TIL that cheap logo redesigns from Fiverr can cost you big in the long run

I used to think a $50 logo on Fiverr was a steal, but after my brand got confused with a scam site last month, I realized the design had a hidden trademark issue. Now I spend $300 on a proper designer who checks copyright first - has anyone else dealt with a knockoff design causing real trouble?

3 comments

3 Comments

jamesm484d ago

Oh man, "the design had a hidden trademark issue" really hit home for me. I got a $45 logo off there a couple years back for my side gig doing bike repairs, looked great at first. But after about six months I started getting emails from people thinking I was some kind of fake company because the logo was almost identical to a local hardware chain's old mark that got bought out. The Fiverr guy just traced over a Google image, didn't even change the fonts. Cost me way more than $300 to untangle that mess and rebuild any trust I had. Learned the hard way that a cheap logo is a gamble you don't want to lose.

jenniferw821d ago

And yeah, I'm pretty sure half the logos on those cheap sites are just someone with a mouse and zero shame. I once bought a $30 logo for a dog walking thing I was trying to start, and it turned out the font was literally the same one from a cereal box. Classic moment where I realized I paid someone to trace a box of Froot Loops. So now I just tell people to spend the extra cash upfront or accept you might end up looking like an off brand version of something else.

gracewebb4d agoTop Commenter

@jamesm48 that sucks but honestly the $300 fix sounds cheap. Legal stuff adds up fast once lawyers get involved. Fiverr has some legit people but yeah, too many just steal stuff from Google Images.