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- breadlegz
How much can you charge for logo design?
- Ravdyk0
1 million dollars muhahahahahaha
- detritus0
A 5m-minute session pulling out my pubes, one by one.
- freedom0
Depends.
- Frosty_spl0
Is it a multinational corporation, or a mom and pop? Is it a logo for a single product or the entire company itself? Will the logo run worldwide or just in one city? Will the logo run in all media channels, or just on one storefront?
- In essence, how much value in the new mark is there for the company in mention.jtb26
- Frosty_spl0
But I usually charge 4 dollars. Because I try to undercut fiverr.
- lol
breadlegz - I'm pretty sure there are entire books devoted to this subject.Frosty_spl
- There are books on this, but there's nothing quite like the opinion of QBNers.breadlegz
- lol
- sem0
^ Can you buy brides on Fiverr?
- set0
Such monies, much charge.
- omahadesigns0
Are you good?
What kind of logo do they want?
- iCanHazQBN0
$25 to $50 depending on the client. If it's a small or new company then $25. If it's a global corporation like Coca-Cola, then it's like $50. You have to adjust ur price based on the client.
- < this. But multiply by at least 1000omahadesigns
- lolmoldero
- yurimon0
I charge little over an hour, then my battery is full...last about 2 days.
- MondoMorphic0
Man, this place has gone to shit. It wasn't that long ago that people were able to get real answers to design-related questions.
- Oh come on, it's the most vague, most often asked, retard-o-question going...set
- Not everybody's been here since the old days. At least 2002 was helpful, so there's hope.MondoMorphic
- I gave him real answers.Frosty_spl
- lol 2002 usually the biggest worthless troll on the forumset
- 2002 has turned over a new leaf! hahaMondoMorphic
- dopepope0
at least 5 monies
- set0
Vague question with a thousand different answers. If it's for a small company or individual; work out how long you think it might take - including all conversations, meetings and ponderings, double that and charge your hourly rate.
- Why double?omahadesigns
- Because it always takes longer than you think it will.
set
- benfal990
depends on client.
Is it Nike or Timmy's Muffins ?
- 20020
Hourly rate x (time for research + time for variations + time for client changes)
= base line price for a logo service with 2-3 options and 3 rounds of changesOptional change:
- additional variations
- additional client changes
- system book or logo application
- 20020
$100 x (10 + 30 + 10)
= $5000
- cbass990
I once designed a logo for a startup company and the guy gave the usual "I can't afford this amount for a logo right now but I will have a lot of work for you in the near future" ...heard this all before..well, he did back up his word by giving me work for the next 2 years...so I made some good money with him but decided to part ways because a full-time and all of this freelance burned me out..
now his company is growing big-time. he will be in the ring with the likes of billabong, rvca and the like soon...might sell his company for a lot of money in the near future. the guy is a true businessman.
I know you're not supposed to take your rate down just because someone can't afford it, but I had a feeling he would deliver with a lot of consistent work, which he did. My mistake is I should have included in the contract that I will design this logo and build his brand for xxx price, but if you sell this company or the company makes xxxx amount, I want a percentage for building the brand...I feel I could have made a lot of money if and when he makes it or sells it..
Think the nike logo, I think the designer got paid $50 for it..she was in college at the time...but years later when the brand blew up, the owners went back and gave her a shitload of stock which I think made her a millionaire which is the right thing to do..
- OSFA0
It is a pretty vague question, but yes, calculating time for research, execution, meetings and changes can give you an idea. Multiply that times your rate (varies drastically depending on region/city) and you'll have a good starting point.
I stopped charging per hour a while ago, and now present projects as 'packages'. Gives me more room to invlude everything, and gives the client peace of mind because they won't have any extra surprise hours, etc. It has worked well for me...
Of course, there are clients like TV networks, or big corporations where I have to charge per hour or day, but mostly vecause that 's how they work.
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