[amayausers] Re: Digitizing easiest way, fees, samples for clients?
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 15:55:43 -0400
>
> In general:
>
> 1. What is the best format to request client files in (.IA)?
> I try to get vector line art...almost impossible, so a jpg is next
> best, and easiest to auto digitize
> 2. I suspect most clients will have a .jpg file. Is there a way to
> convert a .jpg into stitches? Designshop pro will do auto
> digitizing...but 90% of the time the result is not good-but at
> least I get an outline to work with-generally hundreds and
> hundreds of unneccesary stitches, dozen's of unneeded colors, etc.
> 3. Do you offer a sample logo on a shirt to a client? Do you make
> them pay you upfront for Digitizing, setup, and the sample item?
> Or do you tell them the logo will look pretty much like the logo on
> their business card, but it will appear on the left chest of the
> shirt in the catalog?
> No, not ever...unless THEY PAY UPFRONT for digitizing! Would you go
> into a fancy restaurant and ask for a free steak dinner because you
> want to 'sample' their menu 'in case' you want to bring your wife
> there? Don't get suckered into this...check around-not a single
> 'wholesale' embroidery shop anywhere offers 'free sample' sewout.
> 4. What fees do you charge and when do you charge them to the
> client in your work flow?
> I have clients that want a 'sample' of their screenprinted logos
> all the time...I tell them UP FRONT it will cost $100 for ONE
> color, $25 for each extra color-and if they don't like it and make
> changes, $25 for EACH screen that gets changed. For embroidery,
> I've had a few ask-but I tell them the digitizing will get paid for
> whether they want more or not...but I will happily make changes to
> the 'sewout proof' which is ALWAYS done on scrap material, never on
> a new shirt!
Roland
> Ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve
>
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