What do you charge for Proofs?

[RobR]

Ok... so the boss ask me "What is everyone charging for Proofs" and I relpy " What kind of proofs are you reffering to?" he replies " LoRes PDF Proofs and Epson Proofs" I then reply
" I don't know, but I'll find out" so I thought I'd try here first and if no luck I'll spend some undercover investigative phone time.

Thanks in advance.

[geozinger]

We charge by the square foot for our Epson and large format proofs.

The laser proofs are on a sliding scale, but as an example, an 8.5x11 is $4.00 for one.

The PDF proofs are free...

[beermonster]

for a cromalin we charge £70 (max size B2)

for a pdf we charge £30

and for a HP5000 (max size B1) we charge £35

the way its worked here is "your first proof is free" - which it isnt its just a stealth tax built in - and subsequent changes/proofs are billed extra.

[kermit]

Usually there are different prices for different clients.

Here in NYC for a proof like FinalProof or Kodak Approval letter size average is $150. I remember film based proofs were twice that. For inkjet based you may get $30-50 if you lucky. Making a PDF - $50, making loRes PDF - $25 (it still take time and someone has to do it).