Cathode Ray Mission Inc. (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ashryn) wrote,@ 2004-06-02 20:46:00 |
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Pricing Overhaul :: Please Donate
Very soon now, I'm going to be forced to up my prices. Some of you are probably asking why-- well, here's how it goes: imagine you're a skilled worker. You work for an advertising firm or what have you, and you're asked to deliver premium work for a total of $3/hour tops, if you're lucky, and if inspiration hits properly. You have to support yourself and your loved one, make ends meet, and somehow be able to go through a move.
Now, a lot of you are familiar with this whole moving thing. If you're jumping ship to another apartment especially, you need a security deposit, as well as first month's rent. The problem inherent with this is that, suddenly, you're working for $3/hour in a dead-end market and you're not generating any tips like a waitress does. So, what can you do? Raise your prices.
I'd like to think the quality of work I give is worth more than $3 for every single hour I put into it. I've been quiet about it because most people think I charge outrageous prices to begin with-- well, sorry. I'm beginning to realize that my workload is far too immense to be working at the prices I am. I'm busting ass for peanuts, scraping by like a toothless hobo... and honestly, I'd like a couple pats on the back for it.
$3 is under minimum wage.
I do this for a living.
Can we see a problem, now?
I don't mean to come off quite so snarky, but please understand, that 'moving' situation is where I am right now. If you've ever thought my work is worth looking at, worth anything, now's your chance to help. Don't want me to raise prices? Please donate to ashryn@earthlink.net via PayPal. I hate going about it like this, but I'm afraid I have no choice. I have to have a roof over my head, just like the rest of you. I have to have a place to live, just like the rest of you. I'd PREFER not go to a youth hostel, just like the rest of you. As it stands, I've been extremely generous with my services, to a point where I'm very, very backlogged.
If you ever liked my work, even $10 is appreciated. If you'd like my work to continue to be posted, please help me get a home. This isn't a mercy plea, I'm not about to turn around and spend the money on something frivolous-- what I want is a place to stay, and a chance to live before I go into college and get support through official channels. What I want is to continue to do the artwork people have come to enjoy from me, and enjoy doing so without worry.
Here in Madison, the job market is crap for those of us without college degrees, even those of us who are striving to get one. And starving without.
Thank you.
Very soon now, I'm going to be forced to up my prices. Some of you are probably asking why-- well, here's how it goes: imagine you're a skilled worker. You work for an advertising firm or what have you, and you're asked to deliver premium work for a total of $3/hour tops, if you're lucky, and if inspiration hits properly. You have to support yourself and your loved one, make ends meet, and somehow be able to go through a move.
Now, a lot of you are familiar with this whole moving thing. If you're jumping ship to another apartment especially, you need a security deposit, as well as first month's rent. The problem inherent with this is that, suddenly, you're working for $3/hour in a dead-end market and you're not generating any tips like a waitress does. So, what can you do? Raise your prices.
I'd like to think the quality of work I give is worth more than $3 for every single hour I put into it. I've been quiet about it because most people think I charge outrageous prices to begin with-- well, sorry. I'm beginning to realize that my workload is far too immense to be working at the prices I am. I'm busting ass for peanuts, scraping by like a toothless hobo... and honestly, I'd like a couple pats on the back for it.
$3 is under minimum wage.
I do this for a living.
Can we see a problem, now?
I don't mean to come off quite so snarky, but please understand, that 'moving' situation is where I am right now. If you've ever thought my work is worth looking at, worth anything, now's your chance to help. Don't want me to raise prices? Please donate to ashryn@earthlink.net via PayPal. I hate going about it like this, but I'm afraid I have no choice. I have to have a roof over my head, just like the rest of you. I have to have a place to live, just like the rest of you. I'd PREFER not go to a youth hostel, just like the rest of you. As it stands, I've been extremely generous with my services, to a point where I'm very, very backlogged.
If you ever liked my work, even $10 is appreciated. If you'd like my work to continue to be posted, please help me get a home. This isn't a mercy plea, I'm not about to turn around and spend the money on something frivolous-- what I want is a place to stay, and a chance to live before I go into college and get support through official channels. What I want is to continue to do the artwork people have come to enjoy from me, and enjoy doing so without worry.
Here in Madison, the job market is crap for those of us without college degrees, even those of us who are striving to get one. And starving without.
Thank you.
