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Originally Posted by dready
For tour design, I'll suggest Insane Adult Creations.
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Originally Posted by Stellar
Thanks for the good suggestion 
This is a perfect example of a top of the line designer. |
Hey Chris, thanks for the compliment. It's always been a pleasure doing your site designs.
Stellar, thanks for rating us as a top of the line designer
I suppose i'll put in my 2 cents as a designer and how our team works.
I wasn't aware that there are so many designers that are asking for 100% upfront payment before starting a project. If that is the case, then I would recommend staying away from these designers as that is a very unreasonable payment term. On the other hand, we do not deal with new clients that are unwilling to pay a 50% deposit, as Alienq stated, not all clients are gems when it comes to payment for completed work. For us, we only require new clients to pay the 50% deposit, just as a sign of security that they do have the finances available for the project. As for all recurring clients, the deposit is no longer required as there is already a mutual trust established.
Now , obviously for the client, there is a risk involved when choosing the designer and paying the 50% deposit. So do a bit of research before choosing. Reputable design companies that have been around with a good portfolio, recommendations etc to back them up obviously are not going to take your 50% and run off. Designers that promise too much, offer a price too good to be true, are available to do your work right away, ask for 100% payment upfront, provide you a quote without even asking for exact details of what you require, etc etc... these are clear signs of designers to stay away from.
Good designers should have the confidence to assure the client that their 50% deposit will be returned if the desired result is not achieved. Designs should be revised until the client is satisfied provided that the revisions are reasonable. For example, if a client says yes, yes yes to your initial previews and then suddenly change their mind completely, then that would be unreasonable, and the deposit should not be returned. But if the client was not happy with the results from the start, then the deposit should be returned without question. From our 5+ years of experience, out of hundreds of clients, we've also had a few that we've had to do quite a lot of revisions up to the stage where we agreed to mutually stop the project , return the deposit and end the transaction respectfully. This way, there are no hard feelings and both parties move on. I have heard from clients that lots of designers are unwilling to refund this deposit, so this is something they will need to agree on at the start.
Damn, that's prob the longest post i've ever written. And i'm usually only on GFY for a minute or two.