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By Mark Roberts

 

During the course of a typical business day here at The InterSign Group, we will answer several telephone calls and respond to numerous emails. Our business is probably typical of any other sign business. We all have a measured number of productive hours, sprinkled in with way too many “non-productive” hours. At the end of the day, what counts is how well you provided for your family, your future, and the resale value of your business .

 

 

Telephone and email inquiries come in daily. “How much will it cost to wrap my van?” “How much will it cost for a four-by-eight-foot dimensional sign?” Your list could include various and sundry products produced or resold by your own sign business. Yes, a small portion of your time is truly unbillable when fielding requests for quotations—count on it.

 

 

So where does the “consultation fee” kick in?

 

 

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