going rate for a website redesign?
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- grooves1200
just curious what the price would be to redesign a pretty basic site, though would maybe include a custom interface for a web radio station.
thanks, sean
- luke0
what site are you talking about?
- unknown0
80 baJillion dollars!
:P
- grooves12000
thanks. that's a big help.
- Nirvous0
20 zillion clams and a package of Corn Pops
- schjetne0
First of all, Sean, I'd like to apologies for never getting that media kit finished. Do you still need it, or did you find someone else?
Second: It might be better to charge on an hourly basis (maybe with a roof) instead of a fixed price. Fixed prices tend to make the clients come back a lot after you're finished with the project, without expecting to pay for the changes...
- grooves12000
i did get someone else to do the kit, thanks schjetne.
- schjetne0
Good. I've been extremely busy lately, and I guess that media kit just disappeared underneath a whole lot of other work.
Glad it worked out. Can I see the finished result?
- lvl_thirteen0
do you want to charge per hour or just overall project price? if it is per hour i usually go with $65/hour but that figure gets changed around more than i can tell you.
you could also go for a per page charge.
i don't really know for an overall project price though. i usually end up doing things for friends for a fucking veggie burger and a beer. let's just say i'm glad i don't relly on my freelance to pay my bills :)
- unknown0
sorry dude, just having fun. Definitely do hourly and I'd say anywwhere from $40 to $65 an hour or so.
You will probably get raped if you do a project based price, most clients like to screw contractors like that.
Good luck!
:P
- corin0
I don't think clients like to fuck you over, but they will do it anyway, without admitting to themselves that they are. So always charge per hour or at least do up a contract that gives them two free changes after signoff and then a hefty price for wasting your time with changes they already agreed to... Personally I like barter exchange.. its fun, i like doing websites and flyers in exchange for t-shirts and CDs and alcahol and holiday accomodation...
- robotron3k0
part of the rate will depend on what your offer or agree too, a certain amount of revisions, 3 normally, any further and it costs extra, be sensitive to "scope creep", that is, changes that creep into the contract you agreed upon. this plagues even the biggest of design companies and be ready to address it, "we didn't agree on these changes, if your willing to do an amendment to the contract and once i figure out the amount of effort this addition will take, i can get back with you on the cost???" but going rate, depends for a site, depending on your relation/size of the client and the needs, it can vary but around 2k per week for an individual is about right, for a bigger company, anywhere from 5-10k per week, but its all still pretty vague since i don't know the details... hope this helps...
- PeterNorf0
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- PeterNorf0
My point was alot of things need to be taken into consideration..
Your information is not nearly enough to base an estimate on.
Good Day!
- kloudman0
Well obviously there is a lot to consider. We tend to charge per project but with limits on client changes. We base this price on our hourly rate.
So the first question I have is do you have an hourly rate? Do you know how to calculate it? Is it based on what other people are charging or your actual expenses and profit needs?
I suggest that you calculate it based on actual needs and expenses since it is a better business practice (more professional too).
Then sit down and figure out the time it is going to take to develop the concepts, meet with the clients, do the paperwork and emailing that you will have, do the production, fix the problems, make the last minute changes and finish the site. Then add a comfortable percentage to that time (10 - 15% perhaps) and use that to calculate your overall price.
If you charge per hour to your client they are still going to want to know the estimated time it will take (this way they can get a total price).
Either way there is no way for us to give you a price without looking at the site and understaning what the client wants from a redesign.
Good luck!
- PeterNorf0
see i know lie! he right dog!