ameriannadesigns
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Frustrated! Annoyed!
This is probably my own fault. I hate doing business for friends and family, they expect that since I design that I can design stuff for free!
Sorry for ranting!!!
However here is the real issue. I have a friend(turned client) that is looking for things that will be a business logo, business card, Corporate Charter, etc, this person wants to have the .psd, and .ai files?!
I have started working and typically I charge $20hr for work. When I started working on this project for my friend(client) I started an itinerary (which i know this to be a wise thing to get into, just to keep track of what I am doing and how long it takes me. ) Where I am having the problem is that I want to tell this person I want at least half of what I have already done upfront. This person didn't like my first design. So I went back to the drawing board and doing something in the same genre (it is very labor intensive) Art Deco styled items.
How do I approach this, I love the project. However, I do not like being approached for free. These were her words,
"If I use the design then I'll buy it. I'll need the vector format if I am paying." I think this is unfair, Just because I have already worked on a design for free. I want half at least!
I am a creative, but my business sense is not there! I NEED HELP! I NEED ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO! PLEASE
This is probably my own fault. I hate doing business for friends and family, they expect that since I design that I can design stuff for free!
Sorry for ranting!!!
However here is the real issue. I have a friend(turned client) that is looking for things that will be a business logo, business card, Corporate Charter, etc, this person wants to have the .psd, and .ai files?!
I have started working and typically I charge $20hr for work. When I started working on this project for my friend(client) I started an itinerary (which i know this to be a wise thing to get into, just to keep track of what I am doing and how long it takes me. ) Where I am having the problem is that I want to tell this person I want at least half of what I have already done upfront. This person didn't like my first design. So I went back to the drawing board and doing something in the same genre (it is very labor intensive) Art Deco styled items.
How do I approach this, I love the project. However, I do not like being approached for free. These were her words,
"If I use the design then I'll buy it. I'll need the vector format if I am paying." I think this is unfair, Just because I have already worked on a design for free. I want half at least!
I am a creative, but my business sense is not there! I NEED HELP! I NEED ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO! PLEASE