Comments on: Charging for your time as a webdesigner http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:24:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beau Ford http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-17246 Beau Ford Tue, 28 Dec 2010 03:41:34 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-17246 I think it's important to make the client understand you are providing your expertise and time, not a flat fee product. When they hire you it needs to be clear that they are paying you to be a guide and that some bumps along the way can be expected. If you do good work and have references, selling yourself as an expert is the key to billing your time for what its worth. It's a different way of looking at it for many of your clients and it might help open their eyes to why you can't just say I'll build it for $x dollars. Clients that don't understand this up front might be clients you don't want to have. Note: I do web development and work for Billmation www.billmation.com which provides recurring billing services to web designers. I think it’s important to make the client understand you are providing your expertise and time, not a flat fee product. When they hire you it needs to be clear that they are paying you to be a guide and that some bumps along the way can be expected. If you do good work and have references, selling yourself as an expert is the key to billing your time for what its worth. It’s a different way of looking at it for many of your clients and it might help open their eyes to why you can’t just say I’ll build it for $x dollars. Clients that don’t understand this up front might be clients you don’t want to have.

Note: I do web development and work for Billmation http://www.billmation.com which provides recurring billing services to web designers.

]]> By: JaneRadriges http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1190 JaneRadriges Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:27:51 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1190 Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful! Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

]]> By: John http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1189 John Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:09:06 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1189 yes it is yes it is

]]> By: Kelly Brown http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1188 Kelly Brown Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:23:44 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1188 I really like your post. Does it copyright protected? I really like your post. Does it copyright protected?

]]> By: Alpesh http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1187 Alpesh Mon, 08 Jun 2009 01:45:43 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1187 Thank you for recommending adderuppa Thank you for recommending adderuppa

]]> By: Anthony Manning http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1186 Anthony Manning Fri, 05 Jun 2009 13:49:45 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1186 Many thanks for the adderuppa recommendation, glad you like it ! All the best, Anthony Many thanks for the adderuppa recommendation, glad you like it !

All the best, Anthony

]]> By: Alex Blundell http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1185 Alex Blundell Mon, 25 May 2009 13:23:44 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1185 ..Missed this from my last comment, may be of some use. If you have an Iphone there are a few good timesheet applications to allow you to track time against a project. I use one called easy timesheet; Just punch in the project details and hourly rate and whenever you work on that project click the start button. http://augustinesoftware.com/timeSheet.html ..Missed this from my last comment, may be of some use. If you have an Iphone there are a few good timesheet applications to allow you to track time against a project.

I use one called easy timesheet; Just punch in the project details and hourly rate and whenever you work on that project click the start button.

http://augustinesoftware.com/timeSheet.html

]]> By: Alex Blundell http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1184 Alex Blundell Mon, 25 May 2009 13:14:26 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1184 Just found your site too, great article! I too often find myself charging say £25 an hour and then spending way more than the allotted time on the project. I suppose a lot of it is down to how good you are at what you do. The better you get the quicker you will be and completing the task. I find that as I try to push the boundaries on every project I do I will inevitably have to spend more time increasing my knowledge on those "boundary pushing" ideas. Just found your site too, great article! I too often find myself charging say £25 an hour and then spending way more than the allotted time on the project.

I suppose a lot of it is down to how good you are at what you do. The better you get the quicker you will be and completing the task.

I find that as I try to push the boundaries on every project I do I will inevitably have to spend more time increasing my knowledge on those “boundary pushing” ideas.

]]> By: Showfom http://www.webdesignlessons.com/charging-for-your-time-as-a-webdesigner/#comment-1183 Showfom Fri, 15 May 2009 14:54:50 +0000 http://www.webdesignlessons.com/?p=63#comment-1183 Just find this site and I download all your themes. Great Work and keep working ! Thank you ! Just find this site and I download all your themes. Great Work and keep working ! Thank you !

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