Job Pricing (WEB)
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- Mudbone
I have an opportunity to make a website for a large plastics manufacturer and I'm trying to maximize my income. The Handbook for ethical pricing says I should charge about 30,000-60,000$. It seems a bit much but I haven't done anything for large corps. It's also just a site with no database. How much would you charge?
- ********0
rip them off..
- ChunkyLove0
charge em like one million dollars and tell em you want your own personal lifesize action figure doll made because your a web design super hero
- vwsung18t0
just go by the book, if they say it's too much, just show them the book. that's what the book is for
- waynepixel0
Ya that book is always wright you now. What was that. £80.000. That should do it.
BOOK.
- mrdobolina0
I once designed a site for an industrial electrical plug manufacturer. site took 40-50 hours, charged them 10 g's
I think everyone should do it at least once.
- slinky0
You can always lower the price.. you can never raise it.
- karlo0
What book?
- OnesandZeros0
THE book
- OnesandZeros0
no, but really... I think this is the book they are referring to:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obido…
;)
- ********0
you have to be at least in the realm of realism. as in, justifying those prices. pad your hours (web design always takes more hours than you estimate) and charge a high hourly, but just picking a # isn't going to cut it. They still want to feel llike they are getting a deal, no matter if they are spending 1,000 or 80,000.
or maybe they are the type of client who thinks if they arent spending the big bucks they aren't getting the highest quality. or maybe they just want to brag about how much they spent (LOVE those clients!!). in my experience, those tyoe of clients want an agency name not one lone freelancer.
- ********0
at least $50K and then there are charges for conitunous support and where you make you're real money, but that depends on how you contract with them. If I were you I would have a lawyer.
- ********0
The GAG Pricing and Ethical Guidelines is a great start. Granted, they can find some kid out there who’ll knock out some crap site for 1500 bucks—but, hopefully, thats not you, or your work.
I agree with Supes, work it out hourly. Sit down and make a proper proposal. Work out the time it will take you, price it hourly to cover whatever overhead cost you have and what you want to make. Then add 10-30% more, as contingency, as it likely takes more time. Remember to include time for things like research or coordination. So much time is spent on the phone and sending files...
- ********0
the way I work, when I take on a freelance project in addition to my day job, I know I cant realistically budget over 20 hours a week. I can't spend more than that, and I give them a progress report each week as well as posting the additions to a test site so they can see the site progress.
so anyway, an ideal project would take 1-2 months and come in at 50-120 hours. depending on scope of site, what extas they need, # pages, times hourly rate, there you go!
- its_just_me0
What is the average hourly rate for freelancers?
- chall50
Charge them $100,000, they can put it on their plastic :)
- bella_buk0
omg that book is gold
thx for the link
* gets out plastic