Why such a big difference in cost?

[MancunianCreative]

Avoid (like the plague) anyone who charges an eCommerce site by the number of pages.

Nowadays (even on many non transactional sites) pages are usually created dynamically within the admin of the cms. So a website would take no longer to build if it had 1 product or 1000 as you would/should have the ability to add products/pages yourself within the admin.

Anyone who charges by the page anyway.

 

[dazza10]

I wouldn't bother paying anyone for logo designing at all, it can be done yourself for free, and that extra money you save could be pumped into your business for stock etc that might help you out a lot more in the long run

 

[j600com]

I wouldn't bother paying anyone for logo designing at all, it can be done yourself for free, and that extra money you save could be pumped into your business for stock etc that might help you out a lot more in the long run

Unless you are a graphic designer this is terrible advice.

 

[bdw]

Unless you are a graphic designer this is terrible advice.

I agree that this is not normally a good idea but some untrained people with a good eye are more than capable of producing a good text based logo. Your own is an example. Did you you pay a graphic designer to do that one Tim?

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[j600com]

Yes i did
(we have an in-house team of 8 graphic designers)

 

[har246]

I am a graphic and web designer and I cater for a small-medium business, but again wouldn't say no to any large business. My prices are affordable for all and I have set logo packages, where some would cater for a very new business and then higher prices packages, that would cater for a business with a higher budget.

I have a waiting list as long as my arm, and I think as it stands now and going by my experience and portfolio I am under charging. But I do not like to increase my prices very often.