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Posted by dorayme on 08/08/07 22:25
In article <TaidndX8mOGpoifbnZ2dnUVZ8q6unZ2d@bt.com>,
"Romper" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> > You are experienced in charging to make a fair profit elsewhere,
> > right? Then charge that.
> >
> > --
> > dorayme
>
> (The spec is massive, with lots of loose ends, none of us could possibly
> provide a fixed quote for the client, re: how much work the project will
> actually turn out to be. Its too big, there are too many loose ends. The
> only fair way for all of us would be an hourly rate.
>
> As I said, we always charge fixed prices. Its the way we have always worked,
> for the sole reason that 99% of the projects we get are new, and start from
> scratch).
>
> My question was: What does a middle of the road web dev company tend to
> charge in the USA :)
OK. I know the difficulty well. It is just that almost any answer
you get here will be subject to so many qualifications that it
might well not be useful to you.
You _must_ have an idea of how much per hour you have been
charging in effect (in effect with hindsight, you will follow
me?) in your successful contracts. So charge that.
What will actually happen is this if you are not so confident of
your efficiency and are the type to be revising a lot and aiming
for perfection, fussing and all that (it is a bad condition that
many of us are afflicted by!) you will do the work, it will look
outlandish to charge for the actual hours and you will use your
common sense based on (by that stage) greater knowledge and feel
for the company you are dealing with, to pare it back a bit.
But, as I said, just quote what you have experience of on the per
hour basis.
--
dorayme
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