hey guys
a client has asked me to develop a mailinglist application from scratch with the following features:

* Login (ie. secure area)
* Change the main body text on the newsletter
* Preview it
* Send it to a number of addresses

its quite simple really - which makes it tricky to make a quote on. how much could i ask for this?

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Dude he doesn't need someone to do it for him. LOL there are some hungry people here. He need to know how much to charge his client. heheh

Anyways tom, here's what i do. Take a fixed rate per hour and check out how many hours you work with it. $5 an hour would be a good start. Therefor if it takes 5 days to do, spending 5 hours daily. The cost would be $125 :)

Of couse for something so small you won't need 5 days. So the cost will drastically be reduced. However it an backfire on you, if you make it quick. Coz then the client will say... $xx for 2 days of work ? no way !... With an hourly rate you can justify your cost and tell him hey i worked 5 hours daily on it for X amount of days.

Hope that helped :)

Damian

cheers damian!
and err, no thanks rob. :p

tom,
Sorry - I misread your post.

why reinvent the wheel why would you not use any of dedicated newsletter managers out there particularly for superior security and less spamming. check these out. http://php.resourceindex.com/Complete_Scripts/Mailing_Lists/

Why dig up some really old post? The original message was posted on 06-29-03 01:19 PM and the last reply(before you) 06-30-03 03:49 AM.

newsletter managers are still in demand. Someone else may come across this and save themselves a whole bunch of time and money. Not to mention that this biz ethics of coders who roam and peddle their services on this board can cost biz owners dearly.

newsletter managers are still in demand. Someone else may come across this and save themselves a whole bunch of time and money. Not to mention that this biz ethics of coders who roam and peddle their services on this board can cost biz owners dearly.

The business ethics of some clients on this board leave a lot to be desired also..

The business ethics of some clients on this board leave a lot to be desired also..

I second that.

Dude he doesn't need someone to do it for him. LOL there are some hungry people here. He need to know how much to charge his client. heheh

Anyways tom, here's what i do. Take a fixed rate per hour and check out how many hours you work with it. $5 an hour would be a good start. Therefor if it takes 5 days to do, spending 5 hours daily. The cost would be $125 :)

Of couse for something so small you won't need 5 days. So the cost will drastically be reduced. However it an backfire on you, if you make it quick. Coz then the client will say... $xx for 2 days of work ? no way !... With an hourly rate you can justify your cost and tell him hey i worked 5 hours daily on it for X amount of days.

Hope that helped :)

Damian

$5 an hour! for web design skills.

I could earn more than that at Mc Donalds.

Man i think web developers need to start charging more for their skills.

Its like I have seen requests on some sites for dynamic websites with backend mySQL databases for like $100, its not right. How much are they working for $1 an hour!

People just think these days they can get whole developed websites and systems for next to nothing.

$5 an hour! for web design skills.

I could earn more than that at Mc Donalds.

Man i think web developers need to start charging more for their skills.

Its like I have seen requests on some sites for dynamic websites with backend mySQL databases for like $100, its not right. How much are they working for $1 an hour!

People just think these days they can get whole developed websites and systems for next to nothing.
Dude you do know that this thread is almost 3 years old right?

Dude you do know that this thread is almost 3 years old right?

No I didnt realise, until after I posted the message.