Emerick
10-14-2007, 03:38 AM
Hello, i'm trying to quote a potential client for a full magazine layout, 15-20 pages, including cover. After that, they plan on having a quartley with 40-60 pages. It's for the travel industry, and has many high end ad spaces for Prada, Gucci, Dior and others. I was thinking something like $150-$200 / page and $400 for each cover. So twenty pages like $4200, and 60 like $12200. I know this is alot cheaper than a professional design firm would charge for a magazine as such, but im curious, am i low balling myself? It seems cheap for such a magazine. I know that that there are freelancers who would do it for almost nothing, but don't have the experience they're looking for.
Thanks for any input.
Compguy Pete
10-18-2007, 12:07 AM
that kind of pricing talk is not allowed here... so I will not allow for any additional talk of hard numbers in this topic!
If you go in with a quote like that be ready to NOT get the job! The thing you don't realize is the amount of trade that happens in the advertising business. I haven't seen any of your work but that much per page when your basically going to create a template for 3 types of page types then rotate the content on these templates.
To be a successful freelancer in my view you have to be concerned with building the relationship not racking them over all at once.
A couple months ago I looked at another designer in my area to pick up the slack on a client of mine... they gave me a price similar to yours and I didn't need to go back and discuss it with my client I didn't even consider the price they were offering. They didn't and won't get it. Everything has a price yes... but that price needs to be a reflection of what the client is comfortable to pay.
At your pricing it would be far cheaper to hire and salary someone to do the job....