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How much should I bill for webdev?
I am working with some clients here in Seattle. I taught myself django + Angular + Linux/aws.
- orliesaurus 8y agoMin. 100. Python + JS + portfolio of multiple implemented sites? 100+ Anything below and you won't be considered marketable. US rates ofc.
- godelmachine 8y agoI build websites using Wordpress on GoDaddy. How much do you reckon should I charge?
- nomocrypto 8y agoWhatever your therapy bill is plus $100 for a good bottle of scotch.
- rocketpastsix 8y agoedgy
- godelmachine 8y agoMay I ask what do you mean by “edgy”?
- orliesaurus 8y agoMin $50/hour. If you also build custom plugins in PHP/JS with jQuery and so then probably a more. It is not because you use a large prepackaged starting point that your skills are less valuable. In this scenario your ability to build anything on top of WP to get the job done is what differentiates you from the competition.
- godelmachine 8y agoThanks Orlie
- orliesaurus 8y agoMy pleasure
- sebleon 8y ago$100-$150/hr is very reasonable, $200-250/hr if the client is well funded and personally likes you.
- godelmachine 8y agoSuppose I am developing websites using wordpress on GoDaddy. Would you still charge the same?
- ohhellno 8y agoYes
- byebyetech 8y agoI am making $85/hour as Senior iOS Engineer in Los Angeles. My client has "sub-contracted" me for $120/hour to their clients in San Francisco that has $25mil+ funding. Do you think my client is charging low too? Its super competitive and I have not seen anyone charge > $150/hour.
- theli0nheart 8y agoIt depends. Is this a 40 hour / week gig? If so, rates for those sorts of contracts can be commensurately lower than ad-hoc projects.
- borplk 8y agoWhere do you find local clients?
- ekkert 8y agoI’d look at local and remote freelancers in the similar fields and add 10-25%.
- dabockster 8y agoIf you're anywhere near Seattle (or any other tech hub for that matter), you really should be charging by the week. I've noticed through my own experiences that clients can get super micro-managey around here on hourly pay and try to renegotiate discounts if you're not doing something that's strictly "work". Weekly billing takes care of this as they're less likely to argue over the specifics of each day as long as you're making good progress. As for pricing, seek around $5500/week. This is roughly $130/hr x 40 hours, plus an extra $300 for "crunch time insurance". Again, I don't anticipate clients being picky about this weekly fee as long as you're meeting their needs. Heck, you could probably knock off 4-5 hours a week (eg Friday afternoons off) and still be able to charge this if you were making good progress. Lastly, since I'm assuming you're contracting, make sure that you're making the decisions about where you're working, what hardware/software you're using to write the actual code, etc. If a company wants you to work in their office on their machines as a condition of a contract, you risk losing your independent contractor status (and the business risks getting fined for avoiding L/I insurance by "subcontracting-but-not-really"). Hope this helps! Don't stress too much, it's summer in the PNW!