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Changes to commissions! A Very Important
9 years ago
Thank you so much to everyone who's chipped in lately with info and expertise – yeah I deleted the journals etc related, but that's so I don't trip myself up or confuse other people – so it turns out I've been dealing things sliiiiightly wrong over the last few months! Or, quite wrong. Basically everything is a mess but that's how it goes when you're relatively new to stuff :D
As it stands, some changes need to be made!
I will be switching to using invoices. This means that when we talk business, you'll need to let me know your paypal so I can throw one of the wretched things over to you (I don't like them, but they're a necessary evil, like eating food regularly). This means there's less pressure on you from me if Paypal decides to be nasty like it has been in the past, and more pressure on me to learn something I'm not familiar with, so everyone wins. Sort of.
I will also be working a set amount every week. I am very bad at replying to emails, but I have found that I am better at it when there is a strict timeframe in place. Working weekly limits means that I have pressure to respond as soon as possible to get your piece done in an orderly fashion before the week is up. This means that you get a response in a day or two, progress shots far more frequently, and your piece will be done within that week's timeframe, within reason.
I will give this three months' trial to see how it goes in the long run, and it allows for the hiccup of when my current internet cuts off and I will have to seek other means of interneting, AND allows for the time I have to move out of my apartment in two months. After that, if everything is intact and nobody caught on fire for more than ten minutes, I will be increasing my hourly rate to $25/hr.
My 20/hr rate was to compensate for being awful at responding, so without that, I'll be able to increase in good conscience.
As per previous weekly commissions, I'll post on a specific day with a slot or hour limit, via image submission, since I know a lot of people tend to not look at journals. The time of day will vary depending on internet access or whenever I manage to drag myself out of the apartment to do internet things, which makes it a little more fair on those who are online at Unusual Times.
I think that's it as far as all that goes! I'll hopefully be able to start all this up this weekend, and see how things play out from there!
As it stands, some changes need to be made!
I will be switching to using invoices. This means that when we talk business, you'll need to let me know your paypal so I can throw one of the wretched things over to you (I don't like them, but they're a necessary evil, like eating food regularly). This means there's less pressure on you from me if Paypal decides to be nasty like it has been in the past, and more pressure on me to learn something I'm not familiar with, so everyone wins. Sort of.
I will also be working a set amount every week. I am very bad at replying to emails, but I have found that I am better at it when there is a strict timeframe in place. Working weekly limits means that I have pressure to respond as soon as possible to get your piece done in an orderly fashion before the week is up. This means that you get a response in a day or two, progress shots far more frequently, and your piece will be done within that week's timeframe, within reason.
I will give this three months' trial to see how it goes in the long run, and it allows for the hiccup of when my current internet cuts off and I will have to seek other means of interneting, AND allows for the time I have to move out of my apartment in two months. After that, if everything is intact and nobody caught on fire for more than ten minutes, I will be increasing my hourly rate to $25/hr.
My 20/hr rate was to compensate for being awful at responding, so without that, I'll be able to increase in good conscience.
As per previous weekly commissions, I'll post on a specific day with a slot or hour limit, via image submission, since I know a lot of people tend to not look at journals. The time of day will vary depending on internet access or whenever I manage to drag myself out of the apartment to do internet things, which makes it a little more fair on those who are online at Unusual Times.
I think that's it as far as all that goes! I'll hopefully be able to start all this up this weekend, and see how things play out from there!
Also also, it saves the buyer having to figure out the 'right' answers to questions about what kind of goods they're buying and other 'business' details of the transaction that should really be on the provider (artist). With an invoice you just pay it, there's no dealing with landmines in the paypal rules or whatever. All around invoices are a way way better experience from the buyer's side, plus there definitely are some benefits to the seller. Love to see more artists going to them as a standard practice.
Also, a few tips/reminders:
- Do not state content in your invoices. i.e. just say "flat color illustration" instead of "horse and tiger illustration" or whatever, especially if it's mature or adult content, as you can be flagged for that.
- Do not state that your work is digital EVER. If it's a digital sketch, just say it's a sketch. Paypal technically DOES NOT protect digital artists, because our products are intangible and they claim digital artwork does not count as a service.
- I have commissioners fill out a Google Form with their contact info and basic commission info so I can invoice them and stuff quickly and without having to pry their paypal email out of them lol