Quote from: Microbius on April 28, 2013, 02:38

Also good to see you aren't low balling the price too much. You'll get better work for it.

I believe that $299 is the lowest that you can price a logo on that site.

Quote from: Beppe Grillo on April 27, 2013, 05:33

A little note: I have got a -1 to one of my previous post.

I completely accept when somebody put a negative vote to my comments.
As we are different and we can have different or opposite points of view I think that is is normal, but I would be very more happy if these people will give the reasons why, and don't hide as cowards behind anonymity.

Thank you for understanding

(Now put all the minus that you want here )

FWIW, I did not give you that -1 and didn't disagree with you, but I do disagree that we should all make a post about why every time we hit the -1.  That would just lead to more of these forum pi$$ing contests, and I think there are already an excess of those. 

Some people just like to lurk and read, and use the +/- buttons to weigh in.  I think it's unreasonable and pretty insulting to brand anyone who is anonymous, or who gives a rating without explaining it as "cowardly".  Not everyone is equally outgoing or confrontational. 

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So who is it that gives these images away?

Well now you've all moved this well off topic, I will attempt to bring it back a little towards subject 

I made the decision but not lightly, out of the 15 agencies I have finally decided to remove my ports from 5.

 Not 'may as well leave my pics there and see' attitude, they have had more than their time to perform and still do not So to quote Suggsy 'They failed miserably, you're fired!'

I say no more chances for underperformers, they reserve the right to pick and choose which of your pics they want and still can't sell them? Give them the boot!

By dropping a third of the agencies this really does let me just focus quality time with the ones that have always looked after me well.

Having done the math there is no great loss to me in this culling and the time saved and put into performing agencies should more than make up for it.