Charges

Hi again

Charges depend on what your offering ie a web designer will charge more p/h than a graphic designer, also people in the north will charge less than people in the south, because your starting out you may want to think about starting on the lower end of the scale to build up a client base, or think about making it sound nice like 10% discount if payment is made within 2 days of approving the proof but work this out before you mention it lol. I charge £28.00 p/h with all amendments free & as many proofs as needed.

Remember get a signed a terms & conditions before you start, it makes a nice foundation for business relations.

Cheers.

Hi,

Yes thanks for that. I was thinking of starting at £20 per hour. It is interesting to find out what other people charge and it was interesting to find out about the free amends etc. I expect that clients make a lot of changes though. Do you make ALL amends free or within reason?

Cheers

I try & find out exactly what the client wants down to every detail so the amendments are down to a minimum, of coarse there are exceptions where there will be silly amount of changes but yea all free, if the client heres the word free and the works good they will be back for more work from you, so ultimatley the free changes pay for them selves.

ta.

Hi,

Sounds like a good idea. Do you think £20 sounds about right for a freelance beginner? Also, do you get the proofs done professionally and pay or do you have a printer which you use at you convenience?

Cheers for your help on this.

fortunatly I have access to a laser printer for my proofs, £20 is a nice round figure,if you find clients arnt biting you may have to drop a little, try & do a search in your area & find out what other freelances are charging, it may be that you have to under cut them all to get the ball rolling for now.

cheers