+ How to Charge
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- magicpatch0
i think you could charge almost anything you wanted, but realistically, around the $100-$150 per hour.
experience is key, see - i am sure there are others out there will you skill set, although it would probably take them a lot longer to do it. so, this itself justifies the extra charge, if you can produce the work in half the amount of time, you should be billing accordingly
- brooke0
But most companies don't understand when I charge that much (more, actually), and quite often it frightens them away, even when I explain that I work quickly.
- magicpatch0
well, are you in a position to filter the workload, financial and or busy enough...? i personally think that doing the right "jobs" is the way to go. if your potential clients do not understand this, I can see you getting taken advantage of.... say no, recommend someone else, or walk away.
- magicpatch0
also, you could maybe approach it as a per project basis if you get the scope of it before diving in
- tara|gee0
65-70 and just work slow ;)
- enobrev0
never base your charge on what you're making while working for someone else. It's very likely that if your employer would bill you out to others, they would charge double what they give you, just to cover overhead.
So you have tho think of what you require and your overhead if you want a reliable number.
The easiest way to set a price it to start with any number.. usually the base number of your industry (65? 75?), and add to it as your business expenses and expertise go up.
- design_slave0
"Should I treat it like a normal freelance thing & go well into the hundreds/hour?"
umm, are you serious? "hundredS/hour"?
if you can charge that much for freelance work why are you even considering taking a part-time gig? stay independant!
- JazX0
realistically, in this economy I think it depends on where you are doing it. NY Metro would demand more of a rate. I would say at least $65 to 80/hr.
- Rand0
tell them 75/hour and bill 150/hour?
- k0na_an0k0
with your skills and exp you could definetly charge $65 - $85 an hour.
- polarunion0
do people not charge by the job? What exactly is the bennefit of charging by the hour?
- BonSeff0
your freetime is valuable, so is your talent. you will get hit hard during tax time. charge accordingly. if it is a big enough project to worry about, get with an accountant to figure out the wage. it's business after all.
it's hard to throw out a number without knowing the length of time you will put in.
- polarunion0
that makes a lot of sense. in fact that single piece of advice might have just saved/made me a lot of money. thanks.
- polarunion0
why doesn't anyone charge per page?
- BonSeff0
thats what im sayin, after tax time you could have worked hard to make good money, or made little.. depending on write-off's. all this is based on the assumption you claim the income *wink
either way, it's your freetime..
what's it worth? sometimes it's worth getting help to find out.
i found out the hard way last year. wont happen this year. i have had a few clients not want my services this year cuz i wont work cheap like i used to. its not worth it
- Mimio0
Because that's just plain stupid polarunion.
- polarunion0
yah, why's that? why not have a fee for a whole job? why not charge for what the customer wants? 10 page with this that and the other thing - it's gona cost you 1000 big ones.
you see the problem that I see with charging hourly is that nobody knows whether you're going to half ass it and have a coffee while. So really, I could be the slowest coder/designer, but when it comes down to it, i'm charging 150 an hour. does that sound right? not really. so to me, charging hourly makes no sense. where's the scale?
- cyberthug0
You know the golden rule: GET AS MUCH MONEY AS YOU CAN.
The wage thing is just trying to get more work for less money!
BTW, you're a cutie pie, you sexy vector.
- jpolk0
woo, fatty's gonna whoop you, thug...