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Mike I'm not trying to be unintelligent or sarcastic..All I'm saying is if we give away our work then it is expected of us and our work is not worth anything...
your lettering looks good..
I would have dropped all the dotcrap to the bottom of the door but that doesnt make it right thats just what i would have done..and carriers needs a little more contrast with the GD looks good though
-------------------- Jason Davie 193 Front Street Deposit, NY 13754 Posts: 976 | From: USA | Registered: Jul 2001
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Great work Mike, and don't pay any attention to the "sign policy, method, price police" they exist on every site, and know exactally how everyone should run they're biz. Amazing how they get any work done ??/food for thought.
Roger
-------------------- Roger Bailey Rapid Tac Incorporated 186 Combs Dr. Merlin Oregon 97532 Posts: 3020 | From: Merlin Oregon | Registered: Dec 1998
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Welcome to Letterville Mike. On the occasions I see fit to cut back on profit a little in order to try a new technique, pad my portfolio or upsell a job, I make sure that I make it clear to the client that this is what is happening. I was told once to charge the full amount and discount it on the invoice and I always do that now. This does a couple of things, first it makes the customer aware of the value of the work and it also serves as a reference down the road to what I felt the value of the job was at the time. Don't get too upset with the veterans for their reactions. The same lessons have to be learned by almost every person that starts out in the trade. Read Steve's post over a couple of times there is some essential information in it. When you stop and think about it in our trade we probably have to learn way more than a plumber or an electrician, our expenses are higher, we require more equipment and more real estate and our learning curve in ongoing. So why shouldn't we be making what they do? It's hard to explain to a client why someone else is willing to do the job for so much less. Ultimately we should be making a decent living doing what we do. That being said, I have to agree with the sentiment that it is the cut throat competition that knocks the bottom out of the market not the newbies. I don't think there is anything wrong at all with discounting something if you are in the learning stages. Your work may not be as polished as a veterans and it will buy you a little leeway for imperfection. Just don't allow it to become a habit and make sure you raise your prices as your experience grows. But like I said, make sure the actual invoice reflects the value of the job.
-------------------- “Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?” -Winnie the Pooh & A.A. Milne
Kelly Thorson Kel-T-Grafix 801 Main St. Holdfast, SK S0G 2H0 ktg@sasktel.net Posts: 5496 | From: Penzance, Saskatchewan | Registered: May 2002
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