how much would you charge?
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- dn74
i'm doing a flash site for my friends band. there are eight sections, two of which are updatable (news and guestbook). i've never done non-corporate work for money yet and was wondering how much everyone else out there would charge.
- ********0
I'd venture a bottom price of $4000, approximately 800/page. Remember its flash, and there are probably more than 8 pages (as you said 8 sections), but it is a friend, so...
- unknown0
You charge your friends? That's not too friendly.
When there's money and friendship involve, bad thing happens.
- unknown0
100% agree.
- unknown0
do it for groupie action
- MrBixler0
do it for free, pikey!
- unknown0
people are into friendship for the money....
- unknown0
charge 'em... or get a stake in the band
- k0na_an0k0
when doing work for a good friend i usually cut a very good deal. either for free with the rule of "don't take advantage of a situation" or for just enough money to get food or beer for the week.
i figure when doing stuff for friends it's more of a favor. someday when i need that favor returned they'll do it for me too.
if you have to charge them do it for $500 bucks... $250 at a time and tell em you want to get in free to all their shows and any cds or t-shirts they may have.
oh, and their leftover lays after they're done with them at the show. ; )
- bomy_dick0
do it for sex... or drugs.. or rock 'n ' roll.. or all of them together..
ask for a package rock n roll deal with nympho groupies on dope !
- unknown0
put it this way, if my friend was a plumber and he came round to fix my drains and spent several days doing it, I'd expect to pay..
maybe not full whack but I wouldn't just buy him a beer and say cheers.
- mitsu0
'bout a buck fitty
- Bio0
bananas and blow.
the friend factor kinda fucks things up. i know my friends dont make much money, so i would probably do it for a couple cases of nice beer and let em take me out to dinner a couple of times.
then again, i generally try not to work for friends and family. they dont understand, but friends and family will dick you over the most because they dont really understand that this is what you do professionally. so if at all possible i refer them to someone else i know who wont dick them over.
if that isnt possible, then i will accept the project for beer/food/sex, drugs n rock'n'roll.oh, and dont bother reading my response. apparently i didn't have anything new to add. i just felt like getting my 7.5 cents in.
- dstlb0
Depends how badly your portfolio needs it. It's a good chance to do something non-corporate if that's your usual thing and could work on a promotional level for you if you want to get more of that sort of work.
- TransFatty0
so basically your question is :
How much can I get away with charging my friend ?.
no comment
- E0
Depends on the band as well, if they suck anyway then why not their website as well.
I would say charge them your lowest hourly fee, somewher around 20 $ /h would be ok.
You can also completely go wild and make it somesort of experimental site you can use in your portfolio as showcase, then you can lower you fee, cause you benefit from it as well and you would have done the work anyway for a personal project.
- dn740
gee, uh, seems like the majority think me a fool to charge. the band was the one that said they'd pay me. i definately won't charge them $4000 though. that's crazy. unless of course they were rich. not the case. whatever. thanks.
- k0na_an0k0
well shit if they OFFERED to pay take it. that's like turning down a drink from a really hot chick at the bar..... YOU JUST DON'T!
drink up and then ask for more!
- dn740
but dude, i'm staight edge and a strict morman. i can't do that. jeez.
- nosaj0
Ask them how much they have/ want to spend on it, and tell them you'l give them a good deal. Then tell them what you can build for their budget.