Shane McBride wrote:
>
> I know this is not really a PHP question, but it should make for a good thread. :)
>
> I was wondering what other PHP people charge to write PHP? I have just been given a
>project for a fairly large customer, much larger than I normally do work for. So I am
>VERY confused.concerned about how to price it. Most of my other PHP projects have
>been done for small single owners businesses, and the PHP has been pretty basic.
>
> Now that I can actually do what I am being asked without have to learn it, I am
>stuck. I did a shopping cart for someone, but I didn't charge them a REAL price
>because I didn't know how to do it with PHP. So, I of course didn't charge the client
>for my learning curve.
>
> I know the price is very dependant upon the task. What I am doing is creating a
>web-based front-end for a MySQL database. I'll need to create the database tables,
>etc. The front-end is going to be rather dynamic since the data content depends
>largely on the previous choices of the end-user. One or two tables with 20-30 fields.
>5-6 pages of html and PHP.
>
> I'm just scouting this out, and am VERY confident with the contributors to this list
>and their opinions.
>
> TIA,
> Shane
Just an observation from some people I know in the USA - they charge
whatever they can get away with.
How about honestly charging what you think you are worth ?
Knowing how to use php means nothing - but if you know it well you will
be worth a lot.
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