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Advice for first HTML freelance job...

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I have a freelance opportunity. The website is going to be simple. Nothing server side. No more than 20 pages of html with a custom design. Set up some email accounts probably 5 and locate a host for the client. What would you charge someone for doing a job like this? What's the high end and what's the low end?

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Moved to The Enterprise.
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Sorry for posting it in the wrong spot Feyd
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probably 15-20$ an hour ?
Completely up to you.. what do you feel you are worth.
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probably 15-20$ an hour

That's what I had in mind too. Somewhere in that range. But you know how it works. They want a bid for the whole job. Not an hourly sort of thing. So I'm trying to figure out what it might be. I can only guess at the total time. I guess this post was not so much to find out what I'm worth as much as it is to find out what others have made at a job like this... So if you want brag away...
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Each project is generally different and unique in some way.
Therefor, wages generally fluctuate depending on

1) The total hours involved (usually estimated and project is given a total price before hand as you mentioned)
2) The dificulty of the project involved
3) Degree of testing involved once project has finished, including upgrading time.
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don't forget to add a good size buffer in there for client "change-of-mind syndrome" ... :|
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