How much do you charge for plasma cutting time?
Hi, I have a small shop with a cnc plasma. More and more I have customers wanting me to cut parts for them using there own material. I was wondering what some of you guys with shops do for this situation. Charge by the inch? Charge by the hr.? Just wanted to get a better feel of what your guys are doing...Thanks...John
It has always seemed to me . . .
It has always seemed to me, with a small one man business . . .you spend a 1/3 of your time looking for business, 1/3 producing the product or service & another 1/3 trying of your time to collect your money . . . .
With that said charge enough for a 1/3 of the time you are willing to devote to the business . . to yield the income you want . . .
We all know the world won't let us have 8 hours worth of earnings all the time for 2 hours worth of work . . . .
So I figure that about 12 to 16 hours of your day will be absorbed to earn what you feel you should in 8 . . . .
Just my 2 cents . . . based on experiences, not all good ones . . .
Steve
Oh yea, one more thing . . . . do not establish accounts, do just like the doctor does, he treats you pay . . . that my friend gives you more time to sell and work . . .