Comments on: Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-based Pay: Should You Do It? http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/ Freelance Advice and Freelance Jobs - FreelanceSwitch Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:22:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: 12 Realities of Pricing Web Design Services | Vandelay Website Design http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-24641 12 Realities of Pricing Web Design Services | Vandelay Website Design Thu, 03 Jul 2008 00:55:03 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-24641 [...] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It - Freelance Switch [...] […] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It - Freelance Switch […]

]]> By: Best of the Web | www.brand-forge.com http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-23511 Best of the Web | www.brand-forge.com Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:01:01 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-23511 [...] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-based Pay: Should You Do It? If your freelancing then this is a must read post. If your charging hourly this article will have you considering charging per project. Don’t let the concept of revision keep you from pursuing this. The author gives a reasonable solution to that issue. Check the article’s comments. There are some strong benefits to moving to project based fees. Read the Article [...] […] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-based Pay: Should You Do It? If your freelancing then this is a must read post. If your charging hourly this article will have you considering charging per project. Don’t let the concept of revision keep you from pursuing this. The author gives a reasonable solution to that issue. Check the article’s comments. There are some strong benefits to moving to project based fees. Read the Article […]

]]> By: mave http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-22006 mave Fri, 09 May 2008 21:45:23 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-22006 Benek - there is a third option: working out a good, thorough briefing/spec-ing process, and charging the client for that service. If you can help work with a client to develop and communicate project requirements and develop a clear and complete spec or creative brief, that helps both you and them to fully understand the needs of the project, and gives you an important reference to return to whenever either of you veers off course. Benek - there is a third option: working out a good, thorough briefing/spec-ing process, and charging the client for that service. If you can help work with a client to develop and communicate project requirements and develop a clear and complete spec or creative brief, that helps both you and them to fully understand the needs of the project, and gives you an important reference to return to whenever either of you veers off course.

]]> By: celsius http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-20100 celsius Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:52:15 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-20100 i'm in the transition phase into flat based billing... it really seems to be an easier sale... most clients hate to hear my hourly rate & fear that projects could go wildly over budget that way... i’m in the transition phase into flat based billing… it really seems to be an easier sale… most clients hate to hear my hourly rate & fear that projects could go wildly over budget that way…

]]> By: Agency Byte » Blog Archive » Hourly vs. Fixed-Fee Billing http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19198 Agency Byte » Blog Archive » Hourly vs. Fixed-Fee Billing Tue, 01 Apr 2008 06:00:41 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19198 [...] Update: Here’s a related post on FreelanceSwitch.com. [...] […] Update: Here’s a related post on FreelanceSwitch.com. […]

]]> By: The Top Best Graphic Design Articles from March 2008 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19148 The Top Best Graphic Design Articles from March 2008 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:43:37 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19148 [...] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It? - from Freelance Switch [...] […] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It? - from Freelance Switch […]

]]> By: March’s Best Links | Vandelay Website Design http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19088 March’s Best Links | Vandelay Website Design Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:36:36 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-19088 [...] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It? - from Freelance Switch. [...] […] Trading the Hourly Rate for Task-Based Pay: Should You Do It? - from Freelance Switch. […]

]]> By: The Opposite of Breaking » Blog Archive » Lost http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18773 The Opposite of Breaking » Blog Archive » Lost Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:29:53 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18773 [...] I think I need to spend some time designing without having to track every god-forsaken 5-minute notch on the clock. If I’ve learned nothing else from my latest adventures in life and the pursuit of workiness, I’ve learned that a clock is the most ruthless of the design killers–budgets can be fudged; roadblocks can be lobbied against; ignorance or stupidity can be unlearned; but the clock… the clock cannot be reasoned with. It cannot be bargained with. It cannot be persuaded or distracted. It is the metric system of a future destined to produce mediocre realities. It tolerates creativity like a woman tolerates a pimple. It is the harvester of all things billable… or is it? [...] […] I think I need to spend some time designing without having to track every god-forsaken 5-minute notch on the clock. If I’ve learned nothing else from my latest adventures in life and the pursuit of workiness, I’ve learned that a clock is the most ruthless of the design killers–budgets can be fudged; roadblocks can be lobbied against; ignorance or stupidity can be unlearned; but the clock… the clock cannot be reasoned with. It cannot be bargained with. It cannot be persuaded or distracted. It is the metric system of a future destined to produce mediocre realities. It tolerates creativity like a woman tolerates a pimple. It is the harvester of all things billable… or is it? […]

]]> By: Hourly Rates, Eliot Spitzer and Formulas for Follow-Up: 9 Links Worth a Read « Brett’s Blog http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18753 Hourly Rates, Eliot Spitzer and Formulas for Follow-Up: 9 Links Worth a Read « Brett’s Blog Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:24:00 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18753 [...] Charging By Project, Not By the Hour: If you keep up with my blog on a regular basis, you know I’m anti-hourly rates. The Freelance Switch, one of my favorite new blogs, nails it on the head in this post. In Skellie’s words, “Setting up timers and staring at a clock can feel a little like office work.” [...] […] Charging By Project, Not By the Hour: If you keep up with my blog on a regular basis, you know I’m anti-hourly rates. The Freelance Switch, one of my favorite new blogs, nails it on the head in this post. In Skellie’s words, “Setting up timers and staring at a clock can feel a little like office work.” […]

]]> By: Brett http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18713 Brett Fri, 21 Mar 2008 22:27:22 +0000 http://freelanceswitch.com/money/trading-the-hourly-rate-for-task-based-pay-should-you-do-it/#comment-18713 I think charging per project over charging by the hour is hands down the best way to go, for you AND the client. I talk about it at the post link mentioned below, but along with everything else that's been mentioned, I think it's a huge marketing benefit that could get you more business. The people hiring you don't really care how much time you're going to put into it - they are hiring you for a finished product which should ultimately lead to a desired result. If you can become "the guy who helped me increase business" instead of only "a great designer/writer/developer," your value will be compounded and your points of differentiation will be numerous. If for no other reason, don't charge by the hour simply because that's how most people are charging. Stand out. My similar post: http://brettduncan.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/charging-for-time-is-a-bad-idea/ I think charging per project over charging by the hour is hands down the best way to go, for you AND the client. I talk about it at the post link mentioned below, but along with everything else that’s been mentioned, I think it’s a huge marketing benefit that could get you more business. The people hiring you don’t really care how much time you’re going to put into it - they are hiring you for a finished product which should ultimately lead to a desired result. If you can become “the guy who helped me increase business” instead of only “a great designer/writer/developer,” your value will be compounded and your points of differentiation will be numerous.

If for no other reason, don’t charge by the hour simply because that’s how most people are charging. Stand out.

My similar post: http://brettduncan.wordpress.com/2008/02/13/charging-for-time-is-a-bad-idea/

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