How do you find a good, qualified graphic design service or provider?

[HarrytheCarGeek]

I have been struggling to find a good experienced designer for auto repair services.

 

How do you guys go about finding one?

[Jeff]

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[sweitzerperformance]

I use a guy that does primarily motorsports stuff. Found out about him through other racers, but he has done a great job for me. Let me know if you'd like his contact info.

[PAPShop]

1. What Jeff said.

 

2. See some work you like? Ask the business owner who did it for them.

 

3. Have a brother that is a graphic designer.

 

4. What Jeff said.

[mspecperformance]

try 99designs.com I just used them its easy and you get a lot of different designers bidding on your project with samples. Its great.

[GTS_Services]

There are so many sites where you can hire a freelance graphic designer;

 

99designs.com was mentioned earlier, there is also:

 

elance.com

outsource.com

fivver.com

behance.com

coroloft.com

 

Generally, designers have a portfolio and reviews you can look at before hiring. If you google freelance graphic design you usually find a lot of articles that list different sites.

[Gavilan]

this is our latest flyer, the guy charged us $150 http://imgur.com/Hpb9UwI

[LynxStarAuto]

I use a company called UZ Marketing which is based out of Houston, TX. They have done a ton of work in our industry. Check them out, but like the saying goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I am a sucker for modern, sleek, simple designs, and they excel at that.

 

Anyway, I heard about them through thumbtack. Give that site a try, and their competitor Fiverr

[HarrytheCarGeek]

Gavilan, I see you are doing EDDM, what size is that postcard, and how many are you guys sending out?

[HarrytheCarGeek]

Hi, Bob.

 

I already do EDDM, I usually run 20k pieces per mailing, I use gotprint.com for printing http://www.gotprint.com/store/pricing.html

 

6.5"x12" 4/4 full color cost me less than $5,600. for 20k pcs

 

It has been a real good deal so far, but much has to do with the design and offers. Cheap pricing only brings worthless candidates.

Edited February 26, 2016 by HarrytheCarGeek