A boy who fell in love with a printer / Part 3
DAY 174 OF 1825 // MONEY - £551.00
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Unfortunately, though expected, I’ve been refused the lease under my own name. Photolease were great in the end and would’ve allowed to do it in my families company name, however my father refused, maybe to show me how hard this really is going to be.
I’m not worried, I won’t falter.
My options are;
A) Secure a loan to buy equipment (Will be hard)
B) Make a new work flow, using existing equipment and processes.
I’ve just checked out my A3 printer, the bastard has gone and died. No longer powers up despite what power leads or plugs I use.
Lady “bad luck” seems to be my close friend, lucky for me I have backup plans, lots of them.
Back up plan
Assuming I can’t get my dream machine by the 6th
Take photos, show on PC, note photo numbers, take to family store to be printed (Already been agreed, thankfully!) ask customer to come back in an hour.
Pros: No cost outlay, doing it this way will save me money, no lease, no loans.
Cons: I’m trying to perfect a single studio. I want to test equipment and methods, me relying on something that won’t be in any other shopping centre or building a work flow around it seems like a waste of time.
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Phase 1.9.9 – Getting ready for the next booking, further tests
Things to do:
Look for a sales assistant – First week is sorted now, mixture of solo and a friend helping out.
Make a paper receipt for customers
Design new displays for the studio
Design a new price list / Change the prices
Think about home call setup, the equipment needed, marketing, prices and photographers.
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New graphics / Posters
I’ll be handing out leaflets a week before I’m actually going in – A5 hand out final.pdf
Screen shot / Click to see bigger picture
I’ve designed a new poster to say when I’m coming, will be displayed in shop windows and notice board – A3 arivial poster newwebsite.pdf
Screen shot / Click to see bigger picture
I haven’t changed much between the new and the old posters, just added the points on the right hand side and changed the photos.