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Originally posted by bikinihouse
It says I'm looking for a design for a cheap price.
Amp... In a way you are right. If it takes me from Point A to Point B, I still got where I wanted to right? But I wouldn't discount something you haven't seen based on a figure. This guy said he can make a design as good as ARS for $125. I don't even need to prepay. Now when you asess the risk here, there is none. What is $125? Nothing really. So why not give it a chance? If you wouldn't give it a chance, then I really question your character.
I told you initially that I am persuing an offer under $250. I got one for $125. So I took it, and now everyones bitching it won't look good before they have even seen it, or know who this guy is. lol
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It implies your affiliate program cannot afford a decent design.. that there aren't enough funds to support your own business let alone the affiliates - regardless of the truth.
It says you're willing to take risks, not for greater rewards, but for the same or lesser rewards than someone with no risk takes. An affiliate will see that.. if thats all you're willing to pay for a design, how well is the affiliate tracking coded? if thats the quality of designer he's hired..
regardless of the situation 3rd party billing and tracking and whatnot.. paying a quarter of the market rate for work adds up in people's minds as your site operating potentially 4 times worse.. It's no-ones fault, it's been drummed into us since birth that price = quality.
you talk about giving it a chance for $125 and questioning someone's character.. excuse me.. you're the one that said it needs to be done in 2 or 3 days.. if you lucked out on the risk and you can't use it, it's not just $125 you're out.. it's your urgent timeline! unless it's totally arbitrary that is a big risk.
No-ones saying you won't get lucky and have a great site. If you've nabbed a good guy with no experience and needing some then good for you - but is that how you do business? one-time deals with up and comers that get pushed to the side once they want market rates? that is increasing your risk exponentially finding a new guy each time.. they won't work for peanuts for long, once they have a bit of experience and a few portfolio pieces..
I guess the issue taken here isn't so much the deal you pulled off, as your brazen attitude that could very easily tarnish your program.. programs are a dime a dozen.. It's not easy pulling in the affiliates... If they have to choose between the one not willing to pay standard rates to build and maintain the thing they derive their income from they can go to one of the other 500 that do... thats all..
get it done for $125.. tell people it cost $1000.
good luck with the design.. it will no doubt work out ok for you. I just wouldn't go around calling myself cheap a lot as the owner of a program...