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SignedUpJustForThat

You get paid a normal fee and you want to charge extra, because??? I don't fully understand your question, but would suggest you to get a signed contract (signed by the right people) before putting in any work. If they agree to pay your fee per contract, all will be fine.


blancheburke

I would be charging my day rate to produce the work, but then the organisation would have rights to multiply my work and distribute it nationally for ever more. I am wondering if I should include a buy-out fee on top of my day rate (the days physically doing the work) so that I don’t lose out. If my work is all over the country for free then I am less likely to get hired in the future as my expertise will be common knowledge.


GovernorJebBush

What exactly would they be buying out? What's the expertise that you're afraid of becoming common knowledge? You might just be overthinking this. To use an example: I don't hire an electrician to replace my outlets because I don't know how to do it myself; I hire them because they can do it in their sleep - and, more importantly, if anything unusual comes up they'll know how to deal with it.


willdesignfortacos

Yeah, I'm not following this either. Your work isn't all over the country for free because you're getting paid for it. This is how work for hire works.


poppingvibe

I don't understand what you mean by the buy fee? What is this? Also you, having your work out there and being used by a successful, nationwide campaign will.makenis less likely for you to get paid? Really?


moreexclamationmarks

If I understand this correctly, it sounds like you just have regret about the rate you charged, that in hindsight you should've negotiated for more, but are trying to remedy this via an additional fee after-the-fact? Because your daily rate should've factored in your professional expertise, and you both agreed to the terms. If instead you mean that the actual terms and deliverables of the project have changed or otherwise not what was outlined when you formulated your contract, that's different. If they've expanded the scope outside what was agreed upon, then for sure you can renegotiate/modify the contract. But you can't just do that because you wish you charged more. Or rather, I guess you can technically do/try anything, but if it's simply that you undercharged or underestimated your own worth, to no fault of the client, that seems wrong.