When freelancing I tend to work a simple system.
£250: An update to content - an evening or two's work.
£500: A tiny static site with some original design. <5 pages
£1000: A full static site for a SME. Full Design. ~5 pages.
£2500: As above with some dynamic elements. ~10 pages.
£5000: Medium dynamic site. ~20 pages. 2-4 weeks work.
I then slide upwards for jobs I don't want and down for people I like. I've never gone above £5000 for a 'homer'.
I also have a mate-rates scale that appears below this:
Free: Family. Charities I like. Updates + tiny static.
Bottle of Wine: As above but close family friends.
Bottle of Whiskey: As above but good friends.
If I get a request for a bigger job from friends or family I tend to pass them on to a developer chum these days — experience has shown it's for the best.
Having a fixed, doubling scale like this works well. Each next price needs to be big enough to make a difference to me as I am essentially very lazy and I like my free time. Also, I am a terrible soft-touch and would probably charge everyone mates-rates if I didn't force myself to do this.
I also have a mate-rates scale that appears below this:
If I get a request for a bigger job from friends or family I tend to pass them on to a developer chum these days — experience has shown it's for the best.Having a fixed, doubling scale like this works well. Each next price needs to be big enough to make a difference to me as I am essentially very lazy and I like my free time. Also, I am a terrible soft-touch and would probably charge everyone mates-rates if I didn't force myself to do this.