99 Designs

1. 99designs.com

2. Who are they ? the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design. started by designers for designers. 99designs was founded by Mark Harbottle

3. THE BUSINESS Thousands of designers compete to create the best possible design to meet the needs of companie’s design brief Logos Website Print Blogs Graphics Merchandise like T shirts

4. How it works Cies post their design brief on 99designers.com They fix a price between 100$ et 600$ Designers submit their concepts Feed-back between the cie and the designers Choice of the favourite design Send the copyrights of the original art work Payment of the designers selected

5. The revenue sources Design brief : 39 USD Handling fees 10% of the price Extra fee for a better view of the context : Contest listed in bold Contest listed hihlighted Nombre de projets en cours : 600 environ

6. Problems it solves for… Customers : small owners who are looking for a new image or the development of an identity for their cie Finding the right professionnal designer Controlling timeline and cost Multiple choice Suppliers : 56,345 designers - Designers can show off their work, improve their skills, communicate with peers, and win new clients.

7. Problems it solves for… Owner / investors in the business No financial risk Earn money on each design brief Low running costs Recognition for an innovative concept Having an overview of the global design trends

8. C ompetitors Pxleyes.com Odesk.com Elance.com Redbubble.com Wilogo.com LiveSalesStaff.com

9. Expending business Additional sources of revenue Interior , object and furniture design Slogans Names of the companies Advertisment or movie scripts