These steps and some guidelines that designers need when publishing their logos on our platform, where our team manually checks each new upload process to ensure compliance with all mentioned steps.

Logo Previews

Maximum of one or two images allowed in JPG or WEBP format only.

• Dimensions and Size: 1200x900px, maximum 200KB per image.
• Watermark: Do not add any watermark manually; our system will add it automatically in the center.

Logo Title

The title must be precise and clear to enhance its visibility in search engines (SEO).

• Avoid: Generic titles like "Hawk Logo" or "Letter M".
• Use: Detailed descriptions like "Sharp Geometric Golden Hawk Logo" or "Tech Style Intertwined Letter M Logo".

Description

Explain the philosophical value and suggested uses of the logo.

• Content: Describe the feeling the design conveys (e.g., Strength, Confidence, Professionalism).
• Length: Minimum 280 characters, maximum 600 characters.
• Try writing a detailed description that explains the idea behind the logo, as buyers are attracted to the stories that designs tell.

Keywords (Tags)

Add accurate search terms (Logo, Tech, Minimal). And so on... Maximum is 8 keywords per logo.

Pricing

The logo price must range between $200 and $3000.

Zip File

Source Files: Please upload a ZIP file containing at least the facility logo in (PNG) format and Vector files (EPS Or Ai).

Publishing and Waiting for Approval

Send your logo to us and we will review it, either accepting it or rejecting it with clarification of the rejection reason in your notifications section.

Basic Acceptance Requirements:

• The work must be 100% original (Copying or using AI is prohibited).

Content Restrictions:

To maintain a professional and commercial environment, HighLogo does not accept designs that include:

• Political or Religious Icons: Specific symbols representing political parties, movements, or controversial ideologies.
• Sensitive Content: Any designs promoting discrimination, racism, or hate speech.
• Inappropriate Themes: Adult content or offensive imagery.
• Ethical Violations: Designs that compromise human dignity, depict individuals demeaningly.
• Regulated Goods: Designs promoting drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or related products.
• Illegal Activities: Content encouraging hacking, forgery, or any violation of local or international laws.
• Weapons & Violence: Realistic depictions of firearms, explosives, or tools inciting physical harm.

Note: We aim for logos with high commercial appeal that can serve businesses worldwide.

To ensure a unified and professional visual experience across all sections of the HighLogo platform, we have established a set of precise guidelines for presenting your logos. Adhering to these standards ensures your logos appear accurately on all platform pages, especially on our mock-up system, and enhances buyer confidence in the quality and professionalism of the displayed logos.

Safety Margins and Dimensional Balance

The display frames serve as a geometric guide to help you adjust the logo size and center it with extreme precision. The importance of adhering to these spaces lies in:

• Providing "breathing space" for the design: Preventing logo elements from hitting the edges, maintaining visual balance.
• Display Consistency: Ensuring the logo appears perfectly when browsed from various devices (desktop or mobile) and on our mock-up system.
• Listing Aesthetics: Avoiding excessive protrusion of the wide parts of the logo, achieving a seamless harmony among all logos on category pages.

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Display Clarity and Centering

To ensure the logo appears large and clear, the logo must touch the boundaries (top/bottom or sides) of the Safe Area exactly to occupy the maximum possible space within it.

Additionally, the logo must be perfectly aligned in the center of the Artboard.

Incorrect Applications

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Main image

The main image is the first impression and the face of your work to buyers; therefore, you must adhere to the following standards to ensure attractiveness and professionalism:

• Visual Focus: The image must be limited to the logo icon only, Do Not place any text on the main logo.

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Secondary image

To give the buyer a complete visualization of the logo identity, you can add text (such as a brand name) to the secondary display images. To maintain a professional appearance, please follow these guidelines:

• Icon Clarity: Remember that adding text often leads to the logo icon appearing smaller; therefore, make sure to balance the dimensions so that the logo remains the prominent and clear element.

Some examples (but not limited to):

HighLogo allows designers to list logos previously published on other marketplaces to boost exposure and sales opportunities, provided the following regulations are strictly followed:

Single Sale Rule (Exclusivity)

Logos can be listed on multiple platforms, but they must be sold only once to a single buyer.

