Laser engraving

[AnthonyS]

Just let me knowI try to keep any political views and leanings out of my dealings with them and focus on their hypocrisy and/or asinine responses!

In other news, nother bulk order going out. These are my favorite thing to do, really, when it comes to production. Set up the logo, set up the tumbler, and change cups every 2.5-3 minutes. It is almost like printing money!



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My wife wants a few tumblers now too... We will want about 30 this time next year or more.

[black2002ls]

TDS is real. It’s insane how unhinged some become just seeing his name.

I think my wife will want some laser cut signs with our business logo come January or so. She will want one for our home office and our other office space.

Just let me know

Nice response.

I try to keep any political views and leanings out of my dealings with them and focus on their hypocrisy and/or asinine responses!

In other news, nother bulk order going out. These are my favorite thing to do, really, when it comes to production. Set up the logo, set up the tumbler, and change cups every 2.5-3 minutes. It is almost like printing money!



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[AnthonyS]

TDS is real. It’s insane how unhinged some become just seeing his name.

I think my wife will want some laser cut signs with our business logo come January or so. She will want one for our home office and our other office space.

[71chevellejohn]

Nice response.

[black2002ls]

Well, my fuck flakes are going over well, until the snowflakes get triggered realizing theyvpurchased them from a store called TrumpYeah [emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787][emoji1787]

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[black2002ls]

Mine the miner not the gold. Or, sell the gold pans
and shovels to them.

Sell your biz to the new people! You have an established
business so, sell it and offer your expertise for a mgmt. fee too.

I will take the income potential over the long run vs. The one time payout.

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[garycrist]

Mine the miner not the gold. Or, sell the gold pans
and shovels to them.

Sell your biz to the new people! You have an established
business so, sell it and offer your expertise for a mgmt. fee too.

[black2002ls]

Good for you, man. Nothing wrong with a little side hustle.

My daughter has a similar little business and its taking off. She was also on a local news morning show showing her products. She's a VP in her company so she's doing alright, but she got that artist bug and likes doing these types of things.

This sectorisexpanding quickly :/ I've come across 4 people with hobby lasers and a business within 30 miles of us. All started in the last 6-8 months.

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[Rick Modena]

Good for you, man. Nothing wrong with a little side hustle.
My daughter has a similar little business and its taking off. She was also on a local news morning show showing her products. She's a VP in her company so she's doing alright, but she got that artist bug and likes doing these types of things.

[fordracing19]

That's great. Congratulations.

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[black2002ls]

This year is skewed, as we have added a lot of equipment. 3 new computers, the second laser, sublimation printer, 2 heat presses, new tools, and more.

Our margins are typically 50% or more, even on the stuff I wholesale. The down side, which I have to keep in mind when I look at P&L statements that show SIGNIFICANTLY less than what a business with those margins should, is that we are inventory heavy, especially this time of year. I bet I have $10k in inventory sitting around.

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[Craizie]

So, this little venture started a little over a year ago. A small laser, planning to make custom cutting boards, and make enough money so that my wife could quit her day job. Our first holiday season went well, a proof of concept if you will. January rolled around and I started looking for revenue streams to sustain the business. In early February I stumbled on the gold mine that turned out to be Trump hats, pre Covid. I sold the first run of them in February, then everything shut down and sales went to zero. About the end of March, they normalized to 1/2 of what we did in February and that sustained almost until the election. When I started getting flooded with orders, I jokingly told my wife that I wanted to do 8333 hats before the end of the year. At wholesale price, that would put us at $100k for the year. A damn home run for a business that is less than a year old.

I knew that the cash cow that was Trump hats was going to come to an end, or at least decrease significantly, at or just after the election, so I kept trying to develop new hat designs, products, and build a customer base for other items. I was relatively unsuccessful in that because I stayed so busy with the Trump hats, I didn’t have time on the machines to dedicate to other stuff.As we reached the half way point of the year, things were looking good revenue wise though it seemed apparent that we would not hit $100k, we would have a strong year, but wouldn’t quite get there.

As the election neared, our Etsy store that we use for our wood based products and tumblers started to pick up. It got to the point I was making 2-3 cutting boards a week, which I took as a good sign for the upcoming holiday season. With us moving and a limited number of Christmas markets available, we decided to not attend any and rely on what we could sell on Etsy and Facebook to keep some momentum into 2021.

About 2 weeks before the election I pulled our estimated revenue for the year and was pleasantly surprised at the total, and it looked as though we had a chance to reach that $100k. However, things had slowed considerably at that point and it was not a sure bet.

Today, I closed several deals for bulk tumblers for some local businesses as well as an order for one of my regular wholesale accounts and did a check on our revenue.

We did it. My goal made in jest became a reality. Just over 1 year from starting this little laser business/venture, we surpassed $100k in gross revenue and we still have a month and a half left in the year. Though, in reality, I have less than a month of laser time available. We should be moving into our new home by 12/14, which means the lasers will most likely get shut down for the year somewhere around 12/10.

I do not expect 2021 to be as successful as 2020 was, as the Trump hats made up more than 60% of gross revenue for the year. We have started to build a decent following for our Etsy store which has helped generate a fairly steady revenue stream with cutting boards. Hopefully as I get some free time that is not filled with packing our house or filling orders, I can broaden our available products and designs revolving around cutting boards and help set a strong foothold in that segment.

Anyway, not a barg, I just wanted to share the journey.

That's pretty bad ass, man. What kind of profit are you looking at, if you don't mind me asking?

[black2002ls]

So, this little venture started a little over a year ago. A small laser, planning to make custom cutting boards, and make enough money so that my wife could quit her day job. Our first holiday season went well, a proof of concept if you will. January rolled around and I started looking for revenue streams to sustain the business. In early February I stumbled on the gold mine that turned out to be Trump hats, pre Covid. I sold the first run of them in February, then everything shut down and sales went to zero. About the end of March, they normalized to 1/2 of what we did in February and that sustained almost until the election. When I started getting flooded with orders, I jokingly told my wife that I wanted to do 8333 hats before the end of the year. At wholesale price, that would put us at $100k for the year. A damn home run for a business that is less than a year old.

I knew that the cash cow that was Trump hats was going to come to an end, or at least decrease significantly, at or just after the election, so I kept trying to develop new hat designs, products, and build a customer base for other items. I was relatively unsuccessful in that because I stayed so busy with the Trump hats, I didn’t have time on the machines to dedicate to other stuff.As we reached the half way point of the year, things were looking good revenue wise though it seemed apparent that we would not hit $100k, we would have a strong year, but wouldn’t quite get there.

As the election neared, our Etsy store that we use for our wood based products and tumblers started to pick up. It got to the point I was making 2-3 cutting boards a week, which I took as a good sign for the upcoming holiday season. With us moving and a limited number of Christmas markets available, we decided to not attend any and rely on what we could sell on Etsy and Facebook to keep some momentum into 2021.

About 2 weeks before the election I pulled our estimated revenue for the year and was pleasantly surprised at the total, and it looked as though we had a chance to reach that $100k. However, things had slowed considerably at that point and it was not a sure bet.

Today, I closed several deals for bulk tumblers for some local businesses as well as an order for one of my regular wholesale accounts and did a check on our revenue.

We did it. My goal made in jest became a reality. Just over 1 year from starting this little laser business/venture, we surpassed $100k in gross revenue and we still have a month and a half left in the year. Though, in reality, I have less than a month of laser time available. We should be moving into our new home by 12/14, which means the lasers will most likely get shut down for the year somewhere around 12/10.

I do not expect 2021 to be as successful as 2020 was, as the Trump hats made up more than 60% of gross revenue for the year. We have started to build a decent following for our Etsy store which has helped generate a fairly steady revenue stream with cutting boards. Hopefully as I get some free time that is not filled with packing our house or filling orders, I can broaden our available products and designs revolving around cutting boards and help set a strong foothold in that segment.

Anyway, not a barg, I just wanted to share the journey.

[black2002ls]

I've got two.

https://Www.Etsy.com/shop/canyonridgedesign

https://Www.Etsy.com/shop/trumpyeah

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[4EyedTurd]

Did I miss the Etsy store link?