How much you pay for custom PHP work?

ClickBuster · 2005-08-23, 06:30 PM

Hello guys,

I've been working as a freelance PHP developer for a while and I found that things are not working the way I imagined.

I really want to improve my results, but the first thing that I want to know is how much people are usually paying for custom PHP code work?

Thank you all,
Andrew

terry · 2005-08-23, 07:43 PM

I have never paid by the hour but had quotes on projects. Price range 25 - 300 USD.

Halfdeck · 2005-08-23, 10:01 PM

I've only done a few PHP work but since I freelance I don't set my own prices and I don't have an hourly rate. I don't ask for payment unless my client is satisfied with the work. Basically, after I'm done I just ask my client to send me whatever amount he/she feels comfortable paying. I'd say I've gotten from 20 ~ 100 bucks to fix something or add whatever features.

demented · 2005-08-23, 10:02 PM

About the same from what I've seen.. $20 - $200 for different projects.

Jeka · 2005-08-23, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Halfdeck

I've only done a few PHP work but since I freelance I don't set my own prices and I don't have an hourly rate. I don't ask for payment unless my client is satisfied with the work. Basically, after I'm done I just ask my client to send me whatever amount he/she feels comfortable paying. I'd say I've gotten from 20 ~ 100 bucks to fix something or add whatever features.

Damn I think I need to hire you

ClickBuster · 2005-08-24, 05:37 AM

I was actually wondering about bigger projects. Projects that require at least a month of code work. Let's say at least 150 hours.

-- Andrew

Vendzilla · 2005-08-25, 12:15 AM

I get all mine done at http://www.cheapestadultscripts.com/
Kaktusan does great work

wankmaster · 2005-08-25, 02:59 AM

I found over the years that working for clients is seldom worth the trouble. After agreeing a price most want other stuff done for free on the grounds that "it was obvious I needed that".

So you either specify it all ( which they don't want to pay you to do ) or they specify it all ( which they don't know how to do ).

I do a few small jobs now and then for friends gratis ( they owe me a favour ), and some scripts for my own use that I later release as freeware if they are generally useful, but that's it. I find people expect programmers to work for nothing as "software should be free". Try getting a model and photographer to do you a shoot for free....

Maybe better spend your time writing packages scripts that have a general use, but even so they don't sell for more than a few $, so you need to hit on something that a lot of people need and are willing to pay for, or code up your own projects and websites and use your skills that way.

DannyCox · 2005-08-25, 03:16 AM

I have a full time PHP programmer on staff. Makes it much easier when they are nearby and need a beating!

b1ng0 · 2005-08-25, 08:31 AM

If you look at the freelancer bid for jobs type sites most seem to be charging $10-15/hr with those in the US charging $30-45/hr. I think if you want to get paid what youre worth then you should really look in to those types of sites because they tend to draw a more mainstream crowd that understand that coders need to eat too

. It's still really competitive but if you build up a reputation I'm sure you could be making a decent living after a while. Another thing you could be doing, like someone else said, is writing scripts that a lot of people will want. TGP/LL/Traffic trading scripts etc. It's a competetive market but there's plenty of room for improvement.

T Pat · 2005-08-25, 02:22 PM

Hey ClickBuster
Here's a thought contact Kaktus and bounce your questions off of him, those of us that have used his services will stick with him as long as he us willing to write code.
anyway your both in bulgaria so you have something in common http://www.cheapestadultscripts.com/

juggernaut · 2005-08-25, 03:30 PM

Well I dont know if this helps but I bought this script from this guy
http://www.scriptmagix.com/index.php...a6b38c7fa203af

And had him completly change it to my site i have now
www.camhostlist.com

I dont know how much of it he had to change in the code but there were about 10 things I wanted changed and in the end it really is a differant script then what he is offering for sale
I paid $40 for the script and then $75.00 to change it. I felt as tho he has done so much work just on the tweeking end that I'm sending him another $100 today cause i just felt he undercut his price and really did not know how much work was going to be involved. Took him about 1 week to get the base set, then it was tweeking and that was about 1 more week.

