I am not normally a person to do this and I am not exactly strapped for cash and I am not looking for a Job, happy with my job.

This year I have plans and things to get - Car, Engagement ring, holiday, Tablet for work use etc. I like to roughly plan out my year and set some goals.

I do work from home freelance and overtime and I do love my PC and windows 7. BUT it is noisy and I use my TV in my bedroom as my LCD which is awesome. BUT this will be more TV and Xbox playing over PC use at some point and because of what I do a mac is a better option for my work and will help me in that regard.
Looking to get a nice imac as result.

What I need is just one nice job - UK £1500-2000 to pay for it. This could be a logo and web design or Web Design and html build or simple wordpress site design and build.
In terms of if your in the UK and getting this done, compared to a UK freelancer a decent one and decent job will cost more. This for my converted to NZ dollars will pay for the imac and help my work.

This is not a "buy me an imac" post at all but if you do have some considerations for the above type of work and have that kind of budget to get some work done please consider me, drop me a line.

Just be good to get that, use the money to progress in my work really. Cheers.

Someone asked me a little while ago if I was still doing web stuff, but I'm too busy, but said I know a few people, if it falls in that budget I'll let you know, it might not be for a couple of months though, do you have any examples I can show them if they ask?

Client still working on content but:
http://www.nzacres.org.nz/

design from 2 years ago:
http://banksiaadventures.com.au/

Huge in new zealand and their water is one of the biggest sellers in the world.
http://waiwera.co.nz/

currently building this one: http://360build.fueldesign.co.nz/ designed by me as well all of these ones.

These are within the company so boss has say on things and done to a budget.

Done on the cheaper side in wordpress:
http://www.adaptivedevelopment.com/


In terms of my work standard to date Not got to much to hand now and some if it all work in progress but if you look at the new laidlaw college logo alone here that I just did to get the idea down:

You can see while I just got the concept I wanted for this in my head you should see the quality in it.

I think you might be hard pushed to find a job paying that much cash when its something on the side - especially when your proper job comes first.

Maybe you could knock up some templates & try selling them. Take a look at rocket themes - http://www.rockettheme.com/
They are established - but have made a ton of cash & prob the best themes I have worked with.
Alternatively can you develop an android or apple app?

there are also freelance websites about. I used peopleperhour not so long ago.

Maybe offer bundles to start up companies. x amount of pages custom website, copy written, logo design, etc.
As well as sorting out the 1st year of hosting & domain registration.

I saw an advert from a company that will design your business facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/wix?v=app_129982580378550
Maybe its something you can do easily & cheaply.  Its a single page - set a price & hit yellow pages for business.

10% consultancy fee for me btw ;o)

I would say you are going to struggle to get that kind of money out of people for a site Liam, despite the quality of your work (which is better than mine). I'm dealing with record labels and they don't want to spend that kind of cash! Everyone is incredibly tight-fisted right now here. You're better off doing lots of little jobs.

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on March 30, 2011, 09:44:04 AM
I would say you are going to struggle to get that kind of money out of people for a site Liam, despite the quality of your work (which is better than mine). I'm dealing with record labels and they don't want to spend that kind of cash! Everyone is incredibly tight-fisted right now here. You're better off doing lots of little jobs.

exactly. I wouldnt give £1k to someone to do a job on the side when I could get it done by a reputable company. For £1k I would expect something that would have cost me £3-4k by a reputable company.

Quote from: Eggtastico on March 30, 2011, 09:55:31 AM

Quote from: Clock'd 0Ne on March 30, 2011, 09:44:04 AM
I would say you are going to struggle to get that kind of money out of people for a site Liam, despite the quality of your work (which is better than mine). I'm dealing with record labels and they don't want to spend that kind of cash! Everyone is incredibly tight-fisted right now here. You're better off doing lots of little jobs.

exactly. I wouldnt give £1k to someone to do a job on the side when I could get it done by a reputable company. For £1k I would expect something that would have cost me £3-4k by a reputable company.

Egg, to your first  post: Would not go get to strangers. Got freelance work here fine. Money from that already going into other things.

