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Good advice. Thanks guys!

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I've read several posts talking about calendered vinyl vs. cast vinyl usage. It seems that most people are ok using calendered vinyl on glass for stores and car decals. What is the consensus. If you get a sale from a business owner who wants lettering on his doors and/or windows or someone wanting decals for car windows, is it ok to use calendered vinyl or should you always use the better quality cast vinyl? I read about the two different types under the education section on the USCutter website which says to use cast vinyl for glass for all long-term applications. Calendered is still ok for short-term applications. Is it the standard to use cast vinyl on banners and coroplast too? I'm a little confused having read a couple of different opinions. My focus is indoor applications (i.e. wall decor, tile, glass blocks, hurricane vases, wine bottles etc.) store windows, car decals (not wraps), banners, and coroplast so I want to make sure I'm using the right stuff for each application.

I checked out Estimate. Not quite ready to invest that much though. I'm not doing big projects or cabinets, this is more of a part-time thing. I've been working on a spreadsheet though after reading several other discussions, getting quotes from other businesses, and by checking online calculators. I think I'm getting it figured out pretty well. Thanks for the advice on cutting the large amount of decals. It was a little overwhelming to get such a large order for my first order. Haven't started the work yet but now I'm confident I can do a high quality job efficiently. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I am looking to build a website to help promote my business and offer products and services online. Is there a good web builder out there that doesn't cost a billion dollars? I don't know HTML stuff at all either so something user/idiot friendly would be nice. I know to get a domain from godaddy.com and I have a host through my Internet Service Provider but now I'm in the site building stage and don't know where to begin. Any advice would be much appreciated. I also have a quote question. I'm doing 400 2"X3" decals RTA for a friend. It looks like the standard charge in the industry would be $150-$170 (about $0.44/sticker)? Does that sound right? I want to give him a good deal too because he works at a church and they want to sell them as a fundraiser.

Hi everyone! My wife and I are just getting into the vinyl cutting business. We are located in West Michigan. Our focus will probably interior vinyl, car and window decals, and coroplast signs and banners. We've got a Creation P-Cut and we're designing with Publisher and cutting with Signblazer. I already have a friend asking for a quote on 400 decals . They're 2"x3" and he needs them RTA. Any ideas on what I should quote him? TheSignExpert said $17?.00. and the $9/sqft rule comes in around $160 ish. Having no experience whatsoever your ideas would be very helpful. We are also wondering what the best way to apply that much tape is AND how to cut the vinyl into individual decals neatly and efficiently. I am also wondering what it generally takes to get a small business started. What do we need besides vinyl, application tape, a computer, and a cutter? I absolutely LOVE this forum! You folks are so helpful. Reading through so many of the posts makes me feel more at ease about getting into this line of work. Thanks in advance for your advice that I will undoubtedly take and benefit from.