Hourly Price

My hourly charge is $50. If you require something beyond my abilities (for example, Flash designs) I will contract with skilled colleagues who set their own prices.

For example, if you have some Web pages that are not working correctly with a database, I would charge $50/hour to examine your site and make the fixes.

Hourly pricing is mainly used for troubleshooting and minor Web changes.

Project Price

My typical pricing method is to come up with one project price that includes everything specified on a requirements list that the client agrees to. This allows the client to know up front how the project will fit in with their budget. The project cost includes the work, plus documentation, support, bug fixes, and some room for tweaking things.

If your project required the use of a database, the project price would be based on what kind of data you need to store, what types of reports you need it to produce, and whether you need the ability to load or change the data. It would also probably need to include backup/restore capabilities and log-in protection.

An example of a small database project is one where you want to let your customers enter or revise contact information, and you can view, edit, or download this information. A project of this kind can start at $500.

An example of a large database project is one where you need to be able to load financial data and have the application generate several types of reports. Many people need to be able to access the application with differing levels of security. Projects of this kind can start at $2000.

Work beyond the initial project could be paid on an hourly basis, or it may be combined into a new project with its own project price.

Payments

Hourly prices are typically billed when I have completed the work. If the work is for an extended period of time I may request payment in portions, over the course of it.

Project pricing payments are negotiated with the client when the requirements are being designed. Projects usually have certain intermediate points where if the client is satisfied with the work done so far, a payment is made.

Payments may be made by check, Paypal, or credit card.