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Originally Posted by maxpower
Ya sure I know how it is man, and your right you guys did not really have any tours listed. The detail was very impressive after looking at some many people portfolios they all kind of blend together. And at least you did offer thumbnails at all, (do wish they showed the whole site) I really hate design sites that only have a list of links they want me to randomly click though. If I see that I just close the window and go to the next designers page. I guess it might sound weird but if a designer can not layout their own page in a easy to use way it just says to me that they will never be able to offer the detail I am looking for.
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I agree with you here buddy.
I was searching for a few designers a few weeks back for a combination of adult, and mainstream sites, as well as blogs, and some other projects. You are talking about somewhere in the ballpark of $40k in design work over 2 years.
I received a TON of links via e-mail, ICQ and my post on here. 75% or more of the people's designs looked like the same cookie cutter. Just different colors. A tweak here, and change there. But they all blended together.
In the end I picked up two. One for mainstream, and one for adult. I will probably add in one more just to ease up the workload on my adult one as I have a pretty intense schedule I am looking to keep. Not the cheapest by comparison, but I want quality work.
The work schedule I am looking at means you have to be able to crank out quality work every week. That means none of the usual whodini vanishing acts we've all been burned with in the past. The dead grandmother 3 times, computer fried, internet connection issues, etc, etc, etc.
I am not as concerned with the cost as I am about...
1. You stay on schedule
2. You know how to communicate, and DO IT. This means you keep me in the loop. Without me hassling you.
3. Your work quality doesn't suffer because it's a bulk order. You crank out the same level of quality every week.
If you can't meet those commitments. Then for every week you are late, you should be discounting me on your price. I do not care if it takes you a week per to do it right. Be upfront about it, and have it DONE in that week.
Essentially.. be professional. I pay 100% money. I expect 100% service.
