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• She can work on a flat fee per project or an hourly wage. Fees
will vary depending on her experience and location.

• Flat fee: If your job is on the bigger side and requires a lot

of time-such as designing new packaging, which may take
many back and forth tweaks before you love it-you are better
off negotiating a flat fee. That way, the price will include all
the design discussions and trials. Also, designing a company
logo takes time and a lot of trial and error, so use a flat fee for
that as well. Have your designer write detailed proposals for
the flat fee projects so you know exactly what is included. Dis­
cuss the amount of times you will be able to tweak, change ,
and revise things-there will be a limit.

• Hourly rate: An hourly rate is appropriate for smaller jobs that

will take anywhere from less than one hour to up to three
hours. For example, creating a promotional flier or setting
up company letterhead would be best done at an hourly rate.
Once your business is more established (and if you are not
savvy with graphics programs), you may find yourself fre­
quently in touch with your graphic designer for quick jobs
that may take only ten to twenty minutes. Ask if you can be
billed for less than an hour for these small things. My graphic
designer (whom I love dearly!) lets me run a tab and then bills
me monthly.

• The designer may offer many services-logo creation, market­
ing materials, web design-or only one or two. Try to negotiate
package deals for multipart requests rather than "a la carte"­
you'll end up saving money.

Again, arrangements vary widely. Be sure yours is fair, meets
your deadlines, and leaves you excited about seeing your brand in
words and pictures.