galazym Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) Hi boys, i'm new to the forum, but i am glad to be here! I want to start as a freelancer's working group of people, but i am confused with the pricing of the projects. I have read some post , but got more confused. So i am posting this little render from me, and hope to give me advice how much i should be taking for my work.Thank you, boys, and be nice to the ladies! Miki Edited October 29, 2008 by galazym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Woodhouse Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 One quick way to determine a price is to look at your costs. How much do you pay or expect to pay for office space. How much would you like to reasonably pay yourself, How many hours per week would you like to work. So a quick way would be ( in simple units ) Office = 200 Salary = 1000 Hours = 37 So 1200/37 = approx 32 if you multiply that by say 2.5 then you should be charging a rate of 80 units per hour. A simple gudeline only though, but that's how i worked my charge rate. Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippu Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 i am sure you need to add in software and hardware overheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galazym Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thank you Neil for the reply, but i was wondering if i calculate the price per square unit, cause it is more easy for the customer? Miki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic H Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 get a quote from someone else in sofia, then undercut them by a bit. voila! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galazym Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thanks guys for the replies, i'll keep in mind all that you've said. But what about the quality i produce- is it worth it?i hope so, cause when i'm looking my work i think it's ok. Any suggestions? Thank you!!! Miki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLynn Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Yes, people will pay you for that work. Of course, Nic was joking, you probably knew that but some people wouldn't think it's a joke. And I'd say the fees should be related to the amount of time you expect to spend on the work, not the size of the building. Make sure that you clarify things like how much design change is considered reasonable, what the 'checkpoints' are (e.g., if you give the client hidden line screencaps for approval of camera views, then later on if they want to change the perspectives after you've done a bunch of work it will be easier for you to ask for a fee adjustment) and exactly what the deliverables are (you don't want them to say, the afternoon before the deadline, that they've decided to make a billboard and the image needs to be 15,000 x 10,000 pixels). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galazym Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 Thank's again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieLeon Posted September 25, 2008 Share Posted September 25, 2008 Pricing is relative to the market that you are targeting and your position in it. In the US, a client will easily pay a local renderer $2,000USD per rendering. If they choose to hire someone overseas then they will most likely prefer to pay $500USD. Some clients will pay more, but there will need to be a justification for the premium (speed, quality, reliability, scalability, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adricorrea Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 One quick way to determine a price is to look at your costs. How much do you pay or expect to pay for office space. How much would you like to reasonably pay yourself, How many hours per week would you like to work. So a quick way would be ( in simple units ) Office = 200 Salary = 1000 Hours = 37 So 1200/37 = approx 32 if you multiply that by say 2.5 then you should be charging a rate of 80 units per hour. A simple gudeline only though, but that's how i worked my charge rate. Neil Nice tip to calculate your rate per hour, really helpfull:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianKitts Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 golden rule of quoting projects.....any project can be done good, fast, & cheap, but you only get to pick 2 of the 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Lane Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandmanNinja Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 wow - she's hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ky Lane Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 wow - she's hot! *grumblemonarchistgrumble* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now