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I don't understand, you're a consulting and graphic designer (labour) yet your in stealth mode with a service that can't be scaled beyond one person? Seems lik

by fleitz 15y ago

I don't understand, you're a consulting and graphic designer (labour) yet your in stealth mode with a service that can't be scaled beyond one person? Seems like a silly thing to be in stealth mode about, plus it doesn't even sound like you have a product. (Not that a service business isn't a good thing) Why are you even asking for help if there is no way to streamline it?

trin_ 15y ago
sounds like some form of prototype/landing page / mockup design service. dont really know why that would require stealth mode.
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nikeywilson 15y ago
Sounds funny I know. I'm not in actual stealth mode, but need to keep everything off-record so am in stealth for purposes of this thread. It's a service-business based off of customizing a product I have (think wordpress).
- fleitz 15y ago
  Then build the customization into the product, also, are you sure they really want to spend three hours with you? Can you not do the Henry Ford method of any color as long as it's black? If the customization is purely the skin, then create a system for skinning, and get local designers to make skins. Then create a market place for them, and hire a bunch of people to make skins. (I assume it's skinning b/c your a graphic designer). As an aside: I used to do custom wordpress themes but stopped because it was so much easier to have nice printed themes. Walk into the client with nice glosssy prints. I could buy the theme for $35 bux and resell for much more rather than deal with the nuances of the customer. Most customers just want it to look like some other guy's site anyway so why not provide that? They actually would pay more for a standard theme because I could turn it around faster, and they were happier because it looked like everyone else's site. As a designer I never understood herd mentality, as a business man, I love it.
  - nikeywilson 15y ago
    Not sure they'd want to spend 3 hours, but there always is some handholding entailed so I'm planning for the worst. A template marketplace is coming, but it will take a little bit of time. Ideally I should be almost entirely removed from the equation once that happens. As far as goes with the local designers, I've been going through an auditing process. The one problem is that since they'd need to deal with the clients directly, I need to be sure they are somewhat personable themselves.

by fleitz 15y ago

trin_ 15y ago

sounds like some form of prototype/landing page / mockup design service. dont really know why that would require stealth mode.

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nikeywilson 15y ago

Sounds funny I know. I'm not in actual stealth mode, but need to keep everything off-record so am in stealth for purposes of this thread. It's a service-business based off of customizing a product I have (think wordpress).

fleitz 15y ago
Then build the customization into the product, also, are you sure they really want to spend three hours with you? Can you not do the Henry Ford method of any color as long as it's black? If the customization is purely the skin, then create a system for skinning, and get local designers to make skins. Then create a market place for them, and hire a bunch of people to make skins. (I assume it's skinning b/c your a graphic designer). As an aside: I used to do custom wordpress themes but stopped because it was so much easier to have nice printed themes. Walk into the client with nice glosssy prints. I could buy the theme for $35 bux and resell for much more rather than deal with the nuances of the customer. Most customers just want it to look like some other guy's site anyway so why not provide that? They actually would pay more for a standard theme because I could turn it around faster, and they were happier because it looked like everyone else's site. As a designer I never understood herd mentality, as a business man, I love it.
- nikeywilson 15y ago
  Not sure they'd want to spend 3 hours, but there always is some handholding entailed so I'm planning for the worst. A template marketplace is coming, but it will take a little bit of time. Ideally I should be almost entirely removed from the equation once that happens. As far as goes with the local designers, I've been going through an auditing process. The one problem is that since they'd need to deal with the clients directly, I need to be sure they are somewhat personable themselves.