Cheers all who replied. I think i'm heading towards this more as i am between novice and intermediate and this is most probably going to be a one off project until i get the cash together and do a course at uni, and start looking for a job.
To Harvey - I understand what your saying and agree that pricing to low at the start leads onto difficulties at a future date. but i don't plan on staying in the freelance area for more than this project takes as i am looking for apprenticeships next year or payed work experience before taking on study. On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:45 AM, Kent Parker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > I would contend, rather than take the double-the-hourly-rate option > (which goes against normal market practice in terms of startups). I > would put time into nailing the specs for the job (in which case you > would end up with maybe doubling the hourly rate when you realise it > will take twice as long). > > I would include in your costing for the site the following: > system analysis - this is where you put the client requirements into > data structure and data flow form and includes the phone calls and > meetings that you will have > browser compatibility - IE can take half a day or more for a single > site simply for fixes and hacks. Find out if Safari will be important > for the site. > changes in requirements - most clients change something (add 5-15%) > followup - most clients will require some follow up, because there > will always be things that happen on the live site that you can't > predict > maintenance - set a date at which your follow up ends (say 21 days > following completion of site) and offer maintenance at a hourly or > monthly rate (specify what this covers) > > I recommend this approach because it helps you to be more specific in > your interactions with the client and is a better learning curve. > > If you are working from home and new to the business there is nothing > wrong with working to a $17-20 hourly rate until you get confident. > Most sites are built at that kind of rate by young people working in > business firms which charge >$50 an hour because of all the > overheads. No one is going to pay you $50 an hour while you are still > learning. > > > -- Cheers Michael Green Home: (09) 4184709 Cell: (021) 1189201 2/173 Mokoia Rd Birkenhead Auckland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
