Custom logo design

kkawboy14
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8/30/2017 1:56am Edited Date/Time 8/30/2017 1:58am
Try some logo tournaments for a cheap professional logo. They are design guys who are bored and do it for extra cash.
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8/14/2018 8:32am
Free is great! Graphic designers are independently wealthy and don't have bills to pay. Giving it away is a great long term plan. I used to design artwork for Dale Earnhardt through a sports marketing company in the early '90s. One day the company tells me they aren't paying for artwork anymore. They have people giving it to them just to say they did work for Earnhardt. Eff that. I walked away. Shortly after that, Earnhardt himself acquired the company and they asked me back. You get what you pay for.
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Back in the early 90’s I had a professional design my logo and for printing it had all the colors separated on a clear individual color page.

hard2kill
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8/15/2018 9:42am
Zaugg wrote:
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap: https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/ Here's a link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be...
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap:

https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/

Here's a link to the full video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be

For those of you doing stuff cheap to get your foot in the door...stop. You might get jobs but you'll be the cheap alternative. You're only devaluing yourself and the designs you create.

Same goes for photographers and videographers.

Good luck with your logo...
Some truth to that, but at the end of the day everyone looks for the best deal (be it price or quality or both). Seemed to work well for Wal-Mart and Amazon.

If you have adequate funding and well thought out marketing plan which includes cheap to freebie stuff it can be (and often is) an effective method to launching a successful business.
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8/15/2018 11:29am
Zaugg wrote:
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap: https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/ Here's a link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be...
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap:

https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/

Here's a link to the full video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be

For those of you doing stuff cheap to get your foot in the door...stop. You might get jobs but you'll be the cheap alternative. You're only devaluing yourself and the designs you create.

Same goes for photographers and videographers.

Good luck with your logo...
hard2kill wrote:
Some truth to that, but at the end of the day everyone looks for the best deal (be it price or quality or both). Seemed to...
Some truth to that, but at the end of the day everyone looks for the best deal (be it price or quality or both). Seemed to work well for Wal-Mart and Amazon.

If you have adequate funding and well thought out marketing plan which includes cheap to freebie stuff it can be (and often is) an effective method to launching a successful business.
To preface this, the OP didn't ask for freebie logos just advice.. But since this went in a different direction I'll clarify some things on branding.

What's a brand worth?

People do not shop based on value/price. They are creatures of habit. Our instincts tell us to buy what we are familiar with. We don't want to risk trying something new and wasting money or getting sick. I can go into the psychology of it but that doesn't seem necessary.

Now, here is a way to show simply the value in branding. How can you justify spending thousands of dollars on a logo, brand, marketing, etc. Mountain Lighting charges $2.68 for a 12 pack, Mountain Dew charges $5.68 (on sale for $3.50) for a 12 pack.

That's 30% - 200%, or
$0.82 - $3.00



As for the guy in the video. I like what he says but I don't think he should have to explain the advantage of "bidding" vs hourly rate to a businessman. If he does then that businessman needs some more consulting.

When I'm selling a marketing strategy or brand identity to someone I show them how they are going to invest in it. I don't break it down into hours, I don't tell them how much for each piece. I dig into their company and ask them what are their goals. What are they trying to accomplish. Then we look at the industry and population they are reaching out to. I help them identify whether those goals are realistic or maybe even too modest. The beauty of the world we live in today is that I can track a lot of the campaigns closely. I can show them which messages are converting into sales. We can see where to put their budget to get the most bang for your buck. It used to be very unclear the return on the investment. Now, I can pull up analytics and show them how much they paid for a campaign and how much it actually returned them. Plus in most cases once we have the strategy set, they aren't paying anything to implement them until someone converts. A lot of platforms only charge when someone clicks, meaning impressions are free. So if a strategy doesn't work then the aren't blowing a ton of money like they would back in the day with print ads. Anyhow, sorry for the book.
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8/15/2018 1:59pm
Zaugg wrote:
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap: https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/ Here's a link to the full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be...
Please watch this before you ask about pricing or want someone to create something for you cheap:

https://www.facebook.com/theFuturisHere/videos/626048327592890/

Here's a link to the full video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKXZ7t_RiOE&feature=youtu.be

For those of you doing stuff cheap to get your foot in the door...stop. You might get jobs but you'll be the cheap alternative. You're only devaluing yourself and the designs you create.

