Re: Database Development Price Inquiry?

Yeah, I've ran into a few of those customers. It's even worst when you find one that doesn't know what they want, yet have many, sometimes conflicting, restrictions. Thanks, Miles! -john On Fri, 22 Mar 2002, Miles Thompson wrote: > It depends on the project. I generally charge $50/hr and bill on a two week > cycle. > > Customers invariably want estimates, and I provide them, then warn when the > requests for "extra functionality" start eating up the estimate. Generally > they spring for the extra $$. > > Worst customers? The ones who don't know what they want, or give the > vaguest direction, and then you iterate from there. Those bills are usually > astronomical, in the sense that what they ended up with could have been > reached with a little more work and commitment at their end. > > Regards - Miles Thompson > > > At 10:24 PM 3/21/2002 -0800, Robin Chen wrote: > >We calculate the charge by $75-$150 per hour depending on complexity of the > >project, then quote customer the final price. On small projects, < $5000, its > >usually half before project, and half after project. For project > $5000, > >it's usually 30% up front, 30% when we have major features completed, 30% when > >delivered, last 10% when finalized. On even large projects $15k+, we usually > >go by phases. > > > >Robin > > > >"[-^-!-%-" wrote: > > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > > > I'm in the process of revising my db development prices, and was wondering > > > what the best practices were. I want to keep my prices low, but I often > > > feel like I'm not charging close to what I should be charging. > > > > > > 1) What is the going rate for Database Development (MySQL+PHP > > > or any other combo)? > > > > > > 2) What (or how) do you charge for MySQL+PHP database applications? > > > 3) What do you factor into your pricing? > > > > > > We currently package our prices by the project. Example, we > > > would charge one flat fee for an online database application. > > > This would include everything from start to finish. Sometimes > > > this works out, but other times it gets painful and tedious. I often feel > > > like I'm not charging as much as I should be. > > > > > > 4) What is the best practice for db development pricing? > > > Flat fee or hourly based? Do you charge based on the number of hours spent > > > (anticipated) or by the project complexity and/or size? > > > > > > 5) Do you charge in stages or upon completion? For example, do you charge > > > after the planning phase, development phase, etc. Or, after the project > > > is complete? > > > > > > I'm especially interested in hearing from the West Coast (USA) developers. > > > Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -john > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > > > >-- > >PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >