Yes, free for lunch.
​But otherwise, no.

ABOUT MY RATES & TERMS:
I am hired by the hour on all projects and services. Some projects start with a flat Creative Fee (does not include hourly time).  Estimates and/or proposals can be submitted upon request but in the end, due to possible unknowns, delays, and additions from the client's side I will bill for my total time spent.

RATES & CREATIVE FEE:
Hourly rate:  (all services that are performed by W.A.Latocki)

• ​Companies of greater than $1 million in revenues:  $210 / hour
• Less than $1 million  companies, start-ups, and non-profits:  $145 / hour

Outside services and materials:

• Cost plus standard agency commission of 16.25%

Creative fee: $3,500 + my hourly time.

• ​The creative fee is a one-time, non-hourly fee applicable to each branding and identity project, including naming a company or product, developing a corporate identity, publication design/branding, packaging design/branding, web site design/branding. 

TERMS:
New clients:  

• Advance deposit required which is either the Creative Fee, a stated amount, or 50% deposit of estimate, with balance due upon completion or billed progressively as we proceed for long-term projects.

Active clients:

• Net 2 weeks from date of invoice.

Long-term projects:

• Long-term projects are billed on an on-going basis such as bi-weekly or as the job proceeds at appropriate increments.

Short-term projects:

• Short-term projects are billed upon completion. 

Payments:

• All invoices are due 2 weeks of invoice date.
• Invoices can be paid by check and mailed or paid online by charge card using the secure PayPal service (most any charge card is accepted and a PayPal account is not necessary). Wired and direct-bank deposit payments are also accepted. 

Retainer clients:

• Retainers are due on or before the first of the month they are covering.

Proofing responsibility:

• All proofing of final work is the responsibility of the client. Please proof your work carefully. You are 100% responsible for errors of any kind caused by any party.  If you are buying your own printing then always require proofs from your printer and insist that I see them also. I must see and proof the work that I have created for you.

I agree to the above rates, terms & conditions:
X _________________________________________________________________________
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Company ________________________________________________________________
​Date: _________________________

PLEASE PRINT THIS PAGE, SIGN, AND RETURN TO ME AT:
William A. Latocki
166 Orchard Street
Michigan Center, MI 49254

OR - scan and email it to me at results @ latocki .com (no spaces)

THANK YOU.