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Ask HN Poll: Do you bill for meetings?
This goes out to all the freelancers out there: When you meet with a client, or talk on the phone, do you bill for that time?
* I bill, and I let my client know I'm billing for the meeting / call
* I bill, and I don't let my client know
* I bill, I don't let them know, but I'm pretty sure they know I'm billing
* I don't bill
* I don't bill, but I wish I would
* None of the above
- mgkimsal 16y agoNone of the above. Sometimes I do, if the call is more than 15 minutes or ends up with any sort of actionable items. If it's just a few minute status call, I don't bill for it. Gentle plug: http://indieconf.com http://indieconf.com - a conference for web freelancers - will cover these sorts of topics in greater detail. :)
- icey 16y agoYou can create actual polls by going here: http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll http://news.ycombinator.com/newpoll
- freejoe76 16y agoThanks for that -- I did that once, and forgot how I did it then..
- exline 16y agofor real meetings, if it is on existing contract I'm working on, I bill accordingly. If it is a meeting to get new work, then it is not billed and an overhead cost of doing (getting) business. For phone calls, it depends. I have a few clients that I'm working on their project when they call, so the time is already being billed to them. If it is just a quick question, then I just answer it and not charge.