Re:Ask HN: Freelancers what is your average monthly income?
by fny on Saturday February 18, 2017 @12:47PM
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I think the trick about hourly is to make sure you don't lock yourself into a fixed hour contract. I typically give a broad estimate, and I also tell the client that if I go over, they will be billed for those hours.
Key is to price using a WEEKLY RATE. Break your work into chunks of weeks.
Do not do hourly work.
If the client is looking for less than a week, then its possible to do a daily rate, at a higher average, but the moment you have to break up your tasks as hourly jobs or pay-per-task, you are creating the opportunity to absorb unexpected costs from the client.