Retainer
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Well, here's a little background info. They're a non-profit news organization. I've been designing all of their promotional, marketing, & ad stuff since February. Going on retainer, the one responsibility that will be added to my current role is to contribute an information graphic to each issue of their magazine (2x per month).
It would actually cost them a little bit more to put me on their insurance plan, but they're just nice people. I've become good friends with their publisher, who is my primary contact there. He's just trying to help lower my business and personal expenses.
As far as I know, there would be nothing preventing Metagramme from proceeding with business as usual, i.e. as a full-service design studio. Since February, most of my income has come from them, and I've spent probably an average of 20 hours per week working for them. This setup would however mean that if I got a few more clients who bring substantial work, I'd have to hire someone just to keep my head above water. I don't want to spend all my time working for these people, despite the fact that I like them.