>Linda Wishman wrote:
Linda wrote:
>> at it! Mostly I'm under the gun to do the job for less than the
>> last guy, and
>> I just don't see how I can do that, even if I don't give him a cart and 5
>> translations. I'd have to cut my rate more than in half.
Jack responded:
>Don't do it! If the guy is cheap he'll always be cheap. He'll always haggle
>and he'll always expect more than he's willing to pay for. I'd take a good
>look at him and decide whether he himself will be a hassle in the long run.
>
>Regarding how to quote the job: quote it for what it's worth!
I agree 100% with Jack. I'm sitting right here on a butt that's
[figuratively speaking] bruised black and blue from doing a web site for
what the client wanted to pay instead of for what it was worth. At first we
thought it was going to be something we finish quickly in a couple of week,
but client delays dragged it out for nearly three months, during most of
which time we resented the feeling that we were working for free. Don't put
yourself in a position like that. If you sense that he only wants to pay
$X, then put strict limits on what you'll do for that price. If he wants
bells & whistles, attach a price tag to every item: "fine, I'll be happy to
do that and it'll cost $X above the base price." With translations, be sure
to estimate enough to cover both the translator fees and a markup of
anywhere from 20 to 50% of the cost if you're billing the translations
through your own company. You could set a base price for your design, then
add $X for each translation.
I would also recommend that you estimate on the high side for the shopping
cart. Whether you build it yourself, or use an off the shelf commerce site
like Americart, MerchantPlanet, ShopSite or Viaweb, I guarantee you that
the process will eat up quite a lot more time than you can imagine. My
clients set up their own shopping cart on the site (actually two different
services on mirror sites) we just finished, and I'm under the impression
that one woman in the company spent nearly a month, full time, negotiating
and haggling with the ecommerce companies and credit card verification
services, figuring out how to enter items into the databases, etc.
Suz
Suzanne Stephens, Dave Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
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