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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Seems like you gave a very fair price.
I've been down the same road, clients who come back after a job
was completed saying "I was told it could be done for 1/2 the
price". I try to nicely inform them that there are tons of people
out there who can make websites, and a lot that are cheaper, but I
always guarantee my work, plus my work comes with years of
experience. Over the years I've had a few occasions where a client
turned down my bid because it was too high. They then went with
the lowest cost and came back months later. A couple because the
project was no where near complete and the person they hired has
screwed it up bad. More came back after the fact. They got the
delivered product and that "cheaper site" had tons of problems.
One time it was an ECommerce site that had problems about a year
after launch from "the other guy". They ended up with a huge
security breach and since I had to undo the mess that developer
made, they ended up paying over 2x what they would have if they
just went with me in the beginning.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Jamie Holly
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On 2/3/2014 7:33 AM, Jeff Brown wrote:<br>
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<div>Would you kindly let me know if I'm overcharging:</div>
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<div>I estimated 30 hours for development of a Photographic
Competition for a private nature reserve (<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.jejane.co.za">www.jejane.co.za</a>)
including graphic work, etc... @ R400 /hour = total R12,000
(which is roughly $1,100.)</div>
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<div>It has 2 separate categories each month.</div>
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<div>And I quoted a further 30 hours for maintenance for the year.
Or 2.5 hours per month.</div>
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<div>This was accepted by the board, but since invoicing there are
complaints that an entire website can be done for R6,000, so why
is it so expensive (huh?)</div>
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<div>What would you estimate for a similar development, including
graphics and everything?</div>
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<div>Also, It's not really finished, so if you have any comments
and constructive criticism I'd really appreciate any input.</div>
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<div>Thanks in advance for any help here.</div>
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<div>Kind regards,</div>
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