Digitizer Advice

Robert Young · August 12th, 2011, 10:22 AM

Doesnt much of this depend on where in the World the original poster (or any of us for that matter) is located? Sounds like we are all generalizing based on OUR neighborhoods, but they might be somewhere that minimum wage is no where near 10bucks with taxes.

Wherever we live I hope we are educating our clients that the setup/digitizing/artprep, etc is WORTH something. Many other industries have kept their initial setup charges intact but for some reason in the embroidery industry we have made it seem SO computerized as to be virtually telling our clients that our digitizing and set ups have no perceived value. I am fortunate to skip much of that by trying to concentrate on custom one of a kind or very involved embroideries where the skill level and hand work along with computerized embroidery still has a value to the client. But 22 years ago THAT SAME PERCEPTION was held in our hat . shirt , and jacket embroidery.....

widners · August 12th, 2011, 11:09 AM

Providing an affordable product makes that product available to markets that it wouldn't be feasible for if the prices were to high or the perceived value was to high. I do understand what you are saying though. We have to keep a balance of quality and affordability while still making a living.

Sometimes the perception of such high value can cause you to lose a target market. There is a balance that has to be met. Same in many fields of business.

davidoakeas · August 12th, 2011, 02:44 PM

If $10 is of same quality for 20000 stitches design as i pay to someone $30 based on stitches prices, i will sure like to save $20........

Fattyonamoped · August 14th, 2011, 02:00 AM

You'll get what you pay for... It's the design isn't digitized correctly it will never sewout well. I pay $14 per 1000 and still charge my customers 20% over what I pay.

widners · August 14th, 2011, 09:05 AM

Must be nice. Like I said if you are only processing orders of hundreds it seems less relevant. I can't see anyone ordering a dozen caps and paying $140 just for their digitizing. Or a church group ordering 6 polos and paying $140 for their digitizing. Like I said you lose a whole market or two with prices like that and if you don't care to service those markets then it is probably a good thing.

gnizitigid · August 14th, 2011, 02:31 PM

Its not good thinking spending high amount on digitizing when you can get same quality with less prices

davidoakeas · August 15th, 2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Fattyonamoped

I pay $14 per 1000 and still charge my customers 20% over what I pay.

thats too much amount for digitizing....

megrisoft · August 16th, 2011, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Fattyonamoped

You'll get what you pay for... It's the design isn't digitized correctly it will never sewout well. I pay $14 per 1000 and still charge my customers 20% over what I pay.

My clients will never pay that much amount

nametags · August 16th, 2011, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Fattyonamoped

You'll get what you pay for... It's the design isn't digitized correctly it will never sewout well. I pay $14 per 1000 and still charge my customers 20% over what I pay.

WOW!! You must be making the money!! Either they haven't a clue, or they're just throwing money away. And the person you're paying $14 per K for digitizing,,,,,,give me their name so I can AVOID them.

Sorry for the insulting theme, but, you need to take a look at this issue.

Fattyonamoped · August 17th, 2011, 08:42 AM

Actually he's the best I've seen and well worth the price. I know this for a fact because I ran a digitizer challenge on this forum a few months back and as simple as the design was, people couldn't touch him on quality. Everyone talks a great game how well they can digitize but until you actually get their work and sewout their file you see how horrible they really are.