Classic. That was $5 well spent Simran! Although I would say it's a good idea to use this site to test some ideas and get a few samples on the go if time is of the essence, I agree that a professional logo (an image that's recognizable and recallable in an instant) will likely require a bit more effort and skill.
Colette On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 6:14 PM, simran <[email protected]> wrote: > some of you might see the humor in this ;) > > here's what i got my my fiverr :) (the quality speaks for itself... but > here it is for what it's worth :) > > said i want: a video with a person standing on their heads singing silicon > bells :) > here's the result: youtube: http://youtu.be/gmQKMc8Dnu8 > > merry christmas :) > > On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 2:03 PM, simran <[email protected]> wrote: > >> if you look at it this way: >> >> * google search - find clipart - crop and maybe colour change - say it >> takes 20-30 minutes >> * 2 jobs per hour = $10 ~= 500 INR per hour >> * 8 hours in a day = INR 4000 >> * 22 days in a month = INR 88,000 >> >> per year that is (in indian terms); 10 lakhs 56 thousand >> >> That is *more than double* what most average designers (with university >> degrees and excellent photoshop skills) get now for slogging their butts >> off in full time jobs where they work 10 hours/day with only 1 day per week >> off! >> >> I have purposely strayed away from "good design" as when you get to the >> ones with more experience and the really brilliant ones, they demand >> "international salaries" and they get "almost international salaries". >> >> Given, that when you are spending a 5ver, you are likely going to be >> happy with some clipart (because you think you doing a google search would >> have cost you more than that)... so "average designers" will be more than >> happy working on the 5ver site... >> >> >> >> >> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Dominique du Maurier >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> ** ** ** ** >>> >>> How much does a programmer work for per hour?**** >>> >>> Who will do this for as little as $5?**** >>> >>> How about I copy the code and integrate it with others.**** >>> >>> And then launch the startup with a cashflow.**** >>> >>> No copyright issues either.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Hmmmmm.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Graphic Designers go to university or college for years to attain their >>> skills. Not unlike a Computer Science Degree.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Shane Greenup >>> *Sent:* Friday, December 09, 2011 1:08 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [SiliconBeach] super quick perl jobs**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> You can request "gigs" - So you can ask for jobs done. The field is in >>> the right hand side column. There are some programming related ones, but of >>> course, very simplistic. Most common ones I've seen are along the lines of >>> "I will fix any problem you have in wordpress for $5" or stuff like that. >>> >>> Also, I need to get a business card finally designed, so I have decided >>> to fire 3 or 4 different people of Fiverr to do it for me, and that way I >>> can either pick the best one, or take the best elements from each, and then >>> rehire the best to put them all together. Total cost $25 for a professional >>> design? >>> >>> Shane >>> >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> http://www.ImmortalOutdoors.com >>> http://www.SportsArbitrageGuide.com/<http://www.sportsarbitrageguide.com/> >>> http://www.TravellersTrade.com >>> http://www.ShaneGreenup.com <http://www.shanegreenup.com/> >>> <http://www.surebetbookies.com/> >>> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> On 9 December 2011 12:49, simran <[email protected]> wrote:**** >>> >>> @jason: sorry to hear of your imminent doom, but perhaps i have a >>> partner in crime now :) **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> @shane: absolutely love the logo... and what a superb way to go about >>> things... get something done quick (like your logo) and look at maybe >>> getting a better one done as time progresses... (although in this case, i >>> agree with your business partner... that logo is fantastic)**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Love the fiverr sites as well... what a fantastic site... and i'm blown >>> away by looking at what people are willing to do for a fiver :) **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> "super quick perl jobs" definitely won't be anything that cheap :) and >>> because it's programming and very technical, and i'll needs to be built to >>> fill a very specific need... that said, i don't anticipate any "super >>> quick" job taking longer than a day... and over time automating some of the >>> processes like packaging for delivery (tarballs with auto generated docs in >>> them), invoicing etc... **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> logo's as you've described are perfect for the 5ver site because the >>> results are completely subjective... with programming, if the result of 2+2 >>> needs to come out as 4, and you print 5... saying "but i like 5 more" ain't >>> gonna cut it... :)**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> on the fiverr site though, i can't see a place where you can say you >>> want something specific done for $5... you can only chose from what people >>> have put up...