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Sign-pricing software
Hi all.
We have been looking at sign pricing software "EstiMate" and are unsure as to whether this is worth pursuing.
I would welcome comments from anyone who has used this or uses it as to whether it is worth the investment (particularly as we need practically all the plug-ins so is not a low cost!).
Also, is there anything similar that we can also look at?
Many thanks in advance,
Simon
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9 Replies
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If you do a search Simon you will find quite a bit of discussion on pricing software.
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Thanks John, I was a bit rushed this morning when I posted the message!
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Like John has said it has been talked about on the forum quite a bit. Just remember that any pricing software or guide is never going to give you a definitive price for your work You will still have to adjust your prices to what is being charged by other sign companies in your area.
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quote rustyjfk:Thanks John, I was a bit rushed this morning when I posted the message!
No problem Simon.
The reason I suggested a search is that the discussion is recent, so the information on the thread is up-to-date.
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Ohhhhh I’m going to have to do a search as well guys.
Mind you, I’ve been using Estimate for a few years now 😀
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Hiya Lee. Good to see you again mate.
Here’s the link for both of you
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I haven’t clicked that one John, but if it was anything like the one I’ve just read>>>Whoooo!!! Better get my fire extinguisher out 😉
Nice to see you as well mate.
I’m hoping to be able to spend more time in this place soon.
I still love it.
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Thanks all. I had a brief look through the thread and was surprised how hot a topic it was.
Here’s my tuppen’orth:-
Costing packages, irrespective of your business, are primarily intended to take the leg-work out of quotations and in this sense are extremely useful as part of a costing methodology. They are not meant to supplant an innate understanding of your business and products and processes, nor be a substitute for good business acumen or a finely tuned ‘gut-feeling’.
However, we are new to the sign business, so until we develop that understanding it will be great to have a package that will allow us to turn quotes around quickly knowing that the basic costing arithmetic is sound. Will we still be using it in five years time? Maybe, maybe not; I don’t know how our costing methodology will develop.
One last thought; the final element of ‘the bit on top’ is a strategic decision based on a whole bunch of factors, and no-one in their right mind would trust a computer in that regard!
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I did forget to mention that you DO need to know how to price for your biz regardless of what tool you use to price.
Good thread peeps.
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