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So this happened yesterday...
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Gino
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I simply tell people, if you can snap a picture and send it to me along with the measurements, I'll get you a quote. You can have two revisions if the job is over say $8 or 900. If this goes before a group of people for votes, I'll re-quote it if there are any silly changes. If someone in your congregation can hang, adhere..... whatever this, it'll be a lot cheaper for ya. If I need to come out due to lousy instructions or wrong parameters, that will also change the bottom-line. Now, I always considered within a 10 miles radius I could come out, but if I could avoid it..... I would.
Your people have changed the boundaries way too often to even consider the cost would not change. The guy you're dealing with sounds like the treasurer of so many churches, real estate companies and car lot owners. Kick him in the balls and when he stops screeching tell him you're no longer interested. You have other people willing to pay you for your time and expertise.
Your people have changed the boundaries way too often to even consider the cost would not change. The guy you're dealing with sounds like the treasurer of so many churches, real estate companies and car lot owners. Kick him in the balls and when he stops screeching tell him you're no longer interested. You have other people willing to pay you for your time and expertise.
Texas_Signmaker
Very Active Signmaker
That's what goes though my head when I read your posts......
TarrifBoy123
New Member
The tragic irony: The truth is simple, but only the intelligent can see its simplicity. Everyone else experiences it as chaos, so they follow whatever feels simple to them, which is usually whatever requires the least thinking.
The Blind Signman
New Member
the real problem is the invention of the digital printer and vinyl cutter,,,and the REAL sign writers who hand lettered and are skilled ...and then the "lawn mowers " dishwashers" stock boys" and the "whhataa my goonna do! bought a dell computer and Flexi 4 program with a 42 floppy disc ...with NO layout skills went into buisness...
Do you charge for design time, artwork revisions etc? I think if you did the customer would be quicker to make amendments and agree artwork once they are aware that your time is valuable and they are on the clock.
One of the statements we often put on our quotes in the installation section is "assumes clear and easy access to all installation locations", something similar to this may have made provided you with an easy way to walk away from the job or even make a customer think.
Perhaps it makes sense to see the installation location prior to quoting & typically we never trust other people's measurements mnh
One of the statements we often put on our quotes in the installation section is "assumes clear and easy access to all installation locations", something similar to this may have made provided you with an easy way to walk away from the job or even make a customer think.
Perhaps it makes sense to see the installation location prior to quoting & typically we never trust other people's measurements mnh