maybe I’m too lazy to get freelance work… it seems like a lot of work just to get some clients. I’m not sure as to how to get them (other than advertising…)
oh, I have a question… how much do you guys charge for your services? I’m thinking of charging 400 for a basic 10 page site. 100 or 200 extra for flash (depending on the work) and 100 for scripting…
I’d also charge like 15 dollars an hour for consulting, after a site is done… what do you guys think?
this question seems to get asked alot. it basically depends on the quality of work. so that meas im working alot of hours and gettign 5 bucks for the final job.
Exaclty Alex. Your work determins your worth - in my eyes anyway.
If you can show your customer something nice that his kid or his buddies kid couldnt do (they can be tough competition sometimes :)) and it’s functional than you can change a good wage.
I think rev has said it many times - dont undercharge. If you do then you are going to blackball yourself if they ever refer you to their buddy or another business partner.
One thing that has worked out for me was giving referal discounts. If someone gets me to do their site because they have heard of me through another client then I give that company a nice discount and tell them - “hey, this is for you because I appreciate your business and I really hope you spread my name around. Also - if someone was to ask what your site cost please tell them the price BEFORE the referal discount” that way you can charge a little more next time - still give a basic referal bonus and your sites keep going up in price.
It’s working for me with my freelance business 
Hosting must be included too, and that isn’t cheap either…
Here you go lavaboy, this has been asked before so take a look at these past threads on pricing. =)
http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15818&highlight=pricing
http://www.kirupaforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12054&highlight=price
hey, thanks! – maybe there should be a special section on this site about that…
Well, I don’t get paid for making individual sites, and as such, the company don’t charge for them… It’s difficult to explain. It’s basically that if a company Churchill own needs a website, then it gets passed on to us in E-Commerce. We liase, design and build it for them and make it live. No money technically changes hands, it’s all included in the company budgets.
All I see is my monthly pay cheque. I’m paid an annual salary, not on a ‘what I produce’ or quality basis.
well… what about a full flash site… kinda like jubba’s? how much would that go for? 1000?
Lots. Depending on size and complexity of course, but I’d certainly charge over a grand. English money that is.
I wold alwasy work o na by the hour price. You can adjust it for the type of work they want. Then build the quality of the site around what they are spending.
i think it all depends on how much money the client has to spend on a site. i usually probe and hold off on telling them a price until they finally say how much money they can spend. that was i know what is realistic to ask for.
i think you should price each job individually…
you cost for the job should be based on how long u think it will take to do the job…
money = hourly r8
time = your estim8 on how long it will take to complete
cost = time*money
profit = less time spent on job
happiness = getting paid
as a developer you will know how long it takes you to do certain tasks…
in your initail costs write in a liile bit extra bcoz i have never had a client who hasn’t wanted to change something…
this saves it coming out of your time estim8…
practical business sense is that it is easier to…
quote higher and then come down in price - they think they r getting a bargain and if they go 4 it you are laughing…
than to start low and then work your way up
if you incur extra costs due to time the client will say “you said it would cost X amount”…which is not good
always good to ask at the start of a brief if they have a budget…
if they have you can write your spec for the project based on this…
sometimes it is better when you first start out to give a little bit extra in your finished product…
it will be reflected in your folio @ some point and this will be better 4 your reputation
how much does your reputation cost?
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