Think about automotive repairs. If you don’t know how much the garage will charge you a great estimate is parts cost + parts cost + parts cost again. And that’s about the minimum they’ll charge you.
And then there are these:
Honestly the cost of the Glowforge’s time is very minimal. It’s my time to set the file up and do all the work that’s going to cost.
Hourly charge out rate labour - $40-$100hr. Depends on job and amount of work.
+2) Material cost - Varies (No I won’t put client supplied materials in my machine).
+3) Glowforge time - Honestly $1 an hour will cover amortization of the machine, the bulb usage and electricity. So the cost of the machine is pretty minor in the scheme of things.
I expect mos…
Hey guys, I think this has been touched on briefly, in passing, but I wanted to see if I could consolidate this information in an easier to search topic.
When we get our GF, I’m sure many of us have very creative friends who will want to use our Lasers and get to play around with it. In your opinion, what is a fair way of negotiating cost?
For instance, charge $x per hour? per job? per piece? per “visit”?
Do you make them do all the design on their end? Do you charge to “proof” it before lase…
I’m lucky. I work as a graphic designer for a T-shirt shop. I plan to make items relating to the local football team to put in our shop to build a customer base. I plan to just make items for sale until I get to know the Glowforge better before I start taking custom jobs. I’m thinking I’ll start by charging the customer for the cost of the material with a small markup plus an hourly rate additional. Then as I test the market, I’ll adjust my pricing. Charging that way will definitely net me a pro…
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