I am going to create a registration form with an auto mail responder and a
mySQL database. The db will be strictly for user information.

Would anyone be willing to give me an estimate on what I should charge
this person. He's a friend for one and I have yet to do any work that I
have actually charged for using php, mostly small stuff for friends.

I once read that it cost $500.00 to setup a db and another $125 to create
the registration forms depending on the complexity.

Can anyone advise?

thank you
Kevin

I appreciate the honesty and insight.
I live in Silicon Valley which is San Jose, California / USA very expensive
to do anything in this area.

I was going to quote a flat price of $500.00 U.S. for setting up a complex
form, the client side validation, creating the DB, and setting up an email
auto responder that sent an email to the client everytime a user registered
with the registrants information, and an autoresponder that went to the
client that allowed them to complete their registration process.

I was given the impression that something like this would price out around
$1500 US dollars.

insight always appreciated
Thank You
Kevin Raleigh

"Rik" <luiheidsgoeroe@hotmail.com> wrote in message
newsp.tva9jey5qnv3q9@metallium...
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:46:56 +0200, Tim Campbell <timothyc@golden.net>
> wrote:
> >> Would anyone be willing to give me an estimate on what I should charge
> >> this person. He's a friend for one and I have yet to do any work that I
> >> have actually charged for using php, mostly small stuff for friends.
> >>
> > As far as the programming is concerned I get $50CDN
> > per hour.
>
> Indeed, hours you put in are by far the most important to calculate the
> worth. You hourly rate depends on how knowledgable & professional you
> think you are (and what they're willing to pay offcourse).
>
> Offcourse, there are other factors, like reused code that hasn't really
> paid out yet, wether this is a service for a friend of strictly business,
> etc.
>
> When I started out my rate was around EUR 30 per hour, dirt cheap, but
> then again I was a starter. Now it varies between EUR 40 and EUR 80 per
> hour, depending the complexity of the assignment and wether a customer is
> a returning client or it's a one time contract.
>
> And I don't know where you're from, but if you're serious about generating
> income from this always keep taxes in mind.
> --
> Rik Wasmus

ctually charged for using php, mostly small stuff for friends.
>
> I once read that it cost $500.00 to setup a db and another $125 to create
> the registration forms depending on the complexity.
>
> Can anyone advise?
>


Does he have a girlfriend or wife, is she good looking?
maybe you can swap some flesh for coding.

don't know where you are reading $500 for a database
but I like it, keep the message going people should be paying
that for a database.

1. How much time will it take
2. what does it cost to feed. house and cloth yourself each month??
3. figure it out.

Don't start under charging because he is a friend, he will respect you
more if you charge a going rate, otherwise he will have you grabbing your
ankles every time he need s work done.

Good luck Jim






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