It's the same for keyboarding, proofing and editing. There's a whole segment of the desktop service industry that consistently under-prices the actual value of their work. These owner-operators are doing themselves and their industry a disservice. Many are barely making minimum wage after deducting expenses and taxes. Seven percent declined to provide revenue data.
Many shops operate with only one or two employees.
The average staffing for low-end shops is 0.9 full time, 0.35 part time and 1.0 freelance. When we analyzed staffing in the high end shops, we found an average of 58.9 full time, 3.9 part time and 1.7 freelance. And almost all of you expect to do even better next year. It makes little difference where your business is located. There are shops earning over a million dollars a year in both urban and rural areas.