Reasonable flat rate for a logo/brand
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- vaxorcist0
ask for ongoing biz relationship and/or some stake in the company... i.e. they can't pay an "agency rate" for your logo / identity / "brand story" design services which would cost a chunk from a "branding agency"... but they don't want a teenager or amateur either....
- organicgrid0
Can I get some invites here? Fax or page me, thanks!
- vaxorcist0
NOTE When dealing with friends and/or startups, its INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT to make sure the chain of authority is somehow known before you show any creative... i.e. don't show stuff, hoping to "wow them" to an internal company guy who wanted to do this gig but was passed over for .. uh...YOU....
The other oddball thing about doing gigs like this, at a cut rate for friends, is that you may get more "can't you make that in another color, or bigger" shit, as the "aura" of a big firm doesn't wrap around your work preventing shit like this.... so you may try to get buy-in from the one person who matters, make sure you have buy-in, then show everyone else.... and make sure they're able to defend the work,etc... this can be more political than you think sometimes....
good luck, I'm hoping it isn't too political....
- formed0
$2000 sounds like a lot to me, for a start up. W/o some kind of agreement ahead of time you can't do too much but have a conversation w/ your friend. Explain to him what you'd normally charge and ask him what he can do.
Are they funded or is it a few guys scraping together their previous savings? Big difference there. If they are funded, then they should have a budget (and your friend should tell you), if not they'll be counting their pennies.