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Originally Posted by Zuzana Designs
Thanks to those that recommended Zuzana Designs.
@ Pseudonymous, we would fall into your category of the ‘few gfy designers’ that integrate the script, though I think it’s highly unfair to imply that we, or anyone else that knows the script, prey upon people who don’t know how to work with it just so we can overcharge them. There are a lot of factors that go into our cost. Almost all our quotes contain responsive html5 and integrations usually span across 10 or more pages of custom design between the tour and members area. The majority of people new to the script don’t fully understand how to use it so there is a lot of support needed on our end. It’s rarely a simple integration and then that’s the end of the project. Over the past couple years we have provided countless fixes and troubleshooting for client errors, spanning from improper uploading or encoding of content, to folders that they’ve renamed or moved, or even members areas that have been reset all the way back to default after a script update that we got back online for them. Some requests are 1 week after the project is over and some are years after.
We are going to be coming out with some premade designs soon that can be purchased fully integrated for as little as $499 to help those looking for a lower price point. For custom designs with higher quotes, these are usually for clients who have spent a lot of money and time getting their content ready and want a high end, fully responsive, multi-page design by a company they know is going to be for them there every step of the way. Please understand that just because something isn’t ‘cheap’, it doesn’t mean that it’s overpriced.
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It is overpriced though, maybe you have lowered your costs in the past while but the quotes i've received in the past for integrations was well over what it should and if your costs or labour are that high, then those should be reduced.
Heres a good example, i recently talked to a producer, he is able to shoot 3-4 sets a day of high quality work, which makes him need to shoot more days in order to get the 60-100 sets i need, which means rent the house WAYY longer. This forces him to make what he charges alot higher. So its not overpriced to him, because hes just covering his costs and making very little. But for me, its way overpriced because i am capable of shooting 10-12 sets a day.
So I have no idea who you pay or what you deem necessary profit off each client but to me, its overpriced due to the fact that most can offer it at a much cheaper rate because it actually doesnt take too long if you are experienced. Like i said, i've done it myself.
This is no knock on your businesses, some people will charge higher, your costs are high, so thats how it works, you try to make up for it by offering great customer service and being super reliable, thats fine. But to say its not overpriced is simply not true. Then again, maybe you dont know what ive paid for all my integrations or what other people are charging. Do you?
When I contacted ElevatedX a while back, the average integration cost was 750-1000 depending on the job. 750 was a super basic job.
Every designer i've spoken to has been able to do it in a couple days and has charged me 250.
Then again, being a middle man and not having as many clients as you might have once did, and
being based in the US, makes your costs higher, so yeah, like i said, not overcharging in your eyes.