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2 Questions: Turn around time & Rush fees


803andy

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Hello, I have two quick questions:

 

Turn Around Time

What is your average turn around time for you to finish a website?

What time estimate do you give your clients?

 

Rush Fees

How much extra would you charge a client who needs you to rush a job?

Lets say they want it done in half your normal time.

 

Thanks,

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This is a highly variable question - what kind of website are you describing, pure XHTML/CSS with little scripting and no server side material or a full blown PHP driven portal with bell's and whistles?

 

Flush out the spec first then create your estimate around how long it will genuinely take you to write solid code; then add 20% for a buffer.

 

Beware of client that are over eager to have goods delivered in a rush - this can mean trouble. If this might be an exception to that rule and you feel you can accommodate the work - charge time + a half in the understanding you are going to be working outside your normal business process to make the delivery date.

 

Just some ideas.

 

R

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This is a highly variable question - what kind of website are you describing, pure XHTML/CSS with little scripting and no server side material or a full blown PHP driven portal with bell's and whistles?

 

Flush out the spec first then create your estimate around how long it will genuinely take you to write solid code; then add 20% for a buffer.

 

Beware of client that are over eager to have goods delivered in a rush - this can mean trouble. If this might be an exception to that rule and you feel you can accommodate the work - charge time + a half in the understanding you are going to be working outside your normal business process to make the delivery date.

 

Just some ideas.

 

R

 

 

Thanks, my site is (as you put it) xhtml/css with little scripting, no server side languages or portals.

 

Also time and a half seems reasonable, I don't charge hourly just a flat fee.

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