Ill take a wak at it....
Its kinda hard for me to give really good figures as I've bin out of the country for a while now and I cant tell how the IT market is fairing. but alot of these things depend on a few (or maybe just one) key points...Time
All of these things would go up in cost when you factor in the time it takes to complete. So Ill start there....just note i may revise alot after i post
1. Problem Diagnosis
For an experienced Techie this is where you can justifiy your cost. Good detailed Diagnostics can show your client that you know your stuff and can do the job. Diagnosis PC:
1-2 PCs (consumer) : $300 flat
1-10 PCs (office) : $400-500 per hour
Now I can go on and on about this but I think the point Im trying to make is that having flat rates on IT services is not benificial to you. The problem is that most of the time if you do under price your services it can scare away clients, if you over price your client they get scared away. For some its good to give them a free initial consult just so you can really asses what you have to do.
For example, you can get a call and someone ask you to setup a small network of 10 PCs, rather than just jump and quote your price, visit the site and evaluate what needs to be done, get a check list, then get your price.
Pricing IT service is difficult for freelance proffesionals, this is mainly because they dont really want to loose there clients due to over or under pricing. However I belive once you show your compitency and knowledge, it shouldnt be a problem to get the rate you want.
Last edited by kilaj1; Oct 4, 2007 at 12:40 PM.
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