How much to (potentially) charge
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I have the suspicion (call me old and cynical) that the combination of the key-phrases "uncle", "this guy he knows" and "cheapest" are probably an anathema to paid discovery and design.
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Tend to agree - this will not end well. I envisage a haggle over money as the project grows, a long support tail off that gets more and more acrimonious and eventually a parting of the ways - Oh hang on we're talking about Phannon's issues.... Word of mouth via "Uncle" = disaster work of mouth via satsified customer - best advertising in the world.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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"Legit" companies can be very small, of course, "Joe and Bob's Tractor Supplies", the two man outfit supplying tractor parts to the nation. Much bigger than that (say 5+ employees) and I expect they'd be able to afford something a bit better and have a budget to do so... but I doubt they'd be asking the nephew of a mate to put in a tender, unless said nephew was some renowned web design specialist... and I doubt said web design specialist would be asking us for advice on how much to charge :)
martin_hughes wrote:
"Legit" companies can be very small, of course,
Oh, I know - I am one (well me and my 3 cohorts). The point is, the size doesn't determine the budget. If he has a business and wants a legit, professional website it simply costs money to get that done. My approach is tell 'em what it's really going to cost. If you want to be nice and give them a discount etc., you can work your way down from there. Cheers, Drew.