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How To Hire A Graphic-design Pro On The Cheap
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graphicdesignbytara 
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Posted 28 November 2012 - 11:22 AM
As a professional/freelance graphic designer for over a decade, I can not see how this site would benefit me in anyway. It does give the client a lot to choose from, and they do not have to purchase services up front. However, if you can see it from my standpoint. I don't have time as a one person business to just sit around and put 100% of my effort into a design I may never receive payment for. The best logo designs are ones where the designer takes the time to really get to know what works for the client. I ask clarifying questions, make unlimited edits, and really try to give the customer exactly what they are looking for. This just cannot be done right off the bat. People who are selecting their logos on this site are missing out on some great designers, possibly even better logos! If you are just building up your portfolio and have time to sit around making unpaid for mock ups, go for it. I probably don't have the time right now to even be responding to this. But it's a big problem in our industry, it undermines the amount of work/time we put into each of our designs. We are already competing with a huge group of people who are willing to work for $5. Now I need to enter a contest to get clients? I don't think so.
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StaceyBaber
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Posted 14 March 2013 - 10:03 AM
I'm all for contests to get noticed. A contest should be one that definitely offers something to the designer in tangible means. Seems to me the only people making the money is the creators and staff of 99 Designs. There is no guarantee that a designer winning the contest will get a prize of value.
I agree with commenter above, a freelancer simply doesn't have time to give 100% and get nothing in return.
Who is to say that these competitor designers or even said clients will not just take the designs and run with it? There are also unethical "designers" out there. And there are "clients" who abuse services rendered. A great designer will always have a contract to protect you as the client, and them as the designer. There is clear understandings of what is the scope of the design, who has rights to what, and where the design goes from completion.
As a designer I provide a service, and the client provides the reward (usually money) for my services. Nothing is free, and designers have to eat too! I don't suppose one can go into a club membership store such as Costco and just take something off the shelf or rack and say, "I like this, I'll keep this, and maybe I'll give you due reward for it." But... I can see a person going into Costco and getting something on sale, or negotiate a discount. That's good business! If you want a cheaper price, negotiate with your designer.
Trade secret, depending on how the economy is going, and how much work a designer has at the moment can determine pricing. A lot of designers have set pricing as their guidelines depending on the project. But, at meager times, a designer is more willing to work with the finances of a project.
I agree with commenter above, a freelancer simply doesn't have time to give 100% and get nothing in return.
Who is to say that these competitor designers or even said clients will not just take the designs and run with it? There are also unethical "designers" out there. And there are "clients" who abuse services rendered. A great designer will always have a contract to protect you as the client, and them as the designer. There is clear understandings of what is the scope of the design, who has rights to what, and where the design goes from completion.
As a designer I provide a service, and the client provides the reward (usually money) for my services. Nothing is free, and designers have to eat too! I don't suppose one can go into a club membership store such as Costco and just take something off the shelf or rack and say, "I like this, I'll keep this, and maybe I'll give you due reward for it." But... I can see a person going into Costco and getting something on sale, or negotiate a discount. That's good business! If you want a cheaper price, negotiate with your designer.
Trade secret, depending on how the economy is going, and how much work a designer has at the moment can determine pricing. A lot of designers have set pricing as their guidelines depending on the project. But, at meager times, a designer is more willing to work with the finances of a project.
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