Undercharging
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- ninelobsters0
"Until there is a organisation or an union that certifies/protects graphic/web designers we will always be underdogs."
GAG (Graphic Artists Guild), here in The States at least tries to set a standard. That's why they pubilish the Pricing and Ethical Guidlines Handbook (isbn: 0-932102-11-5).
I guess in a perfect world we would be able to stay the onset of hunger and stand firm on the prices we set (as a professional communtiy). The sad thing is that clients figure they can always find someone hungry enough to work for peanuts. And don't you know those are the clients that are the biggest pains in the A**!
- huegelbonn0
Do you guys only charge your work (the amount oft working hours) or do you charge a licence that allows them to use it as well? i allways have problems to make that point clear to the clients. They say: hey we charged your layout, what we do with it, how long we use it is our business.
- monkeyshine0
...and certification will prove what again?
- Bio0
nothing that showing your "manparts" wont prove anyway.
=)
- monkeyshine0
:) exactly, Bio
- joyride0
Remember all those idiots and hacks in all of your classes. Well, they graduate and get jobs too.
Certificates won't do much.
Showing them your business plan might be the way to go.
- ********0
huegelbonn, It all depends. Work for hire is very often just that, work for hire, the product being theirs at the end.
I think it is a good idea to charge for the release of rights. Look to the Graphic Arts Guild, I think they do a good job of giving rate surveys for such things, each year.
I say definitley charge for rights where applicable. Make them aware that hourly rate is for concept development, design, implementation, etc... rights are an additional fee.