> So I work out the number of hours I think it's going to take, add a big > margin for error, then add another margin for error.
Though I typically bid "per project", I spend a lot of time figuring out exactly how many hours it's going to take me to complete something, and I've gotten to the point where I'm usually very close if the client gets me the stuff I need by their deadline and then leaves me alone to get their job done. I've also built up a decent library of widgets (press release apps, email newsletters, event calendars - along with their admin page - that sort of thing) that I can just pop into a site, add the proper CSS and it's done - and I've got a standard charge for those particular widgets. An event calendar is always going to be $xx.xx, as long as the functionality stays pretty much the same as my pre-built widget. I do add in a certain amount of "slop" to allow for a margin of error, and there's also certain clients that have a per hour "a**hole fee" that gets factored in as well, because I know it's going to take twice as long to get their job done because they won't leave me alone long enough to make any real progress. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:227973 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
