Need a great design, why not hold a contest
That’s exactly what I’m going to be doing. We’re launching an new online service and we need a logo, but the kicker is we want to spend less than $500. Good luck, right? I had found a designer I liked and would have fallen within budget, but unfortunately he had a run of bad luck last week (broke his hand). Enter 99designs.com, for about $40 you can submit your requirements and run a contest up to a week long. You select the prize amount, the community can vote on their favorites, you can interact with the designs giving them feedback and suggestions, and you get final say in the winner. BTW: after you pay out the price copyright is transfered to you, bonus. After looking through the submission the designs are general good quality or better, more than adequate for what I want at this moment. Also it appears the average prize is $300 for a logo, beautiful! Of course there’s the chance nothing good can come out of it, but with most logo contests receiving 20+ submission I’m sure something usable will come our way.
I’m pumped, its a great idea! Perfect for the bootstrapper.
Tags: 99designs.com, bootstrapping, contests, Design