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how much should I charge?

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2006-08-12 17:52:10, Category: Programming & Design
been asked to do a 20 pageish web design, on my free time, and don't know how much to charge for my services. talking to people they have suggested no less than £120ukp per page, is this about right? have not been told full extent of project.

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  1. tottie-for-lol

    On 2006-08-12 18:31:41


    Hi there! May I suggest the Business Advisor or someone like that, at your Bank! They are very knowlegeable any very helpful too! Good Luck in your new venture!! 'tottie-for-lol'

  2. anonymous

    On 2006-08-12 18:10:19


    If you think you can do the project without too much time-consuming research (i.e., not learning the majority of it as you go), I would recommend you go with an hourly rate. Even if you have to learn it as you go, still charge an hourly rate. Just offer to do it a little cheaper if you'll have to learn as you go! That's only fair, because they're probably not going to want to pay for you to spend 90% of your time doing research. Find out what they want first, though, and maybe get an estimate from another webmaster to see what the going rate is. Good luck!

  3. Jonathan

    On 2006-08-13 02:40:39


    Quote them 800 quid and see what they say! Always haggle downwards to their level, you wouldn't want to undersell yourself.

  4. ijcoffin

    On 2006-08-12 17:55:58


    Being that you do not know the full extent of the project, it may be better to agree upon an hourly rate rather than an a per page rate.

  5. joanne m

    On 2006-08-12 18:05:08


    Been in this buisness for a while now and started by charging a one off payment per project dont do this!!!. Once you know a little more of the project do a sample page yourself, see how long its going to take you then decide weather to charge per page or per hour. Personally Id go for the Hour option everytime! an dont charge anything less than £25 per hour!!

  6. JasonCrate

    On 2006-08-12 17:56:02


    Personally, I'd charge by the hour. I've seen many programmers / webdesigners get screwed out of a lot of money because more and more and more and more was added after an amount had been decided upon. The only way that I give a flat fee is if I know exactly what the job will be and I can roughly think up how many hours it will take (+10 for misc - always a buffer). But even then I've always decided by going back to the hourly rate. Hope this helps! Jason