Use Watermarks To Avoid Getting Scammed! thread reply

[Motusora]

i was referring to this thread : Use Watermarks To Avoid Getting Scammed!

1st : this can't stop from you getting scammed ( i will explain it later )
2nd : there's no way you can stop a scammer , unless you ask for down payment or full payment first.
3rd : its funny how you even put a tutorial on how to make a watermark (remember you're posting in a section full of designers
lastly : no , that guideline is bullshit .

here's how a scammer can scam you even if you put a bunch of watermarks around your work .

scammer : can i request a mascot logo ? here's an example of what i want ( sent examples )
designer : sure , will do that for $80
scammer : okay , i will pay once im satisfied with the result , just put watermarks
in next day ..
designer : ( sent the preview of the logo mascot with watermarks )
scammer : ( contacted a fiverrr designer ) hey , how much you charge for just tracing this logo ?
fiverrr designer : will just do that for $10
scammer : okay deal

and ladies and gentlemen, now tell me if that guide can stop scammers ?

 

[Motusora]

bumping this thread up . ..

 

[Johnson]

this is quite helpful.
Scammers cannot really be fully stopped, but you can always help prevent others from being scammed

 

[Motusora]

this is quite helpful.
Scammers cannot really be fully stopped, but you can always help prevent others from being scammed

i really don't like how that crappy guide got pinned in top when it's actually not helpful .
and work first before getting paid ? LOL. with all these time wasters and scammers around ?

 

Yes, that sticky is very outdated. Watermarks can be removed ridiculously easy and is does not shield your work from piracy. A better alternative would be to send your customer a low quality preview that can not be improved or re-created unless you've got the project files. But I would personally never take this route.

Payment should always be taken upfront.
It's simple - your time is valuable. A customer could basically ask 10 different designers to make him a design and pick the one he is most satisfied with, without compensating the other 9 for their wasted time.