Yeah, I've ran into a few of those customers. It's even worst when you
find one that doesn't know what they want, yet have many, sometimes
conflicting, restrictions.
Thanks, Miles!
-john
On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Miles Thompson wrote:
> It depends on the project. I generally charge $50/hr and bill on a two week
> cycle.
>
> Customers invariably want estimates, and I provide them, then warn when the
> requests for "extra functionality" start eating up the estimate. Generally
> they spring for the extra $$.
>
> Worst customers? The ones who don't know what they want, or give the
> vaguest direction, and then you iterate from there. Those bills are usually
> astronomical, in the sense that what they ended up with could have been
> reached with a little more work and commitment at their end.
>
> Regards - Miles Thompson
>
>
> At 10:24 PM 3/21/2002 -0800, Robin Chen wrote:
> >We calculate the charge by $75-$150 per hour depending on complexity of the
> >project, then quote customer the final price. On small projects, < $5000, its
> >usually half before project, and half after project. For project > $5000,
> >it's usually 30% up front, 30% when we have major features completed, 30% when
> >delivered, last 10% when finalized. On even large projects $15k+, we usually
> >go by phases.
> >
> >Robin
> >
> >"[-^-!-%-" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello everyone,
> > >
> > > I'm in the process of revising my db development prices, and was wondering
> > > what the best practices were. I want to keep my prices low, but I often
> > > feel like I'm not charging close to what I should be charging.
> > >
> > > 1) What is the going rate for Database Development (MySQL+PHP
> > > or any other combo)?
> > >
> > > 2) What (or how) do you charge for MySQL+PHP database applications?
> > > 3) What do you factor into your pricing?
> > >
> > > We currently package our prices by the project. Example, we
> > > would charge one flat fee for an online database application.
> > > This would include everything from start to finish. Sometimes
> > > this works out, but other times it gets painful and tedious. I often feel
> > > like I'm not charging as much as I should be.
> > >
> > > 4) What is the best practice for db development pricing?
> > > Flat fee or hourly based? Do you charge based on the number of hours spent
> > > (anticipated) or by the project complexity and/or size?
> > >
> > > 5) Do you charge in stages or upon completion? For example, do you charge
> > > after the planning phase, development phase, etc. Or, after the project
> > > is complete?
> > >
> > > I'm especially interested in hearing from the West Coast (USA) developers.
> > > Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > -john
> > >
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