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Looking For Design On A Small Budget?

December 13th, 2009 | Author: van | Filed under: design |

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Hey folks,

In the hunt for a little extra cash in 2010, I’m shooting myself in the foot and offering a special deal! My foot’s killing me, but your wallet will thank you. (How’s that for a catchy line, eh?)

What’s this deal about then? In simple terms; I will create for you a business logo and business card design for $300.

Please note, however, that this is a phenomenally cheap rate for a professionally designed, scalable and print-prepared identity design and business card combination. Unless you go to a fresh-out-of-university design graduate or one of those Indian logo websites, you won’t find a designer with my years of experience offering a deal like this.

So the question becomes: what is your businesses’ identity worth to you? After all, it’s often the first impression your potential customers get of your business - so why not make the right impression? That’s worth spending on.

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Above: my own personal identity

Because of the very low rate, requested revisions/changes to your logo design will be limited. Obviously my main priority and goal is to ensure that you’re pleased with the end result, but I ask that you exercise some decency in remembering the good ol’ "you get what you pay for" rule.

I won’t seek to rip anyone off by giving them a logo whipped up in 10 minutes, and I expect the same courtesy in return.

This is an ideal offering for small businesses that recognise the need for a professional image in today’s flooded market but can’t justify the (frankly huge) costs usually associated with researching and developing a business identity.

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What’s Involved?

Please ensure that you read all of this properly, as it will help save us both from any misunderstandings later.

  • Officially, I am not offering any revisions to the logo - i.e. if you request changes, it could cost you more. That said, if the changes are minor, I’m happy to do that for free.
  • To improve the chances of my clients getting a logo they can be totally happy with, I’m asking clients to "help me help you". In other words, the more information you give me about the logo, the better the odds of you liking the end result.
  • If you want to go ahead with the offer, I need you to have a proper think about the styles you like - look around the net at the logos of other companies, well-known brands, etc - as well as colour preferences, font types (classic, modern, futuristic, etc), and things like that.
  • If it’s for a business, tell me a bit about the business so I can get an idea of what your industry is about. That can help in a big way.
  • One of my clients responded to the above requirement by sending me 15 logos he liked the look of, as well as a couple of paragraphs about his business and the industry he works in. Now that is serious commitment to getting the job done right.
  • With the deal I’m offering, I try to offer two options - however, if it’s a complicated project and the first option takes me 5 or 6 hours to come up something worth showing, you can imagine I’m not going to spend much time on a second option (if I were billing hourly, 5 or so hours is about what $300 gets you).

So the main thing I stress to my clients is that, yes, this deal is a bit of a gamble for you when it comes to being sure you’ll like what you get, but I can only remind that any discussion with another designer with my years of experience will demonstrate just how expensive branding can be in a regular scenario.

Feel free to shoot me an email to discuss options: localmike[at]gmail.com. Switch the ‘[at]‘ with the @ symbol, of course.

Previous identity work can be viewed at my Flickr page:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/van/sets/72157623018040556/

Thanks folks!

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