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I should also add that I'm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Does this warrant a lower price, since I'm unable to meet with clients face-to-face?

plinkplonk 16y ago
"I should also add that I'm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh." If you mention that upfront, expect a certain set of people to expect you to do the work for 100$ (or less!). Blame outsourcing. ( I live in India fwiw). I make no claim that this is what is happening (I am a developer and know nothing about design and the rates thereof) Just something to be aware of. Good Luck.
kls 16y ago
I personally do not think it has any bering on the rate, you charge what the market can bear. Outsourcing was supposed to be the cure to the expensive American and European work force by leveling the playing field. What no one accounted for was there are only so many people in the world that are even interested in doing jobs that are technical in nature. That amount of people is a very small segment of the population so even with Eastern Europe, India and China now supplying the global technical work force there are not enough skilled people to go around. While the market corrected itself, it slowed wage growth, but those days are over and you should charge accordingly. A lot of people in emerging markets like India think they have to undercut US prices to compete which is just no longer a reality, the reality is there are not enough hands to reap the harvest and your leaving money on the table if your trying to compete based on price.
mattm 16y ago
No, definitely not. All that matters is you can communicate well and get the job done. Personally, I would remove the fact that you are based in Bangladesh from your about page. A few years ago I did freelance work and found I could get a better response rate when I mentioned that I was Canadian (even though I was living in China at the time). Here's what might be going through a prospective's client's mind when they find you. They like your designs, then they read your About page and start forming a price in their mind - maybe $500 - $1000 because you are in Bangladesh. Then when you quote your price, it is way over what they were thinking so they go elsewhere. Discrimination? Yes. But, like a resume, you don't want to give people anything that could take you out of the running before you've had a chance. If they ask you where you're located, don't lie but don't bring it up either unless they do first. I would also spice up the About page and say more about what you offer and why you are good to work with. Also, I like the VLC website. I visited that site for the first time in a while recently and noticed the new design and thought it looked really good.

plinkplonk 16y ago

"I should also add that I'm based in Dhaka, Bangladesh." If you mention that upfront, expect a certain set of people to expect you to do the work for 100$ (or less!). Blame outsourcing. ( I live in India fwiw). I make no claim that this is what is happening (I am a developer and know nothing about design and the rates thereof) Just something to be aware of. Good Luck.

kls 16y ago

I personally do not think it has any bering on the rate, you charge what the market can bear. Outsourcing was supposed to be the cure to the expensive American and European work force by leveling the playing field. What no one accounted for was there are only so many people in the world that are even interested in doing jobs that are technical in nature. That amount of people is a very small segment of the population so even with Eastern Europe, India and China now supplying the global technical work force there are not enough skilled people to go around. While the market corrected itself, it slowed wage growth, but those days are over and you should charge accordingly. A lot of people in emerging markets like India think they have to undercut US prices to compete which is just no longer a reality, the reality is there are not enough hands to reap the harvest and your leaving money on the table if your trying to compete based on price.

mattm 16y ago

No, definitely not. All that matters is you can communicate well and get the job done. Personally, I would remove the fact that you are based in Bangladesh from your about page. A few years ago I did freelance work and found I could get a better response rate when I mentioned that I was Canadian (even though I was living in China at the time). Here's what might be going through a prospective's client's mind when they find you. They like your designs, then they read your About page and start forming a price in their mind - maybe $500 - $1000 because you are in Bangladesh. Then when you quote your price, it is way over what they were thinking so they go elsewhere. Discrimination? Yes. But, like a resume, you don't want to give people anything that could take you out of the running before you've had a chance. If they ask you where you're located, don't lie but don't bring it up either unless they do first. I would also spice up the About page and say more about what you offer and why you are good to work with. Also, I like the VLC website. I visited that site for the first time in a while recently and noticed the new design and thought it looked really good.