There are many non-profit organizations which are working for greater causes with an aim to heal the world and make it a better place. The first things that startup non-profits need is a logo and a brand identity. This is because they have to raise funds to further their cause and in order to raise funds they need a very professional logo and a decent brand identity so that people aka donors take them seriously and donate generously.
Well budget in most cases for a logo or a brand identity for a non-profit organization is generally very minimal. They run by donations of their patrons and hence have little resource at their disposal when they are just startups. But they still need a logo and a brand identity to be designed in order to move on.
How much money should be appropriate for my design projects?
If you study the model as to how www.shopfordesigns.com operates, you will find that it follows a marketplace model. Buyers like you are looking for good quality graphic design and graphic designers are working on your projects to offer you the best deal for the price you have to offer for their work. Now before you decide the project valuation you have to consider certain things like :-
- What is my budget for the project?
- How many quality designers to I want to attract?
- Do I need entry level designers to work for me or do I need ace and experienced designers?
- What are my competitions offering? What is their price range?
- How much details do I need to provided in my design description?
If you need a logo then its best for you to study other logo design projects on the site and see what others are paying. Also to get good number of submissions you have to remember to feed your design description with fair amount of details about your project. Your requirement details, your likes and dislikes etc.
How do I get more submissions for my projects?
Amongst a lot of factors involved in determining the number of design submissions in your project I would like to outline a few important ones.
- Clear and to the point project description.
- A clumsy and vague design project description will give you lower number of submissions since designers will wonder which direction to head. If you yourself do not know what kind of logo (say) you want then surely your designers wont. So our tip is be very clear and form a vision in your head before you submit a project and describe exactly that in your project description.
- Browse other projects in the same category and find out some designers you like.
- Another trick is to go through other design projects in the same category and send private messages to good designers to work on your projects. Suppose you like the work of a particular designer in website design category. So if you are submitting a web design project then feel free to send him or her a private invite to work on your project. You can do this by sending a private message to that designer by going to ‘contact’ link in his or her profile.
- Provide constant feedback during the course of the work
- Maybe feedback is the next big motivator after project value. If you are in constant touch with your designers and constantly guide them with feedback then they feel more involved with the process. They feel that they have a direction and move towards it with conviction. We also advice you to use the star rating system judiciously to motivate the designers. Also remember to give complements to designers using the project message board.