Hi Guys - here is a comparitive something...

We recently did a header image for a guys site. It is the image at the top
of the page http://www.institutefc.com, for those who want to have a look.

My question - how much would you guys be charging for this graphic in your
respective countries? It is always a good few hours work to do them.....

Thanks,
~m

oh and apologies for the typo in the subject....early morning! ;-p

"Michael Lawford" <mikenewsgroups@telkomsa.net> wrote in message
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A good few hours times my hourly rate. $300-$400 AUD most likely.

In article <2qafnhFsmsk1U1@uni-berlin.de>, "lime" <nuthin@here.com> wrote:

how much is a few?

everyone works at a different pace.

work out not only how much time youve taken to do the work, but also how
much time you need to administrate the job, getting to meetings, writing
quotes and correspondence.

we charge £50 per hour across the board.

mark

"Michael Lawford" <mikenewsgroups@telkomsa.net> wrote in message
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Few = 3-4 hours in my books.

In article <2qal9iFt0b7aU1@uni-berlin.de>, "lime" <nuthin@here.com> wrote:

ah! the $100 pr/hr worker.

do your new clients blink an eyelid when you quote that?

"woodsie" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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It's not unusual to charge $100/hr or more, if you're experienced in the
field. However, clients may not see the actual working rate, rather quoted
for the job.

But it would be erroneous to assume the "worker" (even if you're
self-employed) receives $100/hr... there are expenses to cover, equipment,
non-billable hours, etc.

DesignGuy wrote:
Non-billable hours? Perish the thought.

--
Ben M.

woodsie, ditto what DesignGuy said.

"DesignGuy" <dontbother@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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So true!

In article <2qc2thFtqq8tU1@uni-berlin.de>, "lime" <nuthin@here.com> wrote:

yeah yeah i know about the costs.

i was asking if and/or how often your new clients query the charges.

Quote "However, clients may not see the actual working rate, rather quoted
for the job."

Therefore why would they query my hourly rate if they only see the job cost?

The only service I do quote per hour is photography, and $100phr is the
standard rate so there are no questions asked there.

In article <2qcs1qFt25loU1@uni-berlin.de>, "lime" <nuthin@here.com> wrote:

cos they may ask how long it would take or would have some prior
understanding that it's a small job. And in their thinking small job =
small price, so i'm wondering if they consider $100 pr/hr an acceptable
charge.

i'll ask it in another way. do people query your charges or just accept them?

Ok. They don't query my costs. Saying that though, of the few jobs I've
lost, I assume I lost through price as they never respond to my follow ups!
Hope that makes more sense to your question.

Yes well I know how much I charged - did the header banner for the GBP80 but
I feel that we should increase that a little and just wanted to know how our
rates here in South Africa compare. So so far we have $400 AUD vs my GBP
80 - no wonder the client is loving us...

~m

"mark | r" <markrush@gmail.com> wrote in message
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hey - i'm south african too but i live in the uk. i have a graphic
designer friend in south africa and she charges about R200-R300 an hour.

"Michael Lawford" <mikenewsgroups@telkomsa.net> wrote in message
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That $400 AUD is for approx 4 hours work - however the banner you showed as
a sample may take me about 2 hours therefore my charge would be $200 AUD (so
I'm not sure how that rate would compare to your GBP 80?)

In article <2qhk8bFu7r2rU1@uni-berlin.de>, "lime" <nuthin@here.com> wrote:

80 GBP = $206.86 AUD = 939.34 ZAR (south african rand)