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Hello Robert! Welcome to the forums! We all hope to hear from you often.:bye

Yes, relate it to how many pages you can edit it in an hour. varying from the complexity and word density of the content, which is not really far off. 😮

I'm afraid glebe is right Vinny, without a formal contract, you can't do anything. Just learn from it and next time, try to select you clients and make sure they can be trusted.

If you signed an agreement with that in mind, then definitely, do not touch that client! You are risking yourself legally.

If yore a freelancer, isnt it expected you pay your own taxes? Anyway, the best move is to seek legal advice from an accountant for his matter.

Hey im curious to see what your whole business setup is. Who is your target market? Needless to say you would have a very fine way of organizing your work.

Most of your questions can be answered by looking closely at your signed contract for the job. What does it include and not include?

However, it sounds that you don't have one for now, so it is best to talk with your client and see if you can draw up an official one. As for now, without a specific contract, theyre yours to use.

I it would contain everything, wouldnt that be a bit too much? Why not focus on one aspect. One alone could give way for lots of sample works.

:laugh2 It seems they're treating us like objects now. :laugh2

I commiserate if she sounded really snooty. Its inevitable that copywriters or designers who are meticulous about their own work shoul point out those things. I mean if it going to be done, it has to be done right right?

Or maybe were wrong? are they looking for smelly medieval persons to train in falconry?

I commiserate.

The way I see though, is they have viewed it as their right to change the advert because they have paid for it. In this case, theres nothing that can be done. Its their choice. However, YOU do have the right to ask them their reason for making it different from your original design.

The reason you should ask is because

1. You have to know what they did not like about it. If its a valid reason, then you have learned something.

2. Their reason will tell you what kind of clients they are. If they have insane reasons, then you can consider not working for them anymore in the future.

As a graphic designer, they have hired you with the implication that you will provide advice, experience and suggestions in the design. but ultimately if they don't want to heed it, there is no use making a big deal out of it. Let them be. Theyre the one who's stuck with an ugly design.

Just move on, do your best with each project that you will handle. If anyone asks you, you should just tell the truth: they changed it.