin Robson (Member # 1686) on :
10 bucks
Hell it's $65.00 just to look at me………..then it goes up from there.
Posted by Mike Pipes (Member # 1573) on :
Nah, I aint gonna match fonts for $10.
If they want it for $10, they're either gonna send me the font file, send me their own vector artwork (which I wont tweak) or they're gonna get what I give them.
For $10, they can't be too picky.
I'll take the job, it's lunch or a half tank of gas or a porterhouse steak from the grocer. mmmmm... I ain't too snotty or "above it all" and my creative and artistic needs are fulfilled on other jobs. I can snap that job out on scrap vinyl or even include it within a run for a larger job so it's not like it's using up valuable material, and the time required for it is nil if it is part of a larger run.
Besides that, ya never know if that $10 job is just a test or what other work it could result in. That $10 job might lead to a $10,000 referral.
Posted by Santo (Member # 411) on :
$10 = Which one of these 2 fonts do you want on that 4 letter word?
Posted by George Perkins (Member # 156) on :
Whoa guys!!!! I've meet Roy and he's a heck of a nice guy and a real talent. His humour is pretty dry in person and...well we all know how that kinda backfires on the BB sometimes. I understood his post completely. Having met the man it was apparant right off the $10 was a joke. He was just pointing out how looking for specific fonts are a pain in the butt, something we weren't faced with when we painted things. I've had the pleasure of working next to Roy and know where he is coming from with this post. Fifteen years ago , unless the sign was to be a masterpiece you merely rendered it using a piece of charcoal and lettered it. It was close enough and everybody was happy. Now you can spend days looking for a specific font. Notice I said can, I draw the line too, and I'm sure that line is drawn near where Roy draws his.
Roy, buddy, next time use the smiley faces, corny as they are they have saved my butt many times:) Posted by Steve Nuttle (Member # 2645) on :
I understood completely and I was pimping him back. All joking aside, I thought I did my best to give Roy and honest answer as to how we handle this type of thing.
Oh yea and one more thing....Mr. Deveau, lighten up buddy and go smoke another fat one!
Posted by Del Badry (Member # 114) on :
As a canadian i apologize for Raven's comments and attitude.. but understand,, im in Alberta,, he s in the maritimes..... two different worlds... besides Ive met Roy.. got lost goin to Shoney's with him.... OP is such a navigator...
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Mr.Nuttle
I don't do drugs my friend! As I work with a Class one lisence to drive Tractor/Trailer and am Tested any time the (RCMP) would like myself to drop in for the surprise test!
So please reframe your thoughts on myself because I look like someone that might!
Del..... Why are you apoligizing on my behave? I think I can speak on my own.
I understood the question as to be as such of the labour to manufacture a $10.00 dollar sign!
As "George" stated, maybe a icon would have cleared this up before any responses were posted.
As for someone to assume that I am a Drug Taker.. or someone else to Giving Grace on my behalf!!!!!
Slow down people. Posted by Del Badry (Member # 114) on :
You need a sense of humor,, life's to short... if ya dont drugs, you might want to consider it...
lighten up.. or is that lite up...
Posted by Carl Wood (Member # 1223) on :
Hey - I hope nobody thought I would try to match fonts on a 10 dollar sign.........I wouldn't. BUT, i will sell them a ten dollar sign......my choice of whatever scrap materials I happen to have laying around that would be appropiate for application - hey - just remember not to discuss SIZE...... 8 1/2" x 11" sounds 'bout right........
Posted by Dave Sherby (Member # 698) on :
I can crank out $10 signs all day. Lets see, 24 signs an hour at $10 each... thats $240 an hour and guaranteed till they're out the door.
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