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Originally posted by -=HUNGRYMAN=-
While I am on this rant ... let me take a second to address several "up and coming" talented designers, without naming any names ... FOR CHRIST SAKES GUYS - TAKE SOME PRIDE IN YOUR WORK, and charge resonable rates! You do not have to WHORE YOURSELF at rates 5 times cheaper than everybody else to make a buck. If your work is quality, the clients who will keep food on your table will not mind paying for it within reason, and there is more than enough design work out there that we really do not need to cut each other's throats.
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I have to agree on most points, but....when I started out designing almost a year back, it was hard to get some clients when nobody knows you. So I decided to offer designs for a real lowbudget price to fill up my portfolio.
Now I am at the point where people just hire me because I (mostly) work fast, design nice and for the low prices. I guess I am not that talented that I could ask about 1k for what I do (please let me know if I am
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As for the contests, I think they can be a good to show your skills. I won best animated in the makingbacon banner contest and it made me feel good. I think everyone can decide for himself if he wants to join a contest or not
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