Post-Sale Action: If a logo is sold via HighLogo, you must immediately remove it from all other marketplaces. Conversely, if it is sold elsewhere, it must be removed from our platform instantly. Any delay in removal may result in permanent account suspension due to intellectual property violations.

Consistency Standards

To maintain platform credibility and avoid buyer confusion, please adhere to the following:

• Title and Price: The logo's title and price must be identical to those listed on other marketplaces.
• Colors: We recommend keeping the original logo colors consistent across all platforms so it appears as a unified product.
• Visual Presentation: We suggest changing only the background color of the presentation on HighLogo to give the listing a fresh look within our marketplace.

Logo Description – "Crucial Alert"

Copying and pasting the same description used on other platforms is strictly prohibited. You must write a unique and exclusive description for HighLogo.

• IP & Platform Integrity: Copying descriptions from other platforms violates their policies and intellectual property rights. HighLogo requires exclusive content that respects the terms of other marketplaces.
• The Reason: Duplicate content harms our site's SEO ranking and your profile's visibility on search engines like Google.
• Our Requirement: We are not asking you to create an entirely new concept for the logo. You simply need to rephrase and rewrite the description. By presenting the same idea in a different linguistic style, we can target new keywords, enhancing your logo's reach to global buyers and ensuring your work stands out across different search results.

Avoid using similar colors between the logo and background

Lack of sufficient contrast leads to merging details of the logo with the background color, making it unreadable or visually indistinguishable, especially when previewing the logo in the site's thumbnails.

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Avoid using modifiers (Gradients) in the background

We strictly reject the use of any color gradients in the display image background; the background must be a single solid color only.

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Avoid using repetitive patterns (Patterns)

The logo background must remain simple and completely free of any additional graphics or repetitive icons; these patterns distract the buyer from the essence of the design and make the image look cluttered and disorganized, reducing the chances of selling the logo as a professional and clean product.

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Avoid adding Shadows or Light Effects (Glows)

The logo must be presented in a completely clean "Flat" style; these external effects are often used incorrectly to give fake depth or hide weaknesses in the geometric details of the design.

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Avoid using exaggerated Gradients

A professional logo should rely primarily on geometric strength; excessive gradients make the design look like an "illustration" rather than a commercial trademark, and cause technical problems when printing.

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Avoid uneven dimensions or inconsistent spacing

Precision is what differentiates an amateur designer from a professional; uncalculated differences in the sizes of repeated parts or interstitial spaces spoil the design balance and make it look technically "distorted" when zoomed in or printed.

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Avoid unclean paths or extra points

Logo curves must be completely smooth and precise; any flaw in building Paths leads to unintended "bumps" or angles when enlarging the logo, giving an impression of weak technical execution and lack of professionalism.

At HighLogo, we provide logos that offer buyers confidence and distinction. To maintain this high value for both your work and the platform, all logos undergo a rigorous review process ensuring the highest standards of quality and innovation. Our goal is to protect your creativity and ensure the delivery of unique, original content. You may find that your logo has been declined due to our Quality & Innovation Standards; below are the common reasons why.

Common Rejection Reasons:

1. Visual Execution

The design lacks visual harmony, showing issues with element alignment, color coordination, or overall component distribution.

2. Conceptual Originality

The concept is overused or relies on cliché symbols; we seek unique and innovative ideas that stand out in the market.

3. Composition & Balance

The logo's structure suffers from poor artistic proportions and balance, making it visually unappealing or difficult to perceive clearly.

4. Commercial Appeal

The design lacks the premium look required for global markets and does not carry the strong identity of a professional brand.

5. Design Complexity

The design is overly complex or cluttered, which distracts the viewer and makes the core message of the logo hard to identify.

6. Conceptual Clarity

The logo concept is unclear and hard to grasp at first glance, requiring the title and description to be read to understand it.

7. Over-simplification

The design is too basic and lacks artistic value; we prioritize "smart simplicity" over designs that lack creative depth.

8. Excessive Color Use

The excessive or unstudied use of colors distracts the logo's identity and makes it impractical for use on different backgrounds.

9. Scalability & Responsiveness

The design fails to maintain clarity when resized. Professional logos must remain legible at small scales without losing essential details or their core visual identity.

