JZ, take a look at Squarespace - they do a really good job of drag'n'drop design for people with no HTML or CSS skills. (And they sponsor at least one of the podcasts I listen to regularly so if you want I can dig up a discount code.)
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Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 8:03:34 am PST #1061 of 1416
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
JZ - Nov 29, 2012 8:16:47 am PST #1062 of 1416
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
H'm. They look really polished and pretty reasonably priced (not that a discount code wouldn't hurt -- but not yet, this is just the very beginnings of info-gathering).
And, sigh, I'm sure the Recalcitrant One will have a hundred reasons why it's obviously much better for him to keep doing everything. Which translates into him doing the ten most urgent things on the to-do list while website updates slip to the bottom of the list, as the website is not actually on fire or killing people.
Jessica - Nov 29, 2012 8:20:40 am PST #1063 of 1416
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Ok, the current discount code I know of is "TNT11" I think it's 10%.
beekaytee - Nov 29, 2012 8:36:20 am PST #1064 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
No comments on the ezine/newsletter pricing?
The subject came up again yesterday and looks to be moving forward in January. I need to come up with a proposal. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
le nubian - Nov 29, 2012 8:42:24 am PST #1065 of 1416
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
bonny,
I think you should charge (roughly) by time it takes you to do it. If you were being paid to do this elsewhere, how much would you charge?
You may want to give a discount for whatever promotion/additional business it might get you, but I wouldn't discount much. You don't want to do it, so the price should be fair, but factor in a slight "I don't wanna" premium.
beekaytee - Nov 29, 2012 8:43:47 am PST #1066 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
My assumption is about $45 per hour for the writing and graphics combined.
Is that reasonable?
le nubian - Nov 29, 2012 8:57:47 am PST #1067 of 1416
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
others will have to weigh in about that.
Ginger - Nov 29, 2012 9:04:41 am PST #1068 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Squarespace is some decent templates, and the reviews generally say it's user friendly.
(JZ, insent to your profile address.)
Bonny, that's quite reasonable. It's actually somewhat low for a professional, but prices are all over the map. You may be happier estimating your time and coming up with a project or per-issue price, with a caveat that work beyond the agreed-on scope will be billed hourly at X rate. Sometimes hourly pricing is awkward with someone you work with regularly, because conversations may include a lot of time talking about the newsletter, but it's hard to know how to bill that time.
Strix - Nov 30, 2012 11:43:23 am PST #1069 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I'd charge $60, and come down to $50. Iffn you want, I can also send you my writing contact template, though you may have one such. You'd need to tweak it, but the tweaks would be easy. It was vetted by a Real Live Lawyer.
Make sure you have a rider about # of revisions or edits, or a job you get paid $250 for ostensibly 5 hours of work will be for more like 15 hours of revisions.
JZ, go to the recalcitrant one with a plan and budget in hand, with backup info on how vital branding is when one is a small press? And that he is doing too many vital tasks that HAVE to be done by him, but that this DOESN'T, and it will leave him time to focus his energies on what he's needed for? Maybe?
JZ - Nov 30, 2012 12:01:33 pm PST #1070 of 1416
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Strix, the other business partner is gearing up to do just that. It definitely helps to have some specific options and a budget range to point to, as well as confirmation from folks who aren't either her or me that this stuff does matter and absolutely needs to be either a constant top priority or handed off to someone else, so thanks hugely to everyone who gave input. It helps so much.