Freelance fee's
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- Chop-suey
Got a meeting tomorrow with a local company, about maybe doing some freelance work. Would be designing a website or 2, print advertisement etc...Be a first for me in the world of freelance, so I haven't got a clue what the rates (UK) are or how much I should charge for various things : websites, ad's, etc... Be grateful for any of your advice and wisewords..
Thanks
- russdogg0
Tough call for your first time. One thing that comes with freelance experience is the ability to judge how long it will take you to do something. Break down all the projects into time, the one constant. The more you can diagram out the time requirements for each aspect, the better. Also, make sure to pad the hours you quote, to take into account the unexpected, which ALWAYS happens. Don't estimate for a perfect project because it rarely is.
The rate you charge is arbitrary and totally up to you/ the area/client.
- Chop-suey0
Thanks, anyone else?
Whats the average rate in North of england... anyone? £15- 25 per hour?
- Meeklo0
I dont think there is a standard rate, anywhere. I used to think there it was, I been frelancing for some time now and it all comes down to an equilibrium of these 2 things:
1- How much you think your work is worth.
Yes, we all think we are the best and everyone sucks but try to be realistic, experience, quality, knowledge, how much would your client wants you to do the job!!
2- How much work you have at the moment.
If you have no clients, no projects and you have to pay rent, then you will have to lower your rate, this does not mean that you suck it just means you need to increase your clients.
On the other hand, if you are extremely busy, you are not charging enough, raise your rate, it does not matter that someone you know (that you admire as a designer and know is better than you) is charging $100 an hour, and you don't think you are worth that, raise you rate, be picky w/ clients test the ones you dont care to work for that much see how high they are willing to go, the more clients you have , makes your time more valuable its time to charge for meetings, estimates and so on.see my point?
good luck!
- rasko40
If you are fresh out of college or been working for two years, don't expect to get £25 per hour, because frankly, you aren't worth it. Too many inexperienced people out there wanting to charge top dollah, my guess is, that if you are having to ask this question and are in the north, you are looking at around £15 per hour.
but then, I dont know you or anything about what you do, do I?
- indust0
Ahh a fellow northerner, well in the past i've charged about what you've got in mind 15-25. But as mentioned it depends on the job really. Go in high and if they get a lip on then go to what you feel comfortable with, just don't sell yourself short and over compensapte for time it never runs a smoothly as you expect.