Same goes for photographers and videographers.

Good luck with your logo...
hard2kill wrote:
Some truth to that, but at the end of the day everyone looks for the best deal (be it price or quality or both). Seemed to...
Some truth to that, but at the end of the day everyone looks for the best deal (be it price or quality or both). Seemed to work well for Wal-Mart and Amazon.

If you have adequate funding and well thought out marketing plan which includes cheap to freebie stuff it can be (and often is) an effective method to launching a successful business.
tprice07 wrote:
To preface this, the OP didn't ask for freebie logos just advice.. But since this went in a different direction I'll clarify some things on branding...
To preface this, the OP didn't ask for freebie logos just advice.. But since this went in a different direction I'll clarify some things on branding.

What's a brand worth?

People do not shop based on value/price. They are creatures of habit. Our instincts tell us to buy what we are familiar with. We don't want to risk trying something new and wasting money or getting sick. I can go into the psychology of it but that doesn't seem necessary.

Now, here is a way to show simply the value in branding. How can you justify spending thousands of dollars on a logo, brand, marketing, etc. Mountain Lighting charges $2.68 for a 12 pack, Mountain Dew charges $5.68 (on sale for $3.50) for a 12 pack.

That's 30% - 200%, or
$0.82 - $3.00



As for the guy in the video. I like what he says but I don't think he should have to explain the advantage of "bidding" vs hourly rate to a businessman. If he does then that businessman needs some more consulting.

When I'm selling a marketing strategy or brand identity to someone I show them how they are going to invest in it. I don't break it down into hours, I don't tell them how much for each piece. I dig into their company and ask them what are their goals. What are they trying to accomplish. Then we look at the industry and population they are reaching out to. I help them identify whether those goals are realistic or maybe even too modest. The beauty of the world we live in today is that I can track a lot of the campaigns closely. I can show them which messages are converting into sales. We can see where to put their budget to get the most bang for your buck. It used to be very unclear the return on the investment. Now, I can pull up analytics and show them how much they paid for a campaign and how much it actually returned them. Plus in most cases once we have the strategy set, they aren't paying anything to implement them until someone converts. A lot of platforms only charge when someone clicks, meaning impressions are free. So if a strategy doesn't work then the aren't blowing a ton of money like they would back in the day with print ads. Anyhow, sorry for the book.
Good points, yes this is going a bit off topic from the op but i do find advertising interesting for many reasons (psychological being one of them). I would also say that putting a lot of free or cheap product in the hands of many can be one way to make others comfortable with a particular product.
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Every business owner should think about having a website that can portray their services and products in front of potential customers. I am also running the day care center and must tell you that with the help of our Child Care Website Design, we have been getting great number of enrollments of the kids.
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I mean, I've been known to do a logo or two. I prefer to make custom stickers though. I'm no Wally Hackensmith, but I enjoy it.
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3/26/2019 6:44am
Jharper wrote:
I mean, I've been known to do a logo or two. I prefer to make custom stickers though. I'm no Wally Hackensmith, but I enjoy it...
I mean, I've been known to do a logo or two. I prefer to make custom stickers though. I'm no Wally Hackensmith, but I enjoy it.
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3/26/2019 7:03am
Jharper wrote:
I mean, I've been known to do a logo or two. I prefer to make custom stickers though. I'm no Wally Hackensmith, but I enjoy it...
I mean, I've been known to do a logo or two. I prefer to make custom stickers though. I'm no Wally Hackensmith, but I enjoy it.
Pmd
Hey, I've got issues with PMs on here, but you can email me or find me on facebook. Jesse Harper roughly same photo as on here. Or @JHFMX on instagram. Email is jharpermxschool@yahoo.com
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3/26/2019 7:11am
Bolyardk02 wrote:
Every business owner should think about having a website that can portray their services and products in front of potential customers. I am also running the...
Every business owner should think about having a website that can portray their services and products in front of potential customers. I am also running the day care center and must tell you that with the help of our Child Care Website Design, we have been getting great number of enrollments of the kids.
So you joined this forum just to post an ad for child care website design?
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3/26/2019 8:43am
Mr. G wrote:
I have a friend that made a logo for my company. It was free! [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/05/30/198260/s1200_Ideal_Pic_2_JPG.jpg[/img] [img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2017/05/30/198261/s1200_ifs2_JPG.jpg[/img]
I have a friend that made a logo for my company. It was free!



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