[consulting] Drupal themer needed for short gig

[Shankar Dhanasekaran]

Thanks Andrew for sharing these valuable information. I cannot agree with
you more.

On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Andrew R. Kelly <arkelly at cognisync.com>wrote:

> Got some great responses, thanks all.  We’re working through them now and
> will reach out soon.****
>
> ** **
>
> 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.
> ****
>
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> 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.****
>
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>
> Just some observations from a buyer, take it with a grain of salt.  Lots of
> competition out there.  ****
>
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>
> Good selling,****
>
> Andrew ****
>
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>
> *From:* Andrew R. Kelly [mailto:arkelly at cognisync.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:11 PM
> *To:* 'consulting at drupal.org'
> *Subject:* Drupal themer needed for short gig****
>
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> 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.****
>
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> The images include:****
>
> **-          **about 25 custom images and another set of design elements
> to be changed to the new color****
>
> **-          **primary drop down menu bar ****
>
> **-          **site logo****
>
> **-          **language buttons****
>
> **-          **form submit buttons (submit, go, view, apply, etc)****
>
> **-          **page headers****
>
> **-          **misc icons (featured, tools, resources, twitter, etc)****
>
> **-          **custom app icons (and generic app icon)****
>
> **-          **design elements (block rounded corners, block fade, etc)***
> *
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> **-          **home page custom image****
>
> **-          **misc images****
>
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> 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.****
>
> ** **
>
> Thanks,****
>
> ** **
>
> Andrew K.****
>
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> *Andrew R. Kelly*
>
> President/CEO****
>
> Cognisync, Inc.****
>
> www.cognisync.com****
>
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