**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Shane Greenup <[email protected]> wrote:*** >>> * >>> >>> After spending hundred(s) in the past to get logos designed through >>> Elance - taking days at a time, and regular back and forth where I tried to >>> communicate my own poor idea of what it was that I wanted with a designer >>> who didn't understand what I said anyway, I am not sure I will ever go back >>> from my recent experience on Fiverr.com. >>> >>> I paid $5, answered 6 questions, and got a logo. It probably wasn't the >>> best logo ever designed, but it met my specifications, took all stress off >>> me (no trying to explain and no repeated back and forth) and did the job. >>> The time and money saved was huge. I intended to have it redesigned when I >>> launched the next stage of this project, but my partner loves it and won't >>> let me have it redesigned now... >>> >>> Perhaps this approach is not advisable for your next multi-million >>> reputation based business, but it was perfect for this digital product >>> launch. You can see the logo at the top of the page: >>> http://travellerstrade.com/ >>> - total cost $5 USD. >>> - Effort required, less than 5 minutes in total. >>> >>> Fiverr is great for small outsourcable jobs. >>> >>> Shane >>> >>> >>> ------------------------- >>> http://www.ImmortalOutdoors.com >>> http://www.SportsArbitrageGuide.com/<http://www.sportsarbitrageguide.com/> >>> http://www.TravellersTrade.com >>> http://www.ShaneGreenup.com <http://www.shanegreenup.com/>**** >>> >>> >>> <http://www.surebetbookies.com/> >>> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> On 9 December 2011 11:43, Jason Brown <[email protected]> >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Love it. You'll probably never buy a Ferrari off the back of it, but >>> this kind of "small, quick, cheap" model definitely has its place, and >>> probably some lessons that everyone can learn**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Also I really miss writing Perl... ah...[wistful look]**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Sorely tempted to write all of my next project's glue code in perl now. >>> You've doomed me.**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> J**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 10:26 PM, simran <[email protected]> wrote:**** >>> >>> hi all, **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> we often talk about innovating big, changing the world, disruption of >>> the current process/model... **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> however, this morning i had a dream (not quite "martin luther king" >>> style) but an "electric sheep" style... and here's the events of part of my >>> day today:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * dreamt - "people were asking me to make changes to their perl scripts" >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * woke up, in the shower thought of "hey, yeah! often people ask me to >>> make little changes, and perl was something that virtually 'powered' the >>> internet, so there is a lot of it out there, so why not let people make >>> slight changes to what already works for them" - not everyone is ready for >>> a revolution... **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * created a basic site (my design skills have a lot to be desired for) >>> which reflects the "retro" style... and is very "to the point" (it's a one >>> page site)**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * registered superQuickPerlJobs.com via dyndns.org (expensive but very >>> reliable, have been using them for over 10 years for >>> domain/dns/mail-forwarding etc)**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * put the site up on my ec2 server (have had a ubuntu server there for >>> about 4+ years) that i do various experiments on**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> * sent it to a few friends and submitted it to search engines... **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> bob's my uncle i thought... i'm done with this for the day... but from a >>> few FOAF's (who got that link) i got 3 separate requests, two to modify >>> scripts they already have and in one case, a file that needed some >>> computation and parsing - so was busy for the next 2-3 hours again :) ** >>> ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> i doubt that my rate of getting work will be that great... but the >>> initial feedback undoubtedly was that my FOAF's had found it very hard to >>> get a "small job done" - of course there is odesk etc... but they found the >>> registration process and creating a project, getting bids etc a bit too >>> daunting... they just wanted some parsing or changes to a script they >>> already had... they saw my site, and thought... excellent... specialised in >>> perl, here's an email and a phone number... and sure enough, 5 minutes >>> later, they had described the work to me without having to jump through >>> hoops... **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> to come back to the point, i wonder if there are more opportunities than >>> most anticipate in the "specialised little jobs" ... sites like odesk etc >>> are making more complex things possible, but not keeping "simple things >>> simple" - and i simply borrowed from Larry Wall's philosophy... 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