Re: FN-FORUM charging???

date posted 8th March 2000 10:41

>Anyone know where I might find a contract I can adapt?

Some sample contracts & legal stuff, US orientated:

http://webdesign.about.com/compute/webdesign/msubcontracts.htm

Webmaster wrote:

> Anyone know where I might find a contract I can adapt?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dan Winchester [EMAIL REMOVED]
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> Sent: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 6:17 PM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM charging???
>
> > little idea of what to charge people for
> > sites.
>
> Typically an employment agency will pay £17 (HTML) to £35 (ASP) an hour,
> charging out about double that, so that should give you an idea of what
> you are worth. These figures are for freelancers with solid commercial
> experience in on-going contracts.
>
> Pricing a job as an hourly rate will work best for you, and by the job
> works best for the client. I usually strike a compromise quoting by the
> hour but with milestones and payment ceilings. E.g. the search engine
> will take no more than 20 hours @ £50 p/h = £1000. Then if the client
> changes the spec, everyone understands that more time will be involved
> and the cost will escalate.
>
> Your should sort out a contract too, even if you just download one from
> the net and customise it. The fact that the client is prepared to sign
> it bodes well come payment day. Also try and get a deposit up front. One
> way of getting that is to do a few hours work for free so the client is
> confident you work well togethor. Then ask for 50% in advance.
>
> One last thing to avoid - final payment dependant on the client's
> approval of the work. This could lead to hours of extra work tweaking
> things that the client didn't think through properly.
>
> Good luck, and enjoy it!
>
> Dan
>
> > Webmaster wrote:
> >
> > Time to stop reading quietly and speak up!
> >
> > Hi there, firstly thanks to freelancers for this excellent forum - it
> > means the likes of me (just starting out) can pick all your minds.
> > Which brings me on to my question.
> > I've been designing and maintaining websites for a company for about 3
> > years now and am just starting to dabble in freelance work mainly
> > through friends, but I have little idea of what to charge people for
> > sites. I use mostly asp and flash to make my sites using visual
> > interdev.
> > I have a meeting tomorrow to discuss one such site and would like to
> > have some idea of how to price a site.
> > I will be doing eveything from registering the domain and sorting out
> > hosting, to all the design and imaging.
> > Should I be quoting for the job or by an hourly rate?? and how do I
> > make myself competitive but not out of pocket??
> >
> > Any advise on these matters would be greatly appreciated
> >
> > Richard Fuller
>
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