OT: advice about costing...

[robe]

Hi all

I've been wrestling with this for a few days and really need some advice.
I'm setting up a shopping cart area of a clients site, which will be using
Paypal.

It's breaking down as follows:

130 products (images have been downloaded and reconstituted to fit clients
colour scheme)
102 pop up windows depicting a larger graphic with some more detailed info
relating to the particular product
21 product pages with it's own menu system relating to these products

(using the Web Assist extension for paypal):
each product has 4 steps to complete for the 'add to cart' code
each product has 4 steps for the 'view cart' code

These seem to be the main areas, and I know I'll probably undercharge, but I
don't want go too high obviously either.

If anyone has any advice I could sure use it. If they want me too email them
off list I'd be happy to.

Thanks

Robe

[Nadia *TWB*]

Hi Robe,

I can't give you any specific pricing, but why not do a test for yourself,
do the 4 steps you were talking about and see how long it takes to get that
done. Then multiply by the amount of products, add your hours that it would
take to design the actual pages , add a little "padding" for the "unforseen
and troubleshooting" and multiply by your hourly rate. Just make sure you
write down all the steps required to get the website completed otherwise you
may lose money :)

Also, make sure that you specify in your contract exactly what is covered by
your price so that the client knows exactly what they are getting for that
price.

That's probably the best advice I can offer. Remember that you will
probably get faster the more products you add, (I don't know the extension,
so not sure how long it does actually take).

Hope this helps some ;)


Nadia

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"robe" <rob.stout07@nospambtopenworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all
>
> I've been wrestling with this for a few days and really need some advice.
> I'm setting up a shopping cart area of a clients site, which will be using
> Paypal.
>
> It's breaking down as follows:
>
> 130 products (images have been downloaded and reconstituted to fit clients
> colour scheme)
> 102 pop up windows depicting a larger graphic with some more detailed info
> relating to the particular product
> 21 product pages with it's own menu system relating to these products
>
> (using the Web Assist extension for paypal):
> each product has 4 steps to complete for the 'add to cart' code
> each product has 4 steps for the 'view cart' code
>
> These seem to be the main areas, and I know I'll probably undercharge, but

I

> don't want go too high obviously either.
>
> If anyone has any advice I could sure use it. If they want me too email

them

> off list I'd be happy to.
>
> Thanks
>
> Robe
>
>

[robe]

Thanks for your thoughts Nadia, your reply allowed me to clear my head for a
minute. Appreciate it.
Thanks
Robe

"Nadia *TWB*" <forum@NO-NOperrelink.com.au> wrote in message
news:bg1rpb$eu9$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi Robe,
>
> I can't give you any specific pricing, but why not do a test for yourself,
> do the 4 steps you were talking about and see how long it takes to get

that

> done. Then multiply by the amount of products, add your hours that it

would

> take to design the actual pages , add a little "padding" for the

"unforseen

> and troubleshooting" and multiply by your hourly rate. Just make sure you
> write down all the steps required to get the website completed otherwise

you

> may lose money :)
>
> Also, make sure that you specify in your contract exactly what is covered

by

> your price so that the client knows exactly what they are getting for that
> price.
>
> That's probably the best advice I can offer. Remember that you will
> probably get faster the more products you add, (I don't know the

extension,

> so not sure how long it does actually take).
>
> Hope this helps some ;)
>
>
> Nadia
>
> [url]http://www.perrelink.com.au/resources[/url]
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Design Templates, Nav Bars and Business Tools
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> :: Ecommerce & Content Management System::
> [url]http://www.yourvirtualstore.net/yvsa4.asp[/url]
> Enter "nadia" into coupon box if buying
> and receive a 15% discount !
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
>
> "robe" <rob.stout07@nospambtopenworld.com> wrote in message
> news:bg11vk$e8p$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > Hi all
> >
> > I've been wrestling with this for a few days and really need some

advice.

> > I'm setting up a shopping cart area of a clients site, which will be

using

> > Paypal.
> >
> > It's breaking down as follows:
> >
> > 130 products (images have been downloaded and reconstituted to fit

clients

> > colour scheme)
> > 102 pop up windows depicting a larger graphic with some more detailed

info

> > relating to the particular product
> > 21 product pages with it's own menu system relating to these products
> >
> > (using the Web Assist extension for paypal):
> > each product has 4 steps to complete for the 'add to cart' code
> > each product has 4 steps for the 'view cart' code
> >
> > These seem to be the main areas, and I know I'll probably undercharge,

but

> I

> > don't want go too high obviously either.
> >
> > If anyone has any advice I could sure use it. If they want me too email

> them

> > off list I'd be happy to.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Robe
> >
> >

>
>

[Nadia *TWB*]

> Thanks for your thoughts Nadia, your reply allowed me to clear my head for
a

> minute. Appreciate it.
> Thanks
> Robe

You are welcome and good luck with the project. :)


Nadia

[url]http://www.perrelink.com.au/resources[/url]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Design Templates, Nav Bars & Business Tools
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
:: Ecommerce & Content Management System::
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and receive a 15% discount !
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