Thanks Andrew for sharing these valuable information. I cannot agree with you more. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Andrew R. Kelly <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:arkelly@cognisync.com">arkelly@cognisync.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Got some great responses, thanks all. We’re working through them now and will reach out soon.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Since this list is full of consultants I thought I’d throw out some sales advice, based on the content of some responses to this little request. If you don’t get the gig it could be because: (a) your response was canned and not on point - you have that many leads that you can’t tailor an email to the specific sender?, (b) you were upselling a suite of Drupal services without addressing the specific request, (c) you set forth bold and aggressive payment requirements before you even got the job, or lastly (d) you ignored the request for some information on your rate or availability. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Oh and (e) your rate is $2/hr. While an intriguing number, I can’t ethically pay less for a site theme update than I do the lawn guy.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Just some observations from a buyer, take it with a grain of salt. Lots of competition out there. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Good selling,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Andrew <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> Andrew R. Kelly [mailto:<a href="mailto:arkelly@cognisync.com" target="_blank">arkelly@cognisync.com</a>] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:consulting@drupal.org" target="_blank">consulting@drupal.org</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Drupal themer needed for short gig<u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are looking for a designer/themer to implement our client’s new corporate branding guidelines on their Drupal site. This effort will require updating the current site’s design elements including the fonts (type, color, size), color palette, images, and etc. The existing site layout and modules won’t be changed.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The images include:<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>about 25 custom images and another set of design elements to be changed to the new color<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>primary drop down menu bar <u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>site logo<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>language buttons<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>form submit buttons (submit, go, view, apply, etc)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>page headers<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>misc icons (featured, tools, resources, twitter, etc)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>custom app icons (and generic app icon)<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>design elements (block rounded corners, block fade, etc)<u></u><u></u></p>
<p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>home page custom image<u></u><u></u></p><p><u></u><span>-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span><u></u>misc images<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Please respond with your rate/availability if you have the bandwidth in the next two weeks to make these changes. I’ll supply more detailed requirements and the corporate guidelines in private.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Andrew K.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Andrew R. Kelly<u></u><u></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">President/CEO<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cognisync, Inc.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#C00000"><a href="http://www.cognisync.com" target="_blank">www.cognisync.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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