Anyone have a storefront / retail area?
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Anyone have a storefront / retail area?
Seems like a lot of folks do custom orders but do any of you have a store front or retail type location? Any pros / cons or ideas on that? Thanks
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Re: Anyone have a storefront / retail area?
I have a booth in a near by Antique Mall. I don't make a killing out of it but do clear an average of $200 to $300 a month. The main reason I keep it is I get a lot of special orders from people seeing my work there. Just remember to keep a lot of business cards in your booth and a display of items they can customize like address signs and my biggest selling special order item is Monograms. Hope this helps. http://www.plasmaspider.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24710
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Arclight 9600 4x8 table
Hypertherm PM65
Acc. Plate Marker, 4 inch Pipe Cutter, Wood Router package
Quincy Q54 compressor 2 stage, 5hp, 60 gal
Refrigerated air dryer & 4 stage filtration system
Software Mach 3, Sheetcam, Solid Edge 2D, Inkscape
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Re: Anyone have a storefront / retail area?
I think if all you do is plasma cutting a retail location and the overhead of rent, insurance, staffing, advertising and utilities would far exceed what you could make extra. A retail location means people have to seek you out for you product and most people have no clue about custom metal designs. Just my take.
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Re: Anyone have a storefront / retail area?
I have a 44000 sq ft shop with a 650sq ft showroom.