I've sold plenty of stuff. I give the customer the option to buy the rights per use or to buy the rights to the image. I prefer to have them buy the rights and I charge a much higher price. I have received as much as $500.00 for single use piece of art from a small company under 50 empoyees. If I sold the rights to the image I would have asked for $1000.00 to $2500.00 total. They then have unlimited use. Sometimes you can contract with the client to do more work down the road. In that case you might give them a price break on the image. You gotta kinda get a feel for your customer. Like you said MS you could charge more since they are such a large company. Also, If you price it right they will come back for repeat business. I usually find out if they want a single use license or if they want to buy the rights to the image. Then start off with a price that you think the work is worth and take into account the purchasing power of the company. Give them a starting price and then you can work with them from there. You can also tell them if they want more work down the road you can give them a price break on this purchase. Oh heck, I could go on and on. You gotta kinda feel the client out. Also, Get a contract signed with the terms before making the final deal. Final deal = Money changing hands. You get a copy and they get a copy. It should be signed by both parties. I have a sample contract I can E-Mail to you if you like. It just protects both you and the client from any misunderstanding which do happen. Good luck and congrats! Thats really exciting news! regards, Clint Hawkin-Z GraF-X

Clint Hawkins
MarketPlace Manager/Copyright Agent

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All my life I've been over the top ... I don't know what I'm doing ... All I know is I don't wana stop!
(Zakk Wylde (2007))

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