On December 3, 2013 at 21:34, Dave in Balto said...
I love it when some ass asks me if I do side work. I explain to they that I own the company, there is no side work.
Or when you tell someone your rate and they say, I need to do what you do. The guys that work for me just don't get it, they come to work, work, go home. After they go home, I get the priveledge to work some more.
I moved up to being a partner in the business... probably a mistake - too much time and stress, I feel like I make 3 bucks an hour for all the time i put in..
BUT when someone asks me if I do side work I say sure, my rate for side work is $250 per hour, I usually get a blank stare and an offensive remark... I follow up by saying, if u wanna take me away from my very limited free time that I can be spending with my kids its gonna cost you... Sometimes they get it...
I have a friend that is pretty huge in the tattoo world. He charges $275 an hour and is moving his rate up to $300 soon.... He has a 2 year waiting list and people fly in from all over the world to get his work.
Wish I woulda kept drawing when I was a kid. Those are #s id like to be billing out!!!