[Flashcoders] Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread mike cann
Hi List! I have been asked to price a freelance project and as its my first proper freelance project im not sure what to charge per hour. Some details: Its a code only project, all the design and artwork is supplied. (flash) Its a fairly simple flash game interface with multiple sub-minigames

[Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Webucate Us
No comments on your rates, as that is highly individual. Just one suggestion, ask the client what their budget is before submitting a quote. That way you will know what the limits are and if their cost-frame is in your acceptable target area. Cyrelle Gerson

RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Kerry Thompson
To figure what your hourly rate, take what you expect to earn in a year and divide it by 2,000--that's approximately the number of hours a full-time worker works in a year. Now double that, because you will have no benefits like paid holidays or sick leave, no insurance (not as much an issue

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Now that is an answer! Karl Sent from losPhone On Oct 11, 2009, at 6:50 PM, Kerry Thompson al...@cyberiantiger.biz wrote: To figure what your hourly rate, take what you expect to earn in a year and divide it by 2,000--that's approximately the number of hours a full-time worker works in

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Peter B
I'd say £40 to £50 p/h is entirely reasonable for this kind of freelance work. ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders

Re: [Flashcoders] monitor outgoing http requests

2009-10-11 Thread Peter B
IMHO Wireshark is overkill for simple HTTP sniffing. You can use Firebug extension for Firefox, and I also like Fiddler2: http://www.fiddler2.com/fiddler2/ Charles is ace, but not free... ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com

Re: [Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Steven Sacks
You need to charge for time spent babysitting the client. That's billable time. Any time you spend that could be spent working for somebody else is billable. If you're on the phone with them or emailing back and forth, it's billable. ___ Flashcoders

RE: [Flashcoders] RE: Pricing a Freelance Project

2009-10-11 Thread Kerry Thompson
Steven Sacks wrote: You need to charge for time spent babysitting the client. That's billable time. Absolutely true, with one kicker: a fixed bid. A lot of clients want to shift the risk to you, the freelancer, so they ask for a fixed-price bid rather than an hourly rate. My advice is to