A client in Chicago said my first website price was 'confusingly low'

I quoted $300 flat for a simple 5-page site, and they asked if I was sure I could cover my costs. I switched to an hourly rate of $45, which felt more professional and fair for revisions. How do you decide between flat project fees and hourly for a first gig?

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william_craig712d ago

What's your gut say about how much they'll ask to change things? That's the real hourly test.

the_nora12d ago

Remember that article about how clients never know what they want until they see it? My gut says they'll ask for a ton of changes, because the first draft is just them figuring out their own ideas. It's like they use your work as a rough sketch to finally understand the project. So you do all that work just to give them a starting point for their real requests. Isn't that the worst part of the whole deal?

casey26812d ago

Charge for three rounds of changes upfront.