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Topic: Price this system plz
Posted By: zMaestro
Subject: Price this system plz
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 4:41pm

a client asked for this:

Originally posted by the client the client wrote:

The full spec for the site is:
Homepage - This would be a photoshop background with some text, a log in
area, forgotten password link and subscription page link.

Subscription page - This would be a terms and conditions section, once agreed
to it will link to the subscription area where the usual information that is
required by payment transaction companies. The First Name, Surname, Email and
Password would be kept in our database aswell. This would need to be on an
SSL.

Member's only page - This is where the information will be kept that member's
are paying to view. A photoshop background, some text and links will be here.
Also space for some banner ads at the bottom of the page.

The database will need to be MySQL and have a control panel for me to use.
I'd need to be able to change the value for the amount to charge per
subscription and send out bulk email to all members, like a weekly newsletter. New
members will also get an email sent to them regarding their log in details.

he is an american, what shall i tell him for the price (without hosting, just the system), i don't know the price range in the states is..

thanks.




Replies:
Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 03 November 2003 at 6:07pm
That depends on how complex you will be doing it. How long will it take you. You should not ask others what to charge, you should add up how long it will take you, then what that time is worth for you.

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Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 1:34am

yes, you may be right... but it is not my client problem if i was good or not.

It will also depend on how much my client can pay? how BIG is he? I think we agreed that there is no problem in this since we talked in this issue before.

Now, how much willl you charge him michael?

n.b. it will take about 10 hours to finish the system and database for what he asked, design may take up to 3 days until we take his approval on it. don't ask me how much i take per hour, because the concept in Egypt differs, we are not charging per hour, but per project.



Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 7:45am
Be careful when charging per project, you need some sort of finish line or the client could take advantage


Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 7:57am
why didn't I hear any figures from you???? is the matter this complicated.. or it is from business secrets?


Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 8:02am

SSL - can be gotten for $70 to $900. I pay $70. Charge double or triple that depending on the environment. You may be able to charge less or more... fickle on that one... The host determines the environment...

Everything else sounds pretty standard. Charge a premium for the control panel. Add in a few toys and you're styling.

 

 



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Posted By: pmormr
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 4:23pm
charge extra for the toys too

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Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 04 November 2003 at 4:25pm
I dont know, say something you think is ridicuously high and you might be pleasantly suprised.  If they refuse cut yourself in half.


Posted By: God_Struth
Date Posted: 06 November 2003 at 10:05am
Originally posted by zMaestro zMaestro wrote:

is the matter this complicated.. or it is from business secrets



Secrets? no, complicated? can be..


You have several factors to consider when pricing a job.

1 - Time taken to do the project
2 - Size of project
3 - Complexity of project
4 - Overheads


The time taken to do the work is mainly what determines the cost nowadays, do NOT work on a price based on the project. (Your client could, and rightly so, hold you to that and have you doing changes for ever simply by saying he aint happy. And he is perfectly within his rights.)

A quick look around got me the figure of £35 an hour for scripting, you can of course charge what you want. That is just for the labour of you doing the scripting, that doesn't involve your costs and overheads.

(Why do you need an Admin panel to make changes, I thought it was for a customer?) Maybe I just picked it up wrong..anyway, charge for the Admin area seperate


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Posted By: dpyers
Date Posted: 06 November 2003 at 10:02pm

I think he's talking about a mysql admin panel. Useful for backups and stuff like that. I'd clarify the concept of being able to change the amount charged per subscription. Is it a universal change, or is he looking for categories of users?

I line in an area of the US where the cost of living is slightly higher than average. Typically charge $50-$100 US per hour. Subcontract all my graphics work to a very talented group who get $70/hour. I get $5 of that fee. they also charge for initial discussion. I give the first hour free.

I don't charge for learning time, but I've got some sophisticated stuff "in the can" that I can reuse rather rapidly. I charge more for that type of material although it can take much less time to implement than more trivial custom work.

Some clients have me on retainer to do a certain number of hours of updates per month/quarter. Charge a lower hourly rate to them as it's a steadier income.

For the site you spec'd out, I'd start at $1000 as an estimate. Number of pages, quality/complexity of graphics, and logic to handle multiple categories of users, and excessive user administration capabilities would increase the cost. The client needs to be aware of that up front. He also needs to know that changing his mind after work begins costs money, but I'm sure that holds true in Egypt as well.



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Posted By: Bluefrog
Date Posted: 10 November 2003 at 6:02am
Check out Inform IT or some of the other industry publications online. I read a good article about this exact thing, bt can't remember where it was now. Basic jist was to set the limits at the get go. Just so you don't end up in, "but can you just do this?" hell.

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