Help, how can I explain
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- GeorgesII
to a client of mine that asking a higher price for a simple logo doesn't mean i'm trying to rip her off, but that since she's going to register it, I'm selling her the rights to it,
any clear links,
thanks
- Nairn0
Did you not specify this in the terms of delivery in your initial contract?
- locustsloth0
Give her an alternate plan with a price for the design and lay out how she'll be paying you royalties every time she uses the logo
- brandelec0
what does it say in your contract?
- CALLES0
tell her
"fick you candy"
- Bluejam0
fucking amateur
- magnificent_ruin0
I've never understood this concept. Of course you're selling the rights--what else would you do, sell the same logo to someone else?
- perhaps I'm naivemagnificent_ruin
- hahahaha, no. who would do that?7point34
- *deletes half of identity work7point34
- brandelec0
so if the logos you design aren't going to be registered, you don't sell the rights?
- zarkonite0
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- thank you, I couldn't tell just looking at it.zarkonite
- But sarcasm is absolutely necessary here.Ampersanderson
- GetRefresh0
It's called "work for hire". You work, she gets the rights. Move on.
- magnificent_ruin0
isn't exclusivity inherent in the concept of a logo?
- here's your logo, but I might sell it to someone else as wellmagnificent_ruin
- GeorgesII0
I'm trying to make her understand that no matter the look of the logo or the time it took me to do it, we decided a price and we should stick to it,
she complaining about how come the other work were priced a little but lower and this one that looks simpler is priced above,- why isn't it priced the same as your other logos?magnificent_ruin
- And your argument is that it's because it's more important?locustsloth
- e-pill0
what is your reasoning then for the higher price?
did you advise the client that your rates are raised?
- GeorgesII0
btw, this is freelance, I've done an entire clothing collection for some client and she keeps asking for more, the other day she decides that she wants a logo fast because her competitor has a similar one and wants to register it first, calls me and gives me like 4 hours to do it, i say the price and do it,
now she's bitching because it took me less time to do it then others, we only had an oral contract, but why should I bitch for something I asked and agree to pay
- Well, tell her you're charging her for the speed of delivery. You pay a higher fee to Fed Ex to have delivery overnight right?TheBlueOne
- My boss used to charge a 50% fee for rush jobs. In other words, what TBO saidlocustsloth
- hah...she said, "I NEED IF FAST" then you got it to her FASTER and she didn't like that. LOL.akrokdesign
- thats like order OVERNIGHT SHIPPING BUT REALLY WANTED 5 DAYS GROUND. LOL.akrokdesign
- e-pill0
do you have a contract that states any added work for such things will be pricier than the regular rate?
- GeorgesII0
nope, we don't have a contract at all,
but we did talked on the phone and agree for the price- settled!monospaced
- if you don't have a "contract" then you should at least communicate these details via email so as to keep a record.Ampersanderson
- e-pill0
so are you a clothing/ product designer?
- Fariska0
Have you already delivered the logo?
- doesnotexist0
I really never consider whether they're registering it or not for the price - that's their prerogative not mine, as mentioned before, it's not like I'm going to use that logo for someone else. Now if it's rush work - that is completely valid for a higher price. Use that argument.
- a flat rate, agreed upon beforehand, should be steadfastmonospaced
- MSTRPLN0
add sparkles to make it funky in order to justify the pricing.
- monospaced0
Look. If she agreed to the price before you started work, there can't be an argument. It's a flat-rate project, from the way you're presenting it. It's her responsibility to look for lower quotes if she's not happy with yours.
And when you design someone a logo, whether they register it or not, it's theirs if they pay for it.