Hi some clients have asked me to develop some sites for them, and i'm not sure how much to charge them. The sites are lottery sites are based on lotto-elite.com, winntrillions.co.uk sites will have a same look and feel as the mentioned url's so my question is how much would you charge ?? Quotes in British pounds please as these guys are based in the... UK Thanks
Neither site loaded for me (both gave DNS errors), so it's hard to say how much. It depends upon functionality. As you're cloning the "look and feel", not much for the design aspect (£10-20?). Without knowing what work you're doing (coding something in PHP from scratch, the complexity, etc), it's hard to say. Haven't you already valued your time and skills? Decide what you think you're worth per hour. Once you know that, decide upon a business model of an hourly rate or a fixed fee for each type of work.
This is how I do it. I have come up with an hourly rate to charge, but never disclose it. I get an estimate of what needs to be done and the time involved. Then I calculate the amount by my rate and add 20%, since there is almost always additional features needed. Rarely, will I do it for less than my rate.
For a reference, explore prices of awarded jobs on sites like Elance, Freelancer, VWorker (ex RentACoder). Other than that, forming of any price is delicate and depends on multiple factors - who are your clients, how valuable the site will be and how much work and time does it take. You can set a total cost, or cost per amount of work or price per hour - that's entirely up to you and your agreement with the clients. Also, be careful about making changes and payments after you finish the site - there are different kinds of clients out there...
It is all about your skill level and work history. If you are just starting out, figure out how long it will take you and calculate by an hourly rate. I would say don't work less than $25/hour - I never have and am now charging much more than that. Gauge the client, some have funding and are willing to put more time into projects. Some projects you can even do pro-bono for exposure. For a lottery site, this is an entrepreneur. He probably doesn't want to spend too much, but then again, don't give it away for cheap either. I agree that you should ad at least 30%, maybe even 30% for admin, back and forth, phone calls and email.
Here's a simple solution. Ask yourself the wage you want to work for. Multiply that my the number of hours you think it'll take you and then round up to the nearest 10 or 50. If they say no, price yourself lower. Simple.
Do not make a mistake of jumping into a project by charging client 15 - 50/hr Firstly you have to know what platform will the client want the project to built from for example, Customize development website or Content Management Based website (Wordpress, Joomla or Drupal). Make sure you show the client sample to be sure you are on the same page. You also have to figure out the necessary functionality that the website will have. Figure out all you will need to get the project completed. Estimate the total time it will take you to complete the project. It is left for you to choose an hourly rate or a flat rate. Flat rate always work for me. If i were you, I will always work as an entrepreneur by sending out a proposal to include blue print of the project details, terms etc. You blueprint must include who will provide content, pictures, hosting on your server or the client will use another service for hosting etc. See you on top. Good Luck