how much should i charge for a website?

Question

i have messed around and made a few practice websites but never i proper one that someone is actually going to use for there business.

My friend and his Dad run a business and have been for a few years and they think it's time to get a website, they were going to ask this guy to do it for them but he messed them around a bit and was going to charge them £1,000 and they were a bit 'iffy' on him.
I was explaining to my friend the other day that i mess around with website and he asked if i could design them a web page, he said he will pay and everything so i said ok.
I have no idea how much i should charge.
I have made logos and website banners for people (again friends) but I always felt bad about charging them so i just let them have it for free because i felt bad about charging them for it (which is wrong as they now use them as part of there organisation)
But this friend of mine insists that he pay me, so how much should i charge for a website?

Answer 1

You could charge based on the time spent creating the website for them. And there's nothing with them insisting to pay you for the time you spent working to create the website for them. If you're not too comfortable with that, you could refer them to professional logo and website designers who will be able to get the job done for them in a quicker time. Just be sure to engage those who offer unlimited revisions and a money back guarantee so that they don't risk anything. Websites cited for your reference. Hope this helps.



Tyler

Answer 2

You should charge upon the Time and quality of work you have done on it! just take them as normal client not as friend charge them as for client,

btw need to watch web designer portfolios to get know that how much Professional designer charge for a site or web page! you can also visit online site to get aware form the Rates!

Answer 3

Approach 1: Ask around, find people who do websites for profit, and ask them how much they would charge for the extent of work you did, then charge something similar or a little less than the pros.



Approach 2: Ask yourself what you would like to be your hourly salary (be reasonable, but don't take a manual-labour wage either), then count the number of hours you approximately spent doing it and multiply it.

Answer 4

How much you charge should depend on the time and skill you are investing.



Lay it out in a proposal / agreement - example:



For £ set-up you will get the following, and for £ monthly I will maintain and support it.



The up-front cost should cover your time and costs acquiring a domain name, setting up the hosting (ie word press), any custom design work, etc



The ongoing monthly should cover the hosting fee costs, and a capped number of hours for updates.



Put a price on your time and skills, then look at how much you will be investing in the project to decide how much to charge.

Answer 5

You quite might desire to decide it by technique of the dimensions of the eating place which you're designing for.. Making web pages like it fairly is nearly hit-or-pass over, so which you will possibly be able to desire to decide subsequently. in the event that they are form of small, than $3-500, and in the event that they seem to be a greater robust eating place, than charging one thousand money is appropriate. yet nonetheless, it quite does be counted on how good the sight is. additionally, will you be protecting it as much as date? in view which you will possibly desire to be getting paid to replace the sight generally? additionally, in case you're taking the photos of the foodstuff and stuff, than you will possibly desire to gets a commission effectively for that besides. desire that helps...

Answer 6

a good idea is

visit an outsource marketplace website

browse through some website developers and find how is there rate and fix your rate according to that

Answer 7

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