wegottees

okay so is this the way you price vinyl..

i just bought some cheap vinyl it cost $12.00 for 5 yards.. and its 24 inches wide

so the square inch would be 5x36=(5 yards @ 36inches a yard== 5x36=180

and then mulitiply that by 24 (24 is the width of the vinyl) so 24x180=4320 square inches

then divide that by the price which is 12.00

so 12/4320= .002777 is price of square inch
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now lets say customer wants 12inch by 12 inches designs on car window

the math would be 12x12=144 square inches

so 144xthe price of square inches..
so thats 144x.00277=.40 so thats 40 cent is cost in vinyl..

so to to make profit times it by 3.. so $1.20

so how much would i sell it for- $1.20
hell no!!!
need help.. sorry for long message just need to know a good process..

 

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chripark@madasaf

Thats how i would work it out but i would take into account weeding time, how long i spent on pc etc, eg i normally ask them what they want i have an idea on how long / complicated the design is and give them a price that reflects whats its worth to me, today i did a 200mm circular design with 2 lines of text and charged the approx $15 i then had a customer who wanted 2 lines of small text 100mm x 50mm for that i charged them $5 for each set. i know a polo shirt and vinyl brest logo cost me say $2.50 so i x that by 3.5 minimum not had a refusal yet. Im in the UK so it might be different for you oer the pond. hope this helps

 

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wegottees

okay so i heard u say your in uk... so since my 12x12inch design only cost $1.20 how much should i charge them for that... to make money...and to be worth my time.. even 5 dollars seems cheap..12x12 isnt super big but its a nice lil decal for that car..would 7.00 dollars be 2 much mark up...

 

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wegottees

any help would help.. please put in your 2 cents... im need to know this answer..

 

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ambitious

For something like that i would charge $9 bucks. $7 sounds fair though. The way i do it is i stick to my hourly rate, if it takes me 15 minutes to cut and weed then it'll be a quarter of my hourly rate. then i would just add my material cost, like you did.

 

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ambitious

In other words just figure out your hourly rate after all the costs. Also there's a lot of people here on the forum that do it differently. goodluck

 

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wegottees

hey nick...im curious what is your hourly rate now. have u been in the game since 2007..

 

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ambitious

My hourly rate is $30. But i give my customers quality products, that's why im pricey. lol
Been cutting since 2007 as well.

 

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wegottees

do u do female shirts too, if so where do you go to buy your shirts... or where is a good site for female style shirts, and for xl 2x women..

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ambitious

I use American Apparel and Kavio for women shirts and good quality.

 

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ambitious

I used Continental Clothing USA - Home in the past to, with quality garments to.

 

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chripark@madasaf

Same here really hourly rate gbp £17.50 and work it from there.

 

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