vB Designers extincted!

[Michael Morris]

Originally Posted by vbmechanic

I think we need to make the distinction between a "retail skin" that many customers can purchase and a unique skin custom designed and sold only once.

I don't mind posting prices here since I'll freely give them when quoting a new client. I typically charge $450 to $750 for a custom skin, depending on complexity and if there is any PHP involved. My retail skins sell for $30. Big difference..!

Damn, now I feel real gyped. I did 19 skins for a client for less than that - course I didn't have any prior paid experience so I didn't have much negotiation room.

Still, I don't know what the price is for anything, so I've no idea what to charge. I have been doing $20 / hour of work and quoting expected hours ahead of time. Usually I can get the first draft in by that, but six or seven later

In the last 17 months I've become very good at this sort of thing (skinning), but I can't seem to find any work doing it. It's monumentally depressing.

Originally Posted by DWard

I think vBulletin works very well with flash. I am getting Macromedia Studio with Flash MX Professional 2004 for..... wait for it..... ?150! Because I'm a student!

You do know that if you use the academic version of flash for professional purpose you void your license as surely as if you had hacked a trial version, right?