wolf in sheep’s clothing

“Consider a long term engagement…”
“There’s lots more work where this is coming from…”
“We’re from the same school / B-School / Residential society…”
“I know your Dad / grandfather / mother / sister…”
“Price is not the same as 5 years ago…”
“How do I know you won’t run away with my money…”
“We never pay an advance…”
“We’ll never work with another designer…”
“No one charges per photograph…”
“Throw in the stationery for free…”
“We should go out for dinner…”
“Your designs aren’t THAT good…”
“I’ll draw something, you just tell me whether it’s good…”
“My Photoshop skills are rusty, otherwise…”
“But the other designer is only charging x…”
“You only have to Google it & you’ll get thousands of designs…”
“Design is not a matter of life & death…”

I say, design should be charged like photography is charged – royalty fees. That would put things in perspective. Each time they use their logo, I get paid.