Unlimited Graphic Designs; Kimp Vs. Flocksy — who wins and why
The current situation around the world is not one that is favorable for businesses. While it certainly has increased the amount of business in certain industries, most businesses are struggling to stay afloat amid a lot of uncertainties. As such, most entrepreneurs will try to maintain their overhead costs as low as possible. One of the areas that costs can be high but also can be cut down is in the area of content creation.
Why content creation?
Visually creating the right kind of content is very important so that you provide your brand the maximum amount of recall and exposure. Now, as a business looking to thrive in the current pandemic situation, you have several options — freelancers, hiring an expert in house, getting the help of an advertising agency or looking to unlimited services. Through experience, and through comparison, we can tell you that unlimited graphic design services really do take the cake. They have a whole lot of advantages that are not to be missed such as flat monthly rates, unlimited design requests, unlimited revision requests, dedicated teams, consistency and contingencies. So to make the decision a tad bit easier for you, we are going to compare Kimp and Flocksy — 2 leaders who have really made a name for themselves in this area.
How are Kimp and Flocksy unlimited graphic design services?
Yes, we know. The skeptical thought that creeps into your mind when you consider whether a service can really be unlimited? Well, there are truly unlimited services and we have described below, how and why both Kimp and Flocksy are unlimited graphic design services.
Kimp offers you the opportunity to submit unlimited design and video design requests based upon the package that you choose (we will talk about packages in a bit). When you submit a design request, a dedicated team along with a project manager who are assigned to your brand, will work on it and send in the completed work. They will also keep you updated at all times. However, the advantage here is that you can also request for unlimited amounts of revision requests if needed. This way, you will be able to give them feedback and get the designs completed just the way you want. Once it has been done in a satisfactory way, you will now be able to approve the final design and download it, so that you can use it anyway you like. And yes! You do have 100% ownership to all the designs you get from them. The important part here is to make sure that you divulge the right information in the right way so that you can minimize revisions. The team assigned to you will also help you by asking you the right questions so that it is easier for you to give them the brief.
With Flocksy, you again have access to unlimited requests. They offer a wide range of services and give you the opportunity to choose what you need from the packages that they have curated for you. They also say that their intuitive project briefs will help you convey the key points to the team that works with you easily. There will be a countdown clock that tells you when the results will be delivered to you. You can submit as many project requests as you want in order of importance and you can also shift them around as priorities change. You will be able to get all of the source files once the work has been completed and if there is any feedback, you can let your project manager know about the needed revisions until you are happy. Once you have completed the work with a certain project, leave a rating for the person who world on it and close off the project. You also have the ability to either pick your own team, work with the same person again and again, or let the algorithm pick the best united professionals.
Who wins for a better range of services?
In reality, both Kimp and Flocksy go pretty much shoulder to shoulder in terms of the range of services that they offer. That said, Kimp does definitely have an edge because of the fact that they offer you video services. This is not something that Flocksy offers and that is one of the trump cards that Kimp has to offer.
Here is a quick capture of all the different video and graphic services that Kimp has to offer.
Here is what Flocksy has to offer.
Under each of these items, Flocksy has a plethora of services that they offer. If you visit their website and simply click on each of these sections that they have indicated, you will be able to see which services they offer.
What are the pricing plans that you can choose from?
Flocksy has two different plans that we can choose from. The Access Plan and the Team Plan. below is an image of all the different services that come under each of these and how they stack up against each other.
Kimp has 3 different plans to choose from and frankly we do feel that the way in which they have displayed this on their website is way more simpler, tidier and easy to understand than that of Flocksy. With Kimp you know exactly what you will be getting and the cost of each of the packages. Here is what they have to offer.
In addition to this, there are also some savings that you can enjoy with Kimp. especially if you are in it for the long run, these discounts can add up to something rather substantial for your business.
With pricing, we believe that Kimp does have an advantage because they offer a lot more in terms of variety and also because of the fact that the list of what comes under each plan is much easier to understand. We want to get to what we need to know in as few clicks as possible, and we did feel that Flocksy, had a rather cluttered way of going about it.
Do you have the opportunity for a free trial or a money back guarantee?
Flocksy’s website does not offer as much information as Kimp’s on this specific area, but they do offer you a 14 day money back guarantee on all their plans. Once again, if you feel that the services that they have provided are not up to your expectations, you will be refunded your money, no questions asked and no hassle. All of the plans that they offer also give you unlimited projects and no contract according to their website.
Kimp gives yet again, something very simple, reasonable and easy to understand. They have a 7 day free trial. Essentially, you are able to simply choose and sign up for a pricing plan that you want under the 7 day free trial and you will not be charged anything. You will be given all the details on all the different kinds of designs that you can request in this time. In fact, if you simply go on the FAQ section on the Kimp website you will see that some services are restricted or not allowed and they have reasonably explained why this is. The trial is meant for you to simply test out whether they are a good fit for you and any designs that you receive in this time, come as concepts with a watermark.
Do you need to do a somersault to get out of a contract?
No. And for us, this is one of the best things. The contracts that are offered by both the service providers are on a simple monthly basis which means that you can cancel at any time that you want. In addition to this, you can also scale up or down on the pricing plans that you have chosen to meet the demands of your business and your costs. In the case of Kimp, you also have the ability to add more subscriptions to your account so that you can have a better daily output. Basically, you will have more hands on the deck if you choose to take on this option. They also offer a 10% discount when you add 2 more subscriptions to your account. You just need to remember that this offer cannot be combined with any other promotional offers. Once you’re ready to add your additional subscriptions and get your discounts applied, you can use their website to connect with a Kimp Team Member on the live chat.
Turnaround times on your designs
We all want to have our designs done rather quickly and neither of these services disappoint. With Kimp, we were able to get our designs in just 24–48 hours and many of them were of great quality. The more complicated and multi page designs like ebooks and any video designs would take up to 2–4 days and that is quite reasonable.
On the website of Flocksy, they say same day responses and fast turnaround but we were unclear about how fast this meant. Upon trying them out, what we realized is that the speed of their turnarounds will also differ based on complexity but yes, they do respond on the same day.
However, given everything, we do prefer Kimp in this department too, because again they have a lot more clarity and straightforward approach in the information that we were looking for.
Ease of use
When comparing Kimp and Flocksy, the ease of use weighs so much more with Kmp and that is a no brainer. Their website is much faster too — although this we have to say can be subjective. When we tried the Floksy website, it took quite a bit of time to load but we do not want to use that as a disqualifying criteria because technical issues happen all over.
If we are to leave that specific fact aside, the template of website, navigation, the way in which all the information is offered and more, Kimp really does seem more user friendly than Flocksy.
The quality of designs
We have to say that both these services did impress us with the kind of portfolios that they have. They have been at work and on the ball for the rather long time and it s apparent that they have a steady and skilled team of designers behind them, who really work hard. Again, the amount of variety that Kimp offers really took the gold for us, but we insist that you visit both websites before making a decision on who you think best suits your requirements.
Here are some glimpses of the Kimp portfolio.
And, here is what Flocksy displayed on their’s.
What’s our choice?
It was Kimp. We tried and tested their services on the free 7 day trial and decided that we are going to go ahead with them. They are clear, have a great work ethic, simpler to understand and the variety is definitely better. We were also looking to get video services, seeing as how video is the new content highlight and they offer it. If you need content done on a monthly basis and with the right consistency as well as with a variety of services, Kimp is definitely the better option that you should go for.
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