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How much to charge?

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2006-08-12 10:05:47, Category: Programming & Design
I was asked to design a informational web site for a company and I have never done so on my own. I will probably host it through godaddy or something like that. What I need to know is how much do I charge for designing it?

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  1. kinito_2000_1999

    On 2006-08-12 10:09:23


    1000 will be a really good deal and will get you a lot of clients. But I would say 1000-3000.

  2. nathanamthor

    On 2006-08-12 10:13:20


    If you are a first time web designer without a portfolio then you won't be able to charge a whole lot, BUT you still want to get paid for your work. Most people don't realize how much goes into a website. Personally I charge by the hour ($50-$75 hourly), figuring that each page on the site takes about 15-30 minutes to create. This does NOT include time spend creating or locating graphics and logos, so if you do any of this you want to account for it. Some people prefer to do flat rates. A basic 1-5 page site would be $300-$500 for most people, though if you are doing anything complicated with flash or java or anything like that you want to increase that. You can also charge per page. If you're doing like 20 pages I wouldn't do it for less that $1000. BUT it all comes down to how good you are. Some designers charge as much as $5000. For a basic informational website, though, you're not likely to get much more than $500.

  3. hnksvr

    On 2006-08-12 10:08:35


    1st time.........10 bucks..........you'll screw it up

  4. rallsjc

    On 2006-08-12 10:22:50


    Here's a site on which bids were posted for designing websites. I hope it doesn't dissappoint you, because most of the bids appear to be rather low. These people probable have all the tools, templates and other resources they need, and can throw a website together pretty quickly, though. http://www.getafreelancer.com/projects/26281.html This site is a turorial on how to write a web development proposal. http://www.tamingthebeast.net/articles/webdevelopmentproposal.htm Hope that helps. Good luck!

  5. Interested Dude

    On 2006-08-12 10:08:16


    That really depends on the complexity of the site. If it is simple HTML about $50 a page should do it. Of course if you use a lot of scripting, then the price goes up considerably.

  6. sheeple_rancher

    On 2006-08-12 10:47:06


    Ignore the lowballers when it comes to bidding. Local market conditions and competition apply. You might do something like "base + pages" so mimum $500 + $200/page. Don't go by these figures - you need to find out local pricing. Lowballers are often considered risky. They may lack competence and so have no real idea of the scope of the project. Or they may want to get in the door and then part way into the project start whining for more money (at which time the customer is essentially held hostage by a partially completed project).

  7. austin_penguin

    On 2006-08-12 10:09:00


    um to host it takes around 10 bucks a month already so it depends if you are gunna have people working for u you should make a couple templates and charge depending on the template and or how much space and text it has.

  8. Rawlyn

    On 2006-08-12 14:58:39


    It depends on how big a project it is - and to be honest it depends on how good you are at the job! If you suck, so will your wages... Rawlyn.