Revisions! Revisions! Revisions! Do you try to limit them?

[olcvisual]

I spend so much time on revisions that I'm thinking on placing limits for future projects. For example: a project fee includes 4 revisions; additional revisions are charged by the hour. Anyone tried limits like these with clients?

[PrintDriver]

www.graphicdesignforum.com/default.aspx?f=8&m=39249 (http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/default.aspx?f=8&m=39249)
Try this. It's a short thread on this same topic.

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[Ryan8720]

Or you can ask Zartan. He limits all his work to 1 comp and 0 revisions. LOL

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[PrintDriver]

LOL @ Ryan.
Yeah I was gonna mention Zartan. Wonder if he knows how infamous he's become.

PrintDriver is a large format digital print dude. His advice/opinions may not apply to the 4color/offset/web world of printing

[paulrandfan]

I'm having that same problem right now. I work for a new publication in St. Louis, and I'm the new graphic designer for that publication. People know that we are new and that I myself am new, and they are DEFINATELY taking advantage of that. I've done proofs for people to the specifications they want, and then they decide they want something totally new. I think it's ridiculous that some of these ads are taking 7 proofs especially when I am the only graphic designer responsible for 200 ads in a bimonthly publication!

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[DeleteYourself]

What about setting up like an overtime structure. For example with the agreed price for the job, you get 3 revisions.
After that, each revision costs double or time-and-a-half or something.

I don't do much freelance, but I think I might start instituting that rule when I do.

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[olcvisual]

Another problem with too many revisions is the more revisions I make the more I lose interest in the project -- I'm now at a point where I just want to finish and collect my money.

[REDeye]

I typically allow one revision, and additional revisions are charged hourly. Its only fair.