what to charge.
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- jgrillo
I have some freelance gigs that I charge by the hour, but what should I do about smaller projects that are not going to be worth charging/hour?
I cant say I have ever made an estimate before, are there any resources you guys know of that might help?
- Scotch_Roman0
I'd recommend having your lowest project fee (say for something that takes less than four hours to complete) set as a half-day rate. So, let's say if your day rate is $500, your minimum fee is $250. That will discourage the nitpicky little jobs that will ultimately cost you if they aren't controlled. I think this is fairly common practice—at least, it was standard procedure at my last job. An example of when this fee becomes practical is if you've created an ad campaign for a client, and they need ads resized here and there. The work takes you an hour or less, but you make it worth your while over the long run by charging no less than a half-day rate.
- if I did this I would be wealthy beyond all reason********
- since 95% of my work takes less than a half hour********
- Time to rethink your fees then?Scotch_Roman
- my long term clients would not put up with your pricing strategy********
- we have a relationship built on a certain amount of trust********
- and someone has to do this work for them********
- if I did this I would be wealthy beyond all reason
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Shop minimum. What kind of project? A poster for a gig? Stuff like that?
- capn_ron0
Nice comments Scotch. I think this also sets the tone to the clients that you aren't willing to spend your day screwing around on their 5 minute ideas that they put no thought into. It forces them to commit to something knowing they will spend a minimum of $250 (or whatever you half day rate is).
- Thanks. You're exactly right.Scotch_Roman
- Exactly! They'll finalize things on their end too so it's more efficient.acrossthesea