First off, I don't do this full time and so don't rely on the laser to support me. At some point in the future I will move on to that point but at THIS point my day job keeps me plenty busy. In some ways this has been good as it has given me a couple of years to develop my skills. A difficult thing for me has been to figure out how much to charge. I have heard many ideas on this. I've heard some just charge about $2 per minute of burn time, some $1....I've used this as a general rule...usually charging somewhere between $1 and $2 per minute. I am usually told I don't charge enough and I can understand that but.... I've recently completed a somewhat rush job for a group on my day job. Someone was retiring and they had some things they wanted etched. The presented me with four crystal whiskey glasses and a $200 bottle of scotch. They wanted a logo on the front of the glasses and four different phrases on the bottoms etched in reverse so they could be read while drinking. On the bottle I did the same logo on the back so you could see it from the front and then a congratulations phrase on the front. I did have to work on the logo for about an hour to an hour and a half to get it to a place where it would work right. I was a little hesitant to do the crystal because I've heard horror stories about it but in the end it worked fine. The bottle, I was a little concerned since it was so expensive but again, worked fine. I am in a bit of a quandary as to what to charge. I've looked at a few laser etching web sites and saw that a custom logo or statement on a glass can cost anywhere from $15 to $20 per glass but the etcher is supplying the glasses in this case (which is ALWAYS my preference but they wanted me to do these glasses). I thought about $15 per glass but that seems a bit high since they supplied the glasses...but there was risk in involved with each piece so perhaps you add a little for the risk?...I generally end up charging $10-$12 per glass when I supply the glasses (based upon the cost of the glass and the burn time). I haven't usually charged anyone a setup fee. BUT, I anticipate I will move on to do this full-time in the next couple of years so things will need to change and perhaps now is the time to begin charging legitimate prices....but what are legitimate prices?.... I've always been able to rely on the pros here to give solid advice so, could anyone who actually does this for a living share me some basic rules of thumb for pricing jobs?...I need to start getting serious about this. Thanks for your input!