Sleep Mode System:

Are you on vacation, busy, or do not like dealing with clients? You can easily activate Sleep Mode.

It is an option that allows the designer to achieve completely passive income without the need to intervene in following up on orders. When this mode is activated, the HighLogo platform takes responsibility for managing the entire sales process on your behalf, including dealing with buyer modifications and delivering final files. In return, the designer receives a commission of 65% of the sale value (instead of 75% in the Active Mode), giving you complete freedom and peace of mind while continuing to make profits.

You can activate Sleep Mode from your account settings in the Store settings section.

Patience is the Key to Investing in Your Creativity

At HighLogo, we don’t just sell "designs"; we sell "visual solutions" that clients search for every day. You might upload dozens of logos without seeing immediate sales—this is completely normal in the digital products market.

Why Should You Keep Going?

• Accumulation is Power: The more logos you have in your store, the more "touchpoints" you create between you and potential clients through search engines.
• Search Algorithms: Stores that are consistently updated are prioritized in search results, giving your portfolio more visibility.
• Long-term Investment: A logo uploaded today might sell in a month or even a year; it is a digital asset that generates income for you, even while you are in "Sleep Mode".

The 300-Logo Rule

Statistics show that designers with a portfolio exceeding 300 professional logos increase their chances of achieving regular sales by 200%.

Our Advice

Don’t focus on "When will I sell?"; instead, focus on "How can I make my next logo better?". Consistency is the only bridge between being an amateur and becoming a professional designer who earns a stable passive income.

Marketing: A Shared Responsibility

At HighLogo, we invest significant effort into SEO and targeted advertising campaigns to reach potential buyers worldwide. However, we believe that marketing success is a shared journey between the platform and the designer.

To maximize your sales potential, we encourage you to share your designs across your social media platforms—especially Pinterest, which is widely considered the "hidden gem" for logo designers. By uploading your work there with direct links to your logo page on HighLogo, you ensure faster reach to your target audience and drive high-quality traffic to your portfolio.

"Exceptional Logo" Badge

We award the "Exceptional" badge to logos that exceed expectations and set a new standard for quality. If your logo meets the following criteria, it is likely to be nominated for the badge by our team, which will significantly increase buyer confidence.

• The logo concept must be entirely innovative and possess a high degree of rarity within the global marketplace.
• The design must follow visual balance principles with a harmonious color palette.
• Professional execution with extreme precision in drawing paths and adjusting angles.

In HighLogo, we provide you with the bridge and technology, but you are the Business Owner. Here is how to manage your financial and tax affairs intelligently to ensure your business grows legally:

1. Nature of the Contractual Relationship

Legally, the logo sale process is a direct agreement between you (as a service provider) and the client (as a buyer). HighLogo's role is the "Technical Intermediary" that ensures the rights of both parties and provides payment gateways. Therefore, the responsibility of issuing the final tax invoice to the client lies with you as the seller.

2. How to Price and Account for Taxes?

When setting the logo price on the platform, remember that this price is the "Total Price" (including taxes).

• Invoice Rule: You must issue your invoice to the client for the full value they paid (100% of the logo price).
• Tax Difference: The tax rate depends on "your country's law" and the "client's location". (e.g., If your country's law exempts international exports from tax, your tax will be 0% on the invoice, whereas if the client is from within your country, you may be obliged to add VAT according to your local regulations).

3. Profit Equation and Justifying "Commission"

You might ask: "Why do I issue an invoice for 100% of the amount while I only received 81% or 70%?" The answer is simple and accounting-organized:

• You sell the logo to the client for the Full Value.
• HighLogo provides you with a service (Marketing, Hosting, Payment Gateways, or Modification Management in Sleep Mode).
• In exchange for this service, the platform deducts its commission (25% or 35%).
• To settle your accounts: You will automatically receive a "Commission Invoice" from HighLogo for the deducted commission value. This invoice is your legal document to justify the difference between what the client paid and what actually entered your wallet before tax authorities.

