I can empathise. I’ve found that by showing a range of prices on my website, there are a lot less enquiries from people wanting cheap logos.

I’ve been thinking about putting up some kind of outline on my website about my fees, though, as I also get a ton of emails offering me $50-100 for a logo, and it’s tiresome replying to these emails with my reasons why I can’t afford to work for that price.

You’re very welcome! Best wishes with your new self-employment. I hope it all goes excellently, and I’m very glad some of the content here has helped.

I am extremely new in this whole business thing, in fact, I just got my business number about 2 weeks ago. I have, in the past, done projects for people as a freelancer – luckily i havent had problems, instead i’ve had really positive feedback. BUT….

I’ve been put into a position (moving interstate) where I’m finding it really hard getting “work” work. As in, full time, part time work. Which is why I have started up my own business. But previously always working for someone else, and really, being quite peeved off with my salary, I just didn’t/don’t have a clue where to start. I think I have heavily underestimated my own worth, example being I did 4 coffee cup designs including a logo re-set… (2 were just, “put-this-here” on this color) the other two were “whatever idea you want lass”. I ended up charging AUD$200 Which is probably something ridiculous when it comes to pounds where you are……

Your posts and all of these replies are really helping me figure out how to price jobs. Although being in such a desperate time for money, I think I am also down-pricing because i really *need* the work.

Thanks for an AWESOME site. You have already helped me heaps ;)

Good luck with it.

I had a look at your design questionnaire, and notice that you don’t charge any more than $1,000 for a job. I think you’re ruling out larger projects by limiting yourself in this way. Do you agree?

Had my design survey done through Wufoo, glad to know if there is any better survey template around. Mine is on this page
http://cluelessclay.com/blog/design-survey/

You mention that you don’t give the price in the first email unless the client specifically asks. It’s good that you prefer to wait, but on the other hand, how can you give a price so fast without knowing much about the project?

I totally agree with you about the many other factors that should persuade a client to hire you. Price is only one piece of the design puzzle.

Cat,

That’s a great idea to add an extra option to the ‘drop-down’, one for ‘Don’t know, please advise’. I’ll have to implement that. Thanks!

Instead of putting set prices, a drop down range on an online form would work. Then right away you know if there’s a fit. Or not. And no one wastes their time.

Of course, first time clients never seem to know what they can afford. So having a ‘don’t know please advise’ option would be beneficial too.