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3D Printing and Laser Engraving business resources

Quoting from a customer's file, material and machine time, rush fees and the pickup text, for print and laser engraving shops that make parts to order. All of it is free to use, with nothing to sign up for. When you want the office work done for you, see how 3D print and laser shops run on Koira.

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Price a job

Cost calculators, 3D printing pricing guides and the math behind an honest number for 3D printing work.

Cost calculators and pricing guides

Pricing guideHow to Price 3D PrintingHow to price 3D printing and laser jobs: filament by the gram, machine time, power, labor, failures, minimums and rush fees, with sourced inputs and a worked printed part.

Your rates and margins

Run the business3D print cost calculatorCost and price a 3D print from grams, print hours, printer wear, power, labor, failures and markup.Run the businessMarkup calculatorMarkup and margin both ways, plus a sliding-scale parts markup table.Run the businessLabor rate calculatorThe rate per billable hour that covers wages, burden, unbilled time, overhead and profit.

Paperwork

3D Printing documents with the trade's own line items, terms and a worked example. Fill one in, then print it or download Word.

Free template3D printing estimateLine items, deposit, good-until date and a signature line.Free template3D printing invoiceLines, tax, deposit already paid and the balance due.

Start a business

The steps to open a 3D printing business, a name, and a plan you can take to a bank.

Any tradeHow to Start a Home Services BusinessHow to start and own a home services business: picking a trade, licenses and insurance, pricing, first customers, getting paid and the tools a small shop needs.Any tradeHow to Register a Home Services BusinessHow to register a home services business: structure, name, state registration, registered agent, EIN, licenses and insurance, with a link to each state's official business registration office.

Run and grow the business

Getting found, getting calls, covering the business and running it well, written for 3D print and laser shops.

Get found and get calls

MarketingMarketing for 3D print and laser shopsThe channels that pay off for this trade, a season by season calendar and ideas to use this month.LeadsHow 3D print and laser shops get leadsPaid lead services against the leads you own, and what each one costs you.

Cover and run the business

Glossary3D Printing and Laser Engraving terms explainedThe words on the job and on the estimate, in plain English, with links to the math.Any tradeProfit margins by tradeIRS benchmarks for eight sectors, side by side, and how to read your own.Any tradeSuppliers by tradeDistributors, supply houses and the pro desk programs, trade by trade.

Software and comparisons

What 3D print and laser shops need from office software, and how the big names compare on price and fit.

Software3D printing business software for a small shopWhat a small 3D print and laser shop needs from software: the STL on the quote request, a minimum and setup fee on every order, and a pickup or shipped text with the pay link. Real prices and card fees.

Get more calls

Get more calls3D Printing Answering ServiceHow an answering service works for 3D print and laser shops, what live and AI services cost on their own pricing pages, and how to take quotes while machines run.Get foundSEO for 3D Printing and Laser Shops3D printing and laser engraving SEO for a small shop: your Google listing, pages for parts, prototypes and engraving, materials, photos, quotes from a file and reviews.

Messages

Texts and emails to copy for the moments every job has: the follow-up, the deposit, the reminder and the review ask.

Message templateQuote follow-up textNudge an open estimate by text: first nudge, check-in, polite close.Message templateDeposit requestAsk for the deposit: what it covers and a link to pay.Message templatePayment reminderUnpaid invoice reminders: friendly, firm and final notice.Message templateReview requestAsk for a Google review after the job, with your link.Message templatesEvery message templateQuote follow-ups, payment reminders, appointment texts, review requests and more.

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Texted back a missed call. Walk through booked Thu 10:00.