When designing a website for a client, do you always include a CMS?
I tend to charge for A)
I tend to charge for
A) Design
B) Code
C) CMS
D) Anything else custom, such as Logos, PHP, JavaScript, etc...
Thanks. Do you happen to
Thanks. Do you happen to know a reliable price guide for webdesign? Maybe a company has actual prices listed somewhere besides 'contact us for a quote'. I know there are thousands of variables to take into consideration, but anything would help.
jeffthedrunk wrote:I know
I know there are thousands of variables to take into consideration
You have to look at your local market, the national market, the international market - what do they charge?
You have to look at your client - what can they afford?
You have to look at your overhead - what do you have to make to cut even? to make a profit?
You have to look at how you value yourself and your knowledge - what are you worth?
You have to be able to prove your value to your client - what can you offer that they can't?
Maybe your DO give the CMS for free because everyone else charges.
Maybe you DO give a free year of hosting or a free 6 hours of update/modification time.
Tons of variables, tons of answers, you sort of have to take it all into consideration for yourself.
The advertising/marketing agency I am starting up I had to look at a lot of these, how to make sure I make money but I can still pay my sales man, my graphic artist, my programmers, etc.
There is no definitive answer, sorry.
jeffthedrunk wrote:When
When designing a website for a client, do you always include a CMS?
Not always, no. If the site only gets updated once or twice a year, then no.