Quote me up, Quote me down
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- Aliyah
Do you ever get these clients who start off the quoting process with. "We are looking to set-up a national campaign, to launch our new product, site etc, we have a budget of millions" So you spend endless hours with them in discovery, and you spend a fair bit of time to give them a well thought out, and really really reasonable proposal.
They come back to you a week later saying they have chosen you to handle the campaign. Yay! ... - But wait, there is a catch - They then ask you to quote to do just the logo, on the cheap, because they don't want to spend alot of money on it? Oh no, we do not need an identity package or brand development... Just a logo, and cheap... Oh and we need it by next week. The campaign? Oh we are not ready for that yet. We just need a logo to start... Do the logo first so we know if you really are the company we want to work with...
Is this some kind of client scam? Wave a 3 million dollar campaign in your face, and then try to talk you down on crap "Whip me up a logo" work, with the possibility that a campaign may happen one day?
Of course they get sent to "joes house of logos". With a note saying they are cheap ass time wasters.
Maybe I should start charging for bidding...
--- Rant complete ;)
- e_b_c0
I knew i should have invested in "joe's house of logos".
damn.
- Aliyah0
They do great work ;)
- tank0
aha..yes i know this.
i have a 2 theories.
1.its a scam
2.they are very insecure and want the full camoaign this week, get scared and than opt for something smaller and cheaper..
- tank0
aha..yes i know this.
i have a 2 theories.
1.its a scam
2.they are very insecure and want the full camoaign this week, get scared and than opt for something smaller and cheaper..
- tank0
oh yeah.
3.they are stupid.
- spendogg0
I was approached to do template work from Tim's logo Shack and they wanted to pay me less than they would charge for one template download. Fuckers.
- Aliyah0
Ah yes, I almost forgot about the idiot factor. ;)
- blaw0
qualify those folks up front.
just ask a few questions to get ballpark estimates of where their expectations are.
- JazX0
Quote me: "Your clients suck"
- digilee0
They are full of bullshit and will disappear up their rectums within a month.
Don't do the job, walk away and tell them that you are too busy.
The 3 million squid campaign doesn't exist.
I have heard this scam sooooo many times!
- Aliyah0
Your right they do suck... Buggers.
- shilohous0
Buggers.. the lot of em.
if i were you i'd send in that 13 foot hubby of yours in to "negotiate"
btw, hope you and al are doing ok, 'sicko'
O_o
- Aliyah0
Bonseff? Hey man , how are you doing? We are doing a-okay.. We are almost due for another purdy picture :)
Brundle misses you ;)
- Aliyah0
I love that clientcopia site :) hehe
- canuck0
I represent joes house of logos please send your clients contact info over.
regards,
- brundlefly0
I am only 12 foot 9.
nice try.
- shilohous0
bonseff doing good
still got no love for the ho'sanother holiday print is in the works. my 'nadian bretheren will be taken care of
churs!
- shilohous0
my bad stretch!
- brundlefly0
here we are waiting for take out!
