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Good Day Everyone,

I am wondering what pricing plans other web designers/webmasters use? What do you base your various charges on? Do you offer packages or a la carte services or a mixture? I am trying to get a consensus on which to build a foundation for my own pricing plans.

Thanks for your time

David T. Miller
MTech Enterprises

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Good thread — and good points from and . A practical way to start is to offer a mix: 2-3 clear package tiers so prospects see a simple entry point, a la carte items for common extras, and time-based or retainer billing for open-ended work or ongoing support. Packages help sell; hourly or retainers protect you on uncertain work.

When you quote, itemize the scope. Break the job into tasks, estimate hours for each, add time for meetings, testing and admin, include third-party costs, and add a contingency (often 10-30% depending on risk). Multiply the hours by a realistic hourly rate that covers overhead and unpaid time to arrive at a fixed bid, or give an hourly estimate when work is undefined. Use a clear payment schedule (deposit, milestone, final) and require written change orders for anything outside the original scope — that keeps you from repeating the contract runaround faced and follows ’s sign-off advice.

Make the contract explicit: deliverables, acceptance criteria, revision limits, IP transfer on final payment, cancellation terms, and who pays for third-party services. Track estimate vs actual so your quotes get sharper. Post a typical project (pages, CMS, e-commerce) and the community can suggest tiered packages and a sample quoting approach.

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Some jobs we do for a flat fee. Others on a per hour basis. Hourly charge anywhere from $75-150/hour.

Most important thing is to properly spec out the project, and have the customer sign off on it. Then if customer starts asking for things not in the original outline, you can come back and discuss what these plan changes do to the cost of the project. Saves a lot of hassles later.

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lol..yep I just had that experience recently. A customer tried to vehemently tell me he was doing what he was paying me for until i directed him to the contract (he had not read) which clearly stated what is expected on either side for the package he paid for.

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