Whether you’ve just received a quote from a brand strategist or brand designer (like me!) or you’ve been doing some research and taking a peek at various prices, you’ve likely been able to draw one conclusion so far: hiring a brand designer for a custom brand design (and maybe also a brand strategy, or website, or other collateral items), is going to be expensive. And though I’m sure you inherently already know this, there are a multitude of reasons behind why a brand design with an experienced designer will likely cost you upwards of $6k for brand strategy and design and $10k+ if you need a website as well. It can be a lot for many small businesses and I completely understand the shock that they feel when seeing those number.