Overtime and Billing
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Yeah, I don't charge hourly unless it's for small changes to an already completed project.
I also don't charge rush fees - it can either get done in the time or not. If it can, the shortcut is the "back/forth communication, changes, etc." that get cut from the process. In the end it might mean a few longer days, but overall the fee/hr is much higher, so it works itself out.
I've found clients like simple transparency, "how much is this going to cost, total". It also saves a ton of headache worrying about estimates and invoices.
I like simple, though. I should track a few things more accurately, but overall, I want to know how much is coming in and going out at the start of a project (I'll pay subs however they want, but I expect a "total" cost upfront, how they break it down is mostly irrelevant).