Discovering illegal use of your visual identity is not just a violation, but confirmation of your work's value. Smart dealing with these situations requires a balance between legal firmness and business intelligence. Here is the practical guide to deal with these cases:

1. Initiate Professional Communication (Negotiation Solution)

Often, the user falls into the trap of "buying stolen content" from third parties without knowing. So, always start with the assumption of "Good Faith" while maintaining legal strength in your letter. The goal here is to turn the thief into a "Legal Client".

2. Escalation via Digital Channels (DMCA)

If you do not find a response to the amicable solution, immediately move to activate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This step forces global platforms to remove infringing content to protect their legal liability.

Direct Links to File Infringement Reports:

• Facebook Report Center
• Instagram Report Center
• Report on X (Twitter)
• Report on YouTube
• Report on LinkedIn
• Report on Shutterstock

3. Pursuing Independent Sites

If the logo is displayed on a private website that does not belong to a social platform, follow these steps:

• Use a WHOIS tool to find the site's hosting company (Hosting Provider).
• Send a formal complaint to the (Abuse) department of the hosting company including links to the original work and the stolen work. Hosting companies often suspend the site until the violation is removed.

Communication is not just words, it is a "Customer Experience". At HighLogo, we consider conversation part of the design quality itself. Here are the golden rules for dealing with buyers:

1. Language: Simple, Professional, and Friendly

• Address them in their language: Use clear language far from technical complexity. If the client is non-specialized, avoid terms like (Vector, Kerning, Paths) and explain in an understandable style.
• Politeness First: Always start with a greeting and end with thanks. Kind words make the client more flexible in accepting suggestions.

2. Your Safety Inside the Platform Only

All correspondence MUST happen via the internal chat system in HighLogo.
Why? Because our system documents every agreement, and in case of any dispute, the support team is able to review conversations accurately and do justice to the right holder. Agreements outside the platform lose your rights and make us unable to protect you.

3. Speed = Trust

Silence is the number one enemy of sales. A quick response gives an impression of seriousness and professionalism. If you need more time to execute a modification, do not ignore the message, but send a quick reply: "Thank you for your message, I have received your request and will execute it within 24 hours or less.."

4. Dealing with Difficult Situations

You may sometimes encounter an overly demanding or inappropriate client:

• Keep Calm: Do not get dragged into personal arguments. Your professional response reflects your strength, not your weakness.
• Set Boundaries: If requests are outside the agreement scope (like requesting a completely new design under the name of "modification"), clarify that gently.
• Escalation: In case of ethical violation or harassment, stop replying immediately and report to the HighLogo support team. We are your shield and your protection is our priority.

5. Ending the Conversation

When finishing delivering files and making modifications, conclude the conversation in a beautiful style.

"I was very happy to work on your brand, I wish you all the best and success in your project."

We believe in our platform in the necessity of absolute transparency regarding your financial rights. Here are the full details of how your profits are calculated and the withdrawal mechanism:

First: Commission Structure and Profit Ratios

We adopt a flexible system that rewards interactive designers, where profits are distributed based on account status:

• Active Accounts: The designer receives a commission of 75% of the total sales value.
• Sleep Mode Accounts: The designer receives a commission of 65% of the sales value.

Second: Balance Life Cycle (From Sale to Withdrawal)

Funds go through two stages to ensure the rights of all parties:

• Pending Balance: Profits move to this account immediately after the buyer downloads the final logo files, and this requires completing all modifications required by the client.
• Available Balance: Profits are transferred from the Pending Balance to the Available Balance withdrawable within 14 days.

Note: The transition period from Pending to Available gradually decreases from 14 days for committed designers with good reputation and may reach 8 days.

Third: Processing Withdrawal Requests

We work hard to ensure your funds reach you as soon as possible according to the following standards:

• Processing Period: Withdrawal requests take from 4 to 7 business days to be finally executed.
• Basic Requirements: To ensure smooth transfer, you must ensure bridging a correct and active email for your PayPal account in the control panel, and ensure delivering all final assets and modifications to the client.

Fourth: Modification of Fees

HighLogo reserves the right to modify commission rates or fees at any time without prior notice. It is your responsibility to review the current rates. Continued use of the platform constitutes your binding acceptance of any changes.

Note: We adhere to these timelines to provide a safe and stable work environment. You can always track your profits status and payment updates via your control panel.