Comments on: 8 Steps to Cheaper Contractors! http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/ Jon Jones is an Art Production Manager at NCsoft Austin, one of the most respected and successful video game studios in the world. He's hellbent on learning to be a better artist, manager and human being, and has a penchant for writing about it. Here he shares his thoughts and advice on personal development with the world at large! Mon, 06 Sep 2010 12:58:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrei http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-12392 Andrei Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:36:28 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/#comment-12392 This is good to know. Thanks! Any chance of writing something like this from the artists perspective? I'm interested in all kind of aspects, like: how do you make him give you more work/money, how can you get more in return while agreeing to lower rates... like recommendations, more work from other people This is good to know. Thanks!
Any chance of writing something like this from the artists perspective? I’m interested in all kind of aspects, like: how do you make him give you more work/money, how can you get more in return while agreeing to lower rates… like recommendations, more work from other people

]]> By: Eric http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-12076 Eric Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:25:22 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/#comment-12076 Negotiation works both ways doesn't it? So how is this exploitation? If an artist is agreeing to do work for less than what they think they are worth, then they are compromising their own values. Everyone has the power to negotiate. Nobody is being forced into anything. It's too bad you find it convenient to attack somebody who is simply sharing information. If you have a specific example of someone being exploited I think we'd all be interested in reading about that. Negotiation works both ways doesn’t it? So how is this exploitation? If an artist is agreeing to do work for less than what they think they are worth, then they are compromising their own values.

Everyone has the power to negotiate. Nobody is being forced into anything.

It’s too bad you find it convenient to attack somebody who is simply sharing information.

If you have a specific example of someone being exploited I think we’d all be interested in reading about that.

]]> By: plant42 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/comment-page-1/#comment-12066 plant42 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:17:28 +0000 http://www.thejonjones.com/2007/02/02/seven-steps-to-cheaper-contractors/#comment-12066 Wow. An in-depth, step-by-step guide on how to exploit young artists. Just what the industry needs. :) Wow. An in-depth, step-by-step guide on how to exploit young artists. Just what the industry needs. :)

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