Need contract (template) for new web business - Macromedia Dreamweaver

"computerkitten" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I am just getting started in the web design business and need help getting
>going with a contract for my customers. Advice? Where do I get started?

I developed my own contract over the course of ten years of running a web
design business, and I offer it for sale along with an estimate worksheet,
proposal form, and other related forms. You can find out more on my web site
at http://www.WebDevBiz.com.

There are of course other similar products available; a Google search will
turn up quite a few.

Hope that helps,


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I will take a look at the forms you have, sounds like a great baseline for
myself to get going.

Also, where do I go to find out what the going market rate is for a new web
designer? I just completed my web design certificate and continuing on with my
degree. I created www.minoggiekennel.com as my first site. What am I
worth...? hahaha Thanks

"computerkitten" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I will take a look at the forms you have, sounds like a great baseline for
> myself to get going.
>
> Also, where do I go to find out what the going market rate is for a new
> web
> designer? I just completed my web design certificate and continuing on
> with my
> degree. I created www.minoggiekennel.com as my first site. What am I
> worth...? hahaha Thanks

Well, that's an interesting question that doesn't have a simple answer. I
have an article on the same site I just referred you on the subject of "What
Should I Charge? Finding Your Own Right Answer" -
http://webdevbiz.com/article.cfm?VarArtID=6 - which might help.

The subject doesn't get discussed much here, because some people feel that
talking about pay is not OK.

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Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate Worksheet
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Nice to see that you are starting off right -

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"computerkitten" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I will take a look at the forms you have, sounds like a great baseline for
> myself to get going.
>
> Also, where do I go to find out what the going market rate is for a new
> web
> designer? I just completed my web design certificate and continuing on
> with my
> degree. I created www.minoggiekennel.com as my first site. What am I
> worth...? hahaha Thanks
>

Okay I will take a look at your article, thanks for your viewpoint too.

I see nothing wrong with discussing pay rate, other than the fact it causes
arguments on occasion :-)

I work for a publicly traded software company right now, and we charge $225 an
hour, with a typical project (the interactive design portion anyway) taking on
average 60-80 hours.

The company I worked for previously charged $105/hr for design and $125/hr for
PHP development. Projects ranged from 40 hours to several hundred depending on
the scope.

I currently do freelance work at the rate of $80/hr. The companies that I work
for currently and previously have strong portfolios and years and years of
industry experience. I myself have about a decade of experience, and can charge
appropriately.

So in short, you'll want to start out on the low end, build your portfolio and
gradually inflate your rate.

This is one of the better posts I've read on pricing web work, from a
Moderator at Something Awful:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...#post347054578