Just thought I'd give you all the heads up on a guy called Jamie Kirk who uses this forum quite a lot to find people to work with him under the name of cre8tivelive.
I done a couple of logos for him 4 months ago and I've been promised payment umpteen times and all I get from him is ***
Thanks
Paul
P.S. If theres any way we could make this thread a sticky one that would be great!
Hi, Ive just recently graduated, but our lecturers gave us a lot of advice on pricing for freelance.
For the per page rate, I would work out how long it would take you to do the job, work out the amount with your hourly rate, then divide it by 60 for the number of pages. Also with 10 years experience, I htink you could demand a higher hourly rate.
With the stock photography, it depends on the print run i.e it'll cost more for a 50,000 run that a 5000. We were always told to mark up the prices by 15% for ourselves, don't know if that just being greedy though!
The advice I've been given is to forget about a mass mailing of the same letter/email to agencies, and to pick out ones who's work I admire.
Pinpoint places whos work would be complimented best by your strengths or style, and try and engage them with something more than just a letter. Try and promote yourself basically. Don't push for a job, just ask for some advice on your portfolio or if you could possibly do a placement.
However I know a couple of people who have secured placements with a confident phone call or two.
I know I have a lot more to learn, and my primary goal is to get into a good, creative agency to continue my learning, with freelance being on the side.
