How much should I charge to make a website for someone?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by TransPersonal, Oct 25, 2009.

  1. #1
    The person who hired me wants to know my rates. He identifies his position as a High End Real Estate Agent who caters to big clients and has various companies. He wants a flash site done. How much should I charge him?

    He is located in Manhattan, nyc and I will be meeting him soon. So it's not a online project with someone on another side of the world. He will pay for the entire project not hourly rate.

    Also should I get some of the money upfront?
    Do web designers set up a contract or something to ensure they get paid?
     
    TransPersonal, Oct 25, 2009 IP
  2. malcon

    malcon Well-Known Member

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    I think you should calculate how many hours will you spend and the complex of the website , I think you should get some of the money for your motivations :)

    For example a Web Site like that I will cost between 1200 USD or 900 USD
     
    malcon, Oct 25, 2009 IP
  3. Bill_Stanbrook

    Bill_Stanbrook Well-Known Member

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    Yes, you should definitely have a contract for any large amount of work. It would also be a good idea to get an upfront payment for a portion of the full amount. You may also want to consider milestone payments, if the work is likely to take weeks or months of your time.

    It sounds like this is only a small project, though, so the suggestions above may not apply. In this case, work out the hourly rate you wish to get paid; work out how long you think the work will take (allowing for the fact that these jobs often take more time than you think they will); and work out a resulting price that you can live with. If the price ends up short of the actual amount the job should have cost, then you may want to chalk it up as a learning experience, and adjust your future rates accordingly.
     
    Bill_Stanbrook, Oct 25, 2009 IP
  4. crumblepie

    crumblepie Well-Known Member

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    I tend to charge people $100, but in your case you may ask for about $400.
     
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  5. Gungz

    Gungz Peon

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    It depends on how many flash animations you have to make, how many hours you spend for the project. and how much he can make when his site is up.

    I always ask for the specification details from my clients before giving them my price.

    Good Luck ^^
     
    Gungz, Oct 25, 2009 IP
  6. forextrendalerts

    forextrendalerts Guest

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    This thread (http://www.codingforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=8153) answers alot on how much to charge, for what and so forth.

    Basically, it boils down to this:

    Charge low enough so your competitive and high enough so your not seen as an inexperienced developer. $35 - 60 per hour are pretty standard.

    Static development usually takes anywhere from 5 - 15 hours depending on the layout. The rest is just copy and paste, assuming the content is given to you in electronic format. Otherwise you have to add in typing time and so forth.
     
    forextrendalerts, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  7. Desdichata

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    A contract would also be a good idea. Depending on how long the project will take and how much of budget is involved, I usually ask for a third up front.
     
    Desdichata, Oct 26, 2009 IP
  8. leebari

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    In Europe prices start from around 800EUR. Final price depends on complexity: content management system support, product listings, multilingual capabilities etc.

    I make final price only each project detail is confirmed and documented.
     
    leebari, Oct 29, 2009 IP
  9. Shuichi Kitaoka

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    depends on the complexity of the site
     
    Shuichi Kitaoka, Oct 29, 2009 IP
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    eauncarter Active Member

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    It certainly depends upon what type of website you are making. But I think you should charge around 250-400$
     
    eauncarter, Oct 29, 2009 IP
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    It depends on the technology used in building the site. If the site will be entirely built in Flash, you should charge more than for an HTML static site, not because it's flash, but because it requires more work. If the clients asks for a price for the whole project, not your hourly rates, you should still charge an amount based on your hourly rate multiplied by how many hours you estimate it will take.
     
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  12. LeetPCUser

    LeetPCUser Peon

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    I know exactly how you feel. I ran into this process as well. It was best explained to me a few weeks ago, when I conceptually asked the question to another person. His statement was first calculate the number of hours you believe the job will take, pad that by a rough estimated percent, let's say 15. Once this is padded then take the hourly rate you would make at a job doing this, so if you make $15 an hour at your job doing this or could be, and then pad this as well.

    Example:

    * I believe a project will take me 10 hours to complete (small form processing script).
    * I would be making $20 an hour at a job doing this (or currently do)

    * I round the hours to 13 (to allow for any extra problems)
    * I round the pay to $30 an hour (has to be an opportunity and entice me to want to do it)

    This makes my total for the project $390 rather than the base $200. This will include any time needed for fixes. Trust me, the client will usually have quite a bit of fixes. If you feel like you are overquoting, don't! Many companies charge THOUSANDS. Be confident and stress your strengths.
     
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  13. Jpm773

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    To be honest it depends on your quality of work and how much he is looking to spend. I have seen people spend 5000 dollars on a website that should have only costed 400 dollars. I think for a GOOD flash site done professoinally by a business with references and examples, with forms and custom graphics, should run between 500 to 1200 depending on how fast its up and how good the developer is. If your a newer developer with not many references or run out of your basement I would charge on the lesser end, and once you build up get more populat increase your rate to cater to clientel with bigger bucks
     
    Jpm773, Oct 30, 2009 IP