gede

Quote: Originally Posted by sjidohair I dont have a cutter, yet but I will, anyway, all 4 wheelers have to have 2 inch letters, on a piece of plexi on the back of a 4 wheeler if riden off your property. All boats have to have the boat letters and numbers on side of boat, as well as poeple who want to name there boats, ect. All snowmobiles have to display again 2 inch i think it is letters on sides of sleds. If you are a Bear HUnter and Hunt black Bear, in Minnesota if we Bait we have to put by each Bait the License # of the HUnter is at least 1 inch letters and post it on wood or plexi and put on a tree right by the bait. This could be advertiesed on ebay or somewhere else, all of these could be ads in the back of the fishing hunting mag, or newsletters, or sporting good shops What about vinyl letters being pressed onto cloth gun, bow cases. anyone who has a business, and uses there car or truck for business, has to have a sign on there car, or vinyl on windows, incase the IRS checks. there are so many options for vinyl cutting, or just be creative and make all the awesome lil artwork, you see in cars windows. back of truck windows. How about Metal Mailboxes,, all name and address 's have to be on those, go for a ride, when you see one that doesnt, throw a door hanger on there door, with a price and and a phone # If you need ideas i have ton, let me know Pick yourself up, wipe yourself off, and get cutting,You can do this! Sandy Jo Sandy Jo

thanks for the ideas i really apreciated, yeah i was thinking on doing custom decals for windows on shops and properties like cars bussiness trucks etc, but you added things that i didnt knew i can do, thanks again

 

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gede

i want to thanks every one that is giving this great ideas, keep it coming.

 

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gede

Quote: Originally Posted by Reddawgs I would concentrate on signs, banners, car magnets and lettering vans there is a lot more money in that. I use to do decals but most of the time it is young kids who just got their license and car wanting their name on a window 2 inches tall so now I have a $30.00 shop minimum. Greg

thanks for sharing price on this tipe of work, also thanks coed for that positive spirit,

 

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mystysue

gede... thing thing about signmaking and vinyl cutting is that.. You have to figure out the profitable jobs for you.. and the ones that are not..
and work from there..
You just found out one that isnt profitable.. .. but leaving your flyer is a good idea..
also.. when approching people like car dealers.. on some items they can get online.. You have to make your product more desirable.. by the quality you product.. like with banners..

I know a dealer here local.. decided to try a online vendor for a banner. (double sided)... where the banner we had produced for them before was thick made to be double sided.. the one they got online was thin.. and you could see the outline of the words on the back side thru the banner..

Needless to say.. they came back to us..
So set yourself apart by doing things quickly and quality..

 

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I can understand car dealers looking for cheap decals. The first thing I do when I buy a car is remove all the dealer decals

Try construction, renovation companies, roofers, etc. They always have signs in front of where they are working.... If I had the time, that's where I think I would start looking for business. Tell them it's cheaper to buy an economical sign and leave it there then it is to waste gas going to pick them up later

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gede

Quote: Originally Posted by mystysue gede... thing thing about signmaking and vinyl cutting is that.. You have to figure out the profitable jobs for you.. and the ones that are not.. and work from there.. You just found out one that isnt profitable.. .. but leaving your flyer is a good idea.. also.. when approching people like car dealers.. on some items they can get online.. You have to make your product more desirable.. by the quality you product.. like with banners.. I know a dealer here local.. decided to try a online vendor for a banner. (double sided)... where the banner we had produced for them before was thick made to be double sided.. the one they got online was thin.. and you could see the outline of the words on the back side thru the banner.. Needless to say.. they came back to us.. So set yourself apart by doing things quickly and quality..

i know what youre tlling me, i always try to go for the best quality so the ended product is best and long lasting and have build good reputation, but not everybody whants that or care about that, thats the reality i found out when i spoke with the sales manager of that dealership, the deacals they have are real cheap and "crapy", i hope this last word is not offending, thats not my intention but thats the only word i can describe those decals, when i show him the quality and durability of my decals vs. the ones the buy, he told he didnt care, wow i guess i didnt saw that on that perspective, i guess all they care is selling the car and thats it, cause there thinking they wont have the car there that long or at lease thats their thinking. but anyway i have more ideas with all the ideas you have given me.

 

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gede

Quote: Originally Posted by tfalk I can understand car dealers looking for cheap decals. The first thing I do when I buy a car is remove all the dealer decals Try construction, renovation companies, roofers, etc. They always have signs in front of where they are working.... If I had the time, that's where I think I would start looking for business. Tell them it's cheaper to buy an economical sign and leave it there then it is to waste gas going to pick them up later

thaks for that idea , wow i love this forum, keep it coming, share your experiences, later.

 

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midwaste

I put the word out on another forum, I have done everything from "stock" decals to custom Rubix cube sticker replacements. Once you get the word out that you have a vinyl plotter, people bring you ideas.

 

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AustinJeff

I'm not sure exactly what type of decal you are addressing with the car dealers, but is it possible to individualize them? Something like, "I bought my new Camry from John Smith at Texas Toyota."

If so, it might be a good idea to get the salespeople involved. By including the salesperson's name on the sticker. There's a good chance that a lot of salespeople would pay for the decals themselves.

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pshawny

Check around for people with race cars, they usually need lots of vinyl decals. Get some magnetic business cards made, then go around town sticking them on trailers. Or the old fashioned flyer under the window wiper trick. Put a small/cheap ad in your local paper. Maybe some free online classifieds.

 

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spreadtrader

I have seen several people sell them in
parking lots and flea markets. If your willing to sit out in the sun, or invest in a tent . Try to sell them yourself you can charge what ever the market will bear. It seems to be a fad people like custom decals now.

 

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sjidohair

Helmets of all kinds from Hockey Players to football players, snowmobiles, motorcylces, ect. a small grahic here or there,, flames, tribal, ect..
Sandy Jo

 

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mystysue

Quote: Originally Posted by pshawny Check around for people with race cars, they usually need lots of vinyl decals. Get some magnetic business cards made, then go around town sticking them on trailers. Or the old fashioned flyer under the window wiper trick. Put a small/cheap ad in your local paper. Maybe some free online classifieds.

Couple problems with this..
One is.. Race Car Drivers.. as a rule are even cheaper than car dealers.
they want you to sponser them and do their there cars for free or almost free
and all that sponsering them will do as a rule is get more racers who want free..
.. Now.. Im not saying that is all racers.. but its a vast majority of the small time racers
look at the sign forums and you will see that being said time and time again.

magnetic business cards..are great.. but alot of the trailers are not the type of metal that magnets stick to..

under the windshield flyer.. ..
Nope not on my car.. anyone that puts anything on my car or windshield.. automatically gets a *I will never buy from them.. lol..

 

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Reddawgs

Quote: Put a small/cheap ad in your local paper. Maybe some free online classifieds.

In my experience newspaper ads are a big waste of money I did several in my local paper $180 dollars for a 5x7 ad for 4 weeks no weekends (paper does not have sat-sun) even tried a coupon thing for like $10.00 off never got a thing, Letter your car windows with your business logo and what you do and phone number or make some car magnets with that information to put on your car also get in the yellow pages or yellow book, the yellow book gives you a special number that redirects to your phone number that way you can see how many calls you are getting from your ad and the yellow book ad is very reasonable I think mine is $33.00 per month.

Greg

 

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