Should I do this logo?
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- monospaced0
concepting takes time
even brainstorming can take hoursWhat's up with this trend of clients dictating how much time a project will take? $250 is 5 hours of work, and results in about 3 rough concepts. Finished logo direction would take another 5 hours and another $250.
- DeSiard0
if you don't have the time, raise the price to make it worth your time. if you're too busy, you're too cheap.
- redant0
OK I think I decided to say no. Thanks guys.
- monkeyshine0
Ask him if he would do 8 hours of consulting work for $250.
- he'd probably say yes just so she would do it.coco_ono
- yeah! cheapo!Ambushstudio
- ********0
- Ambushstudio0
NO NO NO NO PLEASE DON'T!
- sigg0
Whenever I'm presented with a situation like this I always try to put it into their terms that they can understand.
For instance: I had an older guy contact me about re-designing his companies website. They install the metal superstructures in tollways and whatnot. He called last Wednesday and wanted his site up by the 1st. I was just kind of shooting the shit with him saying "no way really, you guys put up the tollway stuff? what goes into that process?" and he explained everything out in detail for a process that could take months. So I asked would he take a job that needed a 2 week turnaround for a process that he knew takes months and he said no. Then I said "WELCOME TO MY WORLD MOTHERFUCKER" and hung up.
- you called a potential client a motherfucker? I don't believe you.monospaced
- yup. Plus he wanted to pay me $500 for a 50 page site and he caught me in a bad mood. I don't need that.sigg
- LOL +1
Nothing wrong with being upfront, some people respect that!Sandman_1982
- coco_ono0
It's okay guys, she said no.
- ********0
tell him you can't do it
- Meeklo0
bulletfactory
don't touch logos for under 2k.
it will always be 50% more headache than you're charging.--------------------------------...
wow.. is that what they pay for logos in Kansas? 2 grand..
I'm seriously under selling myself.. :(- how much are you charging, meeklo?coco_ono
- I dont think I have ever done a logo for more than $500Meeklo
- yup - companies need to understand how widely used a logo can be. they can get a ton of mileage out of itbulletfactory
- depending on how much time you're spending on research/concepts/id... generation -bulletfactory
- you'd be working for minimum wagebulletfactory
- One of the first logos I designed cost the client $3,000.monospaced
- same herebulletfactory
- and the last few were more...bulletfactory
- +1 again. Sell them a brandbook not just a logo, put some thought into it. $3k is within reason easily.meffid
- redant0
OK one more thing initially I thought a trade would work. He offered a trade, a PC with XP 1-2 yrs old no monitor.
- haha...are you kidding me??coco_ono
- umm no. i would for the whole setup y?redant
- HAHAHakrokdesign
- redant0
Wanna do it Meeklo? Is that really low for you too?
- version30
i'll do $250 worth of work for hom
- haha! ver3 ran over-budget just typin that sentence.bulletfactory
- apparently :/version3
- nothing wrong with that. if you got time. go for it. better then nothing.akrokdesign
- maybe you missed my point... one my rates hit that mark, i'm out. if he wants to continue, i want more moneyversion3
- yup.bulletfactory
- redant0
nevermind ok
- Meeklo0
To be honest I base my prices on:
a) Do I like the project?
If yes, I'll be willing to drop my price, if not I will charge a bit over what I would normally expect to get paid, if I want to scare them out, I will ask for 2 grand.b) How is my workflow at the moment?
If I'm super busy my time is going to be worth more, if I have no other jobs, there is now way around it, my prices are too high. It has nothing to do with talent or experience in my opinion.Is that wrong?
- not sure sounds logical. Right now I am busy and don't have much time I did want to help a friend but I want to create a good logo also and for 250 I dont think i canredant
- good logo also and for 250 i dont think i canredant
- is that snooty?redant
- no, normal.Jnr_Madison
- MondoMorphic0
Don't do it. ;)
- version30
i think everyone agrees, a lowered rate is more understandable if the client is allowing you freedom as a designer/developer/artist, but no one wants (to be) art directed by the client for weeks on end without (some sort of, usually financial) compensation
- and such sentiment needs conveyed to the client as well, see sigg's comment aboveversion3
- CALLES0
i got it! hold on