Trust is a big thing and if anyone here wanted work I put it here.
Your first post states people wont pay at the moment and then state they would rather pay more through a company, bit conflicting posts there Egg.

In terms of the job I would do a v good job of that quality of a company because that is what I do for a living, it is not something "on the side" as you seem to think from someone dabbling in something and looking for cash while doing it.
Simply not true.

I have an interview Thursday night about me and my work for a well known media site, You do not know me and what I do/can do so not moaning you do not respect that, you just do not know.
Just pointing this out.

If people do not want me to do any work for them fair enough, but I am seeding and hunting for a good UK job here and other locations. Not continued work, just one job to get something to help my work and I am being very honest about it.
One job done very well.

I am trying to say people wont pay that sort of money to a person for some work - if you setup a company, etc. and done it that way,
then you are more likely to get the bigger cheques. I was trying to say if a person was going to spend £1k on a job, they would use a
the 'safety net' of a company, not some bloke sitting in his study turning something out in his spare hours.

It has nothing to do with ability, or what you can do. Businesses deal with businesses, unless they can save a lot of money.
If I had carpentry working needed doing & ABC Carpentry wanted £1000, then I wouldnt expect to pay a person to do the job the same
price in their spare time. You pay for the service as a whole, as well as part of gurantee and after sales support, etc. If you done a job & there was
a problem, could the customer expect you to deal with their problem during the working hours of your normal job?

If it was that easy to make the going rate for a job, dont you think everyone would be doing it in their chosen professions?
I doubt the people who work for PC World go out after work to fix computers & charge the same rate as PC World.

Maybe explore the idea of setting up a small business & stop taking it so personal. Invest some time in yourself, get a web presence
offering web design, logo design, graphics, etc.
Trying to find a single job that pays £1k-1.5k may be a little ambitious. Maybe think of ways of how you can make £100 or £200 a week instead.

I think he's right, I've been freelancing for a while now and I simply cannot get people to want to give up that kind of cash, they will only do it to big business or in London but realistically you will be lucky to get 1k. I'm updating an IT disty's website and getting around £750 for it and it's been a month's work on and off.

People certainly won't want to pay a 'foreigner' the other side of the world that operates in opposite hours that kind of cash either. Like you said Liam a lot of it is trust and word of mouth is your best bet - most of my work comes word of mouth as people know I get things done and to a high standard, but they won't pay over the odds for my services even though it's through my own company - you just won't be able to command that kind of pricing because you have no team, no project manager with that very personal level of quick response/communication, support systems, etc, a lot of which is what is paid for in a 1.5/2k sale.

Or - cheaper iMac?

I just bought a Dual Core 3.2 for £650 delivered still under warrenty. Was slightly concerned about the spec as its for video editing and a lot of green screen processing at high res but its running lovely

Quote from: Eggtastico on March 30, 2011, 11:46:51 AM
I am trying to say people wont pay that sort of money to a person for some work - if you setup a company, etc. and done it that way,
then you are more likely to get the bigger cheques. I was trying to say if a person was going to spend £1k on a job, they would use a
the 'safety net' of a company, not some bloke sitting in his study turning something out in his spare hours.

It has nothing to do with ability, or what you can do. Businesses deal with businesses, unless they can save a lot of money.
If I had carpentry working needed doing & ABC Carpentry wanted £1000, then I wouldnt expect to pay a person to do the job the same
price in their spare time. You pay for the service as a whole, as well as part of gurantee and after sales support, etc. If you done a job & there was
a problem, could the customer expect you to deal with their problem during the working hours of your normal job?

If it was that easy to make the going rate for a job, dont you think everyone would be doing it in their chosen professions?
I doubt the people who work for PC World go out after work to fix computers & charge the same rate as PC World.

Maybe explore the idea of setting up a small business & stop taking it so personal. Invest some time in yourself, get a web presence
offering web design, logo design, graphics, etc.
Trying to find a single job that pays £1k-1.5k may be a little ambitious. Maybe think of ways of how you can make £100 or £200 a week instead.

I should then add that I am registered with my 5thdigital, have full contracts and invoices then.

On that note - I been contacted in this regard and may have one, until this is agreed on though if anyone is interested still send me a PM.

