Yay! I've got a new client, a paying client, who ordered signs today!
It's someone I know through my son's school, and she contacted me and said she wants some work done- and she wants to pay me for my time- because she likes my work and values my time.
Woo hoo!
That's so much nicer than hearing "Hey, can you do me a favor and make me a sign?" (To which I always want to answer, "Only if you do me a favor and pay me for my time!")
Now, for the hard part:
What in the world do I charge? I have to come up with an estimate!
I have NO idea how much time this new project might take me.
My husband jokingly asked- "So, how much money are you going to lose on this one?"
Uh huh! He did!
I know whenever I make posters or large signs, it always takes me longer than I think it will. And I have this bad habit of re-doing and starting over... I need to remind myself that I can do that, if I don't want to make any money.
