I would agree. To be honest, I teach anyone who will listen not to work with people who have "packages" setup for custom work. Now, a prebuilt CMS or whatever is fine but to say "You get 10 pages + 1 swf for $750" is a terrible deal. (that's only an example)
We either work hourly or estimate the total hours for the project and use that as the total price for the project. I tell clients if we're under or over they won't pay any more than the project price (unless there are new items added to the list. On 12/28/05, Matt Robertson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If the issue is whether or not you can quote a standardized rate to a > client, my answer is an emphatic "yes", and no, don't be greedy as in > set the price on a job-specific basis. > > Often my clients hear me say that there are only two types of jobs: > "Brain surgery" and "Legwork". Brain surgery equates to "I don't know > how I'll deliver that but having been a paid programmer for 23 years, > I'll be able to figure it out." Legwork is "yeah been there done > that... no problem." > > Either way this, to me, is just a function of time spent. I place a > value on my time that I am happy earning no matter the task presented > to me. So I make money. More importantly, the client comes back for > the next job (and the next and the next...) because you have given > them a baseline that they know they can count on. Your code spoke for > itself so between the two you get customer loyalty that becomes a > snowball rolling downhill. > > This strategy -- billing straight time at a single rate -- has worked > so well for me that I'm now consistently booked solid. Actually have > more work than I can handle, and all from long-term clients. First > tried stemming the tide with a judiciously applied 50% rate increase. > When that didn't work, I had to stop taking new clients. I'm still > backed up at least a month. > > -- > --mattRobertson-- > Janitor, MSB Web Systems > mysecretbase.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227799 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
