I have a question...
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- ahaynes01
I am just wondering for all of you graphic designers out there..I am a undergrad designer and I gave someone a price quote of 500 USD for a 5 page html website, a tri-fold brochure, and a mailer. Is this too much? Just wondering
- dippy0
No, it's too little. The 5-pg site alone is worth more than $500.
- canuck0
Seems rather cheap.
- agentfour0
take that money and 'double it'!
- ahaynes010
yeah dippy I feel ya man, I think this guy's being cheap
- abizzyman0
if you're a family of ants and can live off a peice of bread for a week and half... yes... this is WAY too much..
... if you're a human being... no... I'd of charged about 8 times that.
- canuck0
Figure out how long it will take you to do all that then maybe charge $25 an hour, since you're still in school and all.
- ahaynes010
good idea canuck-Ive been working with a few people while in school and they just dont want to respect you if you are a student
- e-pill0
you know i was thinking that 500 bucks is nothing, so i read the other posts...i say charge them 500 just to see your proposal. you are doing like 5 jobs in one shot. thats good stuff!!! but charge for your time. charge for your work. always! you will be treated with respect, dont undersell yourself, the worst that can happen, is that your client may tell you they do not have that budget for that, so then you comprimise from a very high point, not where you have low balled and cant go much higher.
its always good learning to fail.
good luck!
- scarabin0
i did a website as a student once for 550 and i hate myself for it
charge at least a grand for the lot
- abizzyman0
what e-pill said...
... don't undercut yourself - this 'client' will always expect the same pricing... whether it be you or someone else down the road.
If you're a student - so what... we're all students. :)
If the work is quality - so should be the price... after all - the client is going to use your work to make money.
- tehgee0
damn yo is crazier than me
- scarabin0
if you charge very little they'll think you're a tool and try to micromanage and fuck you over
charge a lot and they'll figure you know what you're doing and make it easy
- ********0
500 bucks? are you high?
- ahaynes010
True man..
- canuck0
Just outline what you are doing for the person show him/her all the steps that will be involved in putting this all together, even if your doing a 5 page website write up a project plan and document the process. It helps them to understand where all the work is going, and why they should pay you a realistic rate.
- ahaynes010
haha you should have seen this guys reply email...he said that designers with more "experience" had given him lower quotes
- scarabin0
ha ha
fuck him
- abizzyman0
tell him NO then.
seriously... you're going to pigeonhole yourself...
... and he's fucking with you too.
fuck him.
- e-pill0
i really think what canuck just stated 'document the process' is one of the most important things to start doing for yourself as a beginner in the industry. i have seen countless times where a designer will finish a job and the client wont pay and the designer does not have a log of what they have accomplished to create the job, they end up not getting paid, and the client takes the job away...always always document your work, and always get everything in writing! no matter what, if you need help with receipts you can contact the Graphic Artists Guild: http://www.gag.org/
this service provides artist new to the industry with means of helping them maintain a steady relationship with the industry.
- tehgee0
MAN that is RUDE!!! telkl him good luck then and he can come back to u when they EFF UP!!!