RE: FN-FORUM Age old question about charging people

date posted 27th April 2002 18:45

agency prices are obviously completely unrelated to freelance prices, and i
think if you are trying to start up a 'one man' business then u r
essentially freelance, you just have to make sure that evry minute of work
you do is paid for by the client.

most freelance rates are within the £200 - £400 per day mark. the
quicker/better you are the nearer you will be to the £400 mark - so just
translate that rate into how long you think it will take to get the job done
(plus 10/20 %) to give a project price.

I would also mark any project price up if you know your client to one of
those who consumes a lot of time with phone calls and other time consuming
habits!

hth

nick

http://www.ibme.co.uk

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL REMOVED]
[EMAIL REMOVED] Behalf Of Stephen B Purkiss
Sent: 27 April 2002 17:43
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM Age old question about charging people


> Steve you have committed the cardinal sin of providing cheap services how
on
> earth are you going to convince yourself you are worth more than what you
ahve
> already worked for?
>
A cardinal sin indeed, and something I need to rectify, hence the post. I
was desperate when first made redundant as I was paying exhorbitant rent
living in London, but now I have moved back to the folks for a while the
pressure is off for a while and I can build up a bit of cash.

I have absolutely no troubles in convincing myself I am worth a lot more
than I am charging at the moment as I have proved to myself and my clients
over the last six months that I can do what I say I can, and that my
specific knowledge and experience is very sought after. This is why I am
trying to get some advice/opinion on the subject now before I do my next
quote, which will be in a couple of weeks time.

It's also hard as the last company I worked for charged £1,200/day for
consultancy/project management and £800/day for development, which is out of
the reach of the people I'm doing work for.

> Do what you have already and confidently say this is how much it will
cost!
>
I will do. I don't want to rip my clients off, but I do want to charge a
fair and competitive price for the work I do and for giving them the use of
my experience.

> you know what you need to live on so go for it, no links or advice will
provide
> you with what you need other than telling yourself and your new client
what the
> cost is
>
I understand your viewpoint here, but I still would like to get an idea of
what other people charge. As with any business, you need to know how much to
charge for your product and what your competitors charge.

Steve

==================================================================
= Saffas: we design, host & maintain websites. =
= Hosting from £10 per year. Design from £150 with free hosting. =
= Why pay more for less? Visit us at http://www.saffas.com =
==================================================================


Sponsor the forum for as little as £1 at:

http://www.freelancers.net/cgi/sponsor.cgi?action=show


Freelancers and Freelance Jobs:
http://www.freelancers.net

Forum FAQs:
http://freelancers.netrickery.com

To unsubscribe please email:
[EMAIL REMOVED]

If you have difficulties unsubscribing please email:
[EMAIL REMOVED]