It really depends on where you are yourself. If it's your fist client and your fist job, you don't want to scare them away, after all this is the beginning of your portfolio.
I'm french, I've been a freelance web developer for 10 years now, I live in a small town in the south, and I charge 80 €/hour. If I were in Paris I could charge as much as a 100-120 €. But when I began, I was charging around 50 €/hour and it was great, it's a lot of money already :D Estimate how much time it will take you, add a good 10-15% and sell that to the client. Then estimate when you think you'll be done with the project, then add 3 weeks and give him this date as the end of the project. You may think that will scare your client but in the end you'll be the reliable guy that delivers before schedule or on schedule instead of the guy who can't follow a schedule(even thought most of the time lost in the project will be on your client not delivering the content :) And good luck on your new full time job :D Yahel On Mar 24, 2:11 pm, Warren <warrenba...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm also interested to hear what people are thinking. I have a similar > situation and was planning to ask for $50 per hour. Does that seem too > low? > > On Mar 24, 3:24 am, MobDev <developm...@mobilaria.com> wrote: > > > > > mostly it's also based on experience and knowledge of the developer... > > As in a Junior programmer (< 2 years experience) will be asking less > > than a Medior or Senior programmer.. > > Also I guess you could first determine how complex of an architecture > > (if any) should be implemented, and how modulare/expandable the > > software should become... It will take more time but because the > > software will be more structured you also might get a higher fee per > > hour... > > If the contractor is some Indian/Chinese company then they aree most > > probably used to a much lower fee per hour than for example in > > Europe... But even in Europe nowadays there are big differences > > (Romania vs Germany for example)... > > So as mentioned by ko5tik it depends on where you and your contractor > > are located... > > > On 24 mrt, 06:01, Matt <mattsjor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I've recently been contacted about doing some freelance Android app > > > development via the "email developer" button on an app I have in the > > > Market. It's my first freelance opportunity and I'm not really sure > > > what I should charge - what's the typical hourly rate you guys have > > > charged/seen? Thanks -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
