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Just realized hourly vs flat rate is a trap either way
Started a web dev job 3 years ago for a local bakery in Portland. Quoted them $800 flat for a site rebuild, took me 30 hours. Last month I billed a similar job at $50 an hour and the client kept asking for revisions for 2 weeks straight. Neither system seems fair for both sides. Which do you lean towards and why?
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the_cameron2mo ago
Sounds like you either work cheap or get nickel and dimed, pick your poison.
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kai_ramirez382mo ago
Guess my wallet's been hitting the gym, it's always getting nickel and dimed. I just nod and smile while my bank account silently judges my life choices. You ever feel like you're paying for the privilege of working?
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wade_anderson2mo ago
Read somewhere that fixed bids reward speed but hourly punishes efficiency, guess you just can't win.
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