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Make a PSD. Turn it into a web page. Get paid. Thank you neonnoodle for the new thread. I was a frequent patron of the last thread, and am looking forward to throwing money around in this one. I have a dilemna, and I'm hoping for some goon help. I have a client who wants a website that looks exactly like this one: http://www.baggstreet.com When I say exactly, I mean it. View source, and you will see what I mean. I know my way around an html framework or two, but I do not know how to slice up a PSD and turn it into a webpage. I'm looking for the following: 1. index page with updated copy and color scheme. 2. template page with header and footer elements per http://www.baggstreet.com/aboutus.html and http://www.baggstreet.com/ourwork.html that I can then take and fill in the relevant copy on. I'll be paying $100 for the index page and $50 for the template page. I will include a $100 completion bonus within 24 hours of client acceptance, verified by the site going live. I'm specifically looking for someone who has the chops to do this quickly: $250 is a good deal for 1-2 hours of work, not so much if it's going to take you 3 days. Please contact me at REDACTED to get the discussion started - I'll want to discuss in real-time, either skype or telephone. I will then create the appropriate SA-Mart thread to memorialize the agreement. EDIT:: Oh My Science responded first. Feral Bueller fucked around with this message at 04:42 on Jan 25, 2013 |
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Sarcasmatron posted:Make a PSD. Turn it into a web page. Get paid. Update: work has been completed and submitted for client approval. Oh My Science has been paid, minus the Completion Bonus, which will get paid upon client approval and site go-live. Oh My Science was great -- far more communicative than I was, given that I've got goddamn typhoid or something. Thank you to the other people who sent me emails -- everyone was very cool and I would have liked to have worked with all of you. {Sorry for the long post, but as someone who does this a lot, both as a freelance Project Manager and as a client, I thought I'd throw out a few suggestions for making sure that these transactions are mutually beneficial and go smoothly, regardless of the outcome} 1. Please watch this video:http://vimeo.com/22053820 [NSFW - language and title] 2. Kill Fee: What is a kill fee? A kill fee is the client's promise to pay, even if work is not accepted. It should be at least 33% of the agreed upon amount. If you haven't worked for the client before, or your Spidey Sense is tingling, invoice it upfront and subtract it from the final bill. Benefit: Freelancer isn't working for free. The other advantage to paying this upfront is working out the kinks with the invoicing/payment process. On more than one occasion, I've had PayPal be lovely, had to clear payment with a client, etc. - it's nice to work all that out early in the process. 3. Completion Bonus: What is a completion bonus? A completion bonus is the freelancer's promise to see the project through to completion. This insures that the transaction has successfully concluded. Benefit: Client isn't getting partially completed work dumped on them. Example: "I will pay you $150 to design a webpage for me. Additionally, I will pay you a $50 completion bonus once the webpage goes live at http://example.com. Kill Fee is $50, payable in advance." - or - http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3530170 Within the context of SA-Mart, a clearly defined and agreed upon project makes it really easy for mods to determine if someone has failed to hold up their side of the bargain. You should be structuring your projects like this at a minimum no matter what the circumstances or how long you've been working with a client or a freelancer. While you don't want to end up having to sue someone, it makes it a lot easier for the attorneys in the event that you do have to. I had a client stiff me on a five figure invoice after having worked with them for over 3 years and over $250,000 in billables that had always been paid in a timely fashion. Because the work was clearly defined and agreed upon in an email, my attorney was able to secure payment in less than 2 weeks -- he also bundled his attorney's fees into the amount, so I wasn't out of pocket. If you don't start with a full-blown contract, at least start an email memorializing the outlined agreement, so that you can focus on making cool things, not chasing invoices. Feral Bueller fucked around with this message at 17:49 on Feb 4, 2013 |
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