@roguecitrus – It depends…not sure how much I’d pay, but you also have to factor in the graphic designer’s time.  They have to take time to get a feel for what you want, maybe they’d have to do some do-overs if you didn’t like it … personally I think $99 (round to $100) isn’t that bad, if you find a good person/company that does a great job.  Also, if it’s good quality, and drives “fans” what would you pay for that….? 

@roguecitrus

Many small businesses don’t have the resources for an inhouse design staff, but they still want top notch design. 

$99 is a lot if you’ve already got good images and can do some simple cropping.

$99 is a great investment if someone is going to find/create an engaging image that will help you attract new fans. Imagine if you had that photo up for six months before swapping it out. Now you’re looking at an investment of about $0.39/day. 

Now that’s a darn good deal! 

It’s just like any other design, some are willing to pay a lot and some want something cheap. My reg price is $99, but then I do sales for $55 …you know everyone likes a sale But in my research I have seen them as low as $15 and as high as $299. 

For anyone looking, just be sure you check out that company’s samples. That will give you an idea of what kind of image you will get. 

@pchiappa

It’s actually 851 x 315 (not 351). Try that, unless it was a typo.

That’s the actual size, so it should work.

@rich-brooks 

it was a typo – still working on it…

thanks for your response Rich

@pchiappa my guess is you were given a file at 300dpi, even with a dimension of 851×315 depending on what you opened the file with, it could look huge.

@roguecitrus Regarding the original topic … when I created the cover for my business page it took me nearly three hours to complete. I went through a few versions before I settled on what I have now, and I’m the type of designer who has to have every pixel just right. I too charge $99, but I have clients I do white label design for and only charge them $75.

Something else to consider … if a designer is good, and can crank out a quality design really fast that doesn’t mean they should be paid less. How many years of experience does that designer have, how much did they pay for education in order to learn those skills. Someone who becomes more efficient and decreases the amount of time it takes them to do certain jobs has just give themselves a raise without raising prices to their clients.

Now, if you’re talking about someone grabbing a stock photo and just slapping it up with the correct dimensions, then yes, $99 is too much to pay, but then again, anyone can slap a photo up, so why would they feel the need to pay someone else.

… Scott

$50 – $100 is fair, but ask for examples first.  All designers have their own “level of quality” and “style”

@pchiappa no problem. Glad it helped.