Charging for web design (UK)

unremarkableunremarkable
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
Hi,



Firstly, let me apologise if this is inappropriate...



...but I'm a web designer working in the UK, and I'd like some advice on what to charge!



Overcharging means I get undercut by the client's nephew who has a copy of FrontPage, and undercharging means I'm out of pocket and people think I can't be that good.



What--and how--do most UK web designers charge?



Here is my latest work, if you need a sample to see what I'm worth!



http://www.ritter-bags.com/



Thank you,



un

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 5
    gargoylegargoyle Posts: 660member
    Greetings fellow UK webmaster... i see the force is strong in you!! (translate: nice site!)



    As ball park figures go I tend to charge as the following:-

    * Static HTML pages £50 each.

    * Dynamic pages (i code in php) £150 - £250 depending on complexity.

    * eCommerce shopping systems £2000



    I say that hosting and management (domain name reg etc) is £350 per year. And the cost of the pages are extra. But generally when you meet your client you will get a feeling of how much they want out of their website and how much they are willing to spend.



    For example, http://www.manhattanblinds.co.uk cos the client just £350 because it only actually took me 2 days. The pages are that simple that It wasnt worth losing the deal for the time it would take me.



    Hope this helps
  • Reply 2 of 5
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    Now I'm wondering what the going rates are for the U.S. and for Canada...

    wonder if I just convert Gargoyles prices from pounds to dollars if I'd hit the mark?
  • Reply 3 of 5
    stoostoo Posts: 1,490member
    The blinds are a nice touch.
  • Reply 4 of 5
    drewpropsdrewprops Posts: 2,321member
    yes, the interactive miniblinds are wizard~



    I haven't learned Flash yet...had a brief frustrating bout with LiveMotion but left it alone for a year (or two?). How long did it take to make the blinds?
  • Reply 5 of 5
    gargoylegargoyle Posts: 660member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by drewprops

    yes, the interactive miniblinds are wizard~



    I haven't learned Flash yet...had a brief frustrating bout with LiveMotion but left it alone for a year (or two?). How long did it take to make the blinds?



    Urrrm, cant really remember. I think cutting out the image strips was prolly the longest bit. The code I had in a sligtly different version from a previous site.



    Ya can have the .fla file if anyone is interested ?
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