Desktop prices

[hotnuts21]

Whats a fair price for producing wallpapers? I was also thinking of doing screensavers too, but im not sure about that.

Anyway prices for desktop wallpaper, we would provide all the images/photos/text and tell you what we want. Its then upto you to put it together. So I dont think its a lot of work, but then what do I know :)

[Eagle]

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In my experience, wallpapers aren't usually sold but offered for free download...so, you'd be cutting your throat if you payed a lot for them..


...what am I saying? Err, around $500 dollars each.




Seriously though, a lot would depend on how complex the artwork was...I enjoy 'comping' stuff with pre-supplied imagery so it would be right up my street! B) :)
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[Juvanescence]

I got paid £10 for each wallpaper for a well-known british mens magazine. Not a hell of a lot but if you have all the images ready then its pretty simple.

[elements]

Like Eagle said, I think it depends on how complex.
To me, between $10 - $25 sounds reasonable if I am supplied all the images and text.

Creating wallpapers is fun, I'd love to see some of these types of contests around :)

[hotnuts21]

It would be for my formula one site, and yep you would be provided with say 10 hi rez images of Schumacher and some text outlining all 6 of his worldchampionship wins.
Then create a montage of images with the text somewhere on the page. They would be provided as free downloads.
However I dont see why if the quality is there they cant be printed and sold as posters or similar?

[ElKootcho]

Designing desktop wallpapers and print-ready posters are two completely different animals. If you decide to have posters printed for sale or giveaway, have that done first and then the designer can convert those to low rez wallpaper. But you won't be able to get a quality, print-ready poster for $25.

If you go for printed posters, I'd suggest contacting a printer first to get the specs that the designers need (bleed size, trim size, desired file format, image resolution, etc).

[hotnuts21]

Yeah I know I was just thinking aloud :)

The photos we use are of a high enough quality that some have in the past been turned into posters.

The company we use is very good and if the designer kept the same DPI that the photos are supplied as the finished result would probably goto print ok.

Anyway it was mainly the desktops I was interested in :) Might be regular work, but then it might not be financially viable with the quick turnaround of grand prixs, drivers, cars, teams etc

Just gathering some ideas. So 10-20 is a good price ?

[Eagle]

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[honest opinion] It's perhaps a fair price for the work (depends though) ...thing is you may not get many entries as we all tend to 'chase' high value jobs! ;)

If you weren't hoping for a fast turnaround, I'm sure you'd get some good entries when the boards aren't too busy. :) [/honest opinion]

:)

[Raja]

"So 10-20 is a good price ?"

It's all about value. Is that what you value that work at?

Your honest response will help a lot of designers.

[hotnuts21]

I suppose it depends on the quality of the work. On one hand the wallpapers are not profit making, they are going to be free downloads, so from a business point of view I dont want to spend more than I have to.
Also I have photoshop and have put together montages before, its not difficult and it didnt take me long, but it is quicker and probably better to get someone else to do the work, its a convenience thing.

I suppose to me that price would be good value, because theres no return and its a convenience thing. But then as eagle pointed out most people probably wouldnt enter the competition as its a low price, so would it be worth me even running it!

[chris]

I imagine the apprentice team members would enter...

[KelliShaver]

Well, from a personal standpoint, work for me is really slow right now, so I'd put them together for $20 each, if I knew they were going to just be wallpapers and not printed and sold for profit.

If the intention was to also possibly print them in the future but you weren't certain about that yet, then my suggestion would be to pay $20 for the wallpaper, then give the designer a % commission on each one sold if they're printed and sold at a later date, up to X number of prints. Like I wouldn't keep charging you forever, but if they did go to print, I might want 10% on the first 100 prints or something (just an arbitrary example).

And then if they're not sold, you're nto out any more money and you still get your wallpapers.

[ElKootcho]

<!--QuoteBegin-Raja+Oct 22 2003, 09:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Raja @ Oct 22 2003, 09:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> It's all about value. Is that what you value that work at? [/b][/quote]
It's also about how the designers value their own work.

[ElKootcho]

<!--QuoteBegin-hotnuts21+Oct 23 2003, 01:07 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (hotnuts21 @ Oct 23 2003, 01:07 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I suppose to me that price would be good value, because theres no return and its a convenience thing. [/b][/quote]
But there is value. Remember, this wallpaper should carry your logo and web address and will likely drive potential customers back to your site. Even if they only go back because they want a new desktop, it's still an opportunity to sell them your product.

If there is no return for you, why even provide it? That would be like saying running magazine or television advertising provides no return.

[hotnuts21]

yeah I see your point. The wallpapers was just an idea for one of two sites, one being www.formulaframed.com that would hopefully bring people back to the site on a regular basis like you mention.

The other site which is the one in the contest I am running, there will be no selling as such, its just offering the visitors something.

This is why I was getting an idea of cost to see if its worth doing or not :) and your feedback has been very helpfull to me :D

[Eagle]

<!--QuoteBegin-Raja+Oct 23 2003, 01:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Raja @ Oct 23 2003, 01:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->"So 10-20 is a good price ?"[/b][/quote]
Yes, for a 10 minute job but as I said it would depend.........

It's all about value. Is that what you value that work at?
No, I value it much much higher than $20 but as Kootch suggested (for hotnuts21), it's also an opportunity for me to 'plug' my services and promote my work further afield...

Your honest response will help a lot of designers.
We are talking simple wallpapers here with all imagery provided...they wouldn't bust my brain to do them (unlike logos!) and I'm sure many here will agree they would be a. good experience, b. something to do as a 'filler' when otherwise not busy...

Hotnuts canvassed our opinions, I gave him mine...not anyone elses! :) :)
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[hotnuts21]

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