Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)

date posted 6th March 2008 17:54

I deal with small companies at the moment and they don't have budgets
set. Sure they sometimes have marketing budgets but they always forget
the website. I find it's good to give them a few options and build 2-3
quotes around it.

For any changes, text, image, etc I charge by the hour and round it up
by 15 minutes. Text change normally takes about 15-30 mins (inc.
admin, emails and testing) so I'd charge between =A315-=A330 depending if
they have a support contract with me.

I think =A370 for a small text update is a rip off and I think customers
would soon realise this too. Wouldn't they get pissed off with you and
never come back to use you again at that kind of price? If it really
takes an hour to change a bit of text on a website then somethign is
wrong!

Saying that though you can get away with it with larger companies.

On 6 Mar 2008 18:52:46 -0000, a [EMAIL REMOVED] wrote:
>
> I've been thinking about a "what's your budget" sort of approach. Altho=
ugh
> the last time I tried it they wanted a price. What would you say is a f=
air
> price for a CMS I was going to start with =A370 for a text update, =A310=
0 one
> text and one graphic.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Cartmell" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 11:20 AM
> Subject: Re: FN-FORUM: Hi all (new here)
>
>
> >
> >> I'm a big fan of budget-driven quotes. Get an idea of what the client=
can
> >> afford to spend, then tailor what is included to suit.
> >
> > Forgot to mention my current-favourite analogy: building a website is =
like
> > building a brand-new house.
> >
> > When talking to an architect or builder about building a custom-design=
ed
> > house, the first thing you do is specify the available budget, and alm=
ost
> > always a suitable contingency amount for when things unexpectedly cost
> > more. The house you get is then the best possible for the money you ca=
n
> > afford, so long as the architect and builder are experienced, skilled,=
and
> > honest. The house will be unique in look and will have exactly the
> > features you want. It will also have potential to expand to add more s=
pace
> > or features.
> >
> > For the cheaper end of the market, you buy a ready-built house on an
> > estate of houses that all have pretty-much the same design, and for a
> > known price. Or you buy a flat in a building with lots of other
> > very-similar flats in it. These sorts of houses usually don't have the
> > potential to expand to add more space or features, so you are more lik=
ely
> > to want to move in the future.
> >
> > Anthony
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