How much percent should you be making off each order?
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How much percent should you be making off each order?
How much percent should you be making off each order?
I don't know how much i should be making off of a customer. I don't know if this question makes sense but how much percent are you making off your orders?
Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
What exactly are you selling that is custom?
What kind of method are u using?
What kind of shirts or hats or other product are u using,
How much time did u spend on this?
How much is your time worth, how much could you be making if you were not doing the custom order
All kinds of things like that.
Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
Are you the only one in your area doing this kind of thing?
If not look at your competitors pricing and go just a little under it. Better quality for a lil less always wins.
I am not familiar with these type of things so I would look around through the search box for vinyl graphic tees, motorcross jerseys, and uniforms, you will find all the answers you are looking for. They are a few clicks and a mouse tap away my friend!!
Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
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Originally Posted by Peace2TheRest
Are you the only one in your area doing this kind of thing?
If not look at your competitors pricing and go just a little under it. Better quality for a lil less always wins.
I am not familiar with these type of things so I would look around through the search box for vinyl graphic tees, motorcross jerseys, and uniforms, you will find all the answers you are looking for. They are a few clicks and a mouse tap away my friend!!
Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
Check with you vendor and see if they have calculations for how much ink is use per square inch, cost of paper, cost of shirt, shipping cost and decide a labor cost for per hour. I would see how much shirts are selling for in your area. Check Walmart and CVS website....they offer cups. mugs and shirt in the photo section of their websites. That can give you a general price line to start with.
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Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
It really depends on the item, but basically I mulitply the cost of the item (t-shirt, jersey, etc.) by 2, and add $1.
From there, I calculate the cost of materials I'm using to decorate, and add a few bucks for labor. For something very simple -- embroidery of a name in 1 location, an inkjet heat transfer, a 1 color simple vinyl design, I charge $6 to $8 dollars.
But at some point, it becomes a coin toss. I'm not going to sell a custom t-shirt for $12 -- for that I charge $18 (quantity 1 - 11) -- so you see, I'm really multiplying the garment cost by more than 2. If however, the item is a jersey that cost me $18, then I will multiply by 2, add $1, and charge accordingly for decoration.
By the way...I do not break this down for the customer. I give them a price per piece for the decorated garment.
Think beyond the cost of your goods. There is time involved in selling the item, ordering the materials, production, and administrative time (billing, etc.).
So...mark up your cheaper items more, so you have room to come down in price as the quantity increases. On a more expensive item, you can still come down as the quantity increases because you're making more on the item itself.
Re: How much percent should you be making off each order?
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Originally Posted by deChez
It really depends on the item, but basically I mulitply the cost of the item (t-shirt, jersey, etc.) by 2, and add $1.
From there, I calculate the cost of materials I'm using to decorate, and add a few bucks for labor. For something very simple -- embroidery of a name in 1 location, an inkjet heat transfer, a 1 color simple vinyl design, I charge $6 to $8 dollars.
But at some point, it becomes a coin toss. I'm not going to sell a custom t-shirt for $12 -- for that I charge $18 (quantity 1 - 11) -- so you see, I'm really multiplying the garment cost by more than 2. If however, the item is a jersey that cost me $18, then I will multiply by 2, add $1, and charge accordingly for decoration.
By the way...I do not break this down for the customer. I give them a price per piece for the decorated garment.
Think beyond the cost of your goods. There is time involved in selling the item, ordering the materials, production, and administrative time (billing, etc.).
So...mark up your cheaper items more, so you have room to come down in price as the quantity increases. On a more expensive item, you can still come down as the quantity increases because you're making more on the item itself.
Hope this makes sense.
makes a lot of sense. a lot of help to me!
Thank you!
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