Briffa's advice is not to be afraid of negotiation. "It's like any other piece of intellectual property - you can decide to give it away, license it, sell it. But when people negotiate they do get a better result." And, she adds, be clear about what you are trying to get out of the agreement.
"Even if you are getting a really crummy royalty rate and the deal is bad, you want something for your portfolio," she says.
Van Elten advises caution, however. "You have to be careful who you work with," he says. "It's like anything in life - if you deal with the wrong people you'll get screwed over. Designers need to learn that."
Read more about negotiation, royalties, and the trade offs designers make as they build their career and reputations.
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I agree with your comments completely! A person attempting to launch three ecommerce businesses hired a hosting company but didn't want to pay the the 'unique' design she wants thru their service. She was referred to me. Great! She wants everything and more that this company offers in several packages starting from $600 to $3500 for the $600. Wow. What nerves. I want to do this anyway as a part of getting my foot in the door with a reputable company placed in my portfolio. Of course I would duplicate my code for each project but dang, that's a lot of work for the price per site.
Have you ever heard of commission payments in this field? If so, how would I approach this and how much is fair?
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Have you ever heard of commission payments in this field? If so, how would I approach this and how much is fair?
Thanks