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[badninja]

i've been doing layouts lately for people for free, to test whether or not i have the capabilities now to meet deadlines, whether the lyme fog has lifted enough for that. i've delivered three layouts yesterday and today that had a deadline of 4 hours each. i met each in 4 hours or less.

there's less spinal pressure on my brain, my adhd is now controlled and i have the ability to meet projects now. but i'm not going freelance again until i finish the projects i owe from when i tried to freelance and the ADHD+brain pressure wasn't having it.

i owe mackenzie a full refund, or $30 of whatever she wishes.
i owe silence an emoticon set, a poster re-detail or a full refund if she wishes it. settled

i'm confident i can finish both of these by tuesday, communication bearing well, with the refunds setting in sometime this month.

the question is, should i keep doing things for free and tracking my record, or start to trust myself to take a freelance job here or there? if i keep doing things for free, would anyone want any graphics for free? another layout I did recently is katana_a_banana, modifying a mintyapple layout.

when i freelanced last, my prices were:

$2 per set of 15 icons.
$5 for a layout header + modified existing CSS overrides.
$5 for a profile redesign.
$10 for a layout from complete code scratch.
$10 for a mood theme.
$30 for a package of all.

is this reasonable, once i've proved myself again? i've got nothing but time and bills that i can pay a lot easier if i start freelancing. i know i can get the job done, but what else do i need to do to prove myself at this point?

Comments

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

I'd just as soon layout and all instead of the refund.

[badninja.livejournal.com]

Okay! :D I remember the layout was for Jamie - do you still want it of him? And the rest, did you want them in Jamie too or something else?

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

Hm. I'm actually torn between Jamie and Mary Marvel for the layout/mood theme/profile, but I'd probably want them all to be of the same character. (The icons could be mixed, though.) What do you think?

[badninja.livejournal.com]

I do know the problem I ran into before is that while there are plenty of good Jamie pictures for a mood theme and icons, it's incredibly hard to find a layout picture I haven't used.

But that was quite awhile ago and I don't know if you still don't want anything from his newer series.

[mizzmarvel.livejournal.com]

What would be easier, you poking around and telling me what would work better, or me shaking my fist at you and ordering you what to do?