Logo for Family Member
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- CanHasQBN
I did a logo for my Uncle's new venture. He's an electrical engineer inventing a special taillight for ATV's. The product has potential.
It's a great logo, but it took me just one day to create it. He loves it, I love it. We didn't agree on a price beforehand. We didn't even talk about money, it was very informal. Also, I am not working currently, but do not need the money... so it didn't eat up any time that I could've been using to work on other projects.
What kind of money should I charge him? He's close family. Something like this would've gotten $3500 at the old agency I worked at. I was thinking asking him for $300 and calling it a day. It was minimal effort, but the final product came out very nice.
- dbloc0
probably best to just eat the time honestly...family first.
- seeessess0
Get your uncle to do something for you for free?
- FawnDog0
Why not defer the fee and tell him when he starts making loads of cash on his product he can pay you 3500.
- Fax_Benson0
charge him 3500. Uncle schmuncle.
- Amicus0
It's funny how everyone expects us to work for free as a favour... I want a fricking favour, give me the work and pay me, damnit.
- chris_himself_20
I'd be tempted to tell him it's a wash, good luck! and if things do take off that you would have charged $3500 and see what he retorts with, be better then $200 I think.
- MrAbominable0
full price or free. anything else is insulting to your work and possibly damaging to your relationship. it was your fault for not resolving this upfront, so i'd recommend (as others above) that you eat it and consider it a good way to start off a new year. if he offers you something, tell him he can take you out to dinner or something small.
- zoozoo0
yeah fam is all good. pay later
- boobs0
Maybe he can pay your bail next time?
- horton0
$300 is fair but if you don't need it why ask. "On the house" - look like a family star and you've always got a grateful uncle to help with any electrical issues down the road.
- bigbaby530
Lets see the logo THEN we can see how much you should charge
- doggydoggdog0
What kind of cold blooded person invoices their Uncle, especially when they don't need the money?
Maybe he'll take you out for dinner and tell your Mom you did well.
- SteveZissou0
Def do this one for free, charging a few hundred will do more harm than good, professionally as much as anything else.
Tell him you'll charge a more standard rate for future work, if the product is successful; everyone's a winner. If not, you've been a decent nephew.
- And if you've got an ATV, get him to hook u up with some fancy-pants tail lights!SteveZissou
- dyspl0
and why not proposing him a package including print communication, web etc... in exchange of a few shares?
get more involved and see where it goes.
- Nathan_Adams0
Tell him the price you'd normally charge, but that it's on the house. He'll likely give you a token gesture of thanks anyway (beer, nice bottle of wine, dinner, something like that).
- monospaced1
You shouldn't be paid shit. You didn't mention cost, you did the work free, you don't need the cash and he got what he wanted in less than a day of your work. Asking for money later is just a fucking dick thing to do.
- I kinda agree with this. Just eat it and call it a day.d_rek
- I don't agree with how many cuss words I used. It gives the wrong tone.monospaced
- i agree with this - fuckin mercenaryfadein11
- drgs0
One hundred million dollars
- gramme0
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full price or free. anything else is insulting to your work and possibly damaging to your relationship. it was your fault for not resolving this upfront, so i'd recommend (as others above) that you eat it and consider it a good way to start off a new year. if he offers you something, tell him he can take you out to dinner or something small." – Spot on.- Also, working with family usually sucks. Consider yourself blessed.gramme