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1. IS
worth it

2. ONTHEGRID
@onthegridagency
Ultimately, it’s
all about growth

3. WE ARE BIG FANS!

4. LOGO CONTESTS AVERAGE
$1.46
per logo

5. YOU CAN’T GET
THAT MUCH
CREATIVE VALUE
ANYWHERE ELSE

6. let’s talk
about these
contests
CONTEST #1 CONTEST #2

7. contest #2
blew us
away!

8. 124designers

9. 536logo
designs

10. 4days
in

11. I think that qualifies as
a boatload

12. we sure
love our
winning logos
j

15. 236designs
submitted on
the last day

16. 87 “newbie”
designers
were asking
for
feedback

17. WE even HAD a
mild panic attack
on day 2

18. HOW a 99designs logo
contest works
You’ll learn

19. how much effort it
takes to run a
successful contest
You’ll learn

20. how much you should
pay to get the quality
you need
You’ll learn

21. ...to help you
decide...

22. Is 99designs
worth it?

23. so What is 99designs?
You can get dozens of
designers to work on
your project instead of
just one designer

24. GET
a new logo, web design,
or more...

25. THEY HELP YOU
host a contest

26. just fill out
a design
brief

27. designers start
competing
submitting designs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

28. you give
feedback and
rate their
designs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

29. this
continues for
4 days
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

30. select 6
finalists for
3 more days
of designing
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

31. best
design
wins
j

32. WINNING designer gets paid

34. remember how we paid a
lot more for our
2nd contest?
CONTEST #1 CONTEST #2

35. we wanted to attract
way better designers

36. but at end of
day 2... not
many experts
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

37. we panicked
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

38. j
OnTheGrid
r

39. we called it a
night
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

40. and then day 3,
the contest
picked up steam!
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

41. it felt like
christmas
morning
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

42. 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY
Every time we
checked...
new high-quality
designs were
pouring in

43. so what
happened?

46. tripled
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY
On day 3, the
# of expert
designers

47. by day 4, we had
so many good
designs to
choose from...
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

48. our panic
turned to
pure joy!

49. when the dust
settled, we had
538 designs
total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
DAY

51. say... “expect ~90
designs”

53. we also worked
hard

54. 80pieces of feedback
we gave designers

55. 10xa day
checked our contest

56. 25hours managing each
contest
we spent

57. SO what
were the
results?

58. 208
designs
$299
contest
536designs
$799
contest

59. $299
contest
$799
contest
52designers
124designers

60. $299
contest
$799
contest
13
experts
30experts

61. $299
contest
$799
contest
$1.44
per design per design
$1.48

62. so is 99designs
worth it?
Learnings

63. definitely yes

64. how much should you
pay for your contest?
Learnings

65. we recommend paying
$799 if you can afford it
#1

67. we also recommend lower
priced contests if your
budget is tight.

69. “work hard for your
designers and they’ll
work hard for you.”

70. GET STEP by step instructions
bit.ly/perfectbusinesslogo

71. follow us!
ONTHEGRID
@onthegridagency

72. contact us!
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marketing
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