tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post8216233962826388642..comments2023-10-15T10:53:14.549-03:00Comments on Jake's Take: Freelance job opportunities...a mile wide and an inch deepAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-5278132639920201432009-06-12T00:07:04.113-03:002009-06-12T00:07:04.113-03:00@ Jake: I really hate these low bidding negotiatio...@ Jake: I really hate these low bidding negotiations, because your work becomes the written equivalent of a garage sale. The balls of cheap clients haggling you for $25 less is preposterours at best and I refuse to go cheaper than when I already give someone a deal. The other day a guy asked for like $18 copies and I told him the total would be around $1,300 and I was going to do it rush, with no additional fee... Fucker never called back. Sorry but I have better things to do than waste my time and save you even more money. <br /><br />@ Jake Pt 2... yeah nothin better than getting slapped with a client promo for an ad competition after they don't like what you did... only to end up wasting money, time and effort, and eventually picking the first ad that was recommended. . <br /><br />@ Teenie, the problem stems from freelancers and agencies that basically work for free and end up screwing it up for all of us. <br /><br />@ Pat... the problem is that the economy is getting so bad that people will spend their savings in a last ditch effort to get paid.Jokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224267023770962108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-62088780335437646462009-06-11T16:20:00.311-03:002009-06-11T16:20:00.311-03:00Thanks for dropping in, Pat. I can safely say that...Thanks for dropping in, Pat. I can safely say that I'm glad not to see that particular brand of baloney being sliced. Ah, the triumph of hope over experience...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-5122066821907738032009-06-11T13:07:09.110-03:002009-06-11T13:07:09.110-03:00Brilliant post, Jake! Thanks.
While you're in...Brilliant post, Jake! Thanks.<br /><br />While you're in Canada you're missing the non-stop wave of carefully worded local TV ads touting all kinds of low-paying professions as personal solutions to the Arizona economic crisis. Yep, just sign up and pay for XXX school and all your problems will be solved. The freelance writing gigs are the same scam - Internet style. It's also the same message - even idiots can do this so you can too. Ugh!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16306284742120661358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-14763669105991196112009-06-11T10:06:33.314-03:002009-06-11T10:06:33.314-03:00I've heard of a site that does logos for about...I've heard of a site that does logos for about $50. I assume you get a derivative of one of six generic versions, and you can't make any changes.<br /><br />Wait--no changes. Maybe they're on to something...Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-2735040456344130652009-06-10T18:59:26.080-03:002009-06-10T18:59:26.080-03:00Another simply evil thing I left out of here (I wa...Another simply evil thing I left out of here (I was already running long and couldn't find the article to cite) was about a rash of web sites in the past few years that enable your company to conduct a logo contest, and the winner gets paid. <br /><br />There were quotes from some participating company about how wonderful their winning design was...and all I could think was, "What NUMBSKULL IDIOTS would be willing to play at that game?" I guess the answer is "the graphic designer equivalent of people willing to write a 1,000 word article for $3."<br /><br />As I say, simply evil.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701815231353263575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146828060840285655.post-51757788433510633912009-06-10T16:49:52.937-03:002009-06-10T16:49:52.937-03:00It's those bottom-feeders that make it hell fo...It's those bottom-feeders that make it hell for the rest of us--freelancers and agencies alike. If you bet your bottom dollar on someone, they're going to be worth no more than that bottom dollar. You pay for what you get. It's an old idea that's worth its weight in gold.Teeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943312952246047448noreply@blogger.com