How Do Web Designers / Developers Price Their Work?One of first and most important issues a freelance must address is how much to charge for their services. If you’re interested to know what are necessary elements to consider while quoting for a project, you’ve come to right place. This article can serve as a reference to both buyers and bidders.
There is more than one method each individual determine price of a particular project. Depending on each individual, some might charge by hour or by total cost of project.
Hourly charges are easiest for service providers and eliminate possibility of losing money on a job. However, hourly charges are often not acceptable to client for several reasons. First of all, buyer generally wants to know how much a particular project is going to cost.
The next problem is that most buyers don’t understand hourly rates. Luckily at Vezine Content Management, all quotes are base on total cost of project; hence, this confusion had been eliminated.
The key to an accurate estimates lies in clearly defining scope of project, breaking project into small individual tasks, and finally, estimating time required to complete each of these tasks. It is essential for buyers to provide as much information of project as possible.
Then lock in scope of project with a written contract or agreement. Seller should make sure buyer understands any work outside of agreement will be billed separately.