This is a very good question and deal with it everytime I bid a project.
Rule of thumb:
Ask for what you are worth, if you don't you will wish you did.
I have successfully bid on project with hourly rates ranging from $85 -
$125. The $$$ range changes based on project needs(db work(+$),
e-commerce(+$), etc), and other projects going on (a.k.a time availability:
not a lot of time then the price goes up). Also I am not sure how much
demographics has do with it, but I can see the numbers being higher on the
coasts then in Missouri which is where we are located.
Sincerely,
Robert T. Covell
President / Owner
Rolet Internet Services, LLC
Web: www.rolet.com
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Phone: 816.210.7145
Fax: 816.753.1952
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane McBride [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 2:25 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [PHP] Pricing for PHP programming???
I know this is not really a PHP question, but it should make for a good
thread. :)
I was wondering what other PHP people charge to write PHP? I have just been
given a project for a fairly large customer, much larger than I normally do
work for. So I am VERY confused.concerned about how to price it. Most of my
other PHP projects have been done for small single owners businesses, and
the PHP has been pretty basic.
Now that I can actually do what I am being asked without have to learn it, I
am stuck. I did a shopping cart for someone, but I didn't charge them a REAL
price because I didn't know how to do it with PHP. So, I of course didn't
charge the client for my learning curve.
I know the price is very dependant upon the task. What I am doing is
creating a web-based front-end for a MySQL database. I'll need to create the
database tables, etc. The front-end is going to be rather dynamic since the
data content depends largely on the previous choices of the end-user. One or
two tables with 20-30 fields. 5-6 pages of html and PHP.
I'm just scouting this out, and am VERY confident with the contributors to
this list and their opinions.
TIA,
Shane
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