I just caught the original thread about how much to charge a client. As a
freelance graphic designer, I used to design the artwork for websites and
sometimes I would work with writers and programers to create websites for
various clients. At first I charged an hourly rate that was approximately
double what my hourly pay would be at a full time position. I thought that
would account for the non-billable hours of invoicing, phone calls,
coordinating with the co-designers, and any unexpected difficulties. After
doing this for a couple of years, I realized that my clients started requesting
their artwork tomorrow, since I was only going to be spending seven hours on
it, not realizing the scheduling aspects. If you have to submit an hourly rate,
2.5-3 times your hourly pay sounds about right, but if you don't have to, then
a flat rate is the way to go.
Usually, there are classes on how to bill your clients or deal with taxes that
are sponsored by your local business development center. You can usually find
them through the phone book or your local chamber of commerce.
Roni
-Original Message-
>From: Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Jan 19, 2008 12:00 AM
>To: COMPUTERGUYS-L@LISTSERV.AOL.COM
>Subject: Re: [CGUYS] What to charge for contract to develop web content?
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>Luckily, Maryland may be reconsidering this; according to a news report
>today
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>On Jan 18, 2008 12:57 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
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>> Depends on state law.
>>
>> In the state of Alabama if have not been granted tax exempt status by
>> the state legislature, you do not have it.
>>
>> There is a published list on who has been granted tax exempt
>> status. But it must go before the legislature and voted on to be valid.
>>
>> When I lived in the state of Wisconsin, it was by category. If you
>> fell into a category you had it by being a member of that
>> category. Apply for a receive a tax number from the state and then
>> fill in the paperwork at the business you bought from.
>>
>> Each state has different laws on how it is done.
>>
>> Stewart
>>
>> At 11:38 AM 1/18/2008, you wrote:
>> >Interestingly, the University of Washington... a state educational
>> >institution ... pays tax on all purchases. Not sure why...
>> >
>> >db
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>> Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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