Let's play "Bid This Job"

Matt S

Throwing this out there to see if there is interest. It seems there are endless requests on this forum and others for how should I price this photo/job/request etc. Generally most people refer them to various pricing indexes like fotoquote or photographers index. However if your not selling stock these are not that much help. I thought we could start a thread where people post the job they are bidding with what details they know, leaving out names or other sensitive details and people could respond with their own "bid". As the thread(s) grows it would contain a great database of pricing where people could search and find answers to common bid questions. To make it work I think you would title each new thread with "Bid This Job" and a generic description. i.e. corparate headshots, wedding, advertising etc. That would make searches easy.

I am open to modifications of the idea or better ways to organize it. So let's hear what you think. If people like the idea, I have a current project I am bidding and would be willing to post it. I have the bid pretty much complete, but seeing others would either affirm my bid, or show me my errors and that is a good thing.

Thoughts?:scratch

lfortier

Sounds like an interesting concept.

Toss it out and we'll see what happens.

Matt S

Will do. It's up now.