Hey guys, Haven't really quoted a website before so I was hoping someone could give me a good idea on how much I should charge for the following details, -------------------------- Specifications Site Map. The website has the following site map: Home (Please see below design details) About Us (Company information provided in a text format) Services (Information provided in a text format ) Portfolio (Will require the use of images and text to display 4-5 examples) Contact Us (Text and possible use of web form.) Design The Photoshop files for this design will be provided once the quote has been approved The website should be optimised for a 1024x768 screen resolution The site needs to have a 'centred' layout with the background scaling to accommodate for varying screen resolutions (i.e. 1280 x 1024). Please refer the following website as an example - http://www.iwebgate.com/ It must be compatible with all of the major internet browsers, i.e Mozilla, Explorer, Safari, Chrome Flash Banner The use of 4 different images (to be supplied) that will transition from one to the next using 'Flash' animation. Transitions should occur every 4 seconds? Please see the following website as an example Please provide a quote if the flash banner is used for the internal pages or if a single static image is to be used instead for each of the 4 internal pages (i.e. about us, services, portfolio, contact us) Menu The menus will need to change on 'roll-over' as per the 'Home' menu link on the attached image. Timeline Please inform us of the approximate time required to develop this site. Costs / Terms Please provide us with a fixed quote for this website in Australian dollars only. Can you also please provide us with your hourly consultation/development fees if additional items are required outside of these specifications. Lastly can you please inform us of your standard payment terms. -------------------------- Cheers for the help, sorry if I didnt post this in the right section
Assuming that the above brief includes a design provided by the client, I'd be starting at $1500 for the coding. But.. it depends on the client. If they're a gov/council/edu organization, quote STUPID BIG. If they're a local restaurant, then quote realistically (local word of mouth goes a long way). When I get asked for a quote, I work out how many hours it would take me in ideal conditions (with a good client), then add half of that again (to cover my hours for a painful client). You have to factor in time spent on the phone, time spend re-doing stuff because the client changes their mind, etc. etc... And you have to take an educated guess at how demanding the client will be. If you're dealing with a one man show, then it should be fairly simple. If you're dealing with local council, or a university committee, it will be difficult to get a direct answer to anything, and you'll end up retracing your steps several times. Or at least that's the way it's been for me The wording of that brief sounds like they're shopping around based on PRICE. Don't be tempted to quote too low, and then end up hating yourself for it