How a day rate works?
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- JamesEngage0
and if they're gonig to call you out whenever a retainer would do you good too.
- JamesEngage0
Does it make the job anymore dangerous...
If they ring you up at 8PM and say they want it by 8AM the following morning... you have to ask yourself, what is it worth me doing this, and charge it. It's an AD-HOC process I feel.
- fyoucher10
shit rasko...should have done that.....
- fyoucher10
thanks rasp.
But if work starts at a later time than you normally begin...I mean like towards the end of your work day....Do you charge the same amount to work overnight? I would be working offsite...
- JamesEngage0
coz it's such a grey area... and you're making sound like you're running a 'damage limitation' or 'emergency' operation... charge whatever pays your bills... I don't see how you can cost for something that you seem to not know anything about?
- rasp0
I won't know what the project is until we negotiate rates.
?
- JamesEngage0
doesn't know much by the sound of it.
- rasko40
I'm talking about not working for the end user but as part of a studio, maybe he doesn't know how long he'll be there or on what projects.. just another pair of hands.
- fyoucher10
Hey engage,
I won't know what the project is until we negotiate rates...thats just how freelance and the ad world works....Not enough time for anything...always a rush...which is why the pay is better.....so a projetc rate is out of the question...thansk for the responses....
- rasp0
your question was:
how a day rate works.my answer is:
what ever you charge for a days work.a days work is a days work, no matter what time you start, what currency your in or how many hours you class as a days work.
is this so confusing?
and yes, some clients ask for a days rate. especially if your going into their studios, using their equipment and working on thier jobs.
excuse my shite typing
- JamesEngage0
who charges more for working later in the day?
- If someone says "Hey I need this in the morning" and it's 4 pm... you're not going to think "Rush Charge"?The_CCG
- JamesEngage0
ridiculous
- rasko40
well really your talking as if your running a project there engage, if he's been called to help out at a studio and they have asked for his 'day rate' then he should be tallying up hours and decide for himself if he wants to charge an additional rate after a certain (a) time of evening or (b)certain number of hours worked ie; 8hrs
- fyoucher10
The question really is then....when to charge a day rate? My day rate is a lot less than what my hourly rate works out to? I'm not talking measly $25 an hour either.....there's a big difference when you charge what I'm charging.......
Hi 4cy,
How do you charge for project rates, when you don't know the entire project and won't know? I'm pretty much given work to do and have a short period of time to do them. There really small projects but a shitload of them, some harder than others....the ad business....thanks NT for sucha quick response...
- JamesEngage0
if you start late in the day... you work out how many hours you have done, and then think of the number of hours a full day is...
But... better still just charge what you think the job should cost... you can't make them pay more just coz you're slow etc.
- meok0
6hours? hehe try 18
- JamesEngage0
you can't dig a quarter of a hole.
- 4cY0
stop using time-based rates.
it's silly.
- rasko40
engage, interesting question, what kind of geology are we looking at here? Is there an asphalt layer or grass? Will we be needing to alert any local residents?
I can arrange a quote, we dig some amazing holes.
- fyoucher10
Hi rasp,
thats the problem I am running into......what if they want to start work at an irregular time...lets say toward the end of your normal business hour, do you charge more for working later in the day.....
ps: sorry I don't know UK currency....