Quoting
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- Benja82
howdoo,
Im quite new to freelancing and am still getting to grips with quoting clients. I mainly do web based design projects.Any tips on quoting or pricing for projects?
- boobs0
The hard part of quoting people is figuring out what the scope of the project is.
- Scotch_Roman0
Write a tentative schedule, once you know what the deliverables will be. I always include a schedule in my proposals. I often don't really know what I'm going to charge until I walk through the schedule by writing it all down. This gives me a pretty clear sense of how long the project will take, how much time will be spent on various tasks (don't forget to include time for meetings), and thus what to charge.
Make sure to work off a contract for anything more than a few grand, and make sure you have a clause that allows you to request more money if the scope of the project grows. For example, I have a clause that says if the scope changes, I'll start charging hourly.
- quamb0
^ Agreed.
Also 50% upfront is a good safety net.
- Benja820
good advice there, cheers for that
- Scotch_Roman0
The percentage you can reasonably ask for up front will vary depending on the size of the project and on the client's financial situation. For a big job (a contract job over 10k, let's say), I'd say get at least 20–25% up front and you should be fine. Smaller clients may balk at paying you $5k without having seen anything to show for it. Then again, other larger clients won't bat an eye.
- yeah ofcourse some common sense comes into play with every project,quamb
- harlequino0
I'll second SR's note on a clause for more funds should the scope change or expand. Make sure to be as detailed as you can in your quote (or Statement of Work, whichever) as to what work you'll be doing, so you can easily call out scope creep when it happens. Cuz it will happen.