Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f54.google.com ([209.85.216.54] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5375468 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 16:48:26 +0100 Received: by mail-qa0-f54.google.com with SMTP id i13so16155702qae.41 for ; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:53:12 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=3QVZNjPyeiAxhvHvnjfew3C/oi+EsGWXdXQOJ2XT6jY=; b=CpYys4kXq7wg98hMN0m95FCsIqGte5G0eBimr0C0ShTk7TafJNbEhE1ONcVsy8DdIj aAsW5qpdIqd8oQsmgVnbX6b80loPPjuCUpy/RmgtxImeCB0kCeXmY2g+9iLrCS1CnsMC 3lKRk9CDs3BIzz5/ao8FbvKz3aTjHdCQgSJIng9617Hzqy4gQcAPPjvZsovBFFDde8Lk AyFKKJSTmkuxz+P3srLCTVhGEWwUESABwekuE9kyhwGPqNjd6OH3igDKxNXiRvUwe3HO yAHsfc8oK7i41Bm7qX/trkpINVmcteI9zNjJ083KM2hOW02rMfIYqms+CAozQWJpmXsb ISBg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.224.98.212 with SMTP id r20mr3895095qan.0.1392306792600; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:53:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.147.139 with HTTP; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:53:12 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.229.147.139 with HTTP; Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:53:12 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 10:53:12 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Getting work through a company From: Greg Balint To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=089e0149d0d0cbdedd04f24baf1b --089e0149d0d0cbdedd04f24baf1b Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I've done 10% in the past.. I've heard some people do 20%. Definitely only a one time thing. Unless they bring another new client your way. Really depends on the budget. If your client doesn't know the actual budget , then just figure what it was worth for you. Say the project is $10,000. $1,000 - $1,500would be a nice kick back for them. $2,000 would feel like a considerable chunk of the pie. If the project was only like $1,000 then maybe $100. But at that point It's kinda petty cash for a larger business. But it does show your gratitude. ///Greg Balint //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer /321.514.4839 delRAZOR.com/ On Feb 13, 2014 7:23 AM, "Anders Sundstedt" wrote: > Hi, > > I know this is not a question about AE, but as a freelancer I wanted to ask > for advise on this. So don't feel you need to read or reply to this one. > > I have been contacted by a company that would give my details directly to their clients that are interested in > animated video, as they have clients asking for it and they don't create animated video themselves. > > Now how much of my price/quote of a project would you say is fair to pay the company who helped me get this work? > > It's not someone I have worked with before or a friend that I would expect to just give away work to me for free. > > Let's say I would be willing to pay him a certain % of the price for getting me the work. > > Also, since they clients wanting the video would be working directly with me and I would probably invoice the client directly. > > So then it's also a question for long-term, for what would be fair and common for any addition future work from the same client. > > I.e. I could not keep paying the company a finders-fee for ever for all projects. > > Keep in mind the company would not be involved in the production or do any of the work, it would all be directly with me and the client. > > What would you recommend? > > I certainly need/want the work. > > I could of course make sure the quote would be enough to afford paying the company this % of the budget. > > I would not be a consultant working for the company so it would be my own production, where I can take full the credit for the work. > > Thanks > > Anders > > --089e0149d0d0cbdedd04f24baf1b Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I've done 10% in the past.. I've heard some people d= o 20%.=A0 Definitely only a one time thing. Unless they bring another new c= lient your way.

Really depends on the budget. If your client doesn't kno= w the actual budget , then just figure what it was worth for you.=A0 Say th= e project is $10,000. $1,000 - $1,500would be a nice kick back for them. $2= ,000 would feel like a considerable chunk of the pie. If the project was on= ly like $1,000 then maybe $100.=A0 But at that point It's kinda petty c= ash for a larger business. But it does show your gratitude.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
=A0=A0=A0

On Feb 13, 2014 7:23 AM, "Anders Sundstedt&= quot; <sundstedt@outlook.com> wrote:
Hi,
 
I know this is not a question about =
AE, but as a freelancer I wanted to ask 
for advise on this. So don'=
t feel you need to read or reply to this one.
 
I have been contacted=
 by a company that would give my details directly to their clients that are=
 interested in 

animated video, as they have clients asking for it and they don't creat=
e animated video themselves.
 
Now how much of my price/quote of a pr=
oject would you say is fair to pay the company who helped me get this work?=


 
It's not someone I have worked with before or a friend that I woul=
d expect to just give away work to me for free.
 
Let's say I wou=
ld be willing to pay him a certain % of the price for getting me the work.<=
br>
 
Also, since they clients wanting the video would be working directly w=
ith me and I would probably invoice the client directly.
 
So then it=
's also a question for long-term, for what would be fair and common for=
 any addition future work from the same client.

 
I.e. I could not keep paying the company a finders-fee for ever for al=
l projects.
 
Keep in mind the company would not be involved in the p=
roduction or do any of the work, it would all be directly with me and the c=
lient.

 
What would you recommend?
 
I certainly need/want the work.
 =

I could of course make sure the quote would be enough to afford paying =
the company this % of the budget.
 
I would not be a consultant worki=
ng for the company so it would be my own production, where I can take full =
the credit for the work.

 
Thanks
 
Anders
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