Bob,
If you go back through all the pricing threads that I've been in, at some point or another, I'm told I do not charge enough. With that being said, I charge $10.
So - how does it break down? The ornaments when bought in bulk run me about $2 with shipping.
I spend anywhere from 5 minutes to 30 minutes on a picture. Average is probably closer to 7-10 minutes. It sucks to get one that takes a long time, but I don't charge more. That might be changing next year.
What I fear is being similar to a car repair shop that states $65 per hour labor... 'how long will it take?' Well the book says 1.5 hours for this repair, but it could be longer for your car.... I'm trying to figure a flat rate charge.
They usually take 3-4 minutes on the laser.
Or:
$2 Glass
$4 Laser time
$4 Labor
When I can get in the grove I can make about 10 an hour - I figure I usually do about four to five an hour sustained - or about $20 per hour for me.
Steve
Steve Beckham
Epilog Mini 24 with 45 Watt, Ricoh GX 7000 Sublimation, Corel X3, Corel X4 and PhotoGrav, Recently replaced the two 'used' SWF machines with brand new Barudans.