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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 10:19 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:28 pm
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2004 11:52 pm
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i think people usually charge $60-70/hour for web design. some people charge per page, and that's when you start seeing figures like $100-150/page. do a good amount of research before getting back to them. from what it sounds like you're not a proffessional graphic designer, but if you were you would need to set a goal yearly income and calculate an hourly rate based on how many projects you can easily take, what the going rate is amongst your competitors, and how much you'd need to charge in order to reach your goal income. to much will drive your customer away, not enough will put you in a cardboard box on the side of the road.
my advice is to thoroughly research the web design market (basing your price on your peers as far as design quality goes) and base your rate on that, estimate what you think you could plausibly get them to pay and go with that (which can be risky, but i presently have an opening biker supply store/motorcycle dealership wrapped around my finger using this method which makes me happy since this is my first freelance job), or buy a copy of The Graphic Artist Guild's Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines which is a very useful pricing resource that all graphic designers should own.
make sure to set an estimated amount of time you will need to spend on the project and type a form up explaining how all of that time will be alotted throughout the project (structure and navigation, image galleries, links page, about us page, other pages you recommend them having to help the site... and earn you extra money) with your name and signature on the bottom. many people ask for 50% in advance, then the rest upon completion of the project (the client not paying for hours that weren't used or adversely charged for extra hours spent). if you see a situation where they may not pay on time or you've never worked with them before, having them sign the document and keeping a copy is a good idea.
hope that helped, good luck.
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 8:52 am
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 2:15 pm
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Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 4:57 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:30 am
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GhoSt-X i thought that in industry .. it was more commong to charge by the amount of pages on the webpage, and what is on them .. but i guess its different~_~
no, it's not necessarily more common. people use both methods and from what's been explained to my by my professors and from what i've learned on my own, it's the less wise route to choose especially if you're an independant contractor or if you're doing freelance work.
if you charge someone per page you may scare off your customer because of the larger numbers involved (and the psychological impact that it has on people, much like $9.99 being more appealing than $10.00) and because certain pages may be relatively simple but are being paired with high figures despite that fact that their content is elementary in comparisson to other pages you've made for them. also... what if the client decides they want their entire site to be one lengthy page. there will be no way for you to get them to change their mind and you have now assigned yourself to a lengthy project you'll get paid crap to do (ruining any additional clients you could recieve through them) or you'll lose a customer because you won't agree to make what they've asked for.
if you charge someone per hour you appear less abrassive to a customer because an hourly rate is a concept they'll most likely be able to relate to and they'll all of a sudden envision you working a 9-5 type of day on their project (which is a comforting concept for people who find the world of art and design somewhat alien and unreliable). also, it works in favor for the designer because you're not just being paid for the finished product you're being paid for research, sketches, presentations, finalizing designs, coding and any other time you spent working to provide the finished result. if you make two sites for two clients with the same per page rate, finishing one on schedule and spending twice as long on the other, both clients are paying you the same thing. if you make two sites for two clients at an hourly rate, the one that you finished on time will create the expected income while the one that needed special attention, revisions, or work will financially account for the extra effort involved.
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:23 am
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 1:02 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:01 pm
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Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 7:31 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:03 pm
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Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 11:50 am
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