Yesterday was a funny day. Starting from college where i had lots of fun with my colleagues to the work on the new theme(TS Evolution) for my blog. Both of us were in a good mood so we joked around(how can you work if there’s no fun?)

A little later…

And a little more later…

And here’s the other funny stuff i was talking about:

I didn’t check DP forums for 2 days because i was busy with projects and when i work i don’t really check new job openings. I got overwhelmed once because i usually message everyone who could be a potential client, those who are looking for website redesign. One time 4 people got back to me saying that they want to hire me. This means 4 website designs.

I remember that for a week this was my daily schedule:

Wake up in the morning -> go to college -> get back home and work -> go to sleep

Back then my girlfriend got upset on me a little but she understood that i’m getting money out of this, eventually i took her to eat pizza, lol.

Getting back to the point: i also check other designers threads so i can compare myself to them and see if i have to improve more to catch up or not.

When i read this thread i laughed my ass off:

Thread Title: Tired of [POOR] Quality Graphics from amatures? Look HERE!

A part from the content:

There are 100’s of people here claiming to give you web templates for $10-15. But most of these people have know idea what a quality template is! We design the best quality templates at the lowest price possible.

We at Ziltech Designs can provide you with great quality web templates and other graphics. [...] It usually costs $60 [...] This is a really low price for such quality templates.

We [...] are reliable ( Check iTrader) slayer: they have an itrader rating of 8

You can see some of our Samples Here

When i checked the samples i got shocked. I HIGHLY doubt that someone would pay $60 for a theme of that low quality.

Here’s what sucka replied to him:

Hmm you´re claiming too much I think ^^

Your are on the same level as the other “poor” designers here.

I´m sorry

I bet that this was a kick in the face for zilox. He tried to explain himself that he tries to give the best for that price but i don’t think someone bought it.

Here’s a tip for newbie designers: Don’t start making custom designs until you have a decent portfolio with web 2.0 designs that are smooth and professional. Till then auction your themes to build up your portfolio.

It doesn’t matter that it’s worth 40$ and you can sell it only for 20$. You get an iTrader rating + build up portfolio + references.