By: Blackeagle

Blackeagle — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:03:59 +0000

i feel the best way to approach this would be to break it down into individual components.
i.e
base price – how much an hour you expect
time factors – how long has the client given you (the quicker they need it the more projects you may have to delay or refuse) so higher fee required.
complexity – what does the client need ie a simple online presence page or a high end estore.
hosting – does the client require you to host there site
updating – how much updating will be required (price based on potential time to complete update).
your level of expertise – obviously the higher your level of expertise the more you could potentially make.
staff/ outsourcing – will the project require additional staff or outsourcing to complete on time or for other elements such as graphics work etc.

in my opinion these are the main factors to consider when making your initial quote.
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By: jf

jf — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:32:59 +0000

Break down the process and how many hours stuff would reasonably take.

So if they want a site and new logo, how many hours does a logo take? How many hours does each page take? Then you can say, okay for a site with a new logo + 5 pages = X dollars. You can create a bundled amount if you want (to try and establish a minimum if you will). Then each additional page is say Y dollars.

If they don’t need/want a logo, then its just, okay, 5 page minimum, even if they want less, and that costs X dollars, you won’t come out for less. Each additional page costs Y dollars.

Also you need to decide if you want to break down the cost of pages into a pure cost for the pages, no matter how the page is done, or a cost separation. In the latter, if they want say 3 pages with 1 type of layout but 2 pages with an entirely different layout, then they have to pay extra, because the alternate layout is going to add hours to your workload. But this separation is up to you, some places do it, but not all.

And you can put in fixed prices for outside "extras" if you want. So a solid price for a 5 page minimum. A per page price after that. Then give a hard price for logo design, a hard price for adding a shopping cart (or any kind of database management), a hard price for adding a blog/forum (things that are above and beyond just a page w/ text and photos).

Instead of "monthly" maintenance, you might want to go with an 1/2 hour or hourly bill payment for any updates later on. If their updates are going to be quick and easy, then let them hire you at like $20 per 1/2 hour or $35/hour (or whatever you want).
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