2005-08-23, 06:30 PM	#1
ClickBuster I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 476	How much you pay for custom PHP work? Hello guys, I've been working as a freelance PHP developer for a while and I found that things are not working the way I imagined. I really want to improve my results, but the first thing that I want to know is how much people are usually paying for custom PHP code work? Thank you all, Andrew __________________ The tendency is to push it as far as you can -- Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

2005-08-23, 07:43 PM	#2
terry You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,883	I have never paid by the hour but had quotes on projects. Price range 25 - 300 USD. __________________ Stop That 9 To 5 Go Green Grocery Store

2005-08-23, 10:01 PM	#3
Halfdeck You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Haven, CT Posts: 985	I've only done a few PHP work but since I freelance I don't set my own prices and I don't have an hourly rate. I don't ask for payment unless my client is satisfied with the work. Basically, after I'm done I just ask my client to send me whatever amount he/she feels comfortable paying. I'd say I've gotten from 20 ~ 100 bucks to fix something or add whatever features. __________________ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.

2005-08-23, 10:02 PM	#4
demented Rock stars ... is there anything they don't know? Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Cincinnati Ohio Posts: 12	About the same from what I've seen.. $20 - $200 for different projects. __________________ Legit Cash

2005-08-24, 05:37 AM	#6
ClickBuster I'm normally not a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 476	I was actually wondering about bigger projects. Projects that require at least a month of code work. Let's say at least 150 hours. -- Andrew __________________ The tendency is to push it as far as you can -- Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

2005-08-25, 12:15 AM	#7
Vendzilla And Lord, we are especially thankful for nuclear power, the cleanest, safest energy source there is. Except for solar, which is just a pipe dream Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: The Mansion Posts: 226	I get all mine done at http://www.cheapestadultscripts.com/ Kaktusan does great work

2005-08-25, 02:59 AM	#8
wankmaster Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 96	I found over the years that working for clients is seldom worth the trouble. After agreeing a price most want other stuff done for free on the grounds that "it was obvious I needed that". So you either specify it all ( which they don't want to pay you to do ) or they specify it all ( which they don't know how to do ). I do a few small jobs now and then for friends gratis ( they owe me a favour ), and some scripts for my own use that I later release as freeware if they are generally useful, but that's it. I find people expect programmers to work for nothing as "software should be free". Try getting a model and photographer to do you a shoot for free.... Maybe better spend your time writing packages scripts that have a general use, but even so they don't sell for more than a few $, so you need to hit on something that a lot of people need and are willing to pay for, or code up your own projects and websites and use your skills that way.

2005-08-25, 03:16 AM	#9
DannyCox A woman is like beer. They look good, they smell good, and you'd step over your own mother just to get one! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montreal, QC, Ca Posts: 50	I have a full time PHP programmer on staff. Makes it much easier when they are nearby and need a beating!

2005-08-25, 08:31 AM	#10
b1ng0 I'm going to the backseat of my car with the woman I love, and I won't be back for TEN MINUTES Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 85	If you look at the freelancer bid for jobs type sites most seem to be charging $10-15/hr with those in the US charging $30-45/hr. I think if you want to get paid what youre worth then you should really look in to those types of sites because they tend to draw a more mainstream crowd that understand that coders need to eat too . It's still really competitive but if you build up a reputation I'm sure you could be making a decent living after a while. Another thing you could be doing, like someone else said, is writing scripts that a lot of people will want. TGP/LL/Traffic trading scripts etc. It's a competetive market but there's plenty of room for improvement.

2005-08-25, 02:22 PM	#11
T Pat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Paridise Posts: 3,244	Hey ClickBuster Here's a thought contact Kaktus and bounce your questions off of him, those of us that have used his services will stick with him as long as he us willing to write code. anyway your both in bulgaria so you have something in common http://www.cheapestadultscripts.com/ __________________ How To Keep An Asshole In Suspense I'll Tell You Later

2005-08-25, 03:30 PM	#12
juggernaut Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central Jersey! If I was rich and powerful I would dress as my avatar does. Posts: 1,448	Well I dont know if this helps but I bought this script from this guy http://www.scriptmagix.com/index.php...a6b38c7fa203af And had him completly change it to my site i have now www.camhostlist.com I dont know how much of it he had to change in the code but there were about 10 things I wanted changed and in the end it really is a differant script then what he is offering for sale I paid $40 for the script and then $75.00 to change it. I felt as tho he has done so much work just on the tweeking end that I'm sending him another $100 today cause i just felt he undercut his price and really did not know how much work was going to be involved. Took him about 1 week to get the base set, then it was tweeking and that was about 1 more week.