Re: Method of billing question

This brings up something I've been wondering...

I work in Fresno, California and we have several different web artists in
our area, and our market may be different compared to other parts of the
country.

What do most of you typically charge for what you do and how do you charge?

If you charge by the hour, how much per hour is your time worth?

If by the job...how much is that? Do you quote depending on the complexity
of the job?

Stephen Sidman
IMD - Fresno, California


----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry" <tgabriel(at)bellsouth.net>
To: "Walstad Web Design" <lisaw(at)means.net>
Cc: "HWGBASICS" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: Method of billing question


> Walstad Web Design wrote:
>
> > How would you suggest would be a better way to charge for my services:
> > by the hour?
> > by the job?
> > by the page?
> >
>
> First, you have to determine what your time is worth. Since you are doing
> web design, there are no material costs. Then, you calculate how long a
> certain site will take you and figure the job cost based on the hourly
> rate. If there are additions or changes, base that on a page rate if
> appropriate.
>
> If you try to bill by the hour, you will hear nothing but complaints about
> how long it is taking and why did this take so long and can't you work
> faster and my cousin edith is better looking than you and my dog could
> design a better site than this piece of junk and are you kidding and...
>
> Well you get my drift. By the page is not much better because they will
> want very long pages and all kinds of other idiotic things they know
> nothing about.
>
> The only complicated part is figuring out what your time is worth and if
> you are just starting out, how long it will take. As you get going, you
> will know the time thing, but the worth thing is governed by the client's
> alternatives.
>
> How's that for complicating a fairly straightforward question. That'll
> teach ya!
>
> Terry
> --
> We don't own this place, though we act as if we did,
> It's a loan from the children of our children's kids.
> The actual owners haven't even been born yet.
>                                            --  The Grateful Dead
>
>
>

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