# Question about industry rates **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092 "2008-05-23T00:39:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/1 "2008-05-23T00:39:36Z")
[FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Hi all, I was wondering if you could tell me how much standard industry rates to build an XML driven online catalogue in Flash, with turning page animiation similar to the following:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][http://page-flip.com/new-demos/02-object-demo/index.htm[/SIZE][/FONT]](http://page-flip.com/new-demos/02-object-demo/index.htm%5B/SIZE%5D%5B/FONT%5D) I’m not interested in those DIY $80 dealies, because my reason for asking is because I’m gong to be angling for a payrise, have already built this project, and I am not a paid as a flash developer and want to use the industry rate as leverage. [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Specs are:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] **SWF container:** [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]The page turning needs to be activated by buttons in a control panel, as well as clicking the corners of the actual pages[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]There needs to be a zoom in/drag/zoom out function.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]A dynamic text field showing how many pages are in the catalogue needs to be somewhere in the interface. As in a text field which says Page 1 of 34.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]There also needs to be the option for the user to download a PDF file (file specified in XML if possible).[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Requires in built capacity to accommodate an unlimited number of pages.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2] **Pages/ongonig maintenance:** [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2]Catalogue needs to be updated frequently (every month or so). [/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]The pages themselves need to be swf with links in each page which link to relevant handsets etc.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]Thanks[/FONT][/SIZE] ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/2 "2008-05-23T04:12:58Z")
anyone? :look: ---
**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/3 "2008-05-23T04:18:08Z")
PM’d. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/4 "2008-05-23T04:47:58Z")
Thanks man. I was wondering more about what would a design/development company would charge for such work (for a huge telco by the way), rather than a freelance rate. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/5 "2008-05-23T04:50:52Z")
How much the developer’s salary would be, or how much they’d charge the client? 🙂 \*edit: \* I guess I’ll just answer - agency rates vary _wildly_, but it’s a relatively small project and I’d guess it’d probably be in the $1500+ range (and I mean it when I say “+” - it can go way, way up from there.) Developers usually make between $65-$100k+. ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/6 "2008-05-23T05:14:01Z")
Thanks, I know I worded it badly… I was going to contact the agency we usually use for such development, get a sneaky quote for such work and then wave it at my boss saying “see how much I saved you…” I thought I’d ask around here instead. ---
**Author:** ![Anogar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed655f/32.png) [@Anogar](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Anogar)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 5:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/7 "2008-05-23T05:21:55Z")
Yeah, if I had to guess a totally random number I’d say $2,500ish. Agencies aren’t cheap. 🙂 (That doesn’t include design, which makes the number even harder to predict - but an agency would likely charge something like that for development. Again, could be a whole ton more.) ---
**Author:** ![leisuresuitlissy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/leisuresuitlissy/32/2109_2.png) [@leisuresuitlissy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/leisuresuitlissy)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-industry-rates/261092/8 "2008-05-23T05:27:30Z")
Thanks Ragona 🙂