Re: Drupal themer needed for short gig

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.

 

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.

 

Just some observations from a buyer, take it with a grain of salt.  Lots of competition out there. 

 

Good selling,

Andrew

 

From: Andrew R. Kelly [mailto:arkelly@...]
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 5:11 PM
To: 'consulting@...'
Subject: Drupal themer needed for short gig

 

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.

 

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)

-          home page custom image

-          misc images

 

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.

 

 

Andrew R. Kelly

President/CEO

Cognisync, Inc.

www.cognisync.com

 

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