I posted off the save the date cards last week and had an email back yesterday to say that she had received them and they were exactly what she was looking for and the colours were perfect!! She may be back for some Thank You cards after the wedding also.
I have also been busy doing some blog headers and twitter backgrounds for a friend, at no cost as she's promoting my business on her page.
I was sent an email two days ago asking if I designed logos and how much I would charge. At that exact moment I was trying to work out a cost for designing logos! I investigated a little and the price range is ridiculous!! I think the average would've been over $100 at least, one major business was charging $300 plus the hourly rate of $132/hr for the graphic artist! And someone suggested that I shouldn't charge anything less than $500. I sent off my quote but the lady had decided to have a bit of a play herself so didn't need my services. I'm a little disappointed (she was a repeat customer so I was giving her a discount too), but at least I got to work out my prices!!!
I designed myself a little flyer to hand out to people, and maybe do a little letterbox drop. While they were printing the lady at the photo lab was having a read. She asked me if she could keep a copy as people ask her all the time if she knows anyone that does what I do. So now I have her handing out my details... Hopefully I'll get some business from that.
A friend asked me to do a logo for her Nickelback facebook group the other day. She's doing me a really big favour so I thought I'd give her my time and do a favour for her too. She really really liked it so I'm thinking of maybe getting it printed out A3 size and posting it over to her as a thank you for what she's doing for me. Then today she asked me if she could use it for something that she's doing for the group, a little surprise for all the members. I won't say on here unless any of you who read this are actually in the group. But it will also advertise my business a bit. Hopefully by the time she does the surprise I will have my website up and running so she can print that on what she's doing.
Well I had better go. I haven't blogged in ages and my other blog has seriously been neglected. I still haven't updated Christmas day on that one!!! Oops... I've been rather busy with all this setting up the business stuff.
Take care, enjoy your night.
