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Small Sign Business Owners - You still doing ok in these times?
- Thread starter CVGraphics
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CVGraphics
New Member
I do a lot of real estate signs (a lot). I was busy last month but this week and last I'm half expecting a tumble weed to roll by.
I've had years where the real estate business kept me busy almost all year.
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
Still plugging along here. I noticed that the truss plants next door to us have cut the night crew but the boat builders still have a parking lot full of people working. If everything dropped 25% I don't think it would hurt much of anyone. It has been out of control for a while now. Interest rates are low and banks are still handing out money. Banks don't lend money on bad news and they will see things happening before most anyone else will.
Bradley Signs
Bradley Signs
Not good at all!
Notarealsignguy
Arial - it's almost helvetica
A serious change doesn't mean they are high. They are still historically low and still under where they were during the last housing boom. They really should at least be at the rate of inflation.
If you're 600 lbs and lose 200, you are still fat, it has nothing to do with how much you lost or what you weighed before. Same with interest rates.
If you're 600 lbs and lose 200, you are still fat, it has nothing to do with how much you lost or what you weighed before. Same with interest rates.
Johnny Best
Active Member
I wish the interest rates would rise so I could make some money I have in the bank. Hope that 400lb person stays healthy and fat.
FireSprint.com
Trade Only Screen & Digital Sign Printing
We're seeing a bit of a slowdown, but it still feels seasonal to me.
Christian @ Visual Graphx
Active Member
All of this a still incredibly low in comparison to the previous decades prior to the 2009ish Recession.
Back to the topic at hand, things are heating up for us, most of our clients are doubling down now.
bcxprint420
Sign & Banner Xpress
1 man shop here and when things slow down is when i tend to back up with work. This inflation has also got me busy as i really do not have to increase my prices which for the most part i havnt so my customers have been very happy with my holding the line idea. I will have to bump things up once i sell all the foam and vinyl i got from buying a couple shops that were closing. I cannot express enough that life and work life have never been so nice since getting rid of my mortgage and credit card debt. It took some work but i did it so now if i dont have work i am not freaking out like i used to be but there is very little time where there is no work in my shop.
SignosaurusRex
Active Member
That seems to be pretty much be the case everywhere and any time. It's generally like a hurricane for me... Three weeks slammed and then a week of normal and then getting slammed. Usually the slow spell is due to delays on the customers part. or sometimes by design. This year it's usually attributed to delays in vehicle deliveries or vendor supply chain issues. This year is certainly a slower year which is definitely a result of a slow down in the economy. I always welcome a bit of slow-down during the summer Car Show season and winter Hunting season.
Proper management(and fitness) of ones business, time and customer base is critical. Position oneself to adjust to market changes. If properly prepared, one will pick up where another fails. "Survival of the Fittest".
caribmike
Retired with a Side Hustle
Its still pretty busy down here in the Caribbean. Our real estate sign business is about the same as last year at this time. But, real estate in the islands doesn't suffer from the same mood swings as the mainland. Prices for homes on my island rarely ever go down. My commercial printing business is down about 13% from last year but some of that is due to the overall decline in printing volumes in general as more people go digital. My promotional products business is ripping good and I attribute that to businesses increasing their marketing post-covid. Overall, we're still putting money in the bank and eating out frequently.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
Way too much work for me to handel here. Profits took a hit this year I'm assuming from inflation. A lot of my big projects can take 4-6 months to complete and the rise in costs from time a contract was signed to finial completion really ate my lunch.
spectrum maine
New Member
lotsa small jobs, nothing big