book cover design price
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- ********
for a self-published book, previously published but now out of print?
- mayo0
do you not want to charge per hour?
- lvl_130
$500??
- mattyd040
a 30 pack and a large pepperoni pizza sounds fair.
- mayo0
Um, then i'll bid $501, Bob
- lvl_130
just sounded like a solid number ya hear
- OSFA0
1 dolla !!!!!!!
- mayo0
no, I thought $500 sounded good, too, but sadly, quoting is not one of my strong points.
- hiatus0
whats advice to you guys have for someone whos good with GRFX but suck at the bizness part: specificly-client relation-price quoting
should I buddy up with someone who can do better or hire a sales guy!HA :-D
- ********0
i'd charge it by square centimeter.
- HelixDnB0
Eh, I'd go by Gross Ton-age
- digilee0
"Eh, I'd go by Gross Tongu-age"
eww?
- ********0
she wants an estimate...
I was going to say 1500
- honest0
the right arm of the client's first born. You could try and negotiate a foot or maybe an ear.
Of course charge by the friggin' hour and don't forget tax and overheads and factor in "shit-happens" too.
- ********0
in my experience very few first time clients are comfortable with an open-ended arrangement like that
- honest0
in my experience very few first time clients are comfortable with an open-ended arrangement like that
Rand
(Dec 27 06, 12:26)then you're either not selling correctly to the client whereby you need to get on top of the situation or they are very stiff. I've worked with clients ranging from chinese take-aways to European football tournament organisers and they all understood the terms of my contract before i started any work. :P
- ********0
Rand: doing it wrong for 15 years and counting
- ********0
1500?!
holy macaroni.
- hiatus0
book cover 1500......
WAT THE F%^#i'm freelancing......wow!
- speed_d0
Seriously you think 1500 is out of line? Have any of you ever consulted this;
- ********0
I must be fucked in the head... I thought it sounded totally reasonable