Get an affordable web site using design contests
Small businesses and individuals starting out on their first internet venture often struggle to afford a web site developed by a web design agency. This is one of the reasons why design contest (or crowdsourcing) sites are becoming more and more popular. The way they work is that a client submits a brief with their design needs and a number of different designers submit design ideas. From this pool of designs one winner is chosen by the starter of the contest. This approach has some benefits aside from the reduced cost in that often there is more variety and choice of design styles submitted then if the job was handled by one single designer or agency.
Design Contest is one such crowdsourcing site where you can start a contest to find the right design for your website. It is not only for website design, any number of design jobs can be sourced here like logo design, t-shirt design, brochures, menus, twitter backgrounds and lots more.
Designers too can benefit from using crowdsourcing sites like DesignContest. It is a way to gain new clients, DesignContest even allows one on one projects where a client can hire an individual designer and work exclusively with them. It is also a way to gain experience for new designers who are looking to add to their portfolio. Even if a designer’s work did not win the contest clients still have the chance to purchase the design for other projects if they wish. In an upcoming feature designers will be able to sell their un-purchased designs on the DesignContest site giving them them even more earning opportunities.
Although crowdsourcing does have its critics, it does have its place in the design world. Rather then replacing traditional web design it is yet another option that is available both to designers and clients, giving both parties more choices. Crowdsourcing has grown hugely over the last few years and is likely to become even more popular in the years to come.
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