From: "Blindsya" (e-mail address removed)
Newsgroups: alt.html
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 13:35:26 +0100
I know I know, this has little to with HTML issues and I'm deeply sorry for
posting this on here. I live in the south west area of england and was
wondering how much I should charge for making a website for a small company
aas I don't even know where to start on pricing. The site consists of 10
pages of tables and text and another page which includes a form that posts
to an email address. Any help would be much appriciated.
It is not the ease of the task, but the willingness of others to pay you for
your expertise.
I put a lot of time into designing a website, so I charge US $150 for the first
page and $100 for each additional page, plus $50 per maintenance session.
I base this on the needs of my daily income of about $100, for my cost of
living -- which I need to calculate more accurately.
Figure out what your Annual/Monthly budget is:
Start by paying your self first:
Add in a Savings goal of about $200 per month, 30-days of holiday/vacation per
year at about $50/day or $1500. Annual Savings plus vacation expense equals
$3900.
Add costs for your Mortgage/Rent(s), utilities, food, sundries, clothing,
insurance, vehicle (fuel and maintenance), entertainment, tools, hobbies,
subscriptions, etc., and a miscellaneous of $100 per month.
Add dependents/pets expenses.
Divide the sum by 2000 hours, or 12-months, or 30 days (or 22-days), then
divide the daily amount by 8, 10 or 12, to get your hourly rate. You might
even want to average the three rates, to get your number.
You might charge USD $1,050 for the ten-page site, but is that enough?
How much should you earn per day, in order to afford what you need/desire?
How much should you charge for one hour of your labor, in order to afford the
lifestyle, and savings goal, that you desire?
You might charge USD $1,050 for the ten-page site, but is that enough?
How many websites do your need to do --or average -- a month?
Consider there will be months, when people don't need a website, or your
services, so while you are out marketing your business, you will need to draw
on savings, to pay your minimimized budget.
Gerry Nance
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