Thanks so much for your input and you bring up a good point about the cost of the ink you use. Calculating that into your pricing like you describe is very detailed and could be of help especially to those jobs which require large prints. I’d love to hear more about your formula.
My pricing is pretty much based on my years of experience working with plastisol inks. They can go a long way when used properly. The market in my region also makes me have to stay within a certain price range regardless of anything else to be competitive. So in the end I have to always try to use as little consumables as possible with every job. That would probably be a good general rule in any shop to keep profit margins high.
And yeah, the more time a job takes to print, the less you make per hour so that is also a great consideration.
Nice thoughts on this topic. You should respond to more questions…
[/quote]Hi Jon! jejeje I will buddy as long as I could bring something into it!
About this formula, it will be my pleassure to send it to you, so you can do some price testing, just let me do some arrangements to make it more simple to you, I will make two copies, one in blank ready to be filled, and one with an explample with a job of my own <-this one will be filled with my ink, screen, tees and positives cost and my profit percentage, you should be able to fill the other copy with your own numbers after taking a look of the filled one. I hope it could help in something, but I'll tell you it´s been so accurate for me, because I know you've seen I love Large printings!! jojojo and they spend more ink. Give me a week to send you those files, I have to organize them very well and make them the more simple I can.
See you buddy, I´m very glad you considered this post as important, it's an honor JM, it´s always an honor to contribute for CATSPIT Forum buddy!
"Knowledge is worthless if not shared..." <- this is a wisdom quote, and not everybody have the guts to share its knowledge as you had, you have to be absolutely shure of your habilities to do so!! and I appreciate it so much, you know!!!
