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I wouldn't structure it like this. It's more complicated and risks giving the impression that you are nickel and diming them or are too much trouble to deal wi

I wouldn't structure it like this. It's more complicated and risks giving the impression that you are nickel and diming them or are too much trouble to deal with. I would work out a flat rate that is as competitive but still makes it worth your while to accommodate their requests. Later they may even relax the requirement and you'll still be getting the higher rate.

brudgers 12y ago
Standard accounting practice is to bill everything billable. Collecting the nickels and dimes is just good business. If the client wishes to avoid being billed for nickels and dimes, they may wish to negotiate terms based on the value of avoiding it. However, any going concern will already have an accounts payable process in place that swallows up all nickel and dime invoices regardless of source. Any client who complains about nickel and dime invoices is just nickeling and diming. Nickling and diming while trying to make the nickels and dimes as large as possible is the core principle of the time and materials consulting business model. Eating invoices is a way of marketing a company as not-neccessary-to-pay. None of which is to say that you should nickel and dime your friends. Just your friends' businesses.