... the message board will be your challenge, especially configuration and actual deployment on the host).
Originally posted by: rh71
You can afford to charge more if you have a portfolio or experience doing this. If you're just a weekend warrior (meaning you do HTML in your spare time) then I wouldn't expect you could request much. This person may be unsuspecting so it may be a moot point. I'd charge about $25/hr. for straight HTML and $35-$50/hr. for dynamic language (ASP/CF/PHP, etc.) work. Flash and hybrid stuff go for higher, depending on experience.
For what they're requesting, make sure you can accomplish it in 3-4 hours because the last thing you want to do is underestimate and have to tell them it will cost them more money than originally expected. To the point, I'd say about $100-$150... about $300 with a message board. (Did they know they can create their own HTML sites using MS Word ?
Many "companies" (whether they are actually 1 person or not) won't work for less than $500 per project so keep that in mind as well. Depends on your reputation / portfolio / availability.
Just to put it in perspective, pro flash freelancers think charging $50/hr. is a lot of dough. You mention that on a design board and they'll request your resume in 2-seconds flat. That's why I thought $25/hr for even straight HTML was fair and on par... but in some markets (NY, Chicago, etc.) they actually think $25/hr is a steal of a deal (first hand experience).
Originally posted by: rh71 That's why I thought $25/hr for even straight HTML was fair and on par... but in some markets (NY, Chicago, etc.) they actually think $25/hr is a steal of a deal (first hand experience).
If you can get it, all the more power to you.
I'd say so... if you have big web development companies commanding $75-$100/hr for something, then web projects of any magnitude should *seem* like they warrant a higher rate. I know for a fact right now a consultant in Chicago told me $25/hr was too little for a going rate and that he compared it with companies charging $90/hr around him. I was shocked at the difference. How can they charge so much for such simple work that the majority of us with computers can do ? They may figure overhead into that equation, so you have to adjust a bit. This "what should I charge" question has been asked many times on many boards and the answer has always been... "it depends"...Originally posted by: InverseOfNeo
Originally posted by: rh71 That's why I thought $25/hr for even straight HTML was fair and on par... but in some markets (NY, Chicago, etc.) they actually think $25/hr is a steal of a deal (first hand experience).
If you can get it, all the more power to you.
Does LA, CA or Orange County count as one of those markets?
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