Freelance web developer

[Pirate]

Hey I might be getting some work for freelancing some web dev stuff. Does anyone have any experience in whats a good hourly rate to ask?

[chip256]

As much as you think you can get away with.

[edit]Most get around $15-17 per hour. In Coffs. But Coffs sucks, too many web design hos. I get paid on a per-site basis.

[edit #2] damn speeling.

[Juice Biscuit]

$15-$17

that wouldn't even cover costs would it?

[Pirate]

Im probably going to build a site. Just some multimedia stuff.. any idea how much I should charge for a site.. I have nfi.

[biomechanic]

I usually use this formula:

Overhead + Profit Rate + Salary / Monthly Billable Hours = Hourly Rate.

e.g.
$3600 in overhead (bills, rental costs, advertising, office supplies, staff salaries)
$4000 in salary (what you pay yourself)
$1000 in profit (beer money)
172 billable hours per month (8 hours per day, 5 days per week x 4.3 weeks - if you're not confident of getting this amount of work per month, then adjust accordingly)

$3600 + $4000 + $1000 / 172 = $50 per hour

or check here for an average
http://www.salaryzone.com.au/salzone/candle/it/search.jsp

[Pirate]

thanks dude. that gives me heaps to work with :)

[Asmodeus]

For myself, I set a base hourly rate of $50

With that I use certain multiples

HolyShitOMGRightFuckingNowEmergency thats not my fault: x3
HolyShitOMGRightFuckingNowEmergency that is my fault: x0
Today: x1
- Complex Task (have to put everyting aside): +x0.5
Within a week: x1
- Complex Task (Would take more than a week commonly) +x0.5
Whenever Convenient: x0.75
If I get the notion to: x0.50

Onsite visit after initial visit/planning session: $100 to walk in the door, then hourly rates apply

To simplify things, then i put them on an annual $250 a year fee that serves as an 'incidentals fund' (change this color, resize this text, etc) for shit i wouldn't even bother wasting the extra time to bill, but it adds up. It takes care of a lot of extra book keeping on my part. Since I'm lazy with that, i pro-rate it the first year so everything comes due on january first. aafter teh first year, fee is payable on teh first, or upon first occourance of need.

then again, i do this on teh side, and not as my main gig.

[djcreedy]

I like to be payed in lump sum, so i figure out how long it will take me, and do a sum at $50 an hour. Then you charge slightly cheaper for every hour over that (every hour thats your fault) and then every hour thats their fault, i go alot more expensive.

This is the way i like to do things. you get a massive wad of cash and then a trickle of cash after. Means you can go waste it all and have some left over.