KConnections — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:08:09 +0000

My work is based on a per job/per project basis not an hourly wage.

nbh1 — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:36:45 +0000

Well, what about paying by the project? If one was able to provide content and concept and leave the development and building to the designer couldn't a price be negotiated base upon a completed project? I do realize the quality is determined by the expertise of the designer and therefore the price would be adjusted. If this doesn't work then why? Is it because there are too many variants that could be made if say the client wasn't satisfied? Wouldn't you do that anyway even if paid an hourly rate? I am only asking because I have been in the hosting industry for about 10 years and always had a hard time getting what I was looking for. What I end up doing is using a template and modifying it to suite my needs. The problem with that is it usually looks like a template. So, what I am asking is would a web designer here be willing to design a site at a set price if the site was a header/footer layout with complimenting graphics contained in the site?

soundtank — Tue, 12 Sep 2006 05:56:47 +0000

$1 per hour, does this count? Hehehe. Cheaper than outsourcing. But then again, the last site that I designed was 7 years ago. So expect some crappy designs.

photoshop250 — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 05:08:55 +0000

I think my rates are a little low for my area but I am kinda new as well so I give a discount

well..

willienobot.com — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 16:51:35 +0000

Since i am in no way a web professional, i would have to say that most of my work goes to my friends for free. but in the IT field as a Network Admin i make a measly $48.00. i know what your thinking, why would willie nobot aim so low right? lol.

so my vote is to say that a quality designer is worth his/her weight in gold. 30+ at the minimum, especially if they are doing custom PHP/ASP and database work.

dont even get me started on flash or CMS peoples... sheesh.

openmind — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 08:08:57 +0000

Megan wrote: I totally didn't mean you, Phil. I was just thinking about all the newbies who might come a long and think that if you charge that much then they can too. I agree with you about charging more for quality - I do the same, but I wouldn't want people to see that and assume that their dubious "quality" work is worth as much as yours is.

Nah it's ok. I posted that on a "I'm a having a bad code day"

Wordplay — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:57:07 +0000

Thanks Megan. I was thinking around $20-$25 an hour, so you pretty much confirmed that.

But I won't tell the Price Fixing Police

Megan — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:22:40 +0000

Wordplay - it varies a lot depending on your experience, your market, and the quality of your work. We're actually not supposed to be talking about how much to charge for something because it could be considered price fixing, which is illegal.

Given all the variables involved it is hard to put a price on how much your hour is worth. You can look up salary surveys online and get an idea from there. However, if you're just starting out doing HTML then you'll probably want to charge less than an established professional would. As a ballpark, and I think this is broad enough to avoid price fixing, I'd guess around $10-$20/hour for someone of your experience (guessing about that too!).

Megan — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 21:17:20 +0000

openmind wrote: I didn't start up charging those prices, it's increased over the last three years and is indicative of the market I work in. I don't see why I should work for peanuts and try and compete on price when I would rather go for quality long term clients rather than quantity short term fixes...

I totally didn't mean you, Phil. I was just thinking about all the newbies who might come a long and think that if you charge that much then they can too. I agree with you about charging more for quality - I do the same, but I wouldn't want people to see that and assume that their dubious "quality" work is worth as much as yours is.

locatepeople — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 16:01:06 +0000

for my business my fees are results based. I can gte anywhere from £4/hr to £15/hr depending on the client. It usually averages out to £7/hr.