Not talking about companies here as well Egg, other people. This budget range is just to give a rough value to a work range that can be discussed.
You have goals, you look for work and out of a number of leads some come up, others full through. You NEVER just go try get one and that is it, I mentioned I have work here to do and I have been contacted in regard to the CMS I mainly develop in here to do work for big companies and I have turned them down as I do not have that level of time outside of normal work.

Quote from: neXus on March 30, 2011, 13:06:24 PM
I should then add that I am registered with my 5thdigital, have full contracts and invoices then.

On that note - I been contacted in this regard and may have one, until this is agreed on though if anyone is interested still send me a PM.

Not talking about companies here as well Egg, other people. This budget range is just to give a rough value to a work range that can be discussed.
You have goals, you look for work and out of a number of leads some come up, others full through. You NEVER just go try get one and that is it, I mentioned I have work here to do and I have been contacted in regard to the CMS I mainly develop in here to do work for big companies and I have turned them down as I do not have that level of time outside of normal work.

If yo already got your company setup then go for it...
cant think what kind of person would want to spend £1500 on a personal website though.
I know a few designers who do all sorts of stuff. poster design (his biggest customer is thames valley police), album art covers, etc.
one even does a voice over for an Italian car manufacturer built in sat nav.
Know quite a few web designers as well. AFAIK none of them have had a single assignment
paying the kind of money your thinking of.

I could do with some more jobs aswell, can rewire most houses for less than £2000 

Seriously though, I know nothing about making money from web/logo/graphic design but there still seems to be a big market for it and all you need to do is make the people that need it find you, that means cold calling, advertising, building a website for yourself that people can find through searchs and you can pass the URL around etc.

Quote from: Eggtastico on March 30, 2011, 13:36:15 PM

Quote from: neXus on March 30, 2011, 13:06:24 PM
I should then add that I am registered with my 5thdigital, have full contracts and invoices then.

On that note - I been contacted in this regard and may have one, until this is agreed on though if anyone is interested still send me a PM.

Not talking about companies here as well Egg, other people. This budget range is just to give a rough value to a work range that can be discussed.
You have goals, you look for work and out of a number of leads some come up, others full through. You NEVER just go try get one and that is it, I mentioned I have work here to do and I have been contacted in regard to the CMS I mainly develop in here to do work for big companies and I have turned them down as I do not have that level of time outside of normal work.

If yo already got your company setup then go for it...
cant think what kind of person would want to spend £1500 on a personal website though.
I know a few designers who do all sorts of stuff. poster design (his biggest customer is thames valley police), album art covers, etc.
one even does a voice over for an Italian car manufacturer built in sat nav.
Know quite a few web designers as well. AFAIK none of them have had a single assignment
paying the kind of money your thinking of.

It ok Egg, you just not quite get what I was after and looking for a job, not personal site and some guy looking for money for something. Was not what I was after. If anyone PM'ed me to do their personal site I would turn it down.
Key not I was putting in was for the same price as you would pay someone in the UK through me you would get the same quality(or better, hehe) and same amount of work done but half the price.
That was the key point. I know people Like Nige do it and I only want the one off work for something to help all my other work and put the offer out there for people. Get job, do it, not ask anyone else but if anyone did want work done they know someone.

Quote from: DEViANCE on March 30, 2011, 16:00:35 PM
I could do with some more jobs aswell, can rewire most houses for less than £2000 

Seriously though, I know nothing about making money from web/logo/graphic design but there still seems to be a big market for it and all you need to do is make the people that need it find you, that means cold calling, advertising, building a website for yourself that people can find through searchs and you can pass the URL around etc.

I have heard people struggle and have issues etc and in the UK in the web industry not do well. Thing is though they ship standard stuff which are not much then just template ridged structures. Clients of course will say they are happy as they spent money. But quite a bit of my work recently has been doing sites only a year or less old already or just porting it into our systems for the client who when confident get a new design done and actually be really happy with it.

And I am not super skilled yet either and others doing awesome awesome work and also seeing  the same.

People do not understand and respect websites properly. The ones that actually trust you and respect quality realise things and get good sites. The ones that don't end up with crap.