mskittykat
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Upper Marlboro, MD
|  Hourly Rate - Designers
I posted this in another thread but I wanted to get feedback direct from you wonderful people.
Ok. So I'm finally worming my way into the Graphic Design industry and I've picked up a side job designing articles for a non-profit magazine (special thanx going to Vic, again  ;)).
Any way I need to come up with an hourly wage to charge people. Rate now I'm hunting around for industry pricing (about $70-$80 I've heard), and will under bid these prices naturally, but the questions is by how much: 25%, 50%? I don't want to make the pricing too high because I don't want to lose business, but I don't want to make it so low that I really don't get anything out of it because I need the money. Another thought was to charge a flat rate, but this wouldn't work if they just want to tack on a word or two, or if someone has a super extravagent project. Should I charge a minimum rate and start from there?
So what do you guys think is a good price? Any Suggesstions?
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Jon
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Lisle, IL | I don't have a clue but Maybe sillzez  can help you.
I believe she does graphics for a living. |
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mskittykat
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marcelle19
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Last time I did a vector graphic for use in printing (you'll want the final product to be vector and in CMYK color format, as well as at least 300 dpi [dots per sq. inch]), I charged the guy $40. It was seriously undercharged, but I needed the money (heck, I still need the money).
The reason that you want it in vector format is that it can be re-sized to any size without distortion, if they want it to be able to be used that way. Also, how they are going to use the graphic determines how much you charge: as a letterhead? As a corporate logo (much more expensive, as it has to be copyrighted and is used on everything they have, from business cards to letterhead to sign on a building, etc.)?
The reason for the CMYK color format is that the colors you see on your screen are the colors you will see when the graphic prints. You can do the design in RGB color format, then change it to CMYK; don't expect it to look the same as it did in the RGB format, though, as it won't.
I could go on a bit more, maybe, but I think this gives you some sort of a point of reference; at least I hope it was helpful.
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teh
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No idea but good luck! |
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