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Re:Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software ... by femto113 on Monday November 07, 2016 @05:00PM (#12895599)
Definitely recommend billing by the day (or even week). It can make a huge difference in your relationship with the client and helps get them past thinking about how much you work and focus more on what you accomplish.

On a side note I actually offer billing by the half day, but price a half day at more than half a full day. This is intended to encourage clients to batch up work rather than feed it to me in dribs.

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Re:Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software ... by fightfortheuser on Monday November 07, 2016 @06:10PM (#12896113)
Well done. Daily billing is loads better than hourly billing. I think I made an extra $10,000 in a year, just because I billed by the day.

And you are right. A day rate starts to shift the focus on the outcomes of the project, and less on how much it costs.

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