[Jay_bo]

hello,

I have created a website for a close friend and it is my first website ive made and i wanted to know how much you would think its worth. Like how much someone would charge to create such a site as mine ... The Stuart Hotel & Restaurant - Blackpool, South Shore .... i know it will come down to how many hours i have put into it, but i just wanted a rough idea, atm hes offered me a £100:| lol

THANKS

P.S Music becomes very annoying, client doesnt wish for them to have an option to switch it off :|

Any help on how much you would charge please

[Liam]

Firstly, you should have negotiated a contract before you started the work. That way you would clearly know how much you were going to earn at the end. You don't want to spend 20 hours on a website to be paid £100 – ridiculous.

My rates are usually negotiated with clients and vary, recently for one project I was paid £300 a day and for another I was paid £25 an hour.

I’m sure everyone’s rates are different and it depends on your client. I think a lesson might be learnt here, always sign a contract before you start work!

[tether]

As it's your first job, assuming it was a slower process than it otherwise would have been, you can't really charge a decent hourly rate. I'd work out how long it 'should' have taken you had you been up to speed, then rate how much your work would be worth at an hourly rate - ie. do you produce work of £10 an hour quality or £100 an hour quality, and hey preston... or hey blackpool... you've got a figure.

Like Liam said, you really want to figure that out before taking on the job - whether it's for friend or enemy. I'm sure that's fairly obvious - though it's your first job, so it's no big deal so long so you learn from the process (quickly!). You're not in a position to demand a lot of money, having worked it the way you have done - ideally I suggest you talk to the client and work out a figure that'll have you both walking away from the deal happy as harry.