My first logo job turned into a money pit because I didn't set a revision limit.

I agreed to design a logo for a local coffee shop for $150 flat. The owner kept asking for 'just one more small change' over email. I ended doing 23 rounds of revisions over three weeks. I basically worked for less than $2 an hour. Has anyone else learned to put a hard cap on revisions the hard way?

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karenc202mo ago

Wait, twenty three rounds? For a coffee shop logo? That's insane, they were just using you for free work at that point.

kimblack2mo ago

Honestly @karenc20, it feels like people just don't value skilled work anymore. They expect endless free changes like it's nothing. Tbh, it's a big reason good folks burn out and quit creative jobs.

miles_chen2mo ago

Yeah the "endless free changes" thing is so real. I've seen friends get run into the ground by clients asking for "just one more tweak" forever. It completely kills the passion.

blairm771mo ago

So what do you do when a client just keeps asking for more? Like, do you have a set number of changes in the contract or do you just cut them off?