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.
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Jamie Holly http://hollyit.net
On 2/3/2014 7:33 AM, Jeff Brown wrote:
Hi Guys,
Would you kindly let me know if I'm overcharging:
I estimated 30 hours for development of a Photographic Competition for a private nature reserve (www.jejane.co.za http://www.jejane.co.za) including graphic work, etc... @ R400 /hour = total R12,000 (which is roughly $1,100.)
It has 2 separate categories each month.
And I quoted a further 30 hours for maintenance for the year. Or 2.5 hours per month.
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?)
What would you estimate for a similar development, including graphics and everything?
Also, It's not really finished, so if you have any comments and constructive criticism I'd really appreciate any input.
Thanks in advance for any help here.
Kind regards,
Jeff Brown
Tel:+27-74-101 5170 Fax:+27-86-532 3508 www.wildcoast.co.za http://www.wildcoast.co.za/