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    Posted: 16 September 2006 at 3:10pm
I have designed a few sites, some for companies, some for clubs etc but have never priced a job or supplied a bill for my services. I develop in .NET C# and use CSS for the presentation layer with either MS Access or MS SQL backend. My sites can range from 5 to 20 pages, most of them dynamic.

I am looking for a method or guideline of how i can price such jobs, opinions, resourcs on the interent etc.

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I tend to price more regarding my time.
Try to work out how long it would take to develop and build the site. If you work off a template try to factor in how long it would have taken from scratch.

This is just how i personaly figure out a price, also factoring in costs such as bandwidth, Internet connection, software and more.

Another way is to look for quotes from other web developers within the same sort of area you work in.
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I also charge by hours. If you charge by the job, the job gets too much scope creep.

So my estimate is something like "This job with x, y, and z features will take 10 hours of Skill A at $999 per hour and 10 hours of Skill B at $50/hour."  That way when the client says "Could you just add this little thing", I say  "That'll take another hour of Skill A".

Clients understand something taking longer and getting it reflected in a bill a lot better than they understand "That'll be another $100".

Also makes it easier for me to contract out stuff that I'm not personally good at - like graphics.

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