Iain Hamilton

on Aug 10, 2009 at 7:02 AM

I agree with Aaron, seeing as it is your first freelance offer I'd advise keeping the charge low. Even if you feel you're undervaluing your skills it’s still best to start off cheaper and get your foot in the door than never get it in at all. Once you have had a couple of clients, and quite possibly received further work from them, that’s a good time to gradually increase your rate. If people are coming back to you then they aren’t just happy with the price, they are happy with your level of work and what you can produce for them.

Best,
Iain - http://www.beakable.com

Aaron Moody (reply to Kasper Worm Andersson)

on Apr 25, 2009 at 6:13 AM

Not necessarily, Some freelancers prefer to work p/hour Some prefer a price set, after knowing what they need. Id say aim for arround £10/hour (depending on how many hours you will be there,) its always nice to give the client the option for a set price to, in this case just make him a fair price, remember this is your first big project, so try not to be so "greedy".

Peter Banjo (reply to Kasper Worm Andersson)

on Feb 01, 2009 at 3:46 PM

I'm starting out freelancing myself and to be honest it's a guessing game for me. I've done some research and this seems to generally be a tough question all round.

A recruiter sent me a link to this website - http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/...tract.aspx which might help. I would say don't be afraid to go low since you're just starting out.

Kasper Worm Andersson

on Jan 04, 2009 at 5:47 AM

Hey folks,

I just got a offer to work freelance for a local web designer, and I'm so excited that he pick me after founding me on Flickr. The only professional project I've done is for the hair cutter. He wants to hire me for photographing.

So my question is; how much do you guys charge? He asks for a price Pr./hour, but I got the idea that the price is set after the size of the job. What do you think?

Thanks,
Kasper