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Owning a photobooth?
Posted on 9/8/16 at 12:43 am
Posted on 9/8/16 at 12:43 am
Anyone into this?
Looks like you can get a set-up for 5-8k and looks like the market rate is $600 for 4 hours. Variable costs of paper and ink, but still seems like it could be pretty lucrative. If you're spending $100 on variable expenses per event, seems like you could pay for the machine in 10-12 uses.
I figure once you get it paid off you hire a college kid for $100 an event and your profiting $400.
Anyone done this? Any cautionary tales?
Looks like you can get a set-up for 5-8k and looks like the market rate is $600 for 4 hours. Variable costs of paper and ink, but still seems like it could be pretty lucrative. If you're spending $100 on variable expenses per event, seems like you could pay for the machine in 10-12 uses.
I figure once you get it paid off you hire a college kid for $100 an event and your profiting $400.
Anyone done this? Any cautionary tales?
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Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:27 am to southernelite
I think it's going to be more work then you think, if you have the market in your area and can rent one multiple days a week or get multiple for Friday and Saturday that's different.
You have to transport it and set it up, so that's an extra hour on each end. Not sure how easy they are to set up? How heavy? Need a truck right? Can one person deliver, set up, and be the attendant?
You have to transport it and set it up, so that's an extra hour on each end. Not sure how easy they are to set up? How heavy? Need a truck right? Can one person deliver, set up, and be the attendant?
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:35 am to baldona
I've read a few blogs. It seems that one person can do the set up, take down, deliver, and attendant.
I have a small SUV and from what I've read, it should be sufficient to transport.
I'm actually about to move, and a girl I know does some design/floral work so I'll use her as a resource to gauge how much demand is there and see if maybe she could give me referrals or connections to get started if I decide to do this. If I could do a couple of months, I think in 6 months I will have paid the machine back and then after that, I could afford to outsource some of the labor and still make a cool profit.
I understand it'll be labor intensive for a bit, but the rewards/ROI seems pretty nice on that labor.
I have a small SUV and from what I've read, it should be sufficient to transport.
I'm actually about to move, and a girl I know does some design/floral work so I'll use her as a resource to gauge how much demand is there and see if maybe she could give me referrals or connections to get started if I decide to do this. If I could do a couple of months, I think in 6 months I will have paid the machine back and then after that, I could afford to outsource some of the labor and still make a cool profit.
I understand it'll be labor intensive for a bit, but the rewards/ROI seems pretty nice on that labor.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:42 am to southernelite
Promoting it and getting it to that level will take about a year. Be patient, but don't expect people to beat your door down on day 1.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:53 am to southernelite
Never done it but have thought about it and looked into it a bit. In addition to what you mentioned, you have to do the logos, which could take some time, maybe. Does that set up cost include props? I would imagine they would need some maintenance - printers break, bulbs need to be replaced, drunk frat boys and wedding guests bang on stuff, etc.
I've rented a few of these. It helps if you are personable or you hire someone that is. Someone that can really have fun with it.
Definetly try to network with wedding planners and people who own reception halls, hotel sales managers, etc.
I've rented a few of these. It helps if you are personable or you hire someone that is. Someone that can really have fun with it.
Definetly try to network with wedding planners and people who own reception halls, hotel sales managers, etc.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:15 pm to southernelite
I'm friends with a photo booth owner on Facebook... He seems creepy as frick, but is always busy and posting about how much fun he's having so he's gotta be doing something right.
Posted on 9/8/16 at 8:43 pm to prostyleoffensetime
Like I said, I'm moving to a new market and the girl I'm seeing is in design so I have an "in". Going to be researching, but I feel like this could be lucrative.
Eta: I'm not creepy
Eta: I'm not creepy
This post was edited on 9/8/16 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 9/8/16 at 9:16 pm to southernelite
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I'm not creepy
this is exactly what creepy people say
Posted on 9/8/16 at 9:33 pm to southernelite
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the girl I'm seeing is in design so I have an "in".
Until you're not "seeing" her anymore and your referral base disappears...
Posted on 9/8/16 at 10:08 pm to southernelite
Hook up with the right event and wedding planners and I image you could make a lot of money.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:21 am to southernelite
What does in "design" mean? You need to be friends with a wedding/ event planner, that's who does these.
I would also guess that if you can't do it yourself, you are going to need to pay someone more than you think to have someone good and reliable. I'd say around $150 or so? They have to be personable, reliable, and work routine Friday and Saturday nights.
I think you'd be very lucky to have it paid off in the first year. As said, the first six months are going to be super slow most likely. You also need to look into having extra parts like a printer on hand. Anything on it that breaks you basically need to have 2 of at any time, if it breaks friday night and you have an event Saturday you have to be able to have it fixed immediately.
I would think that if you knew or met as many people in wedding/ event planning and gave them like a $100 kickback/ referral fee that would help a ton.
I would also guess that if you can't do it yourself, you are going to need to pay someone more than you think to have someone good and reliable. I'd say around $150 or so? They have to be personable, reliable, and work routine Friday and Saturday nights.
I think you'd be very lucky to have it paid off in the first year. As said, the first six months are going to be super slow most likely. You also need to look into having extra parts like a printer on hand. Anything on it that breaks you basically need to have 2 of at any time, if it breaks friday night and you have an event Saturday you have to be able to have it fixed immediately.
I would think that if you knew or met as many people in wedding/ event planning and gave them like a $100 kickback/ referral fee that would help a ton.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 8:33 am to baldona
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You need to be friends with a wedding/ event planner, that's who does these.
Haven't been to a school carnival lately, have you.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:44 am to Maniac979
How often would a school do this? Once a year? A good wedding planner may have 50+ weddings.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:48 am to southernelite
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I've read a few blogs. It seems that one person can do the set up, take down, deliver, and attendant.
Minimum $100 for a man.
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I have a small SUV and from what I've read, it should be sufficient to transport.
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I'm actually about to move, and a girl I know does some design/floral work so I'll use her as a resource to gauge how much demand is there and see if maybe she could give me referrals or connections to get started if I decide to do this. If I could do a couple of months, I think in 6 months I will have paid the machine back and then after that, I could afford to outsource some of the labor and still make a cool profit.
Just in time for it to need maintenance.
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I understand it'll be labor intensive for a bit, but the rewards/ROI seems pretty nice on that labor.
I would think you'd need at least 4-6 units to even sniff profitability.
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:51 am to baldona
The other thing to look into OP, is are there cheaper options out there? The last wedding I went to had something that almost looked like the bride bought it. I can't remember exactly because I was drunk, but it was basically just a camera with a touch screen. It didn't print out pictures, it saved everything for the bride into little videos almost like gifs.
Cameras are cheap now and there's all kinds of apps out there. It wouldn't be hard to sell some type of kit for $200 which you hooked an iPad up to a webcam inside of a small box that looked nice and had your own photo booth. Something like that could really eat into your market at half the cost to the customer.
Cameras are cheap now and there's all kinds of apps out there. It wouldn't be hard to sell some type of kit for $200 which you hooked an iPad up to a webcam inside of a small box that looked nice and had your own photo booth. Something like that could really eat into your market at half the cost to the customer.
This post was edited on 9/9/16 at 9:52 am
Posted on 9/9/16 at 9:53 am to baldona
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How often would a school do this?
only one school in NO...yeah right.Posted on 9/9/16 at 10:03 am to Maniac979
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only one school in NO...yeah right.
Dang you are so right, and I bet there's only one photo booth company that completely has the market cornered too right?
Posted on 9/9/16 at 11:30 am to baldona
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Dang you are so right,
glad you finally realized this
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I bet there's only one photo booth company that completely has the market cornered too right
No, wrong again.
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