Pricing Advice Needed

[Jill@Vario]

I've been asked to estimate a job for a publisher of a startup consumer magazine with 72 pages (4X/year and full color). Does anyone have an idea of approximate pricing for such a project? The publisher will be getting the photographs and articles for each issue.

[Exodus]

As stated in the FAQ and several other areas on the forum... WE CANNOT DISCUSS PRICING ON THE FORUM!

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[Jill@Vario]

Any idea of where I can find such advice then? I'm in desperate need.

[morea]

as Exodus said, the FAQ and Frequently discussed topics threads include some references for determining pricing.

Check here: http://www.graphicdesignforum.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=42

[Exodus]

You could do a forum search to find several links given in other similar threads.
(http://gag.org/pegs/index.php)

[Exodus]

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[balou]

If it were me, and especially since it's a startup magazine, I'd be asking a lot of questions of this publisher. Basically you need to estimate per page and multiply by page count.

Some questions I'd be asking:

Where are the photos coming from? Does the publisher understand the difference between a 16K jpg and a 1.5MB jpg? That will tell you if you have to add time for adjusting/messing with photos. Especially with 4 color throughout, you may be color correcting each photo.

Will there be a standard layout of articles? Or will each article have an individual design?

How will the text be arriving?

Will there be advertisements?

Will they sign a contract? Will they make a downpayment on the project. And don't fall for the "but we're just starting up" sob story. If they've taken out a business loan and didn't account for design costs for a magazine, run away and fast. Be VERY wary with a startup like this. I have heard of some scams where they go out and sell advertising for tourism mags then it never gets published but they take the ad money and run.

Good luck!

[Jill@Vario]

Thanks so much... all great points. I really appreciate your positive answer and advice.

[norrie]

Work out your hourly rate and figure it'll take 4-5 days work at least. More if it's complex.