What is your $$$?
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- unknown
I was wondering how do you guys charge a client for a job?
Where I work they do it by hours, but I dont think it's fair..
How do you do it?
- ********0
100 per hour
- Buckyball20
I actually liked to get paid in jellybeans.
bB
- lyrek0
office supplies, for me.
- shant0
damn you beat me to the ridiculous answer.
- jox0
we give an approx time frame / hours to the client before we start.. So we charge by the hour, yet we don't. Sort of...
- Buckyball20
i also get paid in ridiculous answers.
bB
- blastofv0
charge a project fee so there's a single number up front for the client to digest and accept... but when you price it out internally, estimate the hours and multiply that by your hourly rate... make sure you're getting paid for your time.
- mikeim0
client asks for price.
we give price.
clients asks for lower price.
we do the work for said price.
- Mick0
I go flat fee for freelance work - that way there's no bitching about how many hours and I'm happy with what I got and can focus on doing a good job.
I've never had a problem with a client changing things 100 times as to blow out my cost - I usually make sure I cover approx. 20% total cost for changes.
I base my fixed quotes depending on how difficult I know the client is - ranges from $40/hr to $80/hr
- jesterlou0
i stake claim on their first born
- Jamesh0
we use a magic 8 ball that has various bidding prodecures.
seriously.
i think it's rigged to the 'sex favors' answer.
- lyrek0
find an hourly that you deserve and spec the job based on experience.
if they want lower hourly, raise the hours.
my programmers use "multipliers" that are based on their expertise. if they can program faster than the average bear, they go 2x, 3x, or even 4x.
I shy away from flat rates, but if they REALLY want one, it's always 1.5x - 2x the projected work at hourly. Just incase...
- chilaquil0
I go depending on the client. If its big or small. If they've worked with a designer before, etc.
For freelance I usually go a flat fee based on the amount of hours I think the job will take. But if there are complications or changes or additional stuff, I charge those hourly. You'll be surprised how many important changes get out of the way when they know they'll get charged everytime they change their mind.
If I'm freelancing for a studio or an agency then it's hourly.
- fatoe10
i charge by the hour, I feel it's easier for a client to justify the work & time spent on a project.
if you do shit work and it takes you a week (40hrs) they tell you..."go fuck yourself."
if you do badass work and it takes you a week (40hrs) then they tell you..."yeah, that looks about right." cha-ching!
- ********0
by the hour.
but it can be tricky to make a good estimation when you work freelance. calculate all the overhead... think about phonecalls, meetings, travel expenses etc.etc.!
- AD0
$500 Per diem
I'll bill half days as well - most of the associates and consultants i know and work with use per diems as well but damn some of them have $950 per diems - oh well maybe someday