Car wrap advertising question?

Question

Let's say I have a car that is already payed for. How much can I charge companies, per month, to wrap my car in advertisement?

Answer 1

it's not about how much, but rather what companies -

Car-wraps have been a pretty well-known, cheap way of advertising for many years now. There are hundreds of websites out there claiming that it's still a lucrative + easy gig to get into but from what i've been reading over the years, it is pretty hard to find any company that is willing to spend decent money on it.

Here's one example of these message boards, designed to "link-up" a car owner with a company seeking cars to wrap (and notice that there are a ridiculous # of car owners but only 1 company looking to hire.. even then they're only offering free food i think):

http://www.worldcarwraps.com/cgi-bin/cla...

Your best bet would be to try on your own. Search around for "Car Wraps" on the internet and see what the lowest price is for getting one printed + installed in your area. Then  approach small businesses with the idea, already having done all the research for them (meaning you can give them a price that includes your "fee" and the wrap itself). You can find talking points and tips/pointers on marketing yourself online pretty easily.

As for the short answer -

It depends on the size of wrap - whether or not your whole car is covered, 1/2, 1/4th, etc.. Also how long the deal is for, how much time each week you have to dedicate to driving around (typically there's a minimum number of miles or hours you need to promise you'll be driving per week or month)... all these factors come into play.

200-400 a month is generous from what i remember, then again it's been a long time (and there are millions of people out there trying to do the same thing).

A good idea might be to call around local shops that print/install the wraps and ask them if they know of any companies looking for vehicles.