New Guys

I know that many of us scratch our heads every time we see another question on how much to charge for this or that amount of striping in every area of both the US and Canada. Has anyone ever tried to put together a link to some of the answers that have been given in the past? I can almost hear Don sigh every time he begins yet another response to the same :"New Guy" question. Perhaps another sub-section off the main page would be the answer.... Most of us have got it down to the point where we can put paint down and still make a buck (or two) but some, such as Don, are much better at explaining why we're still in business. It seems a shame to spend additional time going over the basic premise of any business proposition...figure out your overhead, cover that, add some profit and learn from your mistakes. With spring not that far away there will soon be another herd of guys exploring the "easy money to be made in striping". Just thought that if there was an easy way to reply to all these questions with a one-liner it would make some of our lives all the better. My two cents.

I'll give you a nickel for that 2 cents worth...it amazes me how people just refuse to use that little button that says "search" up at the top

That was the shortest post Don has ever made!

Ain't that tha truth!!! I think there must be some same blood between Don and Roy.

Was that realy DON?

A herd of new stripers? They must have found out that we work a few hours in the summer and spend the rest of the time on our houseboats or jetsetting around the world in the cold months...and thanks Don for typing so much I have learned a lot!

|||Stripes||| never mess with the guy working on your site with that kind of name-calling---check out the new "hot striping babes with animals" theme, you won't get any striping work anymore but your traffic will go way up on the site and MB will be getting some "interesting" e-mails...

I went to Ken's site and didn't see anything on "hot striping babs". There was something about water and stripping though. Could this be some kind of water park/playground thing for his new and up comming site?

I think Don was addressing me to look for the babes. Our site is just now getting back up thanks to Don's help. We'll have more additions soon. Not sure what Don was referring to about the hot babes. Perhaps he is in his "three point stance".

Don, you are a good sport. So refreshing!!