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Old 03-08-2006, 02:13 PM  
SilentKnight
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Originally Posted by KRL
I disagree on this. Everyone should know by now the contests on GFY are risky. Your chances of winning are slim to none.

So either don't submit to them or do and accept the low odds and use it positively to showcase your design talents. I've seen a lot of designers get new clients not by winning contests, but just by participiting with great submissions.

Its also a good way to keep your skills sharp and to pickup design tricks from other designers.
A few good points KRL. And I agree chances of winning are sometimes slim.

But when its a bogus contest from the start, those chances become none...and that's what should be addressed.

Sure, its good practice to keep our design skills tuned, and sometimes leads to client contacts - but at the same time scammers are getting valuable designs for free (or next-to-nothing).

And if something isn't done or said - that only encourages them to continue trying to get away with it.
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