How much do you charge for a website?

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by jramz • 15 years ago

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I'm interested in doing some web development for businesses who are willing to hire me to make one for them, but I wouldn't know whats a reasonable amount to charge. What's a ballpark number you charge a client for a website? I know it might depend but any numbers would help.

dillon• 15 years ago

As a freelancer, I work fast and charge $15 an hour. I can usually make around $500 per website, but I'm not the most experienced web developer.

mattbillenstein• 15 years ago

Charge as much as you can get away with -- and make sure you bill by the hour and start with a reasonable statement of work.

Any time estimate you give you should probably at least double -- freelancers typically get themselves into trouble by quoting either too low an hourly rate, too low of a flat fee, a too low time estimate for completion, or the customer keeps constantly changing what they want...

rorrr• 15 years ago

It really depends on the website. Some websites take half an hour by one developer to make, some take 6 months by a team of 30 senior developers, DBAs, sys admins, designers and managers.

How much do you